By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune In the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting preceding Thanksgiving, the trustees voted to move middle and high school students to a full distance learning plan citing lack of community resources to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19. School officials are saying that lack of contact tracers, testing process, and … [Read more...]
Harry Spencer: Joe’s Dilemma
As of late last week, Joe Biden had quite well tipped his mitt by some of his cabinet picks. As a matter of fact, you have to wonder how Joe is going to satisfy the three diverse groups that supported him. He has to stick with the moderates, of which he has declared himself a member, but then he has to satisfy Bernie’s group because he signed a manifesto that was probably … [Read more...]
Real estate market still booming in Reno/Sparks
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune The Reno/Sparks real estate market is still booming, even as we go into winter. People are still fleeing major cities to settle down in less dense areas and even homebuilders are selling brand new houses for higher prices. According to the Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors (RSAR), in September the median price for a … [Read more...]
Andrew Barbano: Recipes to die for in a toxic holiday season
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Corporations that intentionally kill people deserve the death penalty. Stockholders lose their entire investments. Executives who perpetrated the crime should be held personally both criminally and civilly liable. My current picks for liquidation with extreme prejudice: Purdue Pharma and Boeing. Purdue’s a family-owned drug … [Read more...]
Coronavirus rules run amok
Finally, we’re getting a little direction -- and, may I add, a little sanity, too -- out of the U.S. Supreme Court over how far the government may go in restricting Constitutional rights during an emergency. The answer: Not very far. In a case out of New York, the government attempted to restrict the number of people who may gather for a church service. The rule was … [Read more...]
When the AG is a player, not a ref
Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media When the state’s chief law enforcement officer -- the attorney general -- wears his politics on his sleeve, it erodes public confidence in his ability to enforce the law. Nothing clearer than the way AG Aaron Ford conducted himself during this election. He did everything but dress up in a cheerleader outfit and yell … [Read more...]
Trump in another nailbiter?
Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born MediaJ In the past month I had occasion to drive about 3,000 miles through Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona and New Mexico. I saw a number of “Trump/Pence” signs in all those states. I did not see a “Biden/Harris” sign. Not one. Of course, this (and three bucks) will get you a medium coffee at a fancy coffee shop. The … [Read more...]
As flu season approaches, Covid cases rise in Washoe
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune As we go into autumn and flu season starts to become more prevalent, coronavirus cases remain steadily on the rise which causes concern for local hospitals and what they can handle. As of October 11, there have been more than 10,646 positive cases of coronavirus in Washoe County and 170 deaths; in the entire State of Nevada there have been … [Read more...]