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Marilee Swirczek, a writer, professor of English, faculty member at Western Nevada College, and a driving force behind the highly acclaimed “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” photo exhibition, died Sunday.

Swirczek was project director for the “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” exhibition that originated in her creative writing class. The exhibition received nationwide recognition, with a national tour that began in 2010 and ends this July 29, 2016. Marilee was a former Carson City Supervisor from 1987 to 1989 and wife of Ron Swirczek, a member of the Carson City School Board. She was 68.

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and U.S. Congressman Dr. Joe Heck will be among the featured speakers at the Second Annual Basque Fry on Aug. 20, 2016, the Morning in Nevada PAC announced Tuesday.

The House of Representatives recently passed and sent to the Senate a proposal to change the income tax laws for individuals. Changes for businesses is a topic for a different article.

It would change to three tax brackets of Zero-12 percent; 25 percent and 33 percent instead of the current seven brackets and some special rules.

My thoughts on the new Monmouth poll showing the presidential and Senate races close (Hillary up 4, Joe Heck up 2) in Nevada:
1. Forty-four percent (!) of Nevada voters say they think Hillary committed a cri ...

The Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic-aligned group, is going up with a new ad hitting Rep. Joe Heck for being soft on banks.
The new ad comes after former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto touted her record of holding banks accountable after the recession. (I looked at

Nevada Republican voters spoke loudly last night. Again.

They spoke loudly in November 2014, voting down a proposed gross receipts tax (GRT) 4-to-1 and sweeping Republicans into control of Nevada’s executive and legislative branches for the first time in generations.

That was a mandate to hold the line on taxes, reform collective bargaining, stop the bleeding in the Public Employees Retirement System, improve schools through choice and other reforms, and especially to oppose the kind of tax 79 percent of voters rejected.

Others saw things differently.

One Nation, a Mitch McConnell-linked PAC, wasted no time after the primary trying to help Rep. Joe Heck win Harry Reid's Senate seat, laying down a ...

On Monday, June 20 the state of Nevada and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will join the American Eagle Foundation, U.S. Congress, and Governors coast to coast in celebrating “American Eagle Day” to commemorate the United States’ National Bird.

Republican United States Senate Candidate is hosting an Open House and Meet and Greet for Local Republican Candidates.

Come meet United States Senate Candidate and Veterans Advocate D'Nese Davis at the Empire Ranch Golf Course this Wednesday at 6:00PM-10:00PM for a meet and greet. Several Republican candidates from Carson City, Lyon County, Washoe County, Lyon County, Story County and Douglas County will be there and a few will be speaking.

Come meet United States Senate Candidate and Veterans Advocate D'Nese Davis at the Empire Ranch Golf Course this Wednesday at 6:00PM-9:00PM for a meet and greet.

The address is 1875 Fair Way, Carson City, Nevada 89701.

For more information please contact Don Alexander at 775-400-0126.

A BIG thanks to Mrs. Sandra Page Millard and Millard Realty for hosting this event at their Golf Course.

Early voting for the primary election begins Saturday and all eyes as far as Churchill County voters are concerned will be on the county commission race and U.S. Senate..Incumbent Carl Erqu ...

A Super PAC trying to help Rep. Joe Heck defeat the woman who would be the first Latina ever elected to the U.S. Senate is trying to peel off Hispanic voters with a new radio ad.

Recently, and over breakfast with two of my friends and colleagues, I was presented with an interesting question.

“What would happen if neither Hillary Clinton, nor, Donald Trump in the general election, did not receive the required Electoral College votes to become President of the United States. What would happen?”

This piqued my curiosity, as the American people are somewhat unsettled as to who they should vote for to be the next President of the United States.

A Super PAC that has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from major labor interests is helping fund GOP state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson's field operation, records show.

The Senate Majority PAC, which helps Democratic candidates, is up with a brutal hit on Rep. Joe Heck, locked in a key race with Catherine Cortez Masto.
It's $450,000 in Vegas and Reno.

A PAC run by Gov. Brian Sandoval's consultants and funded by his allies has unleashed a new mail barrage against tax foe Victoria Seaman, the assemblywoman running for the state Senate against colleague Erv Nelson in a primary

Come and join our Open Forum discussion every "first Friday of the month" from 10:30 - 11:30am in the Tahoe Room at the Carson City Senior Center.

This Friday, May 6, our topic is "All Politics Is Local" and we will be discussing the local Primary races for Carson City Mayor and State Assembly District 40.

In his quest to find the remains of his boyhood friend and fellow Marine lost to the mountains of Vietnam, Michael Archer met a solider for the other side.

“He looked at me and he had tears in his eyes,” Archer recalled. “He said, ‘You know, we’re pretty lucky.’ I started crying. You never expect to hear that from a man you were trying to kill.”

Archer’s latest book, “The Long Goodbye,” traces the story of Lance Corporal Thomas Patrick Mahoney III, who disappeared during the bloody, months-long Battle of Khe Sanh.

The U.S. Senate has approved a water management amendment proposed by Nevada senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller.In a joint statement, they said the amendment will help Nevada and other western stat ...

Victoria Seaman, the assemblywoman running for an open state Senate seat by assailing a colleague for his tax votes, is portrayed as a "tax hypocrite" in mail pieces hitting mailboxes this week.

IRS announced recently that it is OK for taxpayers to claim as a direct expense of up to $2,500 cost of an item of tangible personal property (i.e. cell phones, computers, equipment of all kinds).

The increase to $2,500 per item from the previous limit of $500 came mainly because many folks pointed out that $500 is less than most cell phones and computers cost. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) was one of many advocates to ask for the increased cost.

U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Heck raised concerns earlier this month that the new Commerce Tax, proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and passed by the Legislature, could have an impact “on small businesses and their ability to grow, add to their payroll.”

The final event of the Senior Project happens April 18 and Carson High School reserves the entire school day to these momentous, rigorous, relevant, and result driven speeches. The excitement at CHS is intense as these seniors dress for the occasion, dawning everything from professional business attire to scrubs depending on the nature of their projects. Though college and career are just around the corner, a feeling of anticipation, excitement, and soon-to-be graduation flows through the air at CHS.

It's not 2010 again.
That's the message for Sharron Angle in a new poll for a GOP SuperPAC that shows her losing by -- wait for it -- 56 points to Rep. Joe Heck in her second consecutive attempt to take Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat.
How do you recover from a 56-point deficit? Um, you don't. Gam ...

Catherine Cortez Masto, a former Nevada attorney general who is running for the U.S. Senate, and retired U.S. Sen. and former Gov. Richard Bryan will be the main speakers at this ...

A new poll taken for Senate Democrats shows their candidate in a key district with leads over both possible GOP nominees.

Democrats on the Legislative Commission dug in their heels on Monday to protest Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson’s handling of a last minute resolution designed to back up the school vouchers p ...

The two likely nominees for the right to succeed Rep. Joe Heck are in a dead heat, according to a poll taken by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The survey, taken last week ,shows synagogue chief Jacky Rosen ahead of state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, 30 percent to 29 ...

State lawmakers Brent Jones and Don Gustavson, who with Sharron Angle's blessing, have been urging her to run for the U.S. Senate again, assert in a new solicitation that Harry Reid stole the election from her in 2010.

A new poll paid for by Sheldon Adelson not only shows where voters are on various issues -- for marijuana legalization, split on the U.S. Senate race and much more -- but it provides an excellen ...