Print edition for October 10, 2005

Want to see a doctor? Be patient: Michelle Swafford; For example, a study by the Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition reported t' ractitioners per 100,000, compared with a national ratio of 29.3.

Councilman jumps on bandwagon carrying KJUL protesters: Las Vegas Councilman Gary Reese has jumped into the storm of controversy swirling around the recent decision by Beasley Broadcast Group of Naples, Fla., to change the format of KJUL 104.3-FM from standards to country.

Columnist Hal Rothman: Houses of cards: Hal Rothman; "Honey," a friend of mine said to his wife after he opened his last tax bill. "I told you we'd live in a million-dollar house some day." He paused and smiled. "I just never thought it would be this one."

Letter: Where's the money coming from?: Just as every household must prioritize spending, our cities, counties, states and country need to decide at each level what is most important -- and accept that everyone will not get everything they want or believe is needed. Tough choices have to be made.

Editorial: Follow-through is critical: On Thursday the president gave a speech billed as a major policy statement, but he said very little that he has not said many times before over the past two years. We feel that much more is needed from the president than another speech about why the war on terrorism needs to be centralized in Iraq. The Los Angeles Times quoted Republicans as saying the speech demonstrated Bush's "strong, principled leadership."

Corrales: Poise under fire: In a tense moment late Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center, the usually ebullient Jose Luis Castillo said he felt as if he was on trial in a courtroom.

Columnist Jeff Haney: Making sure you don't short yourself when betting football games on the money line.: Sports book managers who run their operation aggressively pay close attention to football "money lines" -- the odds that a team in a particular matchup will win the game outright, regardless of the point spread.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: How Castillo is a champion with or without the belts: We don't need no stinking belts.

Letter: Army chief deserved better: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld conveniently absented themselves from Shinseki's retirement with various excuses. They callously humiliated an Army chief of staff with more than 30 years of service who had the courage to say what he believed. As it turned out, of course, his words were prophetic.

Columnist John Katsilometes: The pugilistic acumen of UNLV's boxing team: Last week as boxing fans in Las Vegas and around the country anticipated Saturday night's rematch between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo at the Thomas & Mack Center, a fight card for the very pride of our city was showcased at Big Dog's Cafe & Casino on West Sahara Avenue.

Q+A: Michael Quinn: When: 7 p.m. nightly. Additional shows 10 p.m. Saturdays and other designated days.

Police diligence pays off: But the resident, who lives near Owens Avenue and D Street, told the Las Vegas Sun last week he has begun to feel safer in the two years since authorities rounded up and charged 21 alleged members of the Rolling 60s street gang.

Pennsylvania gaming ethics policy: What it has, and doesn't have: AP; What it has:

Environmentalists, developers dig in for debate: By Brian Wargo; OPTION 1 (5,298 acres)

Something new after 30 years in the news: It was Dave Berns' first official day as host and producer of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Gwen Castaldi, whom Berns is replacing, was yawning.

Red tape agonizing for new citizens: By Timothy Pratt; Yolanda Castro doesn't get it.

Letter: Storms show how documentation is key: Unfortunately there are those such as Richard St. John, whose letter to the Sun on Oct. 5 shows he chooses to believe propaganda rather than documented facts. For example, St. John wrote that the Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot act unless states request it, which they did not. In fact, the states did request it, and it is not FEMA but Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff who must declare an "Incident of National Significance" before FEMA can act.

Now Appearing: A behind-the-scenes feud has taken center stage at the Riviera.

Cheyenne draws the line on gender: By Emily Richmond; With Cheyenne High School failing to meet federal test standards, Principal Jeff Geihs believes he knows what will encourage student achievement this year: separating freshman and sophomore classes by gender.

Editorial: Disastrous money managing: Yet FEMA wasted no time in handing out $430 million in no-bid contracts for emergency housing to aid the Katrina recovery effort. FEMA's rush to hand out this money has resulted in concerns about waste and even fraud occurring because these contracts didn't meet the scrutiny normally provided by competitive bidding.