Watercolor and ink, 8 x 11 inches

There is a reason why Sam Clemens is glaring while holding a royal flush on a banner that hangs outside the Virginia City saloon that bears his nom de plume, which began in the early Spring of 1864, shortly after one in the morning during a friendly game of poker. “Sorry, gents, I’m calling it…

While delivering newspapers in the north end of Virginia City, I returned to my wife’s car and found it ticketed for a parking violation, a $295 fine. To say that I am not angry about this would be a lie. Honesty, I am more than angry, but I don’t know a word for that amount…

My clothes are old and worn threadbare Stained from sweat, but they’re clean My hands are dirty, workin’ hard for my share My hands are dirty, but my heart is humble The common man for whom they don’t care. Welcome to this shit show, welcome to this shit show Tickets ain’t free, hell, tickets ain’t…

It is fun to see “big guys” in journalism start to discover how we “little guys” are treated. The Las Vegas Review-Journal complained in their Saturday, August 19 issue: “In May, the Las Vegas Review-Journal requested five months of calendars from the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and controller. Attorney General Aaron Ford’s…

As an eight-year-old at the start of 1969, I became fascinated with the news when I was allowed to help Mr. Zwierlein with the paper route between his home and Rudisill Road in Klamath. Mr. Z was the Klamtha area route manager for the Times-Standard, a daily newspaper published in Eureka, Cal.  In the summer…

The police state is here and can be found in small-town USA, which is frightening… A tranquil small town in America’s heartland is in the national spotlight following an unprecedented police raid on the Marion County Record, a longstanding local newspaper in Marion, Kan. The Marion County Record found itself at the center of controversy…

Analysis conducted by Google Bard, a large language model, potential irregularities in the Nevada election results have come to light, casting doubt on the integrity of the process. The analysis delved into the certified election data of Washoe County and Clark County, two demographically distinct counties on opposite ends of Nevada. The study evaluated 1286…

Allegations surrounding the “Everybody Votes” campaign have thrust Nevada’s 2020 presidential election results into the spotlight, raising concerns about the integrity of the democratic process and the potential influence of voter registration efforts in swing states. The campaign, which claimed it was about boosting Democratic voter turnout, has come under scrutiny for its alleged tactics…

Tensions ran high during a recent Washoe County Commission meeting as Vice Chair Jeanne Herman voiced her frustration over what she deemed a substantial alteration of her proposed election citizen advisory board plan. The proposal’s drastic transformation by county staff led Herman to label the revised version an “abomination,” resulting in Chair Alexis Hill’s decision…