This is why they are called spoilsports. A group calling itself Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility is raising a ruckus over plans by the Bureau of Land Management to route […]
Opinion
Is this You?
The Puddle There is a phenomenon that I have experienced a few times that maybe you have too. When you ride a motorcycle or a bike and sometimes even when […]
Press fights for your right to observe justice while it happens
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, this newspaper and The Associated Press are continuing to push for public access to evidence in the federal case against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, four of his sons and 14 […]
Is this You?
Coaxing When it is time for a flower to bloom it will bloom. No amount of coaxing by yours truly will get that bud to open up any sooner than it’s appointed time. I know, I’ve tried. […]
Is This You?
Put Your Foot In It Recently we had guests out to our house for lunch. They are not only relatives but good friends too. A combination that is sometimes rarer than […]
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 […]
