We are still in a thankful mood because of Thanksgiving, so we are devoting this column entirely to those who are worthy of a THUMBS UP. Let’s start with a THUMBS UP to the Reed High School football squad for establishing a dynasty by winning its fifth-straight regional title and a spot in the state semifinals. Sure the Raiders suffered a loss in the semifinals to Bishop … [Read more...]
Disease won’t impact mayor’s dedication
Geno Martini says Parkinson’s disease will not stop him from serving the remaining three years of his final term as Sparks mayor. As he told the Sparks Tribune: “I fully anticipate I’m going to be here long enough to do that, and I’m going to work hard at getting through it.” The easy-going and humble mayor said last Friday that the time had come to publicly disclose that he … [Read more...]
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THUMBS UP to all veterans and the day we set aside each year to honor their military service: Nov. 11. We’re afraid, however, that Veterans Day doesn’t get the respect it deserves and that the younger generation and others may confuse it with Memorial Day. For that reason, we feel obliged to provide a short history lesson, with help from the U.S. Department of Veterans … [Read more...]
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THUMBS DOWN, a big THUMBS DOWN, to the questioners from CNBC for letting down the public and tarnishing the news business through their shameful performance in the GOP presidential debate last week. We’re not sure what to call these employees of the cable TV network, but they certainly don’t deserve to have a title that’s remotely connected to journalism or the news media. … [Read more...]
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THUMBS DOWN to the security guards at the site of Tesla’s giant battery factory, which is under construction east of Sparks. The guards got into a struggle with a Reno Gazette-Journal photographer and reporter at the site. Tesla contends the journalists were trespassing and were the aggressors, striking the guards and their ATV with a vehicle. The newspaper’s attorney, in … [Read more...]
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THUMBS UP to the Sparks City Council for supporting chickens. At a meeting earlier this month, the council approved an urban agriculture ordinance that allows residents in neighborhoods outside planned developments to have chickens and bee hives in their backyards as long as they follow certain conditions. The ordinance also provides for larger community-scale gardens, again … [Read more...]
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THUMBS DOWN to State Treasurer Dan Schwartz for issuing a laughable news release about the resignation of Michael McDonald from a high-paying job in the treasurer’s office. McDonald happens to be the chairman of the Nevada State Republican Party who somehow landed a $95,000-a-year job with the Republican treasurer. He was hired this past summer to do something called … [Read more...]
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THUMBS DOWN to the University of Nevada, Reno for its publicity gimmick to attract a student from Vermont. Other media outlets jumped on this cute little feature story about the university’s advertising campaign in Vermont. UNR, which has students from the District of Columbia and all the states except Vermont, apparently is desperate to complete the list by getting that … [Read more...]