Issue: February 18, 2010
Hey everybody,
Do you have Olympics fever? Do you sometimes wish that the Winter Olympics were taking place right in your very own backyard? Well, 50 years ago, the Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, a mere 40 miles or so from Reno. In this week’s feature story, RN&R news editor Dennis Myers talks to some of the folks who were there, including gold medal figure skater Carol Heiss. And, in hard-hitting RN&R fashion, he debunks a few of the commonly held myths about those games. We’ve got a lot of fun action in this issue. The A&C feature is about the wacky sport of slacklining, and in Art of the State, writer Ben Garrido visits a museum exhibition that teaches kids to play with animal poop.
Thanks for reading! If it wasn’t for you, we’d have to take up curling.
Brad Bynum,
RN&R Arts Editor
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Hail to the chiefs
In 1960, two future presidents visited the Squaw Valley Olympics site.
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Lowden scrutinized
Opposition research underway in UNR library microfilm.
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Real estate complaint filed
Real estate investor William Thornton charges local real estate salespeople.
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Controller disputes comparison
Wallin says her overtime costs distorted by newspaper.
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From Reno to Haiti
Philip Brown is organizing a fundraiser, Help Haiti!, through Reno New Generations Rotary club.
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Letters for February 18, 2010
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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All politics is economic
John Barrette looks at the tie between the economy and political candidacies.
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Grosser than gross
All your questions about cow farts answered.
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City slackers
Local slackline walkers—it’s kind of like a tightrope, but looser and bouncier—do it in the park.
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Home away from home
If you have to go to church, you might as well go to La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
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From Paris with Love
Going to the movies? Here’s your local guide to the highs and lows of Hollywood’s latest releases.
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Going to the movies? Here’s your local guide to the highs and lows of Hollywood’s latest releases.
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The Last Station
Going to the movies? Here’s your local guide to the highs and lows of Hollywood’s latest releases.
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Sage of Aquarius
Tahoe-based singer-songwriter Ben Fuller hits a sweet spot.
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Take chances
Despite an unimpressive appearance, Taiwan Restaurant serves up some great grub.
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Sensible switch?
How more watering days could equal more water saved.
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Let there be plight
Some think geoengineering may have to be a last resort to curb the effects of climate change.
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Pig-headed practice
Denmark ditched antibiotics in pigs and found profit, but the U.S. pork industry says it would cost too much here.
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Eco-Event: Protecting Mongolia’s grasslands
Nature Conservancy’s Mongolia program director speaks at Fairly Grounded on Feb. 19.
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