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All huff, no puff: Nevada’s marijuana laws are a mess, to say nothing of federal laws. Will Silver State users ever get clarity?
News Comments Updated: Apr 10, 2013 6:56pmNevada has had some experience with prohibition. In 1918, two years before the federal government would ban the recreational use of alcohol with the 18th Amendment and the subsequent Volstead Act,...
Short reflections on two signs I’ve seen recently
On the scene Comments Mar 28, 2013 12:05pmSign No. 1: “DON’T BE A PUSSY…”(Tacked onto streetlight. Eastern Avenue and Sienna Heights Drive, Henderson, October 2012.)My neighbor has a three-car garage. For weeks, he’s parked two of his cars...
An offbeat pastor with a different view of faith convenes a church for those who don’t like church
News Comments Mar 28, 2013 12:05pm“There’s a normal way of doing Christianity these days,” says Vince Antonucci. You know what he means: the routine pieties of Sunday, followed by six days of behaving like God isn’t watching. He’s...
A walk down Fremont illustrates the ups and downs of the redevelopment game
News Comments Updated: Apr 03, 2013 5:13pmMany people think Fremont Street, like so many streets in the valley, is flat. It’s not. It’s a long, slow grade that gradually descends from the heart of downtown to Five Points, where Fremont turns...
From the Black Neon Notepad: A series of occasional riffs by Kris Saknussemm
On the scene Comments Mar 20, 2013 4:25pmThe first in an occasional series of riff-style essays.I’M someone with a lot of theories about things. I can’t help it. I’ve been like that ever since I can remember. When I ask people about their...
Drone home: Already a hub of drone activity, Southern Nevada wants more
News Comments Updated: Mar 27, 2013 4:48pmBzzzzzzzzzzzz … that droning sound you hear? Could it be a flying robot equipped with Hellfire missiles, operated by remote control? Would anyone have a problem with that?Or is it just the sound of...
Teachers protest in favor of tax plan. Lawmakers ignore them.
News Comments Mar 20, 2013 4:24pmThey came to the Grant Sawyer Building, Southern Nevada’s most visible connection with the Capitol in Carson City, to show that teachers were united, to prove that the community cares about education...
Our tech, ourselves: In which CL staffers inventory their personal tech
News Comments Updated: Mar 14, 2013 1:36pmSCOTT DICKENSHEETSEditorPictured: MacBook, Samsung Chromebook, Kindle Fire HD, Android smartphone, Sony Cyber-shot camera; little googly-eyed spirit guide (not pictured, basic Kindle)There’s not one...
When it comes to the tax debate, we’ve heard it all before — 10 years ago, when lawmakers passed the state’s largest tax increase
News Comments Mar 13, 2013 9:09pmAN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN hitting government tax collections. A Legislature debating tax proposals. A moderate Republican governor. Schools and social services desperate for funding.It isn’t 2013, but...
Amid the memes, food shots and political name-calling, can Facebook actually be a venue for ideas? A philosophical musing.
News Comments Mar 13, 2013 9:06pmFOR MANY PEOPLE who are regular users of Facebook, the social network is a convenient way to stay engaged with an extended community online. As a marketing and networking tool, it can be as useful to...
