On the front lines of the global coronavirus pandemic, our unrelenting health care workers continue to battle COVID-19. But meanwhile, unsung heroes are feverishly working to reinvigorate imaginations and continuing to train our next global leaders: A…
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Reopening Las Vegas too soon risks more than a new wave of infection
Gov. Steve Sisolak has praised Nevadans for adhering to COVID-19 shutdown directives, but if control measures are reduced too soon, the disease will likely spread beyond control …
Questions abound in post-pandemic Las Vegas
More than a month ago, the neon blinked off, the slot machines stopped chirping and hundreds of thousands of tourists vanished amid the coronavirus pandemic.
When they will return and what they will find when the do are the kinds of questions Las Vega…
On the road to Las Vegas, rural residents think coronavirus fears are overblown
Glenndon Bundy adjusted his cowboy hat and leaned against a wooden post near the shoulder of Highway 93. A dry wind blew past; not much happening. A manager at the Sunset View Inn waved him over. “People are …
As a public health crisis rages, a fiscal dilemma looms for Southern Nevada cities
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a fiscal crisis for local governments across the country, including Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson and North Las Vegas. With casinos and most businesses closed, visitation has stopped, significantly reducing tax r…
Mayor does not speak for Las Vegas
Here is what Las Vegas absolutely does not need: Mayor Carolyn Goodman uttering one more word about what she thinks is good for the people of this city …
Patient is the 50th to recover from COVID-19 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas
The virus had claimed 206 lives in Nevada as of Saturday, at least 174 of them in Clark County. Out of 1,066 who …
Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased
As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic …
AP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen Friday
NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement still …
From meditation to essential oils, natural techniques can help you cope with stress
There’s no disputing that these are stressful times, and with the strong directive to stay inside and practice social distancing from others, the sense of isolation can compound the anxieties of living through a pandemic. But there are ways to relieve…