In the small town of Crestview lived Ethan. A strong and athletic individual, he prided himself on his physical prowess and viewed himself as superior to women in every way. One summer afternoon, his family invited the new neighbors, the Thompsons, for a friendly gathering. Among the Thompsons was their daughter, Emma, a girl around…

In 1863, Samuel Wellington, a down-on-his-luck prospector with a knack for attracting trouble and known for his insatiable appetite for tall tales and misadventures, found himself in a most peculiar predicament. One fateful afternoon, Samuel strolled into Virginia City’s Tahoe House saloon, seeking respite from the scorching sun and the weight of his empty pockets.…

Tommy and Adam, two lads full of energy, found themselves in the vast expanse of a countryside pasture. The sun beat down upon them with its relentless heat, casting long shadows across the rolling hills. In the distance, a majestic horse named Midnight grazed, seemingly unaware of the boys’ presence. “Look at that beauty,” Tommy…

In the shadow of my quiet room, I dwell, A lonely nine-year-old, my story I will tell. With innocence fading, my heart’s burdened weight, I navigate this world, yearning for a playmate. The outside echoes with laughter and cheer, Children’s voices calling, but I am in here. Their games of tag and hide-and-seek, I watch…

Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 163, a law that mandates all insurance companies, including Medicaid, cover affirming care for gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors and adults on Mon., Jun. 12. The new law requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to cover treatment, including sex-change surgery, relating to gender dysphoria and gender incongruence…

The Elections Group (TEG,) contracted by the Washoe County Commission to help the Registrar of Voter’s Office, uses an audit function called Risk-Limiting Audits (RLAs). TEG uses RLAs as a preferred method to demonstrate the fairness and integrity of elections, the same used in Colorado against Tina Peters in Fulton County, Georgia, to beat Herschel…

According to the City of Reno and Washoe County, there are 604 homeless individuals officially living in the area, and over 120 million dollars are needed to house them. The money is reportedly needed to care for these individuals, to keep them sheltered, warm, fed, clean and safe. However, at about 1:30 a.m. on Tue.,…

“Satan did not go first to Job and say, ‘I am going to kill your children!’ No, he just did it, but only after he got permission from God” — Pastor JD Farag “Yo, Jealous,” Satan hollered from down there, “Need to talk with you.” “You know I don’t like that name,” God said. “Yeah,…

It was nearing shift change at the Union Saloon, and Cee-Cee, Jim, and I were reviewing an article, “When Your Bartender Can’t Pour a Pilzner Properly.” Never having worked behind a bar, I had no idea there were rules one had to follow when serving a beer. Jim and Cee-Cee were getting quite the hoot…

It was the day before her birthday, and Mary was getting dressed. “I wish I were eight again,” I heard her say. And thus, an idea was hatched in my brain. The following day, I got up early and made pancakes for her in the shape of puppy dogs, then we went to the local…