J. Patrick Coolican
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As We See ItWhat makes a CCSD five-star school?
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 "Hewetson wins big points for bringing students from illiteracy to proficiency."
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As We See ItWhat to learn from Las Vegas' many mistakes
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 "We can either use our hard times to set up the next period of growth and prosperity, or sit around waiting for the good ol’ days to return."
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As We See ItThe trippy high school reunion of the celebrity impersonator convention
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican spends some time with Robert De Niro, Pee-wee Herman and more.
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Mob MuseumDeconstructing the good old days on display at the Mob Museum
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican examines the "things were better when the Mob ran this town" argument.
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As We See ItAre less-than-progressive portrayals of women preventing young professional women from moving here?
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican detects an old-boys club in town.
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As We See ItIs the key to Las Vegas' future bohemianism?
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 "To have a cubicle army, Florida might say, we must have Foster the People for their earbuds."
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EntertainmentThis is not a double entendre
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 A guy is taking a photo of a kink woman in latex who is in turn taking photos of lifelike polymer sex dolls, also in latex.
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As We See ItWith megaresort construction on hold, it’s time for Vegas to spruce up what it already has
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 Although construction of large resorts is on hold, numerous properties are in the middle of big renovation projects.
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TechnologyLooking for—and finding—dumb stuff at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 "Finally, I can check Facebook in the pool."
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12towatchin2012Michael Roberson, State Senator
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 If he can get enough Republicans elected, he could wind up majority leader.
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As We See ItSun columnist Patrick Coolican sets out to prove we're a much drunker city than people think
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 The Daily Beast ranks Las Vegas No. 14 of America's drunkest cities. Is this accurately reflective of our city?
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As We See ItLooking forward to 2012—or not: Predictions, with caveats
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican offers a forecast (with provisions) for 2012.
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As We See ItMetro sets its sights on pimps who currently get off light
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 Metro has changed its focus from prostitutes to pimps.
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As We See ItPreliminary testing does not point to water as source of marathon infection
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 The burning question: was the water really tainted?
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As We See ItA single Saturday shows the best—and strangest—of Las Vegas
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 Columnist J. Patrick Coolican hits the Stiletto Dash, a phone bank and Freakshow wrestling.
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PoliticsA look at the political races everyone will be talking about in 2012
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican gives his thoughts on the upcoming political season.
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As We See ItVegas real estate porn—the upside of our crappy economy
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 J. Patrick Coolican explains how a terrible economy translated to great property values
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GamingHealthE Gambling app fights gaming addiction
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 With online gambling seemingly on the horizon, how about an app that keeps us in check?
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DiningDid the Health District go too far to regulate a farm-to-table event?
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 A recent dinner at Quail Hollow Farm in Overton was squashed by regulators. Was it necessary?
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As We See ItIs it time to start embracing the decay of Las Vegas?
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 Local writers explore the idea in a new book titled 'Fade Sag Crumble.'.
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UNLVHigher education's weaknesses are UNLV's opportunities
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 American higher education’s significant weaknesses give UNLV an opportunity to distinguish itself.
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As We See ItMaking sense of Occupy Las Vegas
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican spends a night on Fremont Street with supporters of the movement.
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As We See ItThe story behind the embattled Mob Experience is straight out of the 'Sopranos'
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 “It’s a Mob story. It really is.”
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As We See ItThe owner of Gaetano's Ristorante has more to offer than Italian fare
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 At his Italian eatery, your pasta is served with Gaetano Palmeri's choice fillets of wisdom.
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BusinessBig Gaming in Nevada can make life difficult for the little guy
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 The spread of sports betting kiosks at bars certainly seems like a great innovation: Your beer, your sweat-inducing chicken wings and your action on your team. And all without the annoyance of being in a casino.
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FeaturesAmerican tchotchke: A tour of Vegas Valley yard sales
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 A tour of sadness, defeat and ’90s pop culture at Vegas Valley yard sales.
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As We See ItTrying to nab cabbies who long-haul fares isn't easy
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 How much did your last cab fare cost? There's a chance it could have been less.
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As We See ItWhy the stars of 'Jersey Shore' need to film a season in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican gives a few reasons why MTV should take the pop culture phenomenon to the city.
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FeaturesThe loneliest road: A drive down U.S. Highway 50
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 A trip down U.S. Highway 50 to understand what's so dangerous about social isolation.
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2011Celebrating freedom through the fantastic at Electric Daisy Carnival
Saturday, June 25, 2011 Midnight at the CosmicMeadow stage and Röyksopp, a nutty Norwegian electronic duo, has the crowd in a dancing thrall when the fun really starts, as acrobats in head-to-toe sparkly gold hit the trampoline in front of the stage. A bit later, Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, directs a frenzy of music behind one of the most sophisticated light shows I’ve ever seen.
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ArchitectureVegas shows her scars
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 A mania for land and blindness to consequence left Las Vegas' landscape altered forever.
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EconomyElection 2010: Does it really matter who Nevada chooses?
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 Welcome to the state of NevadAARGH! We’re staring down the nation’s worst budget gap, we have a Legislature uniquely ill-suited to fixing it, and somehow voters have heard almost zip about it
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Politics(Tea) party on!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Tea Party of Nevada Jon Scott Ashjian’s candidacy is good news for the Democrats—sort of
