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There’s no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural events for the week starting June 3.
- Teenage barrel racing competitor accused of stabbing horses at Las Vegas event
- Local animal hospital, advocacy groups offer free and low-cost services for pets
- Test range veteran bill, Tortorella leads Golden Knights, and CASA director retires
- From 8 games left to the Stanley Cup Final: How John Tortorella helped Vegas find its swagger
- Officials open Southern Nevada’s first foster care health and wellness clinic
- What are the issues, endorsements, and candidates impacting the 2026 primary election?
- Gas prices dip ahead of summer, NV Energy legal battle, and state workers unionize
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Many visitors objected to what they saw as an attempt to downplay difficult chapters of American history.
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There’s no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural events for the week starting June 3.
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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:
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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Paul Laxalt served as Nevada's governor and U.S. senator, championed Ronald Reagan's rise, and left a legacy that transformed Nevada politics.
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Climate change is disrupting the seasonal travel patterns of birds that visit Southern Nevada
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Actor Robert De Niro and producing partner Jane Rosenthal created the festival in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. -
Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She describes her journey to reunite her family.
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In 'My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein,' the narrator, a writer, actually spends one month trying to understand Stein's genius, how she invented herself, and her relationship with Alice B. Toklas.
