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Today is April 12, a seemingly ordinary day just like any other.

But 155 years ago, April 12 was anything but ordinary.

It was the day America went to war against herself.

Early in the morning before dawn on April 12, 1861, Confederate artillery forces in Charleston, South Carolina, released cannon fire on Fort Sumter, a federal military installation in Charleston Harbor.

The ensuing artillery barrage lasted for hours before the fort's commander, Maj. Robert Anderson, surrendered the property to the state of South Carolina and the Confederate States of America.

Obama's third term as President

We love the Christmas season. As we've noted with most cultural traditions, though, Christmas holds different meanings for folks depending on their time, place and circumstances.

“Stand 4 Justice Movement” founder and executive director, Sarah-Jane Vegas will be the guest speaker at the Carson City Republican Women’s November luncheon at the Carson City Nugget, 507 N Carson St. in Carson City on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.

The Stand 4 Justice movement is a non-profit organization to end modern day slavery and sex trafficking in America and around the world. Sarah-Jane Vegas is a survivor of Human sex trafficking from France. RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13: Judy Wakefield, 775-882-6842, Themadknitter007@gmail.com, $20.00 (Cash only, no checks)

The shameless behavior of the "Republicans" in the recently concluded 78th session of the Nevada Legislature -- their vote for the biggest tax and budget hike in the State's history being first and foremost among their record of mis- and nonfeasance -- and the angry reaction to it by the State Party and the loyal Republican rank-and-file, raise an important question.

What is a Republican? What does it mean to be a Republican? If the RINOs and conservatives are both "Republicans," then the term badly needs to be defined.

For the record; I do not hate Nazi's, I do not hate Fascists, I do not hate Imperialists, I do not hate Socialists, I do not hate Communists, nor do I hate Muslims. However, I do hate murder and slavery and it is not my fault that all these cults use, and are synonymous with, the two things that I will always hate the most.

Open to all kids grades K-12, auditions for Youth Theater Carson City's performance of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, 10am in the Carson City Community Center. Auditioners should prepare a one minute song and be prepared to learn a dance. Tuition is $100; Scholarships available upon application.

The Reno-Sparks NAACP this week asked the Nevada State Assembly Republican Caucus to reconsider its recent unanimous election of Assemblymember Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, as speaker of the lower house for the 2015 legislative session.

"We were very disappointed by the decision," stated Reno-Sparks Branch President Jeffrey Blanck.

"We understand that the caucus has many newly elected members who may not be as familiar with Mr. Hansen's past as we are. They need to know he has beaten the drum of intolerance for decades," Blanck said.

Ira Hansen (born October 5, 1960) is a member of the Nevada State Assembly. He is a Republican, representing district 32 in Northern Nevada.

Biography
Hansen was born in Reno, Nevada. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is married to Alexis with 8 children. He works as a plumbing contractor. He was a talk radio host on station KKOH in Reno for five years as well. He was fired due to outrage over comments he made to the effect that the United States should not have such a strong relationship with Israel.[1]

The Emancipation Proclamation, the historical document freeing slaves in eleven Confederate states in 1863, will be available for limited viewing at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Thursday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.

I am always amused by those individuals who attach themselves to the United States Constitution in such a way as to be literal in its interpretation, wrap themselves in the Flag of our Nation, and call themselves “true patriots” and the defenders of our “rights and liberties”.

Apparently, if I disagree with their definition of “true patriotism” then I am something less than a citizen or patriot incapable of defending our “rights and liberties”.

Over two thousand years ago, Roman tax collectors using torture, murder and slavery, humiliated, scourged and crucified a Jewish Rabbi that today is revered by a billion or more followers as teacher, Rabbi, Christ, Messiah, or Son of God. But no matter what we call the mystery of Jesus, each Easter we celebrate the resurrection of faith, hope and love as taught by the greatest Rabbi who ever lived. On Easter we celebrate the triumph of good over evil and of the light over the darkness in our troubled world.

In support of a renewed movement to get just three more states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, Northern Nevada residents met and rallied in front of the Nevada Legislature at noon on Tuesday in support of Sausalito-resident Helene de Boissiere-Swanson.

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding the year-long celebration of Nevada’s statehood. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery as well as the video:

Today we celebrate the birth of a Jewish Rabbi. We celebrate the renewal of hope that the world may one day learn from the greatest teacher that ever lived. For his billion Christian followers, as Christian/Jews, we also celebrate the birth of the Christ, the messiah, the son of God. During this celebration, the world shall receive the greatest gift.

My grandfather lived through the Great War - the War to end all wars. And I think of him on this eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month honoring the Armistice. I remember my grandfather on this day along with my father who fought in WWII in Africa and Italy. Today especially, I think of my nephew who has fallen on the battlefield in Afghanistan engaged in combat with the ancient cult of murder and slavery called Islam.

I told you so, again and again for four years. OK, so Obama did not cancel the elections; he did one better, he put the veneer of the "will of the people" on it. Voting is the best revenge...? He never had to say, against whom.

Most Nevadan's are part of the 58% majority of registered voters in our state. The national socialist democrat party has only registered 42% of Nevada voters even using the illegal tactics of ACORN and similar illegal acts of registering non residents of our state. We still have the majority votes required to FIRE 'em ALL! We still have a majority of the vote. Now we need to Fire 'em All!

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced the designation of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad McKeen Motor Car #70 based in Carson City as one of 27 national historic landmarks.
Calling the McKeen Motor Car #70, Virginia & Truckee Railway Motor Car #22, "the best surviving example of the first commercially viable application of internal combustion power in a self-propelled railroad car" the designation possess exceptional value and quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States, Salazar said.

CARSON CITY — Two bright, educated men from Philadelphia headed west in 1849 to discover their fortunes before there was such a thing as the Comstock Lode. Leaving behind letters that chronicled their victories and heartbreaks, Ethan and Hosea Grosh ventured into Nevada’s Gold Canyon, finding silver and tragedy around the corner.

Two bright, educated men from Philadelphia headed west in 1849 to discover their fortunes before there was such a thing as the Comstock Lode. Leaving behind letters that chronicled their victories and heartbreaks, Ethan and Hosea Grosh ventured into Nevada’s Gold Canyon, finding silver and tragedy around the corner.

With St. Patrick's Day fast approaching, it's time to brush up on your knowledge of Irish music! Here's a lighthearted approach to Irish Musicology from the Carson City Irish American Music Duo of Gairin Music.

Jig

I congratulate and commend Harry Reid on his statement comparing the opposition against reforming health care to the opposition against abolishing slavery.