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    Fifth Street

    September 10, 2020

    Sep 10, 2020
     Henderson Pavilion | Mr. Earworm | Linda Perez | Media Sommelier
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    The Red Rock punt

    Feb 22, 2017

    After a seven-hour hearing, the Clark County Commission punts on a proposed development near Red Rock

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    The Two-Way
    Infrared imaging reveals changes in flower surface temperature at different times of day.
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    The Mystery Of Why Sunflowers Turn To Follow The Sun — Solved

    Aug 05, 2016
    Scientists have answered a burning question central to the charm of sunflowers: Why do young flowers move their blooms to always face the sun over the course of a day?
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    Pedestrians in Moscow walked past a sign showing a drop in the value of the ruble last week. Russia is one of the oil-producing nations cited by the IMF as facing lower-than-expected growth.
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    IMF Lowers Its Growth Forecast For The Global Economy

    Jan 19, 2016
    Advanced economies are doing OK, but a sharp slowdown is plaguing much of the developing world, the IMF's latest report says.
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    Drought, growth, complacency and the Review-Journal's water story

    Jun 17, 2015

    According to the Review-Journal, we have plenty of water to grow on. Does that mean we should?

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    How Vegas Ate Reno's Lunch

    Jan 26, 2015
    Many states have two major cities. California has Los Angeles and San Francisco. Missouri has St. Louis and Kansas City. Tennessee has Nashville and...
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    Clark County To Receive Lion's Share Of Population Growth

    Oct 13, 2014

    Recent economic development in the state may bring nearly 35,000 more residents to Nevada over the next two decades than originally projected. State...

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    The Once and Future Las Vegas

    Jun 28, 2011

    KNPR's "State of Nevada" first went on the air in 2003. And nearly eight years later, we've reached our 2,000th program. We listen to some of our favorite moments and we talk about what's been happening in Las Vegas in the boom and bust years since 2004. We also reflect on the big stories over those years and think about the future of Southern Nevada.

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    Brookings Study on Minority Children

    Apr 18, 2011
    A new report from the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C says a majority of children in Nevada belong to racial minorities.
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    Nevada Census data

    Mar 01, 2011
    The 2010 Census data for Nevada is out. The numbers show Nevada was the fastest growing state in the country over the past decade.
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    Whiskey's for Drinking and Water's for Fighting

    Jun 08, 2010
    Author and adventurer Jonathan Waterman talks to us about his book Running Dry: A Journey From Source to Sea Down the Dying Colorado River. The book chronicles the long term effects of multiple layers of water agreements and anachronistic rights policies as well as the explosive growth in the Desert Southwest in recent years.
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    Growth and Sustainability Study

    Apr 15, 2010
    What does smart growth look like? Tuesday on SON we'll discuss the approach to growth and how factors like economic diversification, water, land use and transportation will affect future growth. We'd also like to hear your ideas. You can join our conversation tomorrow by email. Or call us at 258-3552.
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    Mountain West Report

    Dec 15, 2009
    The bigger the bubble the bigger the crash. That's the moral of a new report from the Brookings Institution on the growth and recession in the Mountain West.
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    Migration Slowdown

    Dec 10, 2009
    A new report from the Brookings Institution shows that people are moving to new homes within the United States at the slowest rate since World War II. The recent migration slowdown was the surprising, but in retrospect inevitable, by-product of an unprecedented run-up in both housing values and housing-related debt, say researchers.
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    Regional Planning Coalition

    Dec 07, 2009
    Critics often say that Southern Nevada has grown so fast that there's no planning. Not so, says Dr.
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    Alan Hess

    Oct 05, 2009
    Architecture critic Alan Hess is visiting Las Vegas to lecture on the classic modernist style of the city. He joins us ahead of his talk to give his view on the past and future of Las Vegas architecture.
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    Mountain's Edge

    Aug 31, 2009
    When fully built, the Mountain's Edge community is supposed to have a total of 6 parks. But the master-planned communities developers, Focus Property Group, wants to scale back some of those plans due to the economic downturn.
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    Re-Invention

    Aug 17, 2009
    Robert Fielden has been thinking about re-invention as an option for Las Vegas's future growth and how beauty and charm add to the picture. Click here for more commentaries by Robert Fielden.
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    Water Markets

    Mar 18, 2009
    John Lippert, reporter, Bloomberg News ... on impending water upheavals due to population growth in places where fresh water is either scare or polluted.
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    War, Water Politics

    Mar 11, 2009
    Christian Parenti, correspondent, The Nation, and author, The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq ..
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    ULI Water Summit Part 2

    Mar 09, 2009

    A recent water usage summit in Las Vegas laid some things on the line. Commentator Bob Fielden gives us some reflections and predictions.

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    The Future of Water

    Mar 02, 2009
    Commentator Robert Fielden tells us about a scientific summit and what experts expect for southern Nevada's water supply.
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    Bruce Woodbury

    Feb 26, 2009
    Bruce Woodbury, former Clark County Commissioner
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    Redevelopment Benefits

    Feb 25, 2009
    Redevelopment has helped several cities in this region revive their communities. Commentator Robert Fielden focuses on one: Henderson.
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    Shovel-Ready Projects

    Feb 10, 2009
    Brian Eckhouse, Reporter, LV Sun
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