TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Sadly, this is a true story, and there is no end. My beautiful and incredible bride of more than 30 years always does the right thing. She obeys all the rules, even when they make no sense. On December 26, we will celebrate her birthday. This year she is required to renew her driver’s license. This has become a very important issue. I am disabled and cannot drive. She is the only person who can do our grocery shopping. Because she is a “certain age,” the Nevada DMV requires an eye test and a physical exam. It is also necessary that she appear in person; it cannot be accomplished online. Getting the appointments and completing the examinations took more than two weeks. When they were completed, she went online to make an appointment at the only DMV in the Reno/Sparks area. There were none available until January 29, 2026. She called the office to ask about alternative procedures. They informed her that they do not allow “walk-ins.” She was shocked. Two more phone...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   You might remember the name Louis DeJoy . Thanks to Trump, he is now the Postmaster General of the United States. You might wonder why he is attempting to destroy the institution he was chosen to run.   First of all , he is a Trump supporter, and that means he is not very smart. Secondly, he is a businessman   whose major ambition is to run a privatized mail delivery service.   Few of you will be aware of what he is doing to Northern Nevada. He is making a major change which will likely cost Norther n Nevada residents their jobs and cause huge delays in our state’s mail delivery.   Although he has received many complaints listing justifiable fears related to eliminating the sorting stations in Reno and placing them in Sacramento, California, he refuses to listen to the people his organization serves.   Sacramento is 136 miles west of Reno. However, the mileage is only one concern. In the winter months, I-80, the highway betwe...