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We must invest in a well-educated STEM workforce

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Today’s STEM students are tomorrow’s researchers, scientists, doctors, astronauts and engineers, as well as the teachers who will prepare future generations to follow in their footsteps. They will face tremendous challenges, which in turn present the possibility of doing amazing things that can transform the world as we know it. They will be tasked with preserving our natural…

Neon Museum receives federal grant and announces self-guided tours

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LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — Good news for Las Vegas' Neon Museum. The unique space off of Las Vegas Boulevard received a $24,500 federal grant to help create a digital library of drawings, renderings, schematics, photos, postcards, and other items related to the treasured signs of Las Vegas past. The grant came from the Insitute of Museum and Library Services, and will allow the…

Measure to Speed VA Review of Disability Claims Appeals Passes House

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Legislation by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., to speed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ handling of appeals for disability claims passed in the House Wednesday night. The VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 was combined with a measure by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, to create a framework to remove or demote VA…

Year of the Monkey: Primate Research under the microscope in UK and US

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It seems that 2016 has been the Year of the Monkey in more ways than one. In both the United States and the United Kingdom the use of primates in research has been under increased scrutiny this year. From the US Congressional mandate that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) review its use of nonhuman primates for research, to last week’s publication of an open letter in the UK…

Beagle blinding, killing leaves animal experimentation proponents on the defensive

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CBS News’ recent exposure of waste of your and my tax dollars on a cruel experiment designed in such a way as to be ineffective before it was even begun may be the single-most critical event in the fight to stop government funding of animal experiments in months, or even years. For those unfamiliar, the University of Missouri is being sued for allegedly blinding, and then killing…

Group wasted $8.2M in bailout funds meant for Nevadans

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A nonprofit that was supposed to distribute most of the $202 million that Nevada got in a recession-era government bailout has "a pervasive culture of waste and abuse" and has been spending as much money on itself as on homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure, according to federal auditors. Officials with the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program said Nevada should immediately…

Thalia Dondero, first woman elected to Clark County Commission, dies at 96

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When the male members of the Clark County Commission invited Thalia Dondero, the first-ever elected female commissioner, to the old Desert Inn Country Club for a round of golf in 1974, she accepted even though she had never played the game. The men escorted Dondero and her bag of borrowed clubs to the first par-3 hole and told her rather condescendingly that the object was to get the…

New Asian Culture Center in Las Vegas celebrates grand opening

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Las Vegas’ new Asian Culture Center celebrated its grand opening ceremony on Monday, August 29. The festivities began at 3pm, with honorable mayor of the City of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, cutting the ceremonial ribbon. Hosted by Emmy-Award winner Steve Schorr, more than 300 business, political, and community leaders graced the special occasion, including the Asian-American…

Former Nevada first lady Bonnie Bryan dies at 77

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Bonnie Fairchild Bryan, 26th First Lady of Nevada and wife of former Gov. and Sen. Richard Bryan, died Tuesday, according to a statement from the Bryan family. She was 77. She died of leukemia and was surrounded by her husband and family, according to the release. Bonnie Bryan is survived by her husband and three children. Funeral services are pending. Bryan family spokesman Greg…

Nevada groups receive $4.6M in VA grants to combat veteran homelessness

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The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $4.65 million in grants Tuesday to organizations in Nevada for curbing homelessness among veterans and their families. The goal of the VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program is to help low-income veterans’ families maintain stability in their current homes or transition to permanent housing. The program, which is in…