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Reno Renaissance Lunch to Highlight the Positive
There’s no question we’ve been through some tough times here in Northern Nevada, but Thursday Reno Mayor Bob Cashell will talk about what’s been going right. All is not doom and gloom, and some say the upturn is just around the corner. We’ll see about that. But companies are still hiring. Houses are starting to [...]
Educating One Woman can Spark a Powerful Chain Reaction
Carmen Ortiz has been off methamphetamines for 14 years now. In that time she’s gone to college, become her class president, served as an academic advisor to other students and is raising her 9 year old son. She credits the Nevada Women’s Fund for their scholarships and support. Ortiz told her story to several hundred [...]
We Lost a Good One
Commander Luther “Meat” Hook was meant to have girls, and he had seven of them. This Memorial Day weekend we lost this father, military man and community leader along with three of his daughters from his first marriage. As with many weekends, Luther had flown down to Fresno in his private plane to pick up [...]