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JONAS BROTHERS 8 p.m., thru 6/11, Dolby Live, ticketmaster. com.

NERVO With Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv. com.

BARRY MANILOW 7 p.m., thru 6/11, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster. com.

XENAA 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.

ACRAZE 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup. com.

CHAD DANIELS 7 & 9:30 p.m., Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguys comedy.com.

THE SCORCHED With Doublewide, Trvlrs, Da Moklez, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite. com.

“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC He was just a kid with jokes who happened to play a mean accordion. Creeps in his college dorm called him “weird,” so he bested them by making the word part of his name. A huge fan of the Dr. Demento radio show and its weekly bounty of comedy and novelty songs, he began recording original songs and parodies for it— and within a few short years, “Weird Al” Yankovic emerged, his persona almost fully formed. There has never been anyone quite like Yankovic before—an expert satirist with a solid understanding of how comedy works in multiple mediums (c’mon, UHF was funny), and a damned good musician and songwriter who has more than earned those five Grammys and millions upon millions of records sold. Weird Al is a pop-culture miracle, one which you need to witness for yourself sometime over his three-night run at the Venetian. Seriously, this guy. The guy who did “Amish Paradise,” “Eat It” and “Another One Rides the Bus.” Stay weird, Al. June 8, 10-11, 8 p.m., $35-$119+, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com. –Geoff Carter (Richard Shotwell/AP Photo)

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HENDERSON PRIDE FEST Times vary, thru 6/11, Galleria at Sunset, henderson pridefest.org. DIPLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

SHANIA TWAIN 8 p.m., & 6/11 & 6/15, Zappos Theater, ticketmaster.com. ABOVE & BEYOND 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup. com. KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 6/11, Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com. MARTIN GARRIX With Justin Mylo, 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. TASHA SULTANA Musical polymaths like Tash Sultana don’t come around often. The gender-fluid singer-songwriter started playing guitar at age 3 and has since become a master of more than 10 instruments, including mandolin and saxophone. As a teen, Sultana busked on the streets of Melbourne and performed at open mics. That all changed in 2016 when the multifaceted artist posted a YouTube video for “Jungle,” a sultry slow burn of a track featuring Sultana with a full instrumental setup in a bedroom. Sold-out arena tours and two albums followed, and now Sultana has released their latest project, MTV Unplugged, Live in Melbourne. Plug in to Sultana’s stripped-down live performance when the singer rolls into the Cosmopolitan. June 10, 8 p.m., $45-$130+, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com. –Amber Sampson

OPERA LAS VEGAS: TOSCA 7:30 p.m., & 6/12 at 2 p.m., Judy Bayley Theatre, operalasvegas.com.

BOZ SCAGGS 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter. com. DJ PAULY D 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com. KONSTANTINA GIANNI 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv. com. RICHARD CHEESE & LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 9 p.m., Club Madrid, stationcasinoslive. com. JUNETEENTH POWWOW 4-8 p.m. (& 6/11, 2-7 p.m.), Student Union at CSN’s West Charleston campus, csn.edu.

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STING 8 p.m., & 6/11 & 6/15, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

AS I LAY DYING With Whitechpel, Shadow of Intent, OV Sulfur, 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com. BALLET FOLKLORICO IZEL: VERANO MEXICANO 7 p.m., Winchester Dondero Park, eventbrite.com. ANGEL With Dianthus, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite. com.

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AFROJACK 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com. (Courtesy/Sam Marshall)

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REGGAE IN THE DESERT The past two years have been a little less groovy without Reggae in the Desert. But this weekend, the long-running festival returns to the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater for its 19th edition. The power of reggae endures with an allstar festival lineup that includes the highly influential Marcia Griffiths (whose hit “Electric Boogie” inspired the electric slide), the legendary Don Carlos and headliner Ky-mani Marley, son of the beloved Bob Marley. Patrons can also feed their souls on a feast of Caribbean offerings like jerk chicken and fried plantains at the festival’s vendor village. Bring a blanket for the lawn, grab a cold beverage and enjoy the long-awaited show. June 11, $40+, 2 p.m., Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, reggae inthedesert.com. –Amber Sampson

JAMEY JOHNSON 7 p.m., Resorts World Events Center, rwlasvegas.com. 6LACK 10:30 p.m., Light Nightclub, thelightvegas.com. MARSHMELLO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. ORANGE COUNTY 7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslights.com.

FREESTYLE EXPLOSION THROWBACK JAM 7 p.m., Orleans Arena, ticketmaster. com.

MOJAVE SUN With Mother Mercury, The Dirty Hooks, 9 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS VS. SAN DIEGO STRIKE FORCE 4 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.

ALESSO 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.

MUSTARD 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.

TIËSTO 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

CHRIS BROWN 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup. com.

THE CHAINSMOKERS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

ZEDD 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

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BOB THE DRAG QUEEN As Bob the Drag Queen, non-binary actor and performer Christopher Caldwell won season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race and stars in HBO’s unscripted series We’re Here, which will return for its third season this fall after winning a GLAAD award and getting nominated for an Emmy. When onstage, Bob shifts into stand-up comedy mode, welcoming the audience into her world with warm accessibility and pulling back the curtain on the culture that inspired her. She just recently announced these Pride month performances at Virgin’s intimate showroom. 6:30 & 9 p.m., 24 Oxford, $29-$69, etix.com. –Brock Radke (Courtesy/Jacob Ritts)

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KYGO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com. LIL JON 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events. taogroup.com. BABY SHARK LIVE 2 p.m., Orleans Arena, ticket master.com.

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CAM’RON 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisg roup.com. MC CHRIS 9 p.m., the Nerd, eventbrite.com. SICKICK 11 a.m., Elia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com. ZEN FREEMAN 10:30 p.m., Moonbeam at Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv. com.

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ALYSSA EDWARDS 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation. com. MICHAEL MALONE With Andy Woodhull, DJ Sandhu, thru 6/15, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett Comedy Club, mgmgrand. mgmresorts. com.

PAULY SHORE 10:30 p.m., Laugh Factory, ticketmaster. com. MURDA BEATZ 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup. com.

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LUKE BRYAN 8 p.m., Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

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SCOTT BAUER: ART OF INSPIRATION You say TOEMAY-TOE, I say TOE-MAH-TOE. At the end of the day, it’s the same fruit often mistaken for a vegetable. Abstract artist Scott Bauer’s Art of Inspiration series spells out universal values using word art, hard-edged geometric shapes and popping colors. The paintings beg the question, do words like “truth,” “equality” or “kindness” have the same meaning for everyone? Do we all interpret them in the same way, especially in today’s news and media landscape? In his artist’s statement, Bauer says he hopes the exhibit provokes questions about culture, politics and religion and highlights humans’ similarities, rather than their polarizing differences. “Hopefully the end result will be a fresh realization of our shared humanity and a basis from which we can engage each other in a more tolerant and respectful way,” he says. Thru August 26, free, Sahara West Library, lvccld.org. –Shannon Miller

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LOUD LUXURY 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup. com.

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MIKE MARINO With John Diresta, Roberto Rodriguez, 6/146/15, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. (& 6/13, 8:30 p.m.), Laugh Factory, ticketmaster. com.

RAANAN HERSHBERG With Jordan Jensen, Orlando Leyba, Michael Yo, 6/13-6/19, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Comedy Cellar, comedycellar. com. TODD REXX 6/13-6/19, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegas comedy.com.

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THE MOONSHINERS With Jase Naron, 5:30 p.m., the Lawn at Downtown Summerlin, summerlin.com. COMPOSERS SHOWCASE 9:30 p.m., Myron’s, the smithcenter.com.

ED SULLIVAN’S ROCK & ROLL HEROES 6 p.m., Italian American Club, iacvegas.com. FAED 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

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idterm elections—halfway through a president’s term—historically draw lower voter participation than presidential elections. Only 62% of Nevada’s 1.5 million registered voters participated in the 2018 midterm general election, a significant drop from the 76% of voters who showed up for the 2016 presidential election, according to the Nevada Secretary of State. Turnout was even lower in the 2018 midterm primary, when only 22% of eligible Nevada voters cast a ballot. Now, it’s again time for Southern Nevadans to take part in the democractic process, with this year’s midterm primary election set for June 14 at more than 120 local polling sites (see Page 33 for a listing). Early voting, which began May 28, closes on June 10. This year, many voters won’t be heading to a polling site, however. A law passed last year by the Nevada Legislature calls for all registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot for all elections moving forward. Simply complete the ballot and drop it in the mail to complete your civic duty. “The access is really great for all voters,” says Joe Gloria, Clark County’s registrar of voters Joe Gloria says. “We tried to make it as easy as possible.” A lot’s at stake this year, as elected officials will determine legislation on gun control, women’s reproductive rights, voting access and more.

