Print edition for February 25, 2006

Editorial: A no-nonsense chancellor: The recommendation by the Faculty Senate is in the wake of Rogers pushing UNLV President Carol Harter out and his role in UNR President John Lilley leaving to become the president of Baylor University in Texas. Although the Faculty Senate wants to curb Rogers, members of the Board of Regents still are comfortable with their decision, made in December 2004, to give Rogers the authority to discipline and fire presidents. By the way, that vote a year ago was sweeping: 12-1.

TAKE FIVE: SHANE MOSLEY VS. FERNANDO VARGAS: Stakes: Junior middleweight eliminator scheduled for 12 rounds

Letter: If you don't like your red state, get out: Most of the time I simply ignore the transparent views of "Bush Haters."

Utah group lands in Nevada: CARSON CITY A polygamist group has put down roots in Lincoln County, according to a Salt Lake City television station, which reported this week that farm equipment owned by the group had illegally been moved into the state.

Nuclear power industry recharged: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON - Bolstered by President Bush's call for a nuclear energy renaissance, the nuclear power industry is launching what it describes as the most ambitious campaign in its history to try to shift public opinion in its favor.

Editorial: Coral reefs in jeopardy: According to the Associated Press, U.S. Geological Survey scientists studying coral reefs in Hawaii say higher water levels will mean larger waves and faster currents, which can damage the outer or fringe reefs. Such currents stir up soil and land-based pollutants that have washed into the sea, which bleach and smother the coral over time.

Caligiuri to join the gods of the sport in Greece: Twenty years ago, Caligiuri (cal-a-JUR-ee) played in a FIFA/UNICEF All-Star game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Diego Maradona had just helped Argentina win the World Cup in Mexico.

Lovelock inmates enter the world of designer leisure wear: The small northwestern Nevada town may not be ready just yet to take its place among the glitziest fashion capitals of the world, but it's on the map and looking to grow.

Who needs quakes?: As he cleaned his pool one day recently, with a boulder-covered hillside serving as a picturesque backdrop to his home, Gary Burke relished the quiet lifestyle he expected when he moved to a senior community in Henderson.

Letter: Selling ports flies in face of common sense: The United Arab Emirates' record on terrorism is very mixed, to say the least.

Tennis, everyone?: Dan Kulin; The Stacy and Amanda Darling Memorial Tennis Center went through some costly - though not as much as expected - repairs and upgrades in preparation for next week's Tennis Channel Open professional tournament.

Letter: No need to belittle architect's critics: He baselessly assigns a flock of supposed bad taste enthusiasms to "these people" who have the temerity to express their opinions strongly, implying that his readers have some horrible inconsistency in their aesthetic judgments. This is not only the worst kind of sophistry; it's downright insulting.

Letter: Stubbornness should get Bush impeached: The United Arab Emirates is a country like Switzerland, a so-called neutral during World War II, but it will blow with any wind that is financially advantageous to it. Like it said in a recent Sun editorial, terrorists started their flights in the U.A.E., al-Qaida money flows through that country; it opposes Israel and allows nuclear components to go through its port.

Editorial: Troop reduction hope fades: The shrine, sacred to Shiite Muslims, was built in 868 A.D. and contains the tombs of the 10th and 11th imams, father and son, who were persecuted for their faith. The shrine's most distinctive feature, a magnificent golden dome completed in 1905, was destroyed in the blast.