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Print edition for August 7, 2006

TAKE FIVE: Russ Langer
With the Las Vegas 51s playing all but eight games on the road during the rest of the season, radio play-by-play announcer Russ Langer will be the lone lifeline for die-hard fans seeking detailed information on their favorite Triple-A baseball team.
Editorial: Checking the checked bags
But not all bags trundle through the machines. In certain cases - for instance, equipment failures, or when high volumes of baggage move through a busy airport - the TSA uses what it calls "alternative screening procedures."
Monday at the main event of the World Series of Poker
AP
BIG NEWS: Former Hollywood talent agent Jamie Gold continued to vacuum in chips Monday, wiping out two players in the space of an hour and amassing a dominant stack of about 14.7 million in chips. Gold, who has represented stars such as Jimmy Fallon and Lucy Liu, expressed surprise when someone with pocket 10s called his pocket aces. "The only hand 10s can beat are nines or eights. ... or a bluff," Gold said. "It makes no sense to me. But what do I know?" Gold said he's playing for his father, who has Lou Gehrig's disease.
Editorial: No breather for safety
According to a story by the Associated Press, inspectors removed 134 of the devices because they were defective, but untold numbers of that same model remain in use. It is the model that was used by three miners who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in May after an explosion in their eastern Kentucky mine. The packs also were used by the 13 workers who were trapped in West Virginia's Sago Mine in January. Only one of those men survived.
Charters aimed at minorities
By Timothy Pratt
The mood in the North Las Vegas office of Imagine Schools was one of expectation.
Jeff Haney shows bettors how to make 3s and 7s work for them in two-team parlays
"Of course, nothing is free - the payoff odds for a teaser are much less than for a parlay," the definition continues.
Editorial: A dent where it counts
At least, they are changing motorists' views on what they are driving. But it's uncertain as to whether Americans experiencing pain at the gas pump are changing how they drive.
Ads so tasteless you want to sue
Sam Skolnik
In one local lawyer's TV advertisements, you've seen him feeding bananas to a man dressed as a giant gorilla. You've seen space aliens seeking his legal advice and oversized telephones smashing down on unprepared litigants.
Letter: Roach illustration is one for the scrapbook
In this election year my vote goes to this extremely talented illustrator for the Las Vegas Sun. His Aug. 3 color poster showing Las Vegas under attack by giant roaches is a definite keeper.
THE OPENING LINE
By Ron Kantowski
ESPN has been taking a lot of grief from people in my business, who point out that it keeps shoving poker and darts and spelling bees down our throats and telling us they're sports.
John Katsilometes on a battle of the bands that's been less than friendly competition
By John Katsilometes
And somehow, they have managed to slip into a public rift.
'It's not about basketball'
By Michael Mishak
There's no room for horseplay on Greg Goorjian's court. In fact, on this Saturday morning, in the carpeted, cavernous gym at the Lied Memorial Boys & Girls Club, there's not even room for a basketball.
Should schools be testing students' mental health?
By Emily Richmond
Is there room in our classrooms for what health experts argue is the most important of all tests? One that might tell a parent that a child is depressed, maybe suicidal?
FLASHPOINT for Aug 07, 2006
I was driving home the other day and I saw this guy waving one of those directional signs in Green Valley. It wasn't for a condo opening or a car wash. Turns out it was an Assembly candidate, Chris Yergensen, who has taken quite the unusual step of hanging out at busy intersections waving the placards. The guy isn't asking for money, so I guess he needs to be innovative. If you live there, you can't miss him. And these are not small signs - they are huge, about 4 feet by 8 feet. I'm surprised he's not causing car ...
Letter: Suggestions for Gibson's penance
I've been called every name in the book by obnoxious drunks who want to blame their addiction or carelessness on someone else. Sure, most intoxicated people are letting their "alcohol do the talking."
Letter: Strengthen middle class to strengthen nation
The rich may have created jobs in the past, but now they are shipping jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor at the expense of American workers and in order to increase their own wealth.
Sunday at the main event of the World Series of Poker
AP
BIG NEWS: Humberto Brenes remained one of the last big-name pros still in the running to win the World Series of Poker with 480,000 in chips. Brenes was playing cautiously, even folding a pair of jacks when an opponent bet an amount that would put him all-in. "I have time. I'll come back," he said.

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