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It doesn’t matter where I saw this, but there was a blurb regarding companies that collect information about us all. The deal was that a woman asked for her report from one of these companies and she got, like, 478 pages all about her and her life. Where she lived, worked and played. What she […]
Is This You? Undercurrents of Information
History: Whiskey Played a Big Part
The mountain mining town of Pioche, Nevada, was one of the toughest places in all of the old west. In the early 1870s, the six-gun was the only law, and it spoke often. Miners, desperados, deserters from the army, Chinese laborers, a few escaped fugitives and would-be or real gunfighters were known to frequent the […]
New Snowmobile Rules Divide Lake Tahoe Outdoor Enthusiasts
RENO — Winter recreationists at Lake Tahoe are lining up on opposite sides of Forest Service plans that would close some areas to snowmobiles while opening others currently off limits to motorized use. “We have different users here that have different ideas about what their optimal recreation activity is or should be,” said Ashley Sibr, […]
Sage Grouse Court Order Trims Energy Lease Auction in Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. land managers have withdrawn more than 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) of public land from a swath of eastern Nevada where oil and gas drilling leases are set to go to auction. The move came after a judge blocked a Trump administration attempt to curtail protection […]
How to Redraw Political Districts After the Census?
An effort has been launched to make the boundary changes to political districts after the 2020 Census less subject to manipulation by the major political parties. Earlier this month, the League of Women Voters Nevada filed a constitutional amendment with the Secretary of State that would create a bipartisan commission to redraw political districts rather […]
Time to Bring Wild Horse Population Under Control
The Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31 and came up with a list of recommendations for the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service on how to curb the exploding wild horse and burro populations on the public land in 10 Western states. On a vote of […]
Citing Security, Nevada Keeps Dams’ Emergency Plans Secret
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada keeps emergency response plans for potential dam failures secret for the same reason the U.S. government refuses the state’s demands for information about weapons-grade plutonium shipped to the Las Vegas area: It’s confidential for security purposes, even for dams at golf course ponds. A two-year investigation by […]
November 7, 2019
Vandals Open Playoffs Tomorrow at Home Against Spring Mountain
The Vandals, basking in their third straight trip to the playoffs as 1A east league champs, host the defending state champion Spring Mountain Golden Eagles tomorrow at 1 p.m. According to MaxPreps, the teams have not played each other in football at least since 2000, and maybe not even before then. Both teams are 7-1 […]
Is This You? Gravy
Have you heard that saying about not sweating the small stuff, and it is all small stuff? Well, this is kind of along those lines, but more Trina-ish. Life’s all about gravy. Gravy making. Gravy eating. Gravy cleanup. And it really is. All Gravy I learned at my mother’s stove all about gravy. How to […]