TheWiseOldFart

It was a sad day. After an effective Governor, Steve Sisolak, led my state of Nevada through Trump’s devastating pandemic, he was defeated by a Trump lackey, Joe Lombardo. Lombardo is now seen in ads for developers and as an advocate for private and charter schools Here’s why “The Truth Lives Here.” I moved to Northern Nevada in 1986 from North County San Diego. I plan to die here. I feel very fortunate to have lived in three extraordinary places. At the age of five my parents moved from Lewiston, Idaho, where I was born in 1946, to Los Angeles, California. We, my maternal grandparents, and one of my uncles caravaned to a city which promised good jobs. In 1977, just after the birth of my daughter, I moved my family to San Diego’s booming north county after accepting a job offer. After a divorce, and a new marriage, I left California for the Reno, Nevada, area in 1986. I worked in my profession as a hairstylist, but a year later entered into the gambling industry. I worked with men and ...

There is an old saying: “Birds of a feather, flock together.” This is clearly true when the discussion is about criminals. There is another which also applies here: “We are judged by the company we keep.” Trump takes great pleasure in pardoning criminals like himself. Immediately after his undeserving inauguration he pardoned about 1,500 traitors who were convicted of treasonous actions performed on January 6, 2021. These men and women are “his people.” On Thursday he pardoned a horrible and brazen woman who stole money from funds designated for a police officer’s memorial and used it for outrageous personal expenses, including plastic surgery and luxurious family vacations. The woman, Michelle Fiore, had been in Nevada’s state government for a large number of years. When she committed her crimes, she was on the Las Vegas City Council. Her scam was something Trump would praise. It is a well-known fact that he stole from his own charity for personal expenses. She was seeking donations f...

If you’re not a resident of the Silver State, you probably don’t know who Joe Lombardo is and was. He is currently the Governor of my adopted state of Nevada. Prior to his winning the office of governor in 2023, he was the Sheriff of Clark County. He is also a Trump ‘suck-up.’ Lombardo is now appearing in television ads supporting his plan to release more land to developers who want to build more homes and apartment complexes in Nevada. He claims that if more living quarters are constructed, the cost of a home and the prices of rentals will be lowered. He ignores the increases in raw materials, land values, newer and more expensive codes, etc., etc., etc. He is a liar and a fraud. He is working for developers who are greedy millionaires and wannabe billionaires. Like all “Republicans,” or more accurately the “American Fascist Party,” Lombardo is owned by special interests. Nevada is one of the poorest states in the west. I worked in the casinos for about 20 years as a dealer and games ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Jacky Rosen has worked for Nevada. She has reached across party lines to improve the lives of all residents of the Silver State. Her challenger is a Trump lacky, Sam Brown. Like his Fuhrer, he is nothing but a con man who will tell lies constantly and pander to specific groups to win votes. His ads are lies. He is vehemently opposed to any and all abortions. He is from a billionaire family, and will not serve working class Nevadans, and their struggle for affordable housing. Brown continues with his attempts to create the illusion that he is from a small town and a middle class American. This is far from the truth. In 2022, he attempted to unseat Nevada’s other Senator, Catherine Cortez-Masto. He failed, but during the campaign made the following fallacious claims. “I wasn’t born into power. I’m from small-town America,” he said in the 2022 ad. To hear Brown talk, he comes from the most humble of backgrounds. His was a “sort of working-class family,” he told rad...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I have lived in Nevada since 1986. I love this state as much as I loved the state of California where I was raised. I am a lucky man who has only lived in three of the greatest cities in America: Los Angeles, San Diego, and Reno. There have been many changes in Northern Nevada over the 38 years I have lived in the Silver State. One which confuses me the most involves Republican politicians, and Nevada’s voters. I am beginning to doubt the intelligence of our state’s politicians and those who elect them. Like many situations involving the worst man in the world, this year Nevada is making news with another first, and not in a good way. To explain why our state has a Republican primary on February 6, and a Republican caucus on February 8, I take you back to some voting history in what is a called a “purple state.” As an Independent, I was pleased when our state’s people chose Brian Sandoval, a Republican, to serve as our state’s Governor in 2011. In ...