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Visit Death Valley before the weather turns deadly

In the waning weeks of winter, if you live in Southern Nevada, you owe yourself a trip to Death Valley National Park, just over the mountains in California. Warm weather arrives at the park earlier than in the Las Vegas Valley and are often ideal.

Keeping kiwis protected paramount to success

Question: I recently purchased male and female Hardy Kiwi starts form Parks Seed Company. I was wondering if you might be able to give me any tips for growing them here in the Las Vegas Valley. I have done some reading on pruning and training them into a trunk and building a T-trellis. In what I have read, they need full sunlight, but I am of the mind that perhaps afternoon shade might be a bit better.

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Kids of divorced parents might not feel need for counseling

In your column, published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Feb. 5, you spoke about unions that are “inherently pathological.” Your brief description fit my marriage to a T.

Help available for veterans looking to further education

Adjusting to a college environment from high school is hard enough. For those who have been away at war during the past decade, an ally on campus can make a big difference. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the College of Southern Nevada have resource centers to help veterans interested in higher education.

Adventure race to put would-be warriors to the test

Las Vegas Sports Park is gearing up to host the Scorpion Warrior Adventure Race on Saturday, with a 2½-mile run and a wet and dry obstacle course planned.

Dining pick of the week: Taj Palace

Indian food is all about spices, and once you discover the many within this ancient cuisine, you’ll become a believer. And when it comes time to worship, Taj Palace should be your temple.

Bracken kids get blood pumping with exercise

Every class at Bracken Elementary School does 10 minutes of exercise before lunch. It is one of the changes implemented this school year that helped the school earn national recognition from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

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