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Stories for February 2011

Monday, February 28

Despite retirement, Dr. Baggett continues to practice medicine

Rain expected with latest storm

Recipients of state arts awards to be honored

Sandoval modifying education block grants over school objections

Bill could limit residential solar, wind energy

Sheen's interviews upstage Oscars a day after

Fewer people sign contracts to buy homes in Jan.

US approves first deep-water well in Gulf

Obama: Flexibility OK, but health care law remains

Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects

Authorities: Man persuaded moms to abuse kids

Wis. gov. to outline ultimate intentions in budget

NZ mourns quake dead with 2 minutes of silence

Kaymer reaches the top with wins, not questions

Reno police seek help finding special needs teen

Little opposition to weapon permit confidentiality

Sheriffs' Log March 1

Sandoval submits 83 bills including major changes to retirement and school funding

Prison sentence for serial DUI suspect

Briefly for March 1

How best to treat and control atrial fibrillation

Senior residents features fun March events

American Heart Month: Takes steps to monitor the silent killer

Letters to the editor March 1

Why aren't we challenging federal arsenic standards?

Sunday, February 27

Commercial real estate transactions

Hot product: Classes for entrepreneurs

In tight market, interns find way to jobs in construction

Sophisticated mapping will help direct health services to needs

The rock star of business classes

SureFire expands Reno manufacturing

SBA offers refinancing of '504' loans

Allied Washoe positions itself for a new era in fueling

Ad agency owners create clothing brand

YMCA center expected to boost downtown redevelopment

Eye to the future

Expansion of microlending to aid startups, small firms

In his own words: Sun-E-Concepts owner Scott Lange

Cranky Ape opens in Reno

Globe Turbocharger contract

University hopes to do well while it does good

TierItUp launched

Chromalloy wins work

Twisted Stitch distribution

Thunder Canyon honored

New BBB members

Clint Chapman

Mark Abrams

Robin Pagni

Lynette DeLeo

Dennis Manning

Susan Klein

Thomas L. Schwenk

Tim D. Smith

Pam Parenti, Scott Shanks

Rae Wallace Mining board

Silver Legacy employees

Regionalism: Base of the new economy

Commercial real estate listings

Luke Donald bests Kaymer for Match Play Championship

Gordon ends winless streak at 66 races

Water managers brace for more dry times

Nevada brothel owners prefer to be pioneers

BLM halts Nev. wild-horse roundup short of goal

North Korea threatens to fire at South Korea

Monday's crossword Feb. 28

Christchurch holds prayers for quake victims

Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain

Wash. couple rescued after 4 days trapped in snow

Senior menus for the week of Feb. 28

Protesters across US decry Wis. anti-union efforts

Discovery arrives at space station for last time

Business licenses Feb. 27

San Francisco hill regions get dusting of snow

Money committee holds hearing in Southern Nevada

Vintage jet crashes in Hudson near Kingston, NY

Obama: Gadhafi must leave now

Prisoners' cell phone use a growing Nevada concern

Early week legislative calendar

Museum News & Notes: Hands-on science projects offered in March

Plasma Etch on track for another record year

WNC News & Notes: Student designs official college seal

Business briefly Feb. 27

Senator Square: Juvenile diabetes walk on Saturday

Markey Daniels joins the Nevada Appeal

Museum hosts annual Victorian fashion show

Carson City road report for Feb. 28- March 6

Reading project kicks off Tuesday

Nevada joins Wisconsin protests at Legislature

Projects presented to parks commission

Soil Whisperer to speak at Nevada Small Farm Conference

Board to consider appeal for wind turbine

Past Pages Feb. 27

Saturday, February 26

Amid New Zealand tragedy, a rescue and a wedding

Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march

Ferry with Americans aboard finally reaches Malta

House GOP says shutdown would be irresponsible

State budget crisis looms over governors meeting

As Wis. impasse continues, schools eye layoffs

U.S. freezes Gadhafi assets, closes Libya embassy

2 arrested in Vegas casino heist of $33K in chips

4 Amish children die when buggy flips in Ky. creek

Eugene T. Paslov: Money makes a difference

Nevada Briefly Feb. 26

Hill named to economic development panel

AB128 would ban smoking on campuses

No action taken on preferred jobs bill

Legislators considering reform for HOAs

Carson City keeps moving despite storm

$522 fine paid in Pinenut fatal

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 26

Indian Commission to paint Stewart's 'S' on Prison Hill

Crab feed raises funds for church

Mission accomplished: Boni in Texas with daughter

Past Pages Feb. 26

Husband-wife duo open dance studio

Republicans detail plan to slash $4B in spending

Eugene Paslov: Money makes a difference

Letters to the editor Feb. 26

Carson's population expected to be flat

Friday, February 25

Letters to the Editor

Jim Bagwell: Legislature has a lot to get to in not a lot of time

Guy W. Farmer: Steve Neighbors, the pied piper of Boise

Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels: Silver to youth of the year who found right path

Watch out for invasive exotic beetles

A greenhouse offers bit of Eden in your own back yard

Home & Garden Briefs

Faith & Insight: Where are your ears?

