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Archive for August 22nd, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Forums are fun! By Steve Sebelius You can learn a lot from debates, candidate forums and the like. Last night, for example, we were overjoyed to learn that U.S. Rep. Jon Porter was alive. See, when he didn't return phone messages we left with his staff, we feared that he'd perished. But no! He's alive!
Alas, we didn't get a chance [...]
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Tuesday Quick Hits! By Steve Sebelius If you're like us, a day of sentencing people for crimes against the people makes you hungry. And that's why we've been slaving over a hot stove to bring you some delicious Quick Hits! Here we go:
• Justice is served. It's fitting that ex-Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera got four years and two months [...]
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Nobody's right, if everybody's wrong By Steve Sebelius
There's another mini-flap in the world of journalism over non-disclosure at the Las Vegas Sun. But this time, instead of being commercial, it's simply tragic.
It seems that the Greenspun family — owners of the Sun and plenty of other businesses, including developer American Nevada and a partnership with Station Casinos in the Green Valley [...]
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Minimum wage deal struck in California By Ian Mylchreest Employers worried about the near certain passage of the minimum wage initiative at the November election, can take heart that Nevada will retain its competitive edge with the Golden State. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and leaders in the Legislature have struck a deal that will raise that state's minimum wage to $8 an hour, reports the [...]
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Tower is going down By Ian Mylchreest Despite recent efforts to get the big record store concept working again, Tower Records filed for bankruptcy over the weekend, reports the Associated Press. In its glory days, the chain used to have a major outlet on Maryland Parkway near UNLV and it only opened a new store in the valley last year as part of the [...]
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