From Wikipedia – A whisper campaign is a method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target, while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while spreading them (for example, a political campaign might distribute anonymous flyers attacking the other candidate). It …
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Free Cooking Class In Dayton
Healthy Communities hosts a free cooking class and dinner each month at the Dayton Community Center. This month: Monday, Jan. 22 at 5:30. During the 2018 cooking classes, dietitian Kim Mason and chef Cynthia Kroon will focus on Nutrition and the Brain in a series they’re calling Mood and Food. …
Read More »Self-Aggrandizment – Sunday Word Of The Day Essay
self-aggrandizement | ˈˌself əˈɡranˌdīzmənt | noun the action or process of promoting oneself as being powerful or important. This will probably be the last time we talk about the Comstock Comical for a while, but we couldn’t help but remark on the ad contained in the pages of the new …
Read More »TRIC Effluent Pipeline Financing Pulled From GOED
In what may (or may not) be an epic win for Storey County Taxpayers, the effort to use SB1 to fund the TRIC effluent pipeline has been withdrawn from consideration by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis announced the decision at the January 18th …
Read More »TRIC Sells All Remaining Property At Center
Mustang Ranch Brothel Owner, TRIC Marketing Manager, and Storey County Commissioner Lance Gilman alluded to “a major deal in the works” during recent Commissioner Meetings. Gilman announced today that all remaining available property owned by TRIC has been sold. Gilman announced yesterday that TRIC has sold the remaining 74,000 acres …
Read More »Political Social Mixer at Red Dog – January 25th
The Libertarian Party of Nevada is pleased to announce they are hosting what will be a monthly event to discuss Storey County Politics. This event is open to people of all political spots and stripes. We want to learn from you what is important to you as we head into …
Read More »Open Letter to Governor Sandoval – Lacy J. Dalton
Dear Governor Sandoval, In light of the recent proposal by the Nevada Department of Agriculture to let an RFP for a private 501(c)3 to take ownership of our Virginia Range Horse herd, we are imploring you to stop this action immediately. The herd, which is arguably the largest contiguous herd …
Read More »January 16 Commissioner Meeting Recap – BardeBlog
Nicole Barde of The BardeBlog has her usual on point recap of the latest episode of the Storey County Commissioners meeting held on January 16th. Many of the items were perfunctory and thus boring. What was interesting to me was the discussion of the County Manager’s Job Description. There continues …
Read More »A Public Apology To Scott Jolcover
On January 13th I wrote a preamble to the Nicole Barde’s VCTC Meeting Report which you can read here. In that preamble I wrote the following paragraph: My sources tell me that Jolcover’s replacement was necessary because the Storey County District Attorney’s office has (finally) acted on the blatant conflict …
Read More »Wild Horse Fundraiser January 27th At Silverland Inn
The good people at the Silverland Inn & Suites are raising funds to help protect the Virginia Range Wild Horse Herd. The event includes a Catered Pig Roast Buffet provided by the always food artists from the Cider Factory and a dip in the pool (inside, of course). Live Music …
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