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Should restaurant surcharges be legal? Here’s what economists think

The hotly debated surcharges have grown in popularity among restaurateurs, who say they rely on the fees to afford increases in labor costs or to boost pay for back-of-house workers who aren’t tipped.

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THE YEAR IN THE STRIP

A man (or woman) all alone on a stage, working with no safety net beyond talent, charisma and the good will generated by the effort.

Nathan Burton

Gather ’round kiddies, and I shall tell you a magical Christmas tale of a little boy who grew up to be a successful Las Vegas magician. (All the other “magical” tales here involve gambling.)

Decade has seen its ups, downs

If you’re looking for fine words to close out the troubled 2000s, here’s a start:

Cher

Cher sets her priorities straight early on, during the only time she speaks to the audience at length.

Garth Brooks

My whole career,” Garth Brooks told his fans Saturday night, “you’ve always just let me be me.”

Calling on the King

Hey Elvis. Are you listening buddy?

Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks is a soccer dad — a soccer dad with a private jet.

Ron White

Like a lot of us, Bill Engvall wishes he could take a time machine back to golden-age Vegas: “I would have loved to have been at the level I’m at now back in the ’50s and ’60s,” he noted recently. But it’s Engvall’s Blue Collar Comedy pal, Ron White, who unquestionably would have run with the Rat Pack. White understands that if it was once a matter of course to smoke and drink on a Las Vegas stage, times have changed so much you get laughs just by doing it.