Monthly Archives: June, 2011
Millennium Scholarship to receive $10 million in general fund support
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: A bill appropriating $10 million from the general fund to ensure the long-term financial health of the Gov....
Saint Mary’s Center for Cancer enhances the continuum of care with nurse navigators
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASESaint Mary’s Center for Cancer continues to enhance patient-centered care, including expanding its gastrointestinal (GI) and lung cancer services to include a...
Reno firefighter honored for heroic, life-saving rescues
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEReno Firefighter Matt Peek, a member of the Reno Fire Department’s Water Entry Team (WET), was honored Friday with the 2011 Higgins...
Various faiths come together to bless high school graduates in Sparks
SUBMITTED BY RAJAN ZEDIn a remarkable interfaith gesture, an interfaith baccalaureate service was held for graduating students of Sparks area high schools on June...
Opinion: The new liberal, or part 3,284,582 in an ongoing series on our nonsensical politics
Don’t worry, this isn’t about Weinergate. I ran across a blogger I used to read back during the 2008 election. I knew her to...
Elko County BLM recreation sites open and ready for visitors
BLM NEWS RELEASEELKO -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District encourages everyone to get out and enjoy your public lands this...
Economist refutes conventional wisdom about minimum-wage earners
UNR NEWS RELEASEMost adults earning minimum wage are not main breadwinnerIn one of the most in-depth studies to date of adults who earn...
Wrong size car ad campaign finds buyers, racks pp awards for ad agency
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe premise of the advertising campaign was simple: acknowledge the weariness of those who have been stuck driving vehicles that not longer...
Enel Green Power announces 2011 PlayEnergy Nevada state champion
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEFALLON — The 2011 Nevada State Champion of the PlayEnergy contest sponsored by Enel SpA, the parent company of Enel...
PLAN condemns mining industry influence on legislative process
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, a statewide coalition of groups working for social, economic and environmental justice, is calling for members...