The Storey Teller News and commentary on what’s really going on in Storey County.

There is irrational comfort taken in the belief that man-made laws somehow ensure equality for all. More often than not, the exact opposite is true. Within the next week, UC Berkeley will be forced to remove over 20,000 lectures, videos, and other digital documents from its free online library. While …

Virginia City’s Lacy J. Dalton will  be inducted into the North American Country Music Association, International Hall of Fame in ceremonies in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Pigeon Forge is Parton’s hometown. Dolly Parton’s band will provide backup for performers who will include Dalton and  guitarist Dale Poune of Carson City. Lacy …

AB274 is a bad idea and we don’t understand why any Nevadan would have the lack of sense to support this bill. It comes as no surprise that all 16 sponsors and co-sponsors of this bill are Democrats and all but one are from Las Vegas. This bill will make …

The Canvas Cafe offers cooked to order meals, daily specials made from local provisions and Coffee from locally roasted beans from the Coffee Roaster. Richard Oates and Alexia Sober mix in a little Scottish Brogue and Local Art to warm the atmosphere. They creatively serve fresh every day and offer …

In our premiere podcast we interview Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro.

We realize this is old news as the article is from February 6th, but the Reno Gazette Journal reported that Washoe County Planning Commission approved a 56 house subdivision on Geiger Grade. “The Washoe County Planning Commission unanimously approved the tentative map for a new residential development southeast of Reno …

 A funny thing happened While we were sleeping the other night. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to raise the debt limit as soon as possible to avoid a potential federal government default. Former Goldman-Sachs executive (a.k.a. drained swamp monster) and freshly minted Treasury Secretary wrote Paul Ryan a …

I recently gave and graded a midterm exam on the application of economics to law. On one problem a number of students made the same interesting mistake, interesting for two reasons. It illustrates one of the ways in which it is easy to misunderstand economic ideas. And it points to …

Reasons to Retain our Sheriff #2 “Vote “NO” to demonstrate to the King of TRIC who likely funded this recall that in spite of his money, nodding bobble headed other County Commissioners, and the constant slurs & misrepresentations of his multiple convicted DUI disbarred henchman that not everyone in this …

A reader suggested we run a section dedicated to reasons to retain the Sheriff. They submitted the first one. If you have one you would like to submit, do so via email at editor@thestoreyteller.online. If you have a reason he should not be retained, send it along. We all benefit …