Guest Editorials
Editor’s note: it was our great pleasure to invite Justin Evans and Celia Costanzo to share their remarks to the WWHS Class 2012 with all of our readers Justin Evans:…
Show Us The Letter, Mr. Boatman
We have been dreading writing an editorial endorsing Judge Reese Melville. Dreading it not because we don’t believe Judge Melville is the best man for the job or has not…
Not Cool Barry
When our daughter was 17 we bought her a trip to Israel with a youth group. And as her departure date neared she confided in us she was nervous that…
Elko DA Hero
If there is a hero in the murder of Mickie Costanzo, it must be Elko District Attorney Marc Torvinen. Not for what he did, but for what he did not…
The Banality of Evil
To anyone doubting Toni Fratto’s involvement in the slaughter of Mickie Costanzo we invite them to read her deposition. Words cannot express the horror it conveys, it must be read…
Toni Fratto a Victim? Who are You Kidding?
While part of us can understand Cassie Fratto’s pain at being the mother of a killer, her insistence that her daughter is also a victim in the brutal slaughter of…
Strength In Numbers
If a picture is worth a thousand words what is the value of two pictures? The two photos we have in mind are those of Anne and Mitt Romney and…
The Deadliest Age
The two older ones now 25 and almost 20 serve in combat units in the Israeli army (the older one is in the reserves). People ask us all the time…
Poor Judgement
We still do not understand why JP candidate Brian Boatman wrote a character reference for confessed killer Toni Fratto. While Fratto’s attorney were ecstatic to get one from the local…
In Boondoggles We Trust
We expect to receive assurances that if the city of West Wendover becomes the owner of Wendover Gas it will not sell its gas at a loss. What’s the old…