For a complete list of candidates, visit lasvegassun.com/election-guide-2022.

Gloria oversaw elections in 2020, which were marked by the pandemic and (disproved) concerns about election security and legitimacy. He says that since state law requires a universal mail ballot system, Clark County has strengthened its infrastructure to process them. “The volume of mail that came in 2020 far surpassed anything that we’ve done in the past,” Gloria says. “We’ve been doing mail ballots for a long time, so we had to adapt our processes to handle the volume. We increased the number of staff. We lobbied heavily to receive money from the county commission and get equipment that gives us the ability to process more ballots.” Who’s on the ballot? It depends on the party affiliation listed on your voter registration. Regardless of your affiliation, you can vote for nonpartisan offices including judges, school board trustees and city council. For partisan offices like governor, registered Democrats’ ballots will show only candidates belonging to their party, and same for Republicans. Nonpartisan voters and voters registered to any other party vote exclusively for nonpartisan positions. After all the votes are counted in this election, the winners of the partisan primaries will run against the opposing party’s winner in the general election in November. –Shannon Miller

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U.S. SENATE The nation is watching Nevada for its U.S. Senate seat, which is currently held by Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. If Republicans flip the seat red, they could potentially flip the Senate red, which would then help Republicans promote their agenda, and make it more difficult for Democrats to promote theirs.

SAM BROWN

HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE? If you registered or updated registration online after May 31, the county will not send a corresponding mail ballot for the 2022 primary election, but you can still vote at a polling site. You can register or update your registration online or in person on the day you cast your ballot. For same-day registration, you’ll need a Nevada DMV-issued driver’s license or ID. If the address on the ID doesn’t match your current residential address, you’ll need some other valid proof of residence (utility bill, bank statement, pay stub, etc.). You can register or update registration online at registertovote. nv.gov. And there are options to register in person at the DMV or through organizations and social services that provide voter registration assistance. –Shannon Miller

Brown is an Army veteran who was injured in Afghanistan. He’s a resident of Reno, where he and his wife launched a business helping veterans access pharmacy services.

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Cortez Masto took office in 2016, taking over the late Sen. Harry Reid’s seat. She's a former attorney general who served two terms and the first Latina ever to serve in the Senate. Other Democrats on the ballot: Stephanie Kasheta, Corey Reid, Allen Rheinhart.

BILL HOCKSTEDLER Hockstedler is a Pahrump resident and a veteran who works as the vice president of strategic development for Mayo Clinic.

ADAM LAXALT Laxalt was Nevada’s attorney general from 2015 to 2019 and is from Reno. He’s a former Naval officer and veteran, and he’s a former co-chair of the Trump Campaign of Nevada. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018. Other Republicans on the ballot: William Conrad, Sharelle Mendenhall, Tyler Perkins, Carlo Poliak, Paul Rodriguez.

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Congressional District 1 covers parts of Paradise and Henderson, and is held by Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, who is seeking re-election.

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Titus was first elected to Congress in 2008. Before that, she served in the Nevada Legislature for 20 years and taught American and Nevada government courses at UNLV for 32 years.

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AMY VILELA Vilela is an accountant and chief financial officer for her firm Progressives Consulting, which provides accounting and bookkeeping services to progressive campaigns. She unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2018.

Congressional District 3 covers the southernmost tip of Nevada, Spring Valley and up to the western side of North Las Vegas. Democratic Rep. Susie Lee holds the seat, and five Republicans are looking to oust her.

Lee took office in 2019. She was the founding director of After-School All-Stars and is president of Communities in Schools of Nevada. INCUMBENT

Other Democrats on the ballot: Randell Hynes.

APRIL BECKER Becker is the owner of April Becker & Associates law firm in Las Vegas and is a real estate attorney. She’s a graduate of UNLV, and she serves on the UNLV Libraries Advisory Board.

CAROLINA SERRANO Serrano is a UNLV graduate with a degree in journalism and media studies. She worked on Capitol Hill before leading the Hispanic outreach effort for Donald Trump back in Las Vegas.

MARK ROBERTSON Robertson is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. He has worked as a certified financial planner in southern Nevada and as an assistant professor and adjunct faculty member at UNLV, the National Defense University and the American College. Other Republicans on the ballot: Jane Adams. David Kenneth Brog, Cresent Hardy. Morgun Sholty. Cynthia Dianne Steel, Jessie Turner. Also on the ballot (other parties): Ken Cavanaugh (Libertarian), Comiesha “Monica” Lenoir (nonpartisan).

CLARK BOSSERT Bossert is an engineer for research projects in Las Vegas and previously worked as a budget coordinator for student affairs at UNLV.

JOHN KOVACS Kovacs owns multiple construction companies in Nevada and New Jersey. He’s a licensed member of the Nevada State Contractors Board and the Associated General Contractors of Nevada.

NOAH MALGERI Malgeri is a veteran, attorney and engineer. He’s the founder and chief executive of Mojave Rail Fabrication, which designs and builds roof racks, and was the director of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Project. Other Republicans on the ballot: Albert Goldberg.

For a complete list of candidates, visit lasvegassun.com/election-guide-2022.

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U.S. HOUSE Congressional District 4 covers North Las Vegas and the middle part of the state, including Pahrump and Tonopah. The representative position is a two-year term, currently held by Democrat Steven Horsford.

Horsford started his second term in 2019 but before that served in Congress from 2013 to 2015. Horsford also led the Culinary Training Academy and served in the Nevada Senate. INCUMBENT

ANNIE BLACK Black is the Nevada Assemblywoman for District 19. She previously served on Mesquite City Council and is affiliated with the Clark County Republican Party and Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.

CHANCE BONAVENTURA Bonaventura is Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore’s chief of staff and has previously run campaigns for Republican candidates.

SAMUEL JAMES PETERS Peters is a retired U.S. Air Force major who founded the Law Enforcement Loyalty PAC. He guest-hosted a conservative radio talk show and currently owns Peters Family Insurance, a risk management firm in Las Vegas.

HOW DO I CHECK MY REGISTRATION STATUS? If you have registered before and want to verify that your status is active (meaning the county clerk has a valid address on record) or update your mailing address, you can do so at nvsos. gov/votersearch. The county did not mail ballots to voters whose registration was inactive as of May 25; however, they still are eligible to vote in the primary, so long as they reside in Clark County. Presentation of Nevada DMV-issued ID is required.

HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT MY BALLOT WAS COUNTED? First off, all votes must be cast by June 14. For mail ballots, they must be postmarked on or before that date and must be received by the Clark County Election Department by June 18. You can track your mail ballot at by logging in to "registered voter services" on Clark County's election website. If you’re voting at a polling place, Clark County uses Dominion voting machines, which are certified at state and federal levels and provide a paper receipt of your selections. “We use a touch-screen voting machine with a voter verified paper audit trail attached to the side. And we have high-speed mail ballot readers that we use to tabulate our mail ballots,” Gloria says. “It is a very secure system, certified at the federal level by the U.S. [Election Assistance Commission]. And then the Secretary of State also certifies them.”

HOW CAN THEY BE SURE NO ONE VOTES TWICE? “We have a system in place here where once we start processing the [mail ballots], we’re able to update our poll book—not quite in real time, but very soon after we scan those ballots in. So we’re doing everything we can to prevent somebody from actually voting twice—once through the mail, and once in person,” Gloria says. “The computer system guards against that. And we’re consistently updating the poll book information against the mail ballots that are received so that we can control that and not allow people to vote twice.” –Shannon Miller

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GOVERNOR

LT. GOVERNOR

All eyes are on Nevada’s governor race, where Republicans are looking to oust Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo appears to be the leading GOP candidate, having acquired an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, but the primary is packed with experienced contenders. Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, for instance, received the endorsement of the Nevada Republican Party.

The lieutenant governor serves as the president of the Nevada Senate and presides over all state Senate floor proceedings. The lieutenant governor also serves as chair of the Nevada Commission of Tourism, charged with establishing policies and directing funding for tourism, and serves on the Nevada Board of Transportation and on the Board of Economic Development. Previous lieutenant governor Kate Marshall left the role to work at the White House. Sisolak appointed Lisa Cano Burkhead to fill the position, and she is seeking to retain the position.

Steve Sisolak is the incumbent who was elected in 2019. Before he became governor, Sisolak owned a communications business, served as a Clark County Commissioner and a regent at the NSHE Board of Regents. INCUMBENT

Other Democrats on the ballot: Tom Collins.

INCUMBENT

Cano Burkhead, born and raised in Las Vegas, graduated from the University of Redlands with a double major in English and Spanish and her teaching credential. The Henderson resident worked in Nevada schools for more than 20 years, including as a principal.

