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Perhaps the most lasting thing that the ghost town of Berlin achieved was surviving. Located near the geographic middle of the state, Berlin was, at best, a footnote in the state's rich and colorful mining history. At its peak, it had only about 300... more...
  02/06/2010 4:27pm
Farouk Abdul Mutallab attempted to blow up an airplane by exploding his underwear, and the Republicans couldn't wait to say that this incident proved President Obama is soft on terrorists and doesn‘t understand that we are at war. That is...
  02/06/2010 4:23pm
That was the title of a beautiful story I watched on television the other night. The story line was about a young unmarried girl, during World War II, who was “with child” during a time when it was considered very sinful.
  02/06/2010 4:22pm
A friend of CAPS asked if we would print a poem that she wrote in remembrance of one of her best friends, Maxx.

He died on Feb. 7, 2008, under his favorite tree, and his memories go on:
  02/04/2010 7:07pm
The Churchill Arts Council will present its “Lives of the Artists” film series in February at the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St.
  02/04/2010 7:04pm
State military officials this week endorsed a proposal by Nevada's U.S. senators that the Hawthorne Army Depot be upgraded to serve as a center for stepped-up combat and anti-terrorism training.
  02/04/2010 7:02pm
Greetings from our nation's capital! I've been in Washington, D.C., for three days and four nights and I haven't spent a nickel of the taxpayer's money; I can't help but wonder how many other guys in this town can claim...
  02/04/2010 7:01pm
To: Lauren Mac Lean

From: Barry Smith

Congratulations.

You just learned several important lessons in journalism.
  02/04/2010 7:00pm
As the Senate heads back into session, we begin with a heavy focus on jobs. With our state struggling more than most in this economy, I'm working with public and private entities to diversify our economy by investing in clean energy projects to...
  02/03/2010 8:03am
It has been in effect for over a year now. The “Check Fallon First” program designed to encourage the habit of keeping dollars circulating near their point of origin had entered its second phase of operations this past fall.
  01/30/2010 4:55pm
Q: How do H1N1 viruses attack us?
  01/30/2010 4:54pm
There seems to be a lot of information floating around lately about whole grains. They've been around a long time and we all know that they're good for us, but now they're being looked at in a whole new light!
  01/30/2010 4:53pm
Two weeks ago, more than 50 local citizens gathered in Fallon to meet with Rory Reid, democratic candidate for governor. Reid is traveling all over Nevada, talking to people about his new vision for Nevada. His 30-page plan explains this vision, lists...
  01/30/2010 4:51pm
Forgive me for writing , for the second time, about something that happened some years ago, but what I then called a tiny miracle, happened to me again last night. Here's the repeat story as it happened back in 1984.
  01/30/2010 4:49pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is up for reconfirmation by Congress. I am so relieved, and the financial markets should be, too. He is the financial master who warned of the crisis before it started, and when it did, he saw it as something...
  01/28/2010 7:17pm
I always go out of my way to avoid writing political columns. Sometimes, I write jokes about politicians or make wise cracks about political commentators but, believe me, this is not a political column.
  01/28/2010 7:16pm
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