Print edition for July 28, 2006

Editorial: More nightmare than plan: The Washington Post reports that the measure sponsored by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., would take effect only after the government had certified that the U.S. borders have been adequately secured.

Great Basin fights to keep water from going down drain: Great Basin National Park has antelope, elk, rare trout and spectacular limestone caves. What it doesn't have is water rights, according to attorneys for the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Editorial: Fishy firings at the IRS: According to a story this week by The New York Times, the jobs of 157 of the IRS' 345 estate tax lawyers are to be eliminated in the next two months. Also to be eliminated are the jobs of 17 people who provide support services to the lawyers.

Letter: Get to the bottom of immigration issue: The correct solution is essential if our biggest concern is doing what is best for America.

Regent 'baffled' by lack of documents: A UNLV counterterrorism institute's censoring of a $2.5 million federal grant application has raised questions of sloppy record-keeping on the part of the secretive organization - and in some cases, disbelief in the explanations of its actions.

ARTS NOTES: Dust Gallery at 1221 S. Main St. examines the relationship between architecture and contemporary art in its new show, "Architectural Elements," which opened this week.

Weighing life or death: Sam Skolnik, Las Vegas Sun; The veteran defense lawyer never thought he'd be so happy to see a client get convicted of second-degree murder.

FLASHPOINT for Jul 28, 2006: Now that Treasurer Brian Krolicki has linked Barbara Lee Woollen, his opponent in the lieutenant governor's race, to adult films, it's time to explore some other film ties. One wag found a 2002 release, "Angel Blade," a piece of sleaze about teenage and pregnant prostitutes being murdered by a Las Vegas serial killer. Woollen had no link to this one, but another lieutenant governor contender did - Bob Stupak has a small role. And, of course, the always-discriminating mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, couldn't turn down a role as himself in this lowbrow trash. One other note - a ...

John Katsilometes talks with Jon Lovitz, the former 'SNL' cast member and film veteran who is taking a leap into stand-up comedy at the Orleans Showroom: By acting!

Suddenly, it's a race: By J. Patrick Coolican; The first thing to notice about state Sen. Bob Beers is his mouth-closed, impish grin, like a teenager who's just made a lippy remark to his geometry teacher. (And often, Beers has just made a smart-alecky quip.)

POSTCARD FROM SOUTH AFRICA: Manchester United was here for a South African tour, which worked out well since I had a recent weekend off. Friends and I drove to the beach in Umlanga, about 10 minutes from Durban.

Editorial: Tackling 'big box' stores: The ordinance applies to stores that cover more than 90,000 square feet and are part of companies that gross more than $1 billion annually, the New York Times reported.

Letter: Champ Car race would benefit downtown: The $500,000 is going toward improving the condition of the roadways on which and around which the event will take place. In addition, the CCWS has agreed to pay for any additional improvement costs.

Letter: Bush inconsistently plays morality card: However, causing the death of thousands of innocent people in an unprovoked war is moral? Will some avid Bushite explain this, please.

Jeff Haney on a well-known sports handicapper trying his hand at the 'Big One' - the World Series of Poker: As a handicapper, "Fairway" Jay Ginsbach has developed a national following for his expertise in pro football prognostication.

Jon Ralston on some of the interesting events this week in Nevada politics: Do you approve of Kenny and Harry? In a recent survey by national pollster Peter Hart, he measured feelings about the state's most visible statewide officials - Gov. Kenny Guinn and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid.

Telling tall tales: Maybe it was the pressure of their first - and probably only - face-to-face debate. Maybe it was the pressure of being in front of a television camera. Or maybe the two Democratic candidates in the heated Clark County Commission District E race were just trying to pull a fast one.

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