JOEY GILBERT Gilbert is a Reno-based attorney and former professional boxer. He’s also a former sports agent, and he served in the U.S. Air Force.

DEAN HELLER Heller, a resident of Carson City, is a former U.S. senator who served between 2011 and 2019. He also previously served as Nevada’s secretary of state.

S T O R Y

Cole is a retired small business owner and construction project manager, a political organizer and a civil rights activist. She served as the chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party and serves as chair of the Rural Democratic Caucus.

DEBRA MARCH

Lee is the mayor of North Las Vegas. He previously served in the Nevada State Senate and Assembly. Before his public career, he owned a plumbing company.

March is the mayor of Henderson, where she has been living for 30 years. She is also the chairwoman of the Regional Transportation Commission and the Regional Flood Control District. She's a graduate of UNLV and has worked as a parks ranger.

JOE LOMBARDO

Other Democrats on the ballot: Eva Chase.

JOHN LEE

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KIMI COLE

Lombardo has been the Clark County Sheriff since 2014. He has been with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 34 years and is also a military veteran.

GUY NOHRA Nohra is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Life Sciences Venture Capital firm, which has invested in 180 biotech and medical technology companies. He lives in Reno. Other Republicans on the ballot: Seven Achilles Evans, Gary “Radar” Evertsen, Eddie Hamilton, Tom Heck; Stan Lusak, Edward O’Brien, Fred Simon, William “Dock” Walls, Amber Whitley, Barak Zilberberg. Also on the ballot (other parties): Bradley Beck (nonpartisan); Austin Billings (nonpartisan); Ed Bridges (Independent American Party); Brandon Davis (Libertarian Party); Monique Richardson (nonpartisan).

STAVROS ANTHONY Anthony is a Las Vegas City Councilman 4 who also serves as mayor pro tem. He also served as a regent in the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents and worked at Metro Police.

JOHN MILLER Miller is a Henderson resident and the founding CEO of Las Vegas-based Lexicon Bank. He serves as a eucharistic minister of St. Viator Church and is the vice president of finance for the Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

DAN SCHWARTZ Schwartz was the Nevada Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. He has worked for 40 years in the financial and publishing industries and is the author of a financial book. Schwartz is also an Army veteran. He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020. Other Republicans on the ballot: Tony Grady, M. Kameron Hawkins, Mack Miller, Peter Pavone.

For a complete list of candidates, visit lasvegassun.com/election-guide-2022.

Also on the ballot (other parties): Bill Hoge (Independent American Party), John “Trey” Delap (nonpartisan), Javi Tachiquin (Libertarian).

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SECRETARY OF STATE

ATTORNEY GENERAL

The Secretary of State is responsible for maintaining the official records of the Nevada Legislature’s acts and the executive branch’s acts. They also supervise state and local elections and are the third highest-ranking state official. Barbara Cegavske, the current secretary of state, isn’t eligible to run again.

Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford is seeking reelection in 2022. Attorney generals are the top legal counsel in the state, and they are responsible for representing their state in legal matters.

CISCO AGUILAR Aguilar is the founding chairman of Cristo Rey St. Viator Board of Trustees, an attorney at De Castroverde Law Group and founder and chairman of a sports technology company called Blueprint Sports, LLC. He’s also a founding board member of the Innocence Center of Nevada.

JESSE HAW Haw is Nevada Senator for District 15 in Washoe. He’s a builder and developer, and he graduated from UNR with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is also president of the Reno Tahoe Open Foundation.

JIM MARCHANT Marchant is the founder of the Federation of Internet Service Providers of America and has been involved in the computer software, internet and telecommunications industries for about 40 years. Marchant is also a former Nevada Assemblyman and unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress in 2020.

RICHARD SCOTTI Scotti served as a Clark County District Court Judge for six years. He was elected twice to serve as one of the Governors of the State Bar of Nevada. He is a life member of the Fellows of the American Bar Association, a global honorary society of the top 1% of attorneys and judges. Other Republicans on the ballot: Kristopher Dahir, John Cardiff Gerhardt, Socorro Keenan. Also on the ballot (other parties): Ross Crane (Libertarian), Janine Hansen (Independent).

AARON FORD Ford worked for several law firms throughout his law career, most recently at Eglet Prince in Las Vegas with a focus on consumer protection. He is a former state senator who was majority leader in 2016.

TISHA BLACK Black is a real estate lawyer and Managing Partner at the law firm Black & Wadhams located in Las Vegas. She serves as the president of the Nevada Dispensary Association and vice chair of the Nevada State Bar Cannabis Practice Section.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I RECEIVED A MAIL BALLOT, BUT I PREFER TO VOTE IN PERSON AT A POLLING SITE? You’ll need to sign an affidavit, a document that clearly states that you do not plan to vote twice. You don’t have to bring the ballot with you; you can just destroy it. If you choose to bring your mail ballot to a polling place, election workers will accept it and mark it as surrendered.

WHO’S ON THE BALLOT? Candidates for congressional delegation, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state controller, attorney general, state legislature, Nevada System of Higher Education regents, local government (county commissioner, city council, mayor, district attorney, sheriff, administrators, school board trustees) and court judges. A full list of candidates on the 2022 primary election ballot is available on the Secretary of State’s website.

SIGAL CHATTAH Chattah opened her own law firm in 2002 in Las Vegas and practices domestic and international law. She has served as a planning commissioner and a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada. Also on the ballot (other parties): John T. Kennedy (Libertarian).

I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY AND THE ACCURACY OF BALLOT COUNTING. You can see for yourself! Per Nevada law, anyone may observe voting at a voting site—no credentials required. Anyone wishing to do so should ask for the voting site “Team Leader,” who will direct the observer to a designated location within the voting site. Observers will be required to sign a form confirming that they will not: speak to voters; use a phone or computer within the voting site; advocate for or oppose any candidate, party or ballot question; argue for or against the decisions of election personnel; or interfere with the conduct of voting. The form states that observers can be removed from the site for violating any of those regulations. The number of observers might be limited for reasons of public safety, protection of voter privacy or maintenance of order. –Shannon Miller

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MEET THE CANDIDATES

NSHE BOARD OF REGENTS The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents sets policies and approves budgets for the entire public system of higher education in Nevada, which includes four community colleges, one state college, two universities and one research institute. Each of the 13 regents is elected to a six-year term. The Board of Regents races are nonpartisan.

HEATHER BROWN Brown is cofounder of StartUp Vegas, a nonprofit aiming to boost startup culture and create an environment of entrepreneurship.

MICHELEE “SHELLY” CRAWFORD Crawford is a principal at C.C. Ronnow Elementary School in Las Vegas and a member of the National Guard.

KARL CATARATA

AARON MANFREDI

Catarata is the chairman of the Nevada Commission on Mentoring and current UNLV student working toward a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Manfredi is a real estate agent previously ran for public administrator in Clark County. He previously worked as a Clark County juvenile probation officer.

JEANINE DAKDUK

ELMER PORTER

Dakduk is a higher education professional who has worked at UNLV and UNR as an academic advisor. She is also a UNLV alumna who has a master’s degree in educational leadership.

Porter has worked in education for the past 38 years as a teacher, technology director, high school coach and athletic director. Over the past several years he has served as a volunteer firefighter and Lions Club member.

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SUSAN BRAGER

C O V E R

Also on the ballot: Brandin Manwill.

Brager is a former Clark County School District trustee and a Clark County commissioner living in Las Vegas. She serves on the Public Education Foundation board, and the Southern Hills board of trustees.

JOHN PATRICK RICE Rice is a Great Basin College professor and former Elko city councilman.

HIEU LE Le is executive secretary at the Nevada State Legislature and is a UNLV alumnus.

AURY NAGY Nagy is a managing partner at Nevada Brain and Spine Care. Also on the ballot: David “Coach” Crete, M.J. Ivy.

Also on the ballot: Jonathan Baltera, Stacy Smith.

JOHN MORAN Moran is the incumbent and was elected in 2016. He serves as chair of the ad hoc Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Board Search Committee and is also a member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Committee; Health Sciences System Committee; Security Committee; and Workforce Committee.

STEPHANIE GOODMAN Goodman is the owner of an advertising and marketing company. She is a lifelong Nevadan, a UNLV graduate and a mother of two children. Also on the ballot: Jennifer M. Bandiero.

For a complete list of candidates, visit lasvegassun.com/election-guide-2022.

CAN I GIVE MY MAIL BALLOT TO SOMEONE ELSE TO DROP IT OFF? There are no restrictions for collecting ballots to be submitted to official drop-off locations, Gloria says. “There was a change in law that allows voters to [do so],” he says. “Before, they were limited to only turning theirs in, or a member of their family’s. Now, there’s no restriction on that.”

