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»3/1/05 Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Wayne Tanaka
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been a highly successful model for professional sports expansion in the Southwest. We'll look at the formula for bringing NASCAR to a new market, the benefits of the LVMS to the local economy, and talk with a Saturday Night driver about racing culture in Southern Nevada.

»3/2/05 Furniture Mart and Peg Crockett
Las Vegas is attempting to secure a piece of the growing home furnishings industry by constructing a 1.3 million square foot furniture mart just West of downtown. Will we succeed where other cities have failed?

»3/3/05 Rural Flooding and Jan Cleere
A look at the aftermath of the January flooding in rural parts of Clark County, including the Moapa Valley and Mesquite: particular emergency measures have displeased some federal agencies and environmental groups.

»3/4/05 Leisure Activities and Bill Bible
Our Parks and Recreation Department offers much more than softball and flag football. They also help residents of cities and counties develop a sense of community.

»3/7/05 Las Vegas Active Military and Mahlon Brown
We hear from military personnel about their recent experiences, here and overseas.

»3/8/05 Yucca Mountain and Louis Castle
Another look at the latest developments pertaining to Yucca Mountain, the controversial nuclear waste repository located less than ninety miles from Las Vegas.

»3/9/05 Prescription Drug Abuse and Claudine Williams
Legally dispensed narcotics can be every bit as addictive as illicit drugs. We'll look at the fine line between managing pain with, and addiction to, prescription narcotics. This program first aired November 18, 2004

»3/10/05 State of Dining and Alan Feldman
With the new Wynn resort opening in about a month, our panel of food experts looks ahead to the next wave of restaurants in Las Vegas. And what local eateries are attracting their attention in this competitive environment? Michael Toole kindly put together a list of recommendations for locals.

»3/11/05 Strip Development and Al Marquis
Condominiums, time shares, and retail shopping will play a larger role on the Strip over the next decade. Our panel discuss the changing nature of Las Vegas Boulevard.

»3/14/05 Legislative Update and Johnny Pate
Now just in session a little more than a month, what's happened so far at the 2005 Legislature? We'll talk with local journalists about the issues, the action in the assembly and senate, and what to expect in the next thirty days.

»3/15/05 AIDS Care and Ruby Duncan
We'll look into developments in AIDS care in Southern Nevada: efforts by AFAN to generate revenue for research and care of patients and a look into the new AIDS Care Unit at UMC.

»3/16/05 Mount Charleston and Kell Houssels
KNPR's State of Nevada examines the many issues surrounding Mount Charleston, including but not limited to the recently convened environmental summit addressing such issues as traffic, air quality and overuse by the public. What was covered at the summit? What was not? Can Mount Charleston be spared the fate of so many other wilderness areas?

»3/17/05 Las Vegas Online Retail and Robert Beckmann
Now a few years out from the dot-com bubble of the late 90's, companies have proven that online retailing can make money. KNPR's State of Nevada takes a look at some of the companies succeeding with e-tailing in Southern Nevada - including the founder of the worlds largest online shoe store. This segment was first broadcast on January 19th, 2005

»3/18/05 Gambling Lore and Pat Mulroy
We'll look at some of the myths, legends, tall tales, and superstitions adopted by gamblers and the gaming industry that have helped shape the face of contemporary gaming in Nevada and establish an industry's history. This segment was first broadcast on January 24th, 2005

»3/21/05 School Rezoning and John Ritter
The explosive growth of the Clark County school District coupled with the residential growth has created havoc in zoning the schools. This year a large chunk of students is slated to be shifted across several schools against the wishes of many parents. We'll discuss the topic with representatives of both CCSD and the PTA.

»3/22/05 Wild Horses Update and James Gibson
State of Nevada looks at of the West's last great attractions, wild horses and burros. Our discussion provide insight into both the history of wild horses in Nevada and their uncertain future, now that landmark legislation has been introduced that changes their status forever.

»3/23/05 Neighborhood Casinos and Al Bernstein
Tens of thousands of people love our neighborhood Casinos. Others hate them. Either way they grow bigger with each new generation and seemingly challenge past definitions of the neighborhood casino.

»3/24/05 Nevada Public Radio's 25th Anniversary and Lee Lanier
In 1975, Nevada Public Radio was incorporated as an independent, non-profit corporation. We celebrate a quarter-century of community service.

»3/25/05 Wildflowers and Eco-system Effects and Marie McMillan
In the wake of recent downpours, Mother Nature has been mounting a spectacular wildflowers show throughout our region and beyond.

»3/28/05 Gas Prices and Rose McKinney-James
KNPR's State of Nevada sheds some light on why Nevadans are paying some of the highest prices in the nation for refined gasoline. We'll look at the global dynamics behind the price of oil, the lack of new refineries in the United States--and the lack of a single refinery in our own state.

»3/29/05 Court Overload and Ralph and Sara Denton
With the explosive growth of Southern Nevada has come a growth in all sorts of legal cases, from Civil to Criminal, Family Court to Medical Malpractice: courts are operating at 40% efficiency. We'll take a look at what need to be done to match the system to our needs.

»3/30/05 Identity Theft and Su Kim Chung
What was once a minor nuisance has now become the fastest growing crime in America. What steps can individuals take? And we discuss the recent burglary at the Nevada DMV in which thieves stole the social security numbers of over 8,000 Southern Nevadans.

»3/31/05 Entertainment Engineering and LeRoy Neiman
The cutting edge stage productions that Las Vegas is known for are setting the pace for theatrical engineering, so much so that UNLV now has a department devoted to educating the entertainment engineers of tomorrow.