A sense of Nevada
At Home in the Wasteland: Nevada Visions of
Environment and Community is the title of a forum sponsored by the
Nevada Humanities Committee, April 15 at the University of Nevada
Reynolds School of Journalism auditorium in Reno. The panel
features photographer Peter Goin, geographer Paul Starrs,
historians James Hulse and Elizabeth Raymond, teacher and state
nuclear projects commissioner Michon Mackedon, and political
scientist and state Sen. Dina Titus. Along with audience members,
they will explore changing visions of farming, ranching, mining,
nuclear, military, rural and urban landscapes and communities in
Nevada. The discussion will be moderated by Jon Christensen, Great
Basin regional editor of High Country News. For more information
about the 7 p.m. get-together, contact the Nevada Humanities
Committee, 1034 N. Sierra St., Reno, NV 89507
(702/784-6587).