A Study Telling Us What We Already Knew The financial wizards at SmartAsset—a name that sounds suspiciously like a choice insult—have put their considerable brainpower to work and discovered, to everyone’s great astonishment, that people in America owe money. Their latest report, Debt Disparities in the U.S.: Regional and Generational Trends, unveils such groundbreaking revelations…

With all its gears well-greased by the tears of indignant bureaucrats, the great machinery of the press has once again set to wailing over a most predictable affair. Thousands of recently hired government workers found themselves unburdened of federal employment on Thursday, their probationary tenure cut short by the merciless shears of Elon Musk and…

Much Ado About Three Chargers Gather for a tale of woe and despair, a lamentation fit for the annals of history—or at least the more comical sections of it. The great state of Nevada, promised a kingly sum of $38 million to dot its highways with electric vehicle chargers, now finds itself bereft of these…

The American Red Cross Once, the American Red Cross was a name that inspired confidence, a mighty force of good that swept into disaster zones with blankets, food, and the promise that someone still cared. But like many fine things of yesteryear—honest politicians, reliable automobiles, and one-cent candies—the Red Cross of today bears little resemblance…

If winning in the regular season were all that mattered, the Mineral County Serpents might have had a different tale to tell on Friday. But as it turns out, the Virginia City Muckers weren’t interested in old records or past glories. They came to play basketbal l, and play they did, steamrolling the Serpents 76-54…

When the stakes were high, the Fernley Vaqueros didn’t flinch. In a showdown dripping with payback, they settled an old score with North Valleys on Friday, galloping away with a 61-50 victory. Back in January, the Panthers got the better of them in a tight 51-48 affair, but this time, Fernley made sure there was…

Since the dawn of 2020, the Fernley Vaqueros have treated Churchill County like a worn-out deck of cards, dealing them defeat after defeat, an 8-2 record. Saturday, they saddled up once more, looking to reinforce that dominance. There’s no time for sore muscles, either—having just wrapped up a game, the Vaqueros will be back in…

Virginia City had seen its share of law officers, but the latest sheriff, a stout and square-jawed fellow named Wes Halford, had riled the town like a kicked anthill. He made sweeping changes from the moment he pinned the star to his chest, aiming to tame a town that had long tolerated its rowdy charm.…

It appears the gambling gods are smiling once more upon Nevada’s casino industry, which managed to pull itself up by its bootstraps after two months of disappointing results. December saw the state’s casinos hauling in a respectable $1.46 billion, a two percent increase over the same month last year. It may not be the kind…

In Carson City, the drama unfolds like a tale straight out of the darkest pages of life’s ledger. The former public defender, Adam Woodrum, a man once entrusted with upholding the scales of justice, now finds himself caught in a maelstrom of ignominy. At the tender age of 46, Mr. Woodrum stands accused of the…