Prior to moving to Nevada, I was living in Arcata. Every weekend I would jump in my car and zoom up the coast to Crescent City to visit my then-girlfriend Cathy Andre. One late evening, I was on my way to see her when I had to make a pit stop and use the restroom.…

Nearly two-weeks ago a power supposed failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockpile, temporarily offline.  The 90th Missile Wing, headquartered there, controls 150 Minuteman III missiles in a tri-state area. Now, the Pentagon is being dogged by questions about a possible…

Why anyone would stand at the edge of a cliff to pee, while drunk is beyond my understanding. Perhaps it’s due to the amount of alcohol in the person’s body, clouding their judgement. But that was the call Dad and I got one early evening. It sent us scrambling to the fire station and southbound…

He had been an outstanding member of the track team I had coached over the summer, and now I was reading his name in the paper. George Smith, age 19, was dead. He and a couple of friends were spending the day on the Truckee River, rafting and swimming. Authorities say their inflatable floatation device,…

Mom used to say, “Quit running around like a chicken with its head cut off,” all the time. Much to my terror, I discovered that old adage is grounded in reality. All of kid’s were out back of the duplex at the end of Sander’s Court including Goldie, Jeannie and John-Paul Arnold and Adam and…

In our garage we have a large wire-mesh dog kennel. It is no longer being used for its intended purpose, so we have taken to storing stuff in it, including a couple of suit cases, a box of photographs and a couple of containers of seasonal clothing. Now, I knew my housemate, Kay was home as…

There appears to be some confusion between Nevada Senator Bill Raggio and U.S. Senator Harry Reid. This comes after Raggio announced he was stepping aside after 28-years as the republican caucus leader. Raggio told the Las Vegas-Sun he wants to avoid problems caused by endorsing Reid “There is a lot of dissatisfaction among the tea…

It’s been a long day.  I worked until 0315 hours this morning, compiling Nevada election results. Then I had to be up by 0730 hours to make it to court.  This because I witnessing a drunk driver on my way home. What was supposed to be a simple hearing, turned into a full-on deposition.  By the time…

As I was on my way to work, I passed a woman in a Chevy pickup truck. We smiled at each other and I thought nothing more of it. Then as we were stopped at a traffic light, I looked in my rear view mirror, where I saw her behind me. She appeared to be…

More than a few people have made comments about poor in-depth media coverage of Nevada’s midterm election cycle. Well, it’s not for a lack of trying on my part. I broke a story that should have been on par with any national news item out there. I discovered that Senator Harry Reid held a political…