Word: nevadas
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This week lawyers for college instructor YVETTE FARMER plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider what could be a pivotal affirmative-action case. Farmer, a white woman, alleges that the sociology department at the University of Nevada, Reno, passed her over for a job and that later, when it did hire her, she was paid $7,000 less than a comparable black teacher because of her race and gender. Farmer, who is suing for back pay, claims that university officials explicitly told her JOHNSON MAKOBA, a black Ugandan, was hired first and paid more because "he's black...
...order, Mr. Tyson! This whole ring is out of order!" Who better to be host of a People's Court ripoff than MILLS LANE--ex-Marine, ex-prizefighter, Nevada district court judge and the ref who pulled Mike Tyson away from Evander Holyfield's ear. "Maximum Mills," as he is known in Nevada, will be seen in Judge Mills Lane, due to air next fall. The show will be produced by the folks who made A Current Affair and Inside Edition, and they expect swift, just decisions from Lane. Definitely tougher than Wapner...
Well, maybe not. But there is actually something going down out there in Nevada that the government doesn't want you to know about...
...locals now call the predicament "Roby Ridge," referring to the deadly FBI showdown with white separatist turned militia icon Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. In fact, the Illinois siege has become a rallying point for militia types from as far away as Nevada. The police find nothing funny about Roby Ridge. They do not want the pun to stick...
Next stop is Las Vegas. Nevada recently granted BET a gaming license. With Hilton as a partner, Johnson plans to open a $200 million SoundStage Hotel and Casino. Hilton will run the operations while BET enlists top black entertainment. There are also MSBET, the company's Website venture with Microsoft; a line of clothing launched in February; and a BET Visa card. Johnson may even try to market home mortgages under the BET brand...