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For several weeks, I've been working to put together a complete examination of the Carson Nugget downtown redevelopment project.

After a heartbreaking loss, the Western Nevada College softball team came back to win its first Scenic West Athletic Conference game of the season.

RENO — Before taking the mat to start the Northern 4A Regional Tournament, Tim McCarthy emphasized that pins do make a difference when the team points are added up.

To paraphrase Vince Lombardi, this wasn't just an important game, it was the most important game.

Especially after Carson High's struggles from the floor, it would have been a finish for the ages.

There seems to be a prevailing sense of entitlement everywhere in this country.

The Carson High boys ski team rolled to a pair of wins on Friday against Hug and Rite of Passage at Mt. Rose.

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A possibly medically distressed women drove her Chevy Suburban straight into the Washoe Tribe Community Center this morning.

In todays day and age we need no new library. The library Carson has already is great and accomplishes the needs of the community.

In a tersely worded letter to the Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce, Pat Glick, President of the Carson City Library Foundation, told Chamber President Jim Smolenski that the Foundation is cancelin

A four month old baby in a stroller and her mother were attacked in Las Vegas yesterday morning by a man with an axe.

EXCELLENT commentary. Very well done, Mr. Neathammer. I look forward to reading more from you.

Acknowledging that there are many opinions running around town concerning the so-called $85 million “Nugget Project,” Mayor Bob Crowell is headed to a meeting of various western U.S.

The “Crowbar Robber” has struck again in Carson City, robbing another gas station of money from the cash register.

A woman with a possible medical condition, lost control of her SUV this morning while driving north on Center Drive.

Governor Gibbons and Skolnick are trying to close NSP due to the Prison being worn down. The Governor said the prison was 140yrs old.

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Never under estimate a group of women with a stern grip on a dream! Stand back, ‘cuz they’re coming through!

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Opening Night on Broadway, full of new music and wonderful dance and vocal arrangements on stage of the Carson City Community Center Theater this weekend ONLY!

It was a tough way to open Scenic West Athletic Conference play for the Western Nevada College softball team as it took its lumps against one of the nation's premiere programs.

No matter what the sport, momentum can be a deciding factor at any championship event.

The Carson High boys and girls ski teams split a meet with Wooster and North Valleys on Thursday at Mt. Rose.

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A Department of Taxation workshop held today reviewed proposals to equalize property taxes, a requirement of the Nevada Sta

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The Carson Nugget presents a check to Relay for Life at the kickoff
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CARSON CITY – Nevada’s gaming win in calendar year 2009 tumbled to its worst performance since records began 55 years ago, declining 10.4 percent over 2008, the state

Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki announced this afternoon he is not running for the U.S. Senate.

They think it would be a prime tourist spot? This proves how little they even go out to NSP. There is a water reclamation facility across the street from the prison.

In all seriousness, consideration should be given to the nuclear. The city I managed in Colorado had an electric utility.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that gaming wins statewide were down during the month of December 3.2%, with all reporting areas showing declines except for the Las Vegas Strip and the Carson

Upset that his nominee for a federal judgeship in Nevada got mixed reviews from the American Bar Association, Senator Harry Reid shot back “the American Bar Association should get a life!

Gov Gibbons does not care about Carson City’s economy. He will probably get cudos from other cities if he moves jobs out of Carson.

Require the high schools to offer a guarantee on their diplomas. If a recent graduate cannot get into a NV college without remediation, make the high school provide it without charge.

Some Nevada State Prison (NSP) prison guards are pushing back on Governor Gibbons’ and Prison System Director Howard Skolnick’s proposal to shut down the old Nevada State Prison on 5th Street.

The Carson City Relay For Life will kick off its annual effort to fight cancer with a open house celebration on Feb. 11 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Carson Nugget.

As a recent high school graduate, I am not surprised that kids are unable to transition at the college level. But why should tax payers or anybody have to pick up their slack?

Former Lyon County Public Administrator Richard Glover was re-booked into the Lyon County Jail this week on additional charges that he absconded with property of deceased persons which he was supposed

When Arlene Williams began interviewing local volunteers for Nevada Volunteers, the nonprofit she serves with, she realized how valuable it would be to write a blog about her conversations.

Maybe we could lease Yucca Mtn from the feds to store our wastes.

Dave,

It seems as if the schools have failed miserably. I was under the impression that high school was to prepare students for an easy transition to college, the military or into the work force.

That’s certainly an option. The new “nodule” type nuclear fuel technology is nothing like the old stuff. It’s touted as being far safer. Worth exploring for sure.

The Collective Vs. The Individual
By Karl Neathammer
In the Star Trek fictional universe, assimilation is the process by which the Borg integrate beings and cultures into their collective.

I would love to see Nevada build nuclear power plants, give Nevadans free energy and sell the excess to neighboring states.

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