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…

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…