The next time you're out shopping or dining, we encourage you to take a moment and chat with the owner or manager. Ask them how their business is doing.
In Carson City, our public library is a community center: a gathering place for youth, families, the retired and civic groups; a cool spot to read on a hot summer's day; an open door to the Internet's information and opportunity; and an affordable (free!) source of books, music and movies.
Name: Linda Beaty Her job: She runs a hair salon booth at Sierra Hair along with her friend, Shannon Olsen.
By Rhonda Costa Appeal Staff Writer For Doug Stewart, it's his own children he is in ministry with today.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Business licenses issued in Carson City as of Sept. 26. A Affordable Roofing, O of T, new contractor roofing and siding, A Affordable Roofing, owner.
Carson City Carson City Democratic Central Committee to meet
One of the few things you can control about Social Security is when to start collecting it. Should you take it when you become eligible at age 62, wait until "normal" retirement age (a function of your birth date) or consider delaying your benefits past normal retirement age?
As the Appeal reported again this week, Carson City is the only local entity involved with the V&T Railway project that's paying its fair share. The others are thumbing their noses at the law creating the project that dictates, broadly, that each entity should contribute according to how much benefit it will receive.
The annual Homeless Connect, sponsored by Carson City Health and Human Services, was held on Sept. 20. Organized by Kathy Wolfe, Administrative Services Officer and Frances Ashley, case manager, this well-coordinated event is a hand up, not a handout for Carson City's homeless and low income residents.
The other day I saw a bearded homeless man in tattered clothing standing by the side of the road with a shopping cart and sign that read "Will Develop Real Estate for Food," which accurately describes the current state of the U.S. housing industry.
As Gen. David Petraeus departed Iraq late last month, he made a number of interesting comments about the war, but he didn't claim victory. And that was important because premature declarations of victory " think "Mission Accomplished!" " make soldiers and politicians look silly later on. Gen. Petraeus has learned this vital political/military lesson; President Bush hasn't.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Bob Loux, executive director of the Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO), was recently caught with his sticky little fingers in the cookie jar. Turns out the man has been giving himself a lot more in pay raises than anyone knew about or approved. This isn't an unsubstantiated allegation, mind you. Loux admitted to this malfeasance in office on Sept. 9 at a meeting of the Interim Finance Committee where he asked the Legislature to cover a half-million dollar shortfall in his budget due to his actions.
Carson City The following are some of the calls to which deputies responded Tuesday: - A woman reported her ex was lurking in her backyard and had gone through her garage at 10:19 a.m.
Neither candidate has voted independently
The discussion about instituting school uniforms is yet another sign that people are rising up to do something about the gang problem. The graffiti scrawled nightly around town belies the efforts of many people who are determined to make a stand before it's too late. Crews are out every week painting over the graffiti, and groups of community leaders are doing what they can to solve the problem, including establishing a Secret Witness program.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
I'm a retiree, who'll work until I can't. I'm not an economist, but I have observed life through nine wars and for the last eight years, and have input into why we're in this financial mess.
Good Shepherd Wesleyan Church will host two Southern Gospel concerts in the next week.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following are some of the calls to which deputies responded Sunday:
It was a night I will never forget. Some of my friends decided to surprise me and my wife with a combination roast and recognition dinner at our Governor's Mansion, and what a night it was. We also raised a few dollars for a scholarship. That will be announced later.
This letter is addressed to anyone who is a dog owner. On the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 27, I received a frantic phone call from my stepson saying that our dog had been shot.
Election shouldn't be a popularity contest I find it amazing how people are deciding how to vote in November. I have never voted a straight party ticket. I vote for who is most qualified.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
As business and property owners within Carson City's downtown redevelopment district, we are doing something we have never done (nor did Paul and Adele) in the 30 years Adele's has been in business: respond to commentary in the local newspaper.
Nevada's longtime Nuclear Projects Chief, Bob Loux, should resign in order to divert the media spotlight away from him and focus it back where it belongs, squarely on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump.
by Trent Dolan 130 years ago
The markets don't always behave the way we'd like them to: Geopolitical turmoil, natural disasters, interest rates and world events can have a profound effect on market movements.
Carson City Applications sought for Carson CIty Airport Board
It's interesting that in this political season you don't hear any candidates promising to stamp out poverty. Maybe they know the problem is too large, that no one would believe them.
In a rather embarrassing letter-to-the-editor published by the Nevada Appeal recently, former Nevada school chief, public education apologist, and northern Nevada's leading leftist Eugene Paslov blubbered that promising voters not to raise their taxes was "irresponsible" and anyone who signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge "should be voted out of office."
A unanimous federal court decision awarded the Mustang Ranch name and trademark to Lance Gilman, ending a five-year court battle.
Vineburg Machining Inc. has fingers in a lot of products. The Mound House shop turns out parts for everything from race cars, surgical units, military medical units, locks and pet products to Humvee repair kit parts.
Name: Catherine Vairo Position: She started and runs the business with her brother, Dave Smith.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Did you know that in a city with a population of around 57,000, there are literally only a handful of foster families? That's right, about five unrelated foster families in a city this size. Not 500 or even 50, but just five.
Inspired by story of love and kindness
Aug. 25 901 Lexington Avenue, $295,000 0 S. Edmonds Drive, $168,000
It's clear that Bob Loux is guilty of, at a minimum, poor judgment in granting himself and other staff members in the Nuclear Projects Office raises above the level authorized by the state.
Sarah Palin might be a nice person, but we couldn't be friends. Why? I have faith in scientific inquiry; Palin seems unwilling to consider evidence that human activities contribute to global warming.
