John Byrne/Tribune Road crews began the installation of an 18-inch steel natural gas main last week on Sparks Boulevard as part of a project that is expected to last 12 weeks. Several traffic detours are in place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including the closure of the southbound inside lane of Sparks Boulevard from south … [Read more...]
Music demonstrates the sadness and hope of a Holocaust survivor
By Steve Ranson Special to the Tribune Steve Ranson Screenwriter and director Robert Lucchesi, right, asked Sparks resident Mitka Kalinski questions about his life in 1940s Germany during World War II at a recent event in Reno. The heart-piercing tone rippled throughout the room, reflective of a man who spent his youth in Nazi concentration camps and as a household … [Read more...]
State Champion
John Byrne/Tribune Reed’s Matt Williams took home the state title in the boys 110 hurdle event with a time of 14:31. Williams also won first in the boys high jump event with a personal record jump of 6-07.00, and took third in the triple jump. … [Read more...]
Clark County commissioners open to gun restrictions on Strip
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — Some Clark County commissioners have voiced general support for considering firearm restrictions on the Las Vegas Strip if Nevada lawmakers give them the power to create stricter gun laws. The county would be given such power under an omnibus gun bill moving through the Democrat-controlled Legislature despite widespread … [Read more...]
Silver and Blue Game
John Byrne/Tribune Nevada quarterback Hamish McClure slides to avoid being tackled by Lucas Weber and Gabe Sewell during Saturday’s Silver and Blue spring football game. McClure threw a touchdown pass to help lead the Silver to a 30-0 lead, but they couldn’t hold on as the Blue team came roaring back for the 42-36 win. Elijah Cooks caught nine passes for 173 yards and a … [Read more...]
March 6, 2019
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February 20, 2019
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How’s Your Faith Working?
Religion invites us to have faith. Thus, for most people, the idea of faith is a choice. We can have faith or not have faith. From this perspective, there are people of faith and people without faith. It’s all pretty simple and clear cut. But, if you pull the word “faith” out of its traditional religious confines and place it in a wider, existential view, it’s no longer an … [Read more...]