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Gov. Jim Gibbons on Wednesday announced the appointment of Tom Lozich to the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security.

Lozich is the executive director of corporate security and surveillance at MGM Mirage, the company that owns 10 casinos on the Strip, including the Aria at the company's CityCenter development and the Bellagio.

Lozich also worked 30 years for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department where he rose to the rank of assistant sheriff.

The Nevada Homeland Security Commission is a 19-member group that advises the governor on security and the prevention of terrorism.

strip event

March calling for immigration reform planned for Saturday

Local activists will gather on the Strip on Saturday evening for a march in support of comprehensive immigration reform.

The march, organized by Reform Immigration for America, RIFA, will start at 6 p.m. in front of the Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. Marchers will then head south on the Strip to New York-New York.

Representatives from the local labor, faith and business communities will join in the march to encourage Congress to reform immigration in a way that focuses on keeping families together and provides a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States, organizers said.

$5,000 received

Octomom puts pet birth control sign on her door

It's official. Octomom Nadya Suleman of La Habra, Calif., doesn't want your dog or cat following in her footsteps.

As a yard full of paparazzi cheered her on, Suleman unveiled a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign Wednesday that reads: "Don't Let Your Dog or Cat Become an Octomom. Always Spay or Neuter."

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is paying Suleman $5,000 to keep the sign on her front door until June 9, the deadline when city officials say it must be removed.

Suleman, 34, already had six children when she gave birth 16 months ago to octuplets conceived by in vitro fertilization.