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July 23, 2008

Chris Morris / Las Vegas Sun

Dressing down: Web gambling’s hallmark

UNLV study finds online betting areas thick with bullying, foul-mouthed players, repelling some, enticing others

The long-running debate over whether to legalize Internet gambling has usually focused on its potential to be more addictive than gambling in a casino. (4 Comments) »

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"We deal on a hope in teaching people to re-enter society. It's hard to tell them,  'It's going to be so much better' and then there's less help out there."
Linda Lera-Randle El, executive director of Straight From the Streets, who has clients receiving annual payments from the Energy Assistance program and a half-dozen more who are waiting for replies to their applications

Utilities fund for poor petering out

A state program to help poor people pay their utility bills is nearly broke, forcing it to limit the amounts it gives to Nevadans in need, just as that need reaches its highest point so far this decade.

Petition to limit property tax advances

CARSON CITY – A petition to further limit increases in Nevada’s property tax has taken another step toward the November election ballot.

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Just go with the Izzard flow

Talking with comedian/actor Eddie Izzard — or rather listening to him — is like catching a working sketch for his comedy act.

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Joan Sando, recently retired principal of Explore Knowledge Academy, says charter schools must try harder than public schools to prove themselves.

Time is on charters’ side

How long does it take for a charter school to find its groove? In the case of Clark County’s Explore Knowledge Academy, five years.

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Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson, in his State of the Conference address at Green Valley Ranch on Tuesday, talked mostly about MWC's TV network.

Ron Kantowski thinks it’s swell The Mtn. finally has a national TV hookup

In keeping with the spirit of the weekend, I thought it would have been really cool if Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson had made his annual State of the Conference address dressed as the Joker.

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21 - The Movie
“21” Movie: The Recap

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

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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
Construction deaths

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

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Today in History: July 23

Today in 1976, a man was charged with selling heroin to an undercover agent inside a restroom at the Union Plaza Hotel.

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Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies

Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies

With Charlie Overby and The Valentine Killers (10 p.m. Cheyenne Saloon)