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My back door sticks. Not knowing exactly why it was sticking I took a hammer to the threshold and beat it down into submission. That worked, for one closing. Then […]
Is This You? Circle Your Wagon
Nevada’s Veto Power a Sticking Point in Congressional Negotiations on Yucca Mountain
By Humberto Sanchez The Nevada Independent House proponents of storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain are unwilling to negotiate with members of the state’s congressional delegation over whether to give […]
County History: The Typewriter
Do you use a typewriter? More likely in our day you use a computer, be it a laptop, desktop, or maybe a handheld of some type to send and receive […]
Las Vegas Stadium for Relocating Raiders gets Allegiant Name
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A $1.9 billion stadium being built for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders when the team moves to Las Vegas next year is being named for Allegiant […]
Advocate for West Appointed Acting Head of BLM
The self-styled cactus hugging collectivists are aghast. This past week Interior Secretary David Bernhardt named William Perry Pendley of Wyoming acting head of the Bureau of Land Management, which controls […]
Nevada Senators Back Amendment Abridging Free Speech
This past week every Democratic member of the U.S. Senate — including Nevada Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen — signed on as sponsors of a proposed constitutional […]
Nevadans Need Relief from Rx Greed
By Maria MooreAARP Nevada State Director For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Nevada, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment increased […]
August 1, 2019
Annual Eureka County Fair Set to Roll into Town
Welcome again to the Eureka County Fair and 4-H Fair! Did you attend last year? The 2019 version of the fair is Aug. 8-11. Events get started as early as […]
Report Highlights Low-Cost Federal Oil Leases Amid Large Nevada Auctions, Calls for Reform
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent In September, federal land managers were prepared to open up about 295,000 acres of public land for oil leasing near Elko. But when it […]