Religion briefs

Obituary: Phyllis L. Dryden

Obituary: Ruth Anne Slicko

Birth Announcements

Education Announcments: Dean's List

Gray, Munoz wed

Boys & Girls Club announces Youth of the Year

Youths to bring cheer to veterans

The Volunteer Connection

Storm closes state offices

Highway 395 reopened

Taste of Home 2011

Carson schools open, Douglas and Tahoe canceled, Storey delayed

Snow day for Douglas, Carson buses running

Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising

New Zealand quake toll rises to 113 dead

Throngs view space shuttle Discovery's last launch

Air Force awards $35B tanker contract to Boeing

Wis. man gets life sentence in slayings of 7 women

Saudi man charged with plotting terrorist attack

Fire at Houston daycare center kills 3, injures 4

Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights

Letters to the editor Feb. 25

Chuck Muth: GOP Senators unite, declare tax hikes DOA

Our Opinion:Let's have a healthy debate over the future of brothels

Obama confident oil prices will stabilize

Senate Democrats consider spending cuts

Census: Vegas boom fueled state's record growth

Teens discuss immigration with Sen. Reid

Today's legislative calendar

Education reform package in works

BLM to scale back wild horse roundups

Lawmakers: Budget has $425M hole

Nevada Briefly Feb. 25

Arts awards ceremony Wednesday

Celebrate the founding of Nevada Territory

Another storm blows in

Chocolate Nugget targeted by thieves

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 25

Carson students hit the high notes

Literacy volunteers find new home

Volunteers brave freezing winds

Past Pages Feb. 25

Thursday, February 24

Heli-ski operation flying smoothly

Food handout could cause traffic backup

Gadhafi hold whittled away as Libya revolt spreads

NZ earthquake toll at 98 dead, 226 missing

NBA Capsules: Carmelo Anthony scores 27 in Knicks debut

Gov't drops defense of anti-gay marriage law

EPA trims costs to control toxic air pollution

Apple shareholders nix CEO succession disclosure

Most traveled space shuttle ready for final launch

Troubled banks rise to highest level in 18 years

Oil prices hit $100 per barrel

Emanuel gingerly hints at agenda as Chicago mayor

On prank call, Wis. governor discusses strategy

Obama sharpens critique of Libya amid wider unrest

Senate panel to consider Vegas bus turnouts

Bill would add Nevada judicial district

Nevada Sen. Ensign says he repented after affair

Education task force vows to champion NV reforms

Meet Your Merchant: 37 years and still going

Locals protest cuts to Medicaid

Carson's GDP fell 5.6 percent in 2009

Taxable sales jump 11 percent in December

Letters to the editor Feb. 24

Tyrus W. Cobb: Time to reduce benefits for us all

Assembly GOP oppose school bond bill

Some lawmakers raise concerns over benefit cuts

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 24

Suspicious package closes Highway 395 in Douglas

Death in motel under investigation

Court: Carson woman fails to appear again

Wednesday, February 23

Seminar brings social media to capital city

Observatory hosts Star Party

Historical celebration offered to public

Band-o-Rama performs tonight

Past Pages Feb. 24

Obituary: Holly Ann Bacon

Obituary: Helen L. Parashis

Out & About: Another crab feed coming, plus bargains and beer

'French Passion' concert features symphony, guest violinist Andrew Sords

Reid sides with public employees

Reid calls for end of legal brothels

Nevada Briefly Feb. 23

Schools to seek partnership with community

Nev. athletics mean $18M to economy

Weaker New Zealand quake packed a deadlier punch

4 American hostages killed by pirates off Somalia

Reid proposes 30-day bill to avert shutdown

Jury convicts Iraqi immigrant in 'honor killing'

Report decries lack of paid parental leave in US

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to cripple unions

US condemns 'appalling' violence in Libya

Emanuel calls victory as Chicago mayor humbling

Arizona Senate panel passes birthright citizen law

New Zealand earthquake death toll at 75 as search continues

Gadhafi's vow: Will fight to 'last drop of blood'

Teen arrested in St. Petersburg, Fla., cop's death

Tuesday, February 22

Man accused of trying to ram police car with tractor

Korean swim team trains in Tahoe

Artisan Bakeworks and Cafe opens

Lisa Keating: Good self-soothing skills go a long way

Letters to the editor Feb. 23

Reid's comments catch business leaders off guard

Past Pages Feb. 23

Feed the children caravan to stop in Carson City

Carson woman sets off on vacation, lands in a revolution

Plan to let lawmakers call selves into special session draws no public testimony

Closure of Nevada State Prison debated by money committees

Today's legislative calendar

Obituary: Daniel Young

Obituary: Donna Lou McNeely

Obituary: Gregory Wayne Wentworth

Obituary: Phyllis Stephens

Obituary: Vici Maddox

Get Healthy Carson City: Baby, it's cold outside - the facts about hypothermia

Shrine Center hosts free orthopedic clinic

Health Inspections

Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels

Monday, February 21

Past Page Feb. 22

Unions rally to support Wisconsin state workers, oppose Sandoval's budget cuts

School chiefs critique bill for remedial classes

Assembly Democrats roll out two more pieces of economic diversity puzzle

Sharron Angle hasn't made decision yet about future

Two escape Stewart camp, but not for long

Teen honored for transformation

Obituary: Deborah B. Peloso

AMERICAN HEART MONTH: With heart attacks, the quicker the angioplasty, the better the outcome

