Archive for May, 2008
 
I-Team: The Killing Fields
Thursday, May 15th, 2008

The animal mutilation mystery has been around for a long time, but after more than 10,000 cases reported in nearly every state, answers are still hard to come by. Nevada ranchers have been victimized by the mystery surgeons for more than 30 years, although the majority of cases are never reported at all.

We may not hear about mutilation cases very often, but they happen all the time. The latest incident was reported in Saskatchewan two days ago. We’ve had them all over Nevada, although, for the most part, ranchers would rather bury the evidence than make a report to anyone.

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Las Vegas Billboards Advertise Fast Cash, Cheap Thrills
Friday, May 9th, 2008

There’s no doubt sex sells in Las Vegas, but you expect to see ads for adult films in the back of a magazine — not splashed across the I-15. But a Las Vegas-based company has done just that, taking their advertising out of the seedy underbelly of the city. For more of this story, click here. Tell us what you think of this company’s advertising on billboards for the next big porn star.

 
Heller Proposes English-Only Ballots
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Nevada Congressman Dean Heller has introduced a bill that would require all voter ballots to be printed in English only.

A provision to the Voting Rights Act requires cities and counties to provide bilingual ballots if 5-percent of the voting citizens speak little English. But Heller’s bill seeks to repeal that rule.

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