Word: nevadas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kevin Costner doesn't just play water heroes in costly movies. He has sent $700,000 worth of liquid-separating equipment from Costner Industries Nevada Corp. to help clear up an oil spill in Japan. The firm also wants to show off the technology. "We can't get to use it here," says Dan Costner, Kevin's big brother, who runs...
RENO: This is how bad the flooding is in Reno, Nevada: even gambling has come to a halt. Some of the worst flooding in decades continues to plague five western states, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, closing major highways, and closing, for the first time in 60 years, Reno's Harrah's Casino. The governors of California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho have declared 70 counties disaster areas. More than 15 people have been killed by the flooding, brought on by a series of storms that have swept through the area since December...
...search to keep us youthful, at what age do we stop growing old? And wouldn't it be embarrassing to find ourselves married to our great-grandmother's bridesmaid or, worse yet, her mother-in-law? Let the search end now. Grow old gracefully. GENE RATNER Carson City, Nevada Via E-mail
...fast-moving city of bright lights where the glitter and opulence of the few is directly contrasted with the poverty and depravity of the many. The stakes are big time, and Weiss must have known as the team drove through the magnificent city on the way to State Line, Nevada that many reputations had been made-or busted-there...
...needs of children in the Reno area. It now helps 12,000 people annually. "This is like a control tower for children's services," Dermody says. "Our concept enables children and families to get help faster and more efficiently." The model is being studied by other communities in Nevada, as well as in North Carolina and Colorado...