I now have a much clearer idea of why some people carry small tablets or notebooks and a pen around with them daily. In cleaning out several boxes, book shelves, desk drawers, bins and bags this past year I’ve come across a treasure trove of the past written in little note books, on calendars, in […]
What an Idea!
Vandals Advance to State Semis in Football, Volleyball
Meeting for the first time ever in football, Eureka manhandled the Excel Christian Warriors 48-8 last week in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs. The Vandals posted 42 points in the first half. Garrett Todd and Brandon Lee ran fairly easily against Excel Christian. Todd had 11 carries for 169 yards and two […]
November 11, 2018
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Local Government Unions Create Huge Pay Gap
It is good to be a public servant in Nevada, downright lucrative in fact. The folks at the Nevada Policy Research Institute have crunched the Census data for 2017 and found the median earnings for local government workers in Nevada were 46 percent higher than for those in the private sector — $58,644 for local […]
Does the 14th Amendment Require ‘Birthright’ Citizenship?
Following up on a stance taken during his election campaign President Donald Trump now says he will sign an executive order ending so-called “birthright” citizenship. Trump told “Axios on HBO” he wants to “remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil.” “How ridiculous, we’re the only country […]
Is This You? Horse Apples
I feel very lucky to live where I do. I walk each day. Two or three miles depending on the amount of caffeine on board that tells my legs how far I can go and get back home before I need to have a couch under me! On my walks I can go any one […]
November 1, 2018
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Is This You? The Wind-Up
More times than I can count I want to start a column with, “Picture this!” But that line is used very often and I don’t want to be cliché. So try as I might I come up with some other remarkably catchy lines. But today I just have to say, “Picture this!” A recent conversation […]
Cortez Masto hosts broadband roundtable during rural swing
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto visited Eureka, Humboldt and Lander counties Tuesday and met with Lander County officials. In the afternoon, Cortez Masto hosted a roundtable in Winnemucca where local business owners, telecom industry representatives, public safety officials and state and local leaders discussed the importance of broadband access for rural communities. “Today, I heard […]
World War I ended 100 years ago
November, 1918, 100 years ago, was an election year in Nevada, but the most important news of the day had a much larger worldwide impact. At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, World War I ended. Known at the time as “The Great War” – the official end came when the Treaty of Versailles was […]


