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Archive for January 13, 2006

Pioneer LV lounge singer Ricco dies
Born: John Riccobene, on Jan. 15, 1929, in Camden, N.J.
9:27 a.m.
Correction
Correction
9:17 a.m.
Arts Notes: 'Midas Drowned' has golden touch
In Greek mythology, King Midas' ability to turn everything he touched to gold was inevitably his downfall.
9:14 a.m.
Borgata Bob is Boyd's point man for Echelon
When Boyd Gaming executive Bob Boughner is asked to describe his company's planned $4 billion Echelon Place, he uses words like "energetic, sensual and international."
9:08 a.m.
Three remain: Scoping out the candidates
Candidate: Peter Gorman, 41, Tustin, Calif., Unified School District.
8:59 a.m.
Rowland, other big leaguers winter at CCSN
Aaron Rowand File Philadelphia Phillies center fielder
8:45 a.m.
Excuse the Interjection
Jeff Haney's take: Until the time comes when we say "Deutschland" instead of Germany, "Venezia" instead of Venice and "Eire" instead of Ireland in everyday conversation, it's Turin. That's the American word for the city.
8:43 a.m.
Columnist Jeff Haney: Explaining why we shouldn't feel too badly for sports books this football season
Reaction was strong and varied to our Jan. 2 column recapping how Nevada's sports books fared in football betting through the end of October, according to the most recent figures available from the state Gaming ...
8:41 a.m.
Columnist Jon Ralston: On how the lesser of two believables kept Clark County's commissioner out of hot water
As Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald declared victory Thursday after she was absolved of wrongdoing by the state Ethics Commission, she had to consider herself fortunate to have faced such putrid opposition.
8:32 a.m.
Flashpoint for Jan. 13, 2006
From shooting star to forgotten man. Once hailed as the presumptive heir apparent to Gov. Kenny Guinn, Speaker Richard Perkins has faded from view since he withdrew from the governor's race last year. He has ...
8:24 a.m.
Columnist Tom Gorman: Asking 'as the Sons of Norway plan their annual lutefisk dinner: Oh cod, why?'
The Vegas Viking Lodge of Sons of Norway is holding its eighth annual lutefisk and meatball dinner next month.
8:20 a.m.
Letter: Praise for those who spoke out
Those individuals who reported the secret nonsense that has been going on in the Bush administration are the heroes of our time, not those who think that they are above the law and thought that ...
8:14 a.m.
Letter: Much more to learn about school woes
In the middle of the teacher shortage (mentioned in the editorial), most of our high schools are going from a six-period to an eight-period schedule. This requires approximately 10 percent more teachers.
8:13 a.m.
Letter: Many groups feed off obesity problem
We are taught from childhood to waste not, want not. We eat and eat until it is all gone (well that is a good enough reason as any to clean the plate). Go to the ...
8:08 a.m.
Editorial: Finding the honest critics
The Associated Press reports that the president was speaking to more than 400 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the same Washington hotel ballroom where last month he admitted to making major errors ...
8:03 a.m.
Editorial: Giving low-tech solution a try
The rationale is correct and the 2,000-mile border today is safer, but far from secure. The increased U.S. aid, which includes communications gear, scanners, specially outfitted helicopters, motorcycles and pickup trucks, is being put to ...
8:03 a.m.
Editorial: Big traffic woes in a little city
Boulder City, a small town built for Hoover Dam workers and their families in the 1930s, is everything Las Vegas isn't. Gambling is illegal. Liquor licenses weren't allowed until 1969. And a 1979 growth-control policy ...
8:02 a.m.
Carolla steps into void left by Stern
Howard Stern has left the planet, broadcasting his outrageous brand of humor from outer space via Sirius satellite radio.
7:49 a.m.
Columnist John Katsilometes: Making a trip to Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian for a visit with the wax figure of Dr. Martin Luther King
Somewhere between being depicted on cash and on Las Vegas gaming chips is the honor of being memorialized in wax by the artists of Madame Tussauds. The company's interactive museum in Las Vegas unveiled a ...
7:48 a.m.
Analysis -- Nevada draws line in Canada drug fight
Nevada's law allowing citizens to import prescription drugs from Canada ratchets up the battle that pits states against the federal government and the pharmaceutical industry.
7:39 a.m.
Rogers: Keep cash on campus
University Chancellor Jim Rogers is advancing a plan to improve colleges and universities by reducing the Legislature's control of education funding.
7:33 a.m.

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