CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Small Nevada — population 3 million — became one of the first four states in the presidential nominating process thanks to an effort a decade ago to add more diversity to the early voting calendar.
Nevada is now a frequent stop for candidates in both parties, though not nearly as popular as Iowa and New Hampshire.
Marine veteran Thomas Brennan's road to launching The War Horse, an ambitious nonprofit news site dedicated to covering the military community, began with a therapy session.
In 2012, the Randolph native was struggling with a host of mental and physical ills following deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. The combat injuries he sustained overseas as a sergeant with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, left him with post-traumatic stress and aphasia, a communication disorder that made it difficult to work with a therapist.
