Print edition for December 19, 2005

Metro Police's cold case files: David Kihara; Nine months after her husband was killed, Arlinda Howard is still looking for answers.

Editorial: Tidal wave of criticism and doubt: Red Cross Chief Marsha Evans resigned last Tuesday, as members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight discussed the charity's response to the Aug. 29 hurricane that left 1,300 people dead and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage. The Red Cross "was overwhelmed" and "was not properly prepared to fulfill its emergency role in our National Response Plan," Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La., told the subcommittee.

Therapy helps clients get grip on arthritis: Molly Ball; Try to imagine life without the use of your hands.

Letter: Bush doesn't care about global warming: World scientists, environmentalists and leaders from over 200 countries agree that there are potentially disastrous global climate changes due to greenhouse gases, yet the present U.S. government is unwilling to do what is necessary to protect our environment.

Knight's war of the words: Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight was his usually fiery self Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center, blasting officials and his own players with equal impunity. Afterward, Knight shook UNLV coach Lon Kruger's hand at midcourt.

Editorial: Driving motorists to distraction: The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration report, released Thursday, shows that 6 percent of those using phones while driving are holding them to their ears, up 1 percent from last year. The agency recommends motorists only use cell phones in an emergency.

Mormon fort falls to staff shortage: CARSON CITY -- The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park will be closing on Sundays because of a staff shortage.

LV comedy community mourns two legends: Within three weeks Las Vegas has lost two giants in the field of comedy.

Flashpoint for Dec. 19, 2005: If anyone thinks that the new effort by Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign to slow down Yucca Mountain will slow down the federal imperative, you are ignoring history. Just this week in California, federal regulators told a town hall meeting that they would not be affected by the proposal for on-site storage. The gathering occurred in San Luis Obispo, which had the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant nearby. According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission assured the locals that an above-ground storage facility was "not a tenable solution" in the long term. A former ...

Letter: How do you rebuild after Katrina?: This tragedy brings to the fore some of the practical aspects of rebuilding after severe natural disasters. Must our government continue to repeat these bad decisions?

State urges safety on Red Rock route: By Launce Rake; The Nevada Transportation Department is encouraging drivers over the holidays to take it easy on the roads, particularly on one stretch of roadway that has proven to be fatal for too many drivers.

Making strides in public health: By Christina Littlefield; When 24-year-old Stacey Rapp earns her master's degree today at UNLV's winter commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center, it will be a milestone for her, her school and the university, professors said.

Columnist John Katsilometes: An intriguing list of questions posed by Dame Edna: Several weeks ago when Las Vegas Sun reporter Jerry Fink was preparing to interview Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna), we were passed along a memo bearing the title: "Questions For Journalist," with the accompanying note, "Please help us by answering these questions about the journalist, but without the journalist's knowledge. Please provide as much information as possible."

Columnist Jeff Haney: Behind the scenes of new 'King of Vegas' reality show: Leroy's "Money Talks" football handicapping contest

Spring Valley: Skip classes, get a phone call: By Emily Richmond; Every weeknight Spring Valley High School Principal Bob Gerye calls the homes of 200 to 300 of his students to inquire as to why they had been absent from that day's classes.

Damages in store for nuke utilities: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Next month marks another depressing anniversary for the nation's nuclear power plants: Eight years that the government has not lived up to its promise to construct Yucca Mountain by 1998.

Editorial: Banning brutal interrogations: President Bush's acceptance of Sen. John McCain's amendment to ban torture of foreign terrorist suspects should be viewed with measured relief.

Dinner theater serves variety: Ben Ardito and Gary Sax have been trying to find the right recipe for entertainment to make their downtown nightclub/restaurant work since opening their doors for business more than a year ago.

Puck drops 'round midnight: The streaking Wranglers might not be able to prevent any streakers from sliding across the ice tonight during their annual midnight game at the Orleans Arena. But club officials will be prepared for lesser offenses.

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