Print edition for October 7, 2005

Columnist Jeff Haney: Corrales-Castillo: Bettors put money where opinions are: Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier

Columnist Tom Gorman: The persistant crawl of suburban sprawl: But to me, the growth is defined by the cinder block walls behind streets such as Black Elk Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive -- masonry demarcation lines that separate new subdivisions north of town, along U.S. 95, from the undeveloped desert that eventually reaches the Nevada Test Site.

Editorial: Caught napping by consumers: The two leading SUV makers are already rated as "below investment grade" and Standard & Poors, a credit rating service, is now examining the automotive giants to determine if they shouldn't "downgrade them further into 'junk' status as early as mid-January," according to an Associated Press report. The story provided the reason: "S&P said high gasoline prices appear to be accelerating a move away from sport utility vehicles in the U.S. market."

Editorial: Children at risk of poisoning: A Brinley Middle School health teacher, who noticed several of her students possessed Mexican candy that was listed on a poster warning of lead contamination, conducted a study with UNLV and found 11 types of the tainted treats are sold locally. The 4,000 candies UNLV tested were purchased within two miles of the university, mostly at dollar stores, the teacher told the Las Vegas Sun this week. Some were the same varieties profiled in an ongoing Orange County Register investigation into lead-contaminated reats manufactured in Mexico.

Letter: Don't compare England with enemy: And does Wilson really think that the documented instances of U.S. mistreatment of prisoners in Abu Ghraib and elsewhere are even somewhat acceptable? Especially considering that such a high percentage of prisoners in Abu Ghraib thus far have turned out not even to be actual members of the enemy.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: UNLV's football woes: Apathy is the No. 1 problem for Sanford: If you can't get a hometown bartender to even put the Rebels' game on TV, UNLV's 1-4 record and leaky secondary might be the least of Sanford's concerns.

Station's switch angers its audience: By Jerry Fink; Dozens of enraged listeners called and e-mailed the Sun after its story ran Thursday morning about the format switch, expressing anger and sadness over the loss of their music and the firing of two popular on-air personalities.

Where I Stand -- Justice David Zenoff: Remembering a great Nevada, whose words ring true today: A few years later, Mike was governor of Nevada. On Aug. 16, 1965, Justice Zenoff wrote the following guest Where I Stand column. It was brilliant then, and prescient. It is equally brilliant in its simplicity 40 years later -- and still prescient. We are honored to reprint that column today. And we are honored to have known David Zenoff.

'American Storm' at Riv can't strike right tone: When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays; 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Dark Tuesdays.

Columnist Jeff German: Malone paying the price for offer he could refuse: Some might admire the former Clark County commissioner for sticking to his guns and maintaining his innocence in the face of incredible government pressure.

Letter: No surprise Bush evaded protest: The American people are now aware of the significance of the Downing Street memo and the many other documents and the highly credible testimony that proves Bush and company were hell-bent on invading Iraq and that they lied over and over to hoodwink Congress and the people.

Law school leads the way: As UNLV officials work to raise $500 million in the university's most ambitious fundraising campaign, they point to the Boyd School of Law as the poster child for what donors can do.

At age 3, First Friday shows signs of growth: By Kristen Peterson; Founder Cindy Funkhouser, owner of the Funk House at Colorado Avenue and Casino Center Boulevard, certainly had no idea -- even when 300 visitors turned out for the first event.

High court gets tough on DUI: The court struck down the challenge of Philip S. Lader, who was convicted three times of felony drunken driving within a seven-year period in Reno. The third conviction carries a mandatory prison term of one to six years.

Columnist John Katsilometes: A fabulous sign designer being celebrated downtown LV: By John Katsilometes; "It's the little sign that could." Betty Willis said Thursday night.

Letter: Gay marriage claims are ludicrous: Also, we have a separation of church and state in this country. Why should people force their relgious beliefs on others just because they believe it to be true?

Rural residents say plan for preservation area too late: J. Craig Anderson; But when it comes to the area where they live, that particular horse galloped out the barn door years ago, the two Enterprise township residents say.

Editorial: Going nuclear in Washington: "We hear all the bad stuff about 'Yucky Mountain' but that site has great attributes," Phillips said at the meeting. Caliente, population 1,000, is in Lincoln County about 130 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Its most notable feature is a railroad. If Yucca Mountain is granted a license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Caliente might see some business. A proposed Energy Department transportation plan calls for a new railroad line to be built there so that trains carrying nuclear waste could be switched eastward to Yucca Mountain.

Rolling 60s are out: David Kihara; The Las Vegas neighborhood where the Rolling 60s street gang used to operate drug houses is mostly quiet now, but 82-year-old Iley Campbell Sr. still keeps a loaded shotgun next to his bed.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Will mayor's happy days continue?: By Jon Ralston; Emptying out the notebook after another long week spent keeping the world safe for democracy:

Mayor optimistic about 61 acres: Dan Kulin; Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman saw skyscrapers rising from the city's prized 61 acres within two years.