Here we go again. Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted mandatory mask wearing in Nevada saying he did so because, you know, he’s very much a scientific kind of guy. Careful, my friends. Take care not to step on that plop of Carson City horse apple. Look, if we don’t start being honest with ourselves about what Nevada did during the pandemic, we’ll not have learned our … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Hold Nevada’s weak pandemic leaders accountable
The days of poorly thought out mandates and anti-American restrictions in the name of public health are probably over. It’s been a hard two years for the once free society that is Nevada. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing morphed into silly rules and outright oppression. No visiting mom in the rest home. No touching dying loved ones in the hospital. No … [Read more...]
Rittenhouse in Reno & rationality in Sparks?
I first saw an online post about Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooter Kyle Rittenhouse having moved to these parts. Ho hum, another Internet rumor. Last week came a tip from a reader saying someone identifying himself as Rittenhouse has been shopping big ticket items around town. The teen who shot two men dead during riotous mayhem was acquitted of murder charges. Unlike the three … [Read more...]
Tennis & Covid
This time of year is a sports fan’s delight with the NFL playoffs, preparation for the Winter Olympics, the NBA reaching the halfway point and the Australian Tennis Open. Strangely enough, recent press coverage was almost dominated by the tennis event. It concerned the plight of the number one men’s player, Novak Djokovic. Because of the fact that Novak refused to be … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Clear as mud, no joke
I have officially run out of enough serenity to accept the things I cannot change about the Joe Biden Administration. This became apparent after watching President Joe Biden’s two hour press conference marking his first tenuous year in office. Mr. Biden should not be unleashed to answer questions off the cuff – ever. He can say “let me be clear” all he wants. He can lean … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Mask confusion in one picture
How schizophrenic are we about the need to wear masks? One picture last week on CSPAN illustrates. Testifying before the Senate Health Committee, Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke to legislators without a mask. Dr. Rochelle Walensky followed him wearing a doubled-up N-95 mask. Remember, this was Jan. 11 – the height of the Omicron surge. So which is it? Should we model the … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: And now the virus tyrants face the music
On Oct. 7, Gov. Steve Sisolak said "I'm hopeful that the worst is behind us. But you never know with variants that are coming forward. I'm not anticipating any more mandates.” That didn’t age well because along came Omicron and inside 60 days the governor who ruled like a tyrant in 2020 decreed mandatory mask wearing for all Nevadans in indoor settings in … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: The night I met Desmond Tutu
As a snot-nosed reporter fresh out of college and working the night shift at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, I had three assignments – monitor the police scanner, re-write obits and dig up at least one story each week for the Saturday religion page. These were the jobs for the newest reporters in the 1970s. Believe me, I could tell you some stories from that era. Holding … [Read more...]