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Teachers give up gaming tax bid in deal

Offer of money from hike in room tax sways union

By David McGrath Schwartz

Teachers made a Las Vegas deal Monday night, trading the chance at a big score for a quicker, more modest gain with backing from at least some of Nevada’s biggest gaming houses. The Nevada State Education Association announced it is dropping its effort to raise the gaming tax. (5 Comments) »

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The Summerlin rental home where Dan and Peggy Montgomery live is their fourth since they moved to the Las Vegas Valley from upstate New York in late 2005. They found out the home they rented before this one was facing foreclosure when a real estate agent brought a client to look at the house, they said.

Foreclosure fallout

When landlords lose homes, tenants face short-notice moves, loss of deposits

By Brian Eckhouse

The biggest problem for renters is that a lease provides no safeguard against being evicted during foreclosure proceedings, even if the lease stretches beyond the date of foreclosure. And for the Montgomery family that has meant being forced to move for the third time in 18 months — paying $1,000 in expenses for each relocation — through no fault of their own. (1 Comment) »

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Florence Jameson, an obstetrician-gynecologist, talks with Nana Kufuor, a pediatrician, inside Jameson's Las Vegas office on Friday. Jameson says about 20 doctors, including Kufuor, have agreed to volunteer at a free medical clinic she hopes to open. She estimates as many as 70 doctors and 30 nurses will be needed.

Doctor driven to start clinic for the uninsured

Dr. Florence Jameson is trying to provide free health care to some of the uninsured residents of Clark County. The obstetrician-gynecologist who has worked in Las Vegas for more than 20 years has launched an effort to create Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada.

Strip’s vaunted condo-hotels losing their luster

Condo-hotels are having a tough time on the Strip. The market has chilled, buyers are largely evaporating, banks are reluctant to finance the purchases or lend money for new projects because of slackening demand, and developers are questioning the wisdom of the condo hotel concept.

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Richard Land -- a former administrator of the state Taxicab Authority and chairman of the five-member board that oversees the agency -- died May 13 following a bout with liver cancer. He was 76.

Richard Land: 1931-2008:

Taxi regulator fought for, got, cameras in area cabs

To those who worked with him, Richard Land will be remembered as a man who regulated Southern Nevada’s taxicab industry with a passion matched by few of his predecessors. Land died May 13 following a bout with liver cancer. He was 76.

Barkley says he’s repaid debt; DA hasn’t seen check

SEIU disputes outcome of nurses’ vote, gaining time

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Faith Lutheran High School players huddle during their semifinal playoff game Thursday against home team Legacy High School in North Las Vegas. The local lacrosse league now has 49 teams.

Eastern import catching on

The most impressive thing about last weekend’s Las Vegas Lacrosse League playoffs was not the players’ skill or the game’s speed. Instead, it’s that the games happened at all in a city where only a few years ago the sport was all but nonexistent.

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Top Left: Liberace-themed bags designed for younger audiences are for sale at the Liberace Museum in 2006. Top right: A collection of decomissioned neon signs from the Horseshoe is on display at the Neon Boneyard. Bottom left: Dave Hickey leads a tour in front of the painting "Step(In) Out" by Tim Bavington in the Las Vegas Art Museum in 2007. Bottom right: A Columbian mammoth skeleton commands space in the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park in 2007.

Henderson museum plans taking shape

Henderson wants a museum and the city is in the middle of a nearly $200,000 study to determine its content, location and funding. City officials say they want a nationally recognized institution that will cater mostly to residents.

Songwriter, singer ﬁnds the right mix for his life

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“21” Movie: The Recap

Plus, critic Joe Brown say watching someone else gamble is as suspenseful as watching someone talk on the phone."

Calculate Flight Delays

Last year, more than one in every five flights – 22.15 percent – arriving at McCarran Airport was late. See statistics nationwide.

Construction deaths

Nine construction workers have died since the end of 2006 at the towers that are redefining the Las Vegas skyline.

Caption contest winner

See the winning caption for the Tony Stewart cartoon caption contest.

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Condo-Hotels Near the Strip

By Ryan McAfee

While some condo-hotel investors are having problems because of the economy, Mike Gutierrez is one of the more satisfied owners. Gutierrez has owned a one-bedroom unit at Platinum for more than a year and is one of more than 2,000 such owners using and renting condo-hotel units near the Strip. Most days his one-bedroom condo is rented to tourists. At any time, he can remove his unit from the property's rental program, reserving it for personal use for up to 65 days each year. A locked closet in the living room holds personal belongings and goodies for his extended family, ...

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Climb Into Tomorrow’s Slot Machine: (via Wired Magazine); Everyone wants to know how to turn the younger crowd over at the gaming tables into the next generation of slot addicts. Cyberview's answer: videogames.
Missing boy found in California: (via KTNV - Channel 13); Patrick Rimsey Jr., the 9-year old boy that went missing around 8 p.m. May 17, 2008 has been found according to North Las Vegas Police. Rimsey was found after the California Highway Patrol pulled over ...
NJ senator fights for legalized sports betting: (via cnnmoney.com); New Jersey senator Raymond Lesniak vowed Monday to fight a federal law which limits legalized sports gambling. Sen. Lesniak requested that Gov. Jon S. Corzine file a lawsuit claiming the federal law violates interstate commerce ...