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“With this solar energy system at Natchez, we are no longer just asking the question, 'What if solar was free?' We're busy answering it”

BY BILL O'DRISCOLL * bodriscoll@rgj.com * April 16, 2008 Clean energy is expanding its reach in the Nevada desert. via RGJ.com

Minimum-wage laborers in Nevada must work the equivalent of three jobs -- at least 120 hours each week -- in order to afford local fair-market rents. via KLAS-TV Las Vegas

Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. via Associated Content

Washoe County commissioners have hired a lawyer to represent their interests in a Nevada Public Utilities Commission rate case about which Sierra Pacific Power Co. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“I really don't have that much faith in that system”

Two days of testimony, more than two dozen witnesses, and still there are unanswered questions about the Henderson police shooting of 42-year-old Deshira Selimaj, critics said. via Las Vegas Review Journal

“And I feel like if you don't get to an area and clean it up... then the problem just gets worse.”

The natural beauty of Lake Mead's Black Canyon was disturbed Monday by a helicopter flying in circles in and out of the canyon. via KVBC-TV Las Vegas

Lyon County's growth slowed from 10.6 to 3.5 percent, the largest percentage drop in the state, according to the latest population estimate figures for Nevada released last week by the State Demographer Jeff ... via RGJ.com

The ghost towns of the American West recall a desperate era. Located on high plains and open deserts where sandstorms and cold winter nights embalm any semblance of life, these towns still whisper their legends ... via The Miami Herald

April 25 is the University of Nevada Young Alumni Chapter's Annual BeerFest, which raises scholarship money for undergraduate students. via RGJ.com

“We've just been having a slowdown in the housing market, and jobs associated with the construction industry”

By SANDRA CHEREB * Associated Press Writer * April 2, 2008 Nevada's population grew at a slower pace last year than in 2006, according to a report released Wednesday by the state demographer's office. via Reno Gazette-Journal

Silver Reserve Corp. - Progress on Nevada Precious Metal Projects Symbol: SLVV OTCBB RENO, NV, March 31 /CNW/ - Since inception, Silver Reserve Corp. via Canada NewsWire

“The only thing worse than being portrayed as a rich trial lawyer is being portrayed as a politician”

A retrial for Noel Gage has been scheduled for May 27, and the Las Vegas attorney said he will not resolve his federal fraud case before then by accepting a plea bargain. via Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada Silver Trails 'Come Alive on 95' place mats are available free to local restaurants. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“But with lands deals - as I've come to learn - until that escrow closes, anything is possible.”

Fire prevention, open space and wildlife habitat are high on the list of projects approved by the latest round of SNPLMA funding. via Reno News & Review

“They look around and see problems and get their brains thinking on how to solve those problems.”

From blueberry-flavored envelopes to waterproof school clothes, hundreds of Western Nevada students are showcasing their inventions and experiments this weekend. via RGJ.com

“If you keep on pushing them and pushing them and pushing them, and they say, 'Yes, yes, yes, yes,' at some point, they're going to break. Because they ain't going to say no until they break. No one wants to say 'uncle.' ”

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered the Air Force to put nearly all its Predator aircraft into the skies over the Middle East, forcing the service to take steps that officers worry could hobble already ... via Las Vegas Review Journal

“I wondered what it's all about; do they really wear bizarre costumes or nothing at all?”

Jan Loverin and Scott Klette went to last year's Burning Man festival, not for the art or the atmosphere, but for the clothes. via Reno Gazette-Journal

It sounds like a huge meteorite is headed right for the western boundary of Nevada. via Nevada Appeal

“When we first saw Guardian of Eden, we were immediately taken with its beauty and felt that it serves as reminder that we are surrounded by temptations and choices.”

The Nevada Museum of Art has acquired "Guardian of Eden," an outdoor sculpture by New York--based artist Kate Raudenbush, for its permanent collection. via RGJ.com

“They set type out of the type cases using composing sticks, basically the same as in the 15th century.”

PROVIDED TO THE RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL The work of students in book arts classes at the University of Nevada, Reno, is on display at the McNamara Gallery in the Church Fine Arts building. via RGJ.com