Silver State of Mind

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. 9:04Smart Start

    A Nine-Foot Bronze Just Went Up in Dayton, 157 Years to the Day

    A bronze statue of the man who dug a four-mile tunnel to save the Comstock went up in Dayton this week, on the exact anniversary of the day he swung the first pick. Here's who Adolph Sutro was, why the tunnel mattered, and how you can go see it this weekend.

  2. 9:17Smart Start

    Somebody's Actual Job Is Fixing That Red Light You Hate

    You know that light that's always red when nobody's crossing? There's a real person and a real three-year plan behind every signal in Reno and Sparks. Here's how it actually works, and the number to call if yours is wrong.

  3. 9:30The One Percent

    What Your Car Insurance Bill Says About Nevada

    If your car insurance bill made you wince this year, you're not imagining it, and if you live in Reno instead of Vegas, you're actually getting off easy. Here's the math.

  4. 9:43Smart Start

    Reno Gave Its Own Sign Away, and It's Still Glowing in California

    Reno's famous arch isn't the original, it's the third one. Here's the slogan fight nobody remembers, the year the city tried to kill its own motto, and where the very first arch reportedly ended up.

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