Every dog has his day. And it seems for the nation’s more vocal, patriotic, anti-Obama clique, this has been a week filled with one piece of bad news after another — bad news for President Obama, which is good news for the birthers among you. Yes, that Muslim socialist president of ours has finally done[...]

By Tina Trenner – Special to the Pahrump Valley Times I remember sex education when I entered the 10th grade. It was just plain gross to be 14 and have to watch graphic photos with boys in the same classroom. It was sterile and pedantic, but it was still something we giggled about at lunch.[...]

By John L. Smith – “Nevada Smith” When it comes to the political shooting gallery of gun control, these days it seems just about everyone’s taking aim at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He’s made himself an easy target. Chided by the left for not beating pistols into plowshares, vilified by the right for having[...]

By George Will He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to … cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.” – Article 2, Section 1, Articles of Impeachment – Adopted by the House[...]

By Dennis Myers In January, a man named George Gund died in Palm Springs. Gund was a resident of Lee in Elko County. He provided the funding for the very first Cowboy Poetry Gathering and sat on the board of Elko’s Western Folklife Center. He also occupied a peculiar niche in history. He was one[...]

By Micki Bare This year, I will spend Mother’s Day sifting through boxes and bags of miscellany that have been stored in an attic for the better part of a decade. After finally signing a contract for the sale of our old house, we are actually emptying its attic. We moved several years ago. But[...]

Here it is 10 months after the end of the last fiscal year and still no official audit of the county’s finances. One was supposed to be presented on Tuesday — more than six months after it was due. But a few loose ends appear to have pushed it back again to May 20, though[...]

By George Will WASHINGTON — America’s most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash, 33, may seek the Senate seat being vacated by six-term Democrat Carl Levin, who was[...]

By Chuck Muth Turns out there’s only one elected representative in the entire Nevada Legislature who got the Internet tax issue SJR5 correct. Every other legislator voted to force out-of-state companies to suck “use” taxes since you intend to “use” the product in your home state out of your pocket for online purchases despite myriad[...]

By Micki Bare – “Diamond in the Rough” The following column is based on a true story. Names have been changed to protect the victim’s identity. Facts have been twisted and tweaked for entertainment purposes. One of our very close friends, “Camellia,” was invited to go pig riding one beautiful Sunday afternoon on some private[...]