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Marrow registry drives find donor for local man

August 26, 2010
By Laurel Busch
Marrow registry drives find donor for local man

More than 15,000 people joined the National Marrow Donor Program registry as a result of drives conducted for Vinodkumar Challagundla, a Northern Nevada man with myelofribrosis, after he appealed for help in March. Now Challagundla has announced the best possible news: “National Marrow Donor Program doctors identified a potential donor for me and ...
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Location set for Rory Reid education roundtable

June 16, 2010
By Laurel Busch

The roundtable discussion among Rory Reid, Nevada State Education Association President Lynn Warne and five Northern Nevada teachers will be held at Swope Middle School, 901 Keele Dr., in Reno tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. For more information about Reid’s campaign or to download his plans, visit Rory2010.com.
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Nevada Democrats to file FEC complaint against Lowden for bus donation

May 18, 2010
By Laurel Busch

This Is Reno has received a media advisory from the Nevada State Democratic Party that it will file a Federal Elections Commission complaint today against GOP Senate candidate Sue Lowden alleging she accepted an illegal donation of a luxury campaign bus, a felony punishable with five years in jail and up to $1 million...
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Too cold for cactus? Not in this Sparks yard

May 12, 2010
By Laurel Busch
Too cold for cactus? Not in this Sparks yard

Have you assumed it’s too cold in Northern Nevada to grow cactus? A local man proves it’s not. As you’re driving down a residential street in the area of Baring and Sparks boulevards, Charles Barnum’s neat but colorful front yard will catch your eye. Look more closely, and you will see it is landscaped...
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Jazz for Peace concert to benefit new drug addiction nonprofit

March 19, 2010
By Laurel Busch

Tickets are now on sale for the Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace benefit for The “I Am” Workshop Tour–Pure Compassion organization. The newly formed nonprofit helps people with drug addictions. The concert will be at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa at 8 p.m. Friday, May 7. Tickets are $35 each or two for...
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Gibbons will attend Tea Party in Searchlight

March 18, 2010
By Laurel Busch

In a campaign e-mail message, Gov. Jim Gibbons says he will be going to a Tea Party event in Searchlight March 27 and he wants to take some supporters with him. The first ten people who donate $250 or more to the Jim Gibbons for Governor Campaign will be able to ride the campaign...
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Bone marrow test drives set to help Northern Nevadan

March 9, 2010
By Laurel Busch
Bone marrow test drives set to help Northern Nevadan

Friends of a Northern Nevada man with myelofibrosis are organizing “test drives” to find a potential match for his bone marrow. Vinodkumar Challagundla is a 35-year-old father of two, and his friends say his chance of survival depends on a bone marrow transplant. The first two events will be held this weekend. In Reno,...
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Johnson plans campaign walk

March 9, 2010
By Laurel Busch

Orrin Johnson, who announced his candidacy for Assembly District 25 yesterday, will hold the campaign’s first district walk this Sunday, March 14. Supporters are invited to meet at his home for a pancake breakfast before the walk begins. To RSVP, they should send e-mail to Orrin@OrrinJohnson.com or call him at 771-9858. For more information,...
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Gibbons cites special session negotiations in appeal

March 9, 2010
By Laurel Busch
Gibbons cites special session negotiations in appeal

Casting Gov. Jim Gibbons as “the governor we can’t afford to lose!” the Gibbons campaign is appealing to supporters for help. “In this time of economic challenge, we need a governor who can be relied upon to keep taxes in check and show leadership when it counts!” a recent e-mail says. “When the Special...
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Gibbons to open campaign headquarters

February 19, 2010
By Laurel Busch

The Gibbons for Governor campaign will open its headquarters in Carson City Saturday, March 6. The public is invited to celebrate the grand opening from 5 to 7 p.m. The headquarters are at 305 No. Carson St., Suite 200, on the corner of East Proctor. Refreshments will be provided by the campaign.
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