From The Desk Of Gordon Martines
A perfect example of “The bigger the lie, the more people tend to believe it” is this Billion Dollar Rip-off of Nevada Taxpayer monies, by then Attorney General Brian Sandoval, along with then Governor Kenny Guinn, and also with the help of several other high-ranking local government officials, in AD 2000. A beautifully schemed[…]
I don’t know why, but sometimes I go against my feelings and sometimes I follow them to the “t” for a long time, and that is wrong; I don’t know how to let old incidents go. Back in the ’60s I met a lieutenant with the old police department, before it merged with[…]
Story and photos by A’Esha A. Goins-Allums RadioTribune.com The annual Martin Luther King parade, now in its 33rd year. Hundreds of people gathered around to watch what seemed to be one of the most important parades of the year. Many people held signs, wore shirts and rode on floats that said, “Black Lives[…]
By Troy Wilde President Obama says he plans on taking executive action that will lead to the highest-possible Internet speed being available in rural Nevada, and in cities and towns across the nation. During a speech on Wednesday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the president pointed out that the city of about 40,000[…]
Editorials · On a Personal Note
The after-game field prayer led by Russell Wilson was a fine testament of his faith and the feelings in his heart, but one would hope that he doeseams (or those who bet on a game) pray FOR a win, that is a bit presumptuous, as if God could somehow be swayed into “letting”[…]
Editorials · Our Point of View
When listening to the state of the state address this week Republicans were more likely to think that it was “Moderate Mike R” or a Democrat who wrote the address than a Republican, voted in almost without opposition by the Nevada (conservative) Republican party. It is apparent that while no one is announcing[…]
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This week’s column is taken from the Beatles’ website. It is just too clever not to be shared with all those who appreciate a good story about a judge’s verdict to the smart-alecky defendant before him. —Mace Judge cites 42 Beatles songs to teach thief a lesson Stories like this really make[…]
Strong convictions precede great actions. — James Freeman Clarke The legendary bare-knuckles boxing champion John L. Sullivan was confronted by a runt of a man who, suffering from the effects of too much drink, challenged the burly champion to a fight. Sullivan, who once battled toe-to-toe with an opponent for 75 rounds, growled, “Listen,[…]
Sandoval lied, taxpayers fried, GOP “leaders” hide I felt queasy in my stomach. Fever. Chills. Nausea. Light-headedness. Shortness of breath. Aches. Pains. No, not from the flu. From watching Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s (R&R-Advertising) State of the State Address Thursday night. 1929. That’s the last time Republicans in Nevada had control of the governor’s[…]
