Don Bernard is a lawyer and teacher who once dreamed of becoming a priest. Though Bernard decided against joining the priesthood, he has spent his adult life reaching out to those who are less fortunate.
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Studies in the past three years show that baby boomers are becoming inceasingly obese and unhealthy because they eat too much. Heart problems, arthritis, diabetes and decreased mobility are only a few problems caused by being overweight.
Despite promises from Channel 10 that “Nevada Week in Review” is not officially dead, the longtime public affairs show, off the air since summer 2015, won’t be back anytime soon. Vegas PBS doesn’t have the funding to re-launch or sustain it.
Brad Carson wears reminders from his career with the Nevada Department of Public Safety on his skin every day. He says life is a great adventure.
Want to buy a ticket for public transit in Clark County, or find out if your bus is running late? There soon will be an app for that, known as Ride RTC.
Mike Rayburn is a guitar-playing comedian and motivational speaker. The Henderson resident once found himself giving pointers to his wife on childbirth while in the Carnegie Hall lobby. In his book “What if…?” , he says “the most powerful motivational force on this planet is not power, money, sex or fame; it’s a sense of purpose.”
During the depths of the Great Recession, Lola Pokorny acted on her entrepreneurial dream. Many business people questioned her sanity when she said she wanted to open a new restaurant in 2009, a time when restaurants were shuttering with distressing frequency.
For more than 15 years, Anthony DiMaria has balanced acting and researching the horrendous murder of his uncle, Jay Sebring, by followers of Charles Manson 47 years ago.
Dr. Todd Swanson, a longtime surgeon in Las Vegas, says increased activity bybaby boomers, coupled with obesity, is fueling the increase in knee replacement surgery. The number of Americans getting the surgery is expected to jump from 600,000 a year to more than 3 milliion by 2030.
Greg Freeman wants to have a good time when he isn’t working as a dental assistant, so he started a Cowboys fan club that includes space for children. He’s a good-natured fanatic who likes seeing people get together and have fun.
The Henderson resident thought justice had been guaranteed after the madman behind her brother’s killing, Charles Manson, and four of his followers were sentenced to the death penalty. Then the unthinkable happened.
The doomed flight was on a simulator inside Allegiant Air’s training center in southwest Las Vegas. The folks at Allegiant were kind enough to let me try my hand at flying an Airbus A320 during a tour of the 17,500-square-foot facility.
Thomas John Kummer became Jay Sebring about 1958 because he liked the name of the racetrack in Florida and his hair styling business was taking off.
Former Las Vegas cop Laurie Bisch, who ran unsuccessfully for sheriff and city council, now finds meaning restoring homes and selling them. She is a big supporter of community policing.
Patricia “Patty” Misuraca has been in the service industry for 40 years. She tries to give people the kind of service she would like. The remembers the names of patrons and what they like to eat with the hope of continuing to create a family atmosphere at Lou’s Diner.