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Brett McGinness
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Brett McGinness is the Opinion/Engagement editor at Reno Gazette Journal and RGJ.com. ...
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Fresh Starts: Brian Duggan
Brian Duggan is the Executive Editor of the Reno Gazette Journal. In his story Brian tells us why back injuries are a great way to learn about life extremely quickly.
Fresh Starts: Debbie Larson
Writer Debbie Larson tells the story of how she found herself as a Server Assistant. Debbie explains the meaning of 'L.A.D' (listen, act, discipline) and how important listening and trusting…
Fresh Starts: Diaz Dixon
Diaz covers relocation, culture shocks, and finding that place you just feel is home.
Fresh Starts: Grant Denton
Grant tells a story about the destructive cycle of addiction, jail and homelessness. While in jail through self-help books on meditation, reinvention, and frequencies he decided to change and protect…
Mountains: Fred Krueger - 'A Fish Tale'
A retired professional Forester takes takes us through a thoughtful journey into the woods where he thought to find a quiet night; instead he found a new outlook on life.
Mountains: Israel Borokini - 'Lost and Found'
Israel shows us how a scenic hike filled with with deep conversation can suddenly turn into an emergency.
Mountains: Anjeanette Damon - 'She'll Be Coming Down The Mountain'
City Government Reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon shares a story about learning to ski for the first time in her 40's and the four challenges she faced.
Reinvention: Juan Lopez - 'Accepting My Invention'
Juan tells all about the times he desperately wanted to reinvent himself because of the pain his speech impediment caused. However when he realized it wasn't reinvention he was after…
Reinvention: Steve Ing - 'A Name Does Not Define Me'
Steven Ing tells us a story of a violent father who could have stolen his legacy but in a twist of teenage stubbornness Steven stole it back.
Reinvention: Mikalee Byerman - 'The Brick That Changed Everything'
Mikalee shares the story of how a brick changed her life and how she rebuilt her life one brick at a time.
Reinvention: Chris Johnson - 'Finding The Right Person At The Right Time'
In this story Chris Johnson discovered a person who cared about her and helped her out of a tough health situation when she was a child; but that person wasn't…
Reinvention: Erin Fuss - 'Flip That Life'
In this story Erin Fuss was living the perfect life, like too perfect. At the age of 21 everything was going great but it wasn't what she wanted at this…
Growing Up: Linda Sealock - ' The Reno That Raised Me'
Linda shares how she ended up in Reno. In her story she proves that all of the myths about moving to Reno are true.
Our Stories: Siobhan McAndrews - 'Always Say I Love You'
Education reporter Siobhan McAndrews is a Mom and a Reporter and those two roles don't always mix. There were a few stories Siobhan has always looked back on; stories that…
Our Stories: Mike Higdon - 'Chuck Norris To The Rescue'
Reno Gazette Journal City Live Reporter Mike Higdon tells a story of when he was demoted at a student newspaper and then challenged himself to get ahold of martial arts…
Our Stories: Jason Hildago - 'Cracking One's Self Open'
Reporter Jason Hidalgo tells a story of immigrating to the United States from the Philippines. He was just a teenager at the time and had dreams of becoming a journalist.…
Our Stories: James Ku - 'Not All Is Lost'
James Ku an Editor at the Reno Gazette Journal used to be known as Catastrophe Ku because he loved chasing after stories that involved disaster. Things like fires, crashes, and…
Our Stories: Jenny Kane - 'I Left My Heart In Reno'
RGJ Burning Man Reporter Jenny Kane talks about growing up in Reno filled with wanderlust and hopping from one home to the next during her childhood and after college, but…