A Generous Offer to Take More of Your Money In unparalleled generosity, NV Energy has once again approached the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) with a humble request–permission to raise customers’ base rates by up to nine percent. The act of benevolence comes with a heartwarming promise that, despite the increase, customers “should expect…

It is a well-established principle that if a man builds himself a fine house, stocks it with all manner of furniture, and then hires a burglar to stand watch at the door, he oughtn’t be too surprised when he wakes up one morning to find the whole place stripped bare. Yet, the fine gentlefolk of…

In these enlightened times, when civilization has reached such heights that folks have nothing better to do than pass judgment on perfect strangers, a poor soul in Lovelock finds herself not merely the victim of fate but also the subject of a public trial conducted by the Honorable High Court of Social Media, where the…

And the Rest of Us from Deepfakes Ever vigilant to defend truth, justice, and their political skins, the Nevada Legislature has set its sights on artificial intelligence—or at least the parts of it that might embarrass them. Four Assemblymembers have proposed AB 271, a bill regulating campaign materials that use computer-generated trickery, known as deepfakes.…

No one tells you this. No one wants to admit it. Shit happens to your body as you grow old. This afternoon, I sat outside, soaking up the sunlight like some dumb lizard, hoping for vitamin D to sink into my fat, white, pasty skin. At least the sun is free, even if everything else…

I’ll gang tae the glen where the hill folk bide, An’ carry a jar o’ their gleamin’ pride. Beneath the pale moon where the heather lies, I’ll drink till the morn wi’ the burnin’ skies. When dawn’s light returns o’er the hills sae high, My thirst will demand, “Aye, nae time tae lie!” Back up…

Rascals of Tahoe and a Case of Leniency Now, dear reader, let us turn our attention to a tale of crime, justice, and a rather curious brand of leniency that has settled upon the shores of Lake Tahoe like an unwelcome fog. The principal character in this drama is one Edgar Ivan Trejo-Mendoza, a man…

The good folk who frequent the USA Parkway, a stretch of road that until recently enjoyed the freedom of being open in both directions, have been informed this liberty shall remain curtailed till June 27. As one might expect, it was not a decision made by the weary travelers who must endure but the Nevada…

The Spring Mountain Eagles barely had time to dust themselves off after Thursday’s hard-fought playoff battle, but there’s no rest for the victorious. Having edged out Liberty Baptist Academy in a 58-53 thriller, the Eagles will take to the hardwood again, locking horns with the Virginia City Muckers at 8:00 p.m. Friday. Riding the momentum…

Experts Call It “A Common Shift,” Homebuyers Call It “A Racket” The housing market has taken a winter nap, according to Sierra Nevada Realtors, who have now graciously lumped condos and townhomes in with regular houses—presumably so the numbers don’t look quite so pitiful. January saw 49 sales of existing homes, condos, and townhomes, which…