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This Week's Flyer
Contains:
May is National Bike Month
Featured Artist of the
May
Featured Announcement
VCO Welcomes its Newest
Columnist
"Vegas Insider" Columns
This Week's Announcements
Theme for
May- Spring & Love
Weekly Prize Giveaway |
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Warm weather and rising gasoline
prices are great reasons to dust off a bicycle,
tune it up and get pedaling. |
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May is National Bike
Month. Riding a bike provides great
exercise, is a fun sport for the whole family
and offers young riders a sense of freedom.
Bicyclists should always ride with traffic and
obey applicable traffic laws, including use of
proper hand signals. Riders should travel in a
straight line and not weave, watch for and avoid
road hazards, and not hand-carry items in a way
that may affect control of the bicycle. Riders
should wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet and
light-colored clothing at all times, and
reflective gear when light conditions are low.
Use of a headlight and taillight are important
when riding at night. Finally, keep bicycle
tires properly filled with air, ensure that
brakes are working properly and see that the
bicycle chain is set tight. Nearly 85 million
adults and children ride bicycles each year in
the U.S., with an estimated one-half million
people bicycling to work each morning. For
children and teenagers, bicycles are a primary
means of transportation. |
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Featured Artist
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the Month: May |
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Featured Announcement: |
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Nevada Delegation Announces National Guard Lands Bill |
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Legislation designed to help the Nevada
National Guard expand its facilities was
signed into law by the President.
Senators John Ensign and Harry Reid and
Representatives Jon Porter, Shelly
Berkley, and Dean Heller released the
following statements. Read more
HERE |
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Special
Announcement: |
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The
Generosity of Vegas Should be Commended |
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Another Winner "Pays it Forward" |
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Dear VCO,
As I
prepare for my Mother's Day with my children and grandchildren, I can't help
but feel for the mothers who have a son or daughter in the military. Could
you find a Clark County mother who ONLY has one child and that child is in
the military unable to be home for Mother's Day. Without fanfare or fuss
please give my prize to that mother.
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Thank you. Delilah
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Winner of Feedback of the Month April
All That Glitters is Not Gold |
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VCO is very proud to Welcome Our Newest Columnist |
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Bob Massi |
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Bob A.
Massi is familiar to millions of Americans from his work on the
Fox News Channel. As the consumer legal analyst for the Fox
News Channel, he has built a reputation for being one of the
premier consumer law experts in the country; on air, he is
always informative, charismatic and passionate about issues and
rights. For Fox, he has covered such high-profile cases as the
Au Pair Trial, Unabomber Trial, O.J. Simpson case, JonBenet
Ramsey case, Timothy McVeigh Trial, Scott Peterson Trial, Kobe
Bryant Trial, Michael Jackson Trial and many more. In addition,
he has covered a myriad of important legal issues, useful
consumer topics and the latest breaking news including Homeland
Security. Mr. Massi will now be sharing his expertise with the
VCO community. |
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To
view Section Information, click on the
Section Title.
To view a VCO Columnist's BIO, click on the
Columnist's Name.
To view their column, click on the Article Name |
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Columns of the Week: |
Housing Boom Boomerangs on
Vulnerable Homeowners |
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Nevada Government
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Congresswoman Shelley Berkley |
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Weekly Update |
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Berkley spoke on the House
floor in favor of legislation to address America’s
mortgage crisis and the housing market slowdown.
The package of bills will aid Nevadans
facing the loss of a home, help families
avoid future foreclosures, and deliver incentives
designed to get empty homes off the market and into the
hands of new owners.
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Nevada Government
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Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
Breaking months of
partisan gridlock, today Senators John Ensign and Maria
Cantwell (D-WA) secured passage of their renewable
energy tax bill that keeps America on a path toward
energy independence...... |
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Presidential Candidates
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John McCain
My 1st Term
What I
want to do is take a little time to describe what I hope
to have achieved at the end of my first term as
president. I cannot guarantee I will have achieved these
things, but I am presumptuous enough to think I would be
a good president...... |
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Politically Speaking |
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Democratic Party
Join us on "Operation Walk the
Walk"
Operation Walk the Walk is a new
initiative of the Nevada Democratic Veterans & Military
Families Caucus. We will have a direct positive impact
on the lives of Nevada’s veterans who have served their
country but are struggling to pay for their education,
find affordable housing, secure a well-paying job, or
receive the quality health care they deserve in return
for their service..... |
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Visit VCO's |
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Feedback |
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Your
Latest Feedback! |
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Dear VCO |
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What Can Money Buy? |
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Extra
Extra, Read All About It |
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Deja Vu All Over Again
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Today's Souvenir, Tomorrow's Garbage |
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May Photos
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Newest photos submitted
this week
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You Will See a Very Spectacular Picture |
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Love
& Friendship |
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Art
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Audrey Roberts
Reaching Out!
