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Fighters get in spirit of season

Any of them could have the spotlight to themselves. That’s how good they are.

GOP says Yucca site a solution

WASHINGTON — Fresh from their tour of Yucca Mountain earlier this month, Republican Party leaders are turning up the volume on their calls for Nevadans to reconsider the proposed nuclear waste site as a possible salve for the state’s budget woes.

Two police officers injured

Two Las Vegas police officers suffered minor injuries Wednesday during a narcotics arrest when they were struck by the suspects’ vehicle.

Happy Home This Holiday

At a time when so many seem to be losing so much — jobs, homes, even hope — Nonami Perreira feels especially lucky this holiday season to have a real home for the first time in many years.

Fredericks bidding KVBC-TV farewell

KVBC-TV, Channel 3, and weatherman John Fredericks mutually announced the end of a 12-year relationship Wednesday, a day after Fredericks shaved his head.

In Brief

RUNNING CAR

CORRECTION

The first name of Las Vegas public works spokeswoman Debby Ackerman was misspelled in a story about the F Street closure in Wednesday’s Review-Journal.

Work of art, little else

If you’ve driven past the 1400 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South in the last year, you’ve seen Wendell Edwards’ artwork.

Lace up your skates and hit the ice

Bundle up the kids and take a trip out to MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson for an afternoon of ice skating.

CAROLING, VEGAS-STYLE

You certainly are a talented — not to mention, festive — bunch.

A Damn Good Time

They describe it as “Rage Against The Clashing Peppers,” but that doesn’t even begin to encapsulate the (barely) controlled chaos that is the sound of the Funkyjahpunkys. Their shows are manic outbursts of energy, their tunes are boundless and they always seem to be having the time of their lives. Read on as the band lets us in on the fun.

Palace Station brings back laughs

The laughs return to Palace Station, where the enclosed lounge reverts to stand-up comedy after tabling a big expansion into a country nightclub.

A few musical faves of the year

If Santa didn’t leave the following CDs under your Christmas tree this year, you need to find the dude.

Missing Links

Since it’s going to be pretty last minute, any holiday greeting you send today needs to be extra special. Visit singwiththeking.com and, using your phone, record a duet of you singing “Blue Christmas” with Elvis himself. It will then be e-mailed to that special someone. That’s enough to make your mom tear up — and you won’t be the heel of the family for failing to acknowledge Christmas.

QUICK TAKES

10 parties for Obama

On the Cheap

We’re in the throes of a recession and our economy is shrinking by the day, but there’s at least one good thing to be found in all the bad news: This upcoming New Year’s Eve probably will be the most affordable in recent years.

Inside the Snow Is Falling

Bellagio doesn’t need to dream of a white Christmas. A 24-hour flurry is forecast for its Conservatory & Botanical Gardens until Jan. 3 — thanks to a 50-gallon snow machine. The storm is isolated to the right of the Snow Family (Mr. Man, his wife and the snowkid).

Here & Now

EVEN IT OUT

2008 Fashion: It’s a Wrap

Fashion and beauty had quite a year. Trends from every source imaginable surfaced. Lumberjacks, cowboys, tennis pros and gladiators alike all influenced the way we dress.

‘Have yourself a merry little Christmas … ‘

And now the bustling streets and malls fall strangely quiet. In many a home the living room rests ankle-deep in an effluvia of ribbons and paper and bows, while in the background someone has left the TV running — Alastair Sim throws open his window on a bright and shining world for the 55th time, and asks the lad in the street what day this is.

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