Issue: August 23, 2012
Washoe schools superintendent Pedro Martinez: And we want to start
closing achievement gaps, especially with special education students,
students with disabilities, multilingual children, children in poverty.
Dear Readers,
It's back to school time again. Our August 23 edition will contain
Ashley Hennefer's lengthy interview with the Washoe County
superintenent of schools and also our annual guide for arriving
University of Nevada, Reno students, which was also produced by Ashley.
And as autumn comes into view, Kris Vagner will introduce us to some
little-known swimming holes high in the Sierra for late summer
swims. Ashley (she does work, doesn't she?) will give us the latest
developments in the face-off between Comstock Mining Inc. and
Comstock residents. Brad Bynum will introduce us to violinist
Kristin Pitman, who is also a singer-songwriter under the stage name
K.P. Movie critic Bob Grimm takes on The Expendables 2 and food
critic K.J. Sullivan pursues one of her favorite dishes-- pho. In
news. we look at the campaign issue of whether Nevada should pull out
of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
Thank you for reading us. If not for you, we'd have to go back to school.
Take care,
Dennis Myers
News editor
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The new guy
Washoe County School District superintendent Pedro Martinez looks to the future.
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Youth shield begins
Immigration enforcement reduced for those who arrived in U.S. as children.
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Fernley bill proposed
Rep. Amodei seeks new land for Lyon County town.
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How Nevadans view their lives
Gallup survey finds residents unhappy about their workplaces.
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Tax subsidies drain localities
Cabela’s and Bass ship money from states while taking subsidies.
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The dollar value of your vote
Calculating the dollar value of votes.
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Under the influences
John Molezzo’s art is half documentary, half fantasy, romantic and realistic, distinctly unironic, and celebratory of all Reno’s grit and glory.
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Splendor in the graphs
In this extra nerdy back-to-school edition of our monthly Gadget column, we examine graphing calculators.
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Dream team
The Expendables 2 is better, and more action-packed, than the first one.
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Strings attached
Kristin Pitman says her role as a violin player and her role as a songwriter aren’t separate coins, but two sides of one.
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Digging deeper
Comstock Mining Inc.’s ore hauling has already impacted the local community.
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Holley family healing
Members of the food community have come together to help the Holley family after a devastating car accident.
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Tahoe afloat
This year’s annual Lake Tahoe Summit focuses on funds.
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Geek squad
Take advantage of technology to save money and be more efficient.
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Code of conduct
Jason Altieri is the Director of Orchestras at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Living and learning
We got to check out UNR’s newest residence hall.
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Make the call
Here are some important numbers to keep in your phone.
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Resident assistance
College is a time to grow as a person, but it’s not always easy.
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