by Kurt Thigpen | Oct 20, 2026 | Memo from the Middle
After six and a half years of trying to stay in the middle of the road, I’ve decided to pull over. Not park—just pull over. Eventually, all things come to an end. Even personally rewarding journeys like writing “Memo from the Middle” can’t last...
by Kurt Thigpen | Oct 14, 2026 | Memo from the Middle
Nevada may be the easiest place in America to vote. You can register the same day, vote early for two weeks, or fill out the ballot that arrives in your mailbox. So why do so few of us bother, and why do so many of us doubt the count? A recent Pew Research Center...
by Kurt Thigpen | Dec 20, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
Dear God, 2020 has been a really hard year. You already know all the reasons why, so I won't burden you with a recitation of all that's happened to us this year. We both know a lot of people who have been hurt in Nevada by an invisible virus that's all...
by Kurt Thigpen | Dec 13, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
It's no picnic being a young person in 2020. Because of social distancing, many in this generation of young Nevadans are losing their relationships at school, contact with their friends, sports, their weekend gatherings, hanging out at the mall and a host of...
by Kurt Thigpen | Dec 6, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
This opinion column was submitted by RGJ columnist Pat Hickey, a member of the Nevada Legislature from 1996 to 2016. Now's a good time for America to be thinking about what heals us, and not, what further divides. You know — things like the kind of pledge we made...
by Kurt Thigpen | Nov 29, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
Nobody gave you much of a chance of becoming president. Possibly, you didn't really believe it yourself at first. Many in America's Republican establishment still can't believe a brash businessman and reality TV star ("The Apprentice") could...
