All the news was temporarily knocked off major TV and newsprint some 10 days ago when a top Iranian terrorist was taken out by a U.S. drone strike. The strike was ordered by President Trump in retaliation for an attack that killed a U.S. citizen and for a subsequent attack on the U.S Embassy in Baghdad. The immediate reaction of the liberal media in this country, and the … [Read more...]
International and National News
While this column was going to be a continuation of last week’s leisurely stroll down memory lane, certain national and international news stories are too important not to be discussed. The international news is of course the air strike that killed Iran’s leader of espionage. After a few days of tit for tat, the American Embassy in Baghdad was stormed by Iranian inspired … [Read more...]
Diamond Anniversary
As January 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of my first arrival in Reno, it might be a good time to review a few of the highlights of those years before they depart from memory forever. My earliest memories here were playing roundball and football for crusty Coach Jim Aiken. At that time, Reno was a sleepy little cow town that had some 21 thousand residents according to the … [Read more...]
Real Quid Pro Quo
In speaking of quid pro quo, I am not referring to Donald Trump or Joe Biden. What I am referring to is the four years of quid pro quo that existed when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and Bill Clinton was her gatekeeper. If a high profile person sought to seek an audience with Hillary, they most often had to make a sizable donation to the Clinton Foundation or give Bill … [Read more...]
Impeachment Fatigue
Most TV viewers breathed a sigh of relief last Friday morning when the impeachment inquiry finally came to an end. At that time, on a party line vote, the House Judiciary Committee passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Prior to the vote, most Americans had to suffer through several months of having their regular cable news being devoted from dawn to … [Read more...]
Nadler’s Follies
Major news last week was the Wednesday impeachment inquiry session in front of the Judiciary Committee. As usual the chairman of that committee, Congressman Nadler, brought his angry and short sighted approach to the conduct of the hearing. Perhaps he was still miffed because the inquiry had been snatched from his committee where it originated and given to Adam Schiff’s … [Read more...]
Faux Impeachment
Today the House Judicial Committee, with Jerry Nadler as chair, will start their impeachment hearings. Because only the Judicial Committee can craft articles of impeachment, it is still unclear whether or not Adam Schiff and his committee are still in action. As Schiff himself may be called to testify, it is unsure whether or not it will be necessary to send him a subpoena. … [Read more...]
Honor Orchestra
Two weeks ago today, an overflow crowd of melody aficionados at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts were treated to a two hour concert from musicians assembled from twenty-one Washoe County Schools. There were four separate orchestras, one from the 7th grade, one from the 8th grade, a combination of 9th and 10th grade and a combination of 11th and 12th grade. Each … [Read more...]