Issue: June 14, 2007
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Empowerment
A weakened Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons was outmaneuvered by legislative Democrats.
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Ballot burden
Nevada’s attempts to use constitutional change to reform the legislature have seldom worked as intended.
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Trend alert
Nevada-based “trend” of trashing wedding dresses.
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Sudan issue comes home
Gov. Gibbons calls for state to stop Sudan investments.
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First termer
David Bobzien talks about his experience as a first-term legislator.
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The right to remain silent
If the city of Reno wants the Holland Project to tone down the noise, maybe they should look at other operations, too.
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A tender Filet
Hey everybody, if you want to invite Brian to your place of worship, call 324-4440 3525.
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Letters for June 14, 2007
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Class is in for legally challenged
Legislation to punish hate crimes is unconstitutional.
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Nevada’s delicious backcountry
The smartass offspring and I are on an odyssey across the Silver State.
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Serial writer
Poet Hank Sosnowski spends a week in strange places—be it on stages or in Charles Manson’s hideout.
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Running for queen
Not your average beauty queens, Reno Rodeo Queen candidates know beauty, poise—and how to ride.
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A fertile seed
The South Reno Baptist Church strikes me as an excellent choice for people who like their music contemporary, their worship scripture-based, their surroundings comfortable and their fellow congregants cordial.
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Buda’s Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb
The car bomb has a longer history than you think.
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Screwing around
A fun, somewhat confusing set of vignettes about a folk singer’s uncomfortable rise to fame.
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Sicko sequel
Hostel: Part II is a little too good at being sick.
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
A supremely weird and satirical horror film.
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Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer made this dream recording of boleros weeks before he died.
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Peace in our times
With songs on MTV’s Road Rules and a growing cadre of local fans, this peaceable band is making a name for itself.
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Cottage cuisine
Voila! has big breakfast flavor without big breakfast fatass.
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Beekeepers stung by disease
A Nevada beekeeper talks about puzzling disappearance of the bee population.
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