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November 11, 2009

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Ross Pearson, right, takes on Andre Winner at The Ultimate Finale: 9 on June 20 at The Pearl in Las Vegas. Pearson defeated Winner by unanimous decision and in turn earned a six-figure UFC contract. His first fight under that deal is in Manchester, England, on Saturday night against Aaron Riley at UFC 105.
From fantasy to reality, TUF winner Pearson set for UFC debut
Nov. 11, 2009
Surrounded by a few hundred liquored-up patrons who had just ended a hard day on the job, Ross Pearson used to fight in working men's clubs in the United Kingdom. With plumes of smoke in the air and grown men yelling, he'd put on his show, then join those he'd entertained for a pint or two. His fight on Saturday night against Aaron Riley at UFC 105 in Manchester, England, couldn't possibly present a different atmosphere than where the 25-year-old was doing battle just two years ago.

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Treating veterans right
Nov. 11, 2009
Today, 91 years ago, the shooting in World War I stopped, and it was hoped that the bloody conflict that had brought American troops to fight in Europe would be the “war to end all wars.”

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Life after Yucca Mountain
Nov. 11, 2009
We have cheered the Obama administration’s decision to eventually shutter the ill-conceived Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project by starving it of federal funding. Nonetheless, our optimism has been tempered because the Energy Department still has a pending license application before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a permanent dump for the nation’s high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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Creditors press for independent examiner in Station bankruptcy
Nov. 11, 2009
Ongoing disputes between Station Casinos Inc. and two groups of creditors continued with more bankruptcy court legal maneuvering this week. The company and one of the lenders' groups filed legal briefs in advance of a hearing on Nov. 20 on various issues.

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Nevada gas prices up 4 cents, well below national hike
Nov. 11, 2009
Nevada has largely been spared the rise in gas prices seen across the nation over the last month, according to AAA’s monthly fuel price report. The auto club said Tuesday that the average price for a gallon of gas in Nevada rose 4 cents over the past month, well short of the nationwide average of 18 cents.

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Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, takes a break with employees in the merchandising department for athletic performance footwear to enjoy a game of desk volleyball at the company's call center in Henderson in this file photo.
Zappos CEO talks company culture at marketing conference
Nov. 11, 2009
Make company culture a first priority and the rest — including marketing and customer service — will fall into place. That was the message Zappos Chief Executive Officer Tony Hsieh hoped to drive home with entrepreneurs and marketing executives at Tuesday’s keynote address at PubCon 2009, an annual social media and search marketing conference.

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Former UNLV basketball players pose for a picture Tuesday night following the annual alumni game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV alumni game gives former players a chance to reunite
Nov. 11, 2009
Jim Gostomski’s sat in the front row of the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday night with a grin from ear-to-ear as he reminisced about the glory days of the UNLV basketball program. He was one of roughly 2,000 fans who stayed in the arena to cheer for Rebels of year’s past in the annual alumni game following UNLV’s 62-52 exhibition game victory against Division II Washburn.

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Want to save $8,000? Take the bus
Nov. 11, 2009
People who ride public transportation in Las Vegas save more than $8,000 a year over those who drive, according to a new report.

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UNLV guard Chace Stanback dishes off a pass against Washburn during a preseason game Tuesday.  UNLV won the game 62-52.
Rebels survive scare from Division-II Washburn
Nov. 11, 2009
During a halftime ceremony Tuesday night honoring UNLV’s championship basketball season of 1989-90, former star guard Greg Anthony thanked fans for “great memories” and “wonderful moments.” The exhibition game against Washburn that sandwiched those title-team festivities didn’t exactly produce many moments that fans will consider wonderful or memories that were great. The Rebels left the Thomas & Mack Center with a 62-52 victory.

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An ill-advised partnership
Nov. 11, 2009
The American Academy of Family Physicians, which represents more than 94,600 doctors nationwide, goes about the business of promoting good health. Coca-Cola is a major company that makes money from soft drinks that have been linked to obesity and other health risks.

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Jordan Williams, 1, and Markeyda Williams, 23. As Jordan stares into the courtyard, dreaming about playing with dump trucks and sliding down the slide, his 23-year-old mom, Markeyda, worries about how to provide for him. After a month of being homeless, Markeyda moved into The Shade Tree Shelter in hopes of starting a new life for them. Staring across the room, she sits silent, shaking her head, as she thinks about her life before moving into the shelter. "I'd like to get a job in a casino," she says, as Jordan innocently runs around the kids' playroom. "You can make good money as a cocktail waitress."
Book by local photographer depicts life on the streets
Nov. 11, 2009
A local photographer will exhibit a book detailing the lives of homeless people in the Las Vegas Valley at an event to raise money for The Shade Tree shelter. Art in the Shade, featuring the photography of Mona Shield Payne, who also does freelance work for the Sun, will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Wellington Place, 6985 West Sahara Ave.

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There is plenty to be outraged about
Nov. 11, 2009
I’ve been reading other people’s complaints in the newspapers and watching them on TV. Now it’s my turn.

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Climate change skeptics ignore inconvenient facts
Nov. 11, 2009
The “intelligent people” whom George Will referred to in his Monday column in the Las Vegas Sun (“On warming, only talk is urgent”) must have been politicians and economists. They certainly weren’t scientists.

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Agassi deserves praise for honesty, philanthropy
Nov. 11, 2009
I, for one, am not down on Andre Agassi for his confessions via his book “Open.”

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Military must be strong and united or we all are at risk
Nov. 11, 2009
This was a no-win situation for a military that has become increasingly political in its daily operations. Misguided sensitivity and a shift to project our military as an alpha peace corps now clearly supersede the need for our armed forces to appear strong, unified and unwavering in defense of our country.

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