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After publishing my article last week on the extraordinary urban art Kickstarter project, Tiki Island, I realized there were still things left unsaid about both the project and Kickstarter. These are concepts that cut to the cores notions of art and crowdfunding. While I am by no means the arbiter of what projects are Kickstarter-worthy, […]
I find three definitions of the term ‘barratry’ when I look it up – two of them are obscure, but the third is relevant, and if stretched a bit, can apply to the current blogosphere kerfuffle-du-jour – the Righthaven violation of copyright lawsuits. Well, that’s the politer term; a quick internet search on ‘righthaven’ also […]
Despite recent opposition from Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, Republican Governor Jim Gibbons will sue the federal government over the recently passed health care law. The president signed H.R. 3590 into law earlier this week on behalf of his mother, who battled cancer, and many other uninsured Americans. The president implied that the “Overheated […]
Whoa boy! I come back from a nice labor day weekend and a friend sends me some information about OJ Simpson and the fact that he wants to get out of prison. He and his recent accomplice, Clarence Stewart, were in high court this past Friday trying to leave prison based upon Nevada’s “heavy burden†[…]
M.I.T. graduate Will Bradshaw is co-founder and President of Green Coast Enterprises, using innovative procedures to rebuild New Orleans homes devastated by Katrina. He is pro-life. He is voting for Barack Obama. When Bradshaw describes himself as “pro-life,” he is speaking about an issue that goes beyond the simplistic code word that usually refers only […]
I always say I believe in miracles and this is one as far as I am concerned. Six year old Cole Puffinburger was kidnapped from his family’s home in Las Vegas allegedly by two men posing as police officers but they were actually drug dealers. They tied up Cole’s mother and her fiancé and ransacked […]
An Amber Alert that was issued for 6 year old Cole Puffinburger has been canceled. When I first heard this news my heart sank thinking Oh My God, I pray he hasn’t been found dead. I then prayed that he had been found alive and well and the Amber Alert was no longer needed. A […]
Wednesday morning two men, which police believe to be Mexican drug dealers, entered a home of 6 year old Cole Puffinburger posing as police officers and tied up the boy’s mother and her fiancé and then ransacked the apartment apparently looking for money. When they couldn’t find it they took little Cole by gunpoint and […]
Cole Puffinburger, 6 years old, was allegedly kidnapped Wednesday when two men pretending to be police officers entered the family home and searched the place. They tied up the boy’s mother and her boyfriend and took off with Cole when they apparently couldn’t find any money. Cole is described to have blond hair and blue […]
With Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) as Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) running mate, you have a two-senator ticket – all talk, no executive action; no “favorite son†advantage in a key swing state with a huge chunk of votes in the electoral college; and a man whom voters resoundingly rejected when he was running for the […]
80-year old Las Vegas Star Tempest Storm has met a lot of famous men: Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin. Nat King Cole. Mickey Rooney. Elvis – who Storm claims was her former lover. Storm has been performing for about fifty years. She has traveled extensively: to Palm Springs and Miami, to Reno. Storm has even performed […]
The Shady Lady Ranch in Nevada has devised quite the creative marketing scheme: for every $300 spent, their customers go home with a $50 gas voucher. Shady Lady Ranch owner James Davis claims that he forked over $1,000 in vouchers after just one week of the promotion. Shady Lady customers who have yet to cash […]
One thing that unites the environmental lobby with those who oppose them is that by far the best way to help deal with the fast approaching Energy crisis in the West is to concentrate of conservation and energy efficiency. There are two ways to reduce the cost of energy – reduce the price or use […]
New Jersey art dealer, George Wieschenberg of Lambertville, was sentenced to six years of prison for being a marijuana “farmer.†According to MSNBC, Wieschenberg, pleaded guilty to “operating a marijuana production facility,†in which he grew marijuana plants, said State Attorney General Anne Milgrim. Back in October of 2007, New Jersey State Police officers saw […]
Two years ago, Atlantic City, NJ lost its only Supermarket. IGA closed its doors in April 2006 forcing residents and tourists to shop at small markets or outside of the ocean resort. Since the closing, attempts have been made to convince others to replace IGA, but no new supermarket has yet to open. In late […]
