Goodman finds positives in midst of budget troubles

Mayor Oscar Goodman channeled James Brown at the beginning of the Las Vegas State of the City speech Tuesday, crowing, “I feel good!” as he came on stage.

In Brief

DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas police search for ‘Scarf-Face Robber’

Las Vegas police are searching for a suspect who they’ve dubbed the “Scarf-Face Robber” in more than a dozen robberies he has committed since late December.

Rulffes: Budget cuts can sharpen educators’ focus

WASHINGTON — School budget cuts are not all bad because they tend to focus educators on the most important parts of their mission, Clark County schools Superintendent Walt Rulffes said Tuesday as he was being considered for a national honor.

Casino gaming income grows

Let’s not break out the party hats and self-congratulatory statements just yet.

Flash your headlights without fear

Every once in a while, urban myths involving driving or vehicles surface, such as this one: A woman calls an auto parts store in search of a 28-ounce water pump. When the befuddled parts handler asks the make of car, she replies, “Datsun 280Z.” Funny, but not all of them are; some instill fear in motorists.

What jobs?

The Obama administration had been enduring some mockery for using a nebulous and made-up phrase as it referred to jobs “saved or created” by its $787 billion borrow-and-spend stimulus program.

Corruption allegation

A federal judge has decided the Clark County Commission is so hopelessly corrupt and subservient to organized labor that it can’t be trusted to fairly and lawfully award a contract to improve part of the Las Vegas Beltway.

Cabo Wabo Cantina offers jeans, flip-flops atmosphere

Move over, Margaritaville. There’s a new Strip eatery to waste away in that’s named after a tequila-related song and owned by the singer who popularized it.

Salad dressing can’t hide

Here’s a little trivia on Green Goddess salad dressing: It reportedly was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the ’20s to honor actor George Arliss, who was appearing in a play titled, appropriately enough, “The Green Goddess.” Since then its popularity has been as up and down as most actors’ careers, but readers say it’s available in Las Vegas for Kaye Adams.

Gluten-Free Zone

When Jennifer Sullivan was diagnosed with celiac disease at age 18 in 2001, she and her family were pretty much on their own.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Baskin-Robbins, 4640 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, received 16 demerits Dec. 30. Employee did not follow proper hand-washing procedures. GRADE: B

More workers vie for jobs, data show

WASHINGTON — The competition for jobs is intensifying as companies are reluctant to hire new workers, leaving millions of unemployed Americans chasing fewer job openings.

IN BRIEF

Boyd Gaming chief executive elected chairman of AGA

November trade gap widens

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit jumped to the highest level in 10 months as an improving U.S. economy pushed up demand for imports. However, exports rose as well, boosted by a weaker dollar, supporting the view that American manufacturers will be helped by a rebounding global economy.

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