by Kurt Thigpen | Oct 4, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
This past Tuesday's presidential debate was neither "presidential" or a "debate." It looked more like a cable TV clash of "Pardon the Interruption" on steroids. Millions around the world watched as two ancient-looking American...
by Kurt Thigpen | Sep 27, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
If ever there was a year that set up a biblical-like scenario for the supposed last days, 2020 would probably take the cake. I'm not just talking about the appearance of a worldwide pandemic and long food lines, along with fires and floods rampaging the...
by Kurt Thigpen | Sep 20, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
"This is the value of the teacher, who looks at a face and says there's something behind that and I want to reach that person, I want to influence that person, I want to encourage that person, I want to enrich, I want to call out that person who is behind...
by Kurt Thigpen | Sep 13, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
It's been a very long year. Some have even wondered if Lady Luck has abandoned Nevada. Reviewing the state's COVID-19 actions over the past six months, Gov. Sisolak recently told reporters we have "a long way to go" before restoring Nevada's...
by Kurt Thigpen | Sep 6, 2020 | Memo from the Middle
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Apparently a lot, when it comes to William Shakespeare's classic prose from "Romeo and Juliet." And, most certainly these days — when it comes to a few...
