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This Week's Featured Column:

 

Miss Universe 2010

Nikki Artale

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Nevada Government 

Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Governor Gibbons Appoints New Member To Nevada Tax Commission
>> Nevada To Receive $83.1 Million For K-12 Schools For The Current School Year
>> Governor Jim Gibbons Selects New Appointees To Fill Boards And Commissions Seats
[read more]

U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Reid Statement On Opening Of OSHA Office In Las Vegas
[read more]


U.S. Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> FCC Should Put Internet Reclassification Plans On The Shelf Indefinitely
>> We Have Won The War, Now We Have To Win The Peace
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Nevada Employers Tap New Federal Program To Help Cover Cost Of Retiree Health Care
>> Berkley Provision In Honor Of Nevadan Justin Bailey Funds Mental Health Research To Help Veterans Battle Substance Abuse
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Titus Applauds Opening of New OSHA Office in Southern Nevada
>> More Than One Million Seniors in the Prescription Drug Donut Hole Have Received Assistance Thanks to Health Care Reform
>> Republicans Plan to Push Forward on Yucca Mountain
[read more]

City of North Las Vegas, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Golf Courses Close For Maintenance
>> Library District Announces Reduced Hours
>> North Las Vegas Fire Chief Sworn In As IAFC First Vice President
[read more]

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Monthly Astrology / Horoscope

Michele Avanti, CAP EFT-3
September ’10 Astrology / Horoscope
Virgo, you’re the incredible analyzers of the zodiac. Grounded and practical you have a highly developed sense of perfection. You’re meticulous, fastidious, organized, forthright, responsible, refined, youthful, mentally acute and technically efficient... [read more]

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Entertainment

Victoria Alexander ¦ Viewpoint on Vegas
September 3, 2010
This Week: Back from Tierra Vida Healing Center, Gringo Nightmare Book Review, Channeling Eric, World Obesity and The End of Times, and more...
[read more]


Nikki Artale ¦ Vegas Stars Interviews
Miss Universe 2010
The Miss Universe pageant was held on August 23, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2010, after competing with 82 other beauties that were represented from six continents... [read more]

Jackie Brett ¦ Vegas View
September 3, 2010
>> Golden Nugget Opens New ‘Country Superstars Tribute’
>> PBR Rock Bar Getting Set To Open On The Strip
>> MINUS5 Is Now Open Inside Monte Carlo
AND MUCH MORE... [read more]

Debbie Hall ¦ Debbie Discovers Las Vegas & Dining with Debbie
Women of Las Vegas
This Week: Nancy Smith, manager of marketing at Datanamics AND Linda Quackenboss of Linda Q Photography...
[read more]

An Open Letter To My Dear Friend, Russ
Russ Fons passed away on Aug. 19 at his home in Las Vegas after fighting a long battle against colon cancer that lasted seven years. He was the owner and operator of Russ Fons Public Relations. But Russ was so much more than a business owner... [read more]

Chick Hughes ¦ Chick’s Chicks
This Week, Chick Goes To The Gold Lounge At Aria Casino, For A VIP Party For Travel & Leisure Worlds Best Launch! Party!

See what beauties Chick has in store for you this week... [read more]


Little Anthony ¦ Little Anthony's This and That
Here We Go Again—Remember November
The late great Vince Lombardi was a quintessential personality and like Yogi Berra, his quotes still hit the mark decades later. Lombardi once commented, “Grab, grab, grab—what I want to know does anyone know how to tackle.”... [read more]

Chuck Rounds ¦ Las Vegas Entertainment News
September 2010
I am amazed every year...as soon as September hits, the temperature suddenly drops 10 to 15 degrees. It tells us that we have survived the summer and we can look forward to the fall. We will, of course, have a few hot days ahead of us... [read more]

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Community

June Beland ¦ Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada September Events


Please read for a list of events in the month of September... [read more]

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Home & Family

Susie Isaacs ¦ Ms. Poker
The Puppy Night from Hell
When a complete stranger approaches me in a casino and asks me how the puppies are, because I haven’t done a blog update lately, I think it’s time to correct that. A quick update is they weighed 3 lbs. each when I brought them home in mid-May...[read more]

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VCO Artist of the Month—September 2010

 

VINNIE FAVORITO

 

Stand-up comedy is nothing new to Boston native, Vinnie Favorito; it’s what he does best. First hitting the stage in 1986 when his mother made him take a class to overcome stage fright, Favorito was quickly perceived as a natural. That same year on the WZOU 94.5 FM Top 40 Star Search Competition—only his second stage performance ever—Favorito proved his comedic talents and prevailed as the winner.

Audiences across the globe hail Favorito for his ability to verbally exploit audience members, integrating each person he talks to with the next person. He’s loud, crass and inappropriate—and audiences love every minute of it. Famed comedian George Carlin told Vinnie he’s a fan because, “he is not afraid to walk the line, but he doesn’t cross it,” and has been referred to as “Don Rickles with venom” by Milton Berle... [read more]

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