The Padres are back, and so is my sanity By Kirk Kern This year has a big challenge for a lot of people, me included. When everything shut down in March, so did my job as chief executive officer of a media company that owned six rural Nevada newspapers. As a guy in my mid-50s whose main work experience has been in a form of media that has been dwindling for the last … [Read more...] about Publisher’s Note
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Virus Testing, Document Shredding & More at Commissioner’s Aug. 1 Event
Commission Vice Chairman Lawrence Weekly will offer several services including coronavirus testing, document shredding, and medicine disposal from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 1, in the parking lots at the County Government Center at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway in downtown Las Vegas. During the event, Vice Chairman Weekly will collaborate with SilverSummit Healthplan … [Read more...] about Virus Testing, Document Shredding & More at Commissioner’s Aug. 1 Event
Zion National Park: Spectacular … and safe
By Kirk Kern Self-quarantining restriction have lightened up, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe to go out in public. Do you want to be trapped on an airplane with a bunch of people you don’t know for a couple of hours? Not me. How about staying a a big hotel with thousands of guests? Again, that would be a no. But there are still vacation options, particularly … [Read more...] about Zion National Park: Spectacular … and safe
5 Not-So-Obvious Household Essentials for Your Time at Home
StatePoin Extended time at home is making many families more aware of what products they simply can’t do without. While you may have predicted what some of these essentials would be -- ahem, toilet paper -- other, not-so-obvious items are helping to make quarantines more comfortable nationwide. To get a handle on what has come in most handy during this stay-at-home … [Read more...] about 5 Not-So-Obvious Household Essentials for Your Time at Home
Immunize Nevada concerned about drop in state’s immunization rates amid COVID-19
Immunize Nevada, Nevada’s only statewide nonprofit dedicated to immunizations with offices in Reno and Las Vegas, is concerned about the recent decline in immunization rates throughout Nevada due to the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has caused parents and caregivers in Nevada and across the nation to postpone routine well-child checkups, including immunizations. … [Read more...] about Immunize Nevada concerned about drop in state’s immunization rates amid COVID-19