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<p>The Attic&amp;#8217;s new location at 1010 N. Main St. PHOTO: KRISTY TOTTEN</p>

The Attic is back. Well, almost. It needs a wheelchair lift.

Jun 19, 2013 7:21pm
The good news is that The Attic will be back in business shortly, hopefully by August if all goes...
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Nevada missed a chance to save money and stop stigmatizing marijuana users

Jun 19, 2013 7:19pm
While Nevada makes progress on dispensing medical marijuana, lawmakers also had a chance...

Six things you should know about rainwater harvesting in the desert

Jun 19, 2013 7:16pm
Brad Lancaster is an expert in rainwater harvesting and water management in the desert....

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Jun 19, 2013 7:16pm
It’s dark, loud, hot and cramped. It’s not a crowded nightclub, but rather a day spent...

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Getting better: UNLV law prof explains why Obamacare will be good for the mentally ill

May 22, 2013 5:52pm
Mental-health insurance coverage is about to improve nationwide, when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect Jan. 1.The federal law, sometimes referred to as “Obamacare,” will require insurance...
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UNLV Now plans for a stadium and a student village on campus. Question is, which to build first?

Updated: May 16, 2013 2:39pm
UNLV Now started as a modest plan to build an on-campus football stadium, student housing and shopping center. Over the past two years, however, it’s morphed into a 60,000-seat “mega events center”...
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The shadowy conservative group ALEC has members in Nevada’s Legislature

May 15, 2013 6:38pm
For years, liberal interest groups have slagged the American Legislative Exchange Council as a front for right-wing legislators and their supporters among the corporate elite. And with good reason....
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What does this olive tell us about the state of sex ed?

Updated: May 22, 2013 6:16pm
Despite learning human anatomy in school, 18-year-old Elisha Morgan was astounded to hear a classmate describe the latest pregnancy-prevention method.“She swore up and down that if you pee after you...
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Secret desires, bodies, the Internet: In Las Vegas,. you never know what’s behind the door

May 08, 2013 6:26pm
In our last episode I confessed my addiction to having theories about things — all sorts of things — almost anything. I particularly enjoy all things counterintuitive, which can often first appear to...
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May almanac: On these days in our city’s history …

May 08, 2013 6:21pm
May 1, 1997: The newspaper reports on “the many coming-out parties around the Las Vegas Valley,” as Ellen DeGeneres announces she is a lesbian on her sitcom, Ellen.May 2, 1930: The Pair-O-Dice Casino...
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There’s no satisfaction for fans who can’t get tickets to The Rolling Stones

Updated: May 09, 2013 1:26pm
The first time the Rolling Stones played the West Coast, in 1965, tickets went for $3.50. A few years later, the Stones played the Oakland Coliseum, and then as now, ticket prices were on a sliding...
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Five questions about worker safety and Nevada’s OSHA woes

Updated: May 15, 2013 6:17pm
NEVADA AND LAS VEGAS have had a long and not particularly positive history with worker accidents, including death. Last month a worker on a road project in Northwest Las Vegas was crushed and killed...

Thursday night on Las Vegas Boulevard: Scenes from a walk

May 01, 2013 7:22pm
T’S JUST ANOTHER weeknight in Las Vegas, which still makes it crazier than New Year’s Eve in 99 percent of the rest of America. You can watch it swish past from your car windows or you can get slow...
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The tragedy of PTSD: It afflicts vets and others, but help is available

Updated: May 31, 2013 4:34pm
TRAUMA CAN COME from so many sources. It can be delivered by a physical or sexual assault; from a relative or a stranger; it can arrive with the shriek and crash of a vehicle collision. It can arrive...
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