Stewart Indian School leaves behind a complicated history
Five or six years ago, I took a night class on Wašiw language and culture offered through Western Nevada College in Douglas County....
Washoe and allies run to stop Minden siren
As Minden sounded its siren at noon on May 28, a group of more than 50 Washoe and their allies shouted together in response,...
Why we need to travel to other countries.
I have just returned from my first trip out of the United States in four years.
The challenges of traveling internationally in the COVID-19...
The American Heritage of Wild Horses
Opinion
Our history is important when it comes to managing our public lands, natural resources, and wildlife.
Much of our factual history today is being obscured...
Tarantulas On Parade
A version of this story appeared in David Toll’s legendary Gold Hill News, which he published regularly between 1974 - 1978. This story is...
The End of Democracy?
Opinion
We are coming to the end of the most consequential year in the complicated history of democracy in our country. Next year, 2022, will...
Positive thinking turns “fool’s gold” into golden experiences
We reached the foot of the mountain early, which should have tipped us off; climbing trips never go ahead of schedule. But the summit...
Death Valley offers more than name suggests
A group of would-be gold miners, exhausted, starving, dehydrated and lost in the desert, sent two men for help in 1849. Amazingly, the pair...
First Person Accounts – Saying No to The Lithium Mine at...
Opinion
Lithium Nevada, LLC, a subsidiary of Lithium Americas Corporation has proposed a significantly large lithium mining project less than a one-hour drive north of...
Squaw Valley Changes Name to Palisades Tahoe
The Squaw Valley resort acknowledged more than a year ago that its name “was derogatory and offensive. It did not stand for who we...