Monthly Archives: December, 2012
OPINION: How to reform and improve Nevada’s tax structure in a revenue-neutral manner
By Geoffrey Lawrence, Nevada Policy Research Institute
Solution of the week: Tax reform
For decades, Nevada lawmakers have discussed the possibility of tax "reform." Indeed, they...
Participate in a holiday tradition of counting the birds
MOANA NURSERY NEWS RELEASEIn 1900, Frank Chapman organized 27 friends in 25 locations to count birds on Christmas Day to protest bird-shooting contests that...
Caesars Foundation establishes fellowship for watershed research with Desert Research Institute
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is proud to announce a unique collaboration with the Caesars Foundation that will create a three-year funding mechanism and extensive research...
Prescribed fire operations begin tomorrow on Tahoe’s East Shore
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Elks Point Rd. area of Roundhill tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3, 2012. ...
American Red Cross Reminds Public to Send Holiday Cards for Heroes by December 11
The December 11 deadline is fast approaching for people to send holiday greetings to men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces through the...
River search resumes for missing male who was last seen yesterday evening
Firefighters from the Reno Fire Department and Sparks Fire Department with the assistance of Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Hasty Team have resumed searching for...
Carson Valley Inn Entertainment Free Nightly Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge
The Carson Valley Inn features free live entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge with no cover charge and no drink minimum. Cabaret Lounge entertainment is...
Library gone to the dogs
Six libraries have the Paws 2 Read program which is a reading program for children presented by Paws 4 Love. Each month therapy teams...
BLM Recruiting Summer Firefighters
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for summer seasonal firefighting and dispatching positions for the 2013 fire season at locations nationwide,...
Neuroscience research gets big boost – almost $10 million
The University of Nevada, Reno has been awarded a highly competitive program grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the...
