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In modern times, states fund job training, hoping that putting people to work will overcome economic need, which often leads to homelessness.
Over the last four months, Nevada lawmakers have done a lot—and whether that’s good or bad depends on your perspective.
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This issue of Desert Companion includes a travel guide to mountain towns — where to stay, eat, and play, and what to see in five high-elevation, low-stress destinations within a day’s drive (or less!) of Las Vegas. Bonus: an adapted excerpt from the forthcoming book Chasing Giants: In Search of the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish.
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