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Archive for July 6, 2006

LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
When Bill Elliott announced in 2003 that he would run a limited schedule beginning the next season, it was his plan to compete in about a dozen NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races a year.
7:26 a.m.
Jeff Haney talks with gambling author John Gollehon about his concern over the effect of poker's growing popularity and success on young players and the need for better controls
Obviously most of them are fooling themselves, or at least trying to, gambling author and publisher John Gollehon says.
7:26 a.m.
Stardust memories
Carl Lindstrom's milky baritone voice warms the room as he breaks into "La Vie en Rose" on request. Wearing a tight-fitting shirt, jean shorts and brown sandals, he grabs the hand of his wife, Henriette, ...
7:26 a.m.
Editorial: Paying the piper
According to The New York Times, the FTC received 66,627 complaints against third-party debt collection agencies last year, an amount six times as many received in 1999. The FTC is charged with enforcing the Fair ...
7:26 a.m.
Editorial: Hasty retreat by Bush?
According to a Wednesday story by The New York Times, sources inside and outside the White House say Bush may be willing to negotiate with House Republicans who support putting strict border enforcement programs in ...
7:26 a.m.
Letter: If you want more teachers, pay more money
Compare this to our police recruits with a high school diploma who start at $45,000, while our teachers need a bachelor's degree to get their meager salary.
7:26 a.m.
LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
The destination Thursday is the University of California campus in Irvine, a city where the median home price hovers near $700,000 and faculty housing is at a premium.
7:25 a.m.
Letter: U.S. flag burners just don't get it
Being a veteran with my flag flying out in front of the house, somewhere in my disgust I felt sorry for those flag burners. They just don't get it, do they?
7:25 a.m.
Letter: There's no treason in protecting free speech
The New York Times did not reveal "military secrets" as stated by Conary. No troop movements or invasion plans were revealed. What was revealed in the recent bank monitoring story was known to the enemy ...
7:25 a.m.
John Kastilometes details reports about plans for the theater that was once home to 'Hairspray' at the Luxor
Apart from the podcast, we're hearing that extreme illusionist Criss Angel will front the Cirque production. Angel, the star of "Mindfreak" on A&E, has been rumored to be in the Luxor's long-term plans and has ...
7:25 a.m.
Editorial: A pathetic cry for attention
Their instincts were proven correct as the starving, communist nation ruled by Kim Jong Il chose July Fourth, minutes after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery in Florida, to announce its defiance with a ...
7:25 a.m.
What's in a name? For streets, who knows?
It was sort of an inside joke, a tribute to a friend that came with stipulations. In the end, it immortalized them - whether anyone knew it or not.
7:25 a.m.
New look at old idea could be a rainmaker
Researchers believe that "seeding" clouds with chemicals may be a way to increase precipitation and augment depleted Colorado River reservoirs, the main source of Las Vegas' drinking water.
7:24 a.m.
City folk crowding in
Mel Jackson had rolled in through the front door of the Pahrump Western shop naturally - a cowboy hat perched on his ears and chaps slung loosely over tight jeans. Jackson, who clinks when he ...
7:24 a.m.

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