Frederick Column: We’re way beyond puppy-dog’s tails
We have much to worry about these days. The worldwide pandemic featuring a bat virus developed in a shadowy Chinese lab with the possibility of U.S. money involved certainly moved to the top of my “OMG” list in 2022. And, while it is early, another worry comes in the specter of nuclear war in Ukraine. It channels a deep-seated fear for those of us who were told to hide … [Read more...]
First lady touts federal aid money in visit to TMCC
By Jacob Solis and Tabitha MuellerThe Nevada Independent Flanked by state, local and federal officials, first lady Jill Biden stressed community colleges’ role in workforce development during a visit to Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno last Wednesday. Part of a three-day trip touring and speaking at community colleges, community health clinics and local … [Read more...]
Q&A: Why is Nevada requiring meningitis vaccines for 12th graders?
By Rocio HernandezThe Nevada Independent Starting next school year, Nevada students will be required to be vaccinated against the life-threatening disease meningitis before they start 12th grade – an expansion of a vaccine requirement that already applies to rising seventh graders. This requirement, which goes into effect after June 30, 2022, applies to all public, … [Read more...]
For Nevada music therapist, rhythm and melody are tools of healing
By Tim LenardThe Nevada Independent Elizabeth Lenz has been working at the pediatric ICU of Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno since she started working for Note-Able Music Therapy Services three years ago. For two hours, three days a week, she brings her Radio Flyer wagon full of musical instruments into patients’ rooms and offers them a chance to bang a drum or sing … [Read more...]
Old is new: Incarcerating the homeless could work
After decades, and hundreds of millions of dollars down the drain, our touchy-feely neighbors in California are now talking about a “new” solution to chronic homelessness. Although leaders there shroud the concept in euphemistic language, it is actually a very old idea: Incarceration. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he is calling for the mentally ill and drug … [Read more...]
Nevada prisons abandon plan to fire employees who did not get COVID vaccine
By Michelle RindelsThe Nevada Independent The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is dropping plans to fire employees who did not heed a now-expired COVID vaccination mandate. The decision, announced in an all-staff memo dated Thursday, is an about-face for a department that in late January expressed plans to go full speed ahead on terminations for … [Read more...]
House approves $280 billion for veterans exposed to toxic fumes
By Humberto SanchezThe Nevada Independent The U.S. House approved a package worth more than $280 billion to extend health care coverage to about 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits, used mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan to get rid of trash and waste. The Senate passed a more limited package last month as part of a threepart strategy to tackle … [Read more...]