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Opinion

Evidence for a young earth

Letters to the Editor

The 3-6-2026 ‘Triceratops skeleton…’ stated the price of a set of dinosaur bones can now bring up to $44 million, mainly due to a new shift toward objects that have “cultural resonance.” Also states the bones are 66 million years old; but are they? Recent discoveries of soft ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

For this column, I often share social news or the gossip columns from the old newspapers. The social news is always fascinating to read and a lot can be learned of local people and events from the communities in Lyon County. For this article, I’m going to share the classifieds from one of the ...

In Check

Local Columns

I used to consider myself a good chess player, capable of figuring things out, even thinking a few moves ahead, and having a strategy and a backup as well when I played more often with my dad, or the kids in school as I grew up. Now that I play the game with my own boys, who both have a library ...

Remembering Dave

Community Voices

My wife and I recently received the sad news that our friend Dave Vincent has passed away. Dave was one of the most interesting people we’ve ever met. I became acquainted with Dave when he was working for a major advertising firm. Most of his job involved doing PR work for a major ...

SMSU staff oppose layoffs

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: SMSU employees are facing job losses and essential campus services are going to be cut. AFSCME local 2385 was notified that the SMSU administration had a plan that would lay off two full-time employees, reduce another to part-time, and reduce the post office to half-day. ...