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.
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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.
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.
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.
Federal statistics show that baby boomers account for more than a third of the increase in bicycle trips. Low-impact exercise is attractive to those who don’t want wear and tear on their joints.
Steve Horner, a former talk show host and a writer of self help books, has long fought for men to have equal rights in bars and at pool parties. Now he says in order to get justice it is necessary for men to say they’re women.
Janice Bullocks did nothing wrong but another driver did. Now she can no longer live the life she had. The accident wasn’t serious enough to make the news, but it changed her life forever.
Does it make sense to travel overseas to deal with terrorist threats. When author went to Nice two years ago, French uthorites already had soldiers guarding the city — will in advance of the terrorist tragedy of two weeks ago.
Las Vegas dentist Dr. Greg Edwards noted recently that the implications of poor oral health extend far beyond the mouth. The inability to chew affects nutrition and missing teeth can cause social isolation.
Work experience, coupled with equity and/or wealth already in place, are reasons boomers find they’re in the right position to start a business.
Dr. Marietta Nelson, a Las Vegas ophthalmologist, advises baby boomers to get yearly checkups to prevent blindness from age-related diseases. If diseases are caught early, she says blindness can be prevented.
At the order of District Judge Richard Scotti, robbery defendant Bayzle Morgan has been allowed to cover up tattoos that show he’s a neo-Nazi white supremacist. Taxpayer-funded makeup amounts to a bailout for his bad decisions.