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Print edition for December 9, 2006

Letter: Wage gap keeps segregation alive
If the Supreme Court rules that school cannot work to further integration, then segregation will be allowed to continue. The segregation of today works in the class system by allowing those with enough money to isolate themselves from others.
OF COURSE. IT'S VEGAS.
Liz Benston
A Texas developer is seeking Clark County approval for yet another casino resort on the Strip, this one at the site of an old water amusement park near the Sahara.
Art mingles with utopia in concept for futuristic town
It's safe to say that Melissa Henry's vision of a vacation resort in Southern Nevada is unprecedented.
At City Hall, it's the little things that matter
Click here for a printable graphic.
Editorial: FEMA still a disaster
While the amount that FEMA has recouped represents less than 1 percent of its misspent aid for 2005, the agency has this year doled out millions in unjustified aid. It includes $17 million in rental assistance paid to families who already were living rent-free in trailers or apartments provided by FEMA, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress.
DULY NOTED
SORRY, CHARLIE
DeLee changed childbirth in Vegas
Dr. Sol T. DeLee arrived in Las Vegas in 1964 and was shocked to learn that on average seven women a year died during childbirth in Clark County.
Car thieves get snakebit
Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun
1. 1996 Honda Accord
TAKE FIVE: CCSN PITCHER COLBY SHREVE
Colby Shreve, a starting pitcher for the Community College of Southern Nevada, knows what has been responsible for helping him add nearly 10 mph on his fastball during the offseason.
Ron Kantowski tries to find some answers to what would make runners participate in a marathon
When: 6 a.m. Sunday
Editorial: Gratitude is not enough
According to a story by USA Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims has been investigating a program created in 2000 to compensate Cold War-era workers who developed cancer and other illnesses from exposure to dangerous substances at government and contractor-run facilities - including the Nevada Test Site. The facilities were involved in nuclear weapons production.
Editorial: Searching for new wonders
Six of the original seven wonders that have crumbled or otherwise vanished include the hanging gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the lighthouse at Alexandria, located on what was once the ancient island of Pharos.
FLASHPOINT for Dec 09, 2006
These words from a Friday Sun story continue to reverber- ate: "The Sun requested the minutes of those meetings and a list of the committee's members. The Sun also asked to view the scoring of the bids and (UMC boss Lacy) Thomas' recommendation to the committee. The hospital has refused to grant any of those requests." What is so stupefying about this is that Thomas is the head of a public hospital. The committee minutes are from meetings during which medical staffers rejected Thomas' selection of a consultant. What is more incredible is that Thomas' superiors are allowing UMC to ...
CORRECTION
CORRECTION
Letter: Electoral College fails American voters
We need to do away with the Electoral College so that everyone who votes will know that his or her vote does count. We don't use the Electoral College on the state or local levels, where it all seems to be working very well.
Letter: Federal appointments not Bush's strong suit
We can start with Michael Brown, the former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who days after Hurricane Katrina had no clue as to how to bring relief to our fellow citizens suffering on the Gulf Coast.

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