November 2009

The neighborhood that had to die – 54th Edition

Looking east from the heart of Richfield Village, past Rex Bell Elementary School, the mansard roof of Palace Station towers over the sedate neighborhood. By Vegas standards, Richfield is venerable, growing up around Rex Bell, built in 1963. But Palace Station is no longer just a landmark or an employer to Richfield residents. It’s also [...]

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Report: Nevada’s Carbon Emissions Drop – 78th Edition

An environmental advocacy group says carbon dioxide emissions in Nevada fell 12.5 percent from 2004 to 2007.By fox5vegas.com

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Vegas Stripper-Mobile No Longer Rolling – 79th Edition

A Las Vegas strip club has agreed to stop an advertising promotion in which it hauled bikini-clad exotic dancers around in a truck with clear plastic sides.By fox5vegas.com

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Woman’s Husband Charged In Her Slaying – 76th Edition

A woman is stabbed to death in Las Vegas, and her husband has been charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon.By fox5vegas.com

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Truck Drives Pole Dancers Down Vegas Strip – 77th Edition

It’s the newest thing to hit the Las Vegas Strip, and it’s turning heads for better or for worse.By fox5vegas.com

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(Re)used books – 51th Edition

If you cherish the Gutenbergian development of the printed word, an art exhibit devoted to the thoughtful mutilation of books might be tough to stomach, even an exhibit as diverse and challenging as Altered States: Artists Re-imagine the Book, at Reed Whipple Cultural Center (821 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 229-1012) through Jan. 2.By lasvegascitylife.com

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The facts of life – 52th Edition

If American novelist E.L. Doctorow turned heads among the literary community with his Welcome to Hard Times debut in 1960, he left them spinning with 1971′s The Book of Daniel. Based on the famous criminal trials and executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for nuclear espionage, his breakout opus found broad critical acclaim and a [...]

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Foundering fathers – 49th Edition

IRON County Sheriff Mark Gower is tired of being pushed around by prairie dogs. For too long, the foraging rodents have thrown their federally-protected weight around the steppes of southern Utah.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Web of evil – 50th Edition

Nina Radetich and Jim Prather KTNV Channel 13 loves to trumpet its “Action News.” And news anchor and reporter Nina Radetich knows about all about action — unethical action that vomits on the very face of journalism. In March, before a Channel 13 story aired about local auto repair chain Tire Works allegedly scamming customers, [...]

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