Print edition for August 24, 2006

Editorial: Keep Hinckley supervised: This month, with only one visitation remaining, Hinckley asked U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman to extend the order. Despite opposition from prosecutors, Friedman approved an unlimited number of visits until November, when a hearing will be held to determine whether such leniency should continue.

Scintas energize their act in move from the Rio to Sahara Theater: What: The Scintas

FLASHPOINT for Aug 24, 2006: I still find it hard to believe that the Democrats are as confident as they are about wresting Nevada's 2nd Congressional District from the GOP. A Democrat has never held Jim Gibbons' seat since it was created in 1981. There are 50,000 more Republicans than Democrats in the district. But it appears the Republicans continue to take CD2 seriously, just as they do the evenly divided 3rd Congressional District. How do I know? Because Tom Reynolds, the New York congressman who heads the National Republican Congressional Committee, is holding a conference call today with Nevada media types to discuss both ...

Letter: Energy independence is the key to success: I truly believe that a good start to solving the problems that we face in the Middle East would be to work toward eliminating our dependency on Middle East oil. A broad-based, government-backed alternative energy program could "wean" us off of foreign oil and allow us to turn our backs on many of the problems that we currently face. A broad-based alternative energy program would also create jobs for Americans at home and would be a boon to the American economy.

Political bus tour goes pfft in Vegas: Michael J. Mishak; Lance Lehto knows there's a high cost to Wal-Mart's "always low" prices.

BULLETIN ELMINATION: AP; There has been no announcement and the NewsAlert moved in error.

Letter: No reason to continue treading water in Iraq: In the article he refers to Democrats as "leader-lite," yet positive alternatives to Bush's current "stay the course" plan have been given by Sens. Joe Biden and Carl Levin as well as by Rep. John Murtha.

More than a blanket and a bowl of soup: By Ed Koch; Put the homeless into homes first, then provide for their other needs such as substance-abuse rehabilitation and mental-illness treatment.

Stalkers no strangers: By Abigail Goldman; 76% of intimate-partner femicide victims had been stalked by their intimate partner.

Editorial: Strategy is failing in Iraq: The recall would not be necessary if Bush's main strategy in Iraq was meeting with success. Last year, on June 28, during a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., Bush succinctly summarized that strategy.

Letter: Think you've got it bad? Try teaching: And before you whine, "They get three months off," they put in a ton of overtime during the school year grading papers and putting together lesson plans. The dealers complaining about getting screwed for having to share their tips with supervisors should go find a real job if they think they have it so bad.

Editorial: Ford's woes mount: The company grew fat and lazy as it feasted on the profits of its trucks and sport utility vehicles. It allowed other product lines to go stale, because the concentration was on larger vehicles. Then car buyers began turning away from gas-guzzlers in favor of smaller cars and hybrids.

CORRECTION: The caption on Wednesday's front page under the photographs of women on the Democratic ballot failed to note that the women were candidates and left the impression that they held the offices listed.