Over the past several weeks, Michael Green has added another entry to his usual roster of entertainment-related activities: politics-watching.

Andre Wilsenach spent 14 years leading the Alderney Gaming Commission as the British Crown dependency pioneered Europe’s Internet gaming regulatory process.

The IS-7 thunders over the rubble of a ruined cottage just as a T110E5 comes crashing through the trees. They simultaneously fire on the Spahpanzer Ru 251, which is rocked by explosions but manages to hang on. As the attackers reload, the Ru 251 wheels backward, searching for cover. But an SU-152 is waiting to deliver the kill shot. In a fiery blast, the Ru 251 ceases to exist.

Queer. Latina. Cowgirl.

These are just three ways you could describe Cristina Hernandez’s identity, which is as complex and interconnected as the students for whom she advocates at UNLV’s Jean Nidetch Women’s Center. In her own way, the Las Vegas native and Chaparral High School alum represents many of the seemingly juxtaposed identities that community leaders navigate in the social media age.

The silver state has a rich history of women pioneers, from the first executive of a national airline to the co-owner of the first integrated casino in Nevada.

If you have been sneezing and/or coughing a lot within the last week or two, there is a good explanation for that. Allergy season has arrived in Las Vegas. In fact, the pollen count for the Las Vegas area today (Feb. 26) is 8.6, which is in the medium to high range. And, it is only going to go up over the next days.

Economic development continues to be an important priority for the Silver State. Many factors go into diversification including incentives for businesses, education and workforce training. And, while strides have been made in attracting new industries to the state, there is still a long way to go. Recently, leaders of economic development met at the Las Vegas office of City National Bank to discuss both challenges and opportunities facing Nevada.

The Legislature took a significant step in 2015 in passing Assembly Bill 394, to reform and dramatically improve the beleaguered Clark County School District, the nation’s fifth-largest.

It was 34 years ago, in 1981, that the first patients of HIV were identified. Even now, there remain more than 36 million people worldwide living with HIV. In 2014, 1.2 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses. Three UNLV research professors, each manning a different front — from educational memoirs to life-saving baby showers to a possible cure — continue to make headway in this worldwide battle.