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    Good Books To Read While Social Distancing

    Apr 14, 2020

    People have a lot of time to read these days.

    And maybe you’ve gone through all the books in your house and need a new stash now.

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    Paging All Readers: Let Us Help Pick A Good Book For The Summer

    Jul 01, 2019

    Around this time of year, many of us are looking for that perfect book to have handy next to the bottle of sunscreen. 

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    From The Experts: Best Summer Reads

    Jun 19, 2018

    Summer is here, the days are long and hot. 

    To pass the time maybe you’ll go to a beach the mountains or Lake Mead. Or sit in your air-conditioned home ... and read a book. 

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    In The Eye Of The Beholder: Cory McMahon's Space Available

    May 08, 2018

    Late last week, Clark County did something it hadn’t done-- ever. It removed a public art display from the county government center in downtown Las Vegas.

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    A Nevada Historian On His Newspaper Days

    Oct 18, 2017

    When he was just 16 years old Michael Green of Las Vegas was giving a speech at a Rotary Club contest.  His topic was journalism – and he spoke about the importance of truth.

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    From The Experts: Best Summer Reads

    Jul 05, 2017

    Summer in Las Vegas is well underway, and so are triple digit temperatures. 

    Outdoor activities are somewhat limited now, so every year we like to explore some indoor options. 

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    Vegas Valley Book Festival: Anarchy Of Memories

    Oct 16, 2015

    Las Vegas is in the midst of the Vegas Valley Book Festival.

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    Summertime Reading Suggestions

    May 27, 2015

    With Memorial Day over, summer has unofficially started, which in Las Vegas is defined as sitting in a cabana at a casino or lounging by the pool in the backyard or finding refuge in the coldest sp

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    Art In The Desert: Human Artificiality In The Natural Landscape

    May 04, 2015

    Massive neon signs and structures in Las Vegas is nothing new.

    But neon in the middle of the desert near the Jean Dry Lake Bed? Now that would be something to look at.

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    New Year, New Las Vegas Optimism?

    Jan 26, 2015
    We’ve swept up the confetti, cleared the beer bottles from The Strip. Hopefully the hangover is long gone and you’re looking into the blank slate of...
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    Exploring Performance Art

    Aug 01, 2012
    If a man pees into a cup, then drinks his own pee..
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    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: 40 Years Later

    Dec 02, 2011
    Most people may associate Johnny Depp with the 1998 movie, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."  But the movie was based on the real deal: the autobiography of Hunter S.
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