A lot of people ask me what Alaska’s like, especially now. For my friends who know Nevada, I often say that, in fact, The Silver State and The Last Frontier are far more similar than you might think. In fact, despite the different nature of it, they both have somewhat severe climates and it requires…
If you’re like me and you are not down with coal (no such thing as clean coal!) or coal-fired power plants, then I suggest you check out the screening of the Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars documentary narrated by Robert Redford. There are simultaneous screenings across the state and across the country tonight. In Las…
Remember how I said that there are some kooky politics in Alaska? And remember how I said that one such kooky politic is the Alaska Independence Party, which seeks to secede from the United States and become its own country? Yeah, what I forgot to say is that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who just happens to…
This is the post I know some loyal Siren readers have been waiting for … my take on the Sarah Palin situation. But I suspect that you already know what I’m going to say — choosing the Alaskan governor for the Republican VP nom does not mean she’s a feminist. And any woman who would…
Last week was quite the week! I don’t know if it was just the 88th anniversary of suffrage in the air, but it was quite the week for women in politics! As the Democratic National Convention started, the story was about how the Hillary Clinton loyalists would react and move within the party as Obama…
This pretty much sums up how I feel about the need for renewable energy:
When are we going to get through to legislators and conservatives: Women should have autonomy over their own bodies, including their uterus’ and the decision when and to/if have children! The latest stop in the uterus wars? A potentially damaging federal Health and Human Services regulation could be interpreted to mean that contraceptives are the…
My how the news piles up when you’ve got your nose to the grindstone … my apologies, chickadees: More interesting news regarding Nevada’s energy issues: Nevada Power announced today that it and its parent company Sierra Pacific Power are going to expand renewable energy programs to include rebates on certain residential and agricultural alternative energy…
A week after the Nevada Clean Energy Summit brought some of the nation’s biggest renewable-energy players together at UNLV — an improbable feat of its own, considering the Silver State’s less-than-stellar record of environmentalism — the Review Journal has released some poll data that (dare I say it) shows some real potential for Nevadans to…
Enough is enough! Now the Siren finds out that there is a clause that re-victimizes rape survivors because of a “contributory conduct” rule?! Disgusting! According to an Aug. 19 Las Vegas Sun story, the clause is part of the Nevada Victims of Crime Compensation Program, which seeks to help survivors with costs related to their attack. So…
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