It may be summer break, but Dartanyan Perry will be going back to school having learned a hard lesson. As his mother, Angela Frisina, puts it, "What are they teaching kids ... how to be a con artist?"
Congressman clarifies a quote On July 28,the Nevada Appeal ran an Associated Press article called "Heller, Derby rematch seen in House race." In that article, a comment contributed to me was taken out of context, and I want to set the record straight.
Whenever the issue of laying off government employees is raised, the Left likes to misrepresent the discussion by declaring that to mean teachers, cops and firefighters " as though there are no other kinds of government workers employed by taxpayers. With that in mind, I did a quick search of taxpayer-funded UNLV's Web site to see if there are any government workers there who AREN'T teachers, cops or firefighters.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City Historical Society hosts yard sale
An idea for bridge builders I once again saw the bridge being constructed between Reno and Carson City and wondered about the crosswinds that will be encountered there.
When you hear people begin talking about "silver linings," you can be pretty sure there's a dark cloud nearby.
You almost want to be the sheriff on days like this.
Carson City Indian taco sale fundraiser Friday
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The actions taken by apartment tenants last weekend to keep alleged gang members from tagging their mailboxes may not have been what law enforcement officers would recommend, but we applaud them for taking action.
A recent grand jury report of Douglas County's operations corroborated what may Carson City officials have long been saying " it's better for the two entities to work together toward a brighter economic future than it is to compete.
Early voting has already begun at the Carson City Clerk's Office, at the Court House on the corner of E. Musser and Roop Streets. You have until Friday, Aug. 8, then you'll have to wait 'til election day on Aug. 12. The Appeal had a complete rundown of candidates in Saturday's paper.
In an op-ed piece in the Nevada Appeal last month " "It's Time for Real Energy Solutions," " Congressman Dean Heller wrote about high fuel prices and the pain they are causing Nevada's families and economy. He wrote, "a real energy policy will address the very basic cause of high prices " supply and demand."
Carson City Historical Society yard sale Saturday
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The news about the closure of 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, some operating in Nevada, was startling.
Thanks to governor, armory is looking much better
Barack Obama is given to calling the GOP a party captive of hateful special interests.
Former Sen. Phil Gramm, sometimes referred to as John McCain's economic brain, got in trouble recently for calling America "a nation of whiners."
A few of my Republican friends, including prominent Reno blogger/columnist Ty Cobb and fellow Appeal columnist Chuck Muth, continue to lobby for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump even though they must know that the highly toxic project is dead or dying. Although I admire their persistence, I think they're advocating for a lost cause.
Carson City HorseShoe Club party tonight features auction
by Trent Dolan
Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nevada) said this week that "he supports nuclear energy as long as its highly radioactive waste is stored where it is produced," not at Yucca Mountain. Meanwhile, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that "About 74 kilograms of uranium leaked two weeks ago from a nuclear waste plant ... at the site behind (Sophie Delmas') mother's home in Bollene (France)." The report noted that 14,000 people live in Bollene.
When Steve walked out of my office on July 8, I sensed that he was optimistic. To say he'd been down on his luck would not fully describe the difficulties he had faced. Until that moment, he had been a few days from being truly homeless after medical and financial bombshells exploded the basically normal family life he'd been living.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City Craft Fair at Sierra Rose Florist
When Starbucks announced it was closing 600 underperforming stores, including 17 in Southern Nevada, I imagined street corners across the nation lined with out-of-work baristas.
Carson City Explore Hong Kong at the library
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
In today's economic climate with the soaring prices of fuel and food going through the roof, with no relief in sight, I thought it was a good time to share some ideas about dining out at your favorite restaurants. It is no surprise that as a direct result from the cost of fuel that dining out is becoming more and more of an economic strain on our pocketbooks.
The combined forces of domestic political pressure in the United States and an increasingly confident government in Iraq are creating a rare opportunity in our protracted conquest of that country " the chance for consensus. It is time for hard-liners on all sides of the issue to back down and agree on a responsible, orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces, to begin forthwith.
"If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!" " Dorothy, in "The Wizard of Oz"
Diet is as important as exercise
Carson City Buy a cup of coffee for Relay for Life
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The governor, in a recent television interview, suggested he wants to be just like everybody else.
A lot of fine people are going all out on Saturday, Aug. 23 to help Ron Toews (pronounced Tayves) and his family, at Decades Bar & Grill at 1475 Old Hot Springs Road. There will be a barbecue, golf tournament, classic car show, and live Rock 'n' Roll. Fun for all. It will help Ron and his wife, Mikki, with his medical bills while he awaits a liver transplant. For additional information, please call 691-1995 or 450-2281, and help this worthy cause. Many thanks.
Apology for faulty signs
Carson City Stomp for Alzheimer's
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
No matter how significant you view the problems facing Carson City, or any other Northern Nevada community, there's something to feel good about: There are a lot of people willing to step up and do their part to solve them.
Sen. Barack Obama received a lot of flack for withdrawing from public financing for the general election, and rightfully so.
Gibbons should be recalled; Marvel should step down
I truly enjoy working with Nevada Business Connections (NBC), encouraging companies to relocate or expand in northern Nevada, ultimately creating new jobs.
If most Iraqis think American troops should go home " and most of them do according to recent public opinion polls " and Iraqi leaders are calling for a timetable for the orderly withdrawal of our troops, why is the Bush administration hemming and hawing about pulling U.S. combat brigades out of Iraq? I think the answer to that question derives from "The Arrogance of Power," the title of a best-selling book written by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) during the Cold War.
When you're deciding how to vote, where do you go for information?
