August 2009
Job loss in July lowest in year
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 4:01amWASHINGTON - It's the clearest sign yet the recession is finally ending: Employers laid off far fewer workers in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers' hours and pay edged upward.
Notre Dame looking to improve running game
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 4:01amSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame offensive line coach Frank Verducci drew the biggest crowd of all the Fighting Irish assistant coaches at media day Friday."Usually we're way over in the corner," Verducci joked.
What is with those ugly tomatoes?
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 4:01amThe long-awaited tomato harvest has begun. Tomatoes are ripening, but what's with the blackened leathery spot on the bottom? We put in all kinds of time and energy to grow lovely, delicious tomatoes and these are ugly.
No matter what time of year, you can work with flower bulbs
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 4:01amFall has become a popular second season for planting, particularly for spring-blooming flower bulbs. Trowel-carrying gardeners return to action once the summer heat abates to set more tulips, crocus or daffodils into the ground.
Northern Nevada business briefly
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 4:01amLoans available for rural businesses
Carson school trustee resigns after arrest
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 1:52pmAfter his second alcohol-related arrest this year, Joe Enge seemingly resigned from his position on the Carson City School Board on Thursday.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090807/NEWS/908069949/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1058
Silver Dollar Casino to undergo remodel
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 4:01amThe shuttering of the Silver Dollar Casino last week is part of the transition to its new ownership, which was announced in April.
Business highlights
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 4:01amLas Vegas OKs casino, big sign at Strip city lineLAS VEGAS (AP) - An Arizona developer has City Council approval to put a huge sign and a new casino, restaurant and stores at the city line on the Las Vegas Strip.
Hackers attack Twitter, Facebook
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 4:01amTwitter, once derided as a frivolous way to tell friends what you are eating and when you're going to bed, has grown up - the hard way.
Groth lashes out at NCAA ruling
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 4:01amNevada athletic director Cary Groth lashed out against the NCAA on Thursday after it approved a policy earlier in the day that bans states from hosting championship events if they allow people to bet on single games.
