How does that old Latin saying go? Something about seizing the carp. Carpe Diem, that's it! Seize the day! Or in Steph Norby's case, seize the camel. Carpe Camelum, as it were. Not content to stand on the sidelines, our very own assistant editor and talented
I'm excited to see that the Dayton Depot is making progress in the efforts to rebuild. For Gold Rush era towns, the loss of historic buildings to fire is an all too familiar story, but Dayton has had more than its fair share. We are sadly unique in
The Nevada desert has a complex relationship with water, as has been illustrated in recent days. On the one hand, there's that smell of rain on sagebrush and awe-inspiring cloud formations and lightning strikes seen miles in the distance, out across the flats towards Lahontan. On the other
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I sometimes lovingly refer to Jim Clark as "The Most Interesting Man on the Comstock." It almost goes without saying that the Comstock is the most interesting place in the world, so the reader can draw their own conclusions about Jim's global status. In a word,
On Wednesday morning, I visited the Silver Terrace Cemetery, where vandals recently toppled 21 headstones in a sad act of vandalism. The Comstock’s spirit doesn’t falter, and a group has already come together to begin the work of restoration. They had started early, and by the time I
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I have been informed by my offspring that there's something called a Summer Vacation and we've taken one. But there's a footnote in every dictionary. Under 'Vacation' in very fine print is noted: "Does not apply to Editors." So I
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“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court You never quite know what to expect in the newspaper business. For example, I received a letter from a fellow out in Michigan and
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My assignment was to go deep undercover, within an ancient historical society, and report back to you on what exactly the T.R.A.S.H. was doing at the Virginia City Fairgrounds last week. I am happy to report that I made it out alive.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - Thomas Jefferson, United States Declaration of Independence, July 4 1776 Independence Day on the
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