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Seat belts really do save lives

The phone call from my teacher wife came in during the afternoon.

Ex-casino owner a Poster child for illegal sports betting

It simply wasn’t believable when Tim Poster told the Nevada Gaming Control Board he didn’t know it was illegal to place sports bets via the Internet.

Candidate touts her youth, not hypocrisy

Assemblywoman Lucy Flores decided to test her strengths and weaknesses before declaring herself a Democratic candidate in the 2014 lieutenant governor’s race. That’s smart on her part. Except she didn’t test the things that mattered to me.

Investor connected to British royalty in mix of medical group’s closure

The abrupt and mysterious closure of KE Medical Group — an action that left 16,000 patients in a lurch, many who’ve been unable to get prescriptions refilled, treatments completed, appointments made, records transferred — has become even more mysterious.

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Author gives new insight into death of actress Carole Lombard

The basics are well known to Las Vegans. Actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash on Mount Potosi southwest of Las Vegas on Jan. 16, 1942, coming back from a trip selling war bonds just weeks after war broke out in the Pacific.

Rumor of Smatresk’s $125,000 proves false

There are tips that are based on rumors and there are tips that are based on facts. Often, they are based on a sliver of partly true, partly false information. But sometimes a rumor needs to be set straight, even if it’s not true, or else it will live on in history.

Clinic’s closure remains mystery

When you read the opening to the Nov. 8 “Dear Patient” letter that Tracey Brierly and some others received from the KE Medical Group, you realize that it embodies the weirdness surrounding the group’s very public demise.

Philippines disasters hit closer to home

Two Christian missionaries from Henderson moved to the Philippines in 2007 with the intention of making that country their permanent home. No agency sent them, they just went on their own and settled in Bohol Island.

Make a name for yourself at UNLV

It’s not cheap to get your name on a building, institute, center or program at UNLV (or any other university); nor should it be.

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