Yearly Archives: 2010
Forest Service releases Heavenly environmental assessment
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASESOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. -- The U.S. Forest Service is seeking comment on an environmental assessment for proposed capital improvements at Heavenly...
Hendry named director of communications at Renown
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASETerri Hendry has been named director of communications for Renown Health. In her new position, she will manage the internal...
Q&A: University Provost answers questions about budget-cut proposal, part 3 of 3
It was announced on March 1 by the University of Nevada, Reno that the University was beginning a process to review its curricula,...
Nevada’s public employee pension plan has $9.1 billion unfunded liability
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: Nevada's political leaders have emphasized repeatedly in recent months that the state faces a huge funding shortfall in...
Harry Reid meets with Professional Firefighters of Nevada
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C.--Sen. Harry Reid met today with Nevada’s firefighters professional association to discuss the development of search and rescue response systems and...
Opinion: It’s Urgent. It’s Time. Congress Has To Pass Health Care Reform Now
by Elisa MaserLast week, at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit in Reno, Erin Kotecki Vest, Political Director and Producer of Special Projects for BlogHer,...
University of Nevada, Reno engineer returns from surveying damage in Chile
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEUniversity of Nevada, Reno engineer and researcher Gokhan Pekcan is safely back in his office today after nine days of surveying damaged...
Opinion: Do Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian oppose tax cuts for job creation, like John Ensign?
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYBy Phoebe SweetLAS VEGAS--Today Sen. John Ensign opposed tax cuts for small businesses and efforts to create jobs...
Interwoven 2010 – new basketry exhibit at State Museum
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECarson City, Nev. The Nevada State Museum presents Interwoven 2010: Visions of the Great Basin Basketmakers on display in the Dema Guinn...
Prescribed Fire Info for Tuesday, March 17
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEU.S. Forest Service Fuels Management Crews will be conducting prescribed fire operations in the upper Kingsbury Grade area beginning Tuesday, March
17, 2010....