Thousands of miles of track once connected Nevada towns with the transcontinental railroads. From territorial days to modern times, at least 70 railroads operated in the state, both standard and narrow gauge. Built to move ore from mines to mills, the lines also carried freight and passengers.
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I bet you didn’t even know there is a new “Tiger Woods” golf game on the market. “Tiger” used to arrive with a roar every year. Now its arrival seems as quiet as a golf gallery.
Dress for Success, a group of volunteers committed to helping women along paths to professional and economic independence, raised funds with a reception and silent auction followed by “Springtime in Paris” luncheon and fashion show at Paris Las Vegas on April 5.
If you’ve never been to a Garbage Tree show, here’s what to expect: intricate instrumentation, heavy metal riffage and a mane of blond hair whipping you straight in the face.
Knelt down in a runner’s stance, eyes closed, mind clear, you’re only thinking about the race ahead, praying that it’s good and clean.
You can lead a 16-year-old kid to a 5k race, but you can’t make him run it.
Sixty-two-year-old Doug Franck studied history in college. Upon graduation from California State University, Northridge, his work life included nearly everything except his original goal: teaching history.
The single weightiest and greatest predictor of outcome is the starting point. That’s what all the social scientists say. And they are correct. Statistically and otherwise.
