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Flashpoint for Dec. 16, 2005
The battle over Bob Beers' Tax and Spending Control initiative undoubtedly will feature some of the most overblown rhetoric in Nevada history. And I fear much of the hyperbole and hysteria will come from those fighting it. The good news: Just this week, state Sen. Mike Schneider set a high bar for silliness. First, Schneider argued during a debate with Beers that if the founders put this into our Constitution, our armies would still be fighting with muskets and wooden boats. And then Schneider topped himself by saying if the Founding Fathers had put TASC in the Constitution, we'd probably ...
Letter: Tax cuts to rich serve no purpose
Bush and Republicans are irresponsible to poor people but love the rich. They don't know a thing about the poor people. (I'll bet the wealthy members of Bush's and Cheney's families will receive tax cuts.)
Columnist Tom Gorman: On meeting the folks who prepare your restaurant meals.
I stereotype way too much. For instance, I assume that folks who work in the trenches of restaurant kitchens, outside of public view, are in their 20s and don't speak English at home.
Letter: Gibbons was right to withdraw provision
John Hiatt
Columnist John Katsilometes: Basking in the splendor of the garden party at Joel Robuchon at the Mansion
The first thought at observing the vertical garden at Joel Robuchon at the Mansion is, "Wow. This looks great -- for a fake." But upon further review, it is real.
Hambly skating on the plus side
As much as Wranglers defenseman Tim Hambly wanted to discount statistics in the name of team victories, he had to admit that he takes great pride in his plus-minus rating of +13, which leads the team.
Editorial: Tripping over disclosure rules
According to the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan research group, Cheney and his staff appear to have "sidestepped" a 1989 federal law regarding travel disclosures by failing to reveal how much it costs when they travel to deliver speeches at universities, trade groups and think tanks and, importantly, who pays for such trips.
Excuse the Interjection
By Ron Kantowski
* With the National Finals Rodeo taking over the floor at the Thomas & Mack Center for two weekends every December, the Rebels are forced to travel to find basketball opponents. Or are they?
Boulder City seeks protection by annexing 6,400 acres
Fearing encroaching development from Henderson and in unincorporated Clark County, Boulder City is moving to annex more than 6,400 acres of federal land in Eldorado Valley that it would preserve as open space.
Jerry's Lounge: This cafe has it all, and sells it
Or you can buy a tasty salad, or a sandwich or dessert.
New firm in line for Union Park project
Dan Kulin
The future development of Las Vegas' 61 acres downtown is poised to make significant progress -- at least on paper -- at next Wednesday's City Council meeting.
LV condos toppling before they start
Jennifer Shubinski
You could call it the beginning of the end for Las Vegas high-rise pretenders.
Three dead in northern Nevada accidents
AP
A head-on collision left both drivers dead early Friday on U.S. 50 near Mound House, just east of Carson City.
Pushing back the clock on civilization
UNLV archaeologist Alan Simmons has spent decades researching what many scholars believe was the beginning of civilization as we know it.
Arts Notes: Four artists, three dimensions displayed at Reed Whipple
In her artist statement, Suzanne L. Mitchell writes, "I aspire to make objects with surfaces so tactile that the viewer is either seduced or repelled, as long as the reaction is strong."
Columnist Jeff German: Reid, Ensign turn tables on Yucca Mountain
After taking a beating from the federal government for nearly a quarter-century, Nevada is on the offensive for the first time in its epic battle against Yucca Mountain.
Columnist Jeff Haney: On handicapper Jay Ginsbach, who thinks it's time to go to the 'dogs
Jeff Haney's sports betting column appears Monday, Friday (gaming) and Wednesday (poker). Reach him at (702) 259-4041 or haney@lasvegassun.com.
Editorial: Roots of democracy in Iraq
"I boycotted the elections in January and I've realized the mistake," Abdulla Omar Azeez, an engineer from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk north of Baghdad, told The New York Times. "I came today with my family to contribute in choosing a strong and wise leadership that will stand up to terrorism and sectarian and ethnic discrimination."
Letter: Understanding the evolution of 'under God'
First, the Pledge of Allegiance, as originally penned in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, never contained the phrase "under God." Mr. Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance as a statement of unity for all Americans regardless of their religious beliefs. It wasn't until 1954, at the height of the communist witch hunts, when the Knights of Columbus, a religious organization, petitioned Congress to include "under God" in our pledge.
Water rule targets pathogen
Despite plans to the contrary, Interior Secretary Gale Norton will not be in Las Vegas today.
Editorial: Tide turning against Yucca
Now it might seem bold of the two states to introduce this legislation, since it was just three years ago that Congress approved President Bush's proposal to build a high-level nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. But in the relatively short span of time since the Bush administration rammed its plan through Congress, much has happened to further jeopardize the proposal to permanently entomb 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste in Nevada.
Columnist Jon Ralston: How noisy jets are nothing compared to the cacophony of politicians
During the season where wishes can come true, local elected types better be careful what they wish for.

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