A construction worker in the movie industry killed himself at one of Mel Gibson’s homes in the Agoura Hills, near Malibu. 48-year-old, Michael John Van Dyke, hanged himself on one of the structures under construction on Gibson’s property. His body was discovered early yesterday morning by the job site foreman. According to TMZ, Mel’s rep […]
Wayne Allyn Root addressing the crowd at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual event at Palm Beach Florida “You know what the difference is between Las Vegas and Washington D.C.? In Vegas the drunks gamble with their own money!” –Wayne Allyn Root, Libertarian candidate for President We heard Wayne Allyn Root during his recent appearance on […]
A legal opinion issued Thursday in Connecticut may allow lawmakers to extend a state smoking ban to the American-Indian casinos, which claim that smoking restrictions would be a threat to tribal sovereignty. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have debated this week to make casinos completely smoke-free or limit smoking to 25 percent of the gaming floor which […]
A 6.0 Earthquake Hit near Wells, Nevada This Morning Another of 9.2 in Alaska Occurred in 1964 Quake Could Have been “Catastrophic” if it Had hit Elsewhere If 7.2 Earthquake had hit Oakland, CA–It would have “liquified” the City Nevada One of the States Known for Large Quakes State Lucky Quake hit in Largely Unpopulated […]
The Body of Missing Brianna Dennison was Found Her DNA has been tied to a Serial Rapist-Murderer in Reno Police are looking for the Killer Reno Area Residents and Students are Nervous Nightmare in Reno: Missing Brianna Denison found dead, DNA tied to local Serial Rapist The news was what any parent would never want […]
(London, UK) The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt.Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of York, Rt.Rev.Dr.John Sentamu, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormack Murphy O’Connor and other senior church leaders to speak out on the suffering of some parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on Autism Sunday […]
The discussion of the politics of race typically starts and ends with the question: “Are whites ready to elect a black man as president?†The question that Barack Obama’s strategists should be asking is, “Are Hispanics willing to vote for a black man for president?†Many pundits assumed that when Hillary Clinton played “the race […]
ABOUT THE PRIMARIES/CAUCUSES: —If Romney ends up losing the election, as a consolation prize how about turning over our welfare system to the Mormons? They have one for their own members that functions quite well. Since ours performs like a blind elephant playing hockey, what have we got to lose? —Hillary now seems to be […]
Boston, MA. January 18, 2008  Although Irish Setters have been sleeping around the family manse for years, it is apparent that Mitt Romney has failed to absorb and grasp the subtle messages and extensions of the adage “let sleeping dogs lie.† That may be changing. Romney’s flare-up yesterday (1/17/2007) with the Associated Press’ […]
  By RB Scott Boston, MA. January 13, 2007  A respected national newspaper recently reported that Presidential candidate W. Mitt Romney, “reeling from defeats in New Hampshire and Iowa,†decided to suspend advertising in South Carolina and Florida, a decision that “laid bare the dire condition of his run for the White House…† […]
BY RB SCOTT Boston, Massachusetts January 12, 2008 EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this column appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune January 11; another version was scheduled to run in The Detroit Free Press January 12th. Several months ago, W. Mitt Romney said presciently that he had only himself to fear. Despite his millions, the picture-perfect family […]
When Art Bell, long time host of the “Coast to Coast” radio show which attracts up to ten million listeners a night, announced his retirement on his July 1, 2007 show, he knew that his listeners had heard this before. So he emphasized, “This time it’s for real though. It’s for real.” But now, six […]
Thompson Campaign Announces Group to Lead Nevada Election Bid Group includes State Senators, party activists, businessmen Nevada Latest State Thompson Campaign Has Solidified Organization The Fred Thompson Campaign added another group of political veterans to aid the Tennessee Senator’s quest for the presidency. Included on the Thompson Nevada Leadership Team are several State Senators, party […]
(Photo courtesy of wazzywooze at Flickr) It never ceases to amaze me how a lack of information security translates into official statements that no one is aware of any identity theft that has occurred. With as many people, we know have been compromised, and accounting for episodes like the one below where we probably aren’t […]
Clad in her “asbestos pantsuit” at yesterday’s Dem debate in Las Vegas, Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY) showed the media – who heaped scorn on her for coming down with the vapors over being engaged and attacked by her opponents – that she could dish it out and take it. What she didn’t show the voters […]
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