https://knpr.org/the-fall-2026-issue It's back-to-school season! Join Desert Companion's contributors as they parse CCSD's falling enrollment rates, highlight efforts to get more Indigenous students into higher education programs, explore the appeal behind the expanding homeschool movement, and ask what Las Vegas loses as the city's two newspapers of record part ways. Then, meet the local advocates attempting to stem the problem of substance use among Las Vegas' growing unhoused population. Plus: Find your next provider among the nearly 500 practitioners who made 2026's Top Doctors and Dentists list. en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:52:57 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/indigenous-education Tribal education initiatives encourage Native youth to attend college, and help make it possible Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:52:57 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/indigenous-education Jimmy Romo-Buenrostro https://knpr.org/desert-companion/jacob-dodson-beyond-the-negro-who-rode-with-fremont Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:10:00 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/jacob-dodson-beyond-the-negro-who-rode-with-fremont Rodney J. Lee https://knpr.org/desert-companion/native-food Native food growing, cooking, and eating carry important stories that help preserve traditions Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:05:00 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/native-food Jimmy Romo-Buenrostro https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-31/three-questions-isaac-ariail-reed This cultural critic sees Vegas as a door to a new theory of modernity Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:30:23 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-31/three-questions-isaac-ariail-reed Scott Dickensheets https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-30/hard-decisions Declining enrollment in Nevada’s public schools is forcing officials to plan for a new future Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:20:29 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-30/hard-decisions Paul Boger https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-16/desert-rat The new TV show 'Lucky' turns into the stereotype it derides Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:23:41 GMT https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2026-07-16/desert-rat Josh Bell