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December 6, 2009

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Legislative Commission starts Carson City meetings
She complained that Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, R-Reno, didn't recommend any women senators to committees dealing with high-level radioactive waste and Nevada's public lands.
A tamer Tailhook held at Sparks Nugget
"It's changed quite a bit from the days that they had their problems down in Las Vegas," said Michonne Ascuaga, Nugget senior vice president.
Court documents allege bus driver admitted to molestation
The court document alleges he committed sexual acts with the girl from December to August.
Mayor Breslow to marry
This was to be the second marriage for both Breslow and McIntyre. Breslow has one son from a previous marriage; McIntyre has a son and a daughter.
Levitz plans to close its Reno store
"Basically, it is costing us more to run the store than we are making from it," said a spokeswoman at the corporate office in Boca Raton, Fla.
Columnist Bill Hanlon: Look to other countries, not other states for education advice
Bill Hanlon
Unfortunately, some believe the best way to develop standards in Nevada is to review standards that are in place in other states and implement them here.
Private agencies will assess custody issues
Judges still will make final custody decisions, which won't necessarily have to follow the recommendations of those doing the assessments.
Where I Stand: Health district plays dual roles in restaurant oversight
The health of more than a million residents and more than 30 million tourists yearly is affected by food service -- our tourist economy is dependent upon our community's reputation for hospitality, imaginative entertainment, safety and enjoyable eating.
Letter:Doctors need to be more careful with prescriptions
After taking the combination of the two drugs for a few days, I felt like I was losing my mind. My thoughts were racing at 200 miles per hour. I became paranoid and convulsive.
Letter: Tabloids give mainstream media undeserved black eye
The tragic death of Princess Diana now brings that same small segment of a journalistic society that thrives on scandal and smut to the forefront, making it appear as though all who labor honestly in a most distinguished profession are guilty of the sins of a few.
Chemical spill backs up traffic for hours
The bags of the powdery substance were not a threat to human health, said David Faircloth, operations manager of Environmental Technologies of Nevada Inc.
Mobile culture revs up as more Las Vegas businesses go 'drive-thru'
Melissa Schorr
Let them stampede the Strip. Leave us to our air-conditioned cars, getting out, maybe -- and only if we're feeling particularly energetic -- to stroll to our mailboxes.
Layoff notices held for federal employees
Pena ordered agency managers late Friday not to issue layoff notices to the employees.
Bryan meets with Navy to discuss sonic booms
"Austin residents have raised legitimate concerns about the damage done to their homes and businesses, and the Navy is obligated to develop a strategy to respond to these concerns," he added.
Regents OK $7,000 tuition rate for UNLV law school
The board voted Thursday to approve the $7,000 in-state tuition and $14,000 for out-of-state students. The school will open for the fall 1998 semester.
Cosby appears for benefit in honor of late son
"This is very special, this scholarship for Ennis," he said. "You never know where your friends are going to come from."
Veterans-aid group needs help to replace van
The Key Foundation, a 6-year-old Southern Nevada organization that helps homeless veterans get jobs and housing, learned that lesson all too suddenly last week when its aging van broke down en route back from the Furnace Creek resort Death Valley, where it had taken eight people to work.
Del Papa suggests Supreme Court appeal in Gallego case
The 9th Circuit said there was a faulty jury instruction at the trial in Pershing County. The court said the instruction inadequately stated the law on whether or not it was necessary to sentence Gallego to death to ensure he would not be freed from prison after serving only a brief sentence. It ordered a new sentencing hearing.
Letter: Tax cuts could lead to economic downturn
The middle of a boom is a time for tax increases -- not cuts. As any Econ 101 textbook will avow, this whole supply-side malarkey will bring this nation to its knees quicker than anything else, in my opinion.
SIIS worker fired in sex harassment case gets job back
Washoe District Judge Steven Elliott upheld a ruling by hearing officer Pat Dolan, and said Miller should get his job back plus back pay. SIIS also was ordered to delete a note in Miller's personnel file that said he was fired.
Autopsy planned to determine cause of student athlete's death
Veley, 16, passed out in gym class Tuesday and had gone to a doctor twice, Hug Principal Ben Zunino said.
Pay raises proposed for educators
UNLV President Carol Harter's salary would increase to $178,798 under the proposal, while Richard Moore, president of the Community College of Southern Nevada, would see the same percentage increase to $138,410.
Nevada 31, UNLV 14
UNLV (0-1) lost for the eighth time in nine meetings with its intrastate rival. The Rebels have lost 20 of their past 22 games and have a 15-game road losing streak.
Letter: Concern for children should extend to alcohol industry
If she is so concerned about children, why is she limiting her money-grab to the tobacco industry?
'Pull up: We're going to renew your vows'
Melissa Schorr
Ignoring them, Charolette Richards leans out of the white neon drive-thru window of her Little White Wedding Chapel and launches into her sermon for the umpteenth time that night.
Letter: Gun owners next target in government's war on rights
Case in point with the cigarette subterfuge: The government could care less about the public's health, it just wanted to set a precedent in order to pave the way to classify gun ownership as a mental "disease" as a prelude to total gun confiscation.
City council set to vote Monday on historic downtown plan
The council also is expected to name the same firm, OliverMcMillan, as master developer for riverfront sites now occupied by the boarded-up Mapes and Riverside hotel-casinos. Plans for those sites still are uncertain.
Letter: Celebrities, photographers have love-hate relationship
That said, it must be stressed that the two things celebrities fear most are assassination and kidnapping. Princess Diana and the others weren't trying to avoid being photographed as much as they were attempting to avoid unknown men on motorcycles who might have been armed.
Editorial: Deaths underscore need for laws over bounty hunters
The men, wearing ski masks and ninja-style SWAT gear, rousted a woman and her three children out of bed, tied them up and held them at gunpoint. A 17-year-old boy and a man were also held at bay.
Union claims hospital treats too many patients
The practice results in inadequate staffing, equipment and privacy, according to the report released Thursday.
Court dismisses libel suit against woman who testified for bill
Butler distributed the flyers after she said the Las Vegas company failed to properly repair her 1984 Ford Bronco. She paid $1,700 to the repair shop over the course of several months starting in 1995 to get a starter and flywheel problem fixed.
The death of Tupac Shakur one year later
Cathy Scott
The murder has yet to be solved, and, according to investigators, it may never be.
Letter: Newcomers causing problems in our older neighborhoods
Metro was called on several occasions. I have spoken face to face with the persons responsible for the noise of grinding engines, toxic fumes, etc. All to no avail.
Hoover Dam seeks ways to balance security and tourist attraction duties
Phil Hagen
"I'm glad we came this way. It adds a few miles to our trip, but somehow I've become a little sentimental -- I want to take one last look at it. Beautiful, isn't it? A great monument to man's unceasing industry and to his stubborn faith in the future."
UNLV-Nevada Stats
UNLV-Mineo 5 pass from Denton (O'Reilly kick), 12:13
Virginia mental health director hired for gambling commission
James is the former Virginia secretary of health and human resources who picked Kelly to direct the mental health system. She also is a former officer of the Family Research Council, which has as its president conservative activist Gary Bauer.

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