Experts In The News
You may know that May 15 was the birthday of Las Vegas. We celebrate the day of the auction that led to the creation of the railroad’s townsite. You may not know this May 15 was the centennial of the birth of Eddy Arnold. Yes, the country singer. And we’re not just talking about him today because the author of Nevada Yesterdays is a country music fan. There’s more to the story.
Republican House and Senate candidates are adopting one of President Donald Trump’s key issues – and his style - to get themselves elected in November.
BYU Radio/Top of Mind with Julie Rose: Commencement ceremonies are an exercise in uniformity. Seen from the front, the graduates are an indistinguishable sea dressed in identical caps and gowns. But look at a group of 2018 graduates from the back and their individuality shouts at you from the flat tops of their caps. Folklorist Sheila Bock has documented the rise of this graduation cap-decorating fad.
Brazil is the country with the highest rate of people with anxiety disorders worldwide.
Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday.
Back when I worked security in an Atlantic City casino, patrons would often ask me, “Which slot machine is the one that’s going to hit?” My usual response was, “If I knew that, I wouldn’t be working here anymore,” followed by a knowing chuckle. Never failed to get at least a smile in return.
