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Since the first Thanksgiving feast held 400 years ago, the turkey has served as an enduring icon of one of America's most beloved holidays.

Appearing as a plump, grandly plumed image on everything from collectible trinkets to practical place settings these days, the tom turkey has long symbolized the blessing of bounty celebrated by Americans each Thanksgiving Day.

Quoted directly from Stacie’s website. (These are also the themes and contents of news articles about her speeches and interviews.)

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking for assistance in identifying subjects involved in a destruction of property case.

Good morning Carson City and happy Saturday! It’s going to get hot again today with a high of 93, but don’t worry, as we get out further into the week the weather will turn more autumnal with highs in the 70s. It could be the last hot day for a while, at least until a freak 90s+ hot day in November followed by a week long blizzard, so enjoy it while it’s here!

Today on the docket we have the farmers market, a Celtic fair at Dangberg Ranch, craft shows, and more! Check below to see the events throughout the weekend:

Saturday, September 14

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region packed with excitement over the next three days. Events include the Silver State Art Festival at Fuji Park, suicide awareness walks in Carson City, a Celtic faire at Dangberg Home Ranch, the ninth annual Edible Pedal bike ride at Bowers Mansion, train rides in Virginia City and much more!

CARSON CITY — Reno artist Kate O’Hara need only to open her door and look to the mountains to find inspiration for her creations.

O’Hara’s exhibit, “Botanica Obscura,” can be seen for the next three weeks at the Nevada Arts Council’s Legislative eXhibition Series (LXS) inside the Nevada Legislative Building in Carson City. Throughout the 2019 Legislative session, the works of six Nevada artists is being featured. O’Hara is the second of the six artists and her display will remain in place through March 15.

Carson City artist Cynthia Brenneman’s fascination with art started at a young age and has never wavered, even as she served her country in the U.S. Navy.

Welcome to the last day of the work week, Carson City. Today is Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Another day of sunny skies and seasonal temperatures. On tap is a morning walk hosted by Muscle Powered, a memorial dedication ceremony on the capitol grounds and a pickle ball tournament at the MAC. Renowned Artist Terese Nielsen will do a signing at The Hydra's Lair and our own Western Nevada Musical Theatre presents the start of the second week of "Mamma Mia!"

Come join us Friday evening at Carson City's local game store, Hydra's Lair, to experience some Friday Night Magic!

One of Magic the Gathering's most beloved and prolific artists, Terese Nielsen's brush and imagination fill the Magic card art box with breathtaking geometry and impeccable attention to detail. What began with Force of Will has blossomed into a huge portfolio. Her family recalls being posed as warriors, goblins, and artificers.

CARSON CITY — The public is invited to the unveiling of Governor Sandoval’s official portrait Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at 3 p.m. in the Old Assembly Chambers of the Capitol Building.

Creative teens from Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties have been selected to receive Scholastic Art Awards in the first round of the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards featuring young artists throughout Northern Nevada. 

SILVER CITY, Nev. — Each year, the Resident Artist Program in Silver City hosts at least one emerging artist, in addition to hosting established artists. This year, Marielle Toll, a multi-talented emerging artist, was awarded a residency in the "emerging artists" category. At 18 she is already showing remarkable skill and talent in photography, illustration, and web site design.

Gregory MacDonald represented himself (he acted as his own attorney) in a U.S. Tax Court proceeding. He disputed the IRS finding he was not entitled to an earned income credit of $438 and he claimed he was entitled to the special recovery rebate credit of $400.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Reno artist Lisa Kurt named her artwork display at the Nevada Legislature building “a subtle story.” In her acrylics and mixed media, she features people, animals and creatures in mysterious settings, incorporation nature and the unexpected. Containing traces of nostalgia and melancholy, her work focuses on themes of childhood, nature, stories, allegory and dreams.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Silver State Swimmer, with artwork by Michael Malley at the city’s Sierra Room located in the Community Center, 851 E William Street, Carson City. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, Sept. 9, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room. The free exhibition is available to the public through November 10, 2016.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Silver State Swimmer, with artwork by Michael Malley at the city’s Sierra Room located in the Community Center, 851 E William Street, Carson City. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, September 9, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room. The free exhibition is available to the public from July 11 - November 10, 2016.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Silver State Swimmer, with artwork by Michael Malley at the city’s Sierra Room located in the Community Center, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The free exhibition is available to the public from July 11 - November 10, 2016. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, September 9, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room.

This is in response to a posting by a frequent contributor:

http://carsonnow.org/reader-content/07/17/2016/northern-nevada-developme...

which is yet again a perfect illustration of the sad fact that if one can't make a sensible argument, one resorts to distortions, insults and just plain silliness. But then that's all that's left when one does not have the facts on one's side.

