Recontextualizing Nevada’s Most Memorable News
Posted in higher education, nevada, politics on Jul 21st, 2008
ELY–The fine newspaper tradition of publishing political cartoons as editorial commentary also has a noted history in White Pine County’s The Ely Times.
In an opinion column published last week, Times editor Kent Harper explains his cartooning process.
Harper, it appears, has a strong local following. Avid reader Richard Jacobson writes:
“I am a fan of Ely, The [...]
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Noted rocker, pro-government advocate and sufferer of GI distress, Sam Dehne, announced today that he will take on all who dare challenge his knowledge of Reno’s government.
“I’m taking all challengers,” Dehne said. “I’m challenging all who dare to nude fist fights at high-noon on the playa during Burning Man this year. If you’re against government [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, animals, crime, nevada, politics on Jun 30th, 2008
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]