Timothy Pratt

Reporter

Minority affairs, Immigration, Social services.

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Julie Murray: Executive Director, Three Square Food Bank; Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008; The organization operates out of two warehouses on Pecos Road and opened in December, just as signs of the valley’s slide were becoming apparent.
Hispanics prefer personal touch: Expert says advertising might reach potential voters, but as comedian shows, face time has no substitute; Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008; Comedian George Lopez had just spent an hour squeezing baby cheeks, signing the T-shirt of a chubby kid -- “for ‘El Gordo’ (the fat one)” and tossing free sweets, with a wink, into shopping bags at the checkout counter.
In naming spokeswoman, Democrats invest in Hispanic vote: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008; The state Democratic Party has named Emilia Pablo, one of the most widely recognized local faces in Hispanic households across the Las Vegas Valley, as its new spokeswoman.
Voices of valley's slump: Portraits of economic angst emerge from local job seekers' calls and e-mails; Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008; After a story about the state’s apply-by-phone-for- unemployment-benefits system, dozens contacted the Sun hoping the newspaper could connect them to jobs. Here are the stories of some of those people, in their own words.
Award puts Vegas woman in company of Rosa Parks, former president: Friday, Aug. 1, 2008; One summer day in 1945, a 13-year-old girl lay down between rows of cotton on the Ivory Plantation in Tallulah, La.
Jobless claims stress state: Good news?: Ironically, flood of calls means department is hiring, paying overtime; Wednesday, July 30, 2008; If you’re among the 100,000-plus out-of-work Nevadans and you want to talk to someone who can send you an unemployment check, expect to spend a lot of time dialing and then even more on hold.
Black-Hispanic rivalry may be myth: Polls: Most in both groups view relationship favorably, Hispanics back Obama; Monday, July 28, 2008; When Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton gained support from Hispanic voters by a 2-to-1 ratio over Barack Obama in Las Vegas and elsewhere during primary season this year, many wondered aloud in the media if there were some sort of problem between the nation’s two largest minority groups.
Utilities fund for poor petering out: Reserves dwindle while applications for help steadily mount; Wednesday, July 23, 2008; A state program to help poor people pay their utility bills is nearly broke, forcing it to limit the amounts it gives to Nevadans in need, just as that need reaches its highest point so far this decade.
Nevada’s poor will have to tighten belts more if food stamp, welfare cuts OK’d: Friday, July 18, 2008; Just when a souring economy is making life tougher for a growing number of poor Nevadans, the state is preparing to cut back on the services designed to help them.
Voter registration groups decry ban at courthouse: Thursday, July 17, 2008; Republicans, Democrats and other groups are no longer able to transform newly minted citizens into voters at the U.S. courthouse downtown, due to a recent dust-up.