alzheimer s disease, lives in a nursing home in albany, new york, where for the past year visitors have not been allowed inside. there s a new virus going around. that s why everybody s got the mask on and they have to stay away from people. reporter: that separation at times hard for lauren to grasp. the isolation some days excruciating. don t cry, ur on, now. i love you. i love you too, but don t cry. reporter: his granddaughter, alicia barber, capturing this especially difficult day. my grandfather had gone every single day, had dinner with her, made sure she was put into bed, put to sleep, and safe for the night. reporter: still, bob, her husbandf years, cam i d like to be with you too. reporter: but finally, with everyone vaccinated and restrictions lifted, bob and lauren were reunited. hi, lauren.
Redevelopment in the Powning District: History or bunks? | Jerry Snyder
Jerry Snyder
This opinion column was submitted by Jerry Snyder, a Reno-based artist and attorney.
The Powning Conservation District, as defined in the Nov. 7, 2012 Reno Historic Plan occupies the area between Arlington and Keystone to the East and West, and between Riverside and Second Street to the North and South. It is named for Christopher Columbus Powning, a 19th-century developer with a taste for impressive muttonchops and a marketing plan that was apparently based on boasting of the area’s “perfect sewerage.” Originally, the development provided modest craftsman bungalows for blue-collar families. The area currently includes a smattering of apartment buildings, including the four-story Truckee Terrace Apartments (formerly the Truckee River Lodge,) the aspirationally named Lear Theater, the McKinley Arts Center, some office buildings and a number of the original craftsman-style homes in states of
Heroes to inspire Northern Nevada in 2021 | Sheila Leslie Reno-Gazette-Journal 12/24/2020
This opinion column was submitted by RGJ columnist Sheila Leslie, who served in the Nevada Legislature from 1998 to 2012.
Much of 2020 has been grim and depressing, but these waning days bring glimmers of hope in the form of vaccines and a new national leader who will appoint government officials more interested in serving us than themselves. We can certainly celebrate having made it through these last four years even though our democracy is limping along, with far too many still blindly following a delusional and selfish man.
But let’s leave the travails of 2020 behind for now and recognize a few people who quietly serve our community without a fancy title or expectation of recognition. Unlike many of our elected officials who spend inordinate amounts of time praising each other for minor deeds, these Nevada heroes selflessly work to improve our community without the need of public ap