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Final Occupy Reno Protester Arrested
KOLO TV
Jan 28RENO, Nev. (AP) - An Occupy Reno protester has been arrested after police said he refused to leave a protest camp. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports 39-year-old Edward Gill stayed behind in his tent after the three-month permit for Occupy Reno to use Mo... »
Candidate roots don't much matter in diverse Fla.
KTVN Nevada News
Jan 27Mitt Romney's ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich's roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his triumph in South Carolina. But... »
Roethlisberger Settles Harrah's Rape Suit
KOLO TV
Jan 21RENO, Nev. (AP) - Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman whoaccused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 havereached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against theSteelers quarterback.Cal Dunlap, the Reno lawyer representing... »
Animal Evacuation Centers Set Up
KOLO TV
Jan 20RENO, Nev.-The Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center is acting as an evacuation center for horses, as a result of the Washoe Drive Fire. The Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center can house up to 400 horses in the stables on the east side of the Reno Rodeo ... »
Fire crews battle Washoe Valley Fire
FoxReno Reno
Jan 19RENO, Nev. (AP) — Winds gusting up to 80 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire through a valley south of Reno on Thursday, burning multiple homes and threatening many more along U.S. Highway 395. Nevada State Trooper Dan Lopez said authorities have shut ... »
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RGJ: AB 284 will "postpone" a housing recovery by "two to three years"
Write on Nevada
Feb 01There's a great article by Jason Hidalgo in the Reno Gazette-Journal that details exactly how AB 284 is delaying a recovery in the housing market. It's also a great example of how ideas have... »
It's Time for Nevada's Mayors to Do the Right Thing
Nevada Progressive
Jan 30Recently, a huge, pan-partisan national coalition of mayors (of cities both big and small!) from all over the country joined with Freedom to Marry to launch Mayors for the Freedom to Marry and demand the end of marriage discrimination at all levels of ... »
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and Northeast
Kansas City Star Breaking News
Jan 13Many Americans' first real taste of winter this season blew through the Midwest and Northeast on Friday, leaving ski resort operators giddy, delaying commuters and air passengers, and forcing pedestrians along the East Coast to button up against biting... »
Best 2011 pictures from the Reno Gazette-Journal
Examiner Reno Edition
Jan 09The biggest daily newspaper in the Reno and northern Nevada area, the Reno Gazette-Journal (RGJ), employs a stable of talented photographers to document the triumphs and tragedies in the region, along with everyday life. As a photographer, I enjoy... »
Spin! How the news media misinform, 2 of 8
The Good, The Bad, The Spin
Dec 15I am posting the introduction and first two chapters of my new book over the next few weeks. The book is available for pre-order at Amazon. I am also giving away a limited number of advance, review copies to those willing to review it on Amazon, or on ... »