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For Kenny Guinn, education was everything. It fueled his ascent from migrant farm work in California to the Nevada Governor's Mansion, and it became his legacy when he created the Millennium Scholarship program.

Guinn, Nevada's 28th governor, died Thursday at 73.

Little more than a decade after he was a high school valedictorian and college athlete , the 32-year-old Guinn became the Clark County School District's youngest superintendent.

He went on to serve at the highest levels of education, business and politics, including two terms as Nevada governor.

His moderate politics often rankled fellow Republicans, no more so than when he pushed through a record $833 million tax increase during a budget crisis in 2003; but leaders from both parties said he would be remembered for putting his love of Nevada ahead of partisan politics.

Monday

Jobless rate up again

After capturing the top spot nationwide for unemployment in May, the Silver State followed up with more disheartening news in June, as joblessness hit a record 14.2 percent, according to the Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation. Las Vegas posted a new high as well, with unemployment rising to 14.5 percent.

Officially, 193,300 Nevadans, including 141,500 Las Vegans, lack work and are seeking jobs.

Tuesday

The wrong Trevon Cole

A 21-year-old Las Vegas man who was shot and killed by police last month was mistaken for another man with a long record of drug arrests, the Review-Journal uncovered.

Las Vegas police thought Trevon Cole was a hard-core drug dealer when they broke down his apartment door, but they had him confused with a man with the same name.

This Cole probably never visited Houston, and his criminal record in his native California was limited to a conviction for misdemeanor vehicle theft.

Cole had sold small amounts of marijuana to undercover officers before the June 11 raid. He was unarmed when he was killed by a single rifle round fired by Detective Bryan Yant.

Wednesday

No more First Family

Jim Gibbons became the first sitting governor in Nevada history to get divorced when a Family Court judge in Reno signed the divorce decree for him and his ex-wife, Dawn.

The end of his marriage marked another dubious first for Gibbons, who, with his resounding defeat to fellow Republican Brian Sandoval in June, became the first incumbent governor to lose in the primary election.

Thursday

Rouge wiped away

After a brief reprieve while supporters of the Moulin Rouge looked for a last-ditch way to salvage something from the historic property, demolition began at what's left of Southern Nevada's first racially integrated casino.

The property, badly blighted by multiple fires and years of neglect, will be cleared and sold for development.

Friday

Jury: Shooting justified

A coroner's inquest jury cleared Henderson police in the shooting death of a woman who officers said tried to back over them in a stolen car.

Jurors unanimously ruled that Sgt. Christopher Delacanal and officers James Dunn, Kevin Grant, Michael Schmitz and Jeff Wiener were justified on June 7 when they opened fire on Kelly DuPriest, 39.

A forensic pathologist testified that DuPriest was on methamphetamine when she drove a stolen car toward the officers, ignoring repeated commands to stop.