Time for SMART thinking

BY JAMAAL McCOY When you consciously set and achieve goals for yourself, you naturally have heightened self assurance and greater productivity. By setting SMART (Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely) goals, you can track your progress and take pride in your achievements along the way. Notable triumphs substantiate your efforts, boost your confidence, and highlight your […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Happy New Year, Happy New Life

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New Year, New Understanding

With 2016 coming into focus, political strategist Kenya Parham works to position African-Americans for a successful future. BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD The dawning of a new year brings a fresh start. And as political strategist Kenya T. Parham sees it, the flip of the calendar is also an ideal time to take stock of the state of […]

Diamond Life

Tommy Pham pursues his Major League dreams. BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD Tommy Pham has known for a long time that he wanted a professional baseball career. The 27-year-old Las Vegas native’s natural dexterity in the sport was sharpened while attending Gorman, Centennial and Durango high schools. “I asked one of my friends, Chad Robertson, who played […]

Spiritual Verse – January 2016

PEACE

The new year is here — and with it, choices to make: We can enter 2016 in a cloud, or greet it with full awareness of our goals and aspirations. Some aspire to touch the sky and make tremendous impacts on their own lives; others have a mind to nurture their hearts and serve others. […]

Clark County School District Ain’t Right

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Here is a brief history, in my opinion (more on this later), of the primary reasons the Clark County School District has been able to dupe an unsuspecting citizenry for the nearly two decades that I have lived in Las Vegas. – Since the turn of the last century, the District’s student population […]

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