Issue: April 17, 2008
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Earth power
Nevada companies are looking for power and finding it right below our feet.
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Cleaning up
Nevada tried in 2007 to improve its poor environmental record.
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Derby changes war stance
U.S. House candidate Jill Derby moves left on Iraq.
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Un-rewriting Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s biographer and his son have written a new book contrasting George W. Bush with Reagan.
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Hair today
Shannon Tackett, a hairstylist, can straighten your hair with a Brazilian process or with stories of celebrities.
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Absolut burrito-ista
The Mexican on vodka, coffee and phone trees.
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Weekend at Burgies
It’s too early to plant tomatoes, but it’s not too early to vote on Best of.
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Remove pot prohibition
Former radio host JR Reynolds says marijuana should be managed through regulation, not prohibition.
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A government of swine
How is it the most powerful Democrat on Capitol Hill can only get us to No. 15 in the pork-barrel spending race?
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Where are the children?
Why aren’t children taking advantage of empty lots? Could it be mom and dad are afraid?
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Letters for April 17, 2008
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Pondering power after Bush
Coal fired power plants supporters are trying to get approvals before Bush leaves office.
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Mrs. Fowler goes to Washington
A local anthropologist takes a prestigious post at a Washington, D.C., museum.
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A child’s garden OF GRASS
Contrary to conventional environmental wisdom, lawns can be better for the environment than rocks.
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Feeling it
The Bethel A.M.E. Church offers spirited spirituals and sincere fellowship for anyone who comes to church.
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One in four?
Does the CDC study of teenage girls apply to Washoe County?
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Tomorrow, tomorrow
Everybody’s favorite firecracker tramp and bald billionaire come to Reno.
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Uncomfortable comedy
Jason Segel gets the Judd Apatow limelight in this comedy of the uncomfortable.
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A little bit country
Songwritin’, storytellin’ cowpokes perform, part of “Cowboy Poetry Week.”
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To die for
This cozy café and catering company incites elderly women to exclaim, “To die for!”
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Airlines get wings clipped
With the high fuel prices, airlines are cutting costs, personnel and weight in order to stay in business.
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So much to do
Just about everyone in the environmental community is doing something for Earth Day. Here are a handful of events.
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Schedule of Events
Earth Day 2008 schedule of events. Don’t miss out.
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10 simple things
These tips can help anyone help save the world.
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Power in numbers
GreenPower may be the closest thing Nevada has to a carbon offsetting program.
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Pile it on
Compost, one of the original recyclers, turns waste into some of the best food for your garden. Here’s how.
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Loco for locavores
For some, eating closer to home is a lifestyle, not an experiment.
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Where to recycle everything
You know about curbside recycling. Now, for all the harder stuff.
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The environmentalist’s library
Be it water, food, energy or Doomsday, now is a time for environmental understanding. Here are some pages of wisdom and exploration to have on your bookshelf.
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Eco-cinema,
No one ever called Bob Grimm an environmentalist, per se. Films that made him think about the Earth.
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Earth Day organizer
Nevada Econet’s Lauren Siegel is the woman behind the organization of Earth Day.
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