2011 I didn’t like the casserole, And I didn’t like her cake. Her biscuits were too hard, Not like my mother used to bake. She didn’t make the coffee right, I didn’t like her stew. She couldn’t fold my pants, Not like mother used to do. She pondered for an answer, She was searching for…

Accused cop killer Eric Frein, one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, was captured after a 48-day manhunt in Pennsylvania. He’s now charged with first-degree murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder and possession of weapons of mass destruction. U.S. Marshals Service Task force commander Scott Malkowski told ABC News that once…

As the Center for Disease Control continues to claim Ebola is hard to catch and can’t be transmitted through ‘airborne’ means, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases handbook, titled “USAMRID’s Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook,” warns it can be. From the chapter, “Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,’ — a category that includes Ebola, —…

It was a chilly morning, jus’ after midnight, November 8, 1947, when the four Reno Police officers, a Captain, a Sergeant and two detectives, entered the darkened hallway of the Carlton Hotel at 218 North Sierra Street, near where the Ace Motor Lodge now stands. By the time the acrid-smell of the gun smoke cleared,…

Last month, a friend from high school disappeared from his apartment in Arcata. The local media put out a standard ‘missing persons’ story based on what the police department issued in a bulletin, but it hasn’t brought him any closer to being brought home. In fact, when I learned Randy Markin had vanished, I wrote…

In September 2014, the State of Nevada announced a grand deal with Tesla, which is going to make lithium ion battery at a factory east of the Reno/Sparks area. The same state authorities are now doing their best to shut down the ride-share program, “Uber,” which started operating in Nevada last month. The attempt to…

The breakfast of champions has a new, unforgettable face. Lauren Hill has landed on the front of the Wheaties cereal box. She suffers from an inoperable brain tumor and is a freshman at tiny NCAA Division III Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati. Her dying wish was to step onto a college basketball court. She scored the…

Nevada turned 150-years-old on Halloween. I would love to buy myself one of those silver cowboy belt buckles that commemorates the anniversary. I bought one when the state was but 125-years-old in 1989. As I wrote this down, I realized the dichotomy of the situation and found myself chuckling. That’s because I realized due to the…

Final election results were delayed Tuesday night and were not posted until early Wednesday morning. Jus’ more electoral hanky-panky involving Secretary of State Ross Miller’s office? I’ll let you decide. Washoe County’s Registrar of Voters said this: “State software having trouble reading files for final verification of absentee ballots. Registrar’s office is working with software…

It’s been over eight-years now since being fired for personally blogging my political opinion while working as a newspaper reporter. Labeled ‘unethical,’ I was subject of conversation at the local university and the world-wide web. I honestly don’t think a reporter should be separated from their opinion, but I also believe it is up to the reporter to…