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Twitter coverage of the Nevada Caucus
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Correction
For tickets to "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," performed by Virginia City students, call Tami Johnson at 775-233-9540. The phone number was incorrect in a story that ran in Friday's Nevada Appeal.
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Four Super Bowl champs among Hall of Fame finalists
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Chris Doleman is not one of the four Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who won a Super Bowl. He doesn't believe that should affect his chances of being elected to the shrine. Nor does Troy Aikman. D
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Heck, Amodei backing Romney
GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney enlisted Nevada congressmen Joe Heck and Mark Amodei to push his candidacy over Newt Gingrich Friday. In a telephone news conference, both men said Romney is their choice for the nomination. Amodei said N
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Guard unit prepares to deploy to Afghanistan
A Nevada Army National Guard aviation company is in its final days of preparation before leaving the state to begin its deployment process to Afghanistan this spring. About 60 guardsmen, with about 20 percent of them living in the Ca
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Presidential spotlight shines on a dour Nevada
LAS VEGAS - In Nevada, people could once buy homes and feed their families with money earned from free-spending tourists who flocked to Sin City for relaxed gambling and liquor laws. But things have changed dramatically in the
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 4
Military retiree subject of ID theft Regarding identity theft of retired military, in December I received my retirement check as usual, but never received the form Defense Finance and Accounting Services-CL 7220 /148, which shows cos
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Articles say Carson tops for retirement, family stays
Carson City is one of the better places to finish out your life's journey - and it's hard to beat for a family vacation along the way, according to recent articles from two niche publications. Where to Retire magaz
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Caucus Roundup: Romney focuses on Obama as Gingrich launches salvos
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and fo
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Carson Supervisor Aldean won't seek another term
Carson City Supervisor Shelly Aldean says there are a lot of things she will miss about public service when she leaves office at the end of this year, but there are some that won't be missed. "I will miss working with ci
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Coming in Sunday's Nevada Appeal
Sunday's edition of the Nevada Appeal will contain a diverse batch of news, features and opinions. And for fans of chubby cats and impish kids, "Garfield" and "Family Circus" return to the comics after a
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Heller votes in favor of bill to stop insider trading in Congress
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., voted Thursday in support of legislation to bar members of Congress from using non-public information to enrich themselves in the financial markets. "Congress still has a long way to go to earn back Am
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Past Pages
130 YEARS AGO Yesterday two men, one named Lewis Robinson and the other Henry Nichols, a coachman for Colonel Laughton, got into an altercation in front of Koppel & Platt's store and eventually drew knife and pistols, which wer
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DMV says steps taken to prevent fraud
(AP) - Steps have been taken to prevent clerks at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing fraudulent driver's licenses following last year's arrest of a worker in Las Vegas, the agency's director s
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Hey, Canada, how about a trade?
There's been a reversal of fortunes between Canada and America, and I'm not happy about it. According to The Economist, Canada is doing well as America continues to struggle. Our wiser, more cautious friends to the north
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Sandoval is now staying out of GOP endorsement game
Don't mistake Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's invitations to the Republican presidential contenders as anything more than a hospitable gesture. The governor is staying out of the nomination fight despite his rising statur
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Sports Briefly
UConn's Calhoun taking leave STORRS, Conn. (AP) - UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health. So, when the Hall of Fame coach of the defending national champions, who turns 70 in M
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Goodell: No plans to expand soon
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games. During his annual Super Bowl news conference, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Fri
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Lincecum talks about new contract
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appearance. Typical Timmy. For the first time since signing a new contract t
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Levin's 63 gives him Phoenix Open lead after 36 holes
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Spencer Levin took one last drag on his cigarette, stamped it out in the rough and climbed into the bunker behind the 17th green. He set up quickly, took a quick glance at the hole and splashed out. The
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