February social honors military members, veterans

Steps at home can prevent falls

John Bullis: Respond in timely matter to avoid responses

Trying brain pacemakers to zap psychiatric disease

Legislature Watch: Six bills seniors need to follow this session

Carson Valley Medical Center issues family challenge

Celebrate 250 years of veterinary medicine

Timeout with Dayton's Kage Walker

Six Carson wrestlers earn all-region selections

WNC softball loses final game of series

Bayne still in shock over Daytona 500 win

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in galaxy

Letters to the editor Feb. 22

Sue Morrow: Singers need to treat Star Spangled Banner with respect

Man accused of trying to ram police cruiser with front-end loader

Nation & World briefly for Feb. 21

Gadhafi's son warns of civil war in Libya

Memories of 1995 haunt GOP as shutdown talk grows

Reid to address Nevada Legislature on Tuesday

Sunday, February 20

Animation company's goals: Series, live-action production

Commercial real estate transactions

Altair inks utility contract

Commercial real estate listings

Ideal time for business succession planning

A priority for managers: Keeping the motivator motivated

The new dangers of failing to mark patents correctly

Bird-survey contract

Scolari's contract for KAHL

Eureka exploration deal

Diapers.com sees no change

Walmart to unveil clinic

Miner acquires properties

Engineer gets defense work

Unlicensed contractors cited

Granite wins Sparks work

Leap Forward earns honor

GuiDenby HQ LEED certified

Boutique opens in March

Management contract award

Genoa winery raises capital

Mustang reports loss

Fatburger opens in Reno

Animal Ark officers

Nevada Women's Fund officers and board

UPS drivers

Leanne Fenton, William Burgess

Kate Park, Marika Ponton

Chris Cox

Wesley W. Hall Sr., M.D., Ralph J. Coppola, M.D.

Nevada Alumni Association

NAIOP officers, board

John F. Gray, M.D., Craig M. Sande, M.D.

John Hargrove

Tomas Hinojosa Jr., M.D.

Kelsey Hernandez

Angela Atchley

Gene Furr

Lindsay Bradley

Tracey Hudson

Mike Williamson, Mary Kelsh

Stacy Spiker

Joanna Rice

Marilyn Williams

Anna Jane Zarndt

Michael Moran

Jerry Hanna

Writer publishes Kindle book as a tool to build a following

The frame as art unto itself

In her own words: Nicole Harvey of the Harvey Law Firm

Rare revision of flood map boosts businesses in Austin

Walmart may build smaller stores in area

Career College doubles its enrollment

Vets' business symposium scheduled in Reno

AGC announces winners of SIR Awards

Insurance service firm opens HQ

Co-op founded for startup businesses

Heritage Bank earns $5.3 million

Jovana projects growth in Reno

Pacific Cheese to expand operation, staff

NIREC selected for roll out of SBA program to mentor startups

Comp rates give state fresh advantage

Impact of athletics: $18.5 million

Monday's crossword Feb. 21

Senior menus Feb. 21

Letters to the editor Feb. 20

ELLIOT PARKER: University of Nevada, Reno can't withstand proposed cuts

GUY W. FARMER: Sharron Angle and John Ensign are delusional

Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels: Carson again comes to aid of fellow resident

Commercial air service at Tahoe possible in two years

Marisela Avitia crowned 2011 Miss Carson City

Fire destroys Indian Hills garage, 2 vehicles

Enjoy sun, blue sky; snow to return

More protesters flock to Wisconsin Capitol

States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance

Nearly 100 killed in Libyan crackdown on unrest

Mental health advocates fear cuts

Nevada Assembly passes jobs bill

Reid to address Legislature in week 3

Legislative Calendar Feb. 21-22

Library News & Notes: Get ready, get set, go ... to the library

Senator Square: School's out on Monday

Young thespians take the stage

Annual game night planned at Silver Stage High School

Couple continues quest to quit cigarettes

Road report for Feb. 21-27

Winter residents arrive in Carson City

What's closed and open on Presidents Day

Past Pages Feb. 20

Saturday, February 19

Live Coverage: Regional championship: Douglas vs. Manogue, starting at 6 p.m.

