State senator leads simple life as she battles cancer

RENO — State Sen. Debbie Smith is leading a simpler life as she battles cancer. The Democrat from Sparks was busy preparing for the 2015 legislative session 10 months ago when it was discovered that she had a cancerous brain tumor. After a successful surgery, she was back in the legislature for the session’s final six weeks. Smith told the Reno Gazette-Journal in an exclusive interview that a recent visit to a Houston hospital found no tumor present. “It doesn’t mean they