IF I DON’T WANT TO DROP MY MAIL BALLOT IN MY USUAL MAILBOX, ARE THERE OFFICIAL DROP BOXES AVAILABLE? All Clark County polling places also serve as mail ballot dropoff locations. You can also drop your ballot off at Clark County Election Department and city halls. A list of locations and hours is available on the election department’s website. It’s a felony for anyone other than Election Department Officials to provide ballot drop boxes. “Folks shouldn’t be having their own private drop-off boxes. If they have a group of them, they need to turn them in at an official drop off site,” Gloria says.

CAN MY MAIL BALLOT BE THROWN OUT BECAUSE OF THE SIGNATURE? This can and has happened, but it’s rare, Gloria says. If a voter missed the instruction and did not sign their mail ballot or a question arises about the signature, the election department will contact the voter by phone, email and mail using the information from the voter’s registration. Those voters have until 5 p.m. on June 20 to provide a signature confirmation or actual signature, as applicable. –Shannon Miller

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ENDORSEMENTS T

he spirit of public service is alive and well in Southern Nevada, as shown by a strong and diverse field of candidates competing in the June 14 statewide primary election. As voters consider their choices, we have teamed up with our partners on the Las Vegas Sun Editorial Board to offer our recommendations in select races. (Not all races include an endorsement.) While not an exhaustive list, in general we considered candidates who 1. are not actively undermining the U.S. Constitution and U.S. electoral system by promoting claims of election fraud or other unfounded vast conspiracy; 2. have a firm grasp on issues that matter to Nevada voters and provided at least some specific policy proposals for addressing those issues; and 3. demonstrated leadership qualities, including the ability to effectively convey their ideas and engage in basic editorial review of their public statements and writings. To be clear, candidates were not removed from consideration simply because they discussed issues related to election integrity or otherwise put forth policy proposals with which we might disagree. Rather, candidates were only removed from consideration for asserting verifiably false information, failing to provide specific policy proposals, or failing to meet even basic electoral standards. Under all circumstances, promoting the "Big Lie” renders a candidate simply unqualified for office and untrustworthy in civic life.

U.S. SENATE Democratic Primary

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Embodying the quintessential narrative of the American Dream, Catherine Cortez Masto proved in her first term that she is a worthy successor to former Senator Harry Reid, and a champion for all Nevadans. Her ability to build coalitions has helped her be incredibly productive for a first-term Senator and earned her a rare combination of endorsements that include everyone from national environmental groups and socialand economic-justice organizations to the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers and Professional Firefighters of Nevada. Republican Primary

No Endorsement While most eyes are focused on the fight between Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown, we cannot endorse either candidate, as both have actively contributed to Trump’s lies about the 2020 election that undermine American democracy. In fact, of the eight candidates who are running in the Republican primary, only Bill Hockstedler, who identifies himself by the moniker “straight shooter,” cleared the extremely low bar we established of not spreading verifiably false or conspiratorial propaganda. Unfortunately, he is still too extreme on some of his positions for us to feel comfortable offering our endorsement.

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GOVERNOR Democratic Primary

Gov. Steve Sisolak

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Democratic Primary

C O V E R

S T O R Y

Reps. Dina Titus, Steven Horsford and Susie Lee The Weekly strongly endorses the Democratic incumbents in Southern Nevada’s 1st, 3rd and 4th congressional districts: Titus, Lee and Horsford, respectively. With 30 years of legislative service to her name, Congresswoman Dina Titus has a proven track record as a pragmatic leader who gets things done for Nevadans. As chairwoman of the subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Titus is well-positioned to ensure the future economic growth of Nevada. The subcommittee oversees many federal real estate and economic development programs, an especially important position in a state in which 63% of the land is owned by the federal government. Like Titus, Congressman Steve Horsford is a seasoned veteran with more than a decade of combined service in Congress and the Nevada State Senate. Throughout that time, Horsford has been a strong advocate for ensuring all Nevadan’s have access to affordable healthcare, lowering prescription costs and creating job training programs. Though not as experienced as Titus or Horsford, Congresswoman Susie Lee is vying for her third term and is becoming a noteworthy congresswoman. Rising to prominence as the founding director of the Inner-City Games—now known as the After-School All-Stars, which conducts after-school programs for children—Lee has continued to advocate for safer, healthier communities for children and families alike. In short, all three incumbents have been staunch defenders of democracy and advocates for Nevada. All now have multiple terms under their belts and have served commendably. They deserve another two years representing the State. Republican Primary

No Endorsement On the Republican side, it’s a disappointing field short of public leadership experience and long on Trump-era extremism. While we cannot formally endorse any of these candidates (and consider several of them to be active threats to democracy), we will note that of the 16 Republican candidates running for CD1, CD3 or CD4, two, Mark Robertson and John Kovacs, did go on record with a news outlet stating that Biden defeated Trump in 2020 and is the rightful President of the United States. Despite these statements, both candidates have touted the existence of election fraud and the need for greater election integrity, undermining their own admissions that Biden was duly elected.

The tenure of Steve Sisolak, the first Democrat elected governor of Nevada in more than 20 years, has been far from perfect. Fortunately, we do not expect perfection from our elected leaders. During a time of extraordinary crisis, he showed us steady, calm and resolute leadership. He also delivered on the overwhelming majority of his big-ticket campaign promises, including raising the minimum wage, expanding the small-business assistance program, updating the K-12 funding formula and boosting Medicaid reimbursement rates. Most important, however, is that Sisolak helped expand voter access and rebuild the institutions of democracy in Nevada. Republican Primary

William “Dock” Walls While the five leading candidates in the Republican Primary continue to undermine democracy through their support of the Big Lie, there is one candidate who has both refuted it and committed to taking action to oppose voter suppression, empower people through voter education and mobilization, and protect the right to vote. A self-described “Renaissance Republican,” William “Dock” Walls has also developed creative solutions to help address the epidemic of violence and help balance the state budget. Given his independence and respect for all Nevadans, we offer our endorsement. Walls faces an uphill battle in his campaign for Governor, but one thing is certain: If the Republican party is to return to its place as a positive contributing force in the two-party system, people like Walls are indispensable voices of sanity and dignity.

ENDORS

For a complete list of candidates, visit lasvegassun.com/election-guide-2022.

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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

SECRETARY OF STATE

Democratic Primary

Republican Primary:

Lisa Cano Burkhead and Debra March (dual endorsement) We trust the governor’s thought process in choosing Lisa Cano Burkhead as his Lieutenant Governor and believe she has proven herself to be effective and fair-minded. She is also a lifelong educator, which, in our opinion should be among our most important focuses as a state. We cannot ignore, however, what an outstanding mayor Debra March has been for the city of Henderson. She has successfully guided Nevada’s second-largest city through a period of rapid growth and transformation while masterfully responding to a global pandemic. Both candidates represent the best of the next generation of Democratic leaders and either would make an excellent Lieutenant Governor. Republican Primary

No Endorsement Despite campaigning for the second-highest office in the state, three of the seven Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor do not offer any policy proposals on their websites. Among the four remaining, all either actively lied to the public about their experiences or credentials, demonstrated a lack of understanding of even the most basic issues facing our state or have taken affirmative actions to undermine democracy. One particularly noteworthy example is Republican Mack Miller, who was caught inventing a nonexistent organization in order to give himself an endorsement. In a GOP ecosystem of false and misleading statements, we cannot offer an endorsement on the Republican side of the ticket.

No Democratic Primary

Kris Dahir The Nevada Secretary of State race might not be as “sexy” or wellknown as races further up the ballot, but it is perhaps the most important position to the preservation of our democracy, because the Secretary of State oversees all elections. While we believe that Democrat Cisco Aguilar is the best choice for Secretary of State, should Nevada choose to support a Republican candidate, we believe Kris Dahir is the only one who does not pose a direct threat to democracy by advancing the Big Lie. Every candidate outside of Dahir has effectively stated within their materials that they are comfortable with suppressing votes and subverting democracy. Dahir’s campaign website leads with a promise to follow existing election law rather than subvert it and intentionally work to counter disinformation regarding elections.

ATTORNEY GENERAL Democratic Primary

Aaron Ford Attorney General Aaron Ford is an incumbent who served the state well during the pandemic. We see no reason to abandon his leadership now.

Republican Primary

No Endorsement For months, Sigal Chattah has been accusing her Republican primary opponent, Tisha Black, of being a Democratic party plant that the “liberal media” would rally behind. We are obliged to disappoint, as we decline to endorse either candidate in this race. Chattah’s text message stating that current AG Aaron Ford, a Black man, should be hung from a crane was, at best, joking about violence against a government official, or, at worst, advocating for a public lynching. Adding insult to injury, both candidates made statements last month on the issue of abortion that call into question whether they have read or understand the state’s constitution. It was a surprising gaff, given that abortion is one of the GOP’s most important wedge issues and the two women are running to be the state’s highest-ranking attorney.

