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OPINION: Washoe County School District: Conceals the Truth. Students Are Not Held Accountable. Doesn’t Protect Substitute Teachers.

April 30, 2025 6:00 amApril 30, 2025 5:03 am

After retiring from a 20-year middle school teaching career in the Bay Area, my wife and I moved to Sparks. I really missed working with middle school students, so I signed up to substitute teach in the Washoe County School District (WCSD). WCSD has daily shortages of dozens of substitute...

Nevada’s Legislative Overreach: AB411 and AB241 Threaten Transparency, Local Control

April 29, 2025 6:00 amApril 29, 2025 6:11 am

Nevada’s 2025 legislative session is heating up, two bills, AB411, AB241 with Amendment 251, are sparking fierce debate. Both measures, currently before the Senate, represent troubling oversteps that undermine transparency, accountability, local governance. Here’s why Nevadans should stand up, speak out, vote “no” on these proposals. AB411: Hiding Prescribers, Eroding...

Trump’s Tariffs: Impact on Americans and Conservative Solutions

April 25, 2025 6:00 amApril 25, 2025 5:00 am

President Trump’s 2025 tariff plan, 10% on Chinese goods, 25% on Canada and Mexico, and reciprocal tariffs averaging 11.3%, seeks to revive U.S. manufacturing and reduce trade deficits. While these measures may strengthen national security and domestic industry, they increase costs for American consumers. This post examines the economic impact...

OPINION: The Case for Abolishing Reno’s Redevelopment Agency

April 24, 2025 6:00 amApril 24, 2025 9:10 am

Hello, my name is George Eddie Lorton, and this opinion may sound familiar because I’ve been campaigning on it for 12 years. Opponents during campaign seasons tried to silence and mock my stance, but now they’re misusing my ideas for their same old corrupt games. Years ago, the City of...

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

April 22, 2025 6:00 amApril 29, 2025 6:59 am

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...

Nevada’s Legislative Session: Conservative Wins, Woke Bills Crushed, Fights Loom

April 21, 2025 6:00 amApril 25, 2025 5:01 am

The 2025 Nevada Legislative Session is a high-stakes showdown, and conservatives are landing blows against progressive overreach. The April 11 Committee Passage Deadline killed 281 bills, a triumph of reason, but the April 22 First House Passage Deadline looms. Here’s the rundown of victories, threats, and the road ahead,...

NFIB Releases Report Detailing Benefits of 20% Small Business Tax Deduction, Consequences of Potential Small Business Tax Hike in Nevada

April 17, 2025 6:00 amApril 24, 2025 4:21 am

CARSON CITY, Nev., April 15, 2025—The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released a new report outlining the benefits the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction will bring to Nevada if made permanent. The report also spotlights that the 333,000+ small businesses in Nevada could...