“Ironically, I’m terrified of roller coasters.” Ruben Rodriguez, Red Rock Window Cleaning Desert Companion: Did you always want to be a window washer? Ruben Rodriguez: Nobody ever says, "I want to be a high rise window washer when I grow up.

“If you stay in this business long enough, you’ll see it all — from rated-G comedies to NC-17 and beyond.” Jeremy Keenan, events manager, Orleans Arena Desert Companion: When did your fascination with the ice and sports begin? Jeremy Keenan: I’m from Lake Orion, Michigan.

Newly elected Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford talks about his historic victory, the changing complexion of Congress and his evolution from faithful party fire-breather to bipartisan negotiator Newly elected Congressman Steven Horsford is used to being first.

“I like to think of us as the MacGyvers of guest service. We figure it out.

One of my closest friends, a chef on the East Coast, groans whenever he hears the term “farm-to-table.” “I hate it but I have to use it because diners want things spelled out for them,” he says.

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After losing her Senate bid, a reflective Shelley Berkley speaks her mind on dirty campaigns, a distinguished career in Congress — and her future in politics Shelley Berkley came within a percentage point of becoming Nevada’s junior senator, a fact that she has spent the past two months digesting. She was defeated by Sen.

“We can put a policy or procedure in to stop something and it will work for a little while, and the inmates will find the loopholes in it, then it’s like a cat-and-mouse game. Brian Williams, Warden, Southern Desert Correctional Center Desert Companion: How did you get into corrections? Brian Williams: It’s kind of weird.

State suicide prevention expert Linda Flatt retired this month. She leaves a legacy of hope for others — and still harbors the private grief that powers her cause Linda Flatt tried to help Paul.

“It’s like being a mason, building a house in one day, and then overnight someone comes and blows it up and you have to start from scratch the next day.” Eric Klein, executive chef at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Desert Companion: When you meet someone for the first time and tell them you’re a chef, what’s the reaction? Eric Klein: They say, “Where are you working?” DC: And you say, “Wolfgang Puck’s Spago.