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E-commerce is now calling northern Nevada home. Big businesses like Amazon.com and iGo.com are making big investments in northern Nevada's future. But this technology boom isn't without its critics. Outpost contributors and staff examine our evolving hi-tech bonanza. |
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Truth is stranger
than fiction, and nowhere do both come to their
most vivid fruition than at the Sundance Film
Festival, Robert Redford's annual gathering
honoring mavericks much like himself: that elusive
breed known as the filmmaker. Outpost
writer Wishelle Banks shares highlights from this
year's festival. |
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Reno's population has grown nearly 30 percent in a decade ago. But numbers don't tell the whole story. The changing times are just as clearly reflected in the lives of average citizens. Outpost talked to16 people (actually eight pairs -- one vetaran and one newcomer) who represent different professions and outlooks. Meet the grocery store managers, retailers, teachers, ranchers, journalists, parents, bookstore owners and students. |
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While crime rates are inching up in Reno, the city is taking new approaches to keep the streets, casinos and schools safe. |
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Reno
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Generation
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