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Daily Archives: May 16, 2009
First Academy Awards in 1929
I like movies. Good movies. Today is the anniversary of the Academy Awards. On May 16, 1929 the first banquet of the Academy was held in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred and seventy people attended. Guest tickets cost $5. … Continue reading
Zeke the poet
The citizens of Nevada long ago agreed, That taxing personal income was not a need, But then in two thousand and eight, We went broke as a state, “Hey! Who says kids need to read?” -Zeke May 2009 Zeke Says … Continue reading
GOP cannot find anyone to challenge Reid
Majority leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is not especially popular in his home state of Nevada and could be vulnerable if the Republicans can come up with a top-tier candidate. But so far, nobody wants to try. The governor of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Krolicki, Dean Heller, Harry Reid, Jim Gibbons, John Ensign
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