Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media Ever had a dream that makes perfect sense when you wake, but by the time you brush your teeth it sounds completely mad?Some coronavirus task force meetings around the country must be like that. For example, how did the new rules on tennis come about? That had to be one weird discussion.Dr. No: We believe we can safely allow … [Read more...]
Letter from gods of alpha males & alpha mails
Andrew Barbano/Sparks Tribune “L’état, c’est moi” (“I am the state”) - Attributed to Louis XIV, King of France, not long before his date with the guillotine. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when it’s both Monday and you find a letter from the IRS in your mailbox. Could it possibly get worse?Yep.As I opened it, I tried to look on the bright side. Maybe it was a … [Read more...]
Make Dolores Feemster’s light shine brightly
Andrew Barbano/Sparks Tribune Columnist History and chaos come together at next Tuesday’s closed meeting of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees.In geologic or astrophysical time, it won’t matter much. For the oppressed, it matters a bunch.After deciding not to vote when they had four of seven votes in favor or re-naming the new Sutro Street technical school for … [Read more...]
What’s next, naked shopping?
Sherman R. Frederick/Battle Born Media, Sparks, Nevada Our governor and his public health advisors like to say they make all pandemic decisions based on science.That’s a fib, of course. What the scientific community doesn't know about COVID-19 far exceeds what it does know, which is exhibited by the wildly varying advice we’ve been given on how to protect yourself from … [Read more...]
Medflies, Flyweights and President Pelosi
Czar Donaldov is now learning the harsh lesson that California Gov. Jerry Brown experienced the hard way in his 1970s incarnation: There are some problems that press releases can’t solve. Jerry Brown, the former governor’s kid, set the template for modern executive leadership. When presented with a problem, the correct response is to ignore it and hope it goes away. Kinda … [Read more...]
Keep a Close Eye on Enforcement of Virus Regulations
Shortly after state health officials confirmed the first presumptive case of the coronavirus — dubbed COVID-19 — in Nevada this past week, Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency regulation regarding insurance coverage for testing and treatment of the rapidly spreading virus. State law gives the governor the power in emergency situations to make, amend and rescind … [Read more...]
Courts Can’t Tell Lawmakers to Hike Education Funding
An education advocacy group has filed suit on behalf of nine parents of Nevada public school children demanding that the courts force lawmakers to adequately fund K-12 education — declaring that the students “inhabit one of the lowest-rated and worst-performing state school systems in the United States.” The suit, filed in the 1st Judicial District Court in Carson City, by … [Read more...]
Political Tsunami
Most amazing political news last week occurred on Super Tuesday – or as Joe Biden likes to call it Super Thursday – when Biden seemed to rise from the dead and outmaneuver former Dem leader Bernie Sanders. Biden’s overall performance was probably best illustrated in the state of Massachusetts. Mass. was supposed to go to Elizabeth Warren, but she finished a dismal third. What … [Read more...]