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CONTROLLER

STATE SENATE

Democratic Primary

Senate District 2, Republican primary

Ellen Spiegel

The statements and positions of the candidates in this race are so confusing and contradictory that even the State Republican Party chose not to endorse any of them.

A five-term member of the Nevada Assembly, Ellen Spiegel has proven herself to be an effective leader and advocate for all Nevadans. Her legislative accomplishments include fighting for equal pay and reproductive rights for women, marriage equality for gay and lesbian people and health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. When combined with her education and experience in economics and commerce, we believe she is among the most highly qualified former legislators to seek the position of Controller.

STATE ASSEMBLY Assembly District 2, Republican Primary

No endorsement

Senate District 8, Republican Primary

Selena Torres, Incumbent Assembly District 5, Republican Primary

Alan Hedrick

These are the only two candidates in this crowded field who met our criteria. While we might not agree on all of their policy proposals, they are not active insurrectionists or otherwise undermining democracy.

Assembly District 12, Democratic Primary

Max E. Carter II

Flemming Larsen

Cindi Rivera Aaron Bautista and Antonio Bowen both bring solid experiences and excellent ideas to the table and would make excellent legislators. Cindi Rivera’s experience in education, however, makes her voice invaluable in a state that desperately needs to get its educational system back on track. Assembly District 29, Democratic Primary I

Assembly District 13, Democratic Primary

Rhonda Knightly

Assembly District 13, Republican Primary

Assembly District 35, Republican Primary

Brian Hibbetts Senate District 12, Democratic Primary S T O R Y C O V E R

We endorsed her opponent, Lisa Guzman, for a CCSD board seat in 2020, but that was before the tremendous drama and unprofessional conduct displayed in the ouster and rehiring of Superintendent Jesus Jara. Julie Ann Pazina brings none of that baggage and is deserving of our endorsement. Senate District 21, Democratic Primary

Tiffany Jones

Assembly District 14, Democratic Primary

Julie Ann Pazina

Assembly District 42, Democratic Primary

Erica Mosca Assembly District 15, Democratic Primary I

Howard Watts, Incumbent Assembly District 16, Democratic Primary

Cecelia Gonzalez, Incumbent

Lesley Cohen, Incumbent Assembly District 29, Republican Primary

Will Rucker

Fabian Donate, Incumbent

David Orentlicher, Incumbent Assembly District 28, Democratic Primary

Assembly District 12, Republican Primary

Senate District 10, Democratic Primary I

Assembly District 3, Democratic Primary

Raja Mourey and Joey Paulos (dual endorsement)

No Republican Primary

Heidi Kasama, Incumbent

Assembly District 20, Democratic Primary

Tracy Brown-May, Incumbent Assembly District 42, Republican primary

Edward “Eddie” Facey

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James Ohrenschall, Incumbent

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BOARD OF REGENTS (NONPARTISAN) District 6

Heather Brown As the President and co-founder of StartUp Vegas, Heather Brown is a proven innovator with a demonstrated ability to get things done. With that said, voters with an appetite for a lesser-known but extremely exciting candidate should look into Karl Catarata. A current student at UNLV and among the youngest candidates ever to seek office in Nevada, Catarata possesses an impressive grasp of the issues plaguing higher education in Nevada.

CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION District E, Democratic Primary: Richard “Tick” Segerblom, Incumbent District F, Republican Primary: Jenna Waltho

CLARK COUNTY PARTISAN OFFICES District Attorney, Democratic Primary: Steve Wolfson, Incumbent County Recorder, Democratic Primary: Debbie Conway, Incumbent County Recorder, Republican Primary: John Evans Treasurer, Democratic Primary: J. Ken Diaz

CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF (NONPARTISAN) District 7

Kevin McMahill

Susan Brager With 12 years of experience on the Clark County School Board and 12 years on the Clark County Commission, Susan Brager has proven her commitment to crafting good policy for the benefit of our students. She also supports allowing university Presidents to be largely free of interference and meddling by the Regents—an essential step that Nevada must take. District 8

Michelee "Shelly" Crawford and John Patrick Rice (dual endorsement) With a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from UNLV and experience as a school principal and officer in the Air Force National Guard, Shelly Crawford immediately caught our eye. However, with a Fine Arts degree from UW-Milwaukee, a PhD from Capella University and experience as a faculty member and administrator at Great Basin College, John Patrick Rice brings his own impressive and valuable set of credentials. While these candidates come from radically different backgrounds and experiences, both possess attributes that would make them outstanding additions to the Board of Regents. Our only hope is that they can find a way to work together and learn from one another, regardless of whom ultimately wins the seat. District 13

John Moran, Incumbent Through years of crisis and turmoil caused by COVID and the drama surrounding Chancellor Melody Rose, John Moran has demonstrated strong, reliable, steadfast leadership. We offer him our endorsement without reservation.

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (NONPARTISAN) Much like Nevada’s educational system, the board of the Clark County School District is in need of an overhaul. Too often, the current board has been marred by conflict, turmoil, and a lack of professionalism that is unacceptable and unjustified—even during a pandemic. The endorsements below reflect our desire to return to a functioning school board with greater competence, professionalism and empathy. District D: Irene Cepeda, Incumbent District F: Irene Bustamante Adams District G: Greg Wieman

LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL (NONPARTISAN) Ward 2: Mike Tomko Ward 4: No Endorsement Ward 6: No Endorsement

HENDERSON CITY COUNCIL (NONPARTISAN) Mayor: Michelle Romero Ward 3: Steve Rice and Jodi Tyson (dual endorsement)

NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL (NONPARTISAN) Mayor: Pamela Goynes-Brown and Pat Spearman (dual endorsement) Ward 1: Isaac E. Barron, Incumbent Ward 3: Scott Black, Incumbent

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nce again, this year’s election will be one of the most important in your life. Just like 2016. And 2018. And 2020. We get it, it’s annoying to have every election and every primary be so important. But right now, they are. Because, in the end, democracy itself is on the ballot due to extremist attempts to subvert bedrock American ideas. We long for the days when you might have a sleepy offyear election. They’ll return someday. But for now, again, voters need to stand firm and defend democracy. Past versions of the Republican party had the best interests of the nation at heart, but simply disagreed with Democrats on the best path to move our country forward. The current iteration of Republicanism is a house on fire—a hollowed-out husk of the proud, principled and voraciously independent party it once was, still smoldering with red-hot embers that seek only to burn and destroy. Moderates have been silenced, violent nationalists emboldened, independent opinions prohibited, and the base of the organization now lies in the small percentage of Americans who view Trump as a demigod, incapable of fault or deceit. Today’s GOP has morphed into a party of blind followers eager to obey orders from their leader. Candidates for the Grand Ole Party (GOP) are almost conspiratorial in avoiding the press or articulating a platform to the public.

When they do finally speak, it’s often in paranoid and contradictory terms that express the dangers lurking just beyond the horizon. When we were researching endorsements, we encountered more than two dozen Republican candidates in Clark County who had either no policy positions on their website or no website whatsoever. Of those Republicans who did state policy positions, many actively undermined democracy by supporting the “Big Lie” about the 2020 election being “stolen” from Trump. Even more made bold statements about the need for more guns, fewer gun restrictions, more powerful police and a more militarized border. This aligns with their support for party members who launched a violent insurrection at the Capitol to overturn a fair election while complaining about election fraud being perpetrated by both Democrats and their own party members—simply because they lost. It also aligns with their support for fetuses, whose rights are apparently absolute, even in cases of rape and incest, while leaving the rights of 10-year-old children to the whims of a “freedom-loving” AR-15 owner who is apparently too important to be inconvenienced by a background check. And while all politics is local, until recently, issues of national policy were largely the purview of the wealthy men who had access to the halls of Washington, D.C., and the various state capitals.

Today, however, the battleground for Democracy is heavily focused in our neighborhoods and local communities and the fight for down-ballot races. Bad political actors, looking to suppress the voices of the American people, are increasingly seeking the power to enforce their will via the Secretary of State’s office. If elected, they can simply refuse to certify the results of an election they don’t like. Don’t like that your child is being taught that Black people and white people are equal, or that gay people are people too? Get elected to the school board with a few of your friends and you can work to sanitize history to only include the things you like. Those who control the levers of power need only pull the lever to realize their political will. Trump’s Republican Party will pull the levers of authoritarianism, and the easiest levers to access are local. Countering this momentum will require each of us to devote some time, energy, and attention to being informed on local political campaigns and candidates and to VOTE. With content like our endorsement section, we hope we can help you stay informed. Voting is up to all of us. Our neighborhoods, schools, communities, Nevada and even the country are relying on us to do our part to get our family, friends, neighbors and community members to come together and help us put out the fire that’s raging in America right now.

