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Identical twins Ron and Don McKenzie were more than just brothers. The duo co-wrote the Fargo Blue Mystery series beginning with “Poolside Sting” and “Coyote Trap.”

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TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER:’Best in Show’ is ‘abso-poodley’ cute fun

Who has the best dog in the world? Um, that would be you, right? There’s no other dog like yours, and if you put your pup up against every other dog in the neighborhood, the city or even the entire country, you know who would win. Whether Fido is a flea-bag or Buster is a blue-ribbon-getter, your dog is a winner with you.

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SmartCellar technology helps diners make wine selections

Favorite sons & daughters

Teancum Ray Tippetts has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.

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Clark County teachers spend time in Turkey to enhance lesson plans

When Del Sol High School teacher Patty Ellsworth begins teaching her 10th-grade world history class this fall, she’ll draw from personal knowledge of the subject matter. She and two other local teachers traveled across Turkey in July as part of a trip sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Foundation and the World Affairs Council of Las Vegas.

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STEVEN KALAS: Student’s sudden slowdown demands intervention

There is a young person in my family who is of high intelligence and is kind and good but seems to be exhibiting debilitating passive-aggressive tendencies. By that, I mean that all of a sudden his grades have crashed and, just as he is about to enter a university, he has lost all initiative, “forgets” to do anything that is suggested, has kept losing his homework or just hasn’t done it and seems destined to sabotage himself.

Nevada’s risk of wildfires ignites proactive efforts

People often move to Las Vegas because of the dry heat. But that dry heat isn’t your friend when it comes to wildfires. It can be accompanied by thunder and lightning, to which dry conditions are susceptible.

Safety briefs

Sewer rehabilitation project
causes lane restrictions on Peace Way

Things to do

Super Summer Theatre continues
with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Hospital offers safer traditional birth

New beginnings are common for the birthing pros at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, 6900 N. Durango Drive. Business got a new outlook in May when midwifery was added to the hospital’s women’s services cavalry. Midwifery is a centuries-old practice led by a midwife, who guides a mother or couple through labor and delivery per their birth plan.

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