As dawn’s first light struggled to breach the horizon, he mounted his cow pony and rode up the rugged incline toward the Hungry Valley Rez. The air was crisp, a sharp 35 degrees that pricked at his skin, a reminder that winter still held its sway. He paused atop the ridge, gazing down into the…

Here is my argument for a faith-based engagement in social and political issues, drawing from Biblical examples to highlight how influential figures in the Bible actively confronted unjust laws, rulers, and societal norms. Those figures are Daniel, Moses, and John the Baptist—each stood against authorities when they believed moral principles and divine commands were at…

A video captured over the weekend by a volunteer for Marsha Berkbigler’s GOP campaign for Washoe County commissioner has set off another political storm, revealing what appears to be an incident of campaign sign removal. The woman in the video, Amy Powell, is the Deputy Director of Voter Protection and was seen removing Berkbigler’s campaign…

It is not often that the residents and visitors of Virginia City can claim to have witnessed anything stranger than what befell the town the day after Halloween. Much to the astonishment of the esteemed city fathers and mothers, a flock of no less than a thousand wild turkeys descended upon C Street and began…

At the Reno Cares Campus, Washoe County officials require residents to present a photo ID card to retrieve mail-in ballots. The policy comes amid broader discussions on voter ID requirements across Nevada. The Cares Campus, a facility providing services to unhoused residents, houses ballots in a locked mailroom in its Resource Center. Once sorted alphabetically…

Cari-Ann Burgess, Washoe County’s Interim Registrar of Voters, is on administrative leave now following an initial medical leave. The development comes just weeks before the November presidential election, as Washoe County continues to struggle with administrative and political tensions related to its election processes. The county issued a statement explaining that Burgess, who allegedly went…

The instruments of progress, cruel and unyielding, chiseled away at the ancient of thought, much like a second-hand will erode the fragile contours of the soul. Though Edgar Allan Poe, master of melancholy, had passed long before the modern world awakened to its technological horrors, his mind had danced upon the precipice of such uncanny…

A new political advertisement from the Democratic Party is stirring controversy for its portrayal of an extreme dystopian future in which JD Vance is a dictatorial successor to a dead Donald Trump, and tech mogul Elon Musk gains immortality by “siphoning” resources from Americans. The ad has quickly become a flashpoint in political discourse, with…

In a high-stakes transition to a new centralized voter registration system in Nevada, local and state officials are defending the system’s reliability as the 2024 presidential election approaches, while a county election official claims her warnings about data issues have led to her administrative leave. Cari-Ann Burgess, the former interim Washoe County registrar, contends she…

Washoe County continues to face scrutiny and leadership problems as County Manager Eric Brown begins a planned month-long medical leave, with Assistant County Manager Dave Solaro temporarily stepping in. The absence of Brown follows the forced medical leave of Interim Registrar of Voters Cari Ann Burgess, who is filing a lawsuit against the county this…