$2,682,046.31 of Your Tax Dollars hard(ly) at work in Storey County in 2107 The Tax Foundation began tracking Tax Freedom Day in 1948. Tax Freedom Day is the day that the nation as a whole pays all the taxes to all the Federal, State and Local agencies they need for …
Read More »Chilling Effect – The Sunday Word(s) of The Day
Lance Gilman Sues Sam Toll in an effort to have a chilling effect on the work of The Storey Teller. Throughout time immemorial, politicians have done their level best to quiet critical review of their actions. History is littered with people in power disproving of critics. The use of …
Read More »Whisper Campaign – Sunday Word(s) Of The Day
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 …
Read More »Sheriff Gerald Antinoro
In this ninth episode of The Storey Teller Podcast Sheriff Antinoro and I discuss Holiday Safety, Wild (or not so much) Horses and Body Cameras. I also make a comment on sharing our podcast with your friends and neighbors. I am having to install and configure a new podcasting plugin …
Read More »National Night Out a Sweltering Success
Lockwood residents, Community service organizations, Storey County Fire and Sheriffs Departments as well as our local representatives all turned out in the 102 degree heat at Louise Peri Park in Lockwood to make last night’s National Night Out ( NNO) a sweltering success. National Night Out is a national community …
Read More »Mug Shots and Public Shaming. Good or Bad?
The Storey Teller has posted Arrest Reports both with and without Mug Shots. In posting Mug Shots, I am conflicted. On the one hand, they serve as a (perhaps ineffective) deterrent; If you don’t want your face to show up in the public shaming gallery you might think twice about …
Read More »Storey County Sheriff’s Office Deploys a New Interceptor
Sheriff Gerald Antinoro is pictured here taking delivery of a brand new Ford Police Interceptor on Friday, June 23rd. This vehicle is the newest addition to the fleet of patrol vehicles that keep the community safe. The Interceptor is becoming the new vehicle of choice and this one is …
Read More »Jim Hindle, Storey County Chair of the Republican Party – Episode Two
In this episode, we interview Jim Hindle, Storey County Chair of the Republican Party. We discuss the function of the Republican Party in Storey County and discuss the recent motion adopted by the Republican Central Committee to oppose the Recall Election of Sheriff Antinoro. After the interview we listen to …
Read More »Stand Against Corruption Part Three – A Letter to the Editor From Sheriff Antinoro
By Sheriff Gerald Antinoro For those following the recall, here’s an update. Today I was contacted by a local reporter and asked about my ads and signs that say “stand against corruption.” I was asked why I felt there was corruption involved in the recall effort. To that, first I …
Read More »Stand Against Corruption – Part Two
As we mentioned in Part One of this series, Pat Whitten was indignant about the term “Stand Against Corruption” in a recent copy of the local newsprint fish wrap. I couldn’t help but chuckle about his insistence that the County of Storey has the whitest whites and the brightest colors …
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