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Archive for February 1, 2006

2006 Nevada Wolf Pack Football recruits: AP; Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Cl.-Exp., Hometown, (High School); 11:02 a.m.

Letter: Miss Nevada tells it like it is: From Gov. Kenny Guinn to good old boy Sen. Harry Reid, they completely ignore the fact that they've been a part of the whole issue from the beginning and haven't supported any alternative. You don't ...; 8:48 a.m.

Letter: Keep to your area if smoke bothers you: As a smoker, I have my rights in the smoking area. I do not need nonsmokers sitting down beside me (when they see me smoking) and start waving their hands around.; 8:47 a.m.

Letter: School District lacks checks and balances: Efficiency is only attainable by having checks and balances in their proper perspectives. This is where I believe the Clark County School District is coming up short in the education of the students. I do ...; 8:46 a.m.

Letter: Be careful what you wish for, Mr. President: In Iraq, the people voted for a majority of Shiites who are loyal to the Iranian Muslim clerics. In Iran, they went overwhelmingly for a strong anti-American radical. And now in the Palestinian territory, still ...; 8:46 a.m.

Board gets schooled on meeting law: By Emily Richmond; Former District Judge John Mendoza showed up at last week's School Board meeting to share his thoughts on the superintendent search and ended up delivering a quick lesson in the state's open meeting law.; 8:40 a.m.

Tax break for Nevada energy: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday offered tidbits of good news for renewable energy advocates, but he left unanswered the central question for those who want Nevada to become a hotbed of solar, wind and ...; 8:36 a.m.

Columnist Jeff Haney: On LV's Negreanu plays 'small ball' to earn big win on World Series of Poker circuit in Tunica: ROBINSONVILLE, Miss. -- Lee Markholt, a poker pro from Washington state, had just been eliminated from the final table of the World Series of Poker circuit tournament at the Tunica Grand casino in Mississippi last ...; 8:35 a.m.

Columnist Tom Gorman:Trying to keep pace with Mayor Oscar Goodman during a brisk walk to promote fitness at the Doolittle Senior Center: Tuesday morning I went on a walk with the mayor of Las Vegas and he didn't stop even once at a bar. I'd say he even walked in a straight line, except that he was ...; 8:21 a.m.

Flashpoint for Feb. 1, 2006: So what does it REALLY mean, the Nevada State Education Association's endorsement of gubernatorial hopeful Dina Titus? It means a lot of things. It means that loyalty is rewarded - Titus has been with the ...; 8:20 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Trying to sort through the double talk that would-be secretary of state Brian Scroggins has gone on record with regarding campaign fundraising: Brian Scroggins had better be careful or the would-be secretary of state might develop a slight credibility problem.; 8:18 a.m.

Editorial: Coretta Scott King: 1927-2006: Before she passed away Tuesday at the age of 78, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. struck a delicate balance in fulfilling the challenging roles of mother, pastor's wife and civil rights leader.; 8:11 a.m.

Editorial: Bush's state of the union: Many of the themes from the speech, particularly on staying the course in the war in Iraq, didn't chart new ground. Much of the address devoted to domestic policy contained refrains we have heard before, ...; 8:10 a.m.

Privacy on the Parole Board: Molly Ball; When the state Parole Board meets to decide whether eligible inmates should be released from prison, only certain people are allowed to speak.; 8:01 a.m.

Power shopping spree: Jennifer Shubinski; Dave and Cyndi Harkness, owners of Harkness Furniture in Tacoma, Wash., spent Monday in Las Vegas walking mile after mile and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.; 7:59 a.m.

Water Authority stymies Henderson's land plans: Concerned about losing millions of dollars in revenue, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has stymied Henderson's bid in Congress to acquire 500 acres from the federal government that the city hopes to sell for use ...; 7:31 a.m.

911 calls can bring a slow response: David Kihara; Two private ambulance services that respond to 911 calls in the Las Vegas Valley are late about one out of every seven times, Clark County records show.; 7:27 a.m.

Minority health office opens: By Timothy Pratt; Larry Gamell passed his hand through the air and said, "There's a lot here ... in this 10 x 13 office."; 7:24 a.m.

Drummer Klugger has heart attack: Drummer Irv Kluger, 84, is in the intensive care unit of Sunrise Hospital after suffering a heart attack in the hospital's emergency room last week.; 7:21 a.m.

Interim nuclear waste site mulled: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON - President Bush likely will propose that the government estabtlish an above-ground facility for temporary storage of highly radioactive waste while Yucca Mountain is under construction, an energy trade publication said Monday.; 6:35 a.m.

FALLEN U.S. TROOPS: FALLEN U.S. TROOPS; 6:35 a.m.

History of Las Vegas, ancient and recent, is coming together: Dan Kulin; The projects, ranging from centuries-old relics to more familiar 20th-century icons, represent perhaps the most expensive collection of historic preservation plans undertaken by the city.; 6:35 a.m.

Prison's medicine in short supply: Molly Ball; Sick inmates at the women's prison in North Las Vegas are going without medication, leading them to fear for their imperiled health.; 6:35 a.m.

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