The Washoe County Commission has voted to employ the Election Group to help organize the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office. Washoe County Manager Eric Brown, a registered Non-Partisan, brought the group before the Commission on Tue., Mar. 28. When the body voted on a contract offer, the motion ended in defeat, 2-2. However, Brown…

Since 2006, when Home Depot #3303 opened in Spanish Springs, my federally-issued Veterans Administration military identification has always garnered me a ten percent discount on all products but wood at the chain box store. No longer. The discount was the only reason I had for going to Home Depot instead of Ace or Big R…

Hopefully, this will make sense, as I am still pretty tired after Saturday and Sunday’s escapade. Since I was ahead in all of my newspaper writing assignments, I thought I’d treat myself to a little “me time,” by heading over to California’s Gold Country and visiting the back roads of Calaveras County. Calaveras County is…

Well, I saw the lights of Virginia City and the Union Saloon All I need is this street lamp to keep me from a fanciful swoon I drank my fill from the Carson River, where the mercury flows In booze-baked moonlight, and lost my mind wherever it blows. So, if you be a rockabilly gal,…

“Alright, I’m heading to the center,” Brady said. Okay,” Mary returned. “Don’t forget your hat.” It was promising to be a sunny, hot July day, and she always worried about him burning his head and getting skin cancer. Tom lifted it from the nail next to the door, the only thing on the bare walls…

The California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century remains one of the most iconic events in American history as thousands set out on a perilous journey westward, driven by dreams of striking it rich in the goldfields. Among the resources they relied on was “The Emigrants’ Guide to California” by Joseph E. Ware, published in…

When asked to come to her Easter celebration party, I said no, because I had too much work left for the newspaper to do. When I next saw Valery Lyman, I had a change of heart and asked if the invite were still open. “Oh, I’m so glad you changed your mind,” she said as…

Nevada State Senate District 5’s Republican State Senator Carrie Buck voted in favor of Senate Bill 131, a bill that eliminates the ability of any healthcare licensing board to investigate or disqualify unsafe abortionists from practicing in Nevada. Buck ran on the GOP ticket as a pro-life candidate. She has proven to be a Republican-In-Name-Only,…

While in North Carolina for military training as a youth, I was bored with the hum-drum barracks life, so I went to the beach. While walking in the tidal plains, I hit upon capturing some sand fleas in a short jar. They were easy to catch as they jumped into the glass prison willingly. All…

It started with a photograph posted by Nevada’s Republican Chairwoman Sigal Chattah on social media titled, “Say cheese President Sandoval and Governor Joe Lombardo.” It was taken during UNR Wolfpack Day at the Nevada Legislature on Mon., Apr. 3 That is all it read. However, self-proclaimed campaign consultant Chuck Muth took umbridge, asking, “Why is…