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Water Cooler: Pop culture fun

Here are a few things in pop culture that caught our eye last week.

Desert-friendly landscapes benefit valley

It has been hard watching once-lush lawns, shrubs and trees die in abandoned landscapes. It’s also heartening to see water-conserving plants suited for our climate continue to survive even though homeowners turned off the water.

Examining gay marriage, separating church and state

Here’s how I read the sociocultural tea leaves: If you’re fighting in the army that’s waging war against gay marriage, or, said another way, if you understand yourself to be fighting to protect and preserve the institution of marriage from being diluted, distorted or otherwise offended by including homosexual partners … well, I strongly encourage you to run a white flag up the flagpole right now. Stop the metaphorical scorched earth bombing runs. Give up. Quit.

Housing advocate pursues transitional residences for homeless vets

Forgive Arnold Stalk for not wanting to talk about homeless veterans. He’s been talking about them for decades, ever since Las Vegas and Clark County hired him to assess Southern Nevada’s housing issues 23 years ago.

Woman who lived through son’s death, severe injuries launches group to help others

Deborah Berry’s son died in a drowning accident when he was 2. Years later, Berry suffered severe spine and brain injuries in an auto accident. In the years since those incidents, Berry has taken the hardships she experienced and used them as the foundation for her career as an advocate for trauma survivors and those with disabilities, an inspirational speaker, an author and a life coach.