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  • HUD official 'torpedoed' Vegas

    ALBUQUERQUE — A top federal housing official has “torpedoed” Las Vegas’ housing authority over the last few years because he believes local politicians are inherently corrupt, one of his former subordinates says.

    Mathew O’Grady, a federal housing revitalization specialist who resigned last week after more than two years, said his boss, Floyd Duran, unfairly placed the local housing authority on troubled status out of spite against a former housing director, Lawrence Quintana.

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  • Residents can't bring signs to Michelle Obama rally

    Michelle Obama, the wife of the Democratic presidential candidate, will be speaking today at a rally in Las Vegas’ Plaza, and bringing in signs will not be permitted. Pro-Obama signs, however, will be passed out in the Plaza area — after people pass through security.

    A press release from the Obama-Biden campaign announcing Michelle Obama’s visit to Las Vegas’ plaza, slated for this afternoon, stated at the bottom, “No signs or banners permitted.”

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  • Las Vegas historic building to be rehabilitated

    At a time when lending dollars are scarce, the state Historic Preservation Division and the Bank of Las Vegas have closed a loan that will help rehabilitate a historic building and open a new business, officials say.

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  • Michelle Obama to visit Las Vegas

    Michelle Obama, wife of the Democratic presidential candidate, is expected to speak in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

    The Obama campaign announced over the weekend that Obama would be leading the “Early Vote for Change” rally, which is set to begin at 11 a.m. at Plaza Park. The public entrance will be at the southwest corner of the Plaza. The event will be free and open to the public. Also, people can RSVP at nm.barackobama.com.

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  • City’s CNG station again closed

    The compressed natural gas station near City Hall is closing immediately because of a dispensing unit malfunction.

    “With the high prices of gasoline, CNG provides a great and green energy. Unfortunately, the major malfunction forced us to close the natural gas station,” said Las Vegas Mayor Tony Marquez. “I am working with our utilities director, George DuFour, to figure out a plan of action.”

    The CNG station was installed in 1994; however, the parts for the station were made in 1992. The estimated cost to repair the station is $30,000.

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  • HU, hospital expect belt-tightening

    Officials from the state hospital and Highlands University are expecting state budget cuts to take a toll on their institutions, but they haven’t been handed any specific mandates yet.

    Last week, Gov. Bill Richardson ordered cutbacks in state spending to help offset a projected budget shortfall of more than $200 million. He attributes this problem to the nation’s financial crisis.

    Such reductions could have a big impact on Las Vegas, whose economy is dominated by the state government.

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  • Woman is driving force at kitchen

    Some years ago, Carol Durham and her husband, Grover Durham, wanted to find a small community where they could spend time volunteering.

    Enter Las Vegas.

    Carol Durham taught mathematics at Florida Southern College, a small private school in Lakeland. When she retired, she and her husband looked for a small community where they could make a difference. So seven years ago, the Durhams packed up their belongings and moved to their new home in Las Vegas.

    Durham has always been active and says part of the joy of living is staying busy helping others.

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  • Student's parents sue City Schools

    The parents of a local boy suspended in connection with alleged hazing at a football camp are suing the East school district, alleging it failed to give their son due process.

    Ella Arellano and Paul Armijo, represented by Santa Fe attorney Stephen Aarons, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court earlier this month, claiming that the Las Vegas City Schools violated their son’s civil rights.

    In September, the district placed five Robertson High School football players on one-year suspensions and expelled a sixth one.

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  • District strikes rule on jackets

    On a recent day, it was cold, but the Las Vegas City Schools hadn’t lit its boilers yet for the season.

    Nonetheless, some teachers insisted that students stick to the dress code, meaning no jackets worn inside schools.

    That’s a policy the district eliminated this week.

    Las Vegas City Schools Superintendent Rick Romero told school board members the district was not prepared for the cold weather that hit the city last week.

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  • Woman told she's on TSA list

    The elderly mother of a Las Vegas woman said that she was moved from her wheelchair, spread-eagled and physically searched by the Transportation Security Administration in Albuquerque. She says it’s not the first time and that officers searched her dog, too.

    Patricia Anderson, 85, of Everett, Wash., visits her daughter, Cordia Sammeth, every year in Las Vegas. Sammeth drives her mother down to Las Vegas from Washington; Anderson returns home by plane.

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