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Superbowl Weekend in Las Vegas
It’s been a slow week here in Las Vegas, but that’s all about to change drastically as the planes start lining up on approach to McCarran International Airport. That’s right – it’s Superbowl XLI right here in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! Okay, I realize all the running and running into each other… the grunting and the drama will take place down in South Florida at Dolphins Stadium… Wait a minute… what am I saying??? Las Vegas will arguably be home to more drama, grunting, collisions, yelling, and, yes, probably crying, than they could possibly hope for on location at the Superbowl proper.
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It’s Pathetic When the Hospital Gets Raided in Las Vegas
Lacy Thomas, the CEO of University Medical Center, which is Las Vegas’ only public hospital and where locals and tourists are taken to for the most serious of trauma and emergencies, has been fired and the hospital was raided with loads of documents seized by police. Yes, they raided the hospital. Here is a Review-Journal article about the case
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Las Vegas Weather Newsflash!
Several weather places are predicting SNOW on Friday!!! Cross your fingers! If that’s the case I’m taking Saturday off (at least half a day,) putting the skis on the rack and heading up to Mount Charleston. Oh yeah!!
One Less Sin in Sin City? Maybe Not Just Yet…
I don’t smoke – I never have. I’m allergic to it. It’s nasty and really bothers me to smell it, particularly when I’m eating food. That having been said, I personally felt like banning smoking in all public places in Nevada that served food and were not casinos – an outright ban, mind you, not a non-smoking dining area – was just a bad idea. People who visit here tend to be completely caught up in the spectacle that is the Las Vegas resort corridor/Las Vegas Strip area, and really aren’t privy to the other areas of the gaming industry that live and thrive here in the Valley – an industry that is very much a part of the Las Vegas lifestyle for many people.
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