lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11128836cid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNF5NIWhT9yAaJytQttDPu-kgf-Ongquot;gt;500 workers laid off at shuttered lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; casinolt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;San Jose Mercury News,nbsp; USAnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;1 hour agolt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;AP lt;bgt;MESQUITElt;/bgt;, Nev.—Black Gaming says it plans to suspend casino operations at one of its lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; resorts and lay off 500 workers Friday. lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9450397cid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNHv9lO4Hq25Dck2sHr2v7OVuWoWdgquot;gt;Business dries up at lt;bgt;Mesquite#39;slt;/bgt; Oasis Casinolt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;KVBClt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-2fd=Rurl=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fnid%3D148%26sid%3D4965627%26autostart%3Dycid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNE_J2eXKUQqjA8ZGzsh0sthJYhPGwquot;gt;lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; casino lays off hundreds in preparation for temporary closurelt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;KSL-TVlt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-3fd=Rurl=http://www.kcsg.com/news/regional/35450724.htmlcid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNG6YY4fEMHRRsMNYsuOIXWHlp47gQquot;gt;lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; Community Scrambles After Huge Casino Layofflt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;KCSGlt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1 class=pgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-4fd=Rurl=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/02/mesquite-casino-cites-economy-reduction/cid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNFRUnim_owJYOpfDR-Qk-p91t81awquot;gt;lt;nobrgt;Las Vegas Sunlt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;nbsp;- lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-5fd=Rurl=http://www.lvrj.com/business/35459629.htmlcid=1276931234ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNEB7gCQmfWXtKwZ1EwfAsEPrO8ocwquot;gt;lt;nobrgt;Las Vegas Review - Journallt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;br/gt;lt;font class=p size=-1gt;lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=UTF-8ncl=1276931234gt;lt;nobrgt;all 38 news articleslt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;

lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://neighborsgoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/12/mesquite-christmas-tales.htmlcid=1276933723ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNGahCsfcMxbBarS1Y7Z1KRhyGNhvwquot;gt;lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt;: Christmas taleslt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;Dallas Morning News,nbsp;TXnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;Dec 2, 2008lt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;John Henry Faulk Award recipient Elizabeth Ellis will bring her storytelling efforts to St. Stephen United Methodist Church this weekend. lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-1fd=Rurl=http://neighborsgoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/12/desoto-help-pc-center-feed-the.htmlcid=1276933723ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNE8-lkx6xLCxCyL1fXiJt3ZS_S1xgquot;gt;DeSoto: Help PC Center feed the hungrylt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;Dallas Morning Newslt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font class=p size=-1gt;lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=UTF-8ncl=1276933723gt;lt;nobrgt;all 4 news articleslt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;

lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.mesquitelocalnews.com/viewnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D1531%26id%3D2cid=0ei=IvU2SeG2G6aowAHHx6imDwusg=AFQjCNEZvzPsqj1K8_X0OSo_O6ULYxM9KAquot;gt;Gas Prices Drop, lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; Gas Still Highlt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;Mesquite Local News,nbsp;NVnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;3 hours agolt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;By Morris Workman 12-03-2008 After hitting record highs just five months ago, gas prices are nearing the $2 per gallon threshold in lt;bgt;Mesquitelt;/bgt; . lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;