Leno thinks globally, acts locally

Jay Leno raised $100,000 for Iowa flood victims Wednesday night at The Mirage. And he’s performing there again tonight to collect more cash for the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

County employee arrested

A Clark County Family Services employee was arrested this week on a string of charges that includes domestic violence and child endangerment, Las Vegas police said Thursday.

Lawrence to cover Carlin’s show dates

Las Vegas singing legend Steve Lawrence will fill the dates of his late friend and comedy icon George Carlin on Aug. 15-17 at the Orleans, it was learned Thursday.

Simpson sees self as victim

O.J. Simpson cast himself as a victim of an ambitious Nevada prosecutor who the former NFL star, actor and celebrity criminal defendant blamed for pressing a kidnapping and armed robbery case that he says even the alleged victims don’t want to pursue.

Court decision may not affect Nevada

While historic on a national level, Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment will have little or no effect on Nevada gun owners, law enforcement officials and experts said.

CORRECTIONS

• Headlines for stories in Monday’s and Thursday’s Review-Journal incorrectly referred to former workers at the Area 51 base as downwinders.

Offender status law blocked

More than 2,000 sex offenders in Clark County got a break Thursday after a district judge temporarily stopped a new law from taking effect.

Judge refuses to extend deadline for club

A Monday deadline still looms for the Crazy Horse Too gentleman’s club, which stands to lose its ability to get licenses for liquor and topless dancing, a development that would significantly reduce the value of the seized and shuttered club.

The Fab Forum

Listen … Do you want to know a secret? … Do you promise not to tell?

Marketing Madness

Hey look, I salute capitalism, and I can wrap myself in the flag with the best of them. But it seems like America has gone into overkill to create business tie-ins with kids’ entertainment in an effort to built a nation of corporate-children-zombie lemmings.

OUT & ABOUT

Domestic violence walk scheduled for Saturday

Testing the Waters

Kenny Chesney lifted Jimmy Buffett’s whole flip-flops-in-paradise bit, and now he plays stadiums. Toby Keith wrote a song about how he loves bars, and now he owns a chain of them.

BOOKMARK

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Neon publication to NEON, Attn: Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

Tunnel Visions

Home, dark-dank-dangerous-depressing-and-far-from-sweet home.

SPOTLIGHT

‘Hokes’ exhibit on display at Reed Whipple

RESTAURANT NEWS

Eat all you can at parking lot party

‘Wanted’

You can’t always get what you want.

ALSO OPENING

THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI

EYE OPENERS

Fireworks, fun start before the Fourth

3 Doors Down to play Mandalay Bay

Radio-friendly rockers 3 Doors Down headline the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Aug. 29, with Staind, Hinder and the Sick Puppies. Tickets are $35, $55 and $75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mandalay Bay box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

MOVIES

Movies are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J movie critic Carol Cling (C.C.) are indicated by initials. Other opinions are from wire service critics.

Arena Celebration

Which of these is the strangest in 2008?

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