Print edition for November 8, 2005

Las Vegas curbs sales of used cars: The Las Vegas City Council voted 7-0 last week to limit vehicle sales from residences after Councilman Gary Reese complained that some homeowners have been essentially running used car dealerships out of their homes. Reese has said the practice results in neighborhood eyesores.

Planned resort gets Henderson's OK: Anthony Marnell III's resort and commercial center is planned for 79 acres at the southeast corner of St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Editorial: Move ASAP on the EOB: Major shortcomings in Head Start financial records are not unique to the EOB. In 2003 the House and Senate education committees, reacting largely to media reports from around the country about financial irregularities in local Head Start programs, requested a study by the Government Accountability Office.

Letter: Goodman has courage to attack problems: Goodman, in my opinion, was using a radical example of punishment to emphasize that we have a serious problem in the defacing that is going on all over our city. He is right when he says that the mischief is an outcome of parents who are not parenting.

Editorial: Question of fairness lingers: But the Las Vegas Sun, citing a Nevada Supreme Court document that tracked the demographic data for such cases in 2003 and 2004, reported Monday that Clark County's prosecutors have not fully complied with the requirement.

Yucca dump may be losing support: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- The slashed Yucca Mountain budget could be the latest example of the proposed nuclear waste repository steadily losing steam and favor.

Editorial: New life for an old depot: In 1986, long past the day when it had any practical use, the depot closed. But the federal government saved it from demolition in 1991 and slowly, almost imperceptibly, began restoring it to serve as the preserve's visitors center. In recent weeks it has opened to visitors -- Thursdays through Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- and has a grand opening scheduled for March, when it will be open seven days a week. The depot, furnished now with original and acquired artifacts, and complete with a bookstore and theater, is about a two-hour drive from Las Vegas -- ...

Letter: With TASC, no need for Legislature: After those 13 years of degrading state services, the voters of Colorado on Nov. 1 voted to suspend TABOR for the next five years. This was done to save the TABOR-induced financially troubled programs such as the park system, collapse of the college and university systems, limited capacity of the prison system, cutbacks in emergency services and programs for the elderly and environment.

Making room for more kids: Michelle Swafford; Children in the Las Vegas Valley who need hospital care soon will have access to better technology, additional treatments and private rooms that are more spacious.

Age-old question settled: What is an Ichabod?: One of the major questions of the college basketball season will be answered tonight when UNLV opens its 2005-06 campaign with an exhibition game against NCAA Division II Washburn University of Topeka, Kan.

UNLV Football: There is no room in the results column for moral victories, head coach Mike Sanford said, as the Rebels prepare for their final two games of the season.

Melancholy Mark celebrates Sinatra's legacy: If the public's interest in Frank Sinatra and his style of music is waning, don't tell Sid Mark.

What a goal it was: Her pedigree more than hinted at athletic talent. But UNLV sophomore forward Katie Carney began making a name for herself Saturday by scoring the most important goal of her career at Peter Johann Memorial Field.

Local officials criticize FBI's use of national security letters: David Kihara; The FBI's tactic of gathering information on individuals without a judge's approval has come under fire from local lawmakers and the gaming industry.

Lingering problems: J. Craig Anderson; A dozen years ago the Las Vegas Jaycees service club opened a mobile home park to provide affordable housing for valley seniors.

Texas attractions might inspire Fremont changes: By Liz Benston; The top executive of the Fremont Street Experience, the company that oversees the light show canopy and retail mall, thinks downtown Las Vegas needs to better capitalize on its "Vintage Vegas" theme.

Flashpoint for Nov. 8, 2005: So now that we have the punishment baseline established by Mayor Oscar Goodman -- lose your thumb if you deface public property -- let's apply the standard to the newest Waltergate at City Hall. Seems that developer Billy Walters might have been given preferential treatment on a 1997 deal on the Royal Links Golf Course, with help from a sweetheart of a Public Works director. So what happens to the city attorney, city manager and mayor who covered up these revelations with a speak-no-evil attitude before a critical vote Walters needed to free up the land for lucrative residential development? ...

Attorney: Parole promise broken in murder case: Molly Ball; A Las Vegas man who as a teenager killed his abusive father is still in prison more than five years later, despite a promise that he would serve no more than four years, according to his lawyer.

Columnist John Katsilometes: A former cucumber farmer whose life has had twists and turns: The artist known as Amira might be the only Las Vegas entertainer to become wistful when observing a cucumber.

Lakes Crossing expansion sought: CARSON CITY -- Mentally ill defendants are filling county jails awaiting space at a state mental health center where they can get treatment.