There has been so much bad news lately that I couldn’t decide on just one current event to write about. Here’s a round-up of some of the worst (trigger warning!) stories trending lately: Rape Town USA: The more we learn about the (alleged) rape case in Maryville, MO, the more I worry about keeping my…
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We didn’t get to this impasse in Washington, D.C. in the last two weeks. The situation has been developing since the passage of two versions of a budget back in March, 2013. The timeline so far looks like this: January 1, 2013: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announces that he…
An hour ago, President Barrack Obama held a press conference calling out the Republican-led threat to shut down the government unless Obamacare implementation is delayed one year and key components of the health care law are rescinded — chiefly, a woman’s access to birth control. Obama urged the House to pass a budget bill free…
For this year’s Banned Book Week, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the best books some people don’t want you to read. For a comprehensive list of the banned books — from classics to the top 10 most challenged titles — check out the American Library Association website. And to…
Is trouble brewing within the Las Vegas progressive community? According to media reports and sources I’m close to, things aren’t looking so rosy between The Gay and Lesbian Center and folks at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN). But the question is, why? This kerfuffle stems from news that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)…
Nevada got some ink in the New York Times over the weekend we’d all probably rather it didn’t. In a story spotlighting the once-suicidal David Theisen — one of an estimated 1,500 people who were bused out of the state rather than getting the much-needed mental health care treatment they needed — the newspaper of…
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According to the USDA, as of June 2013 there were 362,203 persons in Nevada receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (food stamps). That would be 362,203 out of a total state population of 2,758,931. The population of the state increased by about 2.2% from April 2010 to April 2012. So, the 13.1%…
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“I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;” Dreaming about a governmental structure in which two different parties,…
It looks like Assemblywoman Lucy Flores is on a roll. Not only did she get a mention in the Washington Post a few weeks back, but her potential bid for lieutenant governor got some (digital) ink in the Daily Kos on Sunday in this piece: Yes, she should … run for lieutenant governor of Nevada.…
It feels like just yesterday — or rather last week — that I was opining the mysteries of why Assemblywoman Lucy Flores would not be a good pick for the Democratic ticket in the lieutenant governor’s race? She’s popular in her largely Latino district; she’s the first Latina in the Assembly; she’s got a helluva…
The Sin City Siren 