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INSURRECTION HEARINGS The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol goes public with its findings, as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster. The first of six hearings is set to begin June 9 at 5 p.m.

SLOW START FOR VOTING In the first week of early voting for the primary election, Clark County saw about 23,758 residents cast a ballot, just 270 more than in Washoe County. Early voting runs through June 10. Primary Election Day is June 14.

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Majestic Repertory Theatre has been on an unassailable creative tear since the lifting of pandemic restrictions, presenting such popular hits as The Sandman, The Craft and Clown Bar 2 (now playing through June 12). Nevertheless, the Arts District-based theater company struck a cautious tone in an email announcing its 2022-23 season: “Let’s not call it a ‘season,’ shall we? It’s a ‘slate,’ ” the email reads. “The last time we announced a ‘season,’ you know what happened: We spent two years struggling for survival in uncertain times.” If Majestic’s creative director, Troy Heard, is trepidatious about creating theater in this desperate, dispiriting cultural moment, you wouldn’t know it from the company’s bold upcoming slate. It begins September 29 with Topher Payne’s 2018 Angry F*gs, a dark political satire in which “a hate crime becomes the lynchpin in a left-wing terrorist movement.” January 19, 2023, sees the return of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s glam rock masterpiece Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a heartbreaking and quietly triumphant story of gender identity, true love and cool wigs. It’s followed March 9 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee’s deathless Inherit the Wind, an American courtroom drama that’s every bit as relevant now as it was in 1955. Several more productions are in the works for 2023 but don’t yet have firm dates. Night of the Living Dead (Abridged) squeezes George Romero’s zombie epic down to a bite-sized cast of three. The Wild Party, based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1926 narrative poem, is an interactive night of Jazz Age fun and debauchery. And Poisoning Pigeons in the Park is an old-fashioned revue built from the songs of musical satirist Tom Lehrer. Tickets go on sale soon, assuming we’re not laid flat by another virus, insurrection or recession. –Geoff Carter

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TEAM PLAYER “I don’t want to go in front of these guys and say, ‘Hey, you know what I can do. You saw me in 2019, I had 19 sacks.’ [It’s] What have you done for me lately? What can you do for me now? And I know that. I take pride in that.” –Chandler Jones, Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher who signed with the team this offseason

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Since bottoming out at $118,000 during the fallout from the Great Recession in early 2012, the median price for a home in the Las Vegas area has more than quadrupled and is up 25% from the same month last year.

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People using the interchange at Interstate 15 and Tropicana Avenue to get to Allegiant Stadium or T-Mobile Arena will have an easier time of it in years to come. But first, they’ll have to contend with about two years’ worth of construction designed to ease the traffic congestion on event days. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Las Vegas recently to tout the multimillion-dollar project to replace the interchange at I-15 and Tropicana Avenue, praising Gov. Steve Sisolak and Nevada’s

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federal delegation for laying groundwork to make quick use of funds provided in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden in November 2021. “Modernizing this intersection is going to help more people to get to where they need to go more safely, more efficiently and more reliably,” Buttigieg said. Most of the construction should be concluded by 2024, officials said, but close-out work and cleanup will last into 2025. –Casey Harrison

The Day N Vegas festival, a hip-hop and R&B weekender that debuted in 2019, will return to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip for Labor Day weekend, September 2-4. The scheduled headliners are SZA, J. Cole and Travis Scott, with Summer Walker, H.E.R., Pusha T, Jhené Aiko and Grammy-winning Las Vegas rapper Baby Keem also on the bill. The festival has opened registration for access to presale passes and passes will be available starting at 10 a.m. June 10 at daynvegas2022.com. –Brock Radke

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Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) shoots the ball June 2 against the Connecticut Sun at the Michelob Ultra Arena. The Aces (10-2) lost that game, 97-90, but still have the best record in the WNBA. They play again June 11, with their next home game June 19 at 3 p.m. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS RAISING STARTING TEACHER PAY BY 16%, OR $7,000, AND GIVING CURRENT TEACHERS A $5,000 BONUS, STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

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Avoid the dayclub crowds with this midweek dip Las Vegas has long been a weekenders’ paradise—Memorial Day, EDC, Labor Day, the Super Bowl—but as you watch Liquid Pool Lounge-branded beach balls roll past your feet on a Wednesday afternoon, you’re reminded once more that every day can be a weekend in this town. Long a hidden gem in Aria’s massive pool complex, Liquid has taken the beach ball and run with the idea, launching the Wednesday Dip party for locals who are stuck working on the weekends or would prefer to avoid the spectacle of the Strip’s weekend dayclub scene. As high noon hits on this Wednesday in late May, the crowds are starting to pour in—bikini-clad girlfriends in cattleman hats, couples in matching swimsuits, strutting beefcakes who left their shirts back in the car—and the DJ, the always reliable local Silla Torres (aka Yo Quiero Silla), has taken her position behind the decks. This crowd is in for an afternoon of skull-pounding beats, but Liquid on a Wednesday is a slightly more relaxed vibe, as opposed to the “live every day like it’s Shark Week”

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feel of the weekends. You’re still at risk of friendly fire from another party’s Champagne spray, which isn’t always a bad thing, but these folks are here to unwind, whether that means tossing the ball around the pool or playing dead on a daybed. The Wednesday Dip might be a retreat from the office and a pared-down version of the Strip’s larger, wilder pool parties, but many of the same dayclub rules still apply: Bring your sunscreen and credit card, and reserve yourself a place with some shade. Wednesday heat is no different than Saturday heat; fortunately this pool is surrounded by daybeds with attached umbrellas and a row of covered cabanas (plus the “party cabanas” adjacent to the DJ booth) to fit you and your friends. Without that, you’ll find yourself seeking shelter in the bar area or huddling under a single umbrella that’s set up near the lockers, and there’s no guarantee said umbrella will be for the long run. Too many meetings on Wednesdays? There’s still plenty of weekday pool action you can get into on the Strip:

BARE MONDAYS The famously “European-style” Bare Pool Lounge at the Mirage (which is still the Mirage, for now) has a Monday industry party for those lucky enough to have the day off. Mondays, 11 a.m., $20, barepoollv.com. OUT OF OFFICE THURSDAYS The revamped Tao Beach Dayclub at Venetian launched its Thursday locals party this year with BOGO cocktails and complimentary entry for locals. Thursdays, 11 a.m., $10, events.taogroup.com. STADIUM SWIM Circa Las Vegas’ massive Downtown pool complex is open all-day, every day, though you’ll have the most fun if you schedule your visit around your favorite sporting event. Prices vary, circalasvegas.com/ stadium-swim.

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Las Vegas Restaurant Week offers something for everyone Las Vegas Restaurant Week is back. Three Square Food Bank’s annual celebration of local cuisine and fundraiser to help feed those in need kicked off June 6 and continues through June 17, with approximately 200 participating restaurants. You know how this goes—diners get a get price for a multi-course meal at their favorite eateries all over town, restaurants get some extra business and exposure and Three Square gets a portion of each meal’s cost to support the one in six Southern Nevadans battling food insecurity. Restaurant Week has provided millions of meals for nearly 364,000 residents, according to Three Square President and CEO Brian Burton. “Year after year, this event continues to show us what a great city can do when good food is combined with kindness and generosity,” he said in a statement. “The entire community comes together to ensure

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everyone has a meal at the table.” Visit restaurantweeklv.org now to find the all-important list of participating restaurants and menus. Restaurant Week has always been a miraculous force for the community, but its full-scale comeback during this still-uncertain pandemic period when the industry continues to fight for survival is especially impressive. The event was suspended in 2020 and then adjusted in 2021; Three Square traditionally collects $4–$6 of every meal sold from participating restaurants but required a donation of just $1 per cover last year. Last year also saw a record number of new participants, another demonstration of the generosity and grit embedded in Las Vegas’ restaurant community. Restaurant Week is a vital force in this unique dining city. For

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Spectacular Strip picks for Restaurant Week BOUCHON We have a hard time staying away from this legendary Venetian spot during Restaurant Week, and this year’s $80 menu rolls out some iconic dishes: buttery escargots de Bourgogne, foie gras terrine, ribeye steak frites and profiteroles. Venetianlasvegas.com.

