Editorial

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 …

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Biasness – Sunday Word Of The Day Essay

 biasness* | ˈbīəsnes | noun 1 prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair: there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants | the bias toward younger people in recruitment | [in singular]: a systematic bias …

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Respect – Sunday Word Of The Day Essay

respect |rəˈspekt| noun a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements: the director had a lot of respect for Douglas as an actor. the state of being admired or respected: his first chance in over fifteen years to regain respect in the …

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Storey Teller Legal Defense Fund

After finding himself in the crosshairs of our attention one time too many, Mustang Ranch Brothel Owner, TRIC Executive, and Storey County Commissioner Lance Gilman is suing Sam Toll, editor of The Storey Teller. We have set up a legal defense fund to pay for court costs and legal services. …

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Defamation, the Sunday Word Of The Day

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defamation |ˌdefəˈmāSH(ə)n| noun The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel: She sued him for defamation. Readers of The Teller have seen me share my responses to Kris Thompson’s musings on the Virginia City Highlands email chat group. I post them here. As expected, Disbarred California …

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Leadership, Part Two

It’s reassuring to know that when I write something (in a house or with a mouse) that makes it’s way to the (McGuffey-says-it’s-Irrelevent) Virginia Highlands chat group, TRIC Executive, Mustang Ranch Brothel resident and Lance Gilman bunkmate Kris Thompson pipes up with a longwinded diatribe about what a pants on …

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Leadership – Sunday Word Of The Day

leadership |ˈlēdərˌSHip| noun The action of leading a group of people or an organization: different styles of leadership. The state or position of being a leader: the leadership of the party. [treated as singular or plural] the leaders of an organization, country, etc.: a change of leadership had become desirable. …

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Sunday Word Of The Day – Priority

Another Sunday and another Essay on Words and their meaning in Storey County Governance. Today’s word is Priority. Please comment if you have any thoughts to share… Thanksgiving came and went a couple of days ago and I couldn’t resist tossing the political theory grenade into the after dinner conversation. …

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Irrelevant – The Sunday Word Of The Day

As a practicing writer, I like words. I have been interested in the meaning of words and their origins, phrases and the flavor of semantics since I started reading. Words have meaning. When used thoughtfully, words can inspire or make you smile or frown. In short, words, and their use, …

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