After careful consideration, I have given my resignation as editor of the Comstock Chronicle. As most of you are aware, the Chronicle is owned by the Comstock Foundation. As their board decides how and if to move forward with their support of the paper, I have decided to step aside.
Arts & Culture
It is my duty to inform our subscribers that there will not be a printed edition of your favorite newspaper this week. For the contributors and team of the Comstock Chronicle, this newspaper is a labor of love. Far from a profitable enterprise, it is a chance for each of
Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are in the dealings with one another; sympathy begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a
It's a dichotomy. Two of my favorite sounds are the vast, sweeping silence of the Nevada desert and the hearty rumble of a V8 engine. As the annual Ferrari Hill Climb event circled Gold Hill, I found a smile spreading across my face. The Ferrari V12, after all,
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
Columnists
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