Political

Long time political activist and former Carson City Republican Vice Chairman Aaron Sims officially kicked off his campaign for mayor of Carson City Saturday morning at the firefighters memorial at Mills Park.

Fred Lokken, political science professor at Truckee Meadows Community College, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Always an insightful and provocative observer of the political scene, Prof. Lokken will share his views on the outcome of the 80th legislative session as well as the rapidly developing race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of events and activities around the Carson City region to help the next three days breeze by. On Friday, Muscle Powered will host a morning walk at the Carson City Multi-Use Path at 8 a.m. And there's coin press demonstrations at the Nevada State Museum.

CARSON CITY — Attendees at the Largest Political Collectibles Show and Sale in the West will not only see a cross-section of national political memorabilia, but also have an opportunity to see rare political items from Nevada.

Sisolak, in his invitation over Twitter, touted Nevada’s recent electoral history and political representation as a reason for the team to visit ...

Zion Belcastro, 16, moved from Oroville, Calif., to live with her aunt in Carson City to be a part of Carson High School’s agriculture program, specifically the Greenhouse Project.

“Where I’m from, it’s cows, sows and plows,” she explained. “Here, it’s more than that. It’s public speaking. It’s leadership. It’s the greenhouse. It’s a lot more than ranching.”

Once I heard someone say, “expectations are pre-meditated resentments.” I used to LOVE that statement. I proceeded to throw my expectations out the window and delight in what I got. Unfortunately, what I got was all over the place. It was unfocused. It was sometimes unacceptable.

Swathed in an elegant suit of red, white and blue and enveloped by a huge crowd of the same beautiful hues, President Donald J. Trump announced his re-election campaign Tuesday night.

After reviewing the failures and treachery of his opposition and the Fake News, he counted at length the accomplishments of the American people and his administration. He ushered in the summer of our politics, economy and culture and outlined the challenges we face and how we will Keep America Great.

Heading into Tuesday, June 18, 2019 we're looking at continued warming around the region with a daytime high around 91. Temperatures are expected to actually lower toward the end of the week. Events around town Tuesday include a Muscle Powered walk, hike and bike ride, yoga, exercises for the mind and body hosted by the Carson City Emblem Club, political gatherings, art activities and more.

Good day Carson City. Today is Monday, June 17, 2019. We're off and running into a week filled with activities and a weekend that promises to deliver. The forecast calls for sunny weather and a high near 90, making it another beautiful day around the capital city. Enjoy.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be mayoral aspirant Aaron Sims. He will expound upon his vision for Carson City and what he hopes to achieve if elected as the city's next mayor.

This is my final column on the sad legacy we Boomers are leaving our children.

The first one defined the public interest as mainly maximizing economic growth. That piece and the next showed that the economic policies, practices and institutions that maximize growth also promote fairness among individuals. They also debunked obsessions with income inequality. The third part focused on the 21st Century revival of progressivism and statist liberalism, plus the addition of political correctness (PC).

Here I offer directions for some solutions.

Nevada’s Education Savings Accounts were born and reared amid heated political rancor, and on Monday it appeared the controversial voucher-type program was ...

Senate Democrats have passed a bill extending a payroll tax by removing a requirement that mandates a two-thirds vote to pass. The measure has shaped up to be one of the largest political fights in ...

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is considering a clearer directive to the military about avoiding political situations. The goal would be to ensure there is less ambiguity about how the military should support VIP events and how service members should …

This is the third in my series on the sad legacy we Boomers are leaving our children.

The first column defined the public interest as mainly maximizing economic growth. That piece and the second showed that the economic policies, practices and institutions that maximize growth also promote fairness among individuals. They also debunked obsessions with income inequality.

Here I focus on the revival of progressivism and liberal statism, plus the addition of political correctness (PC).

It's not cheap to be a swing state. That's what Nevada officials are learning as the state's rising political prominence is attracting more visits from the ...

Carson High School students not only experienced exciting college, job, and career opportunities outside of school this past week, they were also presented with an explosion of options directly.

Chamber Orchestra Students returned from their successful regional music festival in San Francisco, several CHS students enjoyed job shadowing with Nevada Legislators, and May 21 offered students access to its job and career fair throughout the day.

In my last column I raised the sorry legacy my generation, the Boomers, are leaving our children and grandchildren.

I outlined the main problems, especially the increasing embrace over the last 150 years of statist liberalism, progressivism and now even socialism – or, in general, the slide away from our essential founding values, social institutions, practices and policies to coercive collectivism. Another problem area has been the embrace of certain exotic goals and their derivative ideologies as being central to our politics instead of the special interests they are.

As the 80th session of the Nevada Legislature nears its end, an iconic and history making former legislator is the focus of this month’s Frances Humphrey Lecture Series at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City.

Carson City Soroptimist will present grant awards to two women, and honor the achievements of local high school seniors, on Wednesday, May 22, noon to 1 p.m. at Glen Eagles. The meeting is open to the public, with prior reservations required.

Flags around the capital city flew at half mast today following the death of Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, Democratic Majority Whip, of Las Vegas.

Thompson was in care at Carson-Tahoe Medical Center when he passed away early Saturday morning.

He was 52 years old. At this time, no official cause of death has been reported.

Ahead of next week’s Miss USA Competition, happening on Thursday in Reno, each competing representative from across the country gathered in Carson City on Thursday at the Nevada State Legislature and Nevada State Capitol building to meet with representatives of the Nevada government.

According to Ivet Contreras of IC Media Strategy, the fact that Nevada’s State Senate has a female-led majority, the first in the U.S., was a part of the decision to tour the government grounds today.

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1975, is hosting the Proscenium Players, Inc’s dramatic reading of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, "Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley.

Heading into Friday, April 19, 2019 we are looking at continued sunny skies and warm temperatures with daytime highs in the mid-70s around Carson City. Events lined up for the day and night are library and art presentations, hikes, music, comedy and more. Enjoy your day.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rita Hosking along with Sean Feder will perform a one-night only concert next month in the capital region at the Historic Silver City Schoolhouse.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College is delighted to announce that J. Kyle Dalpe, Ph.D., will join the college as Vice President of Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness on July 1, 2019.

Onward and upward Carson City as we head into the first day of the work week, Monday, April 8, 2019. There's quite a lineup of activities, especially if you're an artist, a lover of art forms or both. Expect partly sunny skies and warm temperatures with a high near 70. There may be a shower later Monday night into Tuesday. Stay tuned.

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Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. A Political Science graduate of UNLV, Magnus has become a familiar face throughout the state as an outspoken advocate for progressive causes.

She has also served as Co-Chair of the Nevada Women's Lobby, a board member of Emerge Nevada, and Public Affairs Manager at Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada.

This event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 8th, in the banquet room of Carson City's Round Table, on Retail Drive just off College Parkway.