(AP) — The U.S. Forest Service will begin work on thinning acres of trees in the Prescott area for the next few months. Forest officials say a contractor with heavy equipment will start thinning 500 acres of the Prescott National Forest on Monday.
The mood of the voters is one of the most important political factors in an election year. This year voters are anxious, frightened and angry — for a lot of good reasons.
Even doubling infrastructure spending cannot replace the value lost to the Canadian economy by the oil and commodities crash. Instead, the Liberal government must think of ways to nurure growth without putting our grandchildren into debt. Don Pittis has some suggestions.
An Alberta man who wanted to make his home safer by installing an alarm system was appalled to discover the security company sent a man with a lengthy criminal record. The installer would later be investigated for allegedly stealing his credit card information and ID while in his home.
Justin Trudeau's Liberal brought in their middle-class tax cut during the week-long sitting in December. But the list of what else was pledged in the campaign is long, and as the House of Commons resumes today, the importance of setting the right tone is critical.
A social housing firm will begin work in the summer on a new development in Kent’s burgeoning garden city.
Since 2008, there has been a spike in child homelessness in Nevada and across the nation. We look at the challenges faced by homeless youths, talk to people working to combat the problem and share ways you can …
What’s the most clearly defining moment so far in the 2016 presidential race? My choice would be Republican candidate Ted Cruz’s New Hampshire campaign stop last March, where he demonstrated his ability to frighten small children.
NV Energy is no different than other businesses. The executives don’t like to buy electricity from solar customers at retail pricing. Still, a September 2014 study commissioned by the PUC found that all NV Energy customers benefited from those feeding the grid with rooftop solar arrays, since much of the solar power is produced at peak times when usage is highest and the sun is brightest.
Find out about labor unions. This week, we rank them by number of members as of the most recently available filings with the Department of Labor.
The new president and CEO of the United Way of Southern Nevada talks about his short- and long-term goals for the organization, the value of preschool and the opportunities available to nonprofits in a community as young as Las Vegas.
Before Stefan Kendal Gordy entered the music industry as Redfoo of LMFAO (the music collaboration with his nephew, Sky Blu), the DJ, hip-hop recording artist, dancer and producer was a day trader. “I’m getting back into it. It keeps me up to date on the business side,” he said.
Foodies in Las Vegas are catching on to the service provided by Kian Salehi and Arash Allaei’s business, which promises to deliver fresh meals from a variety of restaurants to customers’ doorsteps.
During Watergate, Henry Kissinger’s mordant wit leavened the unpleasantness: “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” President Barack Obama often does both simultaneously, using executive authoritarianism to evade the Constitution’s separation of powers and rewrite existing laws.
A Las Vegas high school graduate now studying at New York University is on a mission to change the way mainstream America sees his religion. New York University sophomore RJ Khalaf, who recently appeared on a …
Playing cards at the highest level starts long before the hands are dealt. Ten successful professionals discuss nine ways to gain an advantage at the table, from getting a good night’s sleep to eating right, being aggressive and paying attention to hands that you aren’t playing.
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In the Notes: TeamHealth Holdings Inc., Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada, Fit4Mom, Luke's Lobster, Best Mattress, Herringbone, DigiPath Labs and more ...
In the People: Mark Roy, Kris Tims, Tom Kerr, Michael Brown, Tim Dyhr, Tom Rafferty, Chris Deeney, Robert Herr, Alexandra Lourdes, Lin Jerone, Campbell Reynolds, Jeff Zimm and more ...
The fixed smile on Donald Trump’s face as Sarah Palin unleashed her free-association, who-knows-what-she’ll-say-next harangue endorsing him Tuesday sent its own message. “How long do I have to stand here?” it seemed to say. But of all the developments in the astonishing Republican presidential contest, this moment told us what we need to know about the state of a once-great political party. Consider the forces that brought Palin to the national stage in the first place. In 2008, John McCain, running behind Barack Obama in the polls... Читать дальше...
We need effective, safe and modern ways for people to get here, now and long into the future. Our international airport is filling the bill, but we must be sure our highway system — which delivers about half of our visitors — and future transportation strategies also work to our benefit.
Two upcoming conferences focus on how to manage our most precious resource, including a look at Israel’s solutions.
Have a business plan. Do your homework. Ask questions. Market, market, market. These are just some of the keys to success identified by local businesspeople who have been through the process.
