Author: Paul White

Paul D. White is a Reno resident and career educator whose program "Gangsters-to-Gardeners" won state and national awards. A two-time Educator-of-the-Year, he is the co-author of White's Rules - Saving Our Youth, One Kid at a Time (Random House) and The Stronghold School Student Handbook. He has written for The Washington Post, LA Daily News, LA Times, Education Week, The Ventura County Citizens Journal, Ventura County Star, Reno Gazette Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor.

OPINION: Washoe County’s Library Director Resigned. The next step? CLOSING All 12 of the County’s Libraries!

  Last week’s resignation of the Washoe County Libraries’ Director has presented County Commissioners with a $17-million PER YEAR opportunity.  The Commissioners have the chance to consolidate our county’s current glut of 130 public libraries.  Doing this would pay-off the majority of our county’s $27M budget deficit. At the same...
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OPINION: District Attorneys: Essential for Public Safety – That’s Why Washoe County Needs a New One

Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks recently used National Crime Victims Week (April 6-12) and a fervent op/ed to try and convince potential voters that his top priority is punishing criminals and protecting victims.  https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/2025/04/06/a-commitment-to-crime-victims-through-reinforced-accountability/82780021007/ Don’t be fooled. The example below proves that Hicks is just another politician who will...
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