“I consider myself lucky because I had a backpack,” he said at a TED Talk in June in Traverse City, Michigan. “And because along the way I found some of the most beautiful, compassionate and courageous people that not only helped me through this time but who have left a lasting impression stamped on my heart.”
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There’s a weird, exhausting pressure in our culture to constantly be “growing.” It’s become an unwritten commandment: your career, your portfolio, even your mindfulness practice, everything must relentlessly climb upward. Downtime, traditionally a refuge, now feels like another chore penciled into an app, tracking your sleep like a stock price that better not dip.
Clark County students went back to school this week, and questions of immigration and child welfare lingered in the back of the community’s mind.
Summerlin South defeated Bonney Lake/Sumner of Washington in the Little League World Series on Friday thanks to a great outing from its starting pitcher.
The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix celebrated being 100 days out from race day by making $20,000 donations to five Southern Nevada charities.
He had been charged with sexually abusing four children, and his attorney expects he will die in prison. One of the charges carries a 35-year minimum sentence.