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Republicans – 291th Edition

NEVADA NEVER LOOKED so predictable. While the rest of the country enjoys one of the most volatile primary seasons in GOP history, featuring serial flirtations between voters and a revolving cast of right-wing candidates, kooks and political charlatans, the Silver State prepares for a dull rehash of 2008.By lasvegascitylife.com

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It was a very good year – 290th Edition

IT BEGAN long before the ball dropped. In 2011, the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency dubbed 2012 “The Year of Downtown.” Six projects will open this year and next, including the Mob Museum, The Neon Museum, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Lied Children’s Discovery Museum, City Hall and Zappos.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Resolutions? Get real. – 289th Edition

ASK HEALTH AND WELLNESS experts about New Year resolutions and you’re likely to get some variation of this answer: “I don’t believe in them.” Most people, they say, start the year with great, big intentions but have settled comfortably back into their bad habits by March.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Settle or meddle? – 287th Edition

You can’t put a price on a neighborhood. But if you were to try to come up with an amount to cover what’s happened on Sun Valley Drive, it would probably be a pretty large sum.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Local heroes – 288th Edition

Saving artBy lasvegascitylife.com

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John Fredericks – 285th Edition

Interview conducted by AMY KINGSLEY John Fredericks used to be a well-known morning weatherman on KSNV Channel 3. Now he’s like a lot of Las Vegans, unemployed and riding out the economy in a foreclosed home. He’s back after an ill-fated move to Missoula, Mont., where he and his dog, L.J., lived in a donated [...]

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What a drag it is getting towed – 286th Edition

On July 23, 2007, Cheryl Gearhart started the morning the way she always did, at 5:15 a.m., by walking her dog. She put the rescued pup on a leash and walked out the door when she noticed her car — a brand-new Mazda 3 hatchback — was missing.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Dear Santa – 283th Edition

Everyone wants a tablet. iPads, Kindles, Androids, Playbooks — if it has a screen, it’s on a wish list. But what if you can’t afford an app, much less a tablet, and don’t even have a place to plug it in?By lasvegascitylife.com

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Man on the street – 284th Edition

Editor’s note: For the last few weeks, a homeless man we’ll call “Dave” has been sending us dispatches from the so-called Corridor of Hope. We’ve excerpted them here. If some of his stories are hard to confirm independently, together they present a vivid picture of the texture of life in the homeless community.By lasvegascitylife.com

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