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8 Gay Activists Arrested in Reid Protest on Vegas Strip
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (July 20) -- In a rare incidence of civil disobedience in this destination's tourism corridor, eight activists protesting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's inaction on gay rights legislation were arrested for blocking traffic at one of the Strip's busiest intersections today. As they were being handcuffed and taken to police cars, the eight continued to chant that the Nevada Democrat had broken several vows to bring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to a vote. The act would bar workplace discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender ...
Chickens for Checkups: Lowden Hears Cackles in Nevada Senate Race
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyChickens are funny -- the San Diego Chicken, Chicken Little, etc. Every stand-up act in Vegas knows that. But somehow the chicken jokes slipped past Sue Lowden, a casino executive and former beauty queen who is running for the Senate as a Republican in Nevada. Lowden, apparently displeased with the new health care law, recently said that in the old days folks made deals with doctors in exchange for their medical treatment -- and that worked well. "Our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor," she said, according to an AP report. Ba-da-boom! Imagine what came next -- late ...
Las Vegas Writer Pads Resume With Crazy Jobs
By David Moye - AOL News(April 23) -- In this economy, any good job is a good job -- even when your job is to do as many crazy jobs as possible. And that's how Corey Levitan earns his keep. Levitan, 44, is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and his specialty is tackling the most bizarre jobs that Sin City has to offer. Since his first column appeared in January 2007, Levitan has performed a wide variety of tasks, including washing sperm, being a go-go dancer in a gay nightclub and impersonating Sonny Bono at a blackjack table. ...
Vegas Considers Selling Booze at the Baggage Claim
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (March 15) -- Cities and states across America are adding or expanding casino gambling to raise revenues in these tough times, but that's one well Las Vegas can't really drill any deeper. But never fear, Sin City officials have found another vice to exploit: They want to open a liquor store in the baggage claim area of McCarran International Airport. The idea would make the Vegas airport the first in the nation to offer such a service, airport director Randall Walker told Clark County commissioners at a meeting last month. At that meeting, the commission that oversees the facility ...
Liberace's Luxury Villa Is in Foreclosure
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (March 5) -- Liberace once epitomized a luxurious, indulgent era of Las Vegas with outlandish bling and over-the-top showmanship, but the lavish house where the late pianist spent his waning years is now a symbol of a new, more sober age for this economically ravaged town. That is, it's in foreclosure. And that foreclosure, real estate experts here believe, could spell a final doom for a storied residence. JPMorgan Chase filed the notice on the 15,000-square-foot house about two miles east of the Strip late last month, citing lack of payment by its owner, Terrance Dzvonick. ...
Obama Tries to Heal Rift With 3 Little Words
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (Feb. 19) -- Trying to redeem himself and bolster Democratic Sen. Harry Reid in a city that feels derided by the president and devastated by the recession, President Obama opened a speech to business leaders here with the declaration: "I love Vegas." About two weeks after he bruised the city's ego by saying that Americans should not "blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college," Obama did not back off the remark. But he did try to smooth over bruised feelings, even as the mayor and governor snubbed him. "Let me set the record straight: I love Vegas," Obama ...
Las Vegas Officer's Badge Stops Bullet During Gunfight
By not in system - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (Feb. 14) -- A police officer's badge may have saved his life when it stopped a bullet during an exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas. Police say the 31-year-old officer was patrolling just before 10 p.m. Saturday when he heard shots being fired in an apartment complex. While investigating, the officer came upon a person with a gun and opened fire. The officer returned fire and was hit. But the bullet hit the badge, and the officer suffered only minor injuries. The person with the gun fled. Police continued to search Sunday for the suspect, who might also be injured. The ...
Vegas Bookies Amp Up Super Bowl Action
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (Feb. 6) -- The most influential men in American sports this weekend may not be named Manning or Brees, don't have shows on ESPN and will be nowhere near Miami. Yet, these guys hold near dictatorial powers over untold millions around the world who are looking to make the game a little more interesting -- even if it's a blowout. All hail the lowly Vegas bookie or, as they usually prefer, the "oddsmaker." Sunday is Christmas morning for the elves who concoct those betting lines used the world over as the basis for partaking in the single biggest gambling event of the year. Steve ...
Irked Las Vegas Mayor Calls Obama 'a Real Slow Learner'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyOscar Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, has a message for President Obama: Stop using us as a punch line -- and don't let the door hit you on your way out. The president took an inadvertent swipe at Sin City on Tuesday at his town-hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., where he described a new imperative for fiscal responsibility. Just as Washington cannot keep up its deficit spending, he said, "responsible families" can't keep spending frivolously either. "You don't blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college," Obama said. His prepared remarks noted that he should wait for ...
Obama Backs Off Las Vegas Spending Comment
By Steve Friess - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (Feb. 2) -- President Barack Obama, attacked by Nevada leaders after referencing Las Vegas for the second time in a year as an inappropriate place to spend money, tried late today to soften the blow by praising the city as "one of our country's great destinations." Obama's attempt to soothe ruffled feathers came hours after a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., where he told a crowd that people ought not "blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college." The comment came almost a year to date after the president referred to Las Vegas as a place where companies ...
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