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The Roadless Rule has been in place for decades. Lawmakers are divided.
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Respondents to a survey in Colorado expressed interest in trying cannabis as an alternative to pharmaceutical medications and because they had exhausted other interventions.
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More venues, more productions, and more performances mark growth for the festival that aims to break free from modern theater conventions.
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The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
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From a seven-student schoolhouse in Elko in 1874 to nearly 22,000 students today, the full history of the University of Nevada, Reno — its founding, legendary faculty, championship athletes, and the leaders who shaped it.
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Find elegance, history, and the desert’s harsh beauty at the Oasis at Death Valley
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The winners of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada photo contest are here! From a bull ride at Helldorado Days in Las Vegas, to kids playing in a light installation at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, winning photos capture the Silver State's many ways of expressing itself. And what goes better with picture-taking than travel? Our summer road-trip feature looks at five destinations that history buffs will love. Lastly, just in time for the big heat, we've got a guide to summer that offers tales and tips for opting in (or out).
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Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely. -
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Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.
