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OPINON: With My Reforms, We Can Turn WCSD Around

May 24, 2024 6:21 pm

Hello. I am Oscar Williams, running for Washoe School Board District E. I’m a thirty-year resident of Reno and a super dad. My son attended Westergard and Billinghurst in District E as a special needs student due to his dyslexia. To the parents of children with dyslexia, there is hope—lots...

OPINION: The True Power and Responsibility of a WCSD Trustee

May 21, 2024 1:10 pmMay 21, 2024 2:18 pm

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” George Orwell, 1984 Washoe County School District has immense power; the power to shape the minds of 60,000 students each day. It has a huge responsibility to do so in...

OPINION: Dear DCSD Redshirts, We Will NOT Resign

May 21, 2024 10:46 amJune 5, 2024 11:42 am

Author’s note: This is my personal opinion and does not represent the board or district of Douglas County Schools. Four Douglas County School Board Trustees, Katherine Dickerson, Doug Englekirk, Susan Jansen, and me, David Burns, were elected to adhere to the values of Douglas County residents. As we are opposed...

OPINION: Ensuring a Prosperous Nevada

May 15, 2024 12:32 pmMay 15, 2024 4:23 pm

Nevada is poised to play a crucial role as a swing state in the upcoming elections, making it essential for voters to understand the core values of conservatism, especially regarding energy and environmental policies. With the state’s electoral outcome potentially decided by a slim margin, supporting Governor Lombardo and officials...

Opinion: Bridging the Gap in Washoe County’s Education System

May 2, 2024 10:48 am

In reflecting on the state of education in Washoe County, it’s hard not to draw parallels to the repetitive cycle depicted in the comedy classic, Groundhog Day. Year after year, we awaken to the disheartening reality of stagnant school rankings and declining scores. Despite our best efforts, progress seems elusive,...

OPINION: Catholic School Shuts Down after NV Democrats Cut Scholarship Program

April 29, 2024 2:32 pmApril 29, 2024 2:26 pm

The Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ) published a devastating editorial on Monday detailing how St. Anne’s Catholic School – an elementary school serving low-income, mostly minority children – is shuttering its doors thanks to Democrats in the Nevada Legislature. “They just keep closing all the ones on the side of town...

License to Burn: Wildfire as the Ultimate Public-Private Partnership (Part Two)

April 29, 2024 10:50 amSeptember 10, 2024 4:02 pm

The following is Part Two of “License to Burn.” Part One of the series can be found here. Part Three can be found here. On the night of August 14, 2021—exactly 365 days after the announced Fire Stewardship MOU—a small fire flared up a few miles from Grizzly Flats—a simple...