AltWeeklies Wire
I Spy ...new
Activists in Reno say domestic spying isn't merely about catching Al Qaeda.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
01-06-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Off Campusnew
Are University of Nevada-Reno police spending too much time investigating off-campus drinking and not enough time keeping students safe?
Reno News & Review |
Natasha Majewski |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
A Tricycle Built for Sevennew
The German-engineered septocycle, also known as a conference bike, combines a guard-lowering silliness factor with mechanical engineering prowess.
Reno News & Review |
Kris Vagner |
10-31-2005 |
Environment
Why Can't We Sleep?new
Our need for Zs is competing against some deeply entrenched societal expectations, and Thomas Edison can take part of the blame.
Reno News & Review |
Kris Vagner |
10-14-2005 |
Science
Pulling the Plugnew
Telecom law revisions in Nevada could lead the way for the nation to get rid of community access television.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
08-08-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
War of the Energy Worldsnew
A coalition of Nevadans say wind and geothermal power could achieve the same goals as a coal-burning plant proposed for the Nevada desert without environmental devastation.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
07-26-2005 |
Environment
Tags: Sierra Club, San Diego, acid-rain-causing nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SOx), cartographer, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Public Resource Associates, Sempra Energy compressed coal-burning plant, Smoke Creek Desert, supply power to California. David Rumsey, the Gerlach General Improvement District and the Pyramid Lake Tribe, toxic emissions, Washoe County, Western Resource Advocates, Wildlife
Police Go After Gangs of Unruly Sober, Chaste Kidsnew
Don't do chemicals? Don't smoke? No promiscuous sex? "Straight edgers" in Reno, Nev., hope to get past the media hysteria to promote their positive lifestyle.
Reno News & Review |
Stephanie Perry |
07-05-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Confessions of an eBay Opium Addictnew
A pleasure trip to the Internet auction site eBay sent the author into the hell of opium addiction.
Reno News & Review |
Peter Thompson |
03-17-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Anti-Evolutionary Teachings Reenter Schools in New Formnew
Creationists have changed their strategy in order to gain acceptance from the scientific community and to get their materials into public schools. Gone is talk of God and the Bible. Anti-evolutionary advocates instead speak of "intelligent design."
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
01-17-2005 |
Education
Naturopath Advocates Cleansing Through Fastingnew
Hans Frischeisen, trained as a naturopath in Germany, describes the ways he believes people can build their immune system and avoid illness.
Reno News & Review |
Kris Vagner |
01-05-2005 |
Science
Lives of a Drinker and a Dancer Intersect, Cutting Both Shortnew
A friend insisted on driving Shawn Patrick Scott home the night of Sept. 2, but he split when she was in the restroom. On the highway, he ended dancer Vanessa Marie Fernandez's life as he destroyed his own.
Reno News & Review |
Michael Sion |
11-12-2004 |
Policy Issues
