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Las Vegas Book Briefs for April 3-9, 2014

Literary highlights this week include a visit by poet Lynn Xu, Pop-Up! Poetry at First Friday and a Clark County Library presentation by veteran Broadway and television actor George Guidall on the art of audiobooks.

‘The White House for Kids’ is a book curious kids may elect to read

If you lived in the White House, you’d change those things your parents grumble about. And in the new book, “The White House for Kids,” you’ll see what it’s like to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

 
Henderson coach surprised with new prosthetic running legs

Even though Eddie Garcia lost his hands and feet last year after acquiring a flesh-eating bacteria, he said nothing will stop him from living a normal, active life.

Cooler temperatures in Las Vegas through Saturday

Spring flowers may be popping up, but temperatures dropped Wednesday as stormy weather moved through the Las Vegas valley.

Pancake breakfast to raise funds for Honor Flights from Las Vegas

Red Rock Harley-Davidson will host a pancake breakfast Saturday to raise money for Honor Flight Southern Nevada, a nonprofit organization that plans to fly 55 World War II veterans to see memorials in the Washington, D.C., area near the end of April.

U.S. files suit alleging Clark County discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Clark County, alleging pay inequities and employment bias against a black woman who serves as county diversity director because of her race and gender.

Las Vegas advances in hunt for 2016 GOP convention

Las Vegas advanced another step on Wednesday in its bid to showcase the Republican Party and itself by hosting the 2016 Republican National Convention.

A La Carte, April 3-9

Dining events and news from across the valley.

Clark County District Court asked to act on Schaefer residency challenge

Secretary of State Ross Miller has asked Clark County District Court to order state controller candidate John Michael Schaefer to appear and show why he should not be removed from the primary election ballot due to a residency question.

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