Reno News and Reviews

Urban myth gets around to Reid

There’s a bit of internet lore about U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada floating around the web and in email messages. Here’s the version I saw:“Judy... (read more)

Gibbons makes it worse

Yesterday after Gov. Jim Gibbons’ appointment of Kirk Montero to be state tourism director turned out to be illegal (no word on whether the state... (read more)

Another Christmas eve

It’s Christmas eve as I write. I just came from downtown Reno where the streets are mostly empty except for those with no homes. A... (read more)

Close senate election

The Franken/Coleman U.S. Senate race recount appears to be ending with a 48-vote margin in favor of Franken. www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36589859.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUThat is the same margin by which... (read more)

Deep Throat in Nevada

Mark Felt, the FBI agent who was convicted of conspiracy to violate constitutional rights (he authorized nine “black bag jobs” on the homes of friends... (read more)

Democrats vs. privacy

Whatever the merits of Caroline Kennedy’s senate candidacy (and of family dynasties), her appointment to the senate would have one big advantage.  She would give... (read more)

Killer subtitle

The latest book of Hoover Institution research fellow Shelby Steele, whose last book won the National Book Award, may have been undercut by the election... (read more)

John Ensign vs business AND labor

U.S. Sen. John Ensign, who once stalked angrily out of a meeting with leaders of the Nevada Broadcasters Association, seems to be going out of his... (read more)

Right on schedule, the Democrats cave

It’s always in a crisis that Democrats, who like to pose as civil libertarians, start burning their ACLU cards.The governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, has... (read more)

Irony watch

My new Rolling Stone has just shown up in the mail and the cover story is another of those endless lists the magazine keeps compiling,... (read more)

Correcting the record

A blog called “Down with tyranny” has reported that U.S. Rep. Dean Heller of Nevada is among “those who just barely escaped near death…” in... (read more)

A capital reporter

There’s something different about this state budget crisis.This is, I believe, the fourth such crisis since 1981, which was the year the Nevada Legislature shifted... (read more)

Another news "trend"

On November 8, ABC reported about how guns sales are going way up because, as one gun store owner characterized customers’ sentiments, “Oh my, Obama... (read more)

Idea of the week

“And that’s not all that painful, quite frankly.” -Nevada Manufacturers Association Ray Bacon, calling for a ten percent across-the-board pay cut for state workers, on... (read more)

Jayhooking

Jay Leno:  Actually, according to the papers today, the economy is hurting prostitutes. They say the prostitutes working the brothels in Nevada are having a... (read more)