The Nevada Press Association was shocked and outraged by the murder this weekend of one of our own, investigative reporter Jeff German. Through his aggressive and fair reporting, Jeff consistently cast a light on political corruption and wrongdoing throughout the Las Vegas Valley. He served as a model for all …
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Kirk Kern knows a thing or two about moving on. Throughout his long newspaper career, he has never been without a job. But his position as chief operating officer at Battle Born Media and publisher of the company’s Mesquite Local News was eliminated in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic …
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The Nevada Press Foundation (NPF) announced today that it sold its headquarters building at 102 N. Curry St. in downtown Carson City earlier this month. The property was purchased by Sarah Martin, who intends to operate the building as a bed-and-breakfast and public tea room. The sale price was $1.2 …
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Life in the United States changed on one Sunday in December 1941. At 2:31 p.m. Eastern time on CBS Radio, newscaster John Daly interrupted programming to announce a catastrophic attack near Oahu. “We interrupt this program to bring you this special announcement. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by …
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By Barry Smith Much has been written about the colorful and controversial character named Christopher (Kit) Carson — studious biographies, every history book about the West, plenty of newspaper articles and whole series of lurid dime novels. But the first time his name appeared in print was a public notice. …
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We’re sprucing up the place for the upcoming Nevada Press Association convention. When I say “we” I really mean the painters from Home Innovative Painting in Sparks, who are giving the Rinckel Mansion (also known as the Reynolds Press Center, also known as the home of the Nevada Press Association) …
Read More »At the Nevada State Museum last night, Anna Fallini Berg talked about the life her family has lived for 150 years on a ranch east of Tonopah. Then she gestured at the photos hanging on white gallery walls around her. There it was, her daily life distilled into iconic scenes …
Read More »On Tuesday’s episode of Nevada Newsmakers, former university regent Howard Rosenberg was asked about recent criticism of Chancellor Dan Klaich. After a few comments in defense of the university chancellor, who has been under fire recently, Rosenberg turned to what he sees as the problem. “What really bothers me is …
Read More »… is the internet, of course. OK, I’m going there. At the risk of being swallowed by the online universe and spit out the other end as a decrepit, hopelessly out of date, moldering relic of the newspaper past — all of which I am, by the way — I’m …
Read More »Now a judge knows what it’s like to try to pry records out of an uncooperative Nevada agency. I should say another judge, as U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen isn’t the first to confront the problem. We saw it in several rulings on the Reno Gazette-Journal’s lawsuit to get access …
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