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Two years ago the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs resigned in disgrace after it was revealed that veterans were being subjected to exceedingly long waiting periods to obtain healthcare and benefits and […]
Heck considered front-runner for GOP nomination
The race to become the Republican nominee to fill the Nevada U.S. Senate seat that has been held by Harry Reid for 30 years features an incumbent congressman, the woman Reid defeated in the […]
Resignation offers a glimpse into the state of newspapering in Nevada
The newspaper community in Nevada is a rather small clique of writers and editors, competing against each other for the hot news scoops and heart-tugging feature stories and precious pearls of political punditry. It […]
High court should follow judge’s rationale for upholding ESA program
The Nevada Supreme Court could save itself a lot of time and effort by just cutting and pasting a Clark County judge’s 45-page ruling this past week on the constitutionality of the state’s education savings […]
Feds would rather spend money than allow machines in a wilderness
When it comes to preserving the pristineness of pristine wild lands, willing to spare no expense — since it is merely tax money, of which there is an endless supply. U.S. Forest Service plans […]
Supreme Court ruling probably dooms commerce tax referendum
Though anyone capable of signing a petition with anything other than an “X” understands that a vote to repeal a tax would require lawmakers to either cut spending or find revenue elsewhere, the Nevada Supreme […]
Baker on track to replace leaking water tank this summer
The residents of the tiny community of Baker at the entrance to Great Basin National Park can breathe a little easier now. David Sturlin, chairman of the Baker Water and Sewer General Improvement […]
Rural HEALTH Act a worthy step toward saving rural hospitals
After the closure of Tonopah’s only hospital nearly a year ago left area residents hours away from an emergency room, Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy, whose district covers southern rural Nevada, began researching ways to protect the financial […]
Governor threatens suit over wild horse overpopulation
Frustrated with the inability of federal land managers to control wild horse overpopulation, this past week Gov. Brian Sandoval put out a press release saying he plans to pursue legal action to force the federal […]
Bundy and his followers should get a speedy, public trial
Rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and their 16 co-defendants in the April 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round-up Bundy’s cattle should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, […]