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Our government masters too often seem downright schizophrenic. Take the raging debates over what to do about two species — sage grouse and wild horses. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Margin Tax Initiative heating up
The battle for votes over Question 3 on this November’s statewide ballot — known as The Education Initiative by its proponents, but as the Margin Tax Initiative by its opponents […]
Ravens are newest threat to sage grouse
Never are the agencies of the federal government more efficient, more capable than when they are working at diametric cross purposes — canceling out one objective with another. Agencies such […]
Rural counties must protect water
Rural Nevada counties should be careful with whom they form alliances. This past week two federal lawsuits were filed with the same intended purpose and with many of the same […]
Statehood celebration a time to reflect on the past
A package of seven Nevada public lands bills — collectively known as the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act — recently cleared the House Natural Resources Committee on a […]
Fate of seven public land bills lay in Harry Reid’s hands
A package of seven Nevada public lands bills — collectively known as the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act — recently cleared the House Natural Resources Committee on a […]
PILT funding should be restored by summer
PILT is not Western welfare, protests Rep. Mark Amodei. PILT is a federal obligation, insists Sen. Dean Heller. Payment in Lieu of Taxes is how Congress, since 1976, has attempted […]
Restoration project could impact Nevada water
The Glen Canyon Institute, headquartered in Salt Lake City, describes itself as dedicated to the restoration of Glen Canyon and the Colorado River to their natural states prior to the […]
Ethics law too vague to be useful
Imagine if the traffic laws were written in the same manner as Nevada’s public ethics law — using a “reasonable person” standard. Thus the speed limit would be what a […]
Shield law protects journalists
Normally those in the press don’t seek any privilege not accorded any other citizen, but by the very nature of the job — showing up at fires and car crashes, […]