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FINDING EMILY – 318th Edition

THE FAHEY FAMILY from Napa, California, arrived in Las Vegas with an unusual itinerary. On paper, they looked like typical tourists in for the weekend of April 20: A trio of adults old enough to gamble. Californians no less. With family in town.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Tapping on the glass – 317th Edition

Politicians affiliated with the two major parties usually try to hide their call girls. The Libertarians put theirs on the ballot — and on stage.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Get this – 316th Edition

OCCUPY STILL OCCUPYING Although Occupy hasn’t been in the headlines as frequently, it’s still around, working to fight corporate influence in politics. “We’ve moved indoors for the summer,” says David, a rep who didn’t give his last name. There are still a couple of small encampments, he says, but most Occupiers are now working the [...]

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Burn scars – 315th Edition

On April 30, 1992, Officer Greg Rundell was a relative newcomer to Metro, a patrolman with five years experience and an assignment in the Williams Sector, the neighborhood most people know as the Historic Westside.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Happy birthday to The Bard – 313th Edition

IT’S 10:45 ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. Downtown, nightlife is just heating up on Fremont Street. Tourists tote yard-longs and snap photos with impersonators. Vendors pull the curtains on their T-shirt and caricature kiosks.By lasvegascitylife.com

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I said “I do” because I don’t – 314th Edition

I’m sweating like I just finished a 10k. The chapel is stifling. And tiny. The size of a dorm room. We stand uncomfortably as a recording of an organ belching the “Bridal March” trills to an end. I feel like I’m about to vomit all over my grooms’ tie, which so nicely matches his sky-blue [...]

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Prescription for change – 311th Edition

LUV-IT CUSTOMERS take their custard with a side of danger. Most regulars don’t object to the strip club next to the walk-up sundae joint on East Oakey. It’s the corner store that creeps them out.By lasvegascitylife.com

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South of the (Nevada) Border – 312th Edition

PHOTO ESSAY BY MARIE BARONNET I met French photographer Marie Baronnet last year, after she’d come to town to shoot a world championship boxing match for Newsweek. While passing some time together, I asked if she’d had any other photos lying around I might enjoy. I was unprepared for what came next. She plopped her [...]

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Law and … order? – 309th Edition

EDITOR’S NOTE: A homeless writer we’ll call “Dave” sends us regular vignettes about life on the Las Vegas streets. While his stories are impossible to independently verify, they paint a vivid picture of the homeless life.By lasvegascitylife.com

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