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Taking a chance on theater - 2004-02-11
You’ve got four more chances to watch Hedda Gabler at the River Theater. It’s well worth the visit.

One would usually not start a theater report with the costumes, but the costumes by Kathryn Bourn are sumptuous. I cannot fathom a production in a bigger, big budget venue with more lavish clothing.

If you want to drown in the dark side of Las Vegas, The Cooler is your film. William H. Macy plays the “cooler,” a guy whose fortune is so awful that if he places himself at the blackjack table, people lose.
Read the full story at The Daily Astorian (subscription), OR

House panel rules in favor of retaining video gambling - 2004-02-11
A plan to repeal video gambling was denied Wednesday by a South Dakota House committee.
The State Affairs Committee voted 9-4 to eliminate the bill after rivals noted that voters statewide have three times rejected to get rid of the video lottery.

The state and video lottery businesses divide the cash players lose in the machines, which provide games of poker, blackjack, keno and bingo games. Total player losses were $212.2 million in the budget year ending last June, so the state and businesses each received $106.1 million.
Read the full story at Aberdeen American News, SD