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Send a Card/Get a Card I recently received two cards in the mail. I was just like a little kid. My heart sped up a little, a smile crept onto […]
Opinion
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, […]
No! I Do Not Agree to Disagree
There is a little piece of paper taped up on the wall of the office my husband and I use. It reads; “In the realm of all things great and […]
Free speech is a right not a privilege
A Carson City judge this past week ordered a Virginia-based conservative group to pay a fine of $109,560, plus interest, plus attorney fees for violating a Nevada law that requires […]
Popcorn…
Never eat while standing at the sink is a piece of advice I have heard. It has something to do with not eating the right things. Eating too much quick […]
How state education margins tax would work
The November 2014 mid-term election is still a year away, but the campaigning over a key ballot question should be starting in earnest soon. The Nevada State Education Association managed […]
Painting is the Easy Part…
I try to keep my envy monster in check. But I’m here to tell you that I envy people who can wallpaper. I have never even attempted to wallpaper. We […]
Protecting sage grouse: science or advocacy
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are pliable. In April 2012 Gov. Brian Sandoval set up a sage grouse advisory committee. Governors before him had done likewise. This past session the […]
Shoes…
Six foot two, about 120 pounds, and wearing hot pink, untied high top canvas shoes that were dragging untied yellow laces. Five foot nothing, about 185 pounds and wearing silvery […]
Breakers and Fixers…
In life there are those of us who constantly break things. Cars, chairs, doors, sewing machines, tractors, water hydrants… And then there are those who fix things. Like cars, chairs, […]