This Is Reno

Reno photographer shows homeless in a different light

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:10 PST

by Jennifer Burton – Positively Northern Nevada I had to look twice to confirm that the frames were really backwards on the haunting, yet beautiful photographs at the Faces of St. Vincent’s...

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Results of BLM oil and gas sale

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:10:12 PST

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $372,897 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno today, selling 45 parcels that comprised 81,302...

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Angle weighs in on current economic climate

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:44:39 PST

Sharron Angle (R-NV), a conservative former state legislator running to replace Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), weighed in today on the cause and effect of the administration’s current economic policies.

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Bone marrow test drives set to help Northern Nevadan

Laurel Busch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:33:44 PST

Friends of a Northern Nevada man with myelofibrosis are organizing “test drives” to find a potential match for his bone marrow. Vinodkumar Challagundla is a 35-year-old father of two, and...

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April arrives at the Nevada Museum of Art

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:21:51 PST

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE EXHIBITION OPENINGS Views From China: Yang Yongliang and The Modern Metropolis April 3—September 12, 2010 Although they may appear to be dreamlike paintings, Yang Yongliang’s...

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Opinion: Republicans still rooting for economy to fail

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:11:43 PST

SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY By Phoebe Sweet Las Vegas, NV – Once again the GOP is rooting for our economy to fail, betting against America and Nevada because it’s good for...

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Johnson plans campaign walk

Laurel Busch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:34 PST

Orrin Johnson, who announced his candidacy for Assembly District 25 yesterday, will hold the campaign’s first district walk this Sunday, March 14. Supporters are invited to meet at his home for...

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Gibbons cites special session negotiations in appeal

Laurel Busch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:38 PST

Casting Gov. Jim Gibbons as “the governor we can’t afford to lose!” the Gibbons campaign is appealing to supporters for help. “In this time of economic challenge, we need a governor...

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University of Nevada, Reno faculty receives two prestigious research awards

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:54:34 PST

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Manoranjan “Mano” Misra is known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel. He purifies arsenic-laced water and, using sunlight, can turn water into fuel. Misra...

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Rory Reid files for governor

ThisIsReno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:01 PST

SUBMITTED RELEASE LAS VEGAS–Rory Reid will formally file to run for governor at 9:30 a.m. today in Las Vegas. He will be joined by his wife, Cindy, as he submits his declaration of candidacy to...

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