By Lindsay Holmes, Huffington Post Mental Health America recently released their comprehensive State of Mental Health Report, where it ranked how well each state handled mental health challenges, primarily through its citizens’ access to care and the percentage of people with unmet needs. And the results are pretty dismal. Nevada fell last on the list, partly […]
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In an effort to provide enhanced safety for children and to give the public a greater sense of security during Halloween, officers from the Nevada Department of Public Safety-Division of Parole and Probation will conduct Operation Scarecrow on Oct. 31. The primary objective is to minimize the potential for contact between children and division-supervised sex […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal Carol Del Carlo and Sara LaFrance are vying for the District 9 spot on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents. The Incline Village women both want the post that is part of 13-person board that oversees the state’s public colleges including URN and Truckee Meadows Community College. Del Carlo, 64, […]
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To the community, Larry Reilly is the candidate best qualified to be a member of the LTUSD school board. As the former principal of Whittell High School, I have seen Larry work collaboratively with teachers and administrators alike to not only identify issues but to develop and implement solutions. With a stellar career as a […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau “You can know everything there is to know about snow, but if you don’t make good decisions, that doesn’t do you any good,” said Mike Ferrari, patrol director for Mt. Rose and board member of the American Avalanche Association. Making good decisions was a predominant theme throughout the California Avalanche Workshop at […]
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By Jason Brennan The open secret of democracy is that it works because it doesn’t quite work as advertised. Representative democracies do not simply impose the will of the people. They overperform, producing better policies than the people actually want because elites keep the masses in check (and vice versa). But the new wave of […]
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By Ryan W. Miller, USA Today Candy corn lovers, you’re not alone. In a survey of more than 40,000 people around the United States to determine the most popular Halloween candies, candy corn claimed the top honors in the most number of states. Oregon, Wyoming, Tennessee, Texas and South Carolina all picked the polarizing treat as their favorite candy. Elizabeth […]
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By Associated Press HNA Group is snapping up a 25 percent ownership stake of the Hilton hotel chain for about $6.5 billion, the latest attempt by a Chinese interest to acquire real estate in the U.S. HNA will appoint two directors at Hilton, expanding the board to 10 members, and will have partial ownership […]
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To the community, I would like to personally thank South Tahoe Crossfit for putting on the Barbells for Boobs fundraising event on Oct. 15. Over $12,000 was raised for metastatic breast cancer research (Metavivor.org) and for mammograms for under-insured or non-insured people regardless of age or gender (Barbellsforboobs.org). The event was near and dear to […]
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By Jennifer McGraw, CBS-13 It’s a case that’s hard to forget, an 11-year-old Meyers girl was kidnapped and held hostage for 18 years, but now she is taking to Facebook to stop a proposition on the November ballots. “The eligibility for parole for Philip Garrido after only 17 years is really a travesty,” said James Clinchard, […]
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