Egyptians mass in Cairo to mark Mubarak fall

Afghan soldier fires on German troops, killing 3

Bahrain security forces fire on defiant protesters

N.M.'s Bingaman becomes 3rd Dem senator to retire

Republicans challenging unions in state capitols

NASA picks Thursday for Discovery's final launch

Obama says companies can help bottom line and nation

Pa. judge guilty of racketeering in kickback case

NY county closes crime lab over drug test errors

Judge delays records release in Arizona shooting

5 people killed in Colo. multi-vehicle crash

Officer shot in upstate N.Y. melee dies; gunman dead

Carson schools stay open despite storm

Athletic complex proposal advances

Letters to the editor Feb. 19

Eugene T. Paslov: Smaller Government?

NV Energy quarterly, yearly earnings up

Curb regulations along with spending, House votes

Alternative plan for school bond money presented

Bill giving businesses preference in public projects passes Assembly

Suspicious package evacuates printing office

Wisconsin Democrats could stay away for weeks

Community Center to host Miss Carson contest

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 19

Carson man jailed in theft from disabled student

Avalanche danger jumps following series of storms

Nevada Briefly Feb. 19

Past Pages Feb. 19

Friday, February 18

Wilson and Noonan announce engagement

Cheers & Kudos letters

Birth Announcements

Volunteer Connection

Nevadan celebrates 90th birthday at Carson Plaza

Obituary: James John St.Clair

Obituary: Zoe Isabella Morris

Obituary: Anthony Lancia

Obituary: Barbara Michels

Obituary: Phyllis Stephens

Hawaiian gardens are another world to Nevadan

Garden Tip

Garden center seminars planned

Faith & Insight: We can be new creations

Religion Briefly

Package prompts evacuation

Power outage affecting 400 customers

Carson City schools OPEN

City Center Project goes to design development phase for closer scrutiny

Anti-government protesters killed in Libyan clash

Security remains shaky in Egypt after revolt

Vietnamese work to hoist sunken boat after 12 die

Consumers paid more for most goods in January

Ohio executes neo-Nazi who killed 3 at college

Regulators say agency budget cuts hurt rule-making

Palin rejects new gun laws, vague on 2012 plans

Feds outline options for mining near Grand Canyon

Man opens fire on girlfriend along Vegas freeway

Mental health cuts would cost more than they save

Fla. agency under fire for death in toxic truck

ICE auditing 1,000 more companies' hiring records

Bahrain troops lock down capital

Letters to the editor Feb. 18

Chuck Muth: Don't tax me; tax the guy behind the tree

Government shutdown? GOP, Dems swap charges

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 18

Advocates speak up for children

Two charges filed in Pinenut Road fatal

Counties describe budget woes

SB144 would require garages to check tire pressure

Bill seeks proof of citizenship to vote

Today's Legislative calendar

Comstock Mining denies threats of condemnation

Local elementary students competing for trip to regional fair

Another winter storm forecast for today

Thursday, February 17

Past Pages Feb. 18

Live coverage: 4A basketball playoffs

Resort Report

Truckee brainstorms for Amgen Tour

Obituary: Myrtle Mae Jennings

Obituary: Mary Louise Kalenoski Sirk

Obituary: Salvador Mariscal Mendoza

Obituary: Ruth Katherine Plum

Obituary: Robert E. Vance

Thursday's 'Matters of the Heart' clinic cancelled due to weather

Legislative Calendar for Feb. 17

Israel claims Iran warships to transit Suez Canal

Police kill 2 in clashes with Yemen protesters

Egyptian democracy advocate critical of military

Riot police storm Bahrain camp; 2 reported dead

Pa. teacher strikes nerve with 'lazy whiners' blog

Wednesday, February 16

CIA: If caught, bin Laden would be sent to Gitmo

Hawaii Legislature approves same-sex civil unions

Fla. girl dead in toxic truck; brother burned

Somali pirate gets more than 33 years in prison

Obama, GOP freshmen win in jet engine budget fight

Brewery Arts offers screenwriting courses

Meet Your Merchant: Brightening days one delivery at a time

Letters to the editor Feb. 17

Tyrus W. Cobb: So where's the alternative budget plan?

Cashing in on green energy

Topsy Lane Borders to stay open despite bankruptcy filing

AG expands mortgage fraud unit

Occupational diseases targeted in Nevada bill

Snow, accidents, clog streets

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 17

The community reacts; woman will be with daughter

Can't get enough of Girl Scout cookies

Past Pages Feb. 17

Obituary: Sandra Adria Musial

Crab feed redo, plus chocolate and music to feast upon

Explore Great Basin geology

City Center questions, concerns to be aired during supervisor meeting

Power restored after Reno storm knocks down line

Icy roads make commute messy

Senators look to keep season alive against Reno

A decade later, Harvick embraces Earnhardt legacy

Douglas runs away with win

Scottish deerhound is best in show at Westminster

Tuesday, February 15

Girl with 12 fingers, 14 toes reaches for a record

New proof of Ivory Coast vote killings

Bahrain square becomes new center for Arab anger

1 U.S. immigration agent dead, 1 injured in Mexico

Panel: FBI overstated science in anthrax probe

Veterans say rape cases mishandled

Senate votes to extend provisions of Patriot Act

Obama defends his new budget of 'tough choices'

