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Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 5

Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 5

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. Recently I’ve talked to some friends that I served with in Iraq. It’s been brought to [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 4

Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 4

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home.   We knew we were going to be deployed to Iraq long before we actually left. [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 3

Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 3

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. March of 2002. Ft. Lewis, WA. I was finally done with training, and in the "real" [...]

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Reinventing Radio: An Evening With Ira Glass @ The Smith Center

Reinventing Radio: An Evening With Ira Glass @ The Smith Center

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"So … This is radio." Saturday night's "Reinventing Radio" at the Smith Center began with a near pitch black room. Host Ira Glass paced around the stage, faintly illuminated by the glow of an iPad–"I tried to convince the staff here to have the entire show in darkness." Eliminating the visual allows us to tune-in [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 2

Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 2

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home.   “This is the hardest course in the Army.” After Basic Training finished up, I was [...]

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Blinking Man Earth Day Bike Ride Downtown

Blinking Man Earth Day Bike Ride Downtown

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Around 200 people gathered at the Huntridge Tavern on Saturday for Blinking Man's 4th annual Earth Day ride. The "Blinking Bike Posse" puts on the romp through city streets to promote bike awareness while reducing carbon emissions. It's been compared to Critical Mass, but the pub crawl aspect of the ride is what draws the [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 1

Veteran in the Valley: 10 Years Later, part 1

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home.   “I mean, seriously, what are the odds that there will be a war in the [...]

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New York City Ballet @ The Smith Center

New York City Ballet @ The Smith Center

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Two sets of lithe limbs cross, touch, and float through a starlit night. The beauty and solemnity of professional dance once again descended on The Smith Center and made many Las Vegans happy to be Las Vegans.  The New York City Ballet Company came for a mid-week stint that only lasted two nights, but in [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: All In

Veteran in the Valley: All In

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. All In I realized this morning that all of my friends from the Army were gamblers. [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: Man Down

Veteran in the Valley: Man Down

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a series focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. Man Down I’m sitting at work right now, sick as a dog. I took a few [...]

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