Still in the Middle
Tales of love and grit in Nevada during COVID-19
Being stuck at home, many of us find ourselves turning to Disney (or other channels) in search of comfort and inspiration. Viewing animated classics like Frozen help to reassure us with themes that touch upon isolation, family and love. Relevant stories for sure — as...
Stuck between a virus and a hopeful place
Heading toward an uncertain future, Robert Frost, America's legendary poet laureate, paused ... before deciding to take "the road less traveled." Nevada is fast-approaching a coronavirus crossroads of our own. How long do we continue down the path of social-isolation...
It’s time for Nevadans to band together and lead
This opinion column was submitted by RGJ columnist Pat Hickey, a former Nevada assemblyman. "I'm tired of being told who to blame." That from an exasperated Reno millennial who's grown weary like many of us from the near-hysteria generated by...
About Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey was born in Carson City and grew up in Lake Tahoe, the place where his Irish ancestors settled in the 1870s. Pat has been a ski bum, a seeker, a reporter, an assemblyman, an education advocate, and a proud parent and grandparent. His “Memo from the Middle” Sunday column was previolusly carried in the Reno Gazette Journal.
Pat received his Master’s Degree from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada. His lifelong interest in life after death is matched only by his fascination with the lives he and other Nevadans are currently leading.
