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Help is always welcome
The holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving eight days away.

Although a Thanksgiving message would be appropriate before the big day, times are different and needs have changed for this year. more...
11/17/2009 8:53pm
Thank a veteran
Wars have been and will continue to be part of our world's make-up. Those wars have produced valiant men and women taking an oath to defend their country.
  11/10/2009 8:17pm
Recall election hijacks democracy
Fernley's equilibrium in city government is being turned into a farce by a small group of dissatisfied residents who oppose several councilmen and the decisions they have made.
  11/03/2009 7:33pm
Editorial: Grassroots concerns
The Tea Party Express is rolling across the country for its second tour, and if Nevada crowds are any indication, the number of people attending these events will only increase by the time the Express stops in Orlando next month.
  10/27/2009 7:37pm
NIAA must be more decisive
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association has embarked on another process to study athletic realignment of Nevada's high schools.
  10/20/2009 8:07pm
Domestic violence must end now
Statistics tell a sobering story: A woman is beaten every nine seconds, children are present at an average of 1,712 incidents of abuse, 70 percent of child witnesses are also victims and three or more women are murdered by their boyfriends or husbands...
  10/13/2009 7:38pm
Bi-partisanship does work
Nevada's government leaders have shown that the spirit of bi-partisanship does work when both sides are focused and talking with one another.
  10/06/2009 7:24pm
Time to renegotiate
Nevada school districts are now learning what their ending balances are for 2008-2009 fiscal year.
  09/29/2009 6:46pm
The need to look ahead
Although a handful of Washington D.C., bureaucrats are touting the recession is in its last days, try telling that to Nevadans.
  09/22/2009 8:21pm
The sound of freedom
The roar of six blue and gold jets flying across the high desert — the sound of freedom.

The solemn notes of taps being played after a moment of reflection for innocent 9/11 victims — the sound of freedom.
  09/15/2009 9:23pm
Labor Day has much to offer
The Labor Day weekend symbolically announces the end of summer even though two weeks remain for autumn's frosty breath.
  09/08/2009 5:43pm
Kidnappers do not deserve life in prison
News that Jaycee Lee Dugard was alive rumbled throughout the country like an earthquake rocking the San Francisco Bay Area.
  09/01/2009 7:28pm
Sometimes, silence is golden
Sen. John Ensign did his best “forgiveness tour” last week, stating at the Fernley Chamber of Commerce luncheon that he was sorry for his “distraction” and that he would work harder for Nevadans.
  08/25/2009 6:58pm
Feds must respect state control
Like a person with a compulsion for power and control, the federal government keeps showing signs of wanting to keep a thumb on every move the states' governors make.
  08/18/2009 7:19pm
Telephonic town hall meetings
Recently recessed national lawmakers are returning home to a summer of discontent.
  08/13/2009 6:56pm
Grounding Air Congress
Excuse me, ladies and gentleman. On today's flight we have coffee, tea or pork.

Air Congress may still be coming to a city near you with House Speaker Nancy “Free Spender” Pelosi and her congressional fly boys.
  08/11/2009 5:57pm
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