"In Mr. White’s recent paranoid screed..."

Happy Tuesday, Carson City. The Carson Library is offering a craft project this afternoon, and 'What's Up in your Community' this evening, so it's not a bad place to park yourself for the day and beat the heat. Canyon White returns to Living the Good Life for Acoustic Tuesday. Mile High Jazz Band sizzles with Cindee LeVal in the Comma Coffee Courtyard. Continue reading for even more things to do.

TUESDAY:

• Kit Carson Toastmasters Weekly Meeting at Grandma Hattie’s (6:30am; for info call Frank 775-885-7579 or KitCarsonToastmasters@gmail.com)

I should not have done it, but old habits, and common sense, die hard. Carson Street is the main drag through town, always was, always will be, for going between the north and south sides of town. Just look on the map. There are no through-street alternatives that run the length of town, from College Parkway to Clearview Drive; only fragments, most of which are residential.

I am a published cartoonist who has been drawing since I was 10 years old. I’ve had comic strips published in school and community newspapers. I’ve also illustrated for a children’s book and produced cartoon designs for businesses. I’m an Oregon native and a graduate of Oregon State University. But I am now happily relocated to Northern Nevada since 2003. I’ve been married for almost 10 years. My wife and I have resided in Carson City for over seven years.

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A recent Tax Court case, McCarthy v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2015-50 is an illustration of how it is easy to be confused about retirement benefits and taxation of some Social Security benefits.

The taxpayers are a married couple. She was a retired nurse with state retirement benefits. He worked for wages that were subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes. He got Social Security benefits of $19,132 from his earnings history. They were both age 82 and lived in Ohio.

We sometimes get the question, “Can I deduct the mortgage interest part of the home mortgage payments I paid even if I am not the owner?”

A new Tax Court Memo decision (Puentes, TC Memo 2014-224) tries to clarify the answer. The facts seem to be: L’s brother B bought a house in California in 2002 with a down payment and a mortgage loan secured by the property. B was the sole legal owner of the property. B paid all of the required mortgage payments until he lost his job. In 2010 L (and her father) lived in the house and paid the property taxes, insurance premiums and mortgage payments.

The Comstock History Center in Virginia City, in partnership with the Comstock Cemetery Foundation, is pleased to announce the opening of a new museum exhibit entitled Deathways of the Comstock Chinese.

The exhibit, which highlights the death and burial practices of the Chinese, features artifacts, photographs, video and an accurately reproduced, life-sized Chinese gravesite. The free exhibit will open to the public on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 11 a.m.

The courts may abate or cancel certain penalties for “reasonable cause” but it is difficult to define “reasonable cause.”

In the Estate of John R.H. Thouron, the attorney gave bad advice and the Estate relied on that advice. The attorney said the death tax return, form 706 was due nine months after death and that was right.

Congress has special tax rules for ministers and clergy. Internal Revenue code section 107 provides “…gross income does not include, in the case of a minister of the gospel, the rental allowance paid to him as part of his compensation, to the extent used by him to rent or provide a home….”

That means a proper housing allowance is not subject to income taxes.

The requirements include: (a) the home or rental allowance must be provided as remuneration for services which are ordinarily the duties of a minister of the gospel

The editor must have been enjoying some holiday cheer. Sometimes I envy the guy, he sure has a fun job. Consider the last few postings. 1. ...and deservedly so! | Carson City Nevada News - Carson Now http://carsonnow.org/reader-content/11/23/2012/and-deservedly-so  Absolutely right. As the author says, there is no cure for willful ignorance. Before I give in to the temptation of pointing to this letter as one obvious illustration of that dictum, let me ask the following questions:

CARSON CITY – The National Retail Federation has launched a nationwide 60-day campaign to raise awareness among lawmakers and the public on how what it calls a loophole exempting online sales from sales tax is hurting local communities and job creation.

If Nevada’s five-member Congressional delegation is any indication, the group has its work cut out for it, with three members opposed and two supportive of the idea to allow states to tax online sales.

CARSON CITY – Sixty state lawmakers and legislative candidates who responded to a survey on government transparency largely favor new laws requiring the Legislature to follow the Open Meeting Law and mandating expanded reporting of spending on legislators by lobbyists.

Reading over the coverage of the Supreme Court's oral arguments over the fate of ObamaCare, you might get the impression that the conservative-leaning court will strike this law down.

While those people on each side of the political divide will have their opinions about this, I, as a person whose profession is all about writing and words, am struck by how the future of this law seems hinged on the wording in the legislation.

The major argument against ObamaCare has to do with the requirement that everyone must buy health insurance, otherwise known as the individual mandate.