I’m the education reporter for View Neighborhood Newspapers, a section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Here are some of my news stories, photos and thoughts. new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 5, interval: 30000, width: 250, height: 400, theme: { shell: { background: '#1f9cc2', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#000000', links: '#7a7a7a' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('jeffdmosier').start(); Tumblr (3.0; @jeffmosier)http://mosierj.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/733e67f5f461857bba5452381d621e45/tumblr_mm6ousfkfV1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big bro and I. #throwbackthursday</p>http://mosierj.com/post/49449835972http://mosierj.com/post/49449835972Thu, 02 May 2013 11:32:52 -0700throwbackthursday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/767750adfc3f4680ffe461b9cc3add84/tumblr_mltlxe7i0U1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Red wagon with @baileymosier #throwbackthursday</p>http://mosierj.com/post/48861387800http://mosierj.com/post/48861387800Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:50 -0700throwbackthursday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c6df4f7ff25df6c710e476b613d83524/tumblr_mltlv8vTyG1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fishing with @baileymosier #throwbackthursday</p>http://mosierj.com/post/48861316986http://mosierj.com/post/48861316986Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:59:31 -0700throwbackthursday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a11dd1eecb44148e401a5451bca646ec/tumblr_mke5qpgK4L1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Henderson mom lands a job at her kids’ elementary school after volunteering there for nearly a decade.</p> <p>Read it <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/henderson/mother-strived-qualify-school-job-she-did-free-years">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/henderson/mother-strived-qualify-school-job-she-did-free-years">http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/henderson/mother-strived-qualify-school-job-she-did-free-years</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/46537993343http://mosierj.com/post/46537993343Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:13:37 -0700story<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e0524b39321d0877ce9224c424244f5/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46b2073abaab75f19a79cf409c8d9475/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f069e03d0a1cca0fd0d5d0b586c9e852/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a73852ce835ead0056ca0cc22a0d3802/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43d6050e9eb9e5d01a1f824d3e647e78/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f943b00ac70b887f9532059d5addd8bb/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/589c683af4bc5875734bd34f9976dac1/tumblr_mka7i5MQA41qlzvyvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos from a Feb. 24, 2013 immigration reform rally in downtown Las Vegas. About 400 people marched through the Fremont Street Experience yelling chants of “Obama, escucha, estamos in la lucha,” which translates to “Obama, listen, we are in the fight;” “What do we want?”, “Immigration reform!”, “When do we want it?”, “Now!”; and “USA!”</p>http://mosierj.com/post/46352994165http://mosierj.com/post/46352994165Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:01:16 -0700photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89425d5473fd85f3e00ce92fde9a336d/tumblr_mixzlwduII1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and my boy Benny Franklin. He doesn’t like photos. (at Paradise Elementary School)</p>http://mosierj.com/post/44227771545http://mosierj.com/post/44227771545Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:05:56 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b1633a02552fa3d71a0e374ca6bbb680/tumblr_miuftsQN161qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a8720c8fce6335e5b5d16fe88cc9228/tumblr_miuftsQN161qlzvyvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A small Spring Valley nonprofit organization helps intellectually disabled adults find jobs.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/small-nonprofit-aids-intellectually-disabled-adults-193238731.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/small-nonprofit-aids-intellectually-disabled-adults-193238731.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/small-nonprofit-aids-intellectually-disabled-adults-193238731.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/44079159835http://mosierj.com/post/44079159835Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:05:52 -0800story<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5a21aa67985df4002256a75dc9263d4/tumblr_mihdvaFT1y1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef65cd1ada4e612936f6a019703d8e2b/tumblr_mihdvaFT1y1qlzvyvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c932bff3b3f23008dc49c7796b0ad8b/tumblr_mihdvaFT1y1qlzvyvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A group of five former homeless people and recovered drug addicts start a ministry to help others get off the streets of Las Vegas.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/former-homeless-man-starts-ministry-to-help-people-on-the-streets-191783951.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/former-homeless-man-starts-ministry-to-help-people-on-the-streets-191783951.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/former-homeless-man-starts-ministry-to-help-people-on-the-streets-191783951.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/43499361377http://mosierj.com/post/43499361377Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:54:45 -0800story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc36e929ad3945de14f5eda7a6f7b8a0/tumblr_mi88xdV6qT1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Was pretty stoked to see this guy on today’s front page. (at Las Vegas Review-Journal)</p>http://mosierj.com/post/43093875853http://mosierj.com/post/43093875853Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:29:37 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0425298b9373d9127a786f85981c5a9d/tumblr_mi8d5dewKa1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Southwest Las Vegas residents Bob and Ann Brown share their story of falling in love. Bob proposed to Ann two months after meeting her and they wed two months later.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/love-in-the-southwest-190801621.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/love-in-the-southwest-190801621.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/love-in-the-southwest-190801621.