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    Brigham Young - Pioneer Prophet

    Nov 06, 2012
    Brigham Young was the man who led the Latter-day Saints to the Great Basin and established the Church's headquarters in Salt Lake City. His latest biographer, John Turner, calls that his signal achievement, which makes him the greatest colonizer of the Western United States.
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    The Phat Pack

    Jul 19, 2012
    Where do three singers go next after they've all sung in Las Vegas' longest-running musical, 'Phantom of the Opera'? The answer for three of them is to sing as The Phat Pack. Although the name alludes to Sinatra, Martin, Davis and the rest, these cats are a different breed.
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    The HOA Scandal and the Death of Nancy Quon

    Mar 28, 2012

    Construction defects lawyer Nancy Quon died earlier this week. Police believe she had previously attempted suicide and charged her with related offenses. She was discovered dead in a bathtub at her condo in The District. After a spectacular career as a construction defects lawyer, Quon was the target of a federal probe that rigged elections at homeowners association boards and steered tens of millions of dollars worth of legal and construction work to Quon's law firm and a local construction firm.

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    Organized Crime in Macau

    Mar 16, 2012

    The Gaming Control Board has opened an investigation into the links between organized crime and the junket operators that bring the gamblers from the Chinese mainland to Macau. Those ferry companies also control the VIP rooms where many gamblers play cards and they extend credit and collect debts because casinos cannot legally collect gambling debts under Chinese law. The reports of mob involvement were published by a union local on a special Web site it has created to publicize the problems. So what will happen if the allegations are proven true? Is this a storm in a teacup or could it lead to a big shakeup in the world's biggest casino companies?

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    Foreclosures in Your Neighborhood

    Feb 03, 2011
    The foreclosure crisis has not been an equal opportunity disaster for the housing market. Everyone has been hurt but the impact has been much more brutal in some neighborhoods than others. It's emptied out some streets that are looking like ghost towns in the making while other neighborhoods have only had a handful of foreclosures and new residents moved right in. What's causing that and what does it mean for the future of Las Vegas?
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    Postcard History

    Sep 03, 2009
    History can be told in pictures as well as words. Local Historian Lynn Zook has put together a new book of post cards entitled, "Las Vegas, 1905-1965.
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    John L. Smith Current Events

    Aug 07, 2009
    We talk with Las Vegas Review Journal columnist John L. Smith about recent news stories in the Las Vegas valley.
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    Mitzi Stauffer Briggs

    Mar 28, 2009
    Mitzi Stauffer Briggs, former owner, Tropicana ..
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    Mitzi Stauffer Briggs

    Mar 23, 2009
    Mitzi Stauffer Briggs, former owner, Tropicana ..
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    Lem Banker

    Feb 11, 2009
    Lem Banker, professional sports bettor
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    Dangerous Dance with Evil

    Jan 21, 2009
    Bob Hamer, author, The Last Undercover: The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance with Evil
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    Senator Howard Cannon

    Jan 05, 2009
    John L Smith, columnist, LVRJ
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