I am
always happy to meet & greet new artists on the local
scene. Philadelphia born and raised Tresa Koewacich, a
photographer by trade, is now releasing her new Mixed
Media exhibition..... |
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Entertainment |
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Jackie Brett |
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Brett's Vegas View 05-16-08 |
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Ventriloquist/impressionist and last summer's America's Got Talent
winner, Terry Fator, will be move into the Danny Gans Theatre as the new
headliner at The Mirage when Gans makes his move to Wynn Las Vegas later
this year........
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Entertainment |
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Celebrity
Chef Connection
The Village Seafood Buffet
Here is
a question for you – when is dining at a buffet more
like dining at a restaurant? When the buffet is the
Village Seafood Buffet at the Rio All-Suite Hotel &
Casino........ |
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Jersey Boys Bonus |
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You know their hits on the radio
featuring a lead singer with
his
falsetto
voice or that same voice singing the
title song of the hit musical “Grease”
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The Soprano's Last Supper Bonus |
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It
doesn’t matter whether you watched The Sopranos or not,
gangsters are part of our culture and there is a certain
fascination with the mob. |
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Entertainment |
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Kid Cary
Don't tell anyone...
The
Boss called, and asked me to review a show at the
Riviera, “The Soprano’s Last Supper.” I’m happy to go,
but I know nothing about the Soprano’s. She said, “You
must be the only person in America that has not seen
Soprano’s.” I told her I don’t have cable TV. She
said, “Don’t tell anyone you don’t
have cable, people will think you’re goofy, EVERYONE HAS
CABLE.”
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Entertainment
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Bea Fogelman
Can What Happens In California
Stay In California?
Crossover column
An
article written by Los Angeles Times columnist, Evan
Halper, tucked in the corner of a page of the Las Vegas
Review Journal, caught my eye. I quote, “Advocates say
that more than 250,000 Americans are running their
vehicles on cooking oil, with the biggest concentration
in California.... |
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The Vegas Eye
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The Vegas Eye
The Latest From
the EYE
Jackson confirmed he is
in discussions with Colony and its
founder, Tom Barrack Jr., "with regard
to the ranch and other matters." Wonder
what they’re NEGOTIATING about? Could it
be … A SHOW?? Are we correct in saying
that Michael Jackson will sing and dance
in the showroom of his former
father-in-law, Elvis Presley?
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Announcement: |
Armed Forces Day Saturday May 17th |
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Announcement: |
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Academy Of Country Music Award Winners
Randy Owen & Sugarland |
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to Perform At The Fremont Street
Experience May 16 & 17 |
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Fremont Street Experience to host
country music sensations Randy Owen,
former lead singer of Alabama and
current debut solo album artist, and
Sugarland, the country superstar duo
nominated for multiple 2008 ACM awards.
The concerts are part of the week’s
festivities leading up to the 43rd
Annual Academy of Country Music Awards,
which will broadcast LIVE from the MGM
Grand Garden Arena on May 18. Both
concerts at Fremont
Street
are free and open to the public.
Randy Owen will perform songs from his
debut solo album One on One on
Friday, May 16 at 10:30 p.m.
His current single, “Braid My Hair” has
been a fixture on the country charts
since its release in early 2008. Owen
received 66 nominations and 19 wins from
ACM as lead singer of Alabama.
Former ACM “New Duo/Group of the Year”
winner Sugarland is nominated for
four Academy of Country Music Awards
this year for their multi
platinum-selling album Enjoy the Ride.
Sugarland will take the stage following
the Academy of Country Music 5th Annual
Charity Motorcycle Ride and Jam on
Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 p.m.. |
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Announcement: |
VCO sends Mazel
Tov on Israel's 60th Anniversary |
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Announcement: |
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“ICE”
Celebrates One Year at The Riviera
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with
“1 day, $1 tickets” for Las Vegas locals
on
May 21st |
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“ICE: The Show from Russia” is celebrating its first
anniversary at the Riviera Hotel and
Casino and Las Vegas locals are welcomed
to celebrate. Available for purchase on
May 21, ICE is offering “one day, $1
tickets” to all Las Vegas residents
(valid ID required) to commemorate their
successful year at the Strip Resort. |
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If you're reading
this and haven't become a member of the VCO community
(don't forget membership is free) Click
HERE and have a
chance to win any of the fabulous prizes listed below! |
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Get Up and Go’s
own
Larry
Tyler
is proud to sponsor a
Hawaii Island Hopper Holiday
5
days and 4 nights in a tropical, Hawaiian
paradise
, with the added flexibility of
seven-day check in
A
$1,160
value.
(airfare
not included)
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The "Best Feedback and Best Poem" each month |
will win one of the 2 prizes listed below |
Theme for
May- Spring & Love |
C'mon VCO readers.... Isn't ANYONE in Love? |
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$100
Gift Certificate
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$100
Gift Certificate from |
Bella Vita
Studio |
Jazzee's
Boutique |
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2827 Paradise
Road |
(702)
732-9700 |
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Keep
submitting your Feedback and Poems,
then at the end of the month, |
YOU, the VCO readers can vote for
your favorites.
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(One vote per reader, to be
announced 2nd week of following
month) |
Keep in mind VCO's
website
Guidelines |
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The Scintas |
at
the Las Vegas Hilton
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WINNER
Michael Jacobs |
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