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Print edition for February 23, 2006

Report prompts changes at state mental hospital
After the hospital was reinspected Monday and Tuesday by the same team, state officials learned Wednesday that the hospital had passed.
Editorial: Senior vote may surprise GOP
Since the enrollment period began three months ago, an estimated 5.4 million seniors have signed on. With about 40 million seniors eligible, the relatively slow rate of sign ups may indicate that seniors will not be so supportive of the GOP after all.
Letter: Building design not meant to be easy
If one asked pretty much anyone on the planet about Las Vegas they might easily create some fantasy in their head. Do "we" easily understand all the ramifications of what Las Vegas will mean to everyone?
Olympia Gaming on the move
By Liz Benston
Developer Garry Goett has more than doubled the number of hotel rooms he plans to build at his Southern Highlands resort, a project at the southernmost tip of the Las Vegas Valley that would ultimately have some 3,200 rooms and rival those on the Strip in size and scope.
John Katsilometes opens the throttle on the takeoff party for the new LVM
kats@lasvegassun.com
A throng of more than 800 turned out Tuesday night for the party announcing the launch of Las Vegas Magazine (or, LVM). The magazine formerly known as Showbiz is published by Greenspun Media Group (which is owned by the Greenspun family, owners of the Las Vegas Sun) and has been given a hip-slick makeover and new title.
Selling, sealing meat is a gas
Many consumers in today's world are rushed, however. If the meat looks nice and red, it lands in their shopping cart. It is possible the meat then lands in their refrigerator, where it remains for days, and maybe a week or more, before it is eaten. It is still nice and red, so it must still be fresh.
Letter: Port decision an attack waiting to happen
Isn't there one American-owned company that has the resources, knowledge and skill to operate our seaports? Are we so weak that we have to outsource port security to foreign countries? Why was a company owned by the United Arab Emirates selected to be in charge of our seaports in this day and age of threats of annihilation from Muslim countries?
Coach turns heat up on frigid Wranglers
An overtime defeat to Victoria resulted in the first back-to-back defeats for Las Vegas in 2006. The clubhouse hadn't been so quiet since last season, when the Wranglers finished 31-33-8.
Editorial: Selling, sealing meat is a gas
Many consumers in today's world are rushed, however. If the meat looks nice and red, it lands in their shopping cart. It is possible the meat then lands in their refrigerator, where it remains for days, and maybe a week or more, before it is eaten. It is still nice and red, so it must still be fresh.
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Bob Reeve, in his Feb. 21 letter ("Gehry design may be wrong statement") states that we should be careful that the fantasy that "we" are trying to maintain (in Las Vegas) is not easily misunderstood.
TAKE FIVE: Viva amadeus
1. Brain music The Mozart Society of America is based at UNLV. Seriously. Established in 1996 in Baltimore, the international academic organization provides a forum for Mozart scholars, and disseminates information on new recordings and research findings on the 18th-century composer. Isabelle Emerson, associate professor of music history at UNLV, is president of the organization and a noted Mozart scholar.
Letter: No enthusiasm for architect's plan
It will be a very expensive structure because it has so many exterior surfaces and odd angles. The building will be prone to water leaks because of its strange configuration and many exterior joints. The structural designers will have a real challenge arranging structural support for a building with no continuity for column or beam supports.
Johnson will feel Knaus' penalty
Not having Knaus as crew chief for the next three Nextel Cup races - including the March 12 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Johnson is the defending winner - is about the heaviest penalty the sanctioning body could have imposed on Johnson and the team, according to Knaus.
East meets West on Spring Mountain
By Timothy Pratt
Andrew Lai sees a future with people dancing in the street.
Editorial: Dismantling the environment
According to The Washington Post, Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologists in the agency's office in Pinedale, Wyo. - an area called the "Serengeti of the West" because of its large deer and antelope herds - are directed to spend their time processing natural gas drilling permits, rather than studying drilling's effects on wildlife.
Senior vote may surprise GOP
Since the enrollment period began three months ago, an estimated 5.4 million seniors have signed on. With about 40 million seniors eligible, the relatively slow rate of sign ups may indicate that seniors will not be so supportive of the GOP after all.
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It will be a very expensive structure because it has so many exterior surfaces and odd angles. The building will be prone to water leaks because of its strange configuration and many exterior joints. The structural designers will have a real challenge arranging structural support for a building with no continuity for column or beam supports.
Invasion of the species
Nevada is under siege. And we welcomed the attack.
Editorial: A clear look at the Walters deal
A story by the Las Vegas Sun's Steve Kanigher on Sunday offered an excellent point-by-point assessment of what such a deal would actually mean for all involved - Walters, the city and, most importantly, the taxpayers.
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Isn't there one American-owned company that has the resources, knowledge and skill to operate our seaports? Are we so weak that we have to outsource port security to foreign countries? Why was a company owned by the United Arab Emirates selected to be in charge of our seaports in this day and age of threats of annihilation from Muslim countries?
Ron Kantowski, checking out the prospects for Las Vegas' entry in the new Women's Pro Football League, finds them lacking in numbers but not in enthusiasm for the league that will start this summer
By Ron Kantowski
My second thought was that I don't look all that good in a blonde wig.
'Mamma' improves with age
The show that inspired the latest talk about Las Vegas becoming a "Broadway West" celebrates its third year at Mandalay Bay tonight.
FLASHPOINT Feb 23, 2006
FLASHPOINT Feb 23, 2006
Las Vegas ordinance on strip clubs kindles justices' interest
Justices peppered attorneys for the female dancers and the city with a variety of questions, many involving the subject of whether nude dancing is a form of constitutionally protected freedom of expression.

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