Print edition for November 28, 2005

Editorial: Shackled by old agreement: A Las Vegas Sun report Friday says the $72 a day the U.S. government gives North Las Vegas to house federal inmates awaiting trial or held on immigration law violations doesn't cover the $79 the city spends daily per inmate. And it doesn't even approach covering administrative costs that the city's finance director say put North Las Vegas' annual losses from housing the prisoners closer to $2 million.

Infant dies in county custody: David Kihara; A 3-month-old girl in the custody of the Clark County Department of Family Services died last weekend because of a viral infection, officials said.

Columnist Jeff Haney: Why some people in the gaming industry don't like playing favorites: Leroy's "Money Talks" football handicapping contest

Old LV post office benefits from pork: Benjamin Grove and Suzanne Struglinski; Congress has doled out money for a number of projects in Las Vegas this month through annual appropriations bills, including $500,000 for the Old Post Office renovation, in part for weather-proofing, fixing leaks and repairing loose glazing to seal up the drafty structure.

Flashpoint for Nov. 28, 2005: Is Oscar Goodman ever serious? I'm not talking about the governor's race. No, the mouth that roars has thrown some insiders into a tizzy by actually whispering about running for the U.S. Senate against John Ensign - seriously, it appears, but appearances can be deceiving, especially with him. Some say Goodman long has coveted a spot in the Club of 100, ever since he experienced the U.S. Senate when he unsuccessfully tried to stop federal Judge Harry Claiborne from being impeached many years ago. And don't forget - national pollster John Zogby has found Goodman could compete with Ensign. Could ...

Editorial: Congress taking on meth labs: Following through on the success of Oklahoma's experience, Congress is set to pass a similar law as early as next month.

Editorial: New facts on global warming: The study rebuts skeptics who say that measurable global warming is cyclical, that it has been occurring naturally throughout the Earth's history.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: A sad sight for anyone who appreciates baseball history: If there's one thing that I enjoy more than old cities, it's old cities that have old ballparks or used to have old ballparks. That explains what I was doing at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue in downtown Kansas City on Saturday afternoon, just a few blocks from the historic 18th & Vine jazz club district, staring at a mostly vacant field in a neighborhood of mostly boarded up warehouses and clapboard shanties.

Down at Dino's, it's still the old Vegas way: The 45-year-old neighborhood bar, located on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Wyoming Avenue, is in a neighborhood sprouting high rises.

Letter: Overdevelopment hurts water supply: Water officials who cannot pinpoint a reason for Nevadans exceeding the amount of water they used the previous year fail to understand human nature. Most of us have done our most to conserve the precious resource, only to be beaten down by unchecked growth that has left many somewhat discouraged.

Bush regime fighting a war it can't win: President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney deceived the American people by fabricating Saddam Hussein's so-called "weapons of mass destruction" and also lied about Saddam's involvement in the 9-11 attacks.

Letter: Critics miss point of intelligent design: Mark Chambers (Nov. 21) condenses intelligent design theory into one nifty statement: "We can't explain it, so God must have done it." This is a gross oversimplification of the issue.

Hospice eases the pain: Michelle Swafford; When Southern California resident Peggy Cole learned she was terminally ill during a recent visit to Las Vegas, she decided to spend her final days here.

Nursing books now on CD-ROM: Nevada State College nursing students have gone digital.

Metro contract will get another look: J. Craig Anderson; Metro Police, Las Vegas and Clark County officials say they will put aside past differences and work together to hammer out a new four-year police contract with union officials.

Keeper of the green: By Launce Rake; A UNLV researcher is working to keep the green on the fairways and in the wallets of Las Vegas golf course operators.

Porn star Kid Vegas heading back for prosecution: Scott Austin, the 32-year-old star of "Kid Vegas: Trenchcoat Pornographer" and other X-rated features, fled to Canada to avoid sexual assault charges in Nye County.

New hotels turning to Internet for hiring: By Liz Benston; For the first time, Las Vegas' two biggest operators of locals casinos will be using the Internet to hire for a grand opening -- a method that is expected to draw a wider range of interested applicants and process them more quickly and efficiently.

Snow headed for Sierra, snow and rain for western Nevada: AP; A winter storm warning went into effect for the mountains at 9 a.m. and within minutes, chains were mandatory on Interstate 80 over Donner summit.