Issue: July 16, 2009
Hey everybody,Another great week, another great Reno News & Review. This week, we lead off with a story about how local Latino immigrants have developed their own methods for learning and teaching English to friends and family. It’s called “Illegal alphabet,” and it’s written by Kat Kerlin, and I love it. Bob Grimm takes a lingering look at Sacha Baron Cohen’s package, Bruno. Also inside, local restaurants, local artists, local musicians, local churches, local news, local environmental news, letters from local people, and a note from a lo-cal editor.Again, and as always, thanks to each of you for reading our newspaper. Without you, we’d have no one to Facebook to.Thanks,Brian
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Illegal alphabet
Immigrants take a sink-or-swim approach to do-it-yourself English.
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Will renewable energy power Nevada’s economy?
If the casino industry continues to decline, the state may need a new economic engine.
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Casino worker blog launched
CDC site elevates issue of workplace dangers tolerated by management.
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Builders of West may get apology
California lawmakers considering resolution of contrition for anti-Chinese activities.
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Another Ensign critic heard from
A self-righteous columnist who sold out now condemns Nevada senator.
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Site seeks world’s best place to stand
Web page has some unusual rankings.
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Nevada congressmembers have profane websites
Reid and Heller have both managed to get the hell into their website addresses.
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Lavender love
Lavender Ridge owner Kristen Harris talks about this weekend’s Purple Summer Festival at her farm.
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The lawn ranger
OK, I’m crawling—slowly—onto the antilawn bandwagon.
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News brownout
Why does the Reno Gazette-Journal withhold stories from its readers?
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Letters for July 16, 2009
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Relaxation and bug bites
Hot springs varmints chow down on Bruce.
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Exit stage right
Sarah Palin’s quick getaway isn’t necessarily a self-inflicted coup d’ gras.
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One cool remove
Whether it’s antique robots or vintage photographs, painter Annie Hooker is seduced by nostalgia.
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State of play
Our movie reviewer interviews David Wain, the man responsible for some of the best comedy of the last 20 years, like the movie Wet Hot American Summer and the TV show The State .
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Lift me up
Perfect Peace Community Church will give you a good feeling to take you through the week.
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Fun with dick
Sacha Baron Cohen tests the limits as Brüno, a gay Austrian who makes homophobes very, very uncomfortable.
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Public Enemies
Going to the movies? Here’s your local guide to the highs and lows of Hollywood’s latest releases.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper
Going to the movies? Here’s your local guide to the highs and lows of Hollywood’s latest releases.
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Bloodthirsty
The guys in Vampirates play hardcore punk like it was an extreme sport.
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Pizza with pizzazz
Go hog wild with the toppings at Bru-go’s Pizza Co.
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The lawn haul
It’s not quite cash for grass, but locals have some incentive to create a water-wise landscape.
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No such thing as organic?
Pressure from big food companies has allowed for synthetic ingredients in foods labeled “organic.”
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Making the switch
Faced with extinction, incandescent makers are working to build a better, more efficient, bulb.
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