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Resolve to Vote

Are your New Year’s resolutions already starting to wear thin even though you’re not? Then welcome a new fresh start by participating in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s annual Best of Las Vegas poll.

OUTDOOR BRIEF

PERK OF WINTER

Bitter Springs Trail a taste of adventure near Las Vegas

The rugged Bitter Springs Trail lies not far from the sprawl of urban Las Vegas, but seems a world away. Designated a scenic back country byway by Congress in 1989, the 30-mile route south of Valley of Fire State Park connects old mining roads, a mountain pass and desert washes between Interstate 15 and the Northshore Road in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Allow at least two hours just to drive the route, more if you stop to explore.

New Wii games look great but aren’t much fun

I’m always looking for good Wii games to recommend to you, but I keep finding duds. Like I always say, the Wii is a fun system, but it doesn’t offer many entertaining titles, especially compared to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Share the love for Valentine’s Day

With the holidays tucked safely behind us, Valentine’s Day is the next greeting card moment. But this year, romantics that we are, we want to look beyond candy and flowers to capture the secrets of true love.

True community erupts through spontaneous creativity

August 1979. I’m walking from table to table, registering for my first semester of graduate school at Southern Methodist University. Smooth sailing until I got to the last table, where two smiling students presented me the menu for “being part of the community.” They kept using those words: “You can be part of the commmyooooonity.”

Wishes for 2010

On this auspicious date of Jan. 10, 2010, we hope to create a little good luck by letting the universe know that there are a few things we want for Las Vegas this year. Enough with the bad news, high foreclosure rates, stagnant job market and the all-around misery caused by them. Give us 10 good things for 2010.

Honest opinion not always welcome

An entertainer was joking with me about what I’d do if newspapers go down the tubes. He suggested I become a consultant.