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God’s dog or devil’s demon: Maybe just grit • Nevada Current
In 1958, Hope Ryden (1929-2017) was a flight attendant on Pan American Airway’s first jet transatlantic flight. In 1983 she…
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Trump’s troubled track record with Nevada Republican Senate candidates • Nevada Current
Next weekend convicted felon Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Las Vegas for a fundraiser hosted by area construction…
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Standardized testing is a flawed yardstick for assessing educational success • Nevada Current
Listening recently to a local political candidate denigrate public education in Nevada was very disheartening. Not because of character flaws…
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Brown said he wants to ax multiple federal departments, promised spending cuts will ‘be painful’ • Nevada Current
Two years ago, when Republican Sam Brown was running for a U.S. Senate seat for the first time, he was…
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Has Team Lombardo solved another Republican Southern Nevada math problem? • Nevada Current
“Seattle liberal Marty O’Donnell” is how Drew Johnson describes his main opponent in the Republican primary to challenge Democratic Rep.…
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Nevada’s high-stakes legislative gamble • Nevada Current
As ambitious rail projects like Brightline West push forward, Nevada stands at a critical crossroads in terms of infrastructure growth…
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What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common • Nevada Current
After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce White became an outspoken advocate of defunding…
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History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend • Nevada Current
In June 2019, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted: “Trump doesn’t get the basics. He thinks his tariffs are being paid…
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Trump’s corporate tax cuts paved the way for inflation • Nevada Current
Next year, when key provisions of President Trump’s 2017 tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations expire, we have an…
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Lessons from Riley Gaines on participation trophies and main character syndrome • Nevada Current
Women’s sports rarely get the respect they deserve and very few female athletes ever break through to become household names.…
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