Newswise, last week started off with a bang and ended in a fizzle. The bang was the announcement of al-Baghdadi’s death and the fizzle was the one sided vote in Congress to formalize the impeachment inquiry that has been going on ever since Jerry Nadler started it in the judicial committee. What that vote did in essence is to bring out in public what Adam Schiff has been doing … [Read more...]
Outstanding Sparks Native Passes
One of Sparks’ most distinguished natives passed away on October 17, this year. His name was Procter Hug, Jr., who was the Chief Judge emeritus of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His obituary cited a long and impressive judicial career which gained him all sorts of awards. In addition to having a fine legal mind, he was a superb athlete both at Sparks High and the … [Read more...]
Swamp dwellers
Several of the most famous Swamp Dwellers in Washington reared their heads last week when an impeachment inquiry was launched by Speaker Pelosi. They would be Pelosi herself, Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer. All three called for the impeachment of President Trump based on a Whistleblower complaint. That complaint was mostly “hear say” rather than firsthand knowledge by the … [Read more...]
Boomerang on Biden
The big news in Washington last week was the Democrat rush to judgment to impeach President Trump on the basis of a call which he had with the new President of the Ukraine. This effort by the Democrats mainly succeeded in bringing up old allegations against their number one candidate in the Presidential contest – Joe Biden. Once the spotlight focused on the American videotapes … [Read more...]
D.C. Warfare
Hottest item on the agenda in Washington recently was the Lewandowski hearing before the House Committee chaired by Congressman Nadler. The hearing was supposedly a pre-impeachment process. As it turned out, it became a very hectic session with many fireworks between the Democrat side and Lewandowski. A veteran of many hours of previous testimony, the witness deftly parried the … [Read more...]
Dem Debate
Last Thursday and Friday the main topic of discussion was the Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate. The general consensus at the kaffe klatch was that Donald Trump was the winner. The main reason for that conclusion was the lack of any person of Presidential timbre on the stage. Joe Biden had his best moment so far as he took on the radical Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth … [Read more...]
Camel Races
Every so often I am asked about the first Virginia City Camel Race and when it actually happened. It was in the summer of 1960 when the Misfits movie was being shot in Reno and outlying areas. Recently I saw a photo of the 2019 Camel Races that sported a banner above the street in VC that noted the Camel Races were staged from 1959 to 2019. To set the record straight, in … [Read more...]
Remembering the Mapes Hotel
Rummaging through some old files recently I came across a number of articles on the Mapes Hotel. The following probably best describes the iconic building that went down almost 20 years ago. The Mapes stood alone as the symbol of what Reno was for more than three decades. She transformed what was once a honkytonk little cowtown with dark and dangerous gambling clubs into a … [Read more...]