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Archive for February 27, 2006

Ron Kantowski is tired of overpaid athletes like Andy Roddick who talk a big game but then fail to make good on their word: There is no shortage of things you can do on the midway at the spiffy Darling Tennis Center out in Summerlin while the guys with the big serves who wear their ball caps backward are ...; 7:39 a.m.

Shane makes a comeback: Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas left the ring at Mandalay Bay heading in separate directions - though both left open the possibility their paths could cross again.; 7:39 a.m.

Hilton proud to be a 'drag': Jerry Fink; When: Beginning Friday, 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; dark Sundays and Mondays; 7:39 a.m.

Woman of the hour: Baskow honored for charity work: The Nevada chapter of the National Arthritis Foundation is honoring Jaki Baskow, chief executive of Baskow and Associates, at the Bellagio during its annual gala, a black-tie-optional fundraiser.; 7:39 a.m.

Here's a hot flash: By Jerry Fink; What: "Menopause the Musical"; 7:39 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Feb 27, 2006: FLASHPOINT for Feb 27, 2006; 7:38 a.m.

Letter: Bush, Cheney out; Oprah, Judge Judy in: Now we have a shipping company with ties to terrorists wanting to take over our ports, with the blessing of President Bush, and I guess our vice president in hiding. (We have athletes being tested ...; 7:38 a.m.

Letter: Las Vegas homes don't compare with Queen's: To begin with, as he states, "she resides for part of the year" at Windsor Castle. We may have some "snow birds" living here for "part of the year" at any given time, but most ...; 7:38 a.m.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The Tennis Channel Open at the Darling Memorial Tennis Center.; 7:38 a.m.

Editorial: 'Special grand jury' not needed: If the petition is approved by South Dakota's voters in November, the citizen's panel, or "special grand jury" as it is called on the petition, would be empowered to fine judges or even remove them ...; 7:38 a.m.

Editorial: Your dues - or your home: In 2001 the Pebble Creek Homeowners' Association foreclosed on her home and sold it at auction for $10,000. She was finally forced to move out in 2004 but continued a legal battle to regain possession ...; 7:38 a.m.

Letter: Unlucky 7 phases of Bush's incompetence: No. 1 in President Bush's litany of miscues is the fiasco in Iraq, which has cost thousands of U.S. troops, thousands of dead innocent civilians and hundreds of billions in taxpayer funds wasted.; 7:37 a.m.

Meth use leads to child abuse: Last year there were 239 criminal child abuse cases filed, up from the 82 filed in 2003, according to District Court statistics.; 7:37 a.m.

Editorial: Dangerous Yucca proposal: Ever since Congress chose Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, as the only site in the country to be studied for its potential as a permanent burial ground for the nation's nuclear waste, ...; 7:37 a.m.

John Katsilometes talks to the celebrating Levesque family, which knows a little about procreation: [email protected]; On Sunday morning fraternal quadruplets Allison, Monique, Jacques and Danielle Levesque of Santa Rosa, Calif., celebrated their 21st birthday with customized blackjack-styled cakes (each suit represented) and flutes of champagne at the Imperial Palace's "Dealertainer" ...; 7:37 a.m.

'A happy mountain' once again: Apparently ending a dispute that divided the tiny mountain village, a developer has agreed to modify the six buildings into one-family homes, as Clark County and the Mount Charleston Town Advisory Board had approved in ...; 7:37 a.m.

For moss, it's not all that easy to find love: Including what it takes to turn moss on.; 7:37 a.m.

Fugitives' profiles in Vegas may be high, but not their numbers: David Kihara; The "Ohio Sniper," Charles McCoy, who led a shooting spree along Ohio highways in 2004, was arrested by police at a Budget Suites motel near the Stardust. The white supremacist accused of shooting a Philippines-born ...; 7:36 a.m.

Money woes continue mounting for EOB: By Timothy Pratt; The Feb. 17 notice of breach of contract was based on the organization receiving an eviction order at the Washington Avenue address of the child care program, indicating that its $31,518 monthly rent had not ...; 7:36 a.m.

Let your baby read to you: Zoe Gaines enjoys curling up on the plush carpeted floor of her Green Valley home and reading a good book.; 7:36 a.m.

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