Issue: March 29, 2007
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The week’s news in Reno and Sparks
It’s a fool’s feast, with a sourdough miner on the loose, and a feline prostitution ring busted. If you believe this, you’re eating too much of the mercury.
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Coal-fired politics
The governor who tried to sell safe mercury is now polishing his sales pitch for “clean coal.”
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Milken money
Former junk bond king Michael Milken raises suspicions by selling off $1 billion of his assets in a private education company.
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A solution without a problem
Sen. Barbara Cegavske’s bill requiring voters to identify themselves would be a sharp break with longstanding Nevada practices.
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Gentlewoman
Amy Saathoff is a fundraiser and community relations worker for the Committee to Aid Abused Women.
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Sheep of fools
Americans are more interested in dog food poisoning and Anna Nicole Smith than the war in Iraq, according to online story trackers.
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Letters for March 29, 2007
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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F-bombs and other words
If you ever run for President, and someone calls you a fag, here’s an alternative to the canned, predictable response.
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Before moving to Nevada, look at schools
We Nevadans claim to value education. But the proof is in the creamy dessert—and this pudding looks thin.
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Creative process
Brian Raszka’s exhibit, Process, is like walking into one of the coolest, most colorful, funky junkyards you’ve ever seen.
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Carson City as national arts haven?
Carson City beat out New York City as one of “America’s Best Places for Artists,” according to Sperling’s Best Places. What were they thinking?
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See live theater for Peanuts
You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown brings the adored comic strip to the stage.
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Restless reptile
The Host is the first cool giant reptile film in many a year.
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World beat
Durga: Goddess of the Drum shows the history of women in drumming from Egypt to American rock stages.
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Rare finds
From rice cakes to curries, Reno Asian Supermarket has it.
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