A couple of days after the election, I was talking to a relative. I told her I was worried whether my marriage to my husband would remain legal across the United States…
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Editor’s note: The world will change in November
Welcome to the November print edition of the RN&R! Because we’re a monthly newspaper in print, I’m always working in something of a time warp. In the middle of each month, it…
A note from the publisher: Why canceling subscriptions to punish billionaire newspaper owners is a bad idea
Donald Trump held a big rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, nine days before Election Day. Here’s how Time magazine explained the event, in a piece…
A note from the publisher: To me, home means Nevada … and California, too
A couple of weeks ago, I received an angry response to, of all things, our weekly events newsletter. It was the type of email we unfortunately get on occasion here at the…
Editor’s note: Dems’ messaging on school meals is more incendiary than informative
Nevada’s pandemic-era mandate for universal free lunches in schools ends on Sept. 9. The arguments in favor: Kids need a good meal in order to perform well in school. (I have taught…
A note form the publisher: A look behind the scenes of this year’s Best of Northern Nevada issue
Some assorted thoughts on this, our annual Best of Northern Nevada issue … • Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in our annual readers’ poll. I realize that facing…
Editor’s note: Kudos to our national-award-winning reporters
Welcome to the August RN&R! Some of our hardworking reporters were recognized for a job well done over the past year. The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) announced the results of its…
A note from the publisher: Reminders of the country’s racist past—and present—are all around us
I was fortunate enough to recently take a tour of the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C. I was in the city for the annual AAN Publishers conference, which had wrapped…
Editor’s note: Behind the scenes of this issue
Welcome to the July print edition of the RN&R! This issue contains two separate articles about prisons. The cover story is about Frank De Palma, a Reno man who spent 43 years…
A note from the publisher: Errors in newspapers are embarrassing—but journalists are human, so they’re inevitable
The call came to the Reno News & Review phone line at 4:52 p.m. on the Sunday of the weekend our June print edition was hitting the streets. It went to voicemail;…