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Department of Energy photo of mannequins used for nuclear testing taken in 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.

OPINION: Wait, are we seriously talking about nuclear testing? 

For those of us living next to the most-nuked patch of ground on Earth, that should raise a few red flags — especially because such testing doesn’t seem even remotely required to ensure nuclear capability today.

Maylin Illas-Rodriguez, a sanitation clerk, receives a dose of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Trashelle Miro at a pharmacy inside an Albertsons grocery store in Las Vegas.

OPINION: Why even some ‘smart’ people oppose vaccines

I’ve had a couple of vaccine-deniers with professional programming experience tell me they could evaluate double-blind study data better than the “corrupt lying” scientists who work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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OPINION: Don’t fall for the Hollywood handout, Nevada

Georgia has become utterly fixated on one way to boost its economy: The film tax credit is now our largest corporate tax incentive, expanding over time to compete with 38 other states that have enacted their own credits.

Patrons watch NFL football at the new Suncoast Sportsbook on Sept. 8, 2024.

OPINION: NBA betting scandal surprise anyone? I didn’t think so.

One veteran of the legal side of the sports betting industry puts it bluntly: If the bookies used were legal, they were dangerously unsophisticated. If they were illegal, they were asking for trouble — or were in on the conspiracy and getting a piece of the action.

Protesters gathering during the No Kings rally on Oct. 18, 2025, in Reno.

OPINION: Edgelords run the government now

For Trump, soliciting outrage is the entire point. Sure, that might be attention-grabbing, but it’s also a pretty unhealthy way for the leader of 350 million Americans to communicate in our modern era of discontent and partisan divide. 

Protesters carrying signs during the No Kings rally on Oct. 18, 2025, in Reno.

OPINION: No Kings? No s—!

Reno’s No Kings rally was just one of thousands held across the country as an exercise of the right to peaceably assemble that’s guaranteed under the First Amendment of our Constitution. What’s more American than that?

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