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Feb 4, 2021 In lieu of its traditional large-scale in-person Annual Meeting, the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional Affiliates recently held its Annual Meeting virtually Jan. 15 which featured a “State of the State” address from its Executive Director, Judy Sjostedt Ritchie. Sjostedt Ritchie noted that 2021 marked the 22nd Annual Meeting that she has had the privilege of conducting. The PACF’s grantmaking capacity has grown significantly over its history. In 1964, one yea...

Where president trump is heading our way. hes about to board air force one after that raucous rally overnight in phoenix. and hes heading to reno where hell talk to veterans at the american legions annual convention. just before the president got there, we asked some folks in nevada what issues matter the most to them. watch. >> i want to see more economic growth in a positive fashion where we get better paying high-end jobs. >> people want good jobs. people want to good health care. people want...

>> we are back now in nevada with time thoughts from john ralsten. >> were in this state, dean heller and danny tarkanian trying to fall all over themselves to be closer to donald trump at maybe the lowest point of his presidency. think of how weird that is. >> well be back, im sure at some point before the 2018 elections. thanks very much for being on the set. >> you bet. >> todays big picture comes to us from south africa. workers holding down a tranquilized rhino after taking out its horn to ...

Fast. heres what i said on saturday. were closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia. this is me speaking. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. >> so, hallie, thats part of what he said last saturday, a week ago saturday on charlottesville. >> he let go the most crucial parts of that. >> the single most important clause on his remarks. thats how hes been recasting. what well see tonight or this aftern...

President wants to get done in the fall. is it possible here in nevada and texas and people in maine where we were this week arent going to see this as a presidential problem but instead a congressional problem, a swamp problem? >> if the president continues to separate himself from the republican party, politically, in spirit in terms of what hes saying at these rallies. you can see some of the republican base, especially if its spurred on by breitbart and steve bannon who is there. you can see...

Garrett haake is joining me on set and also with us is a familiar face and a friend of this show, john rosten. editor of the "nevada independent." talk about the president and talk about everything that happened over the past couple days. garrett, i want to start with you. here is how people should not be describing what happened. not surprising and not unexpected and not as bad for him as the conventional wisdom seems to suggest. now he wants to have a discussion later today in reno where he ta...