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The dumbing down of America is happening in real time and the rest of the world is watching and laughing at us.

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Blame it on the placoderms

Prior to 375 million years ago, fish reproduced through spawning, where the females deposited eggs into the water and the males fertilized them. The embryos that developed from the fertilized eggs were on their own and most ended up being eaten by other fish.

Hurdy houses, hurdy girls flourished in boom towns

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This is the first in a series of stories by historian Bob McCracken on the history of prostitution in Nevada and Nye County. A new feature in the series will come out every Friday for the next several weeks.

Valley pioneers, developers hold senior water rights

When State Engineer Jason King warned in October 2012 he may have to allocate water rights by priority date after 10 years, if Pahrump Valley is designated a critical management area, he shook up the local development community and well owners, too.

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COURTS: Hollywood madam in court on 2013 pot charges

Sanders calls out volunteers to pick the harvest

Anyone driving along East Kellogg this week may have spotted unusual activity among the vineyards at Sanders Family Winery.

Renter’s insurance comes in handy for local man

Local resident Vic Barnes was preparing to do his Monday afternoon workout this week when all of a sudden he looked out the window and saw a large dust devil approaching his property at the far west end of town.

Longtime juvenile judge resigns

A long-serving juvenile court master and former Pahrump justice of the peace resigned her position after 35 years of service to the county last week after the District Court urged her to take a drastic pay cut.

Court motion says cop may have planted child porn

A former Nye County public defender filed a scathing motion in District Court Friday, accusing a controversial detective of possibly planting evidence in a pending child pornography case.

Three dozen dogs seized from residence

Nye County authorities served a search warrant Tuesday at the home of a local attorney, confiscating some three dozen animals that had become a nuisance to nearby residents.

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