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River Mysteries and New Friends

Jan 26, 2015
River riddle “I have run these canyons for six million years,” begins a stunning video by photographer, writer and filmmaker Pete McBride. Titled,“The...
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PostSecret

Dec 29, 2008
Frank Warren, Founder, Post Secret.com .
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Speed Flirting

Jul 18, 2008
Reid Mihalko, co-creator, Cuddle Parties
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Cuddle Party Creator

May 29, 2008
Reid Mihalko, Co-Creator, Cuddle Party ... on the parties where strangers meet, cuddle, and, they say it's all for friendship in a tough world.
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Interior Spaces Liveability

May 14, 2008

We'll look at the architectural designs of the Las Vegas homes of the 1950s. Their airy, glass-punctuated structures are popular with Southern Nevadans seeking an alternative to the stucco homes that dominate the region's residential landscape. So who's living the Mid-Mod life, and why did stucco become the dominant design of the valley landscape?

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The Flamingo Club

May 13, 2008
Adam Burke, freelance producer, KNPR Jane McAlevey, member, Flamingo Club Danny McElmurray, member, Flamingo Club Jerry Crader, member, Flamingo Club ..
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Mr. Happiness
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Mr. Happiness

May 13, 2008

The self-proclaimed Mr. Happiness is symbolic of the fearlessness it takes for many in this region to reach out to strangers. Meantime residents of a Downtown Las Vegas neighborhood meet at "The Flamingo Club" in an effort to get to know their neighbors.

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Weight Discrimination

Apr 22, 2008
Prof Rebecca Puhl, Dir of Research and Anti-Stigma Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University ..
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Post Secret

Apr 11, 2008
Frank Warren, Founder, Post Secret.com ... on his blog where he encourages people to, "Free your secrets and become who you are," by anonymously submiting their secrets on postcards.
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Mental Health Beds

Apr 09, 2008
Fuller Torrey, Board Member, Treatment Advocacy Center ... on new report that says NV has a "critical" shortage of public hospital beds for the mentally ill, the worst shortfall in the country.
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Endoscopy Clinic Update

Mar 17, 2008
Paul Harasim, Reporter, LVRJ Dr Sidney Wolfe, Dir, Public Citizen's Health Research Group ..
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Changing Religion

Feb 26, 2008
Greg Smith, Research Fellow, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
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Violence near Schools

Feb 26, 2008
Walt Rulffes, Superintendent, CCSD
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Notions of Community

Feb 21, 2008
Jennifer Bishop, Natl Program Dir for Victims and Survivors, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
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Living Grace

Dec 03, 2007
Kathleen Miller, Pres, Nevadans for Life Sarah, 19-year old who recently gave birth to a baby boy ... on a home that offers unwed mothers an option to have their baby rather than abort it.
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Changing Political Climate

Nov 26, 2007
Naomi Wolf , Author, The End of America. Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot ... on whether America is seriously in danger of losing its Democracy.
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Death Penalty

Oct 19, 2007
Allen Lichtenstein, General Counsel, ACLU NV Lisa McCalmont, former Federal Defender and consultant, UC Berkeley Death Penalty Clinic Steve Owens, Capital Case Coordinator, Clark County DA ..
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Gambling Treatment

Feb 23, 2007
Chris Drew, Problem Gambling Center Laura Hale, Social Services, NV Dept Health and Human Servs Carol O'Hare, ED, NV Council on Problem Gambling Keith Whyte, ED, Nat'l Council on Problem Gambling ..
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Child Welfare Services

Feb 21, 2007
Joe Loftus, President/CEO, Youth Campus Tom Morton, Director, Clark Co Family Servs Michael Willden, Director, NV Health and Human Servs ..
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Homeless Census

Jan 22, 2007
Shannon West, Homeless Servs Coord, S NV Reg'l Planning Commission Prof Kim Hopper, Columbia University ...on the challenges of establishing an accurate homeless count See below for event details
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Homeless Data

Jan 04, 2007
Peter Connery, VP, Applied Survey Rsrch Shannon West, Regional Homeless Services Coord, S NV Regl Planning Comm ...on variables involved in surveying homeless population
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Violence against the Homeless

Jan 04, 2007
Linda Lera Randle El, ED, Straight from the Streets Lt. Lew Roberts, Chief, Homicide Div, LV Metro PD Lee Rowland, Public Advocate, ACLU of NV Gail Sacco, Homeless Advocate Michael Stoops, ED, Natl Coalition for the Homeless Prof Robert Thompson, Syracuse U .
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Comedy and Power

Dec 07, 2006
Prof Paul Lewis , Boston College
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Down and Out in Vegas and Region

Nov 27, 2006
Geoff Schumacher Review-Journal columnist ...on the way we treat the poor amongst us
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Homeless Ruling

Nov 21, 2006
Bob Bellis, President, John S. Park Neighborhood Assn Allan Lichtenstein, General Counsel, ACLU of Nevada Gail Sacco, Homeless Advocate .
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