While I opposed a good many things Sen. Harry Reid tried to do during his time as a national leader, I don’t begrudge him the honor of having the Las Vegas airport renamed after him. He’s the perfect politician to follow Sen. Pat McCarran, for whom the airport is currently named. They are two peas in a pod. One was a racist and bully in the 1930s through the 50s. The … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: More Tragedy To Follow
I don’t think I’m being overly dramatic when I tell you that there’s more hard rain coming following the fallout of the pandemic and our government’s decisions to deal with it. Consider this tragedy that happened in one of the towns in which Battle Born Media publishes a community newspaper. (I hope it hasn’t happened in yours, but I suspect there is a chance it … [Read more...]
Harry Spenser Commentary: The Biden Era
A week ago we witnessed the strangest Presidential Inauguration in history. Instead of huge throngs of people, there were a very small number of persons in attendance; also with everyone wearing masks the whole affair had a somber appearance. While Biden’s acceptance speech was pretty much a boilerplate rehash of his campaign rhetoric the one outstanding event, … [Read more...]
Andrew Barbano Commentary: Fool’s gold and a few gems in this high desert
When she was good, It was oh, so good You were blessed If she smiled on you. You could be king If she believed your story. When it was over, If she laughed at you.* Half a century ago this week, a young Italian from Fresno by way of Las Vegas drove his freshly-painted canary yellow Buick Riviera eastward on I-80 through Sparks past the Nugget toward … [Read more...]
Some Washoe County students return to class on hybrid schedule
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune At its last Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, WCSD elected officials voted to allow secondary/middle and high school students to return to a hybrid learning model beginning January 19. Following its recent approval, WCSD Superintendent Dr. Kristen McNeill said in a January 15 media briefing, “Students are anxious to … [Read more...]
Vaccines given to some frontline workers in Sparks
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune Last Tuesday, January 12, the Washoe County Regional Information Center released a statement following Governor Steve Sisolak’s recent guidance about the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. As of late, the state will be moving away from its current tier-based structure designating which groups of Nevadans are in line to receive the vaccine, … [Read more...]
Nevada agencies partner with county to expand ‘Our Place Homeless Project’ in Sparks
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune On January 12, the Nevada Board of Examiners approved a lease agreement for the “Our Place Homeless Project” which is a collaboration between the Nevada Division of State Lands, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, the State of Nevada, and Washoe County for a new campus being constructed in Sparks. To support this … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: Everyone Has A Plan Until …
How has President Joe Biden and his promised super-competent COVID-19 team doing after it’s first two weeks on the job? Well, sadly, the new boss’s performance is largely indistinguishable from the old boss’s performance. Why the slow start? A Biden vaccine insider put it succinctly. He quoted Nevada’s wise philosopher Mike Tyson: “Everyone has a plan until they get … [Read more...]