Registered sex offender, Christopher Lee Hollis of Fallon, was arrested last Wed. for allegedly trying to blow up the Nevada Supreme Court building in Carson City.
According to the Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal, “during questioning, Hollis and witnesses said he planned an event that would ’send a message’ during the special session, public [...]
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Posted in animals, nevada, porn, prostitution on Jun 26th, 2008
One industry facing dire impacts from a slow-down economy and increasingly outrageous petrol prices received attention recently from none other than the real, true voice of quality American journalism: ABCNews.
The ‘News reports that Nevada prostitution is taking a hit from the country’s economic recession. Whorehouses, or brothels as some call them, are legally located only [...]
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Posted in animals, politics, porn, rgj on Jun 25th, 2008
In an ongoing push toward ‘interpretive journalism,’ the Reno Gazette-Journal announced today that it was joining the Moral Majority as part of the newspaper’s efforts to cleanse northern Nevada of social filth. In a published announcement, the newspaper collectively spoke for the Reno community—and all cultures around the globe—by declaring pornography illegal and degrading to [...]
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In a startling diversion from normal journalist practice, the Nevada news media reported today that four people protested some multiple thousands who enjoy the Reno Rodeo each year.
The four, who managed to get widespread coverage for their protest, were give two direct quotes:
“They perpetuate animal cruelty,” said Renee Carigilia of Reno-based Citizens for Animal Rights. [...]
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Posted in nevada, reno on Jun 20th, 2008
Yes, folks, that headline is actually stolen right from the paper itself. I’m not really sure what I can say, other that to explain, perhaps.
“What was originally reported to be a body in the Truckee River, then thought to be a mannequin, has turned out to be a body.”
Ahh, the perils of UP TO THE [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2008
After former University of Nevada, Reno professor, Hussein Hussein, filed 234 lawsuits against the University of Nevada, Reno, progress on those suits was finally made last week when a judge dismissed two of the suits because the judge apparently failed to see, that by filing so many suits, the grand total of those suits must [...]
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Posted in nevada on Jun 12th, 2008
A late rancher recently became a whole lot richer. Because of water. How the hell does that happen? Let me tell you.
A federal judge decided that the water rights–thse are these things we have to deal with in the west because there’s not much water so it becomes about money wherever there actually is water, [...]
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Posted in nevada, politics on Jun 12th, 2008
Our governor, Jim Gibbons, is not doing so well. First it was reported that he and his wife were having trouble. Then he said, “WTF, no we’re not!” Then he filed for divorce. Then they decided that his wife’s revelation that he may or may not be having an affair was the cause of the [...]
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Posted in nevada on Jun 12th, 2008
Come on! A few things strike me about this story. For one, it’s just some crazy shit that they’re serving up there. And for another, why does the paper feel like it has to report it?
Hold on. I have an idea.
We seem to have a real issue at hand with things like wild horses in [...]
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Posted in crime, nevada, reno on Jun 10th, 2008
When cyberdouche first heard this story sometime last week, it was broken by a local TV station who purposely didn’t name the guy so that investigators could continue to do their jobs. Um, hmm. So, if cyberdouche was the guy who had ripped off a few million for gambling and, presumably, hookers, and the news [...]
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