Up to date voting information from Washoe County
The voting is complete and the votes are being tabulated in the 2006 Primary Election for Washoe County.
They are posting the latest information for you on the Registrar of Voter's website, at http://www.washoecounty.us/voters.
And, for the first time, Washoe County is testing a new vote mapping feature to give you a visual view of selected races as they happen. To see the test maps, click here to go to the GIS vote mapping feature...
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Citizenship
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formally INS) Has guides for those
desiring to become citizens at their Office of Citizenship webpage.
From the webpage:
The Office of Citizenship is mandated by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to promote instruction and training on citizenship rights and responsibilities and to provide immigrants with information and tools necessary to successfully integrate into American civic culture.Our primary focus will be on providing information and resources to immigrants at two key points in their journey towards civic integration: when they first become permanent residents and when they are ready and eligible to begin the formal naturalization process.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formally INS) Has guides for those
desiring to become citizens at their Office of Citizenship webpage.
From the webpage:
The Office of Citizenship is mandated by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to promote instruction and training on citizenship rights and responsibilities and to provide immigrants with information and tools necessary to successfully integrate into American civic culture.Our primary focus will be on providing information and resources to immigrants at two key points in their journey towards civic integration: when they first become permanent residents and when they are ready and eligible to begin the formal naturalization process.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Nevada Agricultural Publications
Amy Shannon, Head Librarian at the Life and Health Science Library at the University of Nevada, Reno has a great site called Nevada Agricultural Publications.
You can search this website for federal, state , and local government publications relating to Nevada agriculture from 1888 to present--Cowabunga !!!
Amy Shannon, Head Librarian at the Life and Health Science Library at the University of Nevada, Reno has a great site called Nevada Agricultural Publications.
You can search this website for federal, state , and local government publications relating to Nevada agriculture from 1888 to present--Cowabunga !!!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
EPA Libraries
The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered by the White House to "shut down [its] libraries, end public access to research materials and box up unique collections on the assumption that Congress will not reverse President Bush’s proposed budget reductions." Fifteen states will lose library service immediately.
The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered by the White House to "shut down [its] libraries, end public access to research materials and box up unique collections on the assumption that Congress will not reverse President Bush’s proposed budget reductions." Fifteen states will lose library service immediately.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Iran Report
Yesterday, August 23, 2006, the House Intelligence Committee released a
report done by the staff of the Intelligence Policy Committee titled
Recognizing Iran as a strategic threat: an intelligence challenge for
the United States. It is getting a variety of interesting comment and
reaction from various aspects.
You can access the report at:
http://intelligence.house.gov/Media/PDFS/IranReport082206v2.pdf
A special thank you to Tim Skeers of the New Mexico State Library for this information.
Yesterday, August 23, 2006, the House Intelligence Committee released a
report done by the staff of the Intelligence Policy Committee titled
Recognizing Iran as a strategic threat: an intelligence challenge for
the United States. It is getting a variety of interesting comment and
reaction from various aspects.
You can access the report at:
http://intelligence.house.gov/Media/PDFS/IranReport082206v2.pdf
A special thank you to Tim Skeers of the New Mexico State Library for this information.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Nevada Legal Forms
The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library has put together great links to many downloadable (PDF)
forms.
Forms by Subject
Nevada Supreme Court Forms
Washoe County Forms and Packets
Clark County Forms
Standardized Nevada Divorce Forms
The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library has put together great links to many downloadable (PDF)
forms.
Forms by Subject
Nevada Supreme Court Forms
Washoe County Forms and Packets
Clark County Forms
Standardized Nevada Divorce Forms
Sunday, August 13, 2006
TMRPA Publications
Publications are available from the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. They are available to download from their website at no cost, or may be purchased in hard-copy .
Publications are available from the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. They are available to download from their website at no cost, or may be purchased in hard-copy .
Monday, August 07, 2006
Domesday Book Online
I usually focus on US documents, but I thought this was pretty cool. The Domesday Book, the UK's oldest surviving public record, has been made available by the UK National Archives. The public can now search the 920-year old Book by name of town, city or village. In 2005 it was voted the nation's finest treasure, yet a recent survey conducted in conjunction with today´s launch revealed that less than 1 per cent of the population have actually been to see the original in The National Archives' museum.
At Christmas 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was a massive enterprise, and the record of that survey, Domesday Book, was a remarkable achievement.
Thank you to Free Government Information for this entry.
I usually focus on US documents, but I thought this was pretty cool. The Domesday Book, the UK's oldest surviving public record, has been made available by the UK National Archives. The public can now search the 920-year old Book by name of town, city or village. In 2005 it was voted the nation's finest treasure, yet a recent survey conducted in conjunction with today´s launch revealed that less than 1 per cent of the population have actually been to see the original in The National Archives' museum.
At Christmas 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was a massive enterprise, and the record of that survey, Domesday Book, was a remarkable achievement.
Thank you to Free Government Information for this entry.
Voter Information
Two great sites for candidate information online.
Reno Gazette-Journal's 2006 Voter Guide
Project VoteSmart
Two great sites for candidate information online.
Reno Gazette-Journal's 2006 Voter Guide
Project VoteSmart
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Article in Smithsonian (online also) Magazine
Take a look at August 2006 Smithsonian which
includes a very interesting article about the loss of the official records
of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911. This article talks about
a researcher looking for those records and the frustration in finding they
were lost but fortunately, he found personal records from the attorney who
defended the owners of factory and then the digitization of those records.
The title of the article is "Trial by Fire" by David Von Drehle pp. 93-98.
Smithsonian Magazine is a government document.
Take a look at August 2006 Smithsonian which
includes a very interesting article about the loss of the official records
of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911. This article talks about
a researcher looking for those records and the frustration in finding they
were lost but fortunately, he found personal records from the attorney who
defended the owners of factory and then the digitization of those records.
The title of the article is "Trial by Fire" by David Von Drehle pp. 93-98.
Smithsonian Magazine is a government document.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
2006 Nevada School Designations Released
Annual yearly progress designations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act have been released for all public and charter schools statewide for the 2005-06 school year.
Click on the link above to view the list.
Annual yearly progress designations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act have been released for all public and charter schools statewide for the 2005-06 school year.
Click on the link above to view the list.
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