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Heat Damage
A few days into fall, there’s a quick payoff to ...
A few days into fall, there’s a quick payoff to some maintenance in your yard.
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Kirk Kerkorian, Part 2
Last time, we were talking about Kirk Kerkorian. He had ...
Last time, we were talking about Kirk Kerkorian. He had built and sold the International and the first MGM Grand. He also bought the Desert Inn and Sands from the heirs of Howard Hughes, and that was ironic. Hughes became the symbol of the corporate Las Vegas during his buying spree. But Kerkorian actually owned the kinds of corporations that Nevada leaders expected to move into the state. And Hughes felt competitive with him, even finishing construction of the Landmark to try to take on the International. Kerkorian ended up selling the Desert Inn to ITT-Sheraton.
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Second Spring
Planting season is nearly here and Norm Schilling has plans ...
Planting season is nearly here and Norm Schilling has plans and ideas to share.Plants mentioned include:Zephyranthes "Rain Lilly"Juniperus Procumbens "Nana" - Japanese Garden JuniperHelichtotrychon and / or Elymus "Blue Oat Grass" not picturedRuella Blanca / Ruella Katrie Dwarf/Mexican RuellaPenstamon bacchurifolius "Diablo" - not picturedDwarf PeachLamium - not pictured
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Veggie Varieties
Since we have four or five growing seasons here in ...
Since we have four or five growing seasons here in the great American Southwest, we’re able to ask the question that gardeners in many other regions only wish they could, what do you want for your fresh fall/winter salads?The time for growing fruiting vegetables will soon be over. Say farewell to peppers and eggplants until next year. Now we’re heading into the season for edible leaves and roots.
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Unhappy Survivors
Some plants are surviving the summer in your yard . ...
Some plants are surviving the summer in your yard . That doesn’t mean they’re happy. Norm Schilling offers his advice.
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Ralph Lamb
When he died in July at age 88, Ralph Lamb ...
When he died in July at age 88, Ralph Lamb was remembered as the cowboy sheriff. So he was, but there was so much more to his story.
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Figs and Pomegranates
Norm Schilling has profiles of figs and pomegranates – two ...
Norm Schilling has profiles of figs and pomegranates – two fruits that thrive in the desert.
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The Dam’s Beginnings
Our friends in Boulder City—and around Nevada and Arizona and ...
Our friends in Boulder City—and around Nevada and Arizona and California—are justly proud of Hoover Dam. Its construction made the growth of these areas possible, or at least more possible. Certainly, Las Vegas couldn’t have the population it has without the water from Lake Mead. And we wouldn’t be having the debates we’re having about water and our future, either.
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Kirk Kerkorian, Part I
When Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917, the United States ...
When Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917, the United States had just entered World War I. The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad had just ended daily service between the two towns—and the population of Las Vegas was maybe two thousand. When he died in June 2015, the Las Vegas population was a thousand times greater … or, to put it another way, the entire population of Las Vegas when he was born would not have filled all of the rooms in any one of the hotels he owned.
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A Record Hot June Takes its Toll
What can we learn from the recent streak of triple ...
What can we learn from the recent streak of triple digit days. Hint: It’s a desert out there. Here’s Norm Schilling.