It's probably a good thing that the old National Guard armory building is being torn down " the buildings on the site have been deteriorating since 2002 in a very visible location.
Perhaps Bob Thomas is a bit confused. He states that creating the airport authority removes all responsibility for running the airport from Carson City. He does not state, however, that every decision made by the Airport Authority must be approved by the City Council. So, while the Airport Authority has the responsibility, they have no authority to make any final decisions as to leases, airport operations, and airport regulations, etc.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
In response to the column written by David Bushey on Sept. 7, yes I am a man of great faith, I believe God will lead us through the troubled days ahead and I also believe that the majority of Americans believe the way I do. We can and will overcome the chains of a far reaching liberal government that will, if left uncontrolled, make us slaves in our own homes.
Robin Williamson published an opinion column on Sunday, Sept. 7, regarding the recent 3-2 vote by our Board of Supervisors to essentially steal the accumulated funds generated over years by Downtown Redevelopment. In Supervisor Williamson's words, "The three men on the Carson City Board of Supervisors hit the Redevelopment Authority with a gut punch."
I am doing something that I have never done in the almost 12 years that I have had the privilege of serving as mayor of this fine community. I am responding to a commentary in the newspaper. The commentary, written by Supervisor Robin Williamson, was published in last Sunday's edition.
Election letter policy The Nevada Appeal welcomes letters to the editor about candidates in the Nov. 4 general election and will make every effort to publish all we receive.
I have often written about illegal immigration advocates, people like Reno Gazette-Journal columnists Emma Sepulveda and Vito de la Cruz, who rarely distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants.
Are you one of the many out there that cannot grasp the credit crisis? Join the club as it has taken me months to unravel this mess and understand it.
It's ironic that I, as the originator of the Carson City Airport Authority in 1989, am now calling for its abolition. It has served its purpose. It has outlived its usefulness. Why? Because things are far different today than in 1988.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Election letter policy The Nevada Appeal welcomes letters to the editor about candidates in the Nov. 4 general election and will make every effort to publish all we receive.
Fans of the kids cartoon "Dora the Explorer" will be familiar with the character Swiper the Fox who tries to swipe things that Dora needs. To stop him, Dora has to repeat the phrase "Swiper, no swiping" three times.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Do you know what the terrorist threat level is right now?
Carson City Deadline for Nevada Day parade entries near
The country's political superstar-of-of the moment is scheduled to come to Carson City on Saturday, and it's no accident.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Last week I set out to run some errands and it took me about three times as long to get everything done as I'd planned.
Life is an enigma. In the beginning, we are born, only to realize suddenly that the end is death.
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, like millions of Americans, was glued to the television set during the Beijing Olympic Games, awed by the pageantry and cheering for our nation's winning athletes.
Disturbed by theft of sign
There's an irony at play in the proposal for a wind turbine farm in the mountains north of Carson City and west of Virginia City. Those turbines, which could power more than 43,000 homes, represent the potential start of a virtual gold rush for Nevada, which we keep hearing has more clean energy potential than any other state.
Mr. David, Nevada Appeal's Aug. 8 guest columnist, is a man of great faith. He must be, because he has complete devotion in the idea of free market fixing all of America's woes. It doesn't matter that lack of regulation allowed the Enron fiasco, nor does the nigh collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae conflict with his world view. If we simply cut enough taxes and regulation then everything will be fine. Repeat ad nausem.
This week, the three men on the Carson City Board of Supervisors hit the Redevelopment Authority with a gut punch. They voted, en bloc, to require the meager Downtown Redevelopment budget to repay the $2 million used from landfill proceeds to stimulate the redevelopment of the aging, empty Wal-Mart building in the new South Carson Redevelopment district.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain launched the political equivalent of a "Hail Mary" pass when he selected little known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. The Republican "base" reacted enthusiastically to the Arizona senator's surprise choice while left-wing bloggers unleashed an electronic blizzard of scurrilous personal attacks against Gov. Palin and her all-American family.
Sheriff's Log Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
From this creaky old chair in my second floor office, I can easily think of two jobs that I wouldn't be particularly interested in doing.
Wow. Before Sarah Palin rocked the house with her coming-out speech Wednesday night, many Republicans were worried about her "qualifications" and the prospect of her being "just a heartbeat away" from the presidency. But after the speech many of those same Republicans " and I recognize this is a bit macabre " were simply ecstatic that she might be just a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Gov. Palin doesn't speak for this woman Sarah Palin as president would be a real extension of the Bush presidency because her beliefs are right in line with President Bush's.
Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
McCain chose wisely for his running mate I like her, so there! Yes, she is a woman " so what? Joe Biden is a man " so what?
Two months. That's how long until Election Day, and how long voters have to determine the best path for their communities to take into the future.
A recently signed contract with a Florida-based company with strong national and international presence should lead to a significant sales increase for Mound House-based Humidity Control Systems. Humidity Control Systems will provide its proprietary refrigeration filters to a company in Orlando, which is marketing the product under a different name.
There's a memorial service this morning for a man at least a few old timers in state government will remember.
Upset by comments about supervisor
For two weeks, I watched the Olympics, in which hard work, dedication and sacrifice were rewarded. Then I watched the Democratic National Convention as Sen. Barack Obama's life story unfolded and his plans for the future were put forth. Again, I heard the themes of hard work, dedication and sacrifice emphasized. I was inspired. He and Joe Biden share my values, my priorities. Family. Personal responsibility. A promise to leave the world a better place than we found it. Hope.
Carson City The following persons were booked into the Carson City Jail this weekend. All people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Airport Authority is flying straight
When the Olympics ended and Americans turned their televisions away from the games of 2008, it's safe to say it was with a great deal of national pride.
