If there’s one thing history teaches us, Nevada has never been short on mischief, calamity, and the occasional bit of justice—though not always in that order. From stagecoach robberies and suspicious deaths to prison riots and masked men reclaiming their legend, the past proves that some things never change, except maybe the price of bail.…

The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners convened on Thursday, February 20, for one of those meetings that had a little bit of everything—land disputes, heroics, and the always-thrilling procurement of government vehicles. The most electrifying topic of the day—at least to those with a keen appreciation for power lines—was a request from Arevia Power…

A Torch to the Wallet The safest method for igniting a romantic blaze is the old-fashioned way—eye contact across a crowded room, a well-timed jest, or, at the very least, the steady hand of a matchstick, known to the uncharred as a Lucifer. But in our modern age, where love comes at the tip of…

Water Doesn’t Vote, Water is a simple thing. It flows where it must, settles where it can, and never once has it needed a politician’s permission to exist. But in Nevada, where the land is dry and the deals are slick, some folks have decided that water’s value depends entirely on who’s pumping it. Take…

A Generous Offer to Take More of Your Money In unparalleled generosity, NV Energy has once again approached the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) with a humble request–permission to raise customers’ base rates by up to nine percent. The act of benevolence comes with a heartwarming promise that, despite the increase, customers “should expect…

It is a well-established principle that if a man builds himself a fine house, stocks it with all manner of furniture, and then hires a burglar to stand watch at the door, he oughtn’t be too surprised when he wakes up one morning to find the whole place stripped bare. Yet, the fine gentlefolk of…

In these enlightened times, when civilization has reached such heights that folks have nothing better to do than pass judgment on perfect strangers, a poor soul in Lovelock finds herself not merely the victim of fate but also the subject of a public trial conducted by the Honorable High Court of Social Media, where the…

And the Rest of Us from Deepfakes Ever vigilant to defend truth, justice, and their political skins, the Nevada Legislature has set its sights on artificial intelligence—or at least the parts of it that might embarrass them. Four Assemblymembers have proposed AB 271, a bill regulating campaign materials that use computer-generated trickery, known as deepfakes.…

No one tells you this. No one wants to admit it. Shit happens to your body as you grow old. This afternoon, I sat outside, soaking up the sunlight like some dumb lizard, hoping for vitamin D to sink into my fat, white, pasty skin. At least the sun is free, even if everything else…

I’ll gang tae the glen where the hill folk bide, An’ carry a jar o’ their gleamin’ pride. Beneath the pale moon where the heather lies, I’ll drink till the morn wi’ the burnin’ skies. When dawn’s light returns o’er the hills sae high, My thirst will demand, “Aye, nae time tae lie!” Back up…