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LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
Tony Cook, Las Vegas Sun
Tears flowed and God was praised during the final Clark County Commission meeting for outgoing Commissioners Myrna Williams and Lynette Boggs McDonald.
Harrah's next move is up to the pros
Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun
There's more than one way to skin a casino.
Letter: America in Iraq is like schoolyard bully
In the past, America has been like the schoolyard bully that all the other students were afraid of. One day some kid had enough and kicked his butt in front of the others. From that time on the other kids weren't intimidated anymore. "Why were we afraid of this guy?" This is what our adventure in Iraq has done to us. Now we're getting the finger instead of cooperation from other countries.
LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
By Mark Hansel
Homeless issues such as shelter access, shopping carts and sleeping outside in the cold dominated the public comment portion of last week's Las Vegas City Council meeting.
Editorial: A true public servant
A former Nevada lieutenant governor, a former Washoe County district attorney and a former District Court judge in Clark County, Rose was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1988.
Lawmaker wants economic impact data on immigrants
By Timothy Pratt
Assemblyman Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, is pushing for legislation requiring the state to study the economic impact undocumented immigrants have on Nevada government.
Editorial: New way on immigration
The House in December 2005 passed a bill criminalizing undocumented immigrants, hitting businesses that hired them with steep fines and reimbursing local police departments for money they spent rounding up people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.
Letter: Invasion of Iraq has been brutal, pointless
Just like the terrorist attacks five years ago, the invasion of Iraq has been similarly pointless and brutal. By some accounts, more than 100,000 Iraq civilians have been killed during the American occupation. And the immediate future of Iraq looks bleak as our presence has amplified the unstable situation into an all-out civil war.
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Station reveals plan for mixed-use project
By Liz Benston
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Letter: Draft one way to keep kids off streets
We are severely distressed in fighting two great wars of attrition. They are worlds apart, yet their commonality is interesting in that both were launched with pre-emptive strikes in which public opinion was swayed with faulty intelligence.
History on the move
We were breaking the rules.
Splatting the enemy
Rob Miech, Las Vegas Sun
Aly Monroe pointed her $3,000 Kelly green DM6 rifle at the Russian's face, softly squeezed its hair trigger and eliminated him. She knew another lurked behind him. As the second Russian reloaded, she sneaked into the bunker to her right.
Editorial: 'The hardest-working man'
Brown, who died Monday at the age of 73, said that when he was growing up he "just wanted to be somebody."
MOMENTS 2006
R. Marsh Starks
R. Marsh Starks
Commentary: Youths get ready to make a difference
One question that created an interesting discussion was this: Are the feelings and opinions of teenagers taken seriously by adults? Most of the group agreed that teenagers these days are not taken seriously. They are considered to be lazy, immature and single-minded.

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