Opinion

Keep the Bighorn Sheep as Nevada's state animalI recently heard of the effort to change our state animal from the native Desert Bighorn Sheep to that of the very cute feral horse.Most people in Nev...

Well it sure didn't take legislative Republicans long after the redistricting maps were released - subject to final Nevada Supreme Court review and approval - to circle up the ol' firing squad and ...

"Government cannot tell the truth because it is the last to know the truth." - Gaius PhlebitusThe backstabbers are getting warmed up. Their new target is Herman Cain. The black community resents hi...

--Letters to the editor Nov. 3November, 2 2011 11:35 pm MST...

Please return Halloween decorationsOn Oct. 15, our life-sized skeleton and our neighbor's life-sized witch were stolen from our yards. The next morning a Carson City deputy advised me that they wer...

In the mid-1980s, a group of physicians running a weight-loss program for Kaiser Permanente noted a strange occurrence: Those patients successfully losing weight were those most likely to drop out....

Here we go - the bicycle feud is starting. I predicted this when I saw that Senate Bill 328 had passed. I had heard grumblings but paid little attention until recently. One might ask, what is this ...

A couple of Saturdays ago, the Nevada Senior Corps Association held Legislative Forums in both the north and the south to share with Nevada legislators what community-based organizations are provid...

--Letters to the editor Nov. 1November, 8 2011 6:14 pm MST...

Exotic animal trading is a big problem in U.S. I was outraged and very saddened by the events that took place in Zanesville, Ohio, on Oct. 19. I understand that authorities did what they felt was t...

Not until it got dark! That was the trick-or-treating rule my mother set down every year. She didn't want me to embarrass her by interrupting families still having dinner.I hated the rule. Tommy Gi...

Although some Nevada Republicans think it would be a good idea to dump nearly 80,000 tons of highly toxic nuclear waste on our state, three leading GOP presidential candidates who addressed the iss...

In 1933, the Nevada Legislature adopted "Home Means Nevada" as the official state song. Bertha Raffetto of Reno wrote the song to honor the state. As Nevada celebrates its 147th birthday on Monday,...

Nice to have governor whovalues educationWe were pleased that Gov. Sandoval attended the dedication of Sierra Lutheran High School on Oct. 16. The governor took time on a Sunday afternoon to attend...

I'm concerned about the "New Republican Party." They've taken a radical turn to the right, away from traditional Republican principles, fiscal conservatism and respect for the values of our republi...

Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman William Horne, D-Clark County, is threatening to screw around with Nevada's gun laws in response to the Carson City IHOP shooting in which four people, includi...

He left office in disgrace after a highly publicized affair with his Argentine mistress. He told his staff and the press he was “hiking the Appalachian trail” in June 2009 when he was in fact visiting his mistress, in Argentina.

He was considered a potential 2012 Republican presidential contender before a scandal ended his political aspirations.

Instead of doing the honorable act of resigning from his political office, he refused this option and finished his term as governor, leaving office in 2010.

Some things seem so obvious after they've been pointed out to you. I was pointed to a Web file from a Boston writer, Glenn MacDonald, a quantitative analyst using quantitative statistical methods, that has a fascinating study of Boston area public schools. After much study of Boston Magazine's ranking of 135 schools, he came up with a load of mistakes that no publication should ever make.

"If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion." - G.B. Shaw.For as long as I can remember, economists have been arguing over whether capitalism with its recurring reces...

Don't change state animalThis is in regards to the poll being taken for changing the Nevada state animal from a desert bighorn to a wild horse. This should be just left alone. Whatever happened to ...

In his new book, "Suicide of a Superpower," Pat Buchanan writes that the politics of race, culture and tribalism will be the largest problem civilization will face.This item on foxnews.com proves h...

As Social Security celebrates its 76th birthday, it is time for Americans to remind their leaders in Washington and those now running for president and Congress how vital this program has been for ...

Lots of folks wonder if the grandchildren will be able to collect Social Security benefits.No one can absolutely predict the future, but the Trustees of the Social Security program released a repor...

The horrific Sept. 6 shooting at Carson City's IHOP in which five people, including the assailant, died and and 11 others were wounded, continues to attract media attention. But little, if anything...

IHOP doing the right thingOK, it's time to respond to the serial tear-down-the-IHOP letter writers. To this end, I have reviewed and discused them with a significant number of reasonably intelligen...

As a state senator and third-generation rancher, I resolve business and community issues in a straightforward and practical manner. This basic principal guides my private business interests and the...

At the core of the debate over the proper size and function of government in American society is the assumption that our government is big and growing. But is this true?In absolute terms, of course...

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican presidential candidate, didn't mince words when he denounced the Dallas pastor who called the Mormon religion "a cult." "The fact that ... some moron can...

The -'s "Silver Dollar" and "Wooden Nickel" feature recognizes positive achievements from the capital region and, when warranted, points out others that missed the mark.SILVER DOLLAR: To GCopyright...

New technology continuously advances our telecommunications industry. As a member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission, I presided over implementation of the 1996 Telecommunications Act - the ...