It was Benjamin Franklin, one of the framers if the U.S. Constitution and an American icon, who said that “in this world can be said to certain, except death and taxes.” And sure enough, Americans are certain that our taxes must be filed by April 15th.  With the mountain of paperwork and receipts that go [...]

Living in a high desert, it’s easy to forget that many neighborhoods in Reno/Sparks as well as the Carson Valley have been deemed high risk areas for floods. After such a dry winter last year, the possibility of a flood seems impossible. But you need only need to think back to New Year’s Day 2006 [...]