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…

KRNV reporter Terri Hendry made this observation via Twitter during the mid-term election celebration’s in Reno: “At GOP headquarters at the Peppermill, FOX is on the TV. At Dem headquarters, it’s MSNBC. No surprises there.” Obviously, neither party has learned anything…

Stop trying to buy happiness. Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free. Love, laughter and working on our passions.

A Democrat friend of mine asked in an email: “What are you going to complain about if the GOP takes both the Senate and House?” I don’t think she expected the answer I gave her. “Plenty, since most Republicans in Washington DC are no better or worse than Democrats in Washington DC,” I responded. “The…

Senator Harry Reid told Reno’s KRNV in April 2014, “This is not over,” following the stand-off at the Bundy Ranch. He wasn’t kidding having introduced a bill to seize nearly 1 million acres of Nevada — including land involving the Bundy Ranch. “…Reid last month introduced legislation to withdraw 805,100 acres of federal land in Garden Valley and Coal Valley straddling…

“It’s so cold, that I can hardly feel my feet and my fingers hurt when I bend them. But continue pressing on. I’ve decided to stay as close to 395 as possible, while avoiding the towns along the way — people marauding and looting. Several times over the past several days, I’ve seen large military…