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• My journey to homelessness taught me the value of compassion

  Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Gerri-Lynn Graves

  It’s been almost three years now since I packed up my home and started on this scary, unknown journey into homelessness.

• Column: Today is a good day to remember that all honest work is good work

  Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Monica Pearson

  “All work is good work as long as it is honest work.” That was one of my late mother’s favorite statements. She hated the words used to differentiate and describe working people. There was “blue collar” and “white collar,” and I can’t imagine how she would react to “pink collar.”

  

• Before they were famous, celebrities had ‘real’ jobs too

  Sep 2, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By By J. Mark Powell, InsideSources.com

  You know these titans of entertainment for their acting and singing abilities. Long before they reached stardom, each worked a regular job to pay the bills. Which famous person did which job before becoming a celebrity?

• Nurse offers back-to-school health tips

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Kaitlyn Ramos

  Students in Clark County have already returned to school, and with a new school year come new opportunities for exposure to germs that threaten our health and wellness.

• Doctors should embrace e-cigarettes as a method of smoking reduction

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Timothy Tolan

  The health risks associated with cigarette smoking have been documented for decades. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 480,000 Americans die every year from cigarette smoking.

• Substance use disorder calls for early intervention, prevention

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Farzad Kamyar

  As we enter September and the annual recognition of National Recovery Month, it’s imperative to examine the tools at our disposal to combat the pervasive issue of substance use disorder (SUD).

• Honor American workers this Labor Day

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Steven Horsford

  Labor Day is more than just the end of summer; it is a day to honor the achievements of American workers and the labor movement, whose tireless efforts have forged the backbone of our nation’s economy.

• As campaign approaches the homestretch, one question lingers

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Perry Rogers

  The Democrats made the case for your vote. They brought out their top leaders to address the concerns that are shared across the spectrum of backgrounds and identities in the United States and their vision for addressing those concerns …

• We can restore civility in politics just by listening

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Wendy Doyle

  Being civil seems like the bare minimum of what we owe each other, yet studies show that incivility is on the rise in our country.

• Prosecuting parents won’t stop school shootings

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Stephen Carter

  Did the parents of Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who as a teenager in 2018 shot and killed 10 people at a Texas high school, bear any responsibility for his crime? Last month, a jury found they owed no damages to the families of the slain. That would seem to be the end of that.

• Trump presidency comes with a price

  Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Wayne Hare

  As a U.S. Marine and retired park ranger, I take pride in my political independence and my ability to be prepared for almost any situation life might throw at me.

• How to avoid surprise medical bills, and what to do if they occur

  Aug 31, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Web Golinkin

  If you recently received a surprise medical bill or were denied coverage for treatment your doctor recommended, a national survey says you’re not alone. You also have lots of company if you didn’t challenge those surprise bills and coverage denials, though there is a decent chance you would have succeeded if you had.

  

• There’s no good reason for lawyers to keep using impenetrable legalese

  Aug 31, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Eric Foster

  Back when I first became a lawyer, a buddy of mine asked me to review a contract for him. He was a songwriter. He wanted me to go over a contract he received from a music publishing company that wanted to sign him. Eager to help my friend, I gladly accepted.

• Don’t trust candidates who tell you not to believe what you see

  Aug 30, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  In the 1963 comedy western film “McLintock!,” Katherine McLintock, played by Maureen O’Hara, walks out of her bedroom to find her husband, played by John Wayne, with another woman sitting in his lap. Wayne’s response to being discovered in a compromising position was to look directly at O’Hara and ask, “Now Katherine, are you going to believe what you see, or what I tell you?”

  

• Wildfire smoke can hurt you in surprising ways

  Aug 30, 2024 (2 a.m.)

  By Lisa Jarvis

  Spring and summer in the U.S. now come with a new normal: days and even weeks where the acrid overhang of wildfire smoke forces us indoors. At its worst, not even shuttered windows can protect us from its effects — the stinging eyes, runny noses and burning lungs.