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...
by Kurt Thigpen | Nov 22, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
"I remember when Halloween was the scariest night of the year. Now, it's Election Night," or so says an anonymous Twitter troll who's not the only person worried about America's election process. For most (but, not all) of the U.S.'s...
