"Images from 07" (by Kevin Clifford)

A helicopter drops water onto hot spots as it flies through smoke caused a fire near Tahoe City, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 18. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:11:11 +0000

A helicopter drops water onto hot spots as it flies through smoke caused a fire near Tahoe City, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 18. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Jerad Schlegal, bareback bronc rider from Burns, Colo., leaves the chute on top of Mohawk during the Reno Rodeo on Monday, June 18 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

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Jerad Schlegal, bareback bronc rider from Burns, Colo., leaves the chute on top of Mohawk during the Reno Rodeo on Monday, June 18 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Brianna Acree, 17, carries fellow Virginia City High School graduate Shaelyn Sprong after graduating in the VCHS gym on in Virginia City, Nev., on Saturday, June 9. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).

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Brianna Acree, 17, carries fellow Virginia City High School graduate Shaelyn Sprong after graduating in the VCHS gym on in Virginia City, Nev., on Saturday, June 9. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).
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Jared Jackson, 13, of Medford, Ore., competes during the Stewart Father's Day Powwow on Saturday, June 16 in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:14:03 +0000

Jared Jackson, 13, of Medford, Ore., competes during the Stewart Father's Day Powwow on Saturday, June 16 in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to attendees of a town hall meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:15:25 +0000

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to attendees of a town hall meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Steve Flesch balances his club after hitting his second shot on the 6th hole during the Reno-Tahoe Open at Montreux Golf & Country Club on Saturday, August 4 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:15:44 +0000

Steve Flesch balances his club after hitting his second shot on the 6th hole during the Reno-Tahoe Open at Montreux Golf & Country Club on Saturday, August 4 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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The Longhorn Search and Rescue team from the Fallon Nevada Naval Air Station perform during Carson City Airport's annual open house in Carson City on Saturday, June 2. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:16:32 +0000

The Longhorn Search and Rescue team from the Fallon Nevada Naval Air Station perform during Carson City Airport's annual open house in Carson City on Saturday, June 2. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Kaitlin Lucky, 11, center, and The Dialogue Group to End Childhood Hunger and Homelessness in Carson City holds a vigil on the steps of the Nevada Capitol on Friday, Dec. 21, in Carson City, Nev. Lucky was one of several youths that submitted a video about homelessness for The Dialogue Group's youth video competition. The vigil was held to remember the homeless that have died in the past year and to bring hope for the upcoming year. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:16:43 +0000

Kaitlin Lucky, 11, center, and The Dialogue Group to End Childhood Hunger and Homelessness in Carson City holds a vigil on the steps of the Nevada Capitol on Friday, Dec. 21, in Carson City, Nev. Lucky was one of several youths that submitted a video about homelessness for The Dialogue Group's youth video competition. The vigil was held to remember the homeless that have died in the past year and to bring hope for the upcoming year. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Grant Gibbons, 4, makes faces to his grandparents, Nevada Gov. Jim and his wife, Dawn, after the governor's Inaugural Oath of Office at the State Capital in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Gibbons is the 29th governor of the State of Nevada. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:17:31 +0000

Grant Gibbons, 4, makes faces to his grandparents, Nevada Gov. Jim and his wife, Dawn, after the governor's Inaugural Oath of Office at the State Capital in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Gibbons is the 29th governor of the State of Nevada. (AP Photo Nevada Appeal/Kevin Clifford).
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Bobby Kittle, 53, of Mark Twain has been playing the guitar since he was eight years old and has been playing professionally since he was 16. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:18:41 +0000

Bobby Kittle, 53, of Mark Twain has been playing the guitar since he was eight years old and has been playing professionally since he was 16. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).
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Braeden Garrett, 12, of Carson City, Nev., does a front flip on the trampoline at his home in Carson City as Kenny Koop, 12, watches on Friday, August 17. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:19:16 +0000

Braeden Garrett, 12, of Carson City, Nev., does a front flip on the trampoline at his home in Carson City as Kenny Koop, 12, watches on Friday, August 17. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).
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Hazel Ryland,81, of Carson City, Nev. knots yarn onto a tapestry loom to make a rug for a friend on Sunday, June 10 during the 10th annual Virginia City Fiber Retreat in Virginia City, Nev. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:19:50 +0000

Hazel Ryland,81, of Carson City, Nev. knots yarn onto a tapestry loom to make a rug for a friend on Sunday, June 10 during the 10th annual Virginia City Fiber Retreat in Virginia City, Nev. (Photo by Kevin Clifford/Nevada Appeal).
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