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Category: Essays

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‘Top Gun’ movies boast a host of Northern Nevada connections

by Buddy Frank July 7, 2022July 8, 2022

Both “Top Gun” movies owe a debt of gratitude to Northern Nevada.  “Top Gun: Maverick,” the long anticipated sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun” is on its way to setting box office records that will be difficult to match. Only weeks into its run, ticket revenues are headed well north of $1 billion worldwide. Miramar, Calif., was […]

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Nevada earned the title of “Mississippi of the West” when casino industry barred Black patrons prior to 1960

by Buddy Frank June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
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Lack of snow at Tahoe nearly scuttled 1960 Winter Games

by Karl Breckenridge February 5, 2022March 15, 2022
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How to fake being a Reno native

by Buddy Frank July 2, 2021July 2, 2021
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The road to ‘Stupidville’

by Don Dike-Anukam May 21, 2021August 26, 2021
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Politics foil death penalty bill

by Laura Martin May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
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No mine should be expedited

by John Hadder April 25, 2021June 17, 2021
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An indigenous river

Frank X. Mullen by Frank X. Mullen March 28, 2021April 30, 2021
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Life of the Party

by Don Dike-Anukam March 20, 2021March 23, 2021
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Lithium mines should be fast-tracked

by John Scire March 3, 2021June 16, 2021
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Blockchains’ city: The Next Bullfrog County?

by C. J. Lindsey February 18, 2021April 2, 2021
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Growing up Black in Reno

by David Gamble Jr. January 15, 2021June 14, 2022

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