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Sometimes, kids just need permission to have the feelings they have. Here's why.

It's normal to have changes in mood. How do you know if the blahs are a prelude to depression?

House Republicans have recently rolled out their much anticipated proposal to change the Affordable Care Act. At this point, it’s unclear if it’ll pass. To understand the potential impact of the proposal on Nevadans, Reno Public Radio’s Anh has been talking with people in the community to see how Obamacare has already been affecting health care providers and local businesses. News Director Michelle Billman sits down with Gray to learn what people have been saying.

Hélène Berr is often referred to as the Anne Frank of France. A traveling exhibit based on her personal diary is now open at the Northwest Reno Library. There will be an opening reception Thursday night from 6-8 pm. Deborah Farnault-Sinclair is with the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris, which curated the work. She says it's especially relevant in light of several recent anti-Semitic acts across the U.S. Farnault-Sinclair spoke with our News Director Michelle Billman to share more about the exhibit.

State leaders, law enforcement and representatives from the state’s medical marijuana industry are working to create a set of recommendations on how to best regulate recreational marijuana.

Construction started earlier this month to transform a long-vacant lot in downtown Reno into a community gathering spot. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports. The development is called The Eddy and will open next month as Reno's first container park, made with re-purposed shipping containers. Co-owner Phil Buckheart says there will be an outdoor beer garden, bocce ball courts, and a lot of art, including, "a bike rack custom-made by a local artist, murals

Name: Wyatt Daane Class standing: Senior High school: Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology Topics he enjoys covering: Low income citizen stories, entertainment

In the past decade the U.S. has not seen a substantial decrease in sexual assault among undergraduate college students. Our student contributor Alexandra Mosher explores the issue at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Women working full-time in Nevada are making less than 82 percent of their male counterparts. That’s according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick explores why. Between 2014 and 2015, the ratio of women’s earnings compared to men’s dropped by more than four percentage points. Nevada women are now making just 81.6 percent of men. That’s a departure from the peak of 88.4 percent in 2011. David Kong is a statistician with the Bureau of Labor