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Archive for November 15th, 2005


Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Our local media is failing us
By Len Butcher
I worry about the media, in general and particularly right here in Las Vegas. I worry because we live in a world-class city with a third-class media and I’m being generous when saying that. But we are not the only ones suffering from a media that is obsessed with making the news rather than reporting [...]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Gas prices slow California tourists
By Ian Mylchreest
The latest numbers from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hint that maybe, just maybe, the threat of gas reaching $3 a gallon stopped people driving in from Southern California. The authority's senior researcher tells the Review Journal that the anxiety about the late summer disasters and the push to conserve gas may have led [...]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Republicans still hope to pass 'torte reform'
By Ian Mylchreest
With eating and drinking establishments becoming a bigger and bigger part of the Clark County economy, restaurateurs should be heartened by the news that Congress is still working hard to protect eateries from the threat of obese people filing class action lawsuits. The Los Angeles Times reports that even though this litigation has failed the only [...]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
No big deal, says mayor
By Ian Mylchreest
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is downplaying problems with the city's deal last week to allow developer Billy Walters to turn another golf course into a subdivision and quadruple its value. He tells the Review Journal that after Wednesday's council meeting, he hopes "this is a matter that is old news." Sad to say, the happiest [...]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
We're back, baby!
By Steve Sebelius
Coming back to Las Vegas after several days in San Diego isn't easy. There are no beautiful sunsets over stunning Pacific vistas. There are no delicious seafood meals to be eaten at restaurants that jut out over water. There aren't (yet, anyway) beautiful, high-rise buildings casting their nighttime reflections on the still waters of the [...]
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