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It’s the pits

A mine proposed less than three miles from Anthem is drawing fire from residents and politicians alike

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

A mine proposed less than three miles from Anthem is drawing fire from residents and politicians alike.

Welcome to beautiful Henderson, er, Rochester?

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Welcome to “Rochester” Nevada, located in Henderson... at least that's what Google Maps says. Stacy J. Willis reports on the textures of life there.

In praise of libraries

Books are only the beginning

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The best thing about a library is that when the world breaks into pandemonium you can hide in the stacks.

Las Vegas appears to only be growing in intolerance

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Hello, rising wave of intolerance, I haven’t seen you in a while. I was tempted to believe that momentarily we had dispatched with the villainization of gay people; because, yawn.

There's a battle over the hump in Pahrump

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Pahrump—a town known for legal brothels and guns—is battling over the city’s image.

What’s wrong with a few fake dead children?

One Pahrump couple puts their fascination with death to good use—making custom coffins

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

One Pahrump couple puts their fascination with death to good use—making custom coffins

Death’s answer man

The spokesman for the Valley’s largest mortuary talks about cremation, neckties and his first embalming experience

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

The spokesman for the Valley’s largest mortuary talks about cremation, neckties and his first embalming experience.

Fresh, yes; easy, we’ll see

Notes on Alice Waters, local growing and the slow-food movement

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Notes on Alice Waters, local growing and the slow-food movement.

Can Anybody Be Trusted?

How the story of Tire Works, Nina Radetich and the state of Nevada adds up to a farce about integrity

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

How the story of Tire Works, Nina Radetich and the state of Nevada adds up to a farce about integrity.

Tattoo U.: LV Ink offers hopeful artists a chance to start needling

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Lemons, pig ears and then human flesh - the journey of aspiring tattoo artists.

Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

A night of civil rights history? Not for gay Americans

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008

On an otherwise glorious election night: California, Arizona and Florida passed constitutional amendments against gay marriage. How's that for a night of civil rights history?

A few hours left

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

The sun is setting and the doorbell rings. "We voted," I say. No time for chitchat, there's only a couple of hours left.

Just what the doctor ordered: The end of the election

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

What else is America, if not ballot casting and media overkill? That sums it up. And it's a nutshell kind of day. By the end of it, we should have the future of the American experiment worked out.

Save the world, eat an apricot

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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