The good folks of Somerset Park recently awoke to find their neighborhood transformed into a scenic wetland, a real-life Everglades experience right in the heart of Henderson, courtesy of a water system in its final death throes. As residents waded through their driveways and watched air bubbles belch ominously from the asphalt, they turned to…

The Great Nevada Film Tax Fantasy It is a truth universally acknowledged—by lobbyists, legislators, and the occasional man of common sense—that no grand scheme involving taxpayer-funde d money can proceed without a proper parade of confusion, division, and theatrical enthusiasm. And so, nearly two years after Nevada’s last attempt at expanding film tax credits perished…

Having spent my fair share of time on horseback, I reckon I’ve got the corporate world figured out. It operates on a simple principle: if there’s an easy way to do something, by all means, let’s take the hard way instead. Take a yearling pony, for instance. You’ve got to show it the ropes—literally. It…

Elon Musk’s Revenge If there is one sending shivers down the spines of men in top hats and polished boots, it is the prospect of losing a dollar they believe to be rightfully theirs. And if there is one man who has made it his business to see that Delaware’s coffers grow a little lighter,…

A Comedy of Errors in Immigration Policy It has come to my attention that our good and magnanimous Republic—so long known as a beacon of hope, charity, and common sense—has once again set itself upon fixing what’s not broken and breaking what was working just fine. The latest chapter in our grand national comedy concerns…

The Fernley Vaqueros had a score to settle, and with a 61-50 victory over the North Valleys Panthers on Friday, they proved that payback is best in the postseason. The last time these two squads met, in January, the Panthers snatched a 51-48 win. But when it mattered most, the Vaqueros turned the tables. The…

The Unpardonable Sin of Doing Both The esteemed members of the Nevada press corps, those tireless scribes who keep a watchful eye on the machinations of the Legislature, awoke on the morning of February 4 to a most curious communication from the Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB). With the solemnity of a royal decree, the email…

Man Arrested in Methamphetamine Case It’s mournful when a man sets his sights on fortune and, finding the honest roads too dull or the hills too steep, takes the downward path instead. Such is the case of one Matthew Stuart, a resident of Yerington, who now finds himself a guest of the Lyon County Sheriff’s…

The Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee, that august and deliberative body dedicated to the art of lawmaking and the science of frustration, convened on Wednesday to hear testimony on a bill (SB142) from Sen. Fabian Doñate of Las Vegas. It would let working folks keep more of the money they earn before creditors descend upon them…

The SS United States is off the coast of Florida now. Once the fastest on the ocean, the great ship is under tow toward its watery grave. It left Philadelphia last week and will soon become the largest artificial reef in the world off the coast of Okaloosa County. As a child, I came to…