While most of us measure a year from January to December – a calendar year, as it is known – many businesses and government agencies use a fiscal year to map out their annual efforts. One common fiscal year used by businesses is to measure from July to June, while many other organizations model…
Although the month of May is recognized as National Bike Month, anyone paying attention to Nevada in September would be forgiven if they mistook the ninth month of the year as a period of bike celebration in its own right. [1] While this is undoubtedly a time when cycling enthusiasts are giving thanks for…
We are currently in September, and we can feel the carefree fun of summer slipping through our grasp like so much fine sand. Whether you have spent these past sunny months boating on Lake Mead or Lake Tahoe, reaching summits at Mt. Charleston or Mt. Rose, or enjoying any of the other innumerable forms…
According to a recent news report, nine people were injured after a hot air balloon made a hard landing near Goodsprings, southwest of Las Vegas. The incident occurred on Thursday morning, September 12, 2019, in a desert area just off of Cottonwood Trail. When the hard landing occurred and the basket hit the ground,…
When most outsiders think of Nevada, their thoughts go immediately to the glimmering lights and unabashed spectacle of the Las Vegas Strip. But we Nevadans know that our state is vastly more complex, diverse, and interesting (no offense to the Strip) than this thumbnail sketch. A recent fatal accident involving a semi-truck and a…
Each year, the Burning Man festival draws tens of thousands of tourists to the Northern Nevada area. The festival is hosted in the Black Rock Desert, northeast of the cities of Reno and Sparks. Almost everyone who attends the week-long event travels by car, and many pass through the Reno area via Interstate 80….
As Soon as Possible After you’re in an accident with serious injuries, you likely face many problems. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, many people struggle to decide what to do next. Do you need a personal injury lawyer? If you do need a personal injury lawyer, when should you call one? If…
“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” This so-called “Golden Rule” can serve as a fairly broad and effective moral compass. We certainly could use more of it in society today, especially on the nation’s highways and byways. Even as the frequency of deaths and injuries in car accidents…
According to a recent news report, two men died northeast of Las Vegas in a construction zone accident after a semi-truck driver allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. on U.S. 93, when the semi—which was filled with sand—ran over the car in front of it, ripping the car…
Whether a driver is late to work, an inexperienced driver, or simply impatient during the morning commute, speed has always been a problem in Nevada. According to recent statistics, excessive speed contributed to over 30 percent of all traffic-related fatalities in Nevada in one recent year, and a staggering 38 percent in another recent…