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🌱 Population Grows, Air Quality Worsens + Help Wanted In Vegas
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Happy Tuesday, Las Vegas! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything happening around Las Vegas today.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and delightful. High: 77 Low: 58.
Here are the top stories today in Las Vegas:
- As Las Vegas continues to grow, maintaining air quality will need to be a priority to ensure that residents with respiratory issues are able to safely call the valley home. Factors like geography, topography and climate are stacked against pristine air quality in Las Vegas, including wildfire smoke that often drifts in from other states. Dr. Lloyd Del Mundo, a pulmonologist at Valley Hospital Medical Center, says he has seen an increase in patients with breathing issues as our city has grown. (KTNV Las Vegas)
- According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August, contributing to "The Great Resignation." The are countless help-wanted signs at businesses across Southern Nevada but, ironically, the abundance of job openings doesn't provide a sense of urgency for those content to sit on the sidelines. Economist Mike PeQueen said "We know that people feel very comfortable, that they can get a job at anywhere if they want one right now. So, if anyone is at all dissatisfied with their job, the temptation to quit that job is very high." (News3LV)
- The Asian Community Development Council has partnered with Immunize Nevada to continually offer vaccines to the community, adding newly-approved doses as soon as health officials authorize them. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- If your children received more Halloween candy than they can handle, one Las Vegas dentist office wants to buy it back. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- The Masked Singer National Tour 2022 comes to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on July 30, 2022. There will be surprise celebrity guests and amazing new performances. (News3LV)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.