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Beau Biden Rallies Local Democrats, Says Romney 'Doesn't Get It'

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, April 16th, 2012, 11:49am
Beau Biden Rallies Local Democrats, Says Romney 'Doesn't Get It'

The party's county convention brings in a well-known guest speaker to fire up the troops.

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden on Saturday urged Clark County Democrats to overcome "obstructionist Republican policies" by working hard to re-elect President Barack Obama and maintain control of the U.S. Senate.

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Golf Course Can Be Converted into Commercial Development, Commission Says

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, 9:44am
Golf Course Can Be Converted into Commercial Development, Commission Says

Developer Billy Walters got pretty much all he wanted in the county commission decision.

Golfers wanting to play a round at the Bali Hai Golf Club near the south end of the Strip better make a tee time soon.

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Higher Ed Funding Process Siphons Money from UNLV

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, July 18th, 2011, 12:22pm
Higher Ed Funding Process Siphons Money from UNLV

Money raised by UNLV doesn't necessarily stay at the university as it comes in.

Gerry Bomotti, UNLV senior vice president for finance and business, recalls a budget meeting during the legislative session in which an elected official asked, “If fees are raised, does the university get to keep that money?” The answer given and accepted: Yes. The real answer? Not exactly.

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Buyouts Send 49 Packing at UNLV

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011, 3:20pm
Buyouts Send 49 Packing at UNLV

Many professors were offered packages to leave the university.

Four dozen tenured UNLV professors officially quit their jobs last week. This was not a mass uprising against the university's administration or some sort of statement of academic solidarity. It was simple economics paired with timing.

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Deal for Stadium Called Dead

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Friday, June 10th, 2011, 2:04pm

An attached deal to purchase the Las Vegas 51s is in limbo as well.

The deal to buy land west of Interstate 15 for a three-stadium sports complex has collapsed, ending a Texas developer's plans for the $1.95 billion project across from Mandalay Bay.

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Millennium Scholarship Fund May Be Broke After Fall Semester

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, 1:59am
Millennium Scholarship Fund May Be Broke After Fall Semester

The scholarship fund looks for future viability.

Twenty-year-old Karissa Dold wants to be a doctor. She's wanted to be a doctor ever since she was a kid. She wants to help people.

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Students from St. Viator Catholic School Go to Washington

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Monday, May 16th, 2011, 2:38pm
Students from St. Viator Catholic School Go to Washington

More than 60 students from St. Viator Catholic School meet with Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV today in Washington, DC.

The students and their chaperones were there to learn about the nation's capitol and how government works. 

“I was pleased to welcome these impressive young Nevadans to discuss the history of the United States government and our nation’s capital,” Reid said. “Visits to Washington, DC are a tremendous learning experience that bring what’s taught in the classroom to life. I encourage all Nevada students to become as engaged in government and their communities as the students from St. Viator Catholic School are.”

 

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