The right to free speech includes the right to not be compelled to speak. That includes not being required to pay dues to a union whose political views might be […]
Free Speech Issues ‘on the Ballot’ in Nevada
My Nose Has Grown
Apparently my nose, over the years, has grown. This is something I did not know. I thought my nose was cute and perky and turned up a bit on the […]
July 5, 2018
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From Increased Car Insurance Minimums to New Education Policies, New Laws Took Effect July 1
By Megan Messerly, The Nevada Independent It’s been more than a year since the end of the 2017 legislative session, but some laws are only now taking effect. Several education-related […]
Community Mourns Loss of Longtime Resident and Coach
By Vera Baumann and Mark Damele The community of Eureka lost an admirable resident when Grant Edward Crutchley passed away peacefully at his home on June 21, 2018, at the […]
Nevada to Receive Nearly $27m in PILT
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that over 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $552.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2018. […]
Federal Grants Help Our Rural Communities Thrive
By Senator Cortez Masto This year, regional airports in Ely, Elko and Battle Mountain will begin renovation and improvement projects that include runway rehabilitation, airport building improvements and the instillation […]
Online Sales Tax Collection Might Not Be Worth It
Before jumping on the bandwagon and trying to snag sales tax revenue from out-of-state online retailers — which a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling now allows — Nevada should crunch […]
Judicial Bias Depends on the Party Involved
Bias, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Earlier this year a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by […]
Dog-eared Days of Summer
I like books. Not all books. For instance I don’t like books that weigh more than a small child. Why would I want to struggle to hold on to something […]

