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In June of 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ruled 5-4 that it is unconstitutional to require public-sector employees to pay union dues, saying they have a fundamental First Amendment right to not be compelled to support union systems states and local governments adopt. The […]
Public Workers Should not be Bound by Union Contracts
How a Stargazing-Themed Train Ride is Boosting Tourism in Rural Nevada
By Jackie Valley The Nevada Independent On a chilly fall evening, a train conductor clad in a flat-topped hat and gold-buttoned suit jacket inhaled deeply and delivered his customary greeting. “All aboard!” he shouted, lingering on each syllable. The announcement spurred action at the Nevada Northern Railway’s train depot in Ely, where a group of […]
October 24, 2019
Once Seen as Frivolous, Wildlife Crossing Now Seen as a Way to Save Bucks — and Drivers
By Daniel RothbergThe Nevada Independent Every year, thousands of mule deer make the southeasterly trek from the snow-loaded Jarbidge Mountains to the Pequop Mountains across I-80 between Wells and West Wendover. For many years and many mule deer, the highway atop their migration corridor posed an existential threat. According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife […]
No. 1 Playoff Seed on the Line Tonight after Vandals rout Braves
The top seed in the 1A east football is at stake this weekend as the Eureka Vandals play at Wells in the final game of the regular season for both teams. The Vandals (6-1, 3-0) are on a sixgame win streak and the Leopards have won their last three games. Eureka just knocked off the […]
Is This You? Wall to Wall
Interior design is not a thing that I think I do well. My house is comfy, don’t get me wrong. I mean, there are chairs, a couch and beds and stools and stuff to trip over on the floor. Oh, there’s that jack I dropped when I thought I was 12 again! Yikers! You felt […]
Vandal Girls Earn Another Split
Eureka split their matches again last weekend topping Owyhee 3-1, but losing 3-0 to Battle Mountain. In the Owyhee match, the Braves won the first set 20-25, but Eureka redounded to take the next three although it was a tough match. Scores were 25-23, 25-11, 28-26. Josie Hoekenga led the Lady Vandals with 13 kills. […]
The History of Nevada Day
It happens every year at this time, or at least it has for a long while. Nevada Day. And it’s a legal holiday in the state. It marks the admission of the Nevada territory into the Union as the 36th state despite the fact that the population of the territory lacked the required 60,000 to […]
Official: Solving Wild Horse Problem will take $5B, 15 Years
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency’s ability […]
Trump Campaign Snubs GOP’s Amodei After Impeachment Remarks
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada appears to have lost a spot helming President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in the state after comments he made last month about the impeachment inquiry. Amdoei, who chaired Trump’s campaign in Nevada in 2016, said Wednesday that he had […]