If you want to generate puzzled expressions this weekend, ask people the true meaning of Labor Day.
At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, I was five feet away from a wild black bear. I locked eyes with this magnificent creature and for me time stopped. It was the ultimate poem unwritten and most beautiful song unsung. And in one word, WOW!
Documents show Carson City was incorporated in 1875
I am on record since the beginning of my latest appointment to the Carson City Airport Authority Board as saying that I believe the Airport Authority needs to be investigated.
As a resident of Carson City for more than 32 years, this is the first time I've felt compelled to publicly respond to such an inflammatory commentary as posted by Bob Thomas (Sunday, Aug. 24).
I paid a visit to Burning Man with Appeal colleague Sam Bauman last Tuesday and finally came face-to-face with some of the people I've been tormenting in print for more than 10 years. Also, I promised my friend Sam that I wouldn't refer to the event as a "naked drug festival" this year, so I won't.
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Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
There was a period of about two years when I could type my name into the Internet search engine and, mixed in with the stories or columns I'd written recently, a police blotter item from a far away newspaper would appear reporting that Barry Ginter, an employee of the National Hotel in Maine, had been arrested for a DUI.
Supports property tax cap Maybe people just don't understand the Sharron Angle Property Tax Cap. It would be so much more fair to those already in their homes for a long time and those buying new homes.
If GOP party leaders want to know why the Republican "brand" " both nationally and right here in Nevada " isn't worth the proverbial warm bucket of spit these days, they have only to look at the example being set by Reno Mayor Bob Cashell.
Carson City Prostate Awareness Week this week
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America's future is at risk. War, terrorism and the high price of oil notwithstanding, there's another threat to consider: Nationally, 30 percent of our youth drop out of high school.
My late uncle's sister's granddaughter Amanda (don't even try to figure it out) age 37, a psychologist, married (but filing for divorce), mother of 4-year-old Maria, and a citizen of Latvia, panicked hearing the news about Russia invading Georgia and took the first plane she could to San Francisco. Latvia is 1,367 miles away from the crisis, so when I heard about Amanda's flight, I wondered if she had been just a bit impulsive.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
If there were not so much at stake, the battles being waged in Nevada over budget cuts might be considered entertaining.
As a fixed-base operator at our airport for the past 33 years, and as the father of the Carson City Airport Authority, and as a citizen of Carson City, I herewith call for the resignation of every current member of the Airport Authority.
Deputy was next best thing to an angel On Friday, Aug. 15, my husband Lee and I were on our way to the Sierra Surgery Center, where he was scheduled to have an important and much needed, out-patient surgery.
Today we tune into Future News Network for a peek into the outlook for the presidential race.
I finally found something that liberal Nevada Appeal columnist Kirk Caraway and I can agree on. As my friend Kirk intimated last Sunday, Team Clinton - Bill, Hillary and many of their most fervent admirers - is doing its level best to sabotage their party's presidential nominee, Barack Obama, at the Democratic National Convention, which begins tomorrow in Denver.
To Tom Blomquist, survival means many things.
Ahhh, we see that the prisoners are upset because their typewriters have been taken away. Could that possibly be translated into "Don't Go There In The First Place?" Then, you can have all the typewriters you want. Speaking of prisons ... if they close down the "East 5th Street Hotel," maybe we can go out and see the dinosaur tracks in the courtyard, lobby, foyer, wherever they are. Real "old" Nevada history.
Carson landfill too expensive for Lyon residents
To the best of my recollection, Gov. Jim Gibbons only violated his Taxpayer Protection Pledge once in the 2007 legislative session " and now it's coming back to bite the citizens of Washoe County. Just like having a roll in the hay just one time, just one time can have catastrophic, long-term consequences.
When we were reworking our menu for the summer, it was decided to take off "Texas Red Chili," reasoning that no one would order it when it was 100 degrees outside.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City Cancer 101 free symposium
The confluence of two separate floodplain-related issues could mean thousands of dollars in increased costs to Carson Valley homeowners.
It's that time of year again when students utter collective sighs and cringe as they are dragged, often against their will, to submit to shopping for appropriate clothing and office supplies.
My husband, John, is very ill and we have been fighting with Social Security for a year now. They sent us letters to say he is approved for medical and non medical but he doesn't get it due to Workers Compensation, which he got in 2003 in a lump sum, so he has not been getting any money.
Ms. Macquarie (Fresh Ideas column, July 30), earth has the same amount of water today as the day God created it. Now there are many ways to increase our energy supplies including shale, coal, oil, nuclear, wind, solar and bio fuels. Yes it takes lots of water but don't you think the American people are smart enough to develop the technology to get the water and recycle it?
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
I have always been amazed that people who have, supposedly, read the driver's handbook, taken and passed a written and driving exam, and been issued a license to operate a motor vehicle are still, nevertheless, inclined to believe the "Common Myths." As such, I write to set the record straight and enlighten those people.
Obama criticisms unfounded In the letter by Larry Sherrod, he states that Obama is an "empty suit."
Gov. Gibbons has handed down the death sentence for the Nevada State Prison, but union officials made clear last week there are still appeals to be heard.
Before we turn our attention away from the city's sesquicentennial, which was celebrated this weekend, it's worthwhile once more to think about the determination it took to build this city.
"Charity is what passes between a willing giver and a thankful recipient."
