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What Joe Biden’s visit to Las Vegas says about Nevada Democrats
The Democrats don’t have a big-name candidate for governor. But they do have Vice President Joe Biden. Today, 102 days before the Nov. 4 election day, Biden will be the second national party leader to visit Las Vegas in three days to rally Democrats for key races in the state.
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David Damore
Executive Director, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Trademark Bullying
A Las Vegas business owner faces a legal fight over a word most of us use every day.
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Mary LaFrance
Professor of Intellectual Property Law
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Hey parents, stop romanticizing your 1970s summer
Remember the "good ol’ days" when summer vacation meant watching "Charlie’s Angels" and roaming the streets at all hours? When no child had heard of organic kale chips and lunch was fried bologna with a Tab?
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Michael Ian Borer
Associate Professor, Sociology
Report: 1/3 of Nevada kindergartners overweight
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas say nearly one-third of the state's kindergarteners are overweight or obese.
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Amanda Haboush-Deloye
Executive Director, Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy
30 percent of young Nevada children are obese, study finds
Nearly a third of Nevada children are considered obese by the time they enter kindergarten, according to a recent UNLV report.
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Amanda Haboush-Deloye
Executive Director, Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy
Brace yourselves: Nevada primary election could produce record low for voter turnout
Nevada’s 2014 primary election could be historic – for all the wrong reasons. Secretary of State Ross Miller estimates voter turnout could hit an all-time low, matching the record low of 18 percent set in the 2008 primary.
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David Damore
Executive Director, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
What will Las Vegas look like in 2030?
Already in the past century, Clark County has gone from a desert train stop with a population of 3,000 to a global entertainment hub and bustling urban expanse of 2 million people. Change came rapidly to Southern Nevada, and the region continues to evolve quickly.
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Robert E. Lang
Professor and Lincy Chair of Urban Affairs, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Will expansion mean contraction?
Once, the United States was an undeniably underserved casino gambling market. Back in the Jurassic era of gaming—the early 1970s—Nevada was the only place Americans could legally bet on casino games.
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David G. Schwartz
Professor & Gaming Historian