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Paul Harasim

At 53, former Las Vegas showgirl takes on a new career

Jeanne Laubscher went from Bonanza High School in 1982 to the world famous “Les Folies Bergere,” which had a nearly half century run at the Tropicana. She also worked with magician Lance Burton for years.

No pain is family’s gain on Valentine’s Day

Former Army Sgt. Frank Schultz was hurt in an explosion in Afghanistan. Subsequent treatment left him in pain until he visited a Henderson surgeon.

Training for security guards less than you’d think

After a Jared jewelry store clerk was mistakenly shot dead by a security guard during an armed robbery in Henderson, columnist Paul Harasim found that armed guards aren’t required to have much training.

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Young people need Project 150 to keep on truckin’

Project 150 now helps needy and homeless school students with more than $1.3 million worth of food, clothing, school supplies and hygiene products. But the truck used to pick up and deliver donations has become a maintenance nightmare.

Ministroke a big wakeup call

A week ago columnist Paul Harasim came to work at the Review-Journal and started seeing double. He wondered if he was having a stroke. His experience brought to mind a man he had recently interviewed, who shows how to exhibit grace under life’s pressures.

In an automated world, unemployment anything but automatic

In the film “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of three brilliant black female mathematicians who helped the U.S. win the space race, Dorothy Vaughan shows how to handle automation. Instead of surrendering to unemployment she learns new skills and goes into management.

Trail of controversy follows doctor to Las Vegas

Dr. Alfred Bonati, a 76-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Florida who has patented his minimally invasive surgical techniques used in back procedures, has opened a second facility in Las Vegas.

To survive the hacking of a power grid, it’s time to stockpile food, water and medicine

Americans should stockpile food, water, medicine and other essentials of everyday life, according to Heather Murren, who recently was a member of a presidential commission on cybersecurity. The wife of Jim Murren, the chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, Murren says the nation’s power grid is vulnerable to cyber attack.

Drug lightens wallets but won’t boost memory, doctor argues

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, head of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, says patients and their loved ones, often asked about whether Prevagen can help with memory loss. He says the supplement, which has made tens of millions of dollars and is advertised night and day, has no effect on memory loss. He says the advertising is exploitive and takes advantage of desperate people.

Beloved doctor Nicholas Vogelzang won’t stop fighting cancer

Rumors of Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang’s retirement turn out to be untrue. He is beloved by his patients and their families for his caring treatment — which includes giving his personal contact information to them.

A doper becomes a trucker

James Allman did every drug imaginable, and though he worked in construction, he needed more money than he made to pay for it. So he turned to robbery and burglary.

2 heart attacks spur former Air Force cop to mellow out

Jim Henry, a retired Air Force security policeman, has had two heart attacks and is doing all he can to prevent a third. He’s changed his diet, and taken up new hobbies, including model railroading.

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