Opinion

State Agency Orders Feds to Return Stream to Church Retreat

November 25, 2016 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

Over a tiny tract of land — nestled in the middle of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Pahrump that a church uses for a retreat — a […]

Any More ‘Flexibility’ and We Won’t Have Water

November 24, 2016 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

Our state’s top water official – the State Engineer – wants “flexibility” to manage conflicts if it turns out the state allowed water pumping that impacts the environment or other […]

Nevada election results: The tail wags the dog

November 24, 2016 by Thomas Mitchell Leave a Comment

Welcome to the state of Clark. The land mass that is Clark County was added to Nevada three years after statehood, carved from a corner of Arizona. It was a […]

Salt and Go

November 23, 2016 by Trina Machacek Leave a Comment

It’s a salty world. The oceans are salty. Salt is mined, dried from salty earth, created from brine that is dried. It is white and sometimes pink. It is iodized […]

Who Should Control the Land Inside Sovereign States?

November 18, 2016 by Thomas Mitchell Leave a Comment

Apparently the unexpected acquittal in Oregon — on charges of illegally occupying a wildlife refuge to protest the jailing of father and son ranchers over fires that got out of […]

The Size of Dirt

November 18, 2016 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

Do you know anyone who has never traveled a dirt/graveled road? Me neither. Oh some of us know the odd person who buys a truck that is so pretty that […]

Think Tank Slams Governor’s Fiscal Policies

November 12, 2016 by Thomas Mitchell Leave a Comment

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Not just fallen, but precipitously fallen. Every two years the Cato Institute releases its “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors” — grading each […]

Is This You?

November 11, 2016 by Trina Machacek Leave a Comment

It’s cosmic that the more you are told you can’t have, can’t do, aren’t allowed, or are not invited, the more you want to go, do, and have. I know […]

Senate candidates are on opposite ends of political spectrum

November 5, 2016 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Sen. Harry Reid offers voters a marked contrast in candidates, especially rural voters. Reid has handpicked former Nevada Attorney General […]