Results for keyword: Nevada
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Rantcast: The silence of desert greetings
Michael Branch muses on Mary Austin, desert loners, and why the inhabitants in his arid part of western Nevada choose to limit their interactions to a few choice syllables. Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Apr 30, 2012 -
Rantcast: The leprechaun trap
Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada. In this Rantcast, Michael Branch muses on holidays and creates a leprechaun trap with his two daughters.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Mar 29, 2012 -
Las Vegas needs to let the market decide where the water goes
The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost.
by Andrew B. Wilson, Jan 03, 2012 -
Balancing act
A look at how Western state governments are managing their budget shortfalls.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Apr 19, 2010 -
Wilderness, schmilderness
In Nevada, local counties spooked about the prospect of wilderness within their boundaries derail public-lands bills that could actually help their communities.
by Gordon Gregory, Jun 23, 2008 -
Power from the underground
Geothermal power heats up in Reno, Nev., as the West begins to pay more attention to its underground energy resources.
by James Yearling, Feb 18, 2008 -
When the going gets tough, the tough collaborate
Sometimes it seems that only the impact of a severe drought can get Westerners to work together on water issues
by Paul Larmer, May 14, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
Western real estate slump hits suburbs, but developers keep on developing; Marijuana McMansions; copper booming; Logan, Utah, rejects dirty power; Tri-State puts off two coal power plants; animals killed by Wildlife Services
by Jonathan Thompson, Apr 30, 2007 -
A Western historian and a Western hero
Las Vegas historian, author and community activist Hal Rothman may be dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease, but he’s determined to go on his own terms – with courage, grace and a sense of humor.
by Matt O’Brien, Feb 05, 2007 -
Burning money
Wildfire financial data
by Staff, Oct 16, 2006
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