A strong military education builds civic virtue | Pat Hickey Pat Hickey Memo from the Middle Jan. 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m. PT “Duty, Honor, Country” is the long-standing motto and guiding principle of the United States Military Academy at West Point. For the yo... See more
Does Nevada need all the data centers? | Pat Hickey
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Dec. 30, 2025, 10:09 a.m. PT
The partially inaccurate line attributed to the Kevin Costner film "Field of Dreams," “If you build it, they will come,” is often used to just... See more
What I’m hoping for in 2026 | Pat Hickey Pat Hickey Memo from the Middle Dec. 23, 2025, 10:56 a.m. PT The question I get asked most often is: How do you decide what to write about? Most weeks, it’s fairly simple. I take a walk every day and a longer hike ... See more
The media — believe it or not? How to decide what’s true | Pat Hickey Pat Hickey Memo from the Middle Dec. 3, 2025, 7:33 p.m. PT In last week’s Memo from the Middle, I suggested that with all the turkey and football consumption over the Thanksgiving weeke... See more
Why Lincoln’s Thanksgiving message still matters now | Pat Hickey Pat Hickey Memo from the Middle Thanksgiving weekend is a good time to hit the pause button. Besides all the parades, food and football (assuming you partake in such delights), it’s turkey ... See more
