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Learning from the Past

We either already are or soon will be in a recession, and things either will get worse or they won’t — the scenario depending on your source. About all the crystal-ball-peerers agree on is that the country’s economic situation isn’t going to get better anytime soon. There’s even been talk that we could face another depression.

SEND US YOUR THANKSGIVING RECIPES

We’ve extended the deadline to submit a Thanksgiving recipe to share with fellow Review-Journal readers — and possibly win a turkey in the process.

‘Elephant Man’ belongs to young actor

Drew Lynch is a high school junior with what some might call wholesome, all-American good looks. But he seems to lose his attractiveness in the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts production of “The Elephant Man.”

RESTAURANT REPORT

Bells Market restaurant, 720 W. Owens St., received 20 demerits Oct. 14. Violations included no thermometer in reach-in refrigerator. GRADE: B

‘Shenandoah’ lacks style, consistency

The best I can do in summing up the quality of the College of Southern Nevada’s “Shenandoah” is to say, “It’s OK.” It’s there; it’s intermittently pleasant, never inspiring but rarely boring.

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New name, upscale comfort food fuel Hilltop Cafe

The Hilltop Cafe applies the ambience and culinary flair of a chic steakhouse to a cuisine formerly associated with kissing the grits of waitresses named Flo.

Herring fillets in plastic tubs reeled in

No red herrings here. Two readers have suggestions for Alex Greenberg, who’s looking for herring fillets with sour cream and onions that aren’t in jars.

Go Red or Go Blue

Pamela Mains has seen firsthand how high emotions are running as Election Day quickly approaches. She has observed people buying cookies.

Killers receive a hero’s welcome

He’s forever the optimist, the triumphant pose incarnate, who seems as if he sprang from the womb with his fist in the air.

Wickedly Good

There’s plenty out there that’s terrifying this Halloween season, and ghouls, goblins and witches (oh, my!) aren’t the half of it. It’s a good time, it seems, to gather family and friends into the comforting sanctuary of the home.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Aloha A Go Go, 2101 N. Rainbow Blvd., received 17 demerits Oct. 6. Violations included foods not labeled properly. GRADE: B

Readers spot English muffins

John Bergler is looking for not just any English muffin, but specifically for Bays English muffins. Luckily for him, his fellow readers say they’re not among those longed-for items that can’t be found in town.

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