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Pope Guido Sarducci & Wildhorse Annie II
Barbwire by Barbano / Expanded from the 2-14-2013 Daily Sparks Tribune

The hand of God has manifested Nevada's economic resurgence, a betting bonanza that will make the Super Bowl look like Sunday school: the Papal Bowl.

London bookmakers have posted early lines but the Brits have no imagination when it comes to picking a new pope.

Whad'ya expect from the country that spawned Henry VIII?

There's buzz for a candidate from Montreal, another from Africa, most from among my soul brothers cloistered in the Vatican City Paisano monopoly.

Starting with the late Francis Cardinal Spellman in New York City, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy cut a capitalistic deal with Rome: keep them contributions coming and we can do our own thing.

Jack-Catholics preceded Jack-Mormons.

Church ranks have been dwindling in the northern hemisphere but growing like kudzu in the south, hence the speculation about a (pardon the pun) dark horse from Africa or Latin America. (Where is a good liberation theologian like Salvadoran Bishop Oscar Romero when we need him?)

The U.S. needs to be creative to be competitive in both the betting and the vetting.

With all due respect to the Nuns on the Bus — I'd vote for a female pope — there is only one American who can break through the clutter of the College of Cardinals: Father Guido Sarducci.

God already gave us a sign. In the person of his creator, comedian Don Novello, he appeared on the Saturday Night Live prime time retrospective last Sunday, a day before the pope resigned.

As always, God made it a lesson in humility, as Father Sarducci was up against the Grammy Awards.

But the message is clear.

In order to make it to sainthood, the church requires two documented miracles from a dead Catholic.

Father Guido is blessed with the ability to see the future of the church and better yet, he's still alive.

In 2005, he alone predicted the new pope would take the name Benedict.

The man is a visionary with visions of God from God.

He also has heavyweight TV network connections.

As of this date, the Barbwire starts the campaign to make Father Guido Sarducci the next pope.

Guess I better hit Facebook and Causes.com.

Nevada sportsbooks can make so much money that our dens of iniquity will become the holy of holies.

Gambling as a religious experience!

Thank you, God.

Alleluia.

THE RETURN OF WILDHORSE ANNIE. Photographer and former union organizer Annie Jantzen is doing the Lord's work trying to the lives of the Deer Run Herd near Carson City.

"The BLM recently trapped five horses, approximately half the herd," she says.

BLM bureaucrats cited bogus public safety and genetic issues, she asserts.

"The neighborhood and community were taken by surprise since BLM acted independently of the law requiring the public be notified of any proposed action and alternatives examined," she told me.

A BLM representative told her citizens group that the decision to grab the entire herd had already been made.

Next stop Alpo?

The biggest danger lies in the potential spontaneous abortion of foals if pregnant mares are traumatized by capture and moving, a sadly frequent occurrence.

Wildhorse Annie II and her neighbors are feverishly researching legal strategies and looking for guidance from experts.

They only have till Monday.

If you can help or know someone who might, please contact Annie at 775-434-9967 or e-mail <high_desert_gypsy@yahoo.com>

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His life's work appeared worldwide, including this newspaper.

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This is important.

Thank you.

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I broke a bushel of major stories last year.

More soon.

Be well. Raise hell.

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Andrew Barbano is a 44-year Nevadan, chair of the Nevada César Chávez Committee, producer of Nevada's annual César Chávez Day celebration, first vice-president and political action chair of the Reno-Sparks NAACP, labor/consumer/civil rights advocate, member of Communications Workers of America Local 9413/AFL-CIO and editor of NevadaLabor.com and JoeNeal.org. As always, his opinions are strictly his own. Check local listings for other Nevada cable systems. E-mail barbano@frontpage.reno.nv.us. Barbwire by Barbano has originated in the Daily Sparks Tribune since 1988.

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Andrew Barbano is a 44-year Nevadan, editor of NevadaLabor.com and JoeNeal.org; and former chair of the City of Reno's Citizens Cable Compliance Committee, He is producer of Nevada's annual César Chávez Day celebration and serves as first vice-president, political action chair and webmaster of the Reno-Sparks NAACP. As always, his opinions are strictly his own. E-mail barbano@frontpage.reno.nv.us.

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