Archive for the 'Nevada' Category
Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
(NOTE: a condensed version of this report appears in the Autumn, 2014 issue of “Range” magazine, on newsstands now.) COULD BUNDY HAVE ‘JUST PAID HIS FEES’ AND STAYED IN BUSINESS?
Full Article Categories: Big Brother, Due Process, Earth Stewardship, Endangered Species, Extreme Green, Heroes, Law Enforcement, Locavore local food, Media, Nevada, Private Property, Public Land
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
(NOTE: a condensed version of this report appears in the Autumn, 2014 issue of “Range” magazine, on newsstands now.) DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWN THE LAND?
Full Article Categories: Big Brother, Due Process, Earth Stewardship, Economics, Endangered Species, Extreme Green, Heroes, Law Enforcement, Media, Nevada, Private Property, Public Land, Taxation
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Friends and fans — if few in number then all the more cherished — have been asking why I seem to have been writing less this year. I hope I don’t take too much on myself if I’m reminded of Paul McCartney reporting the press reaction when the Beatles stopped touring and went almost a […]
Full Article Categories: History, Literacy, Media, Nevada, Readers Write
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Dad always thought those studying the sciences should be taught more of the history, the philosophy, and especially the ethical dilemmas which had been faced by their predecessors. Those in charge of the university’s Electrical Engineering (and Computer Science!) Department scoffed. Their slates were full helping these kids schedule all the “How to fit Tab […]
Full Article Categories: Big Brother, Books, Earth Stewardship, Endangered Species, Extreme Green, Heroes, Law Enforcement, Literacy, Media, Nevada, Private Property, Public Land, Science
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
(NOTE: a condensed version of this report appears in the Autumn, 2014 issue of “Range” magazine, on newsstands now.) After years of bluff, bluster, and one-sided hearings in the federal courts (whose politically appointed judges never answer any of the ranchers’ questions about the limits of federal jurisdiction) the federal Bureau of Land Management this […]
Full Article Categories: Big Brother, Due Process, Earth Stewardship, Economics, Endangered Species, Extreme Green, Law Enforcement, Locavore local food, Media, Nevada, Private Property, Public Land
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
A month after a deranged mother-murderer shot up that elementary school in Connecticut in 2012, California state Sen. Leland Yee, 65, described by the Los Angeles Times as “a hero of gun regulators,” helped introduce what was seen as one of the toughest pieces of gun control legislation in the country, an attempt to ban […]
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Monday, March 3rd, 2014
NOTE TO READERS: Vin Suprynowicz specifically authorizes & encourages the copying, forwarding and re-posting of this column, with the sole proviso that, as a matter of courtesy, no new material not of his making be interpolated (mixed in) to create the impression he wrote it. Column originally posted at vinsuprynowicz.com On Tuesday morning, March 4, […]
Full Article Categories: Due Process, Elections, Nevada, Uncategorized
Sunday, February 9th, 2014
As it was never our intention to present here only “gun-related stuff,” and since a number of readers raised their hands when asked not long ago if they’d like to see more “book stuff,” herewith an update of interest primarily to those seeking interesting and hard-to-find titles. Most of you know The Brunette sells vintage […]
Full Article Categories: Books, Collectibles, History, Nevada
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Attempts to contact Vin at his former work email address or phone number may appear to go unanswered. Ditto, possibly, with snail mail … we haven’t checked. But it does seem that emails sent to him are going into a black hole somewhere — and the answering machine will take a message though he’ll never […]
Full Article Categories: Media, Nevada, Readers Write
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
What’s slowing down job creation in Nevada, where the real unemployment rate — counting part-timers who would prefer full-time work, and those who’ve given up looking — averaged 20.3 percent in 2012? One prime suspect is ObamaCare, with its mandate that employers with 50 full-time employees or more must offer health insurance — not just […]
Full Article Categories: Earth Stewardship, Economics, Energy, Nevada