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The Globe’s Year In Review

December 30, 2022 4:21 pmJanuary 9, 2023 1:38 pm

The Nevada Globe completed our first year in business in October, 2022 and due to our readership and widespread support, our growing monthly numbers are proof that Nevada needed fair and objective reporting from a political and policy perspective–a perspective that was largely absent in the Silver State. Unlike other...

The Road To Solar Hell

December 13, 2022 12:43 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:08 am

Our departing governor Steve Sisolak had a Climate Strategy for Nevada. His plan to build a solar electric grid parallel to our existing natural gas-powered grid is bizarre and reckless. The new, multi-billion dollar solar grid does not replace the existing natural gas-powered grid because solar is unreliable as it fails...

To Rebuild The GOP, Nevada Needs Money Not Moderates

November 22, 2022 8:10 pmNovember 30, 2022 4:39 pm

After the predicted red tsunami turned out to be more of a red trickle, there has been no shortage of opinions and blame. Many of these opinions conclude that conservatives can’t win in Nevada and moderate Republicans are the answer to a winning GOP ticket. Seemingly, every time a Republican...

OPINION: Ballot Question 1, The ERA That ERAses Women

November 7, 2022 2:36 pmOctober 14, 2024 4:17 pm

According to Ms. Magazine, “Advocates are fighting to make Nevada the 27th state by passing the most comprehensive ERA in the country. If passed, the Nevada ERA would be the first time that an equal rights amendment explicitly protects people on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender...

America’s King Lear Foreign Policy

October 20, 2022 9:59 amOctober 20, 2022 10:23 am

In the classic Shakespearian tragedy King Lear, England’s King Lear splits his kingdom between two daughters who drown him with false praise. He banishes the third daughter Cordelia, who loves him, because of her failure to profess said love like her deceitful sisters. Later, King Lear goes insane after being...

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Blind Spot On Health Care

October 19, 2022 11:30 amOctober 19, 2022 12:42 pm

Recently, President Biden and his party in Washington celebrated the passage of the climate and drug pricing law. While most of the fanfare focused on how important lowering costs in health care is, the bill actually does very little to fix our broken system. There is no doubt that lowering...

OPINION: Reno Mayoral Race Is An Easy Choice

October 12, 2022 8:54 amOctober 12, 2022 8:56 am

Eddie Lorton and Hillary Schieve are both running to be the next mayor of Reno. Differences between the two candidates are clear and broad. The election results will shape Reno’s economy and public safety for years to come. The race between challenger Lorton and incumbent Schieve is nonpartisan. Regardless of...