March 2010

Landmarks, Cities Worldwide Unplug For Earth Hour – 120th Edition

Europe’s best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome’s Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney’s Opera House and Beijing’s Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event.By fox5vegas.com

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Palin To Tea Party Rally: Don’t Sit Down, Shut Up – 121th Edition

Sarah Palin tells thousands of tea party activists gathered in the Nevada desert that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he comes back to his hometown.By fox5vegas.com

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Best of the Valley – 92th Edition

This is the city. Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a city of almost two million people who live, work and play in a community carved from empty desert. Most of the time, they don’t give too much thought to what’s really good about their city, the best places to eat, hear live music, shop or spend [...]

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Time out – 91th Edition

It started with an itch — a sensation so strong it woke 15-year-old Giovanni McGraw from a deep, teenage slumber. He was staying in a group home for juvenile delinquents on Apricot Lane, run by Fresh Start Services. McGraw told staff members about the itch and the bumps that appeared on his arms. It didn’t [...]

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Death Toll Rises In Wild Horse Roundup – 118th Edition

Activists are questioning the rising death toll from a controversial government roundup of wild horses from the range north of Reno.By fox5vegas.com

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Man Fatally Shot In Courtyard – 119th Edition

Las Vegas Metro police suspect an argument led to the fatal shooting of a man Saturday night. Investigators are looking for the shooter.By fox5vegas.com

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Equality deficit – 89th Edition

Record budget cutbacks might have saved Nevada from financial meltdown, but some of the state’s strongest progressive voices warn a 10 percent funding cut to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission could mean tougher times ahead for many of the state’s socially and economically dispossessed.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Old dogs, new grifts – 90th Edition

Donald Smith, 64, scanned a bookshelf March 8 at the Las Vegas Senior Center while a half dozen men examined two chess boards beside him. He was conducting his leisure as he conducts his life — alone. The Navy veteran left his family in Maryland three decades ago, and spends most of his days holed [...]

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Off-Duty Officer Shoots Home Invader – 116th Edition

A Las Vegas Metro police officer said he shot a home invasion suspect who broke into his Henderson house while trying to evade police.By fox5vegas.com

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