The recent opinion piece in the Reno Gazette-Journal attacking Our Town Reno made a few waves, with elected officials and self-proclaimed political pundits rushing to pile on their criticism. But before joining this bandwagon, perhaps we should pause and ask some uncomfortable questions.

We could question how and why the RGJ decided to publish this piece could it be their declining readership. Sure. how many reporters do they still have on staff and pause to ask yourself can they use the controversy to gain views, you betcha. Thus the RGJ becomes a player in this media circus.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day — a day set aside to mourn and remember the six million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime — a disturbing message surfaced online from someone associated with Reno City Councilmember Miguel Martinez’s 2024 election campaign. The individual, who shares Martinez’s last name and appeared in campaign materials, declared the day “WACK,” claimed “It was never 6 million btw,” and went further to say, “There were no gas chambers. It’s all theater.”