In The News: College of Liberal Arts

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Kendra Gage talked about the first Olympics held in the United States and the state of female athletics at the turn of the 20th century.

Las Vegas Review Journal
Hillary Clinton signaled with her first Nevada hires how important growing and winning the Latino vote is to her presidential campaign here.
Vegas Inc

The roof at the 83-year-old Railroad Pass casino is so worn out that on rainy days, employees have had to use buckets to catch the water dripping through its many leaks.

Los Angeles Times
A backer of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has pleaded guilty to making threats against a federal official.
Reno Gazette-Journal
Abraham Lincoln never set foot in Nevada, but the histories of the state and the nation's 16th president are forever intertwined.
Las Vegas Review Journal
At a big-rig parking lot in the heart of the Las Vegas Valley, Kathleen Quirk is on a mission to change lives, starting with a bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Well before Republicans fired off a volley of legislation this year to weaken Nevada’s weapon laws, this gun-loving state already had a reputation for its loose firearm restrictions.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto on Wednesday launched her campaign for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s seat in 2016 and immediately was endorsed by the Democratic Party hierarchy from Nevada to the nation’s capital.
KNPR News
A new book from UNLV assistant professor Cian McMahon looks at the historical Irish immigration that took place between 1840 and 1880.
Las Vegas Review Journal
The glossy mailers started arriving a couple of weeks ago, looking like ordinary campaign ads.
KNPR News
Republicans won’t have Senator Harry Reid to kick around anymore. And Nevadans won’t have Reid to bring home the pork, or to protect the state.
New York Times

Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader who announced his retirement last week, settled into a corner booth at the Triple George Grill here, his faced masked by dark sunglasses, evidence of lingering injuries from a workout accident that left him blind in one eye.