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SUPERFRICO Make a full night of it at the new Cosmopolitan hot spot by grabbing drinks at the Ski Lodge before dinner and catching Opium after. For $60, we suggest delicate calamari with yuzu kosho and tangerine honey, pasta in rich lamb ragu spiked with mint and za’atar, and roasted pineapple sorbetto for dessert for your three-course menu selections. Superfrico.com. GENTING PALACE Restaurant Week is a great time to hit a fancy joint you might not otherwise visit, and this stylish Chinese dining room at Resorts World is a prime candidate. Dim sum and braised abalone noodles with pork belly are among the offerings for its $80 dinner deal. Rwlasvegas. com.–BR

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LOCAL LEGACY Mimmo Ferraro returns to the kitchen at his family’s iconic Italian restaurant

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An icon by any name, 37-year-old Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar recently changed its to the simple and succinct Ferraro’s Ristorante. The transition aligns with the family-run business’ goal to maintain and refresh its legacy in Las Vegas. The other notable change is a similar return to form: Mimmo Ferraro is back in the kitchen as executive chef after focusing in recent years on developing the family’s other concepts, Pizza Forte and Ferraro’s Italian Street Eats. The Vegas native grew up slicing cold cuts and bussing tables in the restaurant, founded by his parents Gino and Rosalba Ferraro in 1985. “It gave me a break from being on the line cooking every day, and I really enjoyed that part of it,” Mimmo says of building the other brands, which operate at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena, the Las Vegas Ballpark and Allegiant Stadium. Those developments were part of the family’s strategy to diversify implemented almost 10 years ago, when it wanted to branch out beyond the fine-dining experience at Ferraro’s. Installing eateries at the city’s new sports venues has been meaningful for Mimmo. “We probably only do 25% local business [at the restaurant], and everything else is conventions and tourism,” he says. “Being in T-Mobile and part of the Vegas Golden Knights [experience] is absolutely tremendous. We are turning into a big city.” Ferraro’s has long held a reputation for incredible Italian food and wine that stretches far beyond this burgeoning big city’s borders. The restaurant completed a major interior renovation just before the pandemic struck, and is close to finishing up the little details from that remodel, having recently added

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STREET SMARTS Laos Thai Street Food builds a following in Vegas and beyond n Street smarts come in handy for foodies. You have to know where to look for the best bites. And in an era when seemingly every entity must have an Instagram account to be considered credible, it’s remarkable when a restaurant can attract customers organically, through word of mouth alone. Laos Thai Street Food draws many Asian customers who are visiting Las Vegas and craving traditional and familiar foods. The menu offers a wide range of appetizers, salads, soups, noodles and curries. Papaya salad ($12) comes in one of two styles: Lao, which has a darker, stronger fish sauce dressing, and Thai, which includes tomato, Thai eggplant, green beans and carrot shavings. Roasted peanuts and dehydrated shrimp add texture to the dish, which comes with crisp lettuce and cabbage “boats” to help deliver the

umami papaya goodness to your mouth. Be cautious, as a typical spice-level five can feel like an eight or nine here. Thick, crunchy wonton wrappers envelop creamy, crabby goodness inside the crab ragoon ($10). Tom kha soup ($12) comes served in a hot pot of tangy broth, and you can taste the infusion of lemongrass, kefir lime leaves and ginger with coconut milk, hearty mushrooms and a choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or tofu. Yellow curry ($12) includes onion, carrot and potato in a comforting blend of spices, served with jasmine rice. Other notable menu items include the sweet and savory pineapple fried rice ($13) with raisins, peanuts and green onions, and mango sticky rice ($7) for dessert—easy to find at other spots in town but difficult to get just right. –Shannon Miller

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studied in Tuscany, but have traveled the whole country, and we want to stay true to our roots,” he says. “Chicken Parm, spaghetti and meatballs, fettuccine Alfredo ... you can’t go to Italy and get that food. They’re not part of the cuisine.” That’s why fresh-made pastas, imported cheeses and dishes like Coniglio Brasato (braised rabbit with polenta) and Trippa Satriano (honeycomb tripe in spicy tomato sauce) are always in the mix. “I’m working on this Sicilian pistachio pesto with homemade gnocchi ... and rigatoni made with nduja, which is a spreadable soppressata from my father’s hometown,” Mimmo says. “Unique flavors and unique ideas. We are firing on all cylinders.”

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signage that pops in its Paradise Road strip mall. “We went from old-school Italian with those Tuscan colors to a nice, modern, bright and trendy restaurant, to go after all different crowds,” Mimmo says. “We were getting an older crowd a few years ago, then came the remodel and a refresh on the menu, and now we’re seeing younger people and service industry people. It’s been the right move.” Authentic cuisine has set Ferraro’s apart from other Italian spots from the start. With Mimmo back in the kitchen, that won’t change. “We really stick to our guns with what we feel an Italian restaurant should be in this town. My father is from Calabria, my mother is from Naples, I

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or the second straight year, the player who drew the most scrutiny during the Raiders’ first two-week period of organized team activities was the same. Offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood continues to be put under a microscope heading into his second NFL season. As a first-round draft pick—No. 17 overall in 2021—the 6-foot6, 312-pound guard/tackle out of Alabama would inherently become the main attraction while practicing with the team for the first time in late May last year. But a disappointing rookie season left him in the same spot again during 2022’s string of voluntary sessions leading up to mandatory minicamp from June 7-9 at the team’s Henderson headquarters. The situation he finds himself in up front for the Raiders doesn’t help, either. Las Vegas spent the offseason overhauling, or at least making over, most of its position groups under the direction of new general manager Dave Ziegler and new coach Josh McDaniels. The one exception might have been the area it was most expected to address—the offensive line. Blocking was the Raiders’ biggest weakness a year ago, and instead of searching for a fix by bringing in a number of new players, they’re banking on improvement from the same core. Ziegler did ultimately draft a pair of offensive linemen in Memphis guard Dylan Parham (third round) and Ohio State tackle Thayer Munford (seventh round), but they’re both expected to be more long-term projects than immediate difference-makers.

That leaves the onus on last year’s returners to progress, starting with Leatherwood. He must come close to reaching the potential that made him a first-round pick if the Raiders hope to be at their best. The first step will be settling into a position. He played last season’s first six games at right tackle before getting shifted to right guard. McDaniels has been noncommittal about where he plans to use Leatherwood this year. Leatherwood was spotted at tackle during portions of practice sessions open to the media, but McDaniels said not to look into the placement too much. “Ultimately, we’re going to try to figure out who the best five are that can give us the best chance of success every play,” the coach said during a news conference after a May 26 practice. “He’s certainly working his butt off right now to try to give us the right stuff wherever we put him. Today, it so happened, it was more right tackle.” There’s also a possibility that Leatherwood gets left out of the starting lineup altogether, if McDaniels trusts middling veterans like Jermaine Eluemunor and Brandon Parker more or decides Parham is ready ahead of schedule. Benching a recent first-round pick, however, is not ideal for any team, even if that player was selected by a different regime. It’s more likely that Leatherwood, barring injury, will be on the field for 97% of snaps as he was in his rookie season. The Raiders will either reap the benefits of staying patient with him or deal with the consequences of his continued struggles, at least early in the season. Here’s an argument for each scenario playing out.

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The Raiders are on the practice field, looking to get more out of BY CASE KEEFER their most recent first-round pick Leatherwood will go down as a bust.

If McDaniels needs an example of why he should stick with an offensive lineman after a down debut season, he only needs to look to the other side of his own line. Before Leatherwood, the Raiders used a first-round pick (No. 15 overall in 2018) on left tackle Kolton Miller, and the UCLA product’s rookie season didn’t go according to plan. But he has improved every year since, culminating with last season, when his protection on quarterback Derek Carr’s blindside was the Raiders’ only redeeming quality up front. The Raiders consider it a slight that Miller didn’t earn a Pro Bowl berth in either of the past two seasons, and they might be right. Miller has been a mentor for Leatherwood and routinely speaks highly of him, which is important to note. Leatherwood doesn’t seem to fit with the theme of some first-round picks who never pan out due to diminished motivation after signing multimillion-dollar deals. Teammates and coaches have consistently praised Leatherwood’s intellect and work ethic, the latter of which he has reportedly tapped into over the past six months by getting into better shape since the end of last season. “Alex looks like he’s leaned out,” Miller said after one OTA practice. “He looks good in the weight room. On the field, his feet look real nice. I’m excited for him.”

It’s kind of unfair to Miller to place his rookie season next to Leatherwood’s. Miller played poorly in 2018, but by every metric, Leatherwood was much worse in 2021. The latter rated as the worst starting tackle in the league early in the season by Pro Football Focus’ player grades before moving to guard. The company line was that Leatherwood got better playing in the less-demanding interior of the line, and PFF’s grades agreed slightly, since Leatherwood improved to become … the third-worst guard in the league. And it’s not as if he fell short in just one or two areas. Leatherwood looked outmatched in every facet, ranking fourth in the regular season in amassing 11 penalties, including a few in high-leverage situations that cost the Raiders dearly. He might have been much better in college as a three-year starter and one-time All-American at Alabama, but he wouldn’t be the first Crimson Tide lineman to underwhelm professionally. At Alabama, Leatherwood was surrounded by so much blue-chip talent that he wasn’t tested as much as comparable prospects, and teammates made up for his mistakes. For the Raiders’ sake, that needs to flip this season. Leatherwood needs to raise the level of play for those around him, and with the way his first season went, that’s a big ask.

