The statewide elective offices on the November ballot are of doubly vital concern to rural Nevadans this year, primarily because the urban counties are likely to stack the Legislature with tax-and-spend Democrats beholding to public employee unions and eager to throw more of our money into the bureaucratic maw. Topping the list is the race for governor, pitting Republican … [Read more...]
Don’t Tread on Me
When the American colonialists united to say a decisive “No!” to British rule, they flew several flags under and around Old Glory. Anchors. Eagles. Minute Men standing over the banner “Give me liberty, or give me death.” But the revolutionary flag that compels me most is the one with the rattlesnake. On one version of the flag, the snake is coiled, ready to strike. On … [Read more...]
Question 6 Will Lower Rates and Boost Economy
By Casey Coffman A recent Tribune op-ed by Thomas Mitchell, Question 6 Would Cost Money and Provide No Benefits, contains a lot of inaccurate or misleading information from the Heartland Institute—a group that has close ties to fossil fuel interests. Heartland continues to perpetuate well-worn myths about renewable energy that have not resembled reality for a very long … [Read more...]
Remembering Paul Laxalt
The recent passing of Senator Paul Laxalt was well documented in the local press. For me, my first meeting with Laxalt was on a basketball court in Carson City. My town team, in the Reno City League, McCaughey Motors was playing his Carson City town team. I was warned that Laxalt was a star player, so I elected to guard him. Fortunately for us, we were able to defeat Carson by … [Read more...]
Does Your Love Show?
So, if I said to you, “I’ve opened a bank account in your name. The account contains a balance of five million dollars. To access the money, you’ll need the pin number, which only I know. And I’m not going to tell you.” It seems logical to me, then, your next question might appropriately be, “So, what’s the difference between that and not having the money at all?” And I … [Read more...]
Ballotboxing ‘18: Maximum Confusions & Contusions
If you have not received your sample ballot, press the panic button and call the Washoe registrar of voters at (775) 328-3670. NOW. Nevada Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske has employed Kansas SOS Chris Kobach’s bounced-postcard disqualification scam. Cegavske was the queen of voter suppression when she served in the state senate. She has not … [Read more...]
This Big Piggy Goes Oink, Oink, Oink
The libertarian-leaning Nevada Policy Research Institute has published this year’s edition of its popular “The Nevada Piggy Book” — a collection of anecdotes illustrating the tendencies of state and local governments to lavishly overspend our money on inefficient and even counterproductive endeavors. The introduction reaches the dismal conclusion that waste is endemic to … [Read more...]
Small Business Owners Know a Good Deal When They See It
By Matt Johnson As a business owner, I look at my business logically, making necessary changes to operate efficiently and use technology to my advantage to make a profit—that’s just common sense. I believe registering to vote in Nevada should also be logical, efficient, convenient and secure. The state of Nevada should take a page from its small businesses and keep up … [Read more...]