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July 2011

Squaw Valley USA preps for 'renaissance'

OLYMPIC VALLEY - Nearly a year to the date after his official hiring as CEO at Squaw Valley USA, Andy Wirth revealed plans last week for numerous transformative projects at the North Shore ski r...

Joe Santoro: Tyler Lantrip gets nod to start season for Nevada Wolf Pack

It's Tyler Lantrip's job to lose.Chris Ault made it perfectly clear this week during the Western Athletic Conference's media gathering in Las Vegas about who will be the Nevada Wolf Pack's starter ...

Perry: U.S. tipping but hasn't toppled yet

Assuming that a deal is reached last minute on the debt ceiling, the U.S. economy still will have a great deal of headwind before we see any meaningful recovery. We still have the American consumer...

Commentary by Guy W. Farmer: Illegal immigrants and drug trade a scourge

Appeal columnist Eugene Paslov seems to think that those of us who write about enforcing the nation's immigration laws are engaging in "xenophobic gibberish," whatever that is. He recently proposed...

Commentary by David Y. Cantwell: Remove deception from debt debate

The high drama of our ruling elite regarding the debt ceiling only reminds me of an old joke: How do you know if a politician is lying? His lips are moving.The truth is not being told. In fact, the...

Health Information Exchange moves closer to reality

Supporters of a system that will allow hospitals, physicians and others in Nevada to share patient information in real time across digital networks are confident they've found the right technology ...

Carson 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...

Perry: U.S. tipping but hasn't toppled yet

Assuming that a deal is reached last minute on the debt ceiling, the U.S. economy still will have a great deal of headwind before we see any meaningful recovery. We still have the American consumer...

West Nile found in Mason Valley

The first mosquito pool to test positive for West Nile virus so far this year is in Mason Valley, the Nevada Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease and Food Safety Laboratory said Friday.Until ...

Evacuations lifted from wildfire in Geiger Grade area

An evacuation order was lifted at 10 p.m. Saturday for home owners near Geiger Grade (Nevada State Route 341) in Storey County after a wildfire burned more than 500 acres, according to Mark Stru...