Monday, March 20, 2023

Two Poems by Teresa Breeden

Looking Down                   for Stephen You can see, right at the edges of things, the degradation: a chip here,...

David Gessner: “All the Wild that Remains” 

Two of the most iconic writers about the wild landscape and environment of the arid western United States are Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey....

A snowy walk in Reno

Winter in Tahoe sometimes means major storms with multiple feet of snow. When that happens we shovel until our arms beg for mercy, try...
Photo of Cisco Aguilar

Meet Nevada’s Newest Election Referee

The Secretary of State in Nevada is responsible for maintaining public records, like voter registration, business licenses and activities of the state legislature. But,...

Officials Avoid Sacrificing Lake Powell Sacred Cow

Community Voices A coalition of Colorado River activists criticized the federal government and seven states for prioritizing an agreement that fails to meaningfully reduce consumptive...

A Hard Flight 

Evelyn, who was running Air Tamarak by herself at the time, came for me at my cabin early one morning. “I need you down...

University of Wyoming analysis proves the economic irrelevance of public-land livestock...

Opinion A series of University of Wyoming economic analyses (funded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) to determine the economic impacts of eliminating federal grazing...

Fugue

  Fugue Sunrise    Tea    Kitchen Table What call’st thou solitude, is not the Earth With various living creatures, and the Aire Replenisht, and all those at thy...

The Machines That Choose Death

Telling the story of the United States' clandestine overseas drone program is difficult by most measures. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that a...

John Doe Brings His Eclectic Blend of Music To The Nashville...

It was my first time seeing a show at the beautiful new Nashville Social Club in Carson City. It is a gorgeous space. An...