Mom always said her chocolate-chip cookies were magical, truly magical. Mom would lower her voice, widen her eyes, and tap the side of her nose like she was an apron-wearing wizard. “It’s the secret family ingredient,” she would say, and we kids would fall silent, imagining glitter swirling inside the mixing bowl. For years, we…

Questions are emerging about the structure and timing of a six-figure campaign loan tied to Nevada State Treasurer candidate Drew Johnson, prompting scrutiny of his financial disclosures and campaign practices. At issue is a $422,400 personal loan Johnson reported to his federal campaign in August 2024. The processing of campaign loans and their repayment timing…

Rep. Susie Lee deleted a profane social media post about President Donald Trump early Wednesday after it drew criticism online, highlighting the political tensions surrounding a pending Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship. It was around 1 a.m. Eastern Time when she posted the comment in response to reports that Trump planned to attend oral…

Nevada residents entered April amid a mix of international developments, public safety incidents, and community activity spanning both urban centers and rural towns. In Northern Nevada, a Nevada National Guard air unit based in Reno has deployed to the Middle East in support of operations tied to ongoing tensions involving Iran. In Reno, a judicial…

Artemis II has gone skyward with all the confidence of a man who has never had to wait on a late train, and I stood below feeling a particular kind of disappointment, the refined, well-aged sort, like a cheese that has seen too many mice. Now, don’t mistake me. I am pleased as a banker…

Now, I didn’t go looking for the Strauss–Howe generational theory. It found me. I stumbled on the idea of “Turnings,” these repeating cycles that supposedly shape the rise and fall of institutions, the mood of generations, even the character of national life. At first, it sounded a little too tidy for the messy world I…

Senator Cortez Masto, thanks for the form letter, but let’s cut the crap. Your response to the SAVE America Act is a masterclass in Communist doublespeak, long, fancy words, and zero understanding of the problem. Let’s be brutally clear: this isn’t about punishing anyone. It’s about making sure illegal aliens aren’t voting in our federal…

Two separate developments involving voting systems are drawing renewed attention to election security and public confidence, including a criminal case in Florida and a federal challenge to the certification of widely used voting technology, including systems deployed in Nevada. In Florida, a volunteer with the Palm Beach County elections office is under arrest after authorities…

A relatively quiet week for breaking news in northern Nevada has given way to a broader set of statewide developments carrying significant implications, from the return of the Super Bowl to intensifying debates over energy use, tax policy, and long-standing election laws. The NFL confirmed that Las Vegas will host the Super Bowl again in…

I have carried this thought with me for decades, quietly, like a shadow that sometimes feels more like a burden than a question. I first noticed it as a child, probably eleven or twelve, and I never told anyone. It was the kind of question that felt both daring and impossible to ask aloud: What…