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I have a framed copy of a March 1999 Sunday comic strip hanging on my office wall.

Streamlining bus service

Two things motivate motorists to leave their cars and trucks at home and ride mass transit instead: money and time. In Las Vegas, $4.20-per-gallon gasoline is taking care of the former, and the Regional Transportation Commission is taking steps to improve the latter.

‘You’ve a gun on your T-shirt’

A “man wearing a T-shirt depicting a cartoon character holding a gun was stopped from boarding a flight by the security at Heathrow’s Terminal 5,” The BBC reported on June 1.

Bar-none with Barr-Nunn

If you overhear something sounding like a bar-none strategy from Barack Obama and the Democrats, be advised that it will be spelled differently.

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Annese hopes he leaves St. Andrew a strong Christian community

On the grounds of St. Andrew Catholic Community in Boulder City, and included among the 3,000 or so trees, plants and bushes that thrive on the property, are some impressive Italian cypress trees that soar 20, maybe 30, feet tall.

Texas Renaissance man plans Las Vegas visit

If there’s any justice at all in the universe, it won’t be long before people everywhere will be wearing plastic bands on their wrists bearing the letters “WWKD.”

Divorced, single parents should keep dating lives private

You’re a divorced, single parent. You have minor children. You wonder about having a dating life, whether you’ll ever fall in love again, whether you’ll ever have sex again, and what all of this means for the health and well-being of your children.

Las Vegas perfect for poker musical

Poker champ Phil Hellmuth calls Tim Molyneux “a creative genius,” and predicts he may be “the next Andrew Lloyd Webber.”

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So here we are in the dog days of summer, and CBS is hosting its “Greatest American Dog” show to choose the country’s foremost fleabag.

Great Basin Park an undiscovered jewel

Located enough off the beaten tourist path to discourage many park users, Great Basin National Park in Eastern Nevada remains a largely undiscovered wonderland. It appeals to visitors who prefer to enjoy their outdoor pursuits in relative solitude. The park offers many superlatives, including Nevada’s only glacier, the state’s second-highest mountain peak, some of the oldest trees on the planet and caves filled with rare natural decorations.

SUPPORT GROUPS

The National Infertility Association’s support group meetings take place at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the Regensburg Room on the San Martin Campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, 8280 W. Warm Srpings Road (616-4900, 869-4813).

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Container plants need extra care in summer

Container plants are much more vulnerable to the devastation of summer heat and sun than those planted in the ground. Therefore, you need to provide special care to help them survive — and more importantly thrive — during the dog days of summer.

CRITICAL MASS

Two weeks ago, during one of his last Sunday Masses at St. Andrew Catholic Community, the Rev. Joseph Annese gathered a gaggle of children at the altar during a key part of the service.

Condo buyers struggling for closure amid credit squeeze

Ronald Cowan thought he’d be living the high life in Las Vegas, rubbing elbows with sports stars and celebrities who frequent hip places like ghostbar, Rain, Playboy Club and the Pearl concert hall at the Palms.

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BYE BYE, BOOMTOWN: A year or two ago, new Las Vegas projects were being announced regularly. But many of those projects are now stalled or canceled and are littering the Las Vegas Valley as developers struggle with financing and other obstacles.

For Penn, breaking up not so hard to do

Wall Street is giving Penn National Gaming a fresh look after the casino operator’s $6.1 billion private equity buyout collapsed July 3.

Boosting opportunities

The Las Vegas Valley is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity, with a near-constant stream of accolades anointing it one of the nation’s best markets for startup businesses.

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