As the turn of the century approached in 1999, a publication posed a provocative question. What was more jarring, historians were asked, to fall asleep in 1900 and wake up in 1950, or to miss the following half-century and awake in the year 2000?

As the turn of the century approached in 1999, a publication posed a provocative question. What was more jarring, historians were asked, to fall asleep in 1900 and wake up in 1950, or to miss the following half-century and awake in the year 2000?

As the U.S. election campaign enters its decisive home stretch, with the candidates now nominated, there will be much focus on how the outcome will impact the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. We’d like to point out that the volatile South Caucasus may be affected no less by a return to a transactional approach that views Vladimir Putin favorably.

Is Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) just a carbon copy of Vice President Kamala Harris? Is Sam Brown just Donald Trump reincarnated? The Nevada Senate campaigns (and supportive outside groups) are each spending millions of dollars to try to get voters to think of their opponent in the same breath as their party leader. Each candidate has tried to brand the other with the moniker of their party leaders — Rosen rarely mentions Brown without adding the “MAGA extremist” label, while Brown has sought to portray Rosen as a rubber stamp for Biden, and now Harris’, economic agenda.

For the more than 40 years he has lived in Nevada, Jose Solorio says political campaigns have never been quite able to truly crack the state’s Latino community. The 65-year-old lobbyist and community advocate is not the first to emphasize the well-worn bit of political wisdom that the Latino community is not a monolith, with voting behaviors differing greatly by their immigration experience, age and Spanish proficiency. But after all these years and close elections, he says political parties are still grappling with this dynamic.

The economic impact of American Latinos increased by over 60% from 2010 to 2022, according to a report from UCLA released last week. The yearly United States Latino GDP study found that, independent from the rest of America’s gross domestic product, U.S. Latino GDP would be the fifth-largest economy in the world — ahead of India and the United Kingdom, among others.

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the strip's history that a trio of new megaresorts debuted in the same year.

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the strip's history that a trio of new megaresorts debuted in the same year.

One small school that opened 150 years ago and served primarily African Americans had a big impact on how teachers are educated even now in South Carolina. An exhibit at the University of South Carolina’s College of Education is celebrating the State Normal School, which was founded in 1873 and lasted three years. The display, at the Museum of Education, describes how the school became the foundation for teacher education and training in the state’s public schools.

Stephanie Edenburgh’s child was developing health problems – or so she first thought. It started with her child complaining each morning of what Edenburgh described as “vague ailments,” like stomachaches and headaches. But she soon noticed that these symptoms only seemed to appear on school days.

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the corridor’s history that a trio of new mega-resorts debuted in a single calendar year.

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the corridor’s history that a trio of new mega-resorts debuted in a single calendar year.