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Nevada is preparing to compete in round two of the federal Race to the Top grant program. Only two states that applied, Tennessee and Delaware, received funding from the first phase of the competition.

CARSON CITY – A study showing how well Nevada’s students perform on achievement tests, released today by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, concludes they fare no better than mid-range, and often well below, students in other states.

The Friends of the Library are having a book sale to celebrate National Library Week. The sale will be at the Carson City Library. The sale will feature adult fiction and nonfiction, children's books, videos and a special donation of science fiction. The event runs Friday, April 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Friends of the Library are having a book sale to celebrate National Library Week. The sale will be at the Carson City Library. The sale will feature adult fiction and nonfiction, children's books, videos and a special donation of science fiction. The event runs Friday, April 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Last week, the Nevada Board of Regents held a meeting in what marks the beginning of nine weeks of discussion on how to further reduce their budgets to adjust for the 6.9 percent cut in funding agreed upon by Nevada Legislators during the special session in February.

Dave,

In the interest of full disclosure, I am an avid reader, a book hoarder, a library employee, a graduate student in a Library and Information Science program (delivered almost exclusively online!),

Though Northern Nevada is not out of the woods for large earthquakes, there is a potential for seismically-charged shakers for the region, says Cal Orey, a Lake Tahoe earthquake intuitive, who predict

Photos of loved ones relieve painBy Rob Stein The Washington Post

Obituary: Harry J.

Boddapati graduates with master of science degree

Amanda Kay Fleming graduated cum laude from Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, Calif., May 9. Fleming is a 2005 graduate of Carson High School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She also completed a month-long tour in Kolkata, India...

Using white plastic balls and a light bulb, students learned Tuesday how the sun affects the phases of the moon.But these weren't average students in an average science camp.

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