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The leftists have yet to learn that the proper response to speech they don’t like is to counter with more speech, reasoned speech. No, their first and constant response is: Shut up! This is what happened after President Trump criticized a maladroit comment made by Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and Muslim, in a […]
Free speech is not an act of violence
Give wild horse and burro management plan a chance
An unprecedented collaboration between various government agencies, animal welfare groups and ranchers has created a plan aimed at finally bringing the wild horse and burro population on the Western range under control. The disparate groups include the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, the Humane Society of the […]
Spearheading preparations for wildfire season
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto The threat of wildfire is one Nevadans live with year-round. In the last decade, Nevada has been burning at a record pace. Just last year, Nevada experienced 138 fires that scorched over 1 million acres of land, making it the most extreme and devastating wildfire season on record. Unfortunately, another […]
Nevada urges GOP to drop new push on nuclear waste dump
Associated Press Nevada lawmakers said Wednesday that senators should end a renewed effort to create a national nuclear-waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain because the ensuing political battle would only delay a permanent solution to the country’s nuclear waste storage problem. Pledging to ensure that “not an ounce of nuclear waste makes it to Yucca […]
Clark County commissioners open to gun restrictions on Strip
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — Some Clark County commissioners have voiced general support for considering firearm restrictions on the Las Vegas Strip if Nevada lawmakers give them the power to create stricter gun laws. The county would be given such power under an omnibus gun bill moving through the Democrat-controlled Legislature despite […]
Lincoln County Photo Festival offers two days of hands-on workshops
Lincoln County, Nevada will once again host photographers for two days of hands-on learning and adventure during the second annualLincoln County Photo Festival. Created by the Lincoln County Authority of Tourism (LCAT), the Photo Festival invites photography enthusiasts to in-the-field photography workshops, where they will hone skills in a beautiful high-desert setting. The year’s event […]
BLM issues Record of Decision for Gold Bar Exploration Project
In March 2018, McEwen Mining Inc. submitted an Exploration Plan of Operations (EPO) for the proposed Gold Bar Exploration Project in Central Nevada. The project is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Eureka in the southern Roberts Mountains in Eureka County. This EPO would include the exploration activities on the Gold Bar claim block immediately […]
Vandals fall to 0-3 in league play
Eureka got behind early in their game with Tonopah April 19 and just couldn’t come back as they suffered a 12-2 loss to the Muckers. Then on Saturday the Vandals were shut out 9-0 by Wells in a league game. At Tonopah, the Muckers, as reported by Gamechanger.com, scored three runs in the first inning […]
Is this You? Always Reaching
I hope I never settle for the items on the nearest shelf. I hope I always want the things that I have to reach for. Stretching myself and my dreams like stretching a rubber band as far as I can. Pulling back just before it breaks and stings as it snaps back and causes a […]
Assembly passes bills on bump stock ban, pot convictions
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — Bills to ban bump stocks and require safe firearm storage were among the dozens of measures Tuesday that cleared a key vote in the state Assembly ahead of a legislative deadline. Lawmakers in both chambers held a flurry of votes in lengthy floor sessions on Tuesday, a […]