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Print edition for March 6, 2004

Letter: Make Canadian drugs available
But now the Bush administration is telling us that drugs that we can order from Canada are potentially dangerous, and it is prohibiting states and individuals from getting drugs from pharmacies there even though the savings are enormous.
Columnist Jeff German: Gov. Mike was like a father to all of us
This is one of those times for me and, I'm certain, thousands of others in Nevada.
Editorial: Nevadans will miss a great man
In Friday's Las Vegas Sun the story on Mike O'Callaghan's death carried a headline that succinctly summed up his importance and contribution to Nevada: "A giant dies." O'Callaghan, a Korean War hero and popular two-term governor, was one of the most powerful and influential individuals this state has ever seen.
Letter: Drought not just a problem for our state
Why are we in Southern Nevada restricted in our water use when Californians keep getting Lake Mead water to irrigate their lawns and to keep their BMWs and SUVs clean to drive on the freeways? Plus keeping the Salton Sea alive!
Reno ranks among nation's top cities to do business
AP
Inc. magazine's March issue also ranked Reno 108th out of 276 cities of all sizes for most balanced economy and growth, and 22nd out of 276 for fastest, most sustained growth.
Columnist Susan Snyder: We were governed by the best
"Gov. Mike" O'Callaghan welcomed any reporter -- current, past, prospective -- into his office.
Columnist Jon Ralston: Legacy of compassion, loyalty
But what I remember most about that trip was the kindness he extended to me during the rural swing. I vividly recall him summarily booting whoever was sitting in front with him to the back of the cavernous vehicle, so I could ride next to him and he could tell me the history of Walker Lake. O'Callaghan made that trip both memorable and enjoyable.
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Sir Elton shows appreciation
The pop superstar just added another show -- a 10:30 p.m. performance on April 3 -- simply because he felt like it, and is apparently not getting any extra bucks for it.
Former Lake Tahoe company president sentenced to 20 years
AP
Todd Surgeon, former head of American Leisure Products, also was ordered to pay $55,000 in restitution Friday by Washoe District Judge Connie Steinheimer. He'll be eligible for parole after serving nearly seven years in prison.
Remembering Mike
Services for Mike O'Callaghan will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, 55 E. Reno Ave.
'Where I Stand' excerpts
On the Southern Nevada Children's Home, Dec. 13, 1997:
Mike O'Callaghan: Sept. 10, 1929-March 5, 2004
U.S. Army Infantry, 1952-1953
Irish eyes are smiling
Heather Rawlyk
WEEKEND EDITION: March 7, 2004
Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: A man of the people
I am trying to write this while I am in the same kind of shock I felt when my father passed away 15 years ago and that all families experience when a loved one dies. All kinds of conflicting emotions -- all of them sad -- and hundreds of stories -- all of them incredible -- keep fighting for dominance in a brain barely capable of comprehending life without Mike.
Cox rewarding students who make goals
Heather Rawlyk
WEEKEND EDITION: March 7, 2004
Beacher creature
"Jeff Beacher's Comedy Madhouse" premiered to mixed reactions at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in December.
LV eye doctor sees need for care, fills it
A Las Vegas ophthalmologist recently returned from a medical eye mission to Lascahobas, a remote town outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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