As an ex-GI of WWII, I’ve had occasion to attend many celebrations of Veterans Day from various locations ranging from South Korea to Florida. This year my locale of choice was a typical American community—Virginia City. Watching a long and impressive parade from the warm confines of the Delta Saloon and Restaurant, I noticed the very active local participants were … [Read more...]

SAVE WILDCREEK, AGAIN. Several years ago I was involved in a successful campaign to save Wildcreek Golf Course from elimination. Today I understand that there will be a meeting at the RSCVA regarding an attempt to build a new high school on the Wildcreek property thus destroying the golf course. According to reliable sources, the property is owned by Washoe County and the … [Read more...]

Last week was a big one for major news stories. The first, of course, would be the horrendous killing in New York City. As usual, both NY Governor Cuomo and NY Mayor DeBlasio sought to bring in the issue of gun control when there was no gun utilized in the attack. To be exact, the driver of the truck was brandishing two relatively harmless weapons, one of which was a pellet … [Read more...]

As this is being written, two major stories are about to break. The first one is a stunning revelation about the sale of 20% of our uranium to the Russians, which involved millions of dollars going to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The second one is the release of a number of documents related to the John F. Kennedy assassination. The … [Read more...]

Not too long ago, a young man came on to the scene who had superlative physical talents. He could run faster and throw harder than most of his contemporaries. He seemed destined to achieve the highest degree of athletic competition, which he did. Unfortunately, his mental state of mind took over his full concentration and caused him to fall from the pinnacle of … [Read more...]

Probably the most upwardly mobile individual in the history of The Biggest Little City passed away when Don Carano left this mortal coil recently. Many people who knew him well thought it was portentous that his birth occurred the same year that gaming was legalized in the State of Nevada. Of his many careers, his role as a gaming magnate was easily the most … [Read more...]

A Nevada news story achieving international coverage that happened on October 1 was the heinous shooting of innocent concert-goers in Las Vegas. Since this is being written a scant three days after the event and while the killer’s live-in girlfriend is being questioned in Los Angeles by authorities, the speculation of the shooter’s motive is just that—speculation. That the … [Read more...]

This year I would be remiss if I didn’t note that it has been twenty years since San Francisco columnist Herb Caen passed away. Over the years I had many interesting and enjoyable meetings with the author of “Baghdad by the Bay”. I also on one occasion visited his digs at the SF Chronicle and had the good fortune to meet his “screener”, one Jerry Bundsen. It was Bundsen’s … [Read more...]