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Protest the Powerlines!!

The Protectors of Tule Springs would like folks to show up to the September 1st meeting of the North Las Vegas City Council to weigh in on NVEnergy’s proposal to add another power line corridor through the area for the proposed fossil beds national monument: We really need you! Protect the Upper Las Vegas Wash [...]

Nevermind Sludge Cakes

Others have talking points, quick hits, or gleanettes. Nor’Towners are stuck with Sludge Cakes!

Looks the plan by NVEnergy to build another set of power transmission lines near the proposed Ice Age Park has blown a fuse. News came out Friday that the Paiute tribe has decided to allow power lines to pass through their [...]

North Las Vegas Home Owners Alliance Statement on Fossil Bed Power Lines

Mammoth Takes Stance on Harry Reid

The president of the (deep breath) North Las Vegas Alliance of Home Owners and Concerned Citizens, sent out the following statement about NV Energy’s asinine proposal to put new power transmission lines near the site of the planned fossil bed national monument:

At last [...]

So, Where Exactly Do You Stand on the Fossil Beds National Monument, Mr. Reid?

Mammoth Taking a Stance on Harry Reid

Well, it looks a bit like the proposed fossil beds national monument to be located in the northern valley has run smack into election year politics–kinda like a kite caught in powerlines.

NV Energy has proposed cutting through the monument with another huge set of power transmission [...]

Become A Junior Woodchuck Fossil Specialist at the North Las Vegas Wash

Okay, okay. You won’t actually become a Junior Woodchuck Fossil Specialist if you take part in the following training series, but you’ll be pretty darn close!

The San Bernardino County Museum is pleased to announce the Fall 2010 dates for the BLM Site Stewardship Program for the Upper Las Vegas Wash. The spring [...]

Nor’Town: Where Radio-Carbon Dating Technology Was Born

Well, close enough, anyways.

Check out a new article in National Parks Magazine about the planned-for, hopefully still on-track fossil beds national monument up on the northern end of Nor’Town over here.

Hard to imagine as it might be, the northern valley was once a hotbed of cutting edge science when a bunch of scientifical [...]

Thank the Recession for Upper Las Vegas Wash National Monument

The Las Vegas Sun apparently found a staffer still on the payroll to pen a piece about the BLM’s generally favorable position on the proposed Upper Las Vegas Wash national monument. (Sun)

One thing that strikes me about the article is how all the cooperation between all the various government agencies would not have happened [...]

As Kindles, Nooks spread, local borrowing of e-books increases - Las Vegas Review - Journal February 5, 2012
As Kindles, Nooks spread, local borrowing of e-books increasesLas Vegas Review - JournalIn Southern Nevada, the North Las Vegas and Boulder City library districts contract with the Las Vegas-Clark County district to distribute e-books to patrons, while Henderson maintains its own e-book collection. All purchase licenses for the e-books ...and more » […]
The Ballen Group, a Las Vegas Short Sale Real Estate Team, Has Hired Roger ... - PR.com (press release) February 5, 2012
The Ballen Group, a Las Vegas Short Sale Real Estate Team, Has Hired Roger ...PR.com (press release)The Ballen Group, also known as The Dream Team in Las Vegas welcomes Roger McManus to represent Nevada Real Estate Buyers. Las Vegas, NV, February 05, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Ballen Group, an award winning team of Las Vegas Real Estate Agents under the ... […]
Concern over bus stop danger met with results - KTNV Las Vegas February 4, 2012
Concern over bus stop danger met with resultsKTNV Las VegasBy Drew Karedes North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - An everyday anxiety for students and parents at a North Las Vegas bus stop has been met with a solution. On Thursday, Action News reported that Cram Middle School students were having to cross six lanes of ... […]
Parties angle for position on immigration - Las Vegas Sun February 4, 2012
Parties angle for position on immigrationLas Vegas SunMo Denis and state Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, both of the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus, all joined Dream Act advocates during a Friday news conference at the North Las Vegas offices of Hermandad Mexicana to stump for Obama and outline the ...and more » […]
First new restaurant up and running in North Las Vegas redevelopment district - Las Vegas Sun February 4, 2012
Las Vegas SunFirst new restaurant up and running in North Las Vegas redevelopment districtLas Vegas SunBy Aida Ahmed (contact) A California-based chain that touts its made-to-order food has opened the first new restaurant in a redevelopment district near the new North Las Vegas City Hall. Farmer Boys Restaurant, a “quick-casual” eatery, ...and more » […]
North Las Vegas police seeking suspect in Ward Street murder - KTNV Las Vegas February 3, 2012
Las Vegas SunNorth Las Vegas police seeking suspect in Ward Street murderKTNV Las VegasBy Joyce Lupiani Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- North Las Vegas Police detectives are seeking a second suspect in connection with a shooting that took place in the backyard of a home in the 2600 block of Ward Street, near Martin Luther King Boulevard and June ...Second suspect so […]
North Las Vegas parents angry over dangerous bus stop - KTNV Las Vegas February 3, 2012
North Las Vegas parents angry over dangerous bus stopKTNV Las VegasBy Katie Crowther North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Some parents in North Las Vegas are outraged over a bus stop. They say it's putting their children in danger on the way to and from school. The bus stop is located on Ann Road, near Farpoint. […]
Romney's Stance Hits Home - Wall Street Journal February 3, 2012
Los Angeles TimesRomney's Stance Hits HomeWall Street JournalAP Mitt Romney walks with Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, second from right, and homeowners David and Kathy Tyler and their daughter in April. NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Mitt Romney has turned repeatedly to this city of sprawling subdivisions and sky-high ...Republicans' economic ideas may not […]
Sour Economy Has Nevada Looking For New Jackpot - NPR February 2, 2012
Sour Economy Has Nevada Looking For New JackpotNPRThis housing project by the North Las Vegas Housing Authority was launched in 2004, but the entire subdivision has since fallen into foreclosure and is now owned by the FDIC. For most of the past decade, southern Nevada was the fastest-growing region ...and more » […]
North Las Vegas Neighborhood News - Las Vegas Review-Journal January 31, 2012
North Las Vegas Neighborhood NewsLas Vegas Review-JournalThe Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is to operate on a Saturday transit system schedule on Presidents Day, Feb. 20, due to traditionally lower ridership and less traffic on those days. Schedules for all commission transit routes ...and more » […]

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