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Bicycles as Transportation in a Disaster
Jeff Moser In the aftermath of the super storm that battered the Northeast, many have found themselves with no transportation. Cars were destroyed, roads were washed away, subway tunnels were flooded,...
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Proposed 20/20 Group Compromise
By R. Lee Darby Let's ignore the 80/800 group of businesses in Carson City, for the moment, and consider meeting the 20/20 group in a compromise over the sales tax increase to pay for their proposed...
View ArticleMeltdown 101: The cash for clunkers program
WASHINGTON (AP) - Got an old gas guzzler in the garage? Car shoppers can take advantage of new government incentives worth $3,500 to $4,500. Owners can scrap their clunker in exchange for a new, more...
View ArticleGas prices falling, along with the rain…
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View ArticleBig natural gas leak at Clear Creek and 395
12:20: Leak stopped. Permanent fix ongoing. Intersection at Clear Creek and Frontage remains closed. A construction crew installing a new natural gas line hit an existing one sending natural gas into...
View ArticleComment on State Budget: Irresistible Recession against Immovable Human Needs...
LOOK, THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FOR THE STATE AND OR THE CITY TO RAISE TAXES-BOTTOM LINE AT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A CENT. A GAS TAX NEEDS TO BE ADDED AT 4 TO 5 CENTS PER GALLON; ACTUALLY THE STATE COULD...
View ArticleNV Energy cuts electric, gas rates
Effective today, NV Energy is cutting its overall electric rates by 2.43 percent for Northern Nevada customers and decreasing overall natural-gas rates by 10.72 percent for Reno-Sparks customers. W...
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South Carson Construction
by Scott SchrantzThe summer construction season is fully underway. Here's a look at some of the big projects down that way:Auto DealershipsThe "Auto Row" dream is finally coming true, apparently, with...
View ArticleChromalloy investing $6 million to improve Carson City plant
An extensive renovation of Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLCs' Arrowhead Drive facility in Carson City will result in greatly improved operating efficiency and lower turnaround times that could open doors to...
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Memories of the Nevada 10-In-10 challenge
By Don Quilici The newspaper headline on page one on Aug. 15, 2002 said it all:“They made it!” Yes, they did! And, they did it in record-setting style. Four athletes, who are personal friends of...
View ArticleCarson loses beloved character
Bill Williamson, a man made famous by his car-driving dogs, died Tuesday, three weeks after cancer also took his beloved golden retriever Beau. For at least four decades, with four different dogs,...
View ArticleNevada's Promising Clean Energy Future
By Peter Lehner The Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility in Boulder City that President Obama visited Wednesday is certainly impressive. With nearly 1 million solar panels, the nation’s largest operating...
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Romney Rolls Out Economic Plan in North Las Vegas
NORTH LAS VEGAS — Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday presented a detailed economic plan he said would generate 11.5 million new jobs, lead to 4 percent annual growth, and turn America into a “job machine.”...
View ArticleCarson City resident wins laughing-gas contest
Carson City resident Tiffany O'Day recently won $500 in gas cards as the first-place winner of Greater Nevada Credit Union's Laughing Gas Photo Facebook contest. The contest ran May 1 to June 12, a...
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Reid addresses Senate, supports ban on assault rifles, high-capacity...
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate that he supports an assault weapons ban, limits on high-capacity ammunition clips and polices to improve access to mental health...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Many memories of Mitchell Lake, B.C.
By Don Quilici This is the second in a series of three weekly articles about an unforgettable, trout fishing trip taken on August 16-23 to Mitchell Lake in Cariboo Provincial Park in British Columbia....
View ArticleCrime Log for Monday, Nov. 21, 2011
Officers made several arrests this weekend.Just after midnight on Saturday, officers, arrested Michael Hutchinson, 18, a Carson City resident, on a felony suspicion of using false identification to...
View ArticleRelief Is Coming
The wholesale price for unleaded gas has dropped 14 cents today. This should translate into lower prices at the pump within the next few days. So don't fill up too early, as long as there are still a...
View ArticleCarson Ctiy road report for Jan. 30 to Feb. 5
Due to a project to complete a new north-south water transmission line on the east side of Carson City, there will be utility work in the roundabout at Fairview Drive and E. Fifth Street on weekdays...
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4th Annual Carson High School Safe Grad 5k Run/Walk
By Carson High School Safe Grad Committee Please join us on February 15th for the fourth annual Carson High School Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of...
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