No Age band members talk about all-age shows, what’s next

When the band No Age was in town last year for a 21-and-older show at the Beauty Bar on Fremont Street, the two members of the L.A. Vegan Noise Rock band — who also support all-ages shows — were nice enough to let me interview them before their gig.

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Ending their weeklong special session in the wee hours of Monday, lawmakers sent Gov. Jim Gibbons a stopgap balanced-budget plan to fill an $887 million hole in the $6.9 billion general fund budget.

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■ Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, noon, WGN (16)

A libertarian plan to save the U.S. economy

We are not recovering from a recession. We are actually falling deeper into a depression. The spin, propaganda and wishful thinking from Barack Obama, Congress and the Fed are wearing thin on the average American.

OSCAR ODDS

The people’s choice, the biggest hit in box-office history, has a genuine shot at Oscar’s top accolade — but can this visionary sci-fi adventure win without nominations in bellwether acting and screenplay categories? To do so, it’ll have to hold off a blistering barrage from the night’s other big gun, “The Hurt Locker,” which has shots at both.

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Gory ‘Aliens vs. Predator’ cool but flawed

I’m lucky that I’ve never been one of those people who says or thinks violent thoughts. I never say something like, “I could just kill such-and-such.” I mean, I can hate a person. I just don’t get all rage-y about it.

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Women’s Leadership Council honors those who inspire

The Women’s Leadership Council of United Way of Southern Nevada celebrated the inspirational power of women’s philanthropy during its annual luncheon Feb. 25 at Paris Las Vegas.