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I ran across this piece on Joe Conforte and Storey County from the Reno Gazette-Journal which ran sometime in 1985. In reading this, I was struck by the irony of the sentiment of the people and the headline. Here we are thirty years into the future and in some ways, …

I have been working on this piece for a couple of weeks. After I finished it and posted it, something was still bugging me that I couldn’t put my finger on. Well, that something just punched me in the face. Stay Tuned for Part Two… Summary: Pat Whitten authorized $ …

The First Storey County Commissioner Meeting of 2018 had some interesting points in between the standard fare. The conversation over the fabled tax rollback/rebate/cuts continued as Commissioner Jack McGuffey tried once again to make this dead horse gallop so he can pretend to lead the charge for all us little …

I noticed this morning on my Facebook feed that Virginia City Highlands resident Jay Carmona has declared he will challenge incumbent Commissioner Jack McGuffey in the primary election held on June 4th, 2018. A lifelong Republican, Mr. Carmona feels he can represent Storey County as County Commissioner. I reached out …

After reading the report that Mustang Ranch Brothel Owner, TRIC Executive and County Commissioner Lance Gilman is suing The Teller, former County Commission Candidate Nicole Barde shared her thoughts with her audience via her blog The BardeBlog. Ms. Barde points out some pretty interesting things and we appreciate kind words. …

When I started The Storey Teller as a conduit to express support for embattled Sheriff Gerald Antinoro during the failed recall effort, I did so fully expecting to have 13 people read it and then have it fade into the dustbin of irrelevance soon after the recall election. After all, …

Corrado de Gasparis announced that Comstock Mining Incorporated would attend and exhibit at the American Exploration & Mining Association’s 123rd Annual Event Held at the Sparks Nugget Hotel last week. From the obligatory press release, De Gasparis is quoted: “We are looking forward to participating in an excellent AEMA conference, …

For those of you who don’t subscribe to the Meeting report of Nicole Barde, I am copying a link so you can check it out. I was at the meeting and remember it being the angriest I have been at the combination of self-congratulatory back-slapping and milquetoasty “decisiveness” in dealing …

Rod from UPS advised The Teller that UPS has added a new delivery operator servicing the Virginia City Highlands exclusively. Rod wanted to advise the folks in the Highlands that the purple truck is operated by an official UPS employee, so they should resist the urge to fire a shot …

If you were to believe the press releases festooning the otherwise vacous pages of the Comstock Chronicle, you would think that Comstock Mining Incorporated (CMI) was making millions while employing thousands here in the “Richest Place On Earth”. The CMI cheerleaders at the Comstock Chronicle (deemed the Comstock Comical by …