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longtime professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Joni Flowers has always valued education. About two decades ago, Flowers decided to use some of her expertise to start the Cultural Diversity Foundation, a Las Vegas nonprofit organization focused on educational opportunities for those from disadvantaged populations. While its name suggests services only for those from certain ethnic or cultural backgrounds, Flowers said the foundation serves anyone with a desire for upward mobility. One of the foundation’s most popular offerings is its Affordable Computer Training Program, which provides students lessons in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with other basic computer applications. The program has more than a dozen courses available, which typically run for a day or two. The courses range from $160 to $260, but the foundation frequently provides scholarships. Several other scholarships for higher education programs—up to $2,500—are awarded annually. The foundation also offers learning opportunities for those who want to know more about the broader process of applying for scholarships to pay for higher education. “The cultural diversity aspect comes in by us embracing our entire community,” Flowers said. “We’re open to everyone. Our message is that diversity is more than just ethnicity. We’re not race-based. Our scholarships are open

to everyone.” One recent scholarship winner is Janise Wiggins, a social worker and entrepreneur by trade who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UNLV. In 2019, Wiggins decided that she wanted to go back to school as a candidate for a public affairs doctoral degree at UNLV. “Once I got accepted into the program, I had to figure out how to pay for it,” Wiggins said. “I started working with a scholarship coach who pointed me to the Cultural Diversity Foundation scholarships.” She wound up receiving a $1,500 scholarship, which she used mostly for textbooks. At first, Wiggins didn’t put it together, but she later remembered that

she had taken advantage of some of the foundation’s services years earlier when she received some QuickBooks training for her grant-writing small business. Like Flowers, Wiggins values education. That’s something she said was instilled in her long ago by her mother while growing up in the LA area. “My mother had me when she was 14,” Wiggins said. “She always reinforced two things in me—get your education and don’t become a teenage mother. Neither one of my parents went to college, and I had no idea how I would be able to afford to go to college, but somehow God was able to put me in places where I was able to make that happen.” As with many other businesses and

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organizations, the Cultural Diversity Foundation continues to work its way back from the depths of the pandemic. The number of people serviced by the foundation was down following the onset of the pandemic, but Flowers said she hopes to have around 80 students complete the computer training courses this year. “When the pandemic hit, everything just stopped and we were struggling,” Flowers said. “But I’m blessed to have an incredible board to help me knock on doors to see where some resources were to keep our doors open.” Likely partly due to the shakeup of the hospitality workforce in Las Vegas in 2020, Flowers said a lot of previous hotel and food and beverage workers have been on the lookout for additional training. “A lot of the people we’ve had enrolling recently have been students who were exiting hospitality,” Flowers said. “Beyond maybe the POS [pointof-sale] system, a lot of these people didn’t have to have computer skills training. With our training, we start off with PC basics.” Wiggins said nonprofits like the Cultural Diversity Foundation are an important part of the fabric of the greater Las Vegas community. “The nonprofit sector, and organizations like the Cultural Diversity Foundation, are important for the Las Vegas community,” Wiggins said. “Not one sector can do it all. The government can’t do it all, the faithbased community, and the for-profit community, can’t do everything. If the nonprofit community were missing, the overall community would feel it.” It’s a community that Flowers has come to love and appreciate over the years. Originally from Indiana, she moved to Las Vegas in 1980 when her military stepfather was stationed here. “When I came here with my family, we had no major freeways and a lot more desert in Las Vegas,” Flowers said. “Now, we’re a major, and very diverse, U.S. city.”

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HOW BANKS CAN HELP SELF-EMPLOYED AND SMALL BUSINESSES Financial institutions can be more than a necessary service—the right bank can be a true asset for small businesses. Regardless of the scale of your organization—whether you’re self-employed, running an e-commerce site, or managing the expansion of a startup—your banking institution can offer services to help facilitate continued growth. “The expansion of our community has opened opportunities to develop new businesses, new ideas and the expansion of existing ones,” said Jennifer Turner, senior vice president and business banking sales manager at Nevada State Bank. “Our state is built on the spirit of entrepreneurship.” Here’s a look at some services small-business owners can consider.

WHEN SHOULD I BEGIN WORKING WITH A BANK? It depends on the business, but in general, sooner rather than later. “If it’s a new business, it should be once the business has established a business plan and created its projections for the next two years,” Turner said. Keep in mind, it’s not an all-or-nothing relationship. Opening a business account might be the first step, and other services can be added as the need occurs. In some cases, just starting the relationship is an important first step. “A banker can be a good resource for information about the local marketplace or economic trends affecting their industry. Even if a business isn’t quite at the business plan-phase yet, it can still help to discuss with a banker upfront,” Turner said. “You want to be confident with your business and know that your money is safe.”

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HEAD OF FOUNDATION ASSISTING SENIORS: ELDERLY NEVADANS COULD USE A WINGMAN

BY BRYAN HORWATH VEGAS INC STAFF

ince the onset of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago, many people— especially seniors—have become isolated from friends, family and activities because of various health protection measures. One nonprofit based in Henderson— the Foundation Assisting Seniors— works to help alleviate seniors’ stress. Founded in 2002 as a medical equipment-sharing service for items like walkers, shower chairs and wheelchairs, the foundation eventually expanded to offer a welfare check program called “How R U.” The program works by offering a call service that rings subscribers daily to check in on them. If there’s no response, a volunteer is sent to make sure medical attention isn’t needed. About 100 seniors in the Valley subscribe to the service, which organization founder Favil West said has been a life-saver for some. We spoke with West, 85, to learn more about the organization. Has the pandemic added to feelings of isolation for some older folks? It’s been a real crusher for seniors. We’ve found that many seniors just kind of locked themselves in. Some still haven’t come out. Seniors depend on socialization—they need to have an interest somewhere, something that keeps them moving. Absent that, some have no reason to live. We’ve seen a lot of problems of a psychological nature that have surfaced. We can never do a lockdown again. That was the worst possible thing that could have happened for the senior community.

Aside from volunteering with the Foundation Assisting Seniors, what can people do to help the seniors in their life? If people feel like they aren’t good enough neighbors to do that, to check in, then call us up. We can put them on our “How R U” program. Right now, people are afraid to be good neighbors. Here in Las Vegas, everybody is from someplace else. It can be different. For instance, East Coasters are a little more in your face. Westerners look at that and think, “Whoa.” Being a good neighbor is important. When all the politicians talk about unity and getting back together, that all means nothing. What means something is if a person truly believes

in supporting their neighbor. I was a fighter pilot, so a wingman was important to me. After 100 missions in Vietnam, believe me when I say I was glad to have one. People should think about that wingman concept. Are seniors able to keep up with how rapidly technology changes the ways we communicate? The big problem is that people change these things and everyone who makes these changes, they’re a young person. They don’t realize that probably 15% of seniors don’t get on the internet at all. Many still have flip phones. A lot of seniors are able to use a smartphone and use messaging and all of it, but they won’t. And a lot of people don’t

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want to be embarrassed by not knowing how to go online. The fallacy is we have people who don’t know anything about seniors making decisions for seniors. They don’t ask anyone who knows anything about seniors. They might ask a 50-year-old but, good grief, when I was 50 I was running seven miles per day. How supportive are people and businesses here when it comes to supporting nonprofits like yours? During COVID, it was very difficult to raise money. Everybody was out there scratching the same people to raise money. In addition, and this is a personal opinion, a lot of people think if you start a foundation, you can take a big payroll for yourself. Here, we don’t get paid, none of the officers or board members. Seven different charities went down [during the pandemic]. The big guys in town—United Way or Easterseals for instance—are having troubles, too. We have a strong reserve. When I set this organization up, I made sure we’d have a nice reserve. We could probably last for 15 or 20 years without getting any big support. Now, some of our donors are starting to come back, which is great. The [Gene] Haas Foundation has been a big supporter. [Editor’s note: Gene Haas was the founder of Haas Automation.] With all the nonprofits and charities out there to support, do people often think of a senior foundation? No. Many don’t look at seniors as people they want to donate to. People will donate for kids and pets. Giving to the homeless is also very popular. Way down on the list, you’ll find seniors. I think people don’t want to see that a senior is what’s going to happen to them in time. If you’re young, you’re going to eventually have gray hair or no hair, then you’ll get all these doggone wrinkles. Then the muscle that you had will be gone. Looking at a senior means looking at a person’s own mortality.

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