Pick up the phone and recommend somebody to Angie's List

Do you ever wonder who the recommended doctors, dentists, computer tech and others are here in Reno? There’s a great way to find out, as people all across the country can attest to, it’s simply to look on Angie’s List. I just got off the phone with a really nice lady, Phyllis, who is a neighborhood specialist for Reno. I was able to relate some recent experiences with doctors and surgeons here in Reno, and they will go into the Angie’s List database, after being fact checked and verified.

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Climate Counts: whipping businesses into shape

It’s true that the consumer choices that we make each and every day sends a message of approval - or not - to the business world. Their actions can make a big difference in the battle to stop global warming. Fortunately, there is a website for consumers to refer to - even on the fly via your cell phone - and choose accordingly.

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Loan us our share, and we'll put America back to work!

The following letter is written by neighbor, friend and occasional employer, Lori Carpenter. Lori is a highly regarded Professional Wetlands Scientist and Hydrologist. Her firm, Huffman & Carpenter, Inc.,  is internationally recognized for excellence.

I’ve followed Ms. Carpenters’ struggle to build an ingenously novel - and green -  product, with sound facts, brilliant data - collected over many years-  and grit, only to have banks turn her down, one after one. The dream and the product are real, the timing is terrible.

This is a cautionary tale that deserves another hearing.

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