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/43099969814http://mosierj.com/post/43099969814Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/920929d7deddbbe2650a1d564949b320/tumblr_mi4pkzj4EU1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Five local students got the chance to play with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the city’s grandest of venues, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Thousands of fourth- and fifth-graders comprised the audience.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42952610073http://mosierj.com/post/42952610073Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/87a6c672b037a4781d4b4993c2041f2d/tumblr_mi4p2exZQo1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada, a southwest-area nonprofit organization, helps children who have been sexually abused or involved in sex trafficking.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/nonprofit-aids-those-without-voices-in-society-187841431.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/nonprofit-aids-those-without-voices-in-society-187841431.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/nonprofit-aids-those-without-voices-in-society-187841431.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42951787625http://mosierj.com/post/42951787625Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8b7d93e5743fa7e1819f71290b86c70/tumblr_mi4pf0ArF41qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clark County School District opened a new campus designed specifically for students with special needs.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42952346125http://mosierj.com/post/42952346125Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a7b8d123f1a93757432ba7610ec5ca0/tumblr_mi4ouiNKGG1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Southwest-area residents share their stories of struggle while trying to find work in the state with the nation’s highest unemployment.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/unemployed-valley-residents-share-their-stories-of-struggle-186905651.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/unemployed-valley-residents-share-their-stories-of-struggle-186905651.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/unemployed-valley-residents-share-their-stories-of-struggle-186905651.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42951440872http://mosierj.com/post/42951440872Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d621904724737e580e44a3d1ba242b15/tumblr_mi4ompjrKp1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Second Chance Boutique sells second-hand items and employs people in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction. It will employ a few recovering addicts every few months and help them find another job outside of the treatment facility.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/second-chance-boutique-offers-stability-to-those-struggling-through-recovery-185975471.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/second-chance-boutique-offers-stability-to-those-struggling-through-recovery-185975471.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/second-chance-boutique-offers-stability-to-those-struggling-through-recovery-185975471.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42951100613http://mosierj.com/post/42951100613Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/740e57fe3f398819937f61a8d7dd6df6/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d133e4662c554afcd58ffab71d84510/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf7f9ffa0567b7a6442da5d2e2431cb3/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dad87bdb52476f688912bc5c75eee00b/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63134dcace8662fd293f5e7eba5762fc/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0954574ebb5865ed39e211800c035c54/tumblr_mi4oc3aLYf1qlzvyvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Schofield Middle School hosted a Day of the Dead program where students were removed from classrooms by “Death” every 15 minutes throughout the day. The program is meant to discourage students from trying drugs and alcohol.</p>http://mosierj.com/post/42950646262http://mosierj.com/post/42950646262Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7aa47d8e62b60ee2005efd63b99c24da/tumblr_mi4o12m1ZW1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Red Rock Climbing Center in Summerlin is the Las Vegas Valley’s largest indoor rock climbing gym.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/rock-climbers-step-up-to-challenging-sport-181958081.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/rock-climbers-step-up-to-challenging-sport-181958081.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/rock-climbers-step-up-to-challenging-sport-181958081.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42950151160http://mosierj.com/post/42950151160Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800story<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/130ae89acc395c85ce2563304db11474/tumblr_mi4nr35HqL1qlzvyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The UNLV mounted patrol unit’s two horses, Rebel and Pride, are great for policing, but are best used to engage students with the officers.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/mounted-patrol-horses-help-police-bridge-gap-to-public-180090841.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/mounted-patrol-horses-help-police-bridge-gap-to-public-180090841.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/mounted-patrol-horses-help-police-bridge-gap-to-public-180090841.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/42949701549http://mosierj.com/post/42949701549Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800story<a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/faith-lutheran-gains-new-power-loses-chunk-off-its-bill-179058531.html">School's solar panels cut power bill in half</a>: <p>Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School in Las Vegas installed a system of more than 4,500 solar panels to cut its power bill in half. The best part, school officials said, was that it didn’t cost them a dime.</p> <p>Read the story <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/faith-lutheran-gains-new-power-loses-chunk-off-its-bill-179058531.html">here</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/faith-lutheran-gains-new-power-loses-chunk-off-its-bill-179058531.html">http://www.lvrj.com/view/faith-lutheran-gains-new-power-loses-chunk-off-its-bill-179058531.html</a></p>http://mosierj.com/post/35661975810http://mosierj.com/post/35661975810Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:52:00 -0800story<a href="http://www.lvrj.com/view/pre-kindergarten-teacher-learns-of-10-000-award-through-storybook-174313841.html">Teacher surprised with $10,000 award during class</a>: <p>Summerlin KinderCare preschool teacher Nicole Lowery received an unexpected check for $10,000 while reading aloud to students in her class.</p>http://mosierj.com/post/33788871097http://mosierj.com/post/33788871097Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:20:05 -0700story