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People count more than numbers
February 21, 2021 0
Natalie Handler, a Reno community activist who has been assisting homeless people over the last year, has some advice for public officials who want to do the same thing: Listen. “That’s what the work is, [...]
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Homeless swept from Sparks park
February 19, 2021 0
In the 48 hours before the City of Sparks evicted about 25 homeless people from a three-months-old tent community in Gateway Park on Feb. 17, one couple living in a tarp-draped shelter along the Truckee [...]
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Blockchains’ city: The Next Bullfrog County?
February 18, 2021 0
In 1987, the Nevada Legislature fashioned a new county– called Bullfrog County– out of the 144 square miles of Nye County that surrounded the proposed nuclear waste site known as Yucca Mountain. The county had [...]
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Smart city, company town
February 15, 2021 1
The company planning to build a gleaming, high-tech city of the future about 20 miles east of Reno wants to carve a new county out of the high desert hills and run the local government [...]
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Cancelling cancel culture
February 14, 2021 0
A former Reno resident lost her job as a fictional bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away after a remark she made on social media intensified an ongoing campaign to “cancel” her — and [...]
Health
Health care enrollment extended
February 13, 2021 0
Nevada’s health insurance exchange has opened an extended enrollment period for Nevadans to sign up for 2021 coverage starting Feb. 15 and ending May 15 . More relatively low-cost health care options are available in [...]
COVID-19
Pandemic Chronicles: Shots keep coming
February 11, 2021 0
Nevada is still lagging behind some states in the per capita distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations, federal data show, but the Silver State’s standing has improved from third-to-last in the nation last month to being ranked [...]

The Helpers: Printer makes an impression

February 8, 2021 0

When the Pinehaven Fire roared across 500 acres in southwest Reno Nov. 17, destroying five homes and forcing the evacuation of 1,200 other residences, Kurt Hoge watched the conflagration on television. “That was the neighborhood […]

Making music contagious

February 7, 2021 0

Live music performances have been effectively quarantined during the pandemic, but songs are still being written and Reno’s indie bands continue to play and evolve during the lockdown. They need a vehicle with better sound […]

We get letters

February 5, 2021 0

Shot through with socialism Holy Frijoles, Sierra County just got another dose of Radical Socialism! I went over to Loyalton (that bastion of communism) and got my free flu shot. There were several other seniors […]

Steamboat Ditch plan on hold

February 3, 2021 2

Following a tidal wave of concern from Reno residents and environmental groups, a federal agency has hit the reset button on planning for a project that could convert up to 14 miles of the Steamboat […]

Escaping Teenage Vapeland

February 1, 2021 0

About three years ago, Troy, now a 17-year-old Las Vegas high school student, took a few hits from a friend’s vape pen. “My friends were always (vaping) in front of me and, of course, I […]

The case of the vanished reviewer

January 30, 2021 0

Kathy Baldock of Reno got a big surprise on Christmas morning – but it wasn’t a nice one. Baldock, an author, lecturer and ordained Christian minister, is passionate about defending LGBT issues. On Amazon, she […]

Pandemic of LOVE arrives in Reno

January 28, 2021 1

Compassion is contagious; kindness is catching. Love is a multiplier of both. In March, a woman in Florida began a grassroots effort to encourage people who are in a relatively good financial position during the […]

Coping with COVID stress

January 25, 2021 0

If researchers came up with a method to challenge the mental health of every human on the planet, they couldn’t have designed a better test than the isolation and demoralization embedded in COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s […]

Reno offers free therapy

January 24, 2021 0

Since Dec. 21, about 500 people have signed up for Talkspace, a digital mental health therapy system provided by the City of Reno. That leaves about 200,000 residents also eligible for the free service. City […]

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Nomadland: a road after Empire

People count more than numbers

Homeless swept from Sparks park

Blockchains’ city: The Next Bullfrog County?

Smart city, company town

Cancelling cancel culture

Health care enrollment extended

Pandemic Chronicles: Shots keep coming

The Helpers: Printer makes an impression

Making music contagious

We get letters

Steamboat Ditch plan on hold

Escaping Teenage Vapeland

The case of the vanished reviewer

Pandemic of LOVE arrives in Reno

Coping with COVID stress

Reno offers free therapy

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Nomadland: a road after Empire

People count more than numbers

Homeless swept from Sparks park

Blockchains’ city: The Next Bullfrog County?

Smart city, company town

Cancelling cancel culture

Health care enrollment extended

Pandemic Chronicles: Shots keep coming

The Helpers: Printer makes an impression

Making music contagious