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…

There is one thing the enlightened federal government excels at–sending its fine young folk off to inhospitable places, promising them gratitude and care, only to develop a highly selective amnesia once they return. Such is the case with those stationed at the Nevada Test and Training Range from 1972 to 2005, who, having faithfully inhaled…

The fine legislators of Nevada are once again engaged in the noble pursuit of rearranging deck chairs on a ship they set adrift years ago. Assembly Bill 48, now making its rounds in the statehouse, proposes a grand solution to the scourge of bullying. Instead of sending the poor, battered child off to a new…

But Not If These Folks Have Their Way Some folks think that the way to secure the blessings of liberty is to restrict it at every turn. Nowhere is this more evident than in Nevada’s latest legislative mischief, where Democratic lawmakers have taken it upon themselves to propose new restrictions on the good citizen’s right…

A Peculiar Notion Common sense is a commodity in short supply, and nowhere is that more evident than in the peculiar case of Nevada’s wrong-way drivers. One would reckon that barrelling down the highway against traffic ought to be frowned upon by the law—perhaps even earn a feller a visit to the local hoosegow. But…