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Ideas & Opinions " Tom Durkin: Tales of true grit
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1121+ words) My so-called career has been a series of crash-and-burns. It truly has been a long, strange trip. Fortunately, aimless ambition, obsessive obstinacy, excellent education, creative talent and years of cognitive behavioral therapy empowered me to arise from the ashes of…...
Pickleball, Grass Valley's fastest growing sport
4+ week, 24+ min ago (8+ words) The Union. com...
John Seivert: The time has come, a woman wins an ultramarathon outright: Rachel Entrekin wins the Cocodona 250
4+ week, 2+ day ago (705+ words) Rachel Entrekin overall winner in the 2026 Cocodona 250 mile running race. Nearly thirty years ago, while running the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, I remember asking a simple question somewhere deep in the canyons above the American River: "Do you think…...
Sponsored: Dangerous dependence'Despite regulation and risks, kratom use continues
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (11+ words) The Union. com...
Nevada Irrigation District Board continues discussion on proposed water rate adjustments
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) Scotts Flat Reservoir is completely full, reported Chip Close, Director of Water Operations for NID in January. The NID Board will continue its discussion of proposed rate changes at next week's March 11 meeting. The Nevada Irrigation District (NID) Board of…...
Candidates can collect signatures to offset filing fees
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) The signature-in-lieu filing period opened Dec. 19 and runs through Feb. 4. The official nomination and candidate filing period opens Feb. 9 and ends March 6. Valid voter signatures can also be applied towards the nomination signatures requirement of the office. Candidates seeking office…...
Sponsored: Beware of the bite'Rattlesnake season is here
1+ year, 2+ week ago (560+ words) The Great Basin Rattlesnake is native to northeastern California and Nevada, including in the Sierra Nevada. It is light brown or gray with a tapering row of brownish blotches down the midline of the back. Scales are large and keeled…...