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Archive for November 9, 2005

Letter: Put offenders to work -- with their thumbs: Now, I'm not a violent man, however, often in anger, I've railed against the taggers by telling friends that there should be a bounty on them, that the offending digits on the tagging finger should ...; 11:39 a.m.

Slot on national soccer team on hold: Then the Galaxy advanced to Sunday's MLS Cup against New England in Frisco, Texas, by beating Colorado in Denver last Saturday night.; 11:26 a.m.

Editorial: Patriot Act's probing problem: The Patriot Act, a hastily crafted law rammed through Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, broadened authority of the FBI to use "national security letters." The letters were created in the 1970s to ...; 11:06 a.m.

Flashpoint for Nov. 9, 2005: He's so excited. And he just can't hide it. Rep. Jim Gibbons, the frontrunner for governor, sent out an e-mail to supporters Tuesday declaring, "ELECTION YEAR HAS BEGUN!" Yes, exactly one year from Tuesday, Nevadans ...; 10:57 a.m.

Editorial: Honor with actions: The president said the United States is at war with an enemy "that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again." Agreed. Terrorist organizations have long represented a serious threat to American ...; 10:48 a.m.

Letter: Our trade policy on Cuba makes little sense: Presumably this policy follows a knee-jerk response to a toothless communist regime which, by U.S. standards, makes life intolerable for the Cuban people. Yet few in our government seem to care that maintaining a 44-year-long ...; 10:44 a.m.

Letter: Goodman should be ashamed: Mayor Goodman ought to be ashamed of his hypocritical, self- righteous remarks. He has brought negative national media attention to a problem in Las Vegas that few tourists see. Not only that, he's advocating the ...; 10:44 a.m.

Letter: Tougher licensing for construction needed: As a retired contractor, I know that construction defects will continue forever as long as construction companies hire unlicensed workers.; 10:43 a.m.

Editorial: Yucca is falling from grace: Today it is doubt, not certainty, that characterizes the prospect of Yucca Mountain ever getting built as a permanent, underground burial facility for high-level nuclear waste. Owing to the fight that Nevada has waged over ...; 10:33 a.m.

Columnist John Ralston: Orwellian business as usual at City Hall: John Ralston; All deals with Las Vegas are equal. But some are more equal than others.; 10:01 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Ichabods preferred to Marathon Men: Is it too late to bring back Marathon Oil?; 10:01 a.m.

Feds still thirst for state funds: CLARK COUNTY $247.5 million; 9:42 a.m.

Woman, 86, fights county on land deal: CARSON CITY -- An 86-year old Las Vegas woman is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to grant her a new trial, but if her appeal is rejected, she will have to repay Clark County $1.9 ...; 9:10 a.m.

Inmate will leave prison with $50,000 of state's money: CARSON CITY -- A 50-year-old state prison inmate will have walking-around money when he completes his 20-year term on Christmas Eve.; 8:16 a.m.

Jackson to push voter registration, efforts to help poor: The Rev. Jesse Jackson views Nevada as a swing state and hopes to influence electoral politics here with his Rainbow/Push Coalition.; 8:15 a.m.

Former councilman's past haunts him: Dan Kulin; So are the feds taking aim at former Las Vegas Councilman Michael McDonald or not?; 8:13 a.m.

County toughens regulations on pet population: J. Craig Anderson; Clark County officials have resolved to crack down on irresponsible pet owners who let their fertile animals roam and breed.; 8:10 a.m.

Reid puts GOP senators on defensive: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- A week ago Republicans derided Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada for pulling what they said was nothing more than a cheap "stunt" designed to politicize the issue of pre-war intelligence.; 8:09 a.m.

SongSmith rides storm out: By Jerry Fink; The couple, known as SongSmith, are back at work at the Imperial Palace -- only it's the one here.; 7:58 a.m.

What a fix we're in: Maybe size does matter.; 7:55 a.m.

Columnist Tom Gorman: On getting some value out of life during retirement years and not just sitting around getting bored with it: I met another neighbor the other day, a fellow named Chick. He came over to introduce himself while we were having a garage sale. He was quick with a smile and handshake.; 7:55 a.m.

Down and out: By Timothy Pratt; In the eight years Arthur Crowder has been off the streets of Las Vegas, one apartment burned down on him, another was bought out from under him, and, as of last week, yet another was ...; 7:49 a.m.

Banking on Las Vegas: Kevin Rademacher; In 1993 Boyd Gaming Corp. Chief Executive Bill Boyd and President Don Snyder met at the Las Vegas Country Club.; 7:24 a.m.

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