Carson City Computer Class registration at senior center
I've spent many hours on a mountain bike this summer exploring some of the wild places in and around Carson City, an endeavor that has left me with not only a lot of bumps, bruises and scrapes, but an overall impression that this is a spectacular place for those who love the outdoors.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
It will take courage to fix Nevada's woes
Many of the Republican state Assembly's top candidates with realistic chances of picking up seats in November have thus far refused to sign the same Taxpayer Protection Pledge that fellow Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons has already signed. Despite the economic abyss Nevada taxpayers find themselves in today, these candidates want to "keep their options" open as far as tax hikes are concerned.
Terry Moore is the hall-of-fame Hollywood hottie who tamed a big gorilla and billionaire Howard Hughes, but she counts climbing onto center stage at the Fabulous Flamingo as one of the greatest challenges of her remarkable career.
Americans' love affairs with their cars is well documented, a relationship that only $4 gas has been able to crack.
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:
The Nevada Secretary of State could decide any time now whether mayoral candidate Sean Lehmann's signs are misleading voters to think he's the incumbent.
When I was 6 years old, my parents and I lived in a three room apartment above Kresge's dimestore. We had no refrigerator, so in summer Mother ran water in the sink to keep the butter, eggs, and milk cool. Fortunately, the A & P grocery store was several stores down, on the other side of Lafayette (Main) Street, so we didn't have far to walk lugging our bags of groceries. Usually we didn't have more than two bags, since we had to shop every day or the meat or fish we bought were sure to spoil.
Euthanization same as slaughter
It's that time of year again ... DO NOT, under any circumstances, leave your children or pets in your car for even a minute. Temperatures can soar to unlivable conditions in just a few minutes and kill those left unattended in a car or truck. "I forgot," or "I didn't know," are NOT excuses. And, if you see a child or pet left in an unattended car, call 911 IMMEDIATELY ... they will respond, and you may save a life. Nancy Carnahan says you can also call Animal Control at 887-2171 or Dispatch at 887-2007. Thank you!
On Monday, the Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments in the historic case, Miller v. Burk, over whether term limits were enacted constitutionally when Nevadans voted to amend the state constitution in 1994 and 1996.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Carson City Evening of dance, revolution at library
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Who would have guessed that word of a station selling gas for $4 a gallon would spread rapidly - because it's a bargain price.
What's going on with the commercial fishing industry these days? My fish guy just told me that all commercial salmon fishing from Vancouver to Mexico has been banned for the next two years due to overfishing, a problem that seems to be affecting the whole planet. But there is hope, due to some rather ingenious farming methods which address the problems which have made "farm raised" on the package the skull-and-crossbones equivalent.
Not long ago I wrote a column about how congressional Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, are blocking a mutually beneficial free trade agreement with Colombia, our best friend and strongest ally in Latin America.
Financial pressures may lead to health care crisis
While the athletes compete for gold, silver and bronze, we're going to be all too aware that not only nations, but nationalisms, are flying their banners over the Olympics this summer.
I've come to respect what Fox News Channel has done for journalism in this country.
by Trent Dolan
Louise Inman, the intrepid amateur history sleuth who solved one of Carson City's most confounding historical puzzles, was surprised when I told her Monday about the latest development.
Longtime liberal columnist Michael Kinsley famously defined a "gaffe" in politics as "when a politician tells the truth." If you accept that definition, and I do, then Nevada Republican Rep. Dean Heller committed a gaffe of canyon-sized proportions this week.
Longtime liberal columnist Michael Kinsley famously defined a "gaffe" in politics as "when a politician tells the truth." If you accept that definition, and I do, then Nevada Republican Rep. Dean Heller committed a gaffe of canyon-sized proportions this week.
On Thursday, Douglas County lost one of its brightest lights to Senate Bill 544, which cuts nonstate public employees off the state's health insurance.
Years from now, when the V&T Railroad snakes its way through the Carson River Canyon, passengers will look out the windows at some of the best scenery Northern Nevada has to offer.
Candidate's pets on the right side of the law
Milton Glick, president of the University of Nevada, Reno, fears the marching band might have to "go" next year because of the budget cuts. We have a better idea. Why not the whole athletic department? Then they wouldn't need the band, because there'd be nothing to play for, and they'd save beau coup money by not frittering it away on non-essentials, such as football, basketball, baseball, etc. Gee ... we didn't even have to be brain surgeons to see this one coming.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Editor's note: Steve Graham, once a homeowner and a business manager in Carson City, said he wrote the following column to illustrate to others how quickly a life can change, often due to circumstances " medical or financial " beyond a person's control. As of this writing, he said, he's uncertain where he'll be living next week
Dog owners should respect school grounds
On this sunny Fourth of July weekend, it's appropriate to pause and consider the true meaning of patriotism, a word that is frequently abused and misused during election campaigns. And once again this year the major presidential candidates, Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama and their most fervent supporters are arguing about the "real" definition of patriotism.
While people want to argue whether drilling for oil in protected areas will help ease our long-term energy problems, maybe we should deal with a more immediate question: What can we do about the prices we are paying now?
All I can say is if you missed the Saturday morning 3rd & Curry Street Farmers Market and all the other great activities up and down Curry Street then you missed a good time.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Today is the holiday officially known as Independence Day. Not the Fourth of July. Independence Day. As in the day we Americans declared our independence from an over-bearing, hugely expensive government headed by a guy named "George."
Lyon County has seemingly never been sold on the prospects of the V&T Railroad. How else can you explain the county's refusal to pony up any cash for the project that will run through its midst.
In the Pledge of Allegiance I memorized "under God" was not included. Under God was not a part of the allegiance until the early 1950s. I would like to think of our nation being answerable to God.
