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Archive for October 10, 2005

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.
10:27 a.m.
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 ...
9:40 a.m.
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.
9:35 a.m.
Q+A: Michael Quinn
When: 7 p.m. nightly. Additional shows 10 p.m. Saturdays and other designated days.
9:11 a.m.
Now Appearing
A behind-the-scenes feud has taken center stage at the Riviera.
9:08 a.m.
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 ...
9:07 a.m.
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.
9:06 a.m.
Columnist Hal Rothman: Houses of cards
"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 ...
9:06 a.m.
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 ...
9:00 a.m.
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 ...
8:59 a.m.
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 ...
8:58 a.m.
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 ...
8:56 a.m.
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 ...
8:55 a.m.
Environmentalists, developers dig in for debate
OPTION 1 (5,298 acres)
8:53 a.m.
Cheyenne draws the line on gender
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.
8:47 a.m.
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.
8:45 a.m.
Red tape agonizing for new citizens
Yolanda Castro doesn't get it.
8:37 a.m.
Want to see a doctor? Be patient
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.
8:36 a.m.

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