Issue: December 18, 2008
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Name of the game
Branding and rebranding companies and government agencies can be tricky.
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A holiday shopping reminder
A new TV set is not necessary in order to continue getting TV signals.
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“We don’t need Yucca Mountain”
A Nobel laureate suggests a way to eliminate storage demands for nuclear waste.
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Ensign tries to break unions
Nevada senator demands lower wages for union workers.
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Tourist and commuter bus lines may be halted
More public transportation cuts may be on the way.
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Pulpit master
Welcome the new minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada.
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Snow driving tips
Our first major winter storm is here. Drive friendly.
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Southern exposure
It’s Friday. Should I go to the gym or the bar?
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It’s a bleak Christmas season for Nevada
Nevada’s special legislative session showed us the writing’s on the wall for a tough 2009.
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What? Me worry? Yes.
American reaction to the economic crisis does not give Farley confidence for the long term.
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Letters for December 18, 2008
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Songs of the season
Would somebody please—please—write a decent new Christmas song.
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Factory productions
Is Dania Home & Office just a furniture store, or is it an art gallery?
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Ground control
No, this fair ground doesn’t have a Ferris wheel, but Fairly Grounded Coffee & Tea is a community hub nonetheless.
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For the family
An Al-Anon meeting may be just the thing to help when you are controlled by someone else’s alcoholism or drug abuse.
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Cinematic standstill
This flick features Keanu Reeves at his most flaccid.
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Playa players
The Black Rock City Allstars take hip hop to Burning Man, and Burning Man to hip hop.
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Deep sea, deep fried
Walk the plank into The Pirate Ship’s deep fryer.
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For the birds
Building consensus for conservation isn’t just for the birds.
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EPA takes 14 actions against Nevada facilities
Millions of pounds of pollution result in millions of dollars for state businesses.
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Honeybee haven at UC Davis
UC-Davis has designs on a home for honeybees.
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Thrift-giving ideas
Help the environment and the needy by recycling used clothes and other stuff at thrift stores with a cause.
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Welcome to RN&R’s Winter Guide 2008
Snow is a fickle thing, but it’s finally arrived.
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Backcountry skiing takes the sport back to its basics
For less than the cost of a season pass, you can backcountry ski for the rest of your life.
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Skicross countries
Truckee resident Errol Kerr is skiing in the 2010 Winter Olympics for the land of his father—Jamaica.
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Death Valley winter escape
In the dead of winter, Death Valley, Badwater Basin and Devil’s Golf Course sound downright heavenly.
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Let it snow, let it snow … please!
“Summit kids” feel the heat of global warming.
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