DEAR ABBY: “Eileen” and I have been friends for 21 years. She’s been supportive through my life’s ups and downs, even though I’ve twice moved several states away. She has always made me laugh. Abby, over the years, she has increasingly flaunted her spending habits, bragging about how much she spent on her son’s birthday or Christmas gifts or home renovations, and sending me … [Read more...]
Is This You? Travel Envy and Politeness
Over the river and through the woods and across miles of ribbons of highways and byways, it’s travel season. Oh not summer travel season of vacationers suddenly stopping and not pulling off the road far enough so they can view a gaggle of gliding and landing geese or a heard of buffalo just standing looking at the crazy humans. Oh no my fellow scurrying friends. It’s hurry up, … [Read more...]
December 1, 2021
Frederick Commentary: The COVID yo-yo
Well, here we go again. A new strain of COVID -- called “Omicron” -- has popped up in Africa, prompting Europe and the U.S. to restrict travel to and from the region. It’s too early to know the full repercussions of this new variant, but as I see it this is the potential recurring nightmare for Nevada. Travel limitations are never good for the casino industry. And, … [Read more...]
November 24, 2021
November 17, 2021
Frederick Commentary: I’m thankful for open courts
I am thankful this week that we live in a country in which trials like the Kyle Rittenhouse trial can be open for public scrutiny. Otherwise, I would have thought based on initial reporting that this 17-year-old kid was a slam-dunk Nazi who killed two men during a peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration. Jumping to condemn, presidential candidate Joe Biden called him a … [Read more...]
Nicollo Tomas Murillo
On October 21st, 2021, we lost a great man; Nicollo Tomas Murillo. Nico was born on July 1st, 1999, at Washoe Medical Center and lived his entire life in Reno, Nevada, he was 22 years old. He died at Fort Lee, Virginia while at bullock training. Nico was a born leader. He excelled in academics and was a very talented athlete. Baseball was very important for most of his … [Read more...]