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WCSD Approves $500K for Legal Defense, Votes Against External Investigation Into Harassment Allegations

March 13, 2024 3:59 pmMarch 19, 2024 1:26 pm

During an expectedly contentious meeting, the Washoe County School District (WCSD) voted 6-0 to approve $500,000 for a legal defense “based on a pattern” of Trustee Jeff Church who has filed two lawsuits against the district and numerous Open Meeting Law violations. Church abstained from the vote. The Board’s majority...

OPINION: The Worst Congressional Candidate Ever?

March 13, 2024 12:28 pmMarch 13, 2024 4:00 pm

As Election Day draws closer, attack ads will begin filling the airwaves alleging candidates of any number of improprieties, shortcomings, and personal failures. But there is one candidate for Congress whose past is more scandal-plagued and disturbing than any ad could ever convey: a past filled with infidelity, lies, abandoning...

WCSD Trustee Church Files Emergency Request For Opinion With Ethics Commission

March 11, 2024 6:01 pmMarch 13, 2024 12:31 pm

Over the weekend, the ongoing battle between Washoe County School District (WCSD) and Trustee Jeff Church reached a crescendo, causing Church to file an emergency request for opinion with the Nevada Commission on Ethics (NCOE) this morning, 24 hours prior to tomorrow’s Board meeting. In his letter, Church notes that...

Captain Sam Brown Slams Biden: ‘Failed Leadership Hurts’

March 11, 2024 11:20 amMarch 11, 2024 11:30 am

In a video posted on X,GOP candidate for U.S Senate Captain Sam Brown slammed President Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address for the”disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and Biden’s failure to acknowledge the 13 lost marines and their families in an operation known as Abbey Gate.” The Commander in Chief has...

WCSD Demands $500K to Avoid Independent Investigation and Public Records Requests

March 11, 2024 6:48 amMarch 18, 2024 11:50 am

If reality had a script, the drama and alleged politically-driven conspiracy within Washoe County School District (WCSD), the second largest Nevada school district, is seemingly well-choreographed and directed, according to Trustee Jeff Church who serves District A which spans from the east of Reno Airport to Carson City and Incline...

Lombardo Opposes USPS Proposal To Move Reno Mail Operations to Sacramento

March 8, 2024 1:56 pmMarch 11, 2024 6:48 am

Governor Joe Lombard has penned a letter (see below) to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the UPS proposal to transfer Reno mail operations to Sacramento in California, a move that Lombardo notes will detrimentally impact Northern Nevadans and commerce. Lombardo reminded the agency of the recent snowstorms that shut down...

OPINION: Medicare Advantage Is A Safety Net For Seniors

March 8, 2024 11:52 amMarch 8, 2024 11:54 am

The last thing you need when navigating a major health episode is the stress of how much treatment will cost to be able to get your health back. I came face to face with this financial burden while receiving treatment for breast cancer fourteen years ago. My mounting medical expenses...