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Print edition for November 30, 2005

Letter: Proposed remedy for GM is bad medicine
Does Mr. Krugman really believe that the same Congress that gave us the the convoluted, eight-headed monster known as the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit could provide simple health care coverage for all Americans? Does anyone else besides me see how preposterous this belief is?
White Peoples Party makes slow progress
CARSON CITY -- A group that believes in the superiority of the white race is making slow progress to gain a place on the election ballot next year.
Never too old or too poor to learn
By Timothy Pratt
William Cole raised his hand in a UNLV political science class with a question about whistle-blower laws.
Letter: Democrats' false charges hurt nation
Democrats aren't genuinely watching out for us Americans but instead demonize and try to weaken President Bush in their desperate struggle to regain power. As President Bush said in his speech, in making false charges they're putting the whole country in harm's way because they want our troops withdrawn and question the basis for war that they themselves fully approved from the start.
Hospitals, doctors keep tabs on cases of the flu
Although influenza has invaded Nevada, no cases have been reported yet in Clark County, officials said.
Columnist Tom Gorman: What would be his brand of justice in tree vandalism
At the movies, I grieve more over the injured dog than over the wholesale slaughter of thousands of warriors.
Editorial: A mother's perseverance, courage
Her 18-year-old daughter Erin Scott was born with a cleft palate, lacking the roof of her mouth and an upper lip. And Oliver's first thoughts were of how to protect her child from the world.
Columnist Jon Ralston: Cortez Masto took right approach
So how do you approach a high-profile issue when your opponent has seized the ethical, political and legal high ground?
Rebels hit road as clowns arrive
By Rob Miech
UNLV's free-throw percentage. No Rebel who shot free throws Saturday agai' pts, as UNLV went 7-for-17.
Letter: Intelligent design has its limitations
Mr. Bernard's obvious conclusion is that the living organism known as man is so complex and complicated that it couldn't have just happened, that it needed to be designed. And it is true that man, with all of the intellect he possesses, has yet to establish how the first living organism came into being.
Flashpoint for Nov. 30, 2005
So what were a bunch of labor guys doing this week at Cili, the trendy eatery where power lunches and fundraisers are de rigueur? The union folks were munching on the haute cuisine but chewing over something much more mundane: Who they should support in the elections, especially in the wake of the Clark County Commission's sticking it to the police union on the pay increase. No firm decisions were made, but no Democrat on the commission can expect the union folks to do much. The cops may want revenge, but they need candidates they can count on, especially against ...
THE ELEVATOR
By Ron Kantowski
Who's headed toward the penthouse on the local sports scene -- and who's getting the shaft:
Teams gathering native seeds in Nevada
By Mary Manning
Native Nevada plant seeds have attracted the attention of royalty under a preservation project between a federal agency and Great Britain.
Rebate checks to be mailed in early December
CARSON CITY -- More than 91,000 Nevadans will be getting an early Christmas present next month as part of the $300 million tax rebate.
Wash getting a face-lift
By Mary Manning
Officials used a controlled burn in the Las Vegas Wash this week to remove nuisance weeds as part of a program to restore native wetland plants.
Horses not out of woods
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- Last month a far-flung network of animal activists nearly saw a long-awaited victory slip away.
Editorial: Public lands up for grabs?
The measure -- championed by Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., and placed in the House bill by House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo, R-Calif. -- seeks to rewrite mining laws that have been in effect since 1872.
Snow is tops on wish list
A series of winter storms sweeping across the northern tier of the United States has brought some hope of precipitation for the Colorado River basin, but so far that hope has yet to produce much in the way of wet stuff.
Grandmother wants answers in baby's death
David Kihara
Genesis Acosta-Garcia was among the most vulnerable children in society.
Mental hospital criticized
By Cy Ryan
CARSON CITY -- "Serious deficiencies" at the Southern Nevada Mental Health Hospital contributed to the death of two patients and have resulted in the lack of treatment for others, a federal audit found.
Columnist Jeff Haney: On Lebanese-born Joseph Hachem's celebrity after winning $7.5 million in the World Series of Poker this year
Not much has changed for Aussie Joseph Hachem since he jockeyed his way through a field of 5,619 to win the 2005 World Series of Poker at Binion's in July.
Editorial: Stand strong against loopholes
The law applies to all companies in the United States. If their computers are hacked, if their files are compromised in any way, those companies must notify all affected California residents.
Q & A BRECK WALL
At least two things have had major effects on the life of the 71-year-old entertainer -- the revue that debuted at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas in 1959 and his friendship with Jack Ruby.
Letter: Evolution nothing more than a theory
It is true that intelligent design is not a science, but that doesn't mean because it's not a science it shouldn't be taught when learning other hypotheses about how human beings may have "evolved." From my studies on the theory of evolution, it was just that, a "theory." I don't recall being given any definite empirical proof.

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