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STEVEN KALAS: Student’s sudden slowdown demands intervention

There is a young person in my family who is of high intelligence and is kind and good but seems to be exhibiting debilitating passive-aggressive tendencies. By that, I mean that all of a sudden his grades have crashed and, just as he is about to enter a university, he has lost all initiative, “forgets” to do anything that is suggested, has kept losing his homework or just hasn’t done it and seems destined to sabotage himself.

Nevada’s risk of wildfires ignites proactive efforts

People often move to Las Vegas because of the dry heat. But that dry heat isn’t your friend when it comes to wildfires. It can be accompanied by thunder and lightning, to which dry conditions are susceptible.

Safety briefs

Sewer rehabilitation project
causes lane restrictions on Peace Way

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Super Summer Theatre continues
with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Hospital offers safer traditional birth

New beginnings are common for the birthing pros at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, 6900 N. Durango Drive. Business got a new outlook in May when midwifery was added to the hospital’s women’s services cavalry. Midwifery is a centuries-old practice led by a midwife, who guides a mother or couple through labor and delivery per their birth plan.

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Water main break causes street closures in North Las Vegas

A water main break Saturday forced the closure of Cheyenne Avenue, between Clayton and Simmons streets in North Las Vegas, as crews tried to repair the ruptured pipe.

‘Whitey’ capture reward denied

A Las Vegas man is gearing up to sue the FBI for denying him a $2 million reward for his tip that he says led to the June capture of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger.

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