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Pay for water you use

Editor:

This morning when I got water for my home at the fairgrounds, there was a sign saying that the water would be shut off for two months beginning Feb. 12. more...
02/08/2010 3:29pm
First Amendment applies to CCHS' student press
High school newspaper editor Lauren Mac Lean wanted to know the facts behind a controversy developing at Churchill County High School that involved the submission of audition tapes for a statewide Honor Choir.
  02/02/2010 6:26pm
Jobs, jobs, jobs
Citizens' anger before last week's special election in Massachusetts intensified when they elected underdog Republican Scott Brown for Teddy Kennedy's old U.S. Senate seat, thus denying the democratic favorite.
  01/27/2010 7:28am
The report card
Call it coincidentally ... call it uncanny. But after Gov. Jim Gibbons and subsequently his main Republican challenger Brian Sandoval released their budget-slashing proposals for K-12 education, the annual 50-state report card on education pegged Nevada...
  01/19/2010 7:40pm
Education proposals create major stir
Gov. Jim Gibbons created a big stir last week when he asked the Legislature to overhaul K-12 education spending when he calls a special session, probably in February.
  01/12/2010 6:18pm
Terror is real
Too many warning signs are being missed in this nation's war on terror. Although the present administration shies away from using the word terror, we should not sugarcoat the term. Terror, plain and simple …there is no other way to look at...
  01/05/2010 6:39pm
Farewell 2009 (?)
Nevadans are not as anxious to bid adieu to 2009, not knowing what the new year will usher in.
  12/29/2009 7:05pm
A lump of coal
For many of you, Santa is poised to deliver a few gifts under the tree later in the week. For others, Scrooge has been making plans to drop a few chunks of coal into stockings for many families who have loved ones working at the Hawthorne Army...
  12/22/2009 6:40pm
An appreciative community
Fallon native son Jade Corkill and his team roping partner, Chad Masters, provided area residents with a record dose of good news in the midst of the uncertainties of 2009 and the coming new year.
  12/15/2009 8:02pm
Stay warm, stay safe
Sunday night's snowstorm that dumped as much as half a foot of snow in the valley is a reminder of the dangers lurking with winter-like conditions.
  12/08/2009 7:23pm
Checking Fallon First
The red octagon with a white checkmark inside it tells a Christmas story.

The Fallon Chamber of Commerce's Check Fallon First campaign has now begun for the holiday season with Hometown Christmas activities nearing.
  12/01/2009 7:51pm
Geothermal money takes a hit
The federal government has robbed the states again.
  11/24/2009 7:01pm
Help is always welcome
The holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving eight days away.

Although a Thanksgiving message would be appropriate before the big day, times are different and needs have changed for this year.
  11/17/2009 8:53pm
Thank a veteran
Wars have been and will continue to be part of our world's make-up. Those wars have produced valiant men and women taking an oath to defend their country.
  11/10/2009 8:17pm
Recall election hijacks democracy
Fernley's equilibrium in city government is being turned into a farce by a small group of dissatisfied residents who oppose several councilmen and the decisions they have made.
  11/03/2009 7:33pm
Editorial: Grassroots concerns
The Tea Party Express is rolling across the country for its second tour, and if Nevada crowds are any indication, the number of people attending these events will only increase by the time the Express stops in Orlando next month.
  10/27/2009 7:37pm
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