When I was a kid, this was a special treat Mom made on rare occasions. She usually served it with white rice, a tossed salad and a veggie. This recipe is taken from the back an old envelope that’s so badly stained and in shambles that it took me a while to figure out what…

The last inmates left in January 2012, and now the 150-year-old Nevada State Prison is officially removed from operation. The decommissioning ceremony was held on the prison grounds in Carson City and was the first time the public had the opportunity to walk the grounds and see the cell blocks that at one time housed…

For years I’ve suffered from the need to belong. It started when I was a child in grade school and in some cases rears its ugly head today. At both Margaret Keating School and again at Del Norte High, I never felt like I belonged. In fact I often believed I was jus’ outside the…

A historic marker displayed on the front of Dayton’s Odeon Hall claims Ulysses S. Grant spoke from the balcony of the building.  And while the pages of Nevada newspapers were filled with reports on Grant’s visit — he never spoke in Dayton. The Lyon County Times in its November 1st, 1879 issue noted, “General Grant…passed through…

Things got crazy-weird around the house this afternoon. I was taking a nap when the dogs suddenly went nuts. Before I could respond to their barking, I heard our front doorknob jiggling back and forth – followed by someone messing with the dead bolt. I concluded someone was trying to break into the house. After…

Though it’s long after midnight — I’m up having a snack. Two egg sandwiches and a hot lemonade spiked with ‘Sailor Jerry’s Rum.” It’s a meal that can’t be beat considering how early or late one might believe it to be. Much of my day was spent on my own. My wife was at work…

Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped SPAM 1/3 cup chopped fresh pineapple 1/4 cup butter or margarine ½ cup milk 4-eggs Salt and pepper Directions: Cook SPAM and pineapple in butter until glazed. Blend in eggs. Cook over low heat, folding SPAM and pineapple into eggs. Serve while still hot.

Question: When is it “racist” to call a group of African-American females, “Black?” Answer: When they’re being excessively noisy. In a recent tweet, Associated Students Union of Nevada Senator Spenser Blank wrote, “These girls are being so loud in the library…oh wait, they’re Black.” The electronic message was disclosed in a University of Nevada, Reno…

It was quick visit from President Obama as he sat down at the dining room table with a Reno couple. He came to town after an overnight visit at actor George Clooney’s home where he raked in nearly $15 million, a record for a single fundraiser. Guests paid $40,000 to attend and included Robert Downey…

Time and again I’m reminded we don’t always get what we want, but we always get what we need. This lesson was re-enforced once more – this time by the sound the leaves make as they flitter-flit in the breeze. The gentle rustling noises came to me as I sat outback of my home, soaking up sun…