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Archive for July 16, 2006

Post-modern Guinn: Kristen PetersOn
Illustrations by Chris Morris
LAS VEGAS SUN; Gov. Kenny Guinn and the first lady are to select an artist to paint the governor's portrait. The portrait will hang regally in the state Capitol among portraits of other Nevada governors.; 7:50 a.m.

Jeff Simpson describes the personal side of the very successful George Maloof: By Jeff Simpson; Hanging with movie actors, TV stars and NBA players. Hosting MTV and Playboy shows and events. Attracting the hip and the beautiful to his nightclubs. Creating the first themed hotel suites with windowed showers in ...; 7:50 a.m.

FLASHPOINT: FLASHPOINT; 7:50 a.m.

Jon Ralston on how candidates need a reality check: Lorraine Hunt can!; 7:50 a.m.

Hal Rothman describes how the town has perfected the arts of service, entertainment: Stadiums full of partisans singing the national anthem of their country, "God Save the Queen" or "Inno di Mameli," the Italian national anthem, showed the spectacle of international sport.; 7:50 a.m.

Editorial: Protecting ice cream: A Homeland Security Department inspector general's report shows that a petting zoo, a kangaroo conservation center and an event called "Bean Fest" are among thousands of potential terrorist targets listed in the agency's database.; 7:50 a.m.

Editorial: An act of faith: According to a story in Friday's Las Vegas Sun, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has put the $1.5 million earmark in the Senate's energy and water appropriations bill for 2007, along with some terse ...; 7:49 a.m.

Letter: Right to breathe tops right to smoke: The surgeon general's recent 709-page comprehensive scientific report puts to rest the belief that smoking only hurts smokers. The report details the extreme dangers of secondhand smoke.; 7:49 a.m.

Letter: With a little effort, recycling works: The point of recycling is ecological, not financial reward for refuse companies. There simply is not enough safe land space to house the nondegradable result of our modern lifestyle.; 7:49 a.m.

Letter: Bush's lies paid for in American lives: He blasted Iraq, Iran and North Korea with his sophomoric statement the "Axis of Evil," a statement that is coming home to roost squarely at the White House doorstep.; 7:49 a.m.

Letter: Valedictorian wasn't only graduate there: All the same, I can't help but feel she may have been a bit selfish in her valedictorian speech.; 7:49 a.m.

Letter: Let's talk about how our freedoms work: Frankly, I feel that both the ACLU and the conservatives have completely missed the boat on this issue. The founders of our country defended our right to both freedom of religion and freedom of speech. ...; 7:48 a.m.

Editorial: The price of life: While prescription drug costs are soaring across the board, a recent USA Today report shows that the cost of cancer drug prescriptions rose about 16 percent last year, compared with the average 3 percent for ...; 7:48 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION: UNLV's Creative Writing program won another mantle of respect recently when one of its Schaeffer fellows was named as a 2007 O. Henry prize winner.; 7:48 a.m.

John Katsilometes talks to a Las Vegas woman who was absolutely bubbly over the chance to meet with her soap opera heroes in New York City: "I got there and they were all like, 'You're from Vegas? Wow! How cool. You grew up there?' " said Lou, a 29-year-old Bonanza High School and CCSN grad who has been a fan of ...; 7:48 a.m.

Democrats blue over rural vote: By J. Patrick Coolican; John Murray wants to talk about getting Democrats elected in November, but all Carol Sirnes wants to talk about is her husband, Slim. He died in December. She leads Murray around her property, a collection ...; 7:47 a.m.

Ethics courses are all about doing the right thing: Christina Littlefield; It's taught at UNLV, of course - but weren't those UNLV dental students who were caught in June hijacking a professor's password in order to tinker with patient records?; 7:47 a.m.

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