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This Week's Flyer Contains:

Happy Labor Day

Featured Artist of the Month

Featured Announcement

VCO Welcomes New Columnist

Coming Soon...Football Forecast

"Vegas Insider" Columns

This Week's Announcements

Grand Prize Giveaway

Weekly Prize Giveaway

    Labor Day:  
   

How it Came About; What it Means

"Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation." Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

 
 

Featured Artist

of the Month

Carrot Top

 

Featured Announcement

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency -- a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. The 2007 Telethon will air live from the South Point Hotel and Casino on Las Vegas Boulevard this weekend.

 
 
 
 

 

VCO Welcomes Our Newest Columnist

 

Debbie Hall has been a broadcaster and writer in Las Vegas since the mid '80s and a resident of Las Vegas since 1978. She has produced and hosted a number of radio interview programs featuring food, lifestyles and trends. She has also written a number of feature articles in such publications as Las Vegas Life, Las Vegas Style, Nevada Woman, What’s On and Las Vegas Food and Beverage as well as regional publications. [read more]

 
 
 
 

 

Coming Soon…VCO brings the "Battle of the Sexes"
to the Friday Football Forecast

"The Mouth of Motown" & "The Tout" will pit wits and predictions against "Mystic Mona" in VCO's Friday Football Forecast.
 
 
 

Columns

 

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Column of the week:
In a Galaxy far, far away...New Orleans and The Gulf Coast
 

 
  Nevada Government
  Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Roundup
Governor Jim Gibbons communications director, Brent Boynton, has resigned to become anchor and assistant news director at KOLO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Reno. He will assume the main anchor role held...
[read more]
 
 

 
  Nevada Government
  Senator John Ensign
Weekly Roundup
Senator John Ensign welcomed members of the American Legion to Reno for their 89th annual convention today [August 28, 2007]. Ensign, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, thanked the delegates for their service and continued commitment to our nation....
[read more]
 
 

 
  Nevada Government
  Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Roundup
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today [August 24, 2007] joined with health care workers, concerned advocates and representatives from St. Rose Domincan Hospitals at a news conference highlighting the need for full funding of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)....
[read more]
 
 

 
  Nevada Government
  Department of Business and Industry
Commissioner Approves UnitedHealth Group's Acquisition of Health Plan of Nevada Subject to Market Conduct Conditions
Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman issued an order today [August 27, 2007] approving UnitedHealth Group's application to acquire Health Plan of Nevada, Inc. as part of its acquisition of Sierra Health Services, Inc. The order approving the acquisition, which is available on...
[read more]
 
 

 
  Las Vegas Government
  Department of Planning & Development
Growth Merits Hillside Guidelines
The Las Vegas City Council recently adopted a planning ordinance for hillside areas to address growth that is moving into foothill areas on the city's edge. Future annexations will expand the city of Las Vegas westward to the Spring Mountain Range, and this ordinance will help ensure that natural...
[read more]
 
 

 
  Politically Speaking
  John Daly
It's Not Vietnam
Frankly, I'm glad most Americans aren't paying attention to the presidential race yet. That's because most of the candidates are offering simplistic solutions to the biggest issue—the War in Iraq.... [read more]
 
 

 
  Tony's 2 Cents
  Tony Curtis
The Poems and Art of Tony Curtis
You seem to love the pain I suffer
Revel in my space undone
Hating makes you love me fonder
Envy is your pleasured fun...
[read more]
 
 

 
  Monthly Horoscope
  Michele Avanti, CAP
September '07 Horoscope
As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone...
[read more]
 
 

 
  Publisher's Favorite E-Mails
  Marleen Marino
How Was The Universe Created?

One of the most persistently asked questions has been: How was the universe created? Through the inception of the Big Bang theory, however, no longer could the universe be considered infinite.…[read more]

 
 

 
  E-Mails Forwarded by Nelson
  Nelson Sardelli

Hundreds of Free Vintage Radio Shows

We offer hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to online in mp3 format, all for free. Before the days of video games, shopping malls, MTV, and the Internet, families used to sit in their living room each night to listen to radio shows such as Superman, Groucho Marx, The Avenger,... [read more]

 
 

 
  Front Row Center
  Carol Patterson
Cultural 'Heads Up'

Local Events for the next few weeks promise adventure in diverse cultural offerings. There are events for everyone, everything from a new dance company to a Triathlon to the rising star in the arts community, the ARTV Arts Awards, at the Pearl, the place to 'be seen' in late September. This month...[read more]

 
 

 
  Entertainment
  Victoria Alexander
Viewpoint on Vegas: August 27, 2007
Sexiest "Fantasy" at Luxor, CultureShocks.com, Tony Danza in The Producers, Stoney's Rockin Country, Fatwa Against Robert Spencer, Photoshop World Conference & Expo, Movies This Week, International Remote Viewing Conference, Paul Rodriguez in Primm on September 22, and more…
[read more]
 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Nikki Artale

