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Why is this legislator protecting rapists, murderers and thieves?

Why is this legislator protecting rapists, murderers and thieves?

A young woman with a concealed-carry permit, Amanda Collins, was brutally raped in the parking garage on the campus of UNR in 2007. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Does gay marriage mean happy?

Does gay marriage mean happy?

“If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness.” — Tori Amos, singer/songwriter … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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State has no shortage of environmental questions

State has no shortage of environmental questions

The wildflowers splashed yellow and crimson along Cold Creek Road. Flecks of bright color highlighted the Joshua-covered foothills. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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How to keep kids from becoming ‘Will Work for Food’ bums

How to keep kids from becoming ‘Will Work for Food’ bums

Last Sunday I spent $5 for a $2.50 newspaper that I didn’t even take with me because I already had a copy of the paper sitting in my driveway at home. Let me explain. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Phasing out coal not embrace of renewables for NV Energy

Phasing out coal not embrace of renewables for NV Energy

After much gnashing of teeth, NV Energy has decided to grin and bear it when it comes to phasing out its use of coal to generate power. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Is a family event the best site for a gun show?

Is a family event the best site for a gun show?

The first thing I do every morning is check my email. Two Sundays ago, there a was a message from a trusted friend telling me there was going to be a gun show in Boulder City during the Spring Jamboree. And it was going to be held in both Parks and Recreation Department gyms. … [...]

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Recovery for the rich

Recovery for the rich

Last weekend I visited a Reno used bookstore that I often frequent. The owner told me that this is like no recession he has experienced. In previous recessions, he said, people have avoided buying new books so he benefited. Sales rose in hard times. Not this time. … The rest of this article is available [...]

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Selling enthusiasm to a nearly empty room

Selling enthusiasm to a nearly empty room

On Feb. 21 in this space I opined that the fact that only City Council incumbents Duncan McCoy and Cam Walker were re-elected unchallenged was somewhere between community contentment and apathy. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Real violence trumps  fake violence every time

Real violence trumps fake violence every time

A saying among mothers that goes back many years is that if a little boy is given a peanut butter and jelly sandwich he’ll turn it into a gun. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Going to the hospital has some hidden requirements

Going to the hospital has some hidden requirements

Perhaps readers are well aware of the information about to be given here, but I, for one, was ill-informed on the subject. It concerns Medicare beneficiaries and the status to which they are assigned when arriving at a hospital for an unknown length of stay. … The rest of this article is available to premium [...]

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