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Archive for October 5, 2005

Goodman ahead in Zogby poll: Dan Kulin; Poll results; 9:07 a.m.

Zenoff, former justice of Supreme Court, dies: As a district judge in the 1950s and '60s, he was a driving force behind the creation of the Spring Mountain Youth Camp to rehabilitate youths.; 8:59 a.m.

Letter: Happy to hear Roy update: Thank you, Las Vegas Sun, for keeping readers from all over the country informed. And one more thing: Happy Birthday, Roy! We're praying for your complete recovery.; 8:33 a.m.

Correction: Correction; 8:30 a.m.

Clarification: Clarification; 8:30 a.m.

Letter: Suicide awareness seriously lacking: The tragedy of the person who dies becomes the tragedy as well of the person who lives. They travel a road understood by few and acknowledged by even fewer.; 8:26 a.m.

Letter: Bush has done well despite his critics: Mr. Bitts must have been asleep when it was proven that the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana had a few holes in their emergency response plans. Does he expect the president ...; 8:25 a.m.

Letter: Sheehan's agenda is far: I come from a proud, three-generation military family who fortunately never espoused blind allegiance to any doctrine. We fought and died for freedom, which includes the right to disagree on any issue and speak freely ...; 8:23 a.m.

Attention deficit: By Emily Richmond; On a hot, bright day last week outside Sandy Valley School, the loudest sounds were the American and Nevada flags snapping in the brisk fall breeze.; 8:06 a.m.

Henderson residents face 911 woes: Henderson Police; 8:01 a.m.

Segway proposal rolls to a stop: J. Craig Anderson; The Clark County Commission on Tuesday pulled from its agenda a proposed ordinance that would ban the use of Segways on the Las Vegas Strip.; 7:58 a.m.

Lobbying in disguise: By Liz Benston; One of the most valuable poker skills is the ability to successfully bluff your opponents.; 7:58 a.m.

Dismissal sought in case of starvation: Jack Richardson, 25, and Charlene Snyder, 28, have pleaded not guilty to the charges related to Adacelli Snyder's death and the alleged neglect of her three siblings.; 7:47 a.m.

UNLV's Performing Arts Center to stay vibrant despite competition: While pop acts and celebrities work showrooms, clubs and arenas, Itzhak Perlman, Vienna Boys Choir, Yo-Yo Ma and modern dance troupes perform at Artemus Ham Hall.; 7:46 a.m.

Columnist Jeff Haney: How a nobody in the poker world tried to shuffle his way into a tournament with a $25 million prize pool: So it's somehow fitting that the tournament began by nailing a would-be imposter in the act.; 7:43 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Bid could hinge on correct change: "We need to think like a whole state," declared one of Southern Nevada's most vociferous advocates.; 7:41 a.m.

Editorial: Selling off history: People who own historic properties typically don't do that. National and state historic designations are tough to acquire, and the 61-year-old Huntridge has both. But the land it sits on could be worth a fortune ...; 7:39 a.m.

Editorial: Holding adults accountable: Yet Las Vegas, Clark County and North Las Vegas firefighters told the Las Vegas Sun this week that they have been dispatched 2,171 times since January 2002 to aid children left unattended or accidentally locked ...; 7:38 a.m.

Editorial: Going beyond Megan's Law: Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl, was lured into a neighbor's home in 1994 and raped and murdered by a twice-convicted sex offender. It was this tragedy that led New Jersey, and then Congress ...; 7:38 a.m.

Columnist Tom Gorman: Trying to make sense out government's plans for Yucca Mountain: But after sitting in on an Environmental Protection Agency hearing this week up in Amargosa Valley, I'm now a real cynic. The only optimistic news to come out of the hearing is the government's technical ...; 7:36 a.m.

Door may close on new halfway houses: Dan Kulin; Halfway houses are facilities licensed to house, rehabilitate and provide job training for people who typically are on probation or parole and who have alcohol or drug abuse problems.; 7:35 a.m.

Plan for Wal-Mart next to BMI raises questions of safety: But Henderson is considering reversing that policy.; 7:29 a.m.

Dangerous intersections, roadways to be studied: The proposed improvements, which total $1.7 million, will affect 15 intersections, as well as a stretch of Maryland Parkway just north of Flamingo Road.; 7:28 a.m.

Dodging a tobacco bullet: By Liz Benston; Saying that there was no evidence the machines were deceptive, U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt last month threw out the long-running lawsuit that -- if it had succeeded -- could have threatened the gaming industry ...; 7:27 a.m.

St. Thomas tour part of river meeting: In the last five years, however, drought and continued population growth have made the question of water in the West -- and the role of the river as the most important single source of the ...; 7:24 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Why one UNLV hoops coach is happy: If the Smothers Brothers grew up in our house, they would have had to revise their "Mom Always Liked You Best" routine. It wouldn't have played at 1471 Ohio in Whiting, Ind.; 7:23 a.m.

Former Winnemucca Indian Colony chairman arrested in California: AP; William Bills, 46, was arrested after he showed up Sept. 27 at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Lodi, Calif., with suspected counterfeit documents claiming he had access to two colony accounts holding as much ...; 5:50 a.m.

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