“I expect my government to lie to me. I’m comfortable with that.” Lewis Black Vietnam ruined this country and continues to do so today. The fake news Washington Post is in the middle of a series entitled “Lessons Learned” about a long-concealed Pentagon study of the same name about the Afghan War, longest in the nation’s history. Bottom line: 18-plus years of freakin’ … [Read more...]
Major Rent Raunch and a Big Book Launch
There’s something happening here But what it is ain’t exactly clear Stephen Stills Outside of Gomorrah South, nobody has lifted a finger to control runaway rent gouging anywhere in the Silver State. So how come the apartment overlords have launched a full court press to both discredit regulation and advocate cosmetic solutions? Perhaps the game is ready to come apart. … [Read more...]
Billionaire Tom Steyer owes Me $5
Time to go from out of my mind to out of the closet. Tom Steyer is the only person who stands between Donald Trump and re-election. If he wins the Donkeyite nomination, I’ll vote for him. I remain a Bernie man. I supported the great senator in 2016 and I don’t bend with the whim. Maybe Tom will listen now that a second freedom-loving racist New York billionaire has … [Read more...]
Back to the Future Down Amnesia Lane
The Tribune struck an international blow against racism five years ago today. The readers of this newspaper helped depose Nevada Assembly Speaker-designate Ira Hansen, R-Sparks. Ira’s overt bigotry became well known for 17 years on this page. I got to know Ira as a bright but misguided person. With time and maturity, many and perhaps most people can come to terms with … [Read more...]
People Get Ready, that Train’s a Comin’
Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That’s how it goes. Everybody knows. Leonard Cohen Americans have a problem about needing to win-win-win. Sometimes the game drowns the meaning. … [Read more...]
DO NOT Risk Your Kids at Golden Eagle park
Sparks City Hall better check its liability insurance limits because legal filings may soon go thru the roof. For more than a decade, Golden Eagle Park has been covered in toxic, lead-laden, carcinogenic crumb rubber turf made of toxic used tires. The city fathers just committed $688,737.12 to replacing it with more of the same from the same foreign-owned company, Field … [Read more...]
Tale of 2 City Halls: Cancer Kids & Brain Damage
State Sen. Julia Ratti, D-Sparks, and Reno Councilmember Jenny Brekhus received the NAACP’s highest honor at the organization’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Awards Dinner on Oct. 19. Named after two legendary presidents, the Eddie Scott/Bertha Woodard Human Rights Advocacy Award was richly deserved based on their lonely advocacy for the rights of renters and the dispossessed. … [Read more...]
Déjà vu all over again: Bernie turns 2020 into 1968
Bernie Sanders’ heart attack may have turned 2020 into 1968. His campaign just sent out an e stating “Bernie is in good health and is in good spirits,” adding “The fact of the matter is he’s coming out of this healthier and stronger.” God, I hope so. But questions about a candidate’s health can be fatal. Ten-term Congressman Walter Baring, D-Nev., kept his 1972 St. Mary’s … [Read more...]