As the Democratic National Convention in Denver gets closer, I'm sure we'll be hearing more about the diehard Hillary Clinton supporters who just can't admit that the war is over.
Relocating retirees don't pay their way
As I follow the Beijing Olympic Games on TV, I wonder what effect the Games will have on future relations between the U.S. and China. Are we watching the dawning of a new era in U.S.-China relations or an unwelcome flashback to the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany?
by Sue Ballew
As you probably already know, today's investment landscape includes more than just stocks, bonds and mutual funds- it also includes investments such as private equity, real estate and hedge funds and managed futures, among others. These types of investment, known collectively as alternative investments, are not new, but they're growing in popularity as investors begin to better understand how they work and what potential benefits they may provide.
Frank Taylor thinks it's a sign of the times.
Why race is a factor in the election
Three incumbent Republican legislators went down to defeat in primary contests this week. That's almost unheard of " and there's a lesson in their losses for other Republican candidates in the general election.
Creative Estate Organizers 1027 S. Carson St. 882-5771 www.creativeestate.org
Carson City Coin Education Fair at state museum
Burlington Coat Factory will open later this month in Carson City as another nearby department store, Mervyns, closes after 25 years in business - leaving the city with one empty big box store even as it fills another.
Enjoyed running for mayor I would like to congratulate Ken Haskins and Bob Crowell on their victories in the primary.
We congratulate all the winners from Tuesday's Primary election, but we would also like to extend a thank you to all of the candidates, win or lose.
Olympics should be a vacation from politics
In 1914, the U.S. Historian Daniel Boorstin observed, "As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves." The foreboding of this quote has come to pass as more and more leaders, heroes and companies in our country reek of narcissism.
Business licenses issued in Carson City as of Aug. 8 AB Plastering, O of T, new contractor, lathing and plastering, Susan Boadella, owner.
Carson City The following are some of the calls to which deputies responded Sunday:
Carson City Mile High Jazz Band at Comma Coffee
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Remember the outrage among illegal immigration advocates when the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency raided several McDonald's outlets in Northern Nevada last fall? Perhaps it's time to take another look at the final outcome of those much-criticized raids now that the local McDonald's franchise owner has been fined $1 million for knowingly hiring "undocumented" (illegal) workers.
Understands why her father loved Northern Nevada
It's a scenario that is not hard for many families to imagine: You've cut your budget several times to adjust for these difficult economic times, but you still can't seem to make ends meet (even though you're spending less than your neighbors). You've already cut out some of what in better times would have been considered basic family activities but which now seem like luxuries ... things like movies, eating out, lessons for the children.
You know that old line about how the revolution will not be televised? They're right. But it will be on YouTube.
Carson City Free Home Buyers Class
Seniors can return Douglas County to prosperity
If you believe Nevada's government is bigger than it should be and don't want your taxes raised, you should ask any and all legislative candidates who ask for your vote to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge promising to oppose and vote against any and all efforts to raise taxes. Period. Because if they won't sign it, there's a very good chance they'll vote to raise taxes next year.
The collapse of IndyMac Bank and more recently First National Bank of Nevada has lead to speculation about which other banks are most at risk. For many years, I had few concerns about the solvency of our banking system. Banks were profitable and their balance sheets looked good. Now there is a crisis of confidence again in the credit markets.
There is a scene in the World War II book Ray Leone has written in which the protagonist single-handedly captures a column of 25 German troops.
Special interests are calling the shots in Congress
Next week, an interesting coincidence will occur in Carson City: The official 150th birthday of Carson City will be Tuesday, Aug. 12, which also happens to be Election Day for the primary " the day voters choose the people they believe are best able to lead the city to prosperity.
Carson City Final performances for Smokey Joe's
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Of all the positions on the public payroll, the ones you'd least expect there to be controversy would have to be those at the state's Supreme Court. Those folks are supposed to be in charge of interpreting state law with precision and fairness.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The thousand or so guests who attended opening night at last summer's "Jazz and Beyond" Festival probably are already well aware of the upcoming repeat at the Brewery Aug.16-17. For those who don't remember, consider this a "heads up" alert.
Carson City Landscape Show at Brewery Arts
Preventing suicide is a cause that has special meaning to me. In 1972, I lost my father to suicide, and I didn't talk about it for many years. It wasn't until 25 years later in a Senate Aging Committee hearing that I discussed it publicly. Since that day, I have openly spoken of my father's death to draw attention to the need for larger suicide prevention efforts. We've had some success in our work, but clearly not enough.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Stop procrastinating on energy policy
NOBODY ASKED US, BUT...
Carson City Symphony plays 'Strings in the Summer' concert
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Maybe it will happen today on the way to the grocery store, or maybe Monday on the way to work ... you'll come across a bicyclist riding along the edge of the road in your lane of traffic.
Even if you take away all the hoopla over the success of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, 2008 was already setting up to be an historic election.
Another suggestion for president
It isn't often that I disagree with my friend and ex-colleague, Guy Farmer, but in my opinion his Nevada Appeal column of July 20, 2008 calls for a rebuttal.
Despite a couple of obvious missteps, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama burnished his foreign policy credentials during his recent whirlwind trip to Europe and the Middle East. He attracted big crowds and fawning media coverage and looked young and vigorous while his Republican opponent, John McCain, looked old and tired. Nevertheless, Obama and McCain are still locked in a tight race for the presidency.
120 Years Ago
