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After Las Vegas fixes Cesar Chavez’s legacy, let’s ponder renaming Carson City

Posted on March 28, 2026 by William P. BarrettMarch 31, 2026
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Nevada’s remote state capital is named for Kit Carson, a war criminal who shot Indians and Latinos

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In Las Vegas, Halloween is Nevada Day, when Lincoln did trick AND treat

Posted on October 31, 2025 by William P. BarrettOctober 31, 2025
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Honest Abe rigged the state’s creation in 1864 to help his re-election

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Las Vegas exhibition really suggests Old Spanish Trail was much ado about nothing

Posted on November 18, 2024 by William P. BarrettJanuary 26, 2025
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Nevada State Museum display about 19th century route is not all that compelling

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How extreme heat made Las Vegas, again

Posted on July 4, 2024 by William P. BarrettJuly 21, 2024
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Air conditioning turned terrible weather into another tourist attraction

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