After decades, and hundreds of millions of dollars down the drain, our touchy-feely neighbors in California are now talking about a “new” solution to chronic homelessness. Although leaders there shroud the concept in euphemistic language, it is actually a very old idea: Incarceration. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he is calling for the mentally ill and drug … [Read more...]
Frederick Column: She checks all the boxes
While the world watched the war in Ukraine, President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. As with all appointments to SCOTUS, Judge Jackson was a purely political appointment. But President Biden took it a step further, putting qualifications secondary to the right gender plumbing and skin color. This appointment had to be a Black … [Read more...]
David Toll: Completely Nevadian
What would you do if you only had five days to live? My old friend David Toll used a few precious minutes of his waning days to send $25 to the support of Sparks bus driver Michael Lansborough who is recovering from heart surgery. (See below.) Five days before his mortality chimed, David took time to help. Such was my dear friend David. He went out in style. His … [Read more...]
Nevadans wait; Californians fret
When it comes to things out of the control of humankind – like the weather – California and Nevada could not be different. For example, we share the Sierra Nevada mountain range that for a thousand years is predictably and periodically subject to drought. The first two months of 2022 may be the driest in California history. State weather gurus there note that there is no … [Read more...]
Olympic imbroglio
By the time you read this, two major sporting events of 2022 will be in the books. The first would be the Super Bowl, won by the LA Rams, which proved to be one of the better Super Bowls of all time. It looked as if Cincinnati was on the way to victory up until the last minute and a half. After the Rams scored it seemed that the Bengals were on their way to force … [Read more...]
Is this you? Bumbershoots
In all the years I was married to a Czechoslovakian I learned a few Czech words. Bumbershoot is one of those words. I really don’t think it is a true Czech word. I rather believe it is a word his grandmother used. I think it is the cutest word. Bumbershoot. Just makes you smile when you say it. Okay it makes me smile. Of course I learned some of “those” words too. But! Yes an … [Read more...]
Fresh glances at last, best chances
We are at point unique in history where the old must learn from the young because the young are closest to the futureDr. Margaret Mead I saw that statement from the great anthropo-sociologist more than 50 years ago and never forgot it. (Alas, apparently both Google and Yahoo have.) So when do you get smart enough to know you’re stupid? How about yesterday, last week, last … [Read more...]
Gold ‘N’ Silver
In the Reno of yore, if you wanted to meet for coffee, enjoy lunch with friends or take the family out for dinner, which wouldn’t bust the budget, the choice was always the Gold ‘N’ Silver. This iconic restaurant, which opened in 1956, is located at 790 West 4th St. The reason it was in the news recently is that it was sold on February 3rd for the handsome price of $6.3 … [Read more...]