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You know that saying, “It’s better to give than to receive?” While that is true it is also true that receiving is a pretty cool thing. Give and take, take and give. Both good ways to look at and live life. When was the last time you gave a compliment? If you have to think […]
Is this You? Compliments
Diamond Mountain FFA chapter hosts annual spring banquet
Members of the Diamond Mountain FFA chapter hosted the annual spring banquet at the Eureka County Opera House on Wednesday, May 8. This year at the spring banquet, we served a chicken alfredo dinner, followed by awards and achievements from the 2018-19 year, as well as retiring officer addresses and the induction of the 2019-20 […]
Thelma “Jean” White
Thelma was born September 29, 1934 in Bay Springs, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Lex Smith and Thelma (Gresham) Smith. She was raised and received her early education in the Bay Springs community, until she and family moved to McNary, Arizona. Jean completed her schooling in McNary, having been a graduate of the McNary […]
Nevada continues to be top gold producer in the nation
Nevada’s mines produced 5.58 million troy ounces of gold in 2018, according to reports compiled by the Nevada Division of Minerals. This total was down 1.1% from the 2017 production level of 5.64 million ounces. The average annual price of gold increased slightly from $1,257 per ounce in 2017 to $1,268 per ounce in 2018. […]
75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France this week
Two anniversaries of immense significance were held this week. Both have had long-lasting and worldwide implications. The most notable was the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, June 6, 1944. Almost forgotten, but no less significant, was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the City of Rome, just two days before, June […]
National Popular Vote veto is the right call
Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak rightly chose to stand up for his state instead of his party and vetoed Assembly Bill 186 — the ill-advised Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. The bill landed on Sisolak’s desk after passing the Assembly and state Senate with every Republican voting in […]
Public employee pensions now shrouded in secrecy
Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed into law a bill that will make it impossible for the public and even elected officials to act as a watchdogs and catch abuses in the taxpayer-funded Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Senate Bill 224, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Julia Ratti, declares much of the information about state and local […]
Raising smoking age to 21, bail reform and recycling reimbursement among many casualties of legislative session
By Megan Messerly, Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent Nevada lawmakers ended Monday night having passed hundreds of bills amid a frantic rush to the end of the legislative session, but many high-profile measures including bail reform, a Reno property tax ballot question and reimbursements for recycling became casualties of the legislative process. […]
Senate approves funding formula bill, saying it’s ‘going to change people’s lives for generations’
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent After lengthy speeches underscoring the gravity of their action, Nevada senators passed a bill Wednesday overhauling the state’s 52-year-old education funding formula. Senators voted 18-3 to approve SB543, with rural Republican lawmakers opposing it. The bill would streamline the funding system by putting 80 different streams of school revenue […]
Senate panel passes gun bill with ‘red flag’ proposal
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate committee passed firearm legislation Wednesday with a new “red flag” proposal that allows police or family members to seek a court order to take guns away from those who pose a danger to themselves or others. The so-called red flag proposal, which was included […]