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Layoffs at the Review-Journal

Aug 24, 2011
On Thursday 21 newsroom staffers were laid off at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. This is not the first round of layoffs in the newsroom this year.
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Gold Boom

Aug 18, 2011
The economy might seem mired in recession in Southern Nevada but elsewhere the sick economy is creating a boom - the gold-mining counties have little or no unemployment, construction work for those who want it and the good times are rolling. This counter-cyclical boom is the other side of the bubble that burst in 2008.
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Steve Friess is Leaving Las Vegas

Aug 12, 2011
Long-time reporter and frequent "State of Nevada" guest, Steve Friess, is leaving Las Vegas to take up a fellowship at the University of Michigan. He's been a frequent critic of Strip entertainment, local politics and, of course, the media.
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Wynn in Macau

May 28, 2010
Steve Wynn has hinted at then threatened and then all but said he move Wynn Resort's headquarters out of Las Vegas and to the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. So Macau might be a major source of revenue for casino companies but does its corporate governance, tax rates and lingering associations with organized crime make it a suitable place for a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange? So what is Steve Wynn up to? We talk about the casino mogul's plans with Wall Street Journal Reporter Alexandra Berzon and freelance writer and blogger Steve Friess.
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World Series of Poker

Jul 25, 2009
Local freelance writer Steve Friess talks with World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, about how poker is faring in the down economy and the 2009 WSOP tournament.
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World Series of Poker

Jul 21, 2009
Then, local freelance writer Steve Friess talks with World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, about how poker is faring in the down economy and the 2009 WSOP tournament.
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Danny Gans Autopsy

Jun 10, 2009
Free-lance writer Steve Friess, of vegashappenshere.com, and Las Vegas Sun reporter Marshall Allen join us to explain the results released Tuesday afternoon.
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Fundraiser for Harry Reid

May 26, 2009
Review-Journal columnist Doug Elfman and free-lance reporter Steve Friess of VegasHappensHere.com discuss tonight's scheduled Caesars Palace fundraiser for Harry Reid that will feature President Obama along with performances by Bette Midler, Sheryl Crow and Rita Rudner.
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Commentary

Feb 26, 2007
Thoughts on the Bellagio and Architecture by award-winning journalist--and podcaster--Steve Friess.
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Local Interest Villains?

Apr 14, 2006
Journalist Steve Friess is a frequent contributor to Newsweek and USA Today but he's finding national media resistant to pitches on the Galardi allegations.
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