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...]
Stories with legs
Whatsoever you do to these, the least of my brethren, you do also to me.Yeshua of Nazareth, Galilee Galilee Barbwire predixions usually come true. I herewith predict that you will be hearing more and more about the following for many, many years to come. Read on. SUE THE BASTARDS. The Regional Transportation Commission bus system has scheduled major cutbacks starting … [Read more...]
Boulevard of broken dreams
For many years there used to be a marvelous corridor that connected the cities of Sparks and Reno. It was called Fourth Street but it was actually old Highway 40, the only interstate here in the days prior to the freeway. This strip of road was home to a wide variety of businesses that included hotels, motels and commercial—both light and heavy—and an occasional bar and … [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...]
Bungling, stumbling through COVID-19
The Biden Administration’s war on COVID-19 is beginning to look like the Biden’s Administration exit from Afghanistan – inexplicably sad and screwed up. I’m not sure where to start in chronicling the mess. December alone has brought a flurry of assertions from the president and the vice president that just don’t make sense. Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview … [Read more...]
Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad
Whatsoever you do to these, the least of my brethren, you do also to me.Yeshua of Nazareth, Galilee TRUE OR FALSE: Jesus of Nazareth had blue eyes and blonde hair.Buddha is a Christian saint.Christianity existed more than 600 years before Jesus. If you missed all three, you really need to read on. “Religions all lead to the same place,” ventured my mom many decades … [Read more...]
Odds and ends
The annual chore of cleaning out the files revealed a couple of items of interest this year. The first one is a decades old membership list of Reno’s venerable G.O.D. Club. Many of the names are of departed members, with a few still with us. The club was founded by Don Dondero and Bob Carroll after a conversation with Lee Frankovich about getting some old PR and Press … [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...]