It was early this afternoon when I thought it would be nice to go out in the backyard and toss the ball for the dogs to fetch. They’re great at running it down, but still need much work at dropping it at my feet. That’s where my ‘nice’ idea took a turn. Several times I…

In a Washington Examiner article, University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato is naming Nevada’s Senator Harry Reid as 2016′s ‘Most Endangered Democrat,’ suggesting Republicans’ run Nevada’s Governor Brian Sandoval against him in the upcoming election cycle. This fits directly with a prediction I made in August 2009 shortly after Sandoval decided to Sandoval…

Nevada’s two Senators are involving themselves in the NFL’s investigation known a ‘deflategate.’ Evidently, sports now fall within the realm of national politics. Senator Dean Heller is calling on league officials to punish those he labeled ‘cheaters.” “As the Senator from the only state where sports betting is legal, it is imperative the integrity of…

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died at 90. His successor is expected to be his 79-year-old half-brother, Prince Salman. This spells trouble. Along with Abdullah’s death and fall of the government in Yemen, Iran will now extend its influence over Sana’a in Yemen Iraq’s Baghdad, Damascus, Syria and Beirut in Lebanon. Ironically, at the…

‘Babe the Blue Ox’ lost his head in November 2007 because of structural weakness, and now Paul Bunyan has lost the use of his right arm. The 49-foot statue at Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California had its arm smashed by a tree limb that fell during a heavy rainstorm. Apparently, a large branch blew…

In 1979, Louisiana mental health patient, Cathy Woods confessed, was tried and convicted of killing 19-year-old Michelle Mitchell of Reno. She has since been released, pending a new trial to take place in July 2015. Michelle’s body was found in a garage near 9th and Evans Avenue, three-years earlier, hand’s bound and throat slashed. Witnesses reported seeing…

While our media and politicians obsess over 11 deflated footballs, this is what is happening in other parts the world.  Which offends you more? Which is more worrisome? Which should be the focus of the media and our politicians? You know the answer!

Call it what you will, but I call it the ‘Obama Effect.’ During his SOTU address President Obama publicly recognized eBay, as he highlighted the strength of the U.S. economy. Unfortunately, less than 24 hours later the company announced it will be cutting 2,400 jobs. Ouch! I really feel bad for those people. John Donahoe,…

President Obama wants everyone to have two “free” years of junior college. In his recent “State of the Union,” address he laid out new tax packages that includes a $320 billion hike to help pay for this plan. Under current law, 529-Plans work like Roth IRAs — you put money in, and the money grows…

A rededication ceremony of Galaxy Grove took place at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden inside Rancho San Rafael Regional Park.  In late 2013, thieves stole the original bronze plaque from the memorial. Three decades after Reno’s worst aviation disaster, Washoe County unveiled a new memorial plaque in tribute to the victims of…