EDITORIAL: Animal planet

Sixteen years ago, voters enshrined in the state constitution specific limits on the Legislature’s ability to intrude on our lives, erode our freedoms, burden our businesses and pile ever more laws into the Nevada Revised Statutes. Biennial regular sessions were capped at 120 days because Nevadans wanted lawmakers to focus on essential business, such as passing a budget, then go home.

9 weirdest things that happened at the Emmys

The best parts of an awards show are never the actual awards, though. Here are 9 of the weirdest, best parts of Monday’s show.

 
Michael Brown remembered as ‘gentle soul’

The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown — a “gentle giant,” aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.

 
Soldier dies after shooting herself at Va. Army base

A soldier has died after barricading herself in an office and shooting herself inside a major command’s headquarters in Virginia.

Cadillac passenger shot in northwest valley street

After being shot multiples times in the back Monday evening, a man managed to crawl across the street to a northwest valley pharmacy and call for help, Las Vegas police said. The shooting was reported just after 8 p.m., near Lake Mead Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive.

 
Mountain Ridge team returns home

The Mountain Ridge little league team returned to Las Vegas late Monday night.

Straw-man journalism

I have a bone to pick with Reno newspaper.

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