Issue: September 06, 2001
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Waiting for the Big One
What could happen to the Truckee Meadows if a 7.1 earthquake strikes? Here’s a summary of what geologists found out and what’s been done to improve our area’s earthquake preparedness.
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Earthquake preparedness
Securing your home and developing an emergency plan are some of the things you should do to help you survive a major earthquake.
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Global Justice Week
Anti-globalization activists in Reno will gather to support D.C. protesters.
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Shopping while black
A family shopping trip turned into a nightmare when police arrested Avon Holmes, alleges a pending lawsuit.
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Coalition fights proposed kitty litter mine
A newly formed coalition vows to fight a proposed kitty litter mining operation in Hungry Valley.
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Chet to the rescue—or not
Casual labor ordinance rewriting is challenged by the ACLU.
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Razzmatazz
Cindy LaVan and Razzmatazz join about 125 other balloonists taking to the skies over Reno.
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Nuclear Nevada
It appears nuclear waste is coming to Nevada—and there are endless consequences.
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Art is for everyone
OK, OK, stop yelling at me—art is for everyone.
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Letters for September 6, 2001
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Remembering Dorothy Parker
Mike apologizes for a mistake while remembering one of his writer heroines, Dorothy Parker.
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Don’t tolerate this
Notice the new surge of tolerance for bigots?
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The great outdoors
Art of the Outdoors at the New Medium Art Gallery takes a surprisingly broad look at nature.
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Ragin’ Cajuns
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet keeps Cajun music alive and kickin'.
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Reno Philharmonic with guest pianist Horacio Gutierrez
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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TheSpark.com’s T&A
TheSpark.com’s various online tests provide hours of worthless fun.
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Reno women rock Wingfield Park
Ladies in the Park will rock Wingfield this weekend.
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Lennon poised for success
Lennon is not your average piano player.
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Fall means drama
Local theater companies are gearing up for the fall season.
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Real horrorshow
Jeepers Creepers will generate nightmares for our movie reviewer, and he says that’s a good thing.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection 0:8
Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection 0:8, recently released on DVD, will leave anime viewers wondering what the fuss is all about.
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Gatchaman 1994 Collection
The Gatchaman 1994 anime collection is decently entertaining, but nothing special.
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Various artists
The Quango label is back with four new compilation CDs, the best of which is Mystic Groove.
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Lucky breaks
Local band Redcel seems to be on a lucky streak.
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Wondering what if …
Kyoto Restaurant could have been wonderful, but some annoying flaws kept that from happening.
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