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Print edition for October 12, 2005

Quadriplegic race team owner moves ahead with faith, family
AP
It ended Schmidt's driving career and nearly ended his life. But it sparked a determination to keep racing and to conquer the misfortune that has him fettered to a wheelchair.
Governor stuck with gas-guzzling vehicle
Gov. Kenny Guinn is stuck, at least for the time being, with his gas-guzzling Cadillac Escalade. A spokesman for the Cadillac dealer, Scott Motors of Reno, said the Escalade gets 23 miles per gallon on the road and 16 in the city.
Letter: Experience not a prerequisite for greatness
Who would have thought that a country lawyer from the backwoods of Illinois, who had been a total failure in business and lost numerous local elections, would end up becoming president of the United States and saving the nation through sheer personal force, willpower, and the genius of the common man? Abraham Lincoln would never have qualified if the criteria had been political experience and university degrees.
Letter: Will Frist get Martha's treatment?
I keep wondering if the Justice Department is going to pursue Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist with the same intensity and vehemence as it did with Martha Stewart.
Letter: Dowd lacking in real insight
That strikes me as hyperbole at its worst (not to mention silly overuse of punctuation). We have always had Pharisees in our midst, on both sides of the aisle, but a genuine and steadfast heart of gold will pass the test of fire.
Letter: Radio programming change not cool
The reason for the change should offend everyone. The company made the switch not to serve another constituency, but simply to exploit -- and I do mean exploit -- another demographic group that will possibly make the executives at Beasley even richer! We used to need other nations to point out to us why there were "Ugly Americans." Now Beasley has made it very clear that crassness and greed are its favorite "virtues." Providing a service to the public is the furthest thing from its corporate mind.
Columnist Hal Rothman: Feeling congested
Hal Rothman
Editor's note: Today's column is the fourth in an eight-part series on the consequences of growth in the Las Vegas Valley.
Columnist Jon Ralston: Court system too often fails to protect kids
I can't fathom how Geoff Wells, who also lost a son after providing him access to the weapon that killed him, ever has a moment's peace.
Editorial: Assuring an accurate vote
On Tuesday the state Board of Examiners used nearly $2 million it received from a federal grant to order 604 of the machines, with 472 of them destined for Clark County. This will help, as there were only one or two of the machines for each polling place in the November elections. Even still, Clark County Registrar Larry Lomax says he will be at least 700 machines short for the 2008 presidential elections, given the continued population growth.
Editorial: Doing lunch, or not
He chose the latter, and we believe the school, which is over its capacity by 700 students, is the better for it. His solution isn't perfect, but that's because the Clark County School District is not in a financial position to build perfect schools.
Editorial: A lesson in housekeeping
Although state law allows authorities to confiscate any homes and vehicles used in drug dealing, Boulder City Attorney Dave Olsen told the Las Vegas Sun this week he is optimistic he will reach a cash settlement in the civil forfeiture suit he filed against Warren. In July she was convicted of marijuana possession, a misdemeanor.
Corrections
Because of an error by the Sun, a story in Saturday's edition reported that critics and an Arizona judge said National Demographics Corp. favored whites and Republicans during a statewide redistricting. Critics, including a group of minorities and Democrats who sued, made the charge. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fields criticized the state commission handling the redistricting for causing "palpable injury" to the group that sued by the way it created new districts. The commission used National Demographics as its consultant. The Sun regrets the error.
Health officials losing patience
CARSON CITY -- A plan to ease the strain on Clark County emergency rooms overwhelmed with mental health patients with no place else to go has been stopped by a "bureaucratic snafu."
Reports of stolen checks were greatly exaggerated
The checks were taken -- but by the neighborhood's postal carrier, who took them to the post office for safekeeping.
Heroes of the pandemic
Flu deaths
Reid will reveal gas plan
Benjamin Grove and Nick Christensen
Reid will unveil some specific proposals, including short-term and long-term plans, that could bring down prices at the pumps, aides said. Included will be proposals to better regulate the oil market and prevent price manipulation, as well as specific tax proposals, Reid spokeswoman Tessa Hafen said.
Renewable energy elusive
Kevin Rademacher
Nevada lawmakers first required the state's big electric utility companies to use renewable energy in 1997, insisting that they get 1 percent of their total power from sources such as solar, geothermal or wind power by 2010.
Coalition has big plans for homeless money
By Timothy Pratt
It appears that winter's approach is not chilling efforts to help those on the streets.
Southwest Airlines online with lasvegas.com
In a deal slated to be announced today, the airline's Southwest Airlines Vacations partner has entered an agreement with lasvegas.com to sell package deals for air fares and hotel rooms.
LVCVA regains control of popular slogan
So, too, was the exclusive right to profit from the slogan, which has become part of the nation's vernacular.
Court is in session
Some of the UNLV law students attending a session of the Nevada Supreme Court on campus Tuesday say a lesson that they came away with is that Clark County School District teachers had better watch out for their jobs.
Reeves travels easily with high-Milo act
When: 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., through Friday.
Columnist Tom Gorman: More finding that Hill's concoctions are not your average Joe
About 10 days ago, a Starbucks replaced an old Chevron gasoline station at the corner of Flamingo and Sandhill roads.
KJUL's format change protested
More than 20 sign-carrying fans of the former format at KJUL 104.3-FM paced the sidewalk at 1455 E. Tropicana Ave. and waved at passing motorists, many of whom expressed sympathy for the marchers, honking and returning the waves and sometimes shouting their approval.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Coach's ties to USC-Notre Dame rivalry
Even arrogant Trev would concede that Sanford has unusual perspective on the fierce intersectional showdown that will be played for the 77th time Saturday. He was a backup quarterback to Vince Evans and Pat Haden as a player at USC and is one of the few coaches to have walked both sidelines as an assistant.
Columnist Jeff Haney: A long way since Puggy and the 'Shoe
In the latest chapter of televised poker's remarkable success story, coverage of the main event of the 2005 World Series of Poker began Tuesday night on ESPN (Cox cable channel 30).
Getting to know ... Pat Christenson
Job Description: Bringing a wide world of sports to Las Vegas that would make Jim McKay envious.
MWC bouncing back?
Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson left Las Vegas Tuesday intent on announcing by Thursday that the league's men's basketball tournament will move back to Las Vegas in 2007.

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