Librarians were some of my earliest literacy sponsors and, more than that, they connected me with books that have given me language to describe my experiences. I know I’m not alone when I say that growing up has its joys and pains.

I’m proud and lucky to be able to visit places that have helped shape my family history. Now, that history is under attack due to shortsighted and potentially devastating proposed mining projects upstream.

I am thrilled to tell you that 60 days later, we have stabilized the ship, and I see smooth sailing ahead. There is still work to do, and we still need your help in achieving long-term sustainability.

Even without those harsher restrictions, Clark County’s strict approach to regulating street vendors isn’t going to provide much of a pathway for individuals with limited financial means.

Las Vegas has never been good at aging. The endless boomtown mentality sends an existential reminder that nothing lasts, but Oscar Goodman still remembers his Las Vegas.

This isn't just about curbing smoking rates nationwide. It’s about addressing a deadly, cancer-causing product that has been aggressively marketed to minority communities for far too long.

As a North Las Vegas and Nevada resident for more than 20 years, voting season brings out all kinds of commercials and news articles. We, as registered voters, should inform ourselves so we can vote on our beliefs.

In addition to curtailing built-in favoritism for fossil fuel companies, the rule also updates the oil and gas program in ways that help reduce conflicts with wildlife, outdoor recreation and cultural resources. 

The Nevada Future of Learning Network and the convening prioritize the benefits and challenges of the Portrait of a Nevada Leaner implementation, centering on the significance of personalized, competency-based learning.

The Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement will identify low conflict areas where applications for solar development will be accepted and will exclude areas that the BLM already knows are not suitable.

We are here in the spirit of positive growth, committed to making the library better, to bringing more people of all ages through its doors, to getting more books on the shelves and seeing more programs on the calendar.

In Nevada, and many other states across the country, the primary challenge facing the housing market is simple: supply. The supply of housing in the U.S. has not kept pace with demand — for years.

The newest set of regulations would go a step further, banning vendors from doing business near parks and schools — leaving vanishingly few options for vendors who make their living with their stalls. 

There’s a saying that, if you can’t be a good example, be a horrible warning. Throughout his lifetime, O.J. Simpson demonstrated a seemingly bottomless capacity for being both.

Some of his friends and allies believe he’s getting stuck with a much bigger tab following a January guilty plea for violating the Bank Secrecy Act in connection with an ongoing federal illegal bookmaking investigation.

The breakthrough development is blood tests that can detect bits of DNA that cancer cells shed in the bloodstream. From a simple draw of blood, physicians can learn if their patients have cancer and where those cancers exist.

Declining public support for higher education has forced universities to raise student tuition fees, seek out private donations and grants and borrow money from financial institutions to make up the shortfall in funding. 

In rushing the public option through the Legislature, Nevada lawmakers refused to heed the warnings of health care leaders, practitioners and stakeholders who cautioned that it could come with unaffordable costs.

The true cost of these book banning attempts does not end with our freedoms as Americans. This process recently cost taxpayers approximately $5,000 in salaries and time for one book challenge at one valley high school.

According to national polls, President Joe Biden has much work ahead to shore up the support of Black and Latino supporters in many states, including Nevada.