Five members of the Nevada Assembly have declared that they will not be seeking reelection in 2024, signaling a shakeup in the state’s political landscape. Clara Thomas and Angie Taylor have announced their bids for state Senate positions. Thomas, who represents Assembly District 1 (AD-1), and Taylor, who represents AD-27, seek to transition to the…

Mistakes are an inevitable part of the human experience. They have the potential to shape our lives, but only if we grant them that authority. In reality, mistakes are opportunities for growth and learning. They do not define us unless we allow them to. This essay explores the profound notion that, when approached with the…

Imagine waking up in a world vastly different from the one you knew. For someone transported through time from 1960, the technological advancements and societal changes of 2023 would be nothing short of astonishing. Let’s take a journey through time and explore what would be the most surprising aspects of this brave new world: Imagine…

My narrative begins casually enough with a passive thumbing of J. Willard Hurst’s Law and the “Conditions of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century United States,” published in 1956. I picked it up at the used bookstore and leafed through the first chapter but did not purchase the volume because I am between. As I drove…

During the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, September 7, David H. Rigdon, representing the City of Fernley, delivered a presentation on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Truckee Canal project, covering the potential impacts of the project and provided an update on associated litigation. In 2020, the Bureau of Reclamation completed an…

Appointed as the Fire Chief for the City of Sparks on November 28, 2022, Mark Smith found himself out of a job just a week into his tenure. Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz, citing alleged pending criminal charges against Smith, abruptly terminated him despite Smith’s protestations of innocence. However, investigations into the matter, including a…

In the twilight of their years, the Boomers stand, A generation shaped by time’s firm hand, They watched their predecessors slowly fade, As life’s unending march could not be stayed. The Greatest Generation, brave and strong, Whose battles fought, whose songs of life were sung, Now aged and weary, they began to pass, Leaving the…

For the sake of condensing the notation, we are going to assign the four letters, A,B,C and D to each precinct’s Early and Mail-in Vote totals for Berkbigler and Hill. Let A = Berkbigler’s Early Vote at a precinct. Let B = Hill’s Early Vote at the same precinct. Let C = Berkbigler’s Mail Vote…

Saeculum Prophets Indulged High Old Prophets die Nomads enter elderhood Heroes enter midlife Artists enter young adulthood Prophets are born Institutions strong Individualism is weak Society is confident collectively Conformity Turned Twenty to 22 years Nomads Under-protected Awakening Old Nomads die Heroes enter elderhood Artists enter midlife Prophets enter young adulthood Child Nomads born Institutions…

Oh look Something else That could never happen Happened If you believe In merit You are a racist Is the most racist Statement ever heard Whatever you do Do not cover the cameras with foam Or otherwise, make them Utterly inoperable How will the government Possibly Spy on you without them? You are a bad…