Obama, GOP steering onto budget collision course

Businesses and consumers give economy boost

Ex-judge admits tax fraud, denies taking bribes

Lawsuit seeks $5M from BP, ARCO

Legislative calendar Feb. 16

Heller crushes Ensign in poll

Dems want to redirect K-12 money included in budget

Gusts of dust

Bill would expand fines to more elder abuse crimes

Montana gov. blocks Yellowstone bison slaughter

Dalai Lama nephew hit by car, killed on Fla. walk

Mother arrested in Nevada fire released from jail

Sheriff: Nevada boy, 3, dies stuck in car window

Nevada power line to get $343 million federal loan

Obesity training proposed for child care workers

Nevada lawmakers push for sage grouse efforts

Former Vegas school official facing porn charges

Letters to the editor Feb. 16

Wilma Counts: Slogans should not define Americans

Forest Service sued over logging at Lake Tahoe

NY, VT, Conn. suing NRC over nuclear waste storage

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 16

Girl jailed after shooting classmate with pellet gun

13 hopefuls vie for justice of the peace

Preparing for a sweet performance

Past Pages Feb. 16

Obituary: Gordon Paynter

Obituary: Beryl Simonson

Obituary: Lorraine Marie Price Kirkpatrick

Obituary: Ralph Mack Crow

Get Healthy Carson City: Our furry friends may help boost health

Group cares for caregivers

Health Inspections

Live coverage: Basketball playoffs Douglas vs. Reno

Monday, February 14

Past Pages Feb. 15

Open your hearts to senior pets

John Bullis: Getting three bangs out of a dollar

Tom Purcell: Why we need romance

Letters to the editor Feb. 15

Staged kidnapping leads to two arrests

Heller asks GOP leaders to back off Yucca efforts

Sierra Place hosts entertainment for all

LEGISLATURE 2011: Governor, legislative leaders, meet with high-tech

Complications from transplant claims Hardy's life

Snow possible as winds move in

LEGISLATURE 2011: State workers protest pay, budget cuts

LEGISLATURE 2011: Bill would take away mining condemnation power

Sheriffs' log Feb. 15

Northern Nevada briefly Feb. 15

Stamp of love: Tattoo parlor offers Valentine's Day specials

Sheriff's volunteers make the grade

Raiders hire Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as asst

Wolf Pack's Story named WAC Player of Week

Lady A wins record, song of year at the Grammys

Nevada Sen. Ensign seeks to revive career

Sunday, February 13

Commercial real estate transactions

Skip Davis

Eldorado honorees

Why multi-ownership companies need buy-sell agreements

The importance of higher ed to business

Commercial real estate listings

Relationship marketing

T. J. Day

Leadership Reno-Sparks

Neighbors: Foray into local politics has been challenging

City Center project: City officials to debate viability

Senior grabs lead at Allianz Championship

Obama wields scalpel to budget, avoiding much pain

Monday's crossword Feb. 14

Carson River video contest winners awarded

Rebate check to be presented at City Hall

2011 Legislature: Jobs, budgets dominate week 2

Nevada state workers get big bucks as part-timers

Tahoe ski resort expansion plan raises concerns

Snow levels present challenge to snowmobilers

Carson Middle School teams fare well at Science Olympiad

SENATOR SQUARE: Science Olympiad team takes third

Women Veterans Summit features tea and information

Carson City road report for Feb. 14-20

WNC News & Notes: 2011 Nevada Small Farm Conference coming up

Asian New Year event draws youngsters to museum

Carson City could create niche in digital media industry

NARFE to meet

Leisure Hour Club to host update on city's gangs, drugs fight

Past Pages Feb. 13

Saturday, February 12

Reaping what they sow

LEGISLATURE 2011: Cooperative spirit puts veto overrides on hold

Past Pages Feb. 12

BLM offers $10,000 reward in mustang shooting

LEGISLATURE 2011: Bill: Juveniles can't face life without parole unless the crime is murder

LEGISLATURE 2011: Wedding chapels want lesser ID laws

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 12

Reward offered in Walmart burglary

'Shoe Tree' memorial slated for this Sunday

'Egypt is Free,' crowds chant after Mubarak quits

House GOP unveils $61B spending cut plan

White House: Less gov't in mortgage system

Friday, February 11

Faith & Insight: What must I do in this life?

