Like legions of immigrant farmworkers, Nancy Silva for years has done the grueling work of picking fresh fruit that Americans savor, all the while afraid that one day she could lose her livelihood because she is in the country illegally.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Henderson couple relieved to be home after virus forces lengthy cruise detour
Zelda Gilbert boarded the cruise ship with her husband, Paul, on March 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was supposed to be a 15-day excursion …
Coronavirus pandemic ended the screen-time debate. Screens won
Before the coronavirus, there was something I used to worry about. It was called screen time. Perhaps you remember it.
Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines …
US approves Nevada’s request for major disaster declaration
The declaration comes just days after Sisolak wrote President Donald Trump a 41-page letter outlining Nevada’s response to the pandemic …
Cox Media offering free TV advertising for local restaurants
Cox Communications is offering free television advertising for local restaurants struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cox Media offering free TV advertising for local restaurants
Cox Communications is offering free television advertising for local restaurants struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Clark County high schools get creative to celebrate seniors and other students
Cameron Grau, music artist and graduating senior at Sierra Vista High, was looking forward to one last chance to DJ for his peers at his school’s senior prom. But most in-person senior events, including prom and graduation, are presumed canceled or po…
Nevada’s ACA marketplace offers special enrollment period
The coronavirus pandemic has brought on a new level of vulnerability for Americans who lack health insurance. But fortunately for those who are uninsured or underinsured …
Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
Some states and cities that have been shipped masks, gloves, ventilators and other essential equipment from the nation’s medical stockpile to fight the coronavirus have gotten an unwelcome surprise: the material is unusable.