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Mayor Ed Lawson graced the 83rd Nevada Legislature Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure last week with his presence, delivering a masterclass in vague claims and suspiciously precise statistics regarding Assembly Bill 61 – you know, the one about letting RTC Washoe County or any local g
Read the articleLawsuits, Lies, and Local Leadership: The Sparks Saga Continues Former Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz is finally doing what anyone with a grudge and a lawyer on speed-dial would do – suing his former colleagues. The target list reads Team Krutz: Mayor Ed Lawson, Councilmember Paul Anderson, and for
Read the articleYes, Sparks Councilmember Donald Abbott's Valentine's Day cards for seniors is a sweet gesture. For five years, he's brought smiles to seniors' faces - for one day. But what about the other 364 days when our seniors: Choose between buying groceries or medicine Face eviction notices because th
Read the articleGood gosh we had to hear about Sparks City Councilmember Kristopher Dahir’s responsibilities as the chair of the Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) and now we learn Dahir can’t make his last “elected” board meeting due to scheduling issues? What scheduling issue? Why didn’t it come up at the last
Read the articlePicon thinks $15 for a margarita at the Nugget Rib Cook off is basically highway robbery, and $5 for water. Since COVID the prices at the Rib Cook Off have gone rib high.
Read the articlePicon found the comments made by Troy Regus during public comment at the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners meeting today interesting.
Read the articleLooks like Santa came early this year, and he's bearing gifts of email mishaps. Who knew the path to transparency would be paved with a lobbyist's fat fingers?
Read the articleWho else watched the City of Sparks Council meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024? Okay, like almost no one, according to YouTube there we 97 views
Read the articleIf it isn't the bumbling buffalo herd of Sparks City Councilmen preening and pawing at new lows of small-town campaign shenanigans. This sordid video exposition lays bare the cringeworthy politics we've come to expect from Mayor Lawson’s coterie of credibility-bereft male council members.
Read the articleCouncilman Donald Abbott reminds everyone and anyone within listening distance he was the youngest person ever elected to the Sparks City Council. Who do we blame for that, you the voter, who seem to have been sold a bill of goods by “The Donald.”
Read the articlePicon’s Publisher, Larry Chesney, has been chewing on publishing readers opinion for about a year now, and this week he said, “What the hell, let’s do it.”
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