Green-Rainbow Party candidate, Jill Stein, in the race for Massachusetts governor, stands alone on her opposition of casinos. Stein makes valid points and gives this voter much to ponder. Contributor: Cathy A Montville Published: Aug 27, 2010

Langley’s best guide for what’s happening around town. nightlife - Cascades Casino, 20393 Fraser Hwy., 604-530-2211. Tickets can be purchased from casino guest services or visit www.cascadescasino.ca.

RUIDOSO, N.M. --Monday's 52nd running of the historic All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino could be its last if voters in Lincoln County turn down a proposed sales tax

* Greene County Singles will hold a dance and dinner at the Greene County Extension Building at Switz City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., dance from 7- 10 p.m. Admission is $5 with a food item, $6 with a 2 liter soda or $7 empty-handed. For more information call 825-4032.

Japanese BENIHANA VILLAGE Las Vegas Hilton, 732-5111. Japanese tabletop cooking at its finest. The chefs deliver great steaming-hot food, as well as an entertaining show.

Prosecutors say a Las Vegas court documents process server and his youthful accomplice, who were both linked to murders in two separate shooting deaths in January, have also been connected to a string of armed robberies at grocery store casinos.

Fundraisers for the Heart of Missouri United Way vowed to raise $3.31 million in an effort to keep revenues “stable and consistent” for the organization’s 31 partner agencies. That number represents a 1.3 percent increase over the $3.27 million the United Way collected in 2009.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Regional gaming operator Isle of Capri Casinos took an initial step toward re-entering the Nevada market Wednesday, but executives from the St. Louis-based company weren't forced to pass a state geography quiz.

La Quinta, CA - The Moonlight Movies series gets ready to wind down with just two more shows, this year.

A REGULAR put-down from readers who disagree with my rating of (say) a restaurant, hotel, lodge or airline, goes something like: “Ag, man. But they know you and bend over backwards to make sure everything is fine. You should have been there when we went the next day. The place was a disgrace.”

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RUIDOSO, N.M. - Trainer Blane Wood has been one of the top quarter-horse trainers in New Mexico. His horses have won nearly $10 million and he's trained some of the sport's top contenders.

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NIAGARA FALLS -- Gubernatorial candidate Carl P. Paladino said Wednesday that if he is elected, he would take a hard line against the Seneca Nation of Indians.

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Celtic Thunder returns to the Warner Theatre on Oct. 15, while Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus brings its new "Illuscination" show to Tullio Arena for six shows in late October. See below for details.

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Gubernatorial candidate speaks at chamber breakfast, shows little concern for opponents