Monthly Archives: May, 2010
Nevada Commission on Tourism honors industry men and women during National Tourism Week
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) will celebrate National Tourism Week, May 8-16, by honoring Nevadans in the...
Torra masterful in 8-1 Aces victory over Beavers
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEPORTLAND, Ore. - Reno starter Matt Torra threw eight scoreless frames, and Gerardo Parra collected three RBIs in his Aces debut...
Portland slides past Reno, 5-2
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEKevin Mulvey dealt a quality start and kept the Aces in the ballgame, but Reno’s offense never ignited Saturday night in a...
Lawmakers move to repeal law creating antiquated metric system advisory panel
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: Nevadans may soon be safe from the agonies of being required to figure out how hot it is...
Lt. Gov. Krolicki says Nevada missed out on chance to protect tobacco settlement funds
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki says it is now clear the Nevada Legislature should have "securitized" the money the...
Harry Reid celebrates National Train Day
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C.--Sen. Harry Reid today made the following statement in celebration of National Train Day, which will be tomorrow, Saturday, May 8.“During...
Opinion: New Lowden ad counters ChickenGate with bald-faced lie
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDLAS VEGAS--In a recent New Jersey newspaper profile, Sue Lowden asserted fearlessly, “I have chutzpah.” If...
Opinion: Gibbons on renewable energy
SUBMITTED BY JIM GIBBONS 2010Friends,Events driven by my administration are moving quickly to turn Nevada into the country’s center for renewable energy. These are...
KNPB Documentary features Reno’s Solace Tree with stories of love and loss
by Jennifer Burton - Positively Northern NevadaI’ve been lucky enough over the past few months to work with some great folks at KNPB on...
Industry support charts golden future for mining engineering education programs
SUBMITTED RELEASEThe mining industry has stepped up its long-term support with a $2.4 million boost to the University of Nevada, Reno’s mining engineering program;...