Religion Briefly

Obituary: Alice H. Hargrave

Obituary: Kamala Gail Richards Schenzel FitzHenry "Kay"

Obituary: Charles Michael Benjamin

Letter to the Editor

Eugene Paslov: The new era of politics

Holey trees! Sure sign of woodpeckers

Journals add another dimension to gardening

Home & Garden Briefs

Senior Menus for the week of Feb. 14

NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets

Commentary by Guy Farmer: Egypt - Knowing when to shut up

Silver Dollars & wooden nickels: OK gas prices, enough is enough

Carol Perry: Some perspective on what's really important

The Volunteer Connection

Birth Announcements

Nevada native celebrates 95th birthday

Going on a 'crazy' ride

LEGISLATURE 2011: Increase in state workers retiring likely

Natural gas explosion in Pa. kills 5 people

Report: Hackers in China hit Western oil companies

Fury over Egypt leader's refusal to leave deepens

Cisco, Akamai pull technology stocks lower

Casino winnings edge up 0.1 percent in 2010

Era of super-low mortgage rates appears to be over

Boulder Bay scales back proposed redevelopment

South Lake fire captain killed in snowmobile accident

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 11

Liquor license suspended for serving minors

LEGISLATURE 2011: Cell phone bills introduced in Nevada Senate

UNR chief: Strong economy depends on higher ed

LEGISLATURE 2011: Bill aims to limit high-tech hospitals

LEGISLATURE 2011: Nevada Democrats roll out economic development plans

St. Teresa crab feed includes Mardi Gras decor, dancing

Carson woman looks for help to be with daughter

Past Pages Feb. 11

Thursday, February 10

Obituary: Carole Marie Caron

Obituary: Maria E. Turowski

Obituary: Dennis Edward Wills

Letters to the Editor Feb. 11

Chuck Muth: Raising a banner of pale pastels

Area residents take up sport of skijoring

Second blizzard howls through weary Okla., Ark.

Pahrump home fire kills 3 children, babysitter

LEGISLATURE 2011: Senate panel takes up Nevada DUI laws

Strokes are rising fast among young, middle-aged

NY Rep. Lee resigns after shirtless photo story

Lohan pleads not guilty to felony theft charge

New drilling method opens vast oil fields in US

Sources: House GOP looks for deeper budget cuts

Suicide bomber kills 27 soldiers in NW Pakistan

Source: Clapper sees al-Qaida as top threat

MEET YOUR MERCHANT: Longtime jeweler starts new phase in Carson Street location

Legislature 2011: Fischer lays out dismantling of Cultural Affairs

Women's pilot group meets tonight

Toastmaster Club holds contest

CCAI exhibition opens Friday

Celebrate romance with laughter

Sheriffs' log Feb. 10

Art shows opening at Western Nevada College

Legislature 2011: Senator wants solution to Reno raccoon problem

Legislature 2011: Bill would reduce liability for police, fire health benefits

Past Pages Feb. 10

Wednesday, February 9

Vishnu Subramaniam: Budget times turn state workers into villains

Toe-tapping 'Good Vibrations' this weekend

Out & About: Make time to dance, feast on crab and relax

Obituary: Jerry E. Estes

Body that of missing Reno man

Senate panel hears construction jobs proposal

How high will gas prices go?

Carson City School District prepares for cuts

2011 Legislature: Gov. Brian Sandoval reduces mansion budget

Past Pages Feb. 8

Feb. 8 legislative calendar

Ethics chief: Cuts could erode public confidence

LEGISLATURE 2011: Gaming Control presents revenue ideas

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 9

Sex offender goes back to prison

Police make arrest in Vegas murder case

Feds search for man on 'Most Wanted' list

Northern Nevada briefly Feb. 9

Agreement benefits people, nature

No electronic flaws found in Toyotas

Sports books eke out $724,000 win on Super Bowl

Tuesday, February 8

As Eastern snow melts, it's leaving an ugly mess

Fresh Ideas by Anne Macquarie: GOP's climate change strategy: Deny, then attack

Get Healthy Carson City: Love your heart this month

Health & Fitness Briefly

Health Inspections

Bernice Winifred Sheldon

Obituary: Keith Robertson

Obituary: The Rev. Samuel H. Caldwell

Obituary: Darla Clarke Perry (Darlene Claudia Clarke)

Obituary: Helen Unity Marsden

Monday, February 7

Child porn, lewdness suspects plead guilty

Sheriff's Log for Feb. 8

CARL HEARD: We must address healthcare system's fundamental flaw

Letters to the editor for Feb. 8

LEGISLATURE: Lawmakers vote to cut own pay 4.6 percent

LEGISLATURE: Flowers, good will on Day 1

Legislative calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 8

Past Pages for Feb. 8

AMERICAN HEART MONTH: Exercise regularly - your heart, body and soul will thank you

DR. GOTT: Healthy chap not so healthy

JOHN BULLIS: Put your payroll tax holiday savings to work

Obituary: Charlotte P. Conyers

Green leafy substance for sale at farmer's market not lettuce

Fans take to the streets in Green Bay

Visitors flock to Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend

Nevada out of drug needed for executions

Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions

Reagan celebrated by Nancy, Beach Boys on 100th

Iran opens trial of 3 Americans on spy charges

Super Bowl ads: Eminem, Darth Vader, catering dogs

Sunday, February 6

SNC online offering

RSCC's new members

BANN's new members

In her own words: Carol J. Nicholson of the Atlantis

Some observations about China, its economy, its future

Learning an important career skill: How to manage your boss

Entrepreneurs: Why some stay, some leave

Navy contract for Phoenix

Todd Elam, Jim Edlund

Joel Swetish, D.O.

