More balanced political reporting, please As a longtime reader and occasional contributor to the RN&R, I write regarding your Nov. 14 newsletter, which characterized the election results as a “gut punch” and…
Category: Opinion
A note from the publisher: Voters are about to get what we collectively wanted—and we may not like it
A couple of days after the election, I was talking to a relative. I told her I was worried whether my marriage to my husband would remain legal across the United States…
Problems with policy
Welcome to the December Reno News & Review! In this month’s cover story, Nevada activists and others weigh in on some of the damage the incoming Trump administration’s policies could cause in…
Bird’s the word: Tundra swans flock to a Lemmon Valley wetland in winter
As winter descends, thousands of tundra swans make their seasonal home at one the region’s few remaining wetland habitats: Swan Lake Nature Study Area, located in an otherwise industrial block of Lemmon…
Streetalk: Why would someone thank you?
Posted inStreetalk Asked in the Wells Avenue District, Reno Erick Cruz-Lopez Food truck owner I’ve always been very fair with people—my kids, my employees and my co-workers. I hired an older woman…
The road to stability: How one savvy restauranteur has thrived in a notoriously tough business (through COVID-19, no less)
As a young man working my way through school, I worked in the restaurant industry for more than a decade. I moved from dishwasher to prep cook and line cook while I…
Why is the youth voter turnout low? Locals from 18 to 25 share their thoughts.
Voters under the age of 35 account for roughly 29% of the national electorate, according to a September report by the Brookings Institution. However, youth voter turnout is historically low. We talked…
Editor’s note: The world will change in November
Welcome to the November print edition of the RN&R! Because we’re a monthly newspaper in print, I’m always working in something of a time warp. In the middle of each month, it…
A note from the publisher: Why canceling subscriptions to punish billionaire newspaper owners is a bad idea
Donald Trump held a big rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, nine days before Election Day. Here’s how Time magazine explained the event, in a piece…
A discovery for the ages: Meet the geology professor who uncovered Lake Tahoe’s record-breaking age
In September, news outlets announced Winnie Kortemeier found that Lake Tahoe is the oldest lake in North America and third oldest in the world. But this was old news to Kortemeier, a…