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Washoe County Libraries Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour

July 25, 2024 2:18 pmJuly 25, 2024 6:48 pm

This article has been edited to include a comment from Brad Bynum, Washoe County Library spokesperson/Marketing and Communications Assistant. A press release (see below) from Our Center, an LGBTQIA+ advocacy nonprofit and organizer of the controversial “Drag Queen Story Hour ,” announced that all future drag events in Washoe County...

Partisan Press Lapdogs Launch Smear Campaign Against Trump And Globe After Exclusive Interview

July 17, 2023 4:38 pmJuly 25, 2023 9:41 am

Last week, the Globe had an exclusive sit-down interview with former President Donald Trump during his first 2024 campaign stop in Nevada. Needless to say, local and national media pounced, grabbed one sentence, and ran a coordinated smear campaign against Trump to manipulate Silver State voters. In order to wrap...

OPINION: TrackerGate May Reveal More Than Identity Of PI Client

April 10, 2023 11:42 am

Public Figures are just that–public figures. When a citizen decides to run for public office, they choose to forego certain privacies. Tracking a public figure, whether they are actors, singers, athletes, or politicians, has been happening for centuries as it is one of the main ways the public at large...