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Actor Matt Damon’s tortured and broken portrayal of Odysseus offers a look into what psychologists call moral injury.

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The Metamorphosis of 5440 Sun Valley Blvd

We've all seen it. There's something definitely going on at 5440 Sun Valley Blvd. Can you guess what it's becoming?

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Meet The Candidates: Rob Pierce

When I’m elected to the Washoe County Commission, I promise to be guided by common sense. I’ll be transparent, and I’ll listen to you, the County’s residents.

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Meet The Candidates: Tammy Holt-Still

Raised in Carson City, Tammy Holt-Still has lived in Reno since 2011 and has become a trusted voice for neighborhoods across Washoe County.

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Shouldn’t the Midwest be called the Mideast?

The U.S. Census Bureau officially categorizes 12 states as the Midwest: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas...

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Teacher Appreciation: The Eyes That Care

Esther Valdez demonstrates her willingness & dedication to go beyond what is expected—always watching, guiding and helping her students when they need it most.

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Ms. Rowe Row Row Back to Class

Ms. Rowe is a biology teacher at Hug High School, loved by many students and staff members. Her top priority is to see good work come out of her students.

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Teacher Appreciation: Calculating Goals

Mr. Campmany always tries to build connections with everyone, through math or the love of sports. He has a big impact and is respected at Hug High School.

Operation Buster-Jangle: 'Dog' test, with troops participating in exercise Desert Rock I. It was the first U.S. nuclear field exercise conducted on land; troops shown are a mere 6 miles from the blast. At the Nevada Test Site, 1 November 1951. Federal Government of the United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Are You Living Near a Nevada Atomic Testing Site?

Monica Reyes CanizalesAugust 11, 2026August 11, 202607 mins

Atomic bomb testing boomed Las Vegas tourism. You could see the mushroom clouds from hotels, so people would rent rooms and watch from a safe distance.

Explore the ancient ruins of Troya, with majestic columns and a dramatic cloudy sky. Photo by tolga çelik from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/ancient-ruins-of-troya-with-dramatic-sky-37693233/

‘The Odyssey’ is a striking portrait of the psychological wounds that can emerge when people violate their deepest values

The ConversationAugust 7, 2026August 8, 2026013 mins

Actor Matt Damon’s tortured and broken portrayal of Odysseus offers a look into what psychologists call moral injury.

Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Ahead of Her Time: Nevada Courtroom Pioneer

Michelle Jimenez SacramentoAugust 5, 2026August 5, 202607 mins

Felice Cohn’s legacy, more than a century later, is a powerful reminder that progress is possible when people are willing to stand up for what they believe in.

Battle Born BMX in Sun Valley, NV. Photo courtesy of Joseph Keller.

Sun Valley’s BMX State Qualifier Photos

Joseph KellerAugust 4, 2026August 5, 202602 mins

I attended the event on Saturday, August 1, 2026 and took some photos from the state qualifier at the Battle Born BMX track in Sun Valley, NV.

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First Woman to Run for U.S. Senate: Anne Martin

Johanna Ruiz LopezAugust 3, 2026August 5, 202603 mins

”Even if I should not win, it will never seem so strange when a woman tries it.”—Anne Henrietta Martin, first woman ever to run in a U.S. Senate race.

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Electrifying Rural Nevada

Jane MendozaJuly 31, 2026July 31, 202606 mins

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the REA, which provided low-interest loans to communities so they could build power lines and manage them.

Abandoned Rhyolite General Store. Pierre Camateros, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Rhyolite: One of Nevada’s Ghost Towns

Jalicia ThomasJuly 30, 2026July 30, 202604 mins

Did you know that Nevada is home to over 600 ghost towns? One of those many towns include Rhyolite, which was founded in 1904. Today, Rhyolite’s ruins remain.

Hobey's Casino in Sun Valley, NV, home of the Sun Valley CAB meetings.

Sun Valley CAB Meeting, August 3, 2026

Richard BarnetJuly 29, 2026August 6, 202604 mins

Come join us at Hobey’s Casino in the upstairs banquet room at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026 for our next Sun Valley Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) meeting.

Photo from the Great Basin Native Artists exhibit at the Nevada State Museum. Photo courtesy of Daisy Macias Torres.

Art in the Great Basin

Daisy Macias-TorresJuly 27, 2026July 27, 202606 mins

The Great Basin has unique, high-desert art that reflects plants, animals, and natural elements specific to this region, showing how environment shapes culture.