Rose of Mount Charleston fired up over cuts
John L. Smith, Nevada Smith It takes a lot to rile up the Rose of Mount Charleston. She’d rather give you a hug and a hot meal than utter a harsh word about anyone or anything. But when it comes to...
View ArticleOpinion: Fire on the mountain cuts concern for residents
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith Rural Nevadans have never been shy about making themselves heard. At times their collective voice is all that keeps them from being flattened for the sake of political...
View ArticleOpinion: Longtime rancher says wild horses must be managed
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith After a couple minutes of conversation with John Carpenter, I got the feeling he suspects I don’t know which end of the horse eats and which end kicks. Carpenter read a...
View ArticleOpinion: Nye, that ol’ socialist sympathizer
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith If I didn’t know better, I’d almost think Nevada is the place bootstraps were invented. Bootstraps, as in those things that you must pull yourself up by in order to get...
View ArticleOpinion: Nevada and the West not following Arizona
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith It’s hard to imagine two more different sheriffs than Nye County’s Tony DeMeo and Maricopa County, Ariz., law boss Joe Arpaio. Outside Pahrump, you probably haven’t heard...
View ArticleDentons to be honored as ‘Heart of the Community’
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith Sara Denton just can’t figure it out why the Boulder City Hospital Foundation decided to pay tribute to her and husband Ralph at its “Heart of the Community Gala”...
View ArticleOpinion: Columnist’s sense of direction off, even in Nevada
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith My grandfather Smith was at home in the Eastern Sierra. With a fly pole in one hand, he had an innate sense of direction and had no need of a compass to find the trout...
View ArticleOpinion: Easter memories found in a Nevada stream and a bar
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith Easter has long been my favorite holiday. Its message of love and life is universal. My childhood holiday memories around the Smith house weren’t always pleasant, but for...
View ArticleOpinion: Wild horses loathed by ranchers, loved by America
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith If I didn’t know better, I’d think there was something in the water. HORSE LAUGH: The smartest move at the state Legislature – and how many times do I use “smartest” and...
View ArticleNevada Smith: Find a way to get that uncle off the couch and to work
By John L. Smith, Nevada Smith Almost every family has one: The uncle gifted with everything but a work ethic. He can build a custom home, nurse a horse to health, and litigate a lawsuit in proper...
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