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A momentous congratulations goes out to the students who voluntarily and competitively placed in the 2017 Carson City School Board Sponsored American Citizen Essay Contest with first place at the high school level going to CHS 9th grade Honors English student Marissa Messmann, second place to CHS 12th grade College Readiness Senior English student Jessica Preston, and third place going to 9th grade Honors English student Matteas Klatt.

Republicans in congress have introduced their tax bills, and they and the president intend to pass some version of tax reform promptly. As they try to craft a package that will pass, let’s recall themain principles, goals and problems facing tax reform.

The key goal is always economic growth. Growing the economy at a sustainably fast clip means on average everyone is better off and each person or family has more opportunity to improve their lot. It also allows us to afford more of the public goods that government can supply, including caring for the needy.

The man who once threatened to disrupt the Nevada Day Parade and led anti-Carson City, South Lake Tahoe Police, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, district attorney and judge campaigns will be spending the next seven years in prison after he was given the maximum sentence Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.

Two recent news stories caught our attention, and they suggest some good news, but ...

First, the estimated growth rate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) – that is, the annual rate of growth for America’s economy – was revised upward to 3.1 percent for the second quarter of 2017.

Second, the Trump Administration has eliminated 16 regulations for every regulation it has implemented.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced that approximately $21.6 million in additional federal highway spending authority has been made available for Nevada road projects through redistribution of Federal Highway Administration fiscal year-end funds.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will hold a meeting next week to discuss interest in the community to form a group to support building and improving dog parks in Carson City.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks & Recreation (FCCPR) is holding a meeting to discuss interest in the community to form a group to support building and improving dog parks in Carson City. The meeting will be on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Bonanza Room at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street, Carson City.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce that its president and chief executive officer, Ed Epperson, has been honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award as part of Nevada Business Magazine’s 2017 "Healthcare Heroes."

Four years after a re-branding campaign was started to turn Carson City's tourism fortunes around, data since 2013 has shown the investments are beginning to pay significant dividends for the community.

Achievements in preserving Lake Tahoe were celebrated Tuesday during the 21st Lake Tahoe Summit at Tallac Historic Site, but it was clear there is a lot more to do and the work will never be over.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Pedal Pushers Group Cycle, a 15-person tour and party bike, will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting celebration and free rides on Saturday, September 2, at 9:30 a.m. The event will take place at McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City on Curry and Third Streets.

The economic climate of Carson City is following an upward trend, according to data released last month from the state of Nevada, as taxable sales revenue made significant gains over the past 12 months.

There are food trucks, and then there are food trailers pulled by trucks.

Fernando and Cherrie Palacios' bright yellow trailer looks a bit different among the growing community of mobile food vendors in Carson City.

Temperatures will begin to heat up significantly around Carson City this week as high pressure strengthens over the Sierra and western Nevada, prompting a Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service. Highs will climb into the triple digits for lower valley locations.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 28th annual American Century Championship is in the books, and former Major League Baseball pitcher Mark Mulder won for the third straight year, the first three-peat at the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe.

On June 30 Nevada ended its 2017 fiscal year, and we observed yet again one of the more annoying problems in state government: the annual last-minute spending frenzy.

Today, we are celebrating the birth of our country and the freedoms we enjoy within it. Yet, today I feel pulled to ask you to go a little deeper.

The two biggest things that could happen to you this summer are entirely possible with one simple action. Purchase a $25 raffle ticket. Yep, that’s it. $25 will give you the chance to win a brand new car and save the life of a homeless pet all at the same time. It’s true, we swear.

For now, this is the last regular column that will carry the Ron and Geoff byline. Geoff is leaving the Assistant Controller’s job July 1 for a new one.

James Smack, the Deputy Controller, will join Ron in the weekly column beginning next week. Geoff will make guest appearances now and then, we anticipate.

Police officers are spending Thursday and Friday learning new skills that will be showcased during Saturday’s 14th annual Carson City Extreme Motor Officer Challenge in Mills Park.

In the 35 years that Western Nevada College has been offering an associate degree in nursing program, there hasn’t been a graduate as young as Morgan Tingle.

The assignment prompts were given and now it is showtime. The 2017 City Wide Short Film Competition will arrive front and center stage this Saturday in Carson City with the screening and judging grand finale.

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CARSON CITY — State lawmakers will be spending hours on the Senate and Assembly floors and behind closed doors in caucus meetings as they jam through countless bills that need action by midnight Tuesday.

For six years, most Republicans campaigning for federal office pledged to repeal ObamaCare. According to national polls, a majority of Americans have consistently opposed ObamaCare even when they otherwise approved of Barack Obama as president.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison will lead a delegation of Nevada travel industry professionals on a trade mission to China April 5-15. China is an important market for Nevada and the United States, as it one of the fastest-growing inbound travel markets to our country.

The U.S. Travel Association estimates 5.7 million Chinese visitors to the United States in 2021, which will make it the No. 1 overseas travel market in the United States. According to USTA, the average spending by Chinese visitors in 2015 was $7,201 per visit, more than visitors from any other country.

Our Founders and the classical liberal intellectuals they followed got the basics of government right and thus launched two centuries of freedom and opportunity leading to hope, unprecedented economic growth and astounding human flourishing and wellbeing.

However, a century later a counter movement arose and has continued to gain until now, undermining freedom and opportunity and diminishing hope, growth, wellbeing and flourishing.

When Nevada lawmakers approved spending nearly $16 million to hire hundreds of school social workers during the 2015 session, the expectation was that schools would soon see hundreds of licensed experts pouring through their doors to combat bullying and other behavioral health issues.

A 32-year-old man is lucky to be alive after spending the night lost earlier this week in the mountains of South Lake Tahoe after snowboarding out-of-bounds at Heavenly Mountain Resort.

Under the direction of Richard Doede, the Capital City Community Band will perform its annual “A Salute to Young Musicians” concert with two choirs from Carson City, Fritsch Elementary School with Nicole Melsheimer, Conductor and Mark Twain Elementary School with Christina Bourne, Conductor, and the Carson High School Clarinet Choir.