Being Howard Stern
Howard Stern, the highest paid radio personality in the U.S. has proclaimed himself the king of all media. He has been dubbed a shock jock because of his sexual and racial humor and has shocked people throughout his entire radio career. He has been the most fined person on radio and you.... [read more]

 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Kid Cary

In a Galaxy far, far away...New Orleans and The Gulf Coast
This week marks two years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans & the Gulf Coast. Newspapers, TV, and every media outlet in America are marking the "anniversary" with stories and pictures on the devastation and the slow progress of the rebuilding. Last month the Boss asked me to find out... [read more]

 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Celebrity Chef Connection

New Internet Show Lets Foodies Everywhere Interact with Premier Chefs
Thanks to a brand new interactive Internet show, folks will be able to send along questions for top chefs and other guests, and request information about restaurant recipes, other recipes, ingredients, techniques and equipment. Called "Celebrity Chef Connection," it's hosted and produced by... [read more]

 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Chick Hughes

6 Picks from Chick's Chicks
Stormy Daniels, Miriam Gonzalez, Destiny Davis, Lana Kinnear, Claudia Gallegos, Brande Roderick, Tina Jordan,.... [read more]

 
 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Audrey Roberts

Leroy Neiman Honored with "Lifetime Achievement Award"
Internationally renowned and reclusive artist Leroy Neiman will make a rare public appearance at the Palms Hotel and Casino's Pearl Concert Theatre in Las Vegas on September 29th when he accepts the honor of the second "Lifetime Achievement Award" presented by.... [read more]

 
 

 
  Entertainment
 

Judy Thorburn

Movie Review: "Resurrecting the Champ"
Resurrecting The Champ isn't so much about the sport of boxing as it is a sentimental character study about the relationship between fathers and sons, redemption, and another issue, ethics in journalism. Think of boxing as a backdrop and you've got the idea. The story is "inspired" by... [read more]

 
 

 
  The Vegas Eye
 

The Vegas Eye

Eye Spy from August 27, 2007
Thursday Night, TAO Las Vegas saw R&B star Robin Thicke attending the clubs weekly staple Worship Thursday’s party. Robin arrived with wife Paula Patton to the nightclubs VIP area with several friends and enjoyed the sounds of DJ Five. Robin is in town... [read more]

 
 
 

 
  Health
  The Diabetic Life Foundation
The Diabetic Show

Bob & Marcel's Diabetic Life Show will premier in September of 2007. The shows will be taped in numerous cities and locations of travel and interest throughout the U.S. and Canada. The first phase of the tour will start in Las Vegas and then on to Southern California...[read more]

 
 
 

 
  VCO Publisher
 

Marleen Marino

Two Years After Hurricane Katrina
Two full years have passed since the disastrous Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans & the Gulf Coast region. Unfortunately not much promised help has actually taken place. It is sad when our own government finds it more important to spend (now estimated at) 3 billion dollars a week,... [read more]

 
 
 
Announcements
 

 
 

Tickets are now on sale for the Las Vegas production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical, JERSEY BOYS, slated to open at the Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Performances begin April 4, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vegas PBS brings to Las Vegas a new non-commercial multi-media service that entertains, educates, empowers and informs America’s Latino families 24 hours a day, beginning this August. [read more]

 

 

 
     
  Variety The Children's Charity of Southern Nevada is celebrating their fundraiser in conjunction with radio and TV personality Pete Allman's birthday on Saturday, September 1st at Ruth Chris Steakhouse, located in the Park Plaza Center on Paradise Road.The fundraiser is open to the public which will be serving a buffet presenting Ruth Chris famous foods, as well as a silent auction and a roster of entertainers [read more]  
 
 

Grand Giveaway

 

 

  
  Two sets of tickets for 2 to see Wayne Brady at the Venetian Hotel & Casino  each set of tickets valued at $196 a set.  

 

  
  Get Up and Go’s own Larry Tyler is proud to sponsor a 4 day/3 night stay at one of 28 destinations including... Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco, Anaheim or Oceanside, California to name a few. A $1,011 value.  
 
  
  Two sets of "Dinner for 2" at the fabulous Envy Steakhouse.
Each
set of dinners a $150 value.
 
 

Weekly Giveaway

 

Legends in Concert
at the Imperial Palace
 

WINNER Madeleine Schecter

Barbra & Frank
at the Riviera 
 

WINNER Maggie Goldstein

Jay White
at the Riviera
 

WINNER Bob Chapman

Bobby Slayton
at Hooters
 

WINNER Niki Kovich

Trent Carlini
at the Sahara
 

WINNER Michele Jakus

Liberace Museum

 

WINNER Chris Scrofani

Country Superstars
at Fitzgerald's
 

WINNER Glenn Peterson

Gerry McCambridge
at Hooters
 

WINNER Mendrei Leelin

Tim Gabrielson
at the House of Blues
 

WINNER Brooke Tadlock

Larry G. Jones
at Fitzgerald's
 

WINNER George Forlano

       
         
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