Mansoor Haghighi

Deadline nears for Best Places to Work nominations

Sensr.net gets capital for mix of surveillance, social media

UNR, DRI create streamlined research commercialization

Lobbyists Lockard, Krueger merge, create new firm

Corporate grants expected to boost AlertID employment

As residential market limits mobility, effects felt through economy

12-building industrial project sold

Promoters roll dice on concert acts

Parsons Behle & Latimer attorneys

Janel Scurti

Kate Park, Marika Ponton

Kyle Rea

Muckel Anderson CPAs

Parsons Behle & Latimer attorneys

William Cobb

Chris Fairchild, Don Welsh

Collie Hutter

Perkins launches firm

Tax plea entered

Renown buys from Hamilton

Restaurant opens at Harrah's

Price Target Media contract

Mint wins federal job

Kohn Colodny hires Webb

Aimee Wittler

RMI gets Somersett contract

Pancake picks Abbi PR

Clark & Sullivan completion

KAHL furnishes realty office

Mortgage firm recognized

BLM contract for Morris

Safety program completed

Commercial real estate listings

Commercial real estate transactions

Packers win Super Bowl 31-25

2 arrested in fatal Ohio fraternity house shooting

Super Bowl ads: Eminem, Roseanne, singing cowboys

No. 2 Kansas rolls past Nebraska

Prep roundup: Fallon pressure too much for Dayton

Carson River Canyon expanding in many directions

Saturday, February 5

2011 Legislature: Tough decisions begin for lawmakers

Monday's crossword

Former governor Bob Miller to publish memoirs in 2012

Senator Square: Blood drive a great success

Board to select school bond liaison Tuesday

Carson High Winterfest king and queen crowned

Past Pages Feb. 6

Capital City Circles to host open house

Anti-mussel research won't change boat rules at Lake Tahoe

Training starts just in time for spring races

Explosion highlights lax pipeline rules

Chicago residents call "dibs" on dug-out parking

Funeral procession features 'legend of lowriders'

Health care fraud: Not a faceless crime any longer

Ohio Catholic bishops seek to end death penalty

Nasdaq hackers target service for corporate boards

Tunisian police fire on crowd, killing 2

Mubarak's men key to US reform hopes in Egypt

Reagan centennial endowment reaches $100M goal

With Egypt in turmoil, oil and food prices climb

Hundreds protest Egypt leader in several US cities

Northern Nevada Briefly Feb 6

City meetings scheduled for the week ahead

Officials look at funding for activity complex

Gardnerville Ranchos man critical after shooting

Carson City and Douglas road report for the week of Feb. 7-13

MUSEUM NEWS & NOTES: February is fabulous at the museum

LIBRARY NEWS & NOTES: A world of information just a click away

Western Nevada College names 2010 fall Dean's List

Students compete in regional welding competition

NBA Capsules: 76ers use 15-0 run to beat Knicks

Wildlife board sets bear hunting rules

Dutch Bros. celebrates 'Dutch Luv Day' with food drive

Workshop offered for ESL tutors

Foreclosure information workshop offered

Families receive energy savings

Friday, February 4

Past Page Feb. 5

Officials issue warning about mercury in fish

Eugene T. Paslov: House Republicans showing no signs of compromise

Letters to the editor Feb. 5

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 5

Buddha swiped from Carson City porch

Man charged with felony child abuse of 11-month-old

Ron Reagan: Palin has nothing in common with dad

SPIN METER: Not much savings from stimulus money

Sen. Hatch: Kagan should sit out health care case

Snake missing for a month found on Boston subway

Husband: Giffords would embrace flight decision

Michigan mosque plot suspect fires lawyer in court

Amid protests, views of post-Mubarak Egypt emerge

Calif. woman pleads guilty in Ohio plane pot case

Stocks shrug off mixed unemployment report

BUSINESS NOTES: New sushi restaurant opens in east Carson

Unemployment falls to 9 percent

Cuba frees political prisoner, another imminent

Australia faces weather woes with southern storms

Storm turns some Super Bowl plans into super mess

Senior lunch menus for the week of Feb. 7

David C. Henley: Ronald Reagan had close ties to Nevada

Letters to the Editor Feb. 6

Dr. Tyrus Cobb: Reflecting on Reagan's greatness on his 100th birthday

Silver Dollars & wooden nickels: Budget crisis will affect all, hopefully, equally

Guy W. Farmer: Obama paints rosy picture of immigration reform

Cheeers & Kudos

Couple celebrates 67th anniversary

Carson City resident honored posthumously

Birth Announcements

Education Honors

The Volunteer Connection

Buy local, burn local: Avoid transporting pests to new locales

Grow new coleus plants from cuttings

Tips From the Designer

Gardening Tips

Visiting missionary to open relationship series

Faith & Insight: Is church really necessary today?

