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It seems the narrative is, “if you can afford solar power you must be rich, so you can pay more too.”

EDITORIAL: Convicted Pahrump JP still wants her paycheck

Michele Fiore is upset that the taxpayers are no longer paying her not to work as a Pahrump justice of the peace. She has only herself to blame.

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The most dangerous lies are the lies we tell ourselves and all the ways we look to justify them.

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I am happy that the election campaigning is over, but most of all the absence of political ads from both parties, blatantly lying about their opponents.

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Election 2016: Think three’s a crowd? Try 2,000

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is a “fringe candidate.” I’m not sure what definition of “fringe” Trump is using. Johnson is a former governor, elected twice as a Republican in a Democrat-leaning state. Trump’s main presidential qualification seems to be his legendary skill at trolling his opponents on Twitter.

Beatty chamber hacked

The Beatty Chamber of Commerce has fallen victim to one of the sneakiest internet scams out there—the “stranded traveler scam.”

Editorial: Editing the Bill of Rights

It didn’t generate much buzz, but it should have. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has come out against the free speech protections enshrined in the First Amendment.

Myers: History and its power to protect us

In 1964 Nevada marked its centennial. I was 15 and decided I would live to 115 so that I would be able to celebrate the Nevada bicentennial. I did, indeed, celebrate the U.S. bicentennial, spending the day in Virginia City where the U.S. centennial had been marked in 1876 (on the wrong day, granted, but we always do that).

Knapp: Unicorns, mermaids, politicians, and ‘free’

Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler wants telephone companies to make robocall-blocking technology available to their customers. And he wants them to do so “at no charge.”

Veterans Report: Veterans (Easter) Seal the deal

There are many major and minor veterans organizations locally and nationally that provide thousands of hours of pro-bono service and invest millions of dollars in time and treasure to help veterans and their families. Groups such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and so many more have been collectively helping veterans for hundreds of years.

Knapp: In support of the open carry society

“I don’t care if it’s constitutional or not at this point,” Cleveland police union president Stephen Loomis told CNN as Republicans gathered in his city for their 2016 national convention. “I want [Ohio governor John Kasich] to absolutely outlaw open-carry in Cuyahoga County until this RNC is over.”

Myers: When political leadership fails

Last week I attended an NAACP meeting in Reno, along with a lot of others. Most of those attending were white. I know from attending earlier NAACP meetings that this was not normal.

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Letters to the Editor

It seems the narrative is, “if you can afford solar power you must be rich, so you can pay more too.”