Issue: June 05, 2008
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Guitar hero
Eelke Folmer is a UNR professor that’s bringing video games to a whole new crowd.
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The Jims go head to head
Gov. Gibbons and Chancellor Rogers face off over higher education.
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Shield law stymied
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has been sitting on a federal press shield law for eight months without permitting a vote.
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Refuges for crime?
Environmental group calls nation’s wildlife refuges badly underfunded. Refuges for crime?
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‘Sprawl Mountain’ delayed
Reno City Council delays Winnemucca Ranch zoning vote.
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Preservationist
Interview with Nevada historic preservation director Ron James.
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Going too far
Opponents of an initiative petition went too far.
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A changing group
The homeless population seems to be changing in Reno.
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Term limits put inexperienced in charge
Is it too late to fix the error voters made with term limits?
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Expecting different results from the same method
Hard to say what happens in a voter’s mind on Election Day.
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Letters for June 5, 2008
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Summer grilling tips
Bruce offers summer barbeque grilling tips.
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Olfactory Orpheus
www.arts-initiative.org Artist Anthony Alston is the olfactory Orpheus.
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Master of puppets
Bernie Beauchamp, champion puppeteer extraordinaire, has a box full of friends.
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Spiritual health
As spring fades into summer, Saint John’s Presbyterian Church encourages members to trust in their faith.
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Bored with your keyboard?
Keyboards _ aren’t we all using one right now?
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Sex for the masses
Though he confesses to secretly liking the TV show, Bob Grimm was still irritated by the Sex and the City movie.
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Eatin’ good
The Best of Tahoe Chefs dinner raise $50,000 for cancer research and treatment.
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Words into action
Local 9-year-old opens a “library” to save manatees.
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We’re in trouble
Two new reports on climate change continue to make us want to cry.
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Rollin’ on the River
Been workin’ for the Man every night and day? Come down to Rollin’ on the River!
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Classic act
Knox Paisley is playing their grandparents’ rock ‘n’ roll—that would be Clapton, not Bill Haley.
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Pump up the volume
With the Max Volume Band, the voice on the radio takes center stage.
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Move in next to these guys
Borrow a cup of sugar from some Bad Neighbors.
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Party like a rock czar
With a mazurka of style and energy, Red Elvises explode into an instant party.
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Shedding a little light
Jen Chapin, daughter of Harry, brings her sweet, jazzy, urban folk to Reno.
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Musical therapy
Kate Cotter, voted Reno’s “Best Local Musician”, opens for Jen Chapin with her ethereal, introspective music.
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Master blaster
Whether it’s the blues, folk or rock, harmonica player Norton Buffalo can’t be placed in a box.
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Queen of steam
Blues siren Michele Lundeen returns to Reno with her band, Blues Streak.
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Shades of blue
Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors find solace in the blues and expression through the harmonica.
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High spirits
Terrapin Road and Terrapin Road are the toast of so-called happy, uplifting “Prozac blues.”
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