Again Every year, like a mule with a stubborn streak, Nevada lawmakers dust off the old dream of ridding the state of daylight saving time, and every year, the dream stumbles, wheezes, and collapses before reaching the finish line. They trot the same old tired horse out of the stable, check its teeth, threaten to…

If You Ask a Politician Congressional Republicans have turned their attention to Medicaid, and naturally, the folks in Nevada’s halls of power are wringing their hands and predicting doom. State officials warn that if the federal government stops doling out matching funds for low-income folks, the Silver State stands to lose a whopping $1.9 billion…

With a Side of Sheep Tragedy Gather ‘round, you little buckaroos and pint-sized daredevils, for the 3rd Annual Mutton Bustin’ Jackpot is throwin’ open its gates, and if you’ve got the nerve to straddle a woolly tornado, now’s your chance. Dare To Be A Cowboy announced Thursday that the contest is officially taking sign-ups, and…

Birth and Death at the Hands of the Law The Nevada Legislature, never one to let consistency get in the way of lawmaking, has introduced Senate Bill 217, which would enshrine in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a right under state law. That’s right, folks—the very same political outfit that declared abortion a sacred right has…

It is a truth universally acknowledged—except, perhaps, in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Senate—that where the parents go, the children go. It has been the practice of civilized nations since time immemorial. Yet Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen have taken it upon themselves to challenge this natural order with the Born…

Whether It Works or Not The noble legislators of Nevada are once again donning their armor and mounting their steeds in the grand and time-honored battle against sky-high rent, this time hoping to shield the state’s seniors and disabled folks from the unkind hands of landlords with a 10 percent cap on rent increases. A…

Thursday night saw a bit of frontier justice doled out on the hardwood, and it was the Virginia City Muckers holding the gavel. In a contest that left little room for argument, they sent the Eureka Vandals packing with a 65-44 drubbing, marking the third straight time the boys from Eureka have tried and failed…

Mark your almanacs, hitch up the wagon, and prepare for a night that’ll shake the dust off chandeliers! On the evening of Saturday, March 29, at the esteemed Piper’s Opera House, the Renegade Orchestra is set to put on a spectacle unlike any the old town has seen. Now, don’t go expectin’ your typical prim-and-proper…

Quietly, since losing my position writing news for the Comstock Chronicle, I’ve been busy substacking Nevada news at https://substack.com/@sagebrushwriter. Please feel free to visit. I am pretty much irreverent, which is to say that I am not following the well-established practices of journalism — but rather those of a smart-ass.

It’s a curious thing about the coyote—this wiry, unlovely specimen of the animal kingdom that roams the deserts with the air of a bankrupt philosopher. I’ve studied him closely, for once you’ve encountered a coyote, you can’t help but feel a peculiar mixture of amusement and pity, the same as you might for a poorly…