Archive for August, 2009
« Previous EntriesNevada mining expands beyond gold, silver (Nevada Appeal)
Monday, August 31st, 2009When it comes to mining, Nevada is best known for gold and silver.But more than a dozen other resources are produced in the state, and although they’re dwarfed by the economic impact of precious metals, they glimmer with potential.
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Sierra Nevada College enrollment up 13 students this year (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
Monday, August 31st, 2009Sierra Nevada College continues to grow, if only by increments. One year after posting the largest incoming class in history, the private Incline Village college outdid itself again, if by a slighter margin.
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Nevada sales drop in June (Nevada Appeal)
Sunday, August 30th, 2009CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada taxable sales fell 20.5 percent in June, marking the eighth straight month of double-digit declines and reflecting the continued reluctance or ability by consumers to spend money, the Department of Taxation reported…
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44 percent decline in Nevada workplace fatalities (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Experts say a slump in construction and a stepped-up emphasis on safety led Nevada to the second-sharpest decline in workplace fatalities in the nation last year. An annual census of workplace deaths compiled by the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor… Sponsored Topics: United States - Nevada - United States Department of Labor - Business […]
Subsidies at Work in a Remote Airport
Saturday, August 29th, 2009a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/business/18road.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss”img src=”http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/18/business/18road.75.jpg” border=”0″ height=”75″ width=”75″ hspace=”4″ align=”left”/aEach passenger to Ely is subsidized by about $4,500, the highest rate in the Essential Air Service program.
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Garrido Released for Nevada State Corrections System in 1988 (KOLO 8 Reno)
Friday, August 28th, 2009The Nevada Department of Corrections has confirmed that Phillip Garrido was released from the Nevada State Corrections system in January 1988 after he was accepted into the system from federal authorities earlier that years.
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Judge sets October trial date for Nevada Lt. Gov. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Friday, August 28th, 2009A judge has set an Oct. 12 trial date for Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and a top aide on felony misappropriation of funds charges.
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Federal charges dropped in Nevada child sex case (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Federal child pornography charges have been dropped against a man already sentenced to spend the rest of his life in Nevada state prison for videotaping himself sexually attacking a 2-year-old girl.
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Nevada students’ SAT scores lag in math, writing (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009College-bound Nevada high school seniors who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test this year met the national average in critical reading, but they lagged in math and writing.
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No. 9 Peoria Centennial wallops Nevada champs McQueen 51-20 (USA Today)
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Peoria Centennial’s football team came to Reno surprised to find out USA TODAY had ranked the Arizona school No. 9 nationally. It left Reno believing the ranking is justified after blowing out defending Nevada champion Reno McQueen 51-20 on Saturday night in the fourth Barry Sollenberger Kickoff Classic at Mackay Stadium.
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