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Can someone explain this one to us? First it was riding bicycles together to look for burned-out streetlights. Now it's a community cleanup on Oddie Boulevard. Is Donald Abbott auditioning for a job at Changing Dynamics, or is this the newest campaign strategy? Elected helping candidate.
Read the articleWhen Eddie Lorton pushed the City of Reno to support a Fourth of July parade celebrating America's 250th anniversary, he presented it as a community event that deserved city backing. The Reno City Council agreed to support the concept, and Lorton publicly stated that if fundraising fell short, he wo
Read the articleGianna Jacks has resigned from the Washoe County Library Board, effective June 16. The vacancy will now be filled by the Washoe County Commission. Her tenure on the board often generated controversy and debate over library policies, governance, and public access issues.
Read the articleThere are few things Picon enjoys more than local television's favorite investigative phrase: "According to documents obtained..." Music to our ears. Last week, Ask Joe highlighted attorney Lance White, a candidate for Family Court Department 13, after disciplinary action by the State B
Read the articlePicon would like to apologize for being absent for a few days. We know many of our readers were worried. Some wondered if we had been sued, arrested, banned from public meetings, or trapped in a Washoe County public records request. The truth is much simpler. We've been busy performing brain surge
Read the articlePicon learned something fascinating during Tuesday’s Washoe County School Board meeting. Apparently, serving as a school board trustee comes with something many teachers, support staff, and taxpayers might find surprising: excellent health insurance. During the meeting, Trustee Beth Smith discusse
Read the articleWashoe County election officials have spent the past week doing what election officials do after every election: counting ballots, verifying signatures, reviewing provisional votes, curing challenged ballots, testing equipment, and preparing for certification. In other words, they've been doing the
Read the articlePicon can't help but wonder why a certain City of Sparks mayor, currently running in a contested election, along with City Manager and Assistant City Manager seem so determined to relax requirements for key city officials. First, it was a request that the Sparks City Manager be not required to live
Read the articleToday, the Washoe County Commission is expected to appoint new members to the Washoe County Library Board of Trustees. Officially, the process is straightforward. Applications were accepted. Candidates were notified. Commissioners will review the applicants and make their selections, and Commission
Read the articleOne of the more amusing facts of this election season: Mike Leonard of Mike's Reno Report appears to have more followers than Devon Reese received votes. Think about that for a moment.
Read the article'Twas the last day of voting in Nevada's 2026 Primary Election, And all the creatures were stirring in search of reflection. Plotting and pointing, while tempers ran hot, Unearthing old rumors and whatever they forgot. Hiding the truth and obscuring the facts, Hoping the noise would outshine their o
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