Issue: April 13, 2006
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Then what?
If the U.S. Supreme Court changes its mind on abortion, Nevada state legislators won’t have the options other states’ lawmakers have.
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It’s Milken’s Nevada—we just live in it
Michael Milken has become a familiar behind the scenes Nevada figure.
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Speaking out
Students at UNR want the four “free speech zones” expanded to include the entire campus.
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Walk the line
Through the personal portraits and stories of 60 people struggling with mental illness, Michael Nye shows us the fragile boundary between control and vulnerability with his exhibit Fine Line.
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Immigration racism
Someday, we’ll look back on this immigration debate and say, “Ay, carumba!”
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Letters for April 13, 2006
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Jazz in the key of Rolling Stone
Musical selections with help from Rolling Stone.
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Send a message to feckless morons
Shouldn’t school administrators give a little bit of slack to new charter schools?
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Bob Beers—Nevada’s own right-wing Jon Stewart
In the wake of his naughty April Fool’s joke on Jim Gibbons, I rescind any negative thoughts I’ve had about Republican Bob Beers.
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Eyeful of icons
If you think Russian icons look awkward and unrealistic, its makers were just doing their job.
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Praiseworthy poetry
Think poetry is just for dead white guys? No way. National Poetry Month is going strong in April. Here are 10 books to get you started.
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Mapes Hotel and Casino
Mini-review of Mapes Hotel and Casino: The History of Reno’s Landmark Hotel by Patty Cafferata.
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A league of their own
The Benchwarmers has a straight-faced, bold approach to bad taste that ultimately makes it a demented treat.
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In the Heart of the Moon
This lyrical, flowing live recording is a collaboration between two musical masters.
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Better than nothing
The No Nothing Party knows something about party-punk music.
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Teenage mutant ninja pizza
The bilingual, action-movie-star loving Semenza’s Pizzeria is a Latino pre-teen’s dream. Not bad for English-speaking adults, either.
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