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Archive for February 5, 2006

Flashpoint for Feb. 5, 2006: Flashpoint for Feb. 5, 2006; 12:35 p.m.

Jeff German pays tribute to Metro's Henry Prendes and to all cops who are expected to put their lives on the line: By Jeff German; It was about 1:10 p.m. and the two good friends, who hadn't run into each other in several months, were catching up in Prendes' office when the talkative sergeant got a call of a domestic ...; 12:34 p.m.

Jon Ralston on the 11 strong years of Carol Harter at UNLV and why she was too much like a man for the boys: She had the crazy notion that academics should have priority over athletics. She insanely thought that she, not donors, should be running the university. And she bizarrely believed that a woman from New York and ...; 12:34 p.m.

Nuke waste transport report due this week transport: Benjamin Grove; The report will play into the battle between Nevada officials who argue that shipping the waste to Yucca Mountain is dangerous and nuclear industry advocates who say the transportation will be safe. In light of ...; 12:34 p.m.

John Katsilometes passes along the fearless Super Bowl predictions of some celebrities: kats@lasvegassun.com; In its annual celebrity Super Bowl poll, Scripps Howard News Service asked dozens of celebrities, politicians and other public figures (including, curiously, legendary sex symbol Mamie Van Doren, who likes Pittsburgh, 42-17) and the Steelers ...; 12:34 p.m.

Mayor hopes Steelers can change his luck: Dan Kulin; Or will he pull off a perfect betting day?; 12:33 p.m.

Tom Gorman with a few ideas on how to add some spice to charity auctions: By Tom Gorman; But I think the online auction, or ones like it, can be spiced up a little. I suggest that, next year, the auction include bidding on some of these items, if there are some cooperative ...; 12:33 p.m.

Conservation panel faces shake-up: J. Craig Anderson; Clark County is working to clean up its multimillion-dollar Desert Conservation Program by removing conflicts of interest and eliminating the possibility of violating open meeting laws.; 12:33 p.m.

Jeff Simpson notes that not all Stardust workers will retain Boyd Gaming jobs: By Jeff Simpson; While owner Boyd Gaming is working on plans to give jobs to as many of the Stardust's workers as it can, it would be impossible for the company to place each and every one of ...; 12:33 p.m.

Edison called LV's own 'autonomy zone': By Emily Richmond; As part of a pilot program, individual schools in New York are given more authority over budgetary matters, scheduling, hiring and instruction. The concept captivated some Clark County School Board members as well as a ...; 12:33 p.m.

Edison flunks task at one area school: By Emily Richmond; But another Edison-run campus, West Middle School, has failed to meet expectations, the district administration has concluded. Administrators are recommending that the School Board not retain Edison to run that school when the contract expires ...; 12:32 p.m.

Brian Greenspun on why Bush's energy plan for a post-9/11 world is too little and way too late is too little and way too late: It also takes a lot of energy to run this country. So, without the right leadership, the United States will continue to run until the dial registers empty. That's when the people will ask, as ...; 12:32 p.m.

Editorial: Not your average football game: But in its 40-year history the Super Bowl has become so much more than a football game. There are the parties, the wagers and, of course, the ads. The 10 most-watched programs in television history ...; 12:32 p.m.

Editorial: Power of the pocketbook: According to the St. Petersburg Times, three months after some two dozen 13- to 16-year-old girls launched their November "girlcott" to protest Abercrombie & Fitch shirts with such slogans as "Who needs brains when you ...; 12:32 p.m.

Letter: When will enough be enough in Iraq?: W.L. Barton Las Vegas; 12:31 p.m.

Letter: Image is everything in television news: Mr. Koppel did not, however, mention newspapers, which remain the best way by far to learn about our world.; 12:31 p.m.

Letter: Mission in Iraq just a macho showdown: When that turkey didn't fly, they hatched the democracy idea as the reason we were there, changing horses in mid-stream without really thinking it through.; 12:31 p.m.

Letter: Smoking affects everyone around you: As Kassell suggests, I do stay in the nonsmoking area when I'm in a public place. But that doesn't stop the smokers, most of whom feel they have a God-given right to smoke, from lighting ...; 12:31 p.m.

Editorial: Put spotlight on earmarks: These are some of the projects receiving funding from the roughly $1 billion that has been secured from the federal budget over the past two years by Nevada's congressional delegation. Would any Nevadan want to ...; 12:30 p.m.

Hal Rothman says whether NFL likes it or not, Super Bowl, betting are linked: The NFL would deny this, but the rise of the Super Bowl and that of Las Vegas are different sides of the same coin, evolutionary processes that are closely linked as gambling became gaming and ...; 12:30 p.m.

Derek David and his 17-piece big band bring back the swing: By Jerry Fink; "Sunday Swing starring Derek David" debuts at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Italian American Supper Club, 2333 E. Sahara Ave.; 12:30 p.m.

Guggenheim Hermitage goes for Baroque: By Kristen Peterson; But "Rubens and his Age: Masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum," opening Monday at the Guggenheim Hermitage, promises a well-rounded study of the artist as painter, dictator and traveler.; 12:30 p.m.

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