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Print edition for December 9, 2005

Editorial: Clear Skies Act gets muddied
The plan was vehemently criticized by environmental groups, which said it was too friendly toward the power industry. Under Clear Skies, carbon dioxide emissions, the gas blamed for global warming, would be addressed only through a voluntary program. Environmentalists said this was a major flaw that would likely hasten the Earth's warming trend. As for the other pollutants in power-plant emissions, environmentalists said strict enforcement of the Clean Air Act would be much more effective than what Bush was proposing.
Strong-armed citizens?
A lawsuit that Ted Morrison and two other owners of condominiums near Decatur Boulevard and Vegas Drive filed in District Court reads like something out of an episode of "The Sopranos."
Editorial: Stay in school and win a car
A Connecticut fourth grader won a car for his perfect attendance last year -- a reward the 9-year-old exchanged for $10,000 that he is saving for college.
LV Philharmonic drums in holidays at Ham Hall
Standing center stage at UNLV'S Artemus Ham Hall, Keith Neel looked to the 6-foot Christmas wreath being hung stage left.
Columnist Jeff German: Examining how strip clubs and drivers are working things out -- for now
It's not the best way to bring holiday cheer to those who bring them business.
Excuse the Interjection
By Ron Kantowski
THIS WEEKS TOPIC:
Flashpoint for Dec. 9, 2005
It was bound to happen. The Republicans, sick of hearing about DelayFristCummingham and a "culture of corruption" have decided to rope the Democrats into some scandal talk -- and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, is in the mix. So says The Hill about the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which plans to run TV ads attacking Reid and others. Reid and some Democrats have taken money from clients of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose ties to ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have caused much capital chattering. Reid, who has been bludgeoning the president and the GOP for months, is not even ...
MLB buzz: Marlins to LV?
y Brian Hilderbrand
During the first three days of Major League Baseball's winter meetings in Dallas, the Los Angeles Dodgers -- the parent club of the Las Vegas 51s -- hired a new manager in Grady Little and signed the most coveted free-agent shortstop, Rafael Furcal, on the market.
Columnist Tom Gorman: How the lovable Henderson Civic Symphony strikes a chord with its audience
You'll love the Henderson Civic Symphony when you hear it. And when you see it, you'll love it even more, the way you might love a cute, bouncy three-legged puppy or a lushly decorated Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
GM to test-drive auto facility in LV
For most of us, shopping for a new car and dealing with a high-pressure salesman ranks right up there with getting a root canal on a list of fun things to do.
videoconference first for state court
A bed-ridden mother suffering from severe multiple sclerosis in a Boston suburb was allowed to participate in her child custody hearing Thursday in Las Vegas via a real-time videoconference feed.
Highlights of October 2005 revenue report on Nevada casinos
AP
-STATEWIDE: $1.06 billion win, up 14.4 percent.
Pardons Board mystery
Molly Ball
When Flo Crew Jones got the news, her heart soared. There was hope -- hope that one of her two incarcerated sons might finally get out of prison after more than 20 years.
Letter: Obscenities have permeated culture
Some years ago I did a stand-up comedy act at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. When I finished I sat with my wife and viewed the next four acts. The F- and S-words permeated the air. That told me not to quit my day job. I will love comedy to my dying day, but not in that company.
Showroom: Husband and wife to toast their dads
When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23-25
Columnist Jom Katsilometes: On Peter Morton's $800 million benchmark at the Hard Rock Hotel
Jom Katsilometes
It might seem an odd figure to celebrate -- sort of like an NFL running back rejoicing at 1,100 rushing yards. But Hard Rock Hotel founder and Chief Executive Peter Morton said that trumpeting $800 million in advance sales for Bungalows Residences Flats at the Hard Rock is perfectly sensible.
Editorial: This space for sale or lease
It could happen under an Interior Department proposal that would allow corporations and other private donors to be recognized on plaques, benches and other undetermined spots in America's national parks.
Letter: Northern valley needs to adapt to air traffic
With the continuing increase in air traffic in and out of the valley, we are very pleased that the Federal Aviation Administration is considering returning some of that traffic to the old pattern over northern parts of the valley. It is time for the residents of that part of the valley to again share what we have increasingly been experiencing since late 2001.
Now Appearing: Carole's last stand
What: Carole Montgomery in "Confessions of a PT&A Mom" When: 8 p.m. today
Columnist Jeff Haney on handicapper Mark Franco's look at two NFL underdogs
Jeff Haney's sports betting column appears Monday, Friday (gaming) and Wednesday (poker). Reach him at (702) 259-4041 or haney@lasvegassun.com.
Correction
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Columnist Jon Ralston: On lingering questions over the Walters land deal -- and a suspect demotion
In case anyone is worried, there's no Big Brother at Las Vegas City Hall. Just ask the Biggest Brother of them all.
Letter: GOP showing its greedy side
Prior to their Thanksgiving recess, members of Congress slashed more than $50 billion of funding for vital human services in the name of deficit reduction. Neither Reps. Jon Porter nor Jim Gibbons of Nevada had the courage to stand up for low-income Nevadans and cast the decisive vote against this unfair bill. It passed by two votes.

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