‘Everybody is all in:’ Why the NHL continually commits to Las Vegas

The National Hockey League's Las Vegas dream began on September 27, 1991, in the parking lot of Caesars Palace. On that 85-degree ...     [‘EVERYBODY IS ALL IN:’ WHY THE NHL CONTINUALLY COMMITS TO LAS VEGAS]( [The National Hockey League's Las Vegas dream began on September 27, 1991, in the parking lot of Caesars Palace. On that 85-degree evening, Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 5-2 in an exhibition in front of 13,000 fans. It was hailed as a landmark event at the time, but few if any realized it would be the first of many in the same vicinity.]( [APEX LAS VEGAS PUTS THE ‘FUN’ IN FUNDRAISING FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS]( [In just over a decade, the Las Vegas location of Apex Leadership Co. — a national fundraising organization for schools — has grown from three to about a dozen employees, and from servicing six schools to 10 times that. The group used to only sporadically visit a school every two weeks, said Crystal Nowery, operations director for Apex Las Vegas. Now, she said, visits happen at three or four schools every two weeks.]( [EDITORIAL: IN POST-ROE AMERICA, NEW FRONTS OPEN IN WAR AGAINST WOMEN, FAMILIES]( [Two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dobbs case, overturning Roe v. Wade and 50 years of accompanying precedent. Since then, an all-out war on women and families has erupted in the United States with right-wing extremists seeking to regulate critical facets of women’s health care, privacy and bodily autonomy.]( [NEVADA IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE HAILS BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ACTION, CALLS ON CONGRESS TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS]( [Astrid Silva was 4 years old in 1992 when she immigrated from Mexico to the United States, settling in Las Vegas a year later and remaining here. Even at that age, Silva said, she knew she was different from other kids, but she didn’t fully understand why. All of that changed after high school, when she realized how her immigration status could limit her ability to pursue a college degree in the United States. That knowledge led Silva to get involved in advocacy, she said, and ultimately publicly come out as undocumented.](   MOST READ: [From childhood camcorder beginnings, Las Vegas neighbors reunite for award-winning short](  [Lowering prescription costs for Medicare beneficiaries lifted burdens for Nevadans, they tell HHS secretary]( [Editorial: Biden’s executive order empowers undocumented spouses, children]( [Sen. Rosen: 2 years after Roe fell, reproductive freedom on ballot](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](