Obituary: Charles Edward Jackson III "CJ"

Obituary: John P. Davis

Obtuary: Robert L. Cannon

Senators criticize FBI, Army in Fort Hood tragedy

Journalists attacked by mobs, detained in Cairo

Census estimates show big gains for US minorities

Shoppers shook off the snow in January, stores say

Giffords' astronaut hubby decision due Friday

Few fingers pointed at Daley for Lake Shore Drive

5 Americans: How health care law affects them

SUV plunges 61 feet into icy Okla. river; 3 killed

Troops prepare to aid Australia's cyclone relief

Anti-Mubarak activists call for another mass rally

Nevada Appeal offers $3 subscription to unemployed

Kicking butts in Silver Springs

Past Pages Feb. 4

Supreme Court justice asked about furloughs, extra pay

Nevada employers will feel pain of jobless fund debt

Tahoe bikeway faces hurdles, but moves forward

Silver Stage students reach out in service

Sheriffs' log Feb. 4

Outstanding warrant list prompts some to surrender

Stepfather accused of battering 11-month-old

Carson High School candidates vie for royal titles

Judge: Phillip Garrido competent for trial

January jobs report forecast to show modest gains

House Republicans move to slash programs

Letters to the editor Feb. 4

Chuck Muth: Governor's budget proposal adds up for education

BILL O'REILLY: Going one-on-one with President Obama

Thursday, February 3

Agenda change idles dozens of administrators

Time to split: Tahoe's first splitboard festival lands in Strawberry

Obituary: John P. Davis

Obituary: Paul Eugene Epps

Obituary: E.A. "Pinkie" Wilkinson

Obituary: JoAnn Ferry Ramer

Obituary: Laszlo Koncz

D.C., Dallas and Boston lead U.S. in job growth

Equipment glitch cuts Verizon service

NRC moving forward with closing out Yucca review

Senate GOP lose vote on health law

Nev. high court panel turns down O.J. Simpson appeal

Man treated after standoff

Wednesday, February 2

Sheriffs' Log Feb. 3

Woman sent to drug court for theft from brother

Woman jailed in BB gun battery

Nevada GOP lawmakers accuse Dems of rhetoric

Meet Your Merchant: Couple returns to auto paint business

Discussion of state prison closure delayed

Study: Students need more paths to career success

Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring

Gang gunbattles, street blockades in Mexico

Charlie Sheen thanks CBS bosses, fans for support

Feds end prisoners' bogus tax refunds

Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian

Senate Republicans lose vote on health law

Blizzard spreads snowy shroud over nearly half US

Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife

White House challenges Mubarak to show who he is

Australian coastal towns wind- and wave-battered

Heavy gunfire rings out in Cairo protest square

Dayton pulls together to help hospitalized mother

Bear hunt foes to attend commission meeting

Past Pages Feb. 3

Local briefly Feb. 3

Letters to the editor Feb. 3

Jim Bagwell: Bear hunt may be best solution

Obituary: Donna Lee Peak

Obituary: Dale B. Lyon

Obituary: Lonnie Darrell Horner

Obituary: Violet H. Gay

Obituary: Antonia B. Davis

Obituary: Victor A. Kirby

Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts planned with Mile High Jazz Band

Out & About: Make it about love all month long

Enjoy a romantic evening full of humor

Nevada GOP lawmakers accuse Dems of rhetoric

NRC moving forward with closing out Yucca review

State GOP legislative leaders ask for end to rhetoric from Democrats on budget

Nevada ranked last in nation in child health care

Virginia City Students to perform at Piper's Opera House

Special counsel named in Ensign ethics case

Child services costs pushed onto counties

Tuesday, February 1

TSA tests new body scanning system in Las Vegas

Egypt Analysis: Turmoil in Egypt will reshape US role

Jack LaLanne eulogized in Calif as inspiration

GOP targets health care law in Congress and out

'Jihad Jane' terror suspect pleads guilty in Pa.

Strong cyclone bears down on north Australia coast

Past Pages Feb. 2

Cuts to mental health court criticized

Defendants ordered into treatment program

WNC Foundation member dies at 86

Briefly Feb. 2

Artist's reception tonight

Letters to the editor Feb. 2

Fresh ideas: Give immigrants a chance at American Dream

Gov. Sandoval seeks to eliminate senior tax help

Dow over 12,000 as bull market rolls on

Elderly driver rolls car

Obituary: Richard C. Datin Jr.

Obituary: Melba Lee Houston

Obituary: Richard E. (Dick) Corder

Obituary: Nevada June Hale-Byron

Obituary: Fenten E. Silvey

Obituary: Malinda "Linda" M. Norris

Obituary: Patricia Ann Hansen

Obituary: George Fraga

Get Healthy Carson City: Vaccine prevents family of bacterial illnesses

Implant tested to block sleep apnea

health inspections

Study: Diabetes in pregnancy increases mothers' risk for years

Dow over 12,000 as remarkable bull market rolls on