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By Michelle L. PriceAssociated Press LAS VEGAS — The Democratic National Committee has approved a plan by Nevada Democrats to offer the first-ever early voting option for presidential caucuses, a […]
National Democrats Approve Early Caucus Voting for Nevada
Is This You? Popping Pine Cones
A very unofficial poll tells me that four out of six people will vote fall aka autumn as their favorite time of the year. Reasons vary widely on why people […]
BLM Ely District Accepting Applications for Seasonal Firefighters
The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is accepting applications for temporary seasonal firefighters. The application deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Applications submitted by Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 will […]
Thanksgiving Reflections
Thanksgiving is the most American of all holidays. Now highly commercialized, the real meaning of the holiday has been essentially pushed aside so stores can get on with the Black […]
Projects Propose New Reservoirs, Cycling Water from Nevada’s Desert Lakes, with Hopes of Selling Power to LA
By Daniel RothbergThe Nevada Independent A company is seeking federal permits to construct new reservoirs in the mountains above two Nevada desert lakes in an attempt to harness hydropower and […]
Nevada’s Central Pacific Railroad
The completion of the Nevada portion of the Central Pacific Railroad was celebrated with with the driving of the golden spike near Promontory Point, Utah in May, 1969. This followed […]
Higher Taxes will not Solve Educations Woes
It’s never enough. Despite lawmakers funding 3 percent teacher raises in this year’s legislative session and lawmakers increasing taxes by $750 million a year in 2015 to fund public education, […]
Don’t Despoil Public Lands with Wind and Solar
Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen recently announced she is co-sponsoring a piece of legislation titled the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019, which is touted as bipartisan […]
ICYMI: The Root – How to Protect Black Moms in America
By U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Each year in the United States, more black women get sick or die during and after pregnancy than the year before. That’s because America […]
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Nevada Crash Kills 2 after Takeoff from Airport near Idaho JACKPOT — Authorities say two people were killed when a light plane crashed and burned after taking off from a […]