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I recently watched the critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan" on television the other evening.

I'm not a combat veteran, or a military veteran of any stripe for that matter, and that movie still gives me chills each time I see it.

I believed it when some veterans reported experiencing emotional flashbacks while viewing "Saving Private Ryan" on the big screen. The film's combat scenes were so disturbing that they triggered post-traumatic stress reactions from those who had lived through the real thing.

Carson High School senior and Partnership Carson City Community Prevention Coordinator Cruz Bulmer, 19, is spreading the word about the Deterra Drug Deactivation System.

The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday arrested Michael Alexander Candelario in Phoenix, Arizona for a failure to appear warrant issued out of Carson City.

Science students from Mr. Michael Reynolds class at Carson High School had an elevating opportunity to go Up Up and Away … well, err … tethered above Carson City, Tuesday morning, April 23.

Carson High School senior students have successfully completed their 2019 Senior Projects, a CHS graduation requirement, and they could not have accomplished this without the selfless sacrifice of members of the Carson City community.

CARSON CITY — Science students from Mr. Michael Reynolds class at Carson High School (CHS) will have an elevating opportunity to go Up Up and Away…well, err…tethered, Tuesday morning, April 23. Karalyn Mumm, owner and commercial pilot of the balloon “Citrus in the Sky,” will provide tethered hot air balloon rides on the front lawn at the high school.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Carson High School's Strength Conditioning and Personal Fitness teacher Misty J. Guantonio.
In an era where students are more comfortable communicating behind a screen rather than face-to-face, teaching Physical Education can be more than challenging at times. It seems that each year there are fewer students who enjoy physical activity. This year has been no different.

Dear Friends, happy spring time! While our newest season officially arrived March 20th, it seems just now I am starting to believe winter is finally losing its grip and giving way to the kinder, gentler, days of spring. With each day, I see a little more of the renewal of life we have come to associate with this time of year.

Nearly 100 people participated in the fourth annual Veterans Suicide Awareness March at Western Nevada College (WNC) Saturday in Carson City.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has said he is dedicated to transforming the Silver State into a leader for providing services to United States military veterans.

CARSON CITY — During a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion, the Northern Nevada Patriot Guard Riders were honored as Nevada's Veteran Supporter of the Month for November.

South Lyon Medical Center is holding a special veterans recognition ceremony at its long-term care facility in Yerington to honor its military veteran residents, a hospital press release said.

Jeff Nichols is expecting to sweep up a lot of hair today.

But the mess will all be worth it to send a military veteran or two to Washington, D.C. on Honor Flight Nevada.

There is a lot of help in Carson City for those struggling with poverty — including military veterans — but the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative stands out as an organization that empowers people to change their lives.

Military veterans who have difficulty traveling outside of Carson City for Veterans Administration (VA) services have the benefit of some of those resources coming to them.

Perfecto Manuta, a Readjustment Counseling Technician with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, coordinates the Mobile Vet Center, an outreach on wheels for the Reno Vet Center.

I was honored to attend and cover Saturday's Vietnam War Remembrance and Welcome Home ceremony near the Nevada Vietnam War Memorial at Mills Park.

While there, a television image suddenly came to mind of a Vietnam War veteran sitting alone at the counter of a cafe while a young boy and his mother paid attention to a uniformed service man who had just come in.

The scene was from a television spot paid for by moments.org, a production of the INSP network, entitled "Thank You For Your Service (A Moment of Truth)."

UPDATE 4:33PM: The owner of Lake Tahoe Brewing Company was arrested Monday on a felony theft warrant involving brewing equipment sold to a man in British Columbia in which he paid the suspect $45,000 for equipment he never received, a Carson City sheriff’s detective said.

What better way is there to celebrate America’s birthday than to provide a life-changing gift to someone who has served our country in the U.S. Marines and Navy?

For the second time in seven months, Western Nevada College has worked with National Auto Body Council Executive Director Chuck Sulkala, State Farm Insurance Company, and the Recycled Rides project to donate a refurbished automobile to a deserving community member.

The Charity Golf Tournament of the Spring is almost here. The second Kilroy Klassic Holes for Heroes fundraising tournament for Honor Flight Nevada will be on Saturday, April 25, 2015 with an 8:30am shotgun start at Silver Oak Golf Center in Carson City.

The tournament is an adjusted handicap 4 person scramble format that offers fun for golfers of any skill level.

More than $4.4 million in federal funding will enable Western Nevada College to offer students more services to meet the skilled labor demands of today’s businesses. WNC in Carson City was selected as Nevada’s lead community college in the nation-wide $450 million job-driven training grants, as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program.

Administered by the Department of Labor, Nevada’s four community colleges will receive a total of $9,921,831 from October 1 through September 30, 2018.

"Of the people, by the people, for the people"…Lincoln’s statement about the government of the United States of America. It seems that far too many people now fear our government due to the perception that it doesn’t provide for the common man. There is great concern that we are becoming a nation of the corporation, by the corporation and for the corporation. It seems that the individual doesn’t matter, that our voice is absent in the decisions our country makes. Politics now seem to be all about money and placating the special interests.

Vance Alm, M.D., is a candidate for Nevada's Congressional District 2 and will be conducting town hall meetings.

The public is invited to join him at one of these meetings to hear his ideas, ask questions and to have an opportunity to meet with one of potential federal representatives one-on-one.

He currently practices family medicine in Sparks and is a military veteran, serving four years enlisted in the US Army, then completing his career in the United States Air Force as a Navigation Officer.

It was a happy, hearty Thanksgiving in Carson City for hundreds of Carson Nugget guests who arrived for the 58th annual free community dinner. Volunteers by the dozens served everyone who walked in the door — from young families to senior citizens and all ages in between.

In the spirit of teamwork and goodwill, AAA continues its steadfast tradition to civic involvement by hosting on May 18 an open house designed to benefit Special Olympics in its south Carson City office.

The event, which is slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes a silent auction, special insurance counseling, travel advice as well as ample refreshments. Proceeds from the silent auction with items ranging from a glider plane ride to a round of golf will be earmarked for the Special Olympics of Nevada.

RENO – Half a dozen candidates in the crowded GOP field seeking to take on Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate race in November debated here Friday, with responses showing more agreement than discord on issues ranging from immigration reform to the need to reduce the size of the federal government.