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On `Idol,’ Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges’ eyes
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LOS ANGELES — If the “American Idol” judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12. The three received uniformly negative comments from the judging panel after performing Tuesday night, while the other five female singers all hit high notes.
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Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. The new bicycling directions available on Google Maps starting Wednesday supplement the guidance already provided to motorists and pedestrians. The biking directions initially will be available only for the United States.
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‘Girl who liked to fly’ among pioneering aviators honored today in Washington
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Women Airforce Service Pilots, better known as WASP, a civilian corps of female fliers, served the military during World War II.
More than 150 WASPs are being honored by the Air Force and Congress. Today, the group will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the government’s highest civilian award.
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DO YOUR CENSUS OR ELSE: Campaign to remind Nevadans begins today
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Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller has suffered his share of bumps and bruises along the campaign trail but nothing like the bop in the nose he suffered at the hands of Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White about a year ago. Miller fights as a hobby, and the bond he formed in the gym with White has led the two to team up on a campaign aimed at reminding young people to return their census forms.
Verne Holmes, right, pulls in a largemouth bass with his nephew Timmy Lystlund, left, and his son Sean Holmes, 4, from one of the lakes at Desert Shores in the northwest valley on Tuesday. It was a chilly day by Las Vegas standards, with a high temperature of 53 degrees, about 15 degrees below normal, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast calls for continued cold weather today, a 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon, and a warmer weekend with highs in the 70s.
Lamar Culverson, 20, discusses his census job application with Joni Reid, a recruiting manager with the U.S. Census Bureau, on Tuesday. Culverson and Phillicia Earl, 21, second from right, were among those applying at The Orleans for census jobs. About 4,800 people are expected to be temporarily employed in Nevada to help with the population and demographic survey, which helps determine U.S. grant allocations and congressional representation. Applications will be accepted for about another month and are particularly needed in the Rancho corridor area between Charleston and Decatur boulevards. For more information on the positions, go to 2010censusjobs.gov or call 866-861-2010.
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Democratic candidate for governor Rory Reid said he wants to help build a “fundamentally new economy” for Nevada, but wouldn’t say how he would enact his vision for reform when faced with a state budget shortfall that could exceed $3 billion in 2011.
A Las Vegas bail bondsman who spent more than a year in jail for his part in a plot to hire a hit man to kill a former employee wants to be Clark County’s next sheriff.
Several readers recently have inquired about the progress of the seemingly endless work on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Cones and barriers have interrupted traffic flow for more than a year now and this is because crews have essentially had to build a new underground utility system. When it’s finally finished, Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow has high hopes for it: “I am very proud of the project and truly believe we will have one of the most beautiful Martin L. King roadways in American when work is completed.” Here’s the latest:
