By Linda Fine Conaboy Is American politics becoming clannish? Cliquish? Segregated? Disunited? Or perhaps we’re headed backward and the definitive word would be tribal. The question then is, did the 2016 election confirm the fact that we’re segregating ourselves into tribes? Resoundingly, yes, said Christopher Hare in hard hitting community presentation at Sierra Nevada College […]
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By Byard Duncan, Reveal Sen. John McCain, who spent more than five years in Vietnamese captivity, is no stranger to traditional war. But when the Arizona Republican recently brought together officials from three intelligence agencies, his focus was on a more modern frontier: cyberspace. Given reports of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election, McCain […]
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By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times The phone in Rep. Tom McClintock’s office rang seven times in 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon. “This is Congressman McClintock’s office, how may I help you?” the receptionist said again and again, scribbling down each caller’s name, address and comment. “This call means a lot to us. I’ll […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Revisions to two state laws aim to make it easier for Nevada high school students to earn college credits or participate in internships while in high school. The Senate education committee, the primary sponsor on both bills, heard proposed revisions to the dual-credit and internship programs Thursday. “These two […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey and Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink The phrase of the year is “gray area” regarding the Golden and Silver states’ new green issues. Confused? So is everyone else. When California — the first U.S. state to outlaw marijuana, as well as the first state to approve its medicinal use — legalized recreational cannabis alongside […]
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Updated 3:10pm: Caltrans is projecting a 6pm Feb. 12 opening of Highway 50 between Meyers and Placerville. Traffic is expected to have one-way controls. Interstate 80 is open in both directions. Highway 395 in Nevada is open in both directions. —– Highway 50 remains closed Saturday morning from 8.4 miles east of Pollock Pines at […]
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By Carole Jablon-Bernardi INCLINE VILLAGE – The Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought busting 173 percent of average, with the most snow recorded since 1995, so said California water managers as of Feb. 2. That was before another 2 feet of snow fell overnight Thursday on the North Shore. On a snowy Feb. […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State officials plan to move quickly with a task force for regulating recreational marijuana, the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee heard Wednesday. The first steps will be putting temporary regulations in place by July to allow medical marijuana establishments to sell recreational marijuana. By the end of […]
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By Associated Press Emergency crews in Douglas County have rescued 10 people stranded by high waters near the Carson River south of Carson City. Douglas County sheriff’s Sgt. Bernadette Smith says they used an armored vehicle assigned to the SWAT team shortly before noon Friday to pick up the group that included several children. She […]
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A man apparently drowned in the American River at the Randall Tract Bridge near Whitehall. A driver on Highway 50 saw what was believed to be a body off to the side of the road, called authorities about 2:20pm Feb. 10, and when paramedics arrived they found the deceased man. Other than being an adult, […]
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