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Print edition for June 1, 2006

TAKE FIVE: ALEX HAASE
Although he's only had his Nevada driver's license since February, Haase has been driving since he was 9 - on the paved 3/8-mile oval at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Letter: Border Patrol union boss is off track
Has the head of the Border Patrol agents union seen and heard the anguish that this country has gone through just to get a bill through the House and a bill through the Senate? How can he say that nothing is better than something? He is the worst kind of bureaucrat.
An international platform
By Emily Richmond
Click here for a printable copy of SUDAN AT A GLANCE.
Editorial: Whistle isn't all that blows
Richard Ceballos was a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles when he alerted his supervisors that it appeared false information was contained in an affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant. Ceballos investigated the affidavit after a defense attorney had contacted him about the inaccuracies.
John Katsilometes on how John Stuart plans to keep up the good fight after getting a Star
Today it's professional combatants performing martial arts kicks.
Letter: President damaging nation's freedoms
The chaos caused by our invasion allowed Iraq to become a haven for terrorists and it brought to power Muslim extremists who are establishing another theocracy in which people of other religions and beliefs have few rights.
$800 smiles for all
Jacory Hawkins has a problem: His $800 gold teeth are suddenly nothing special.
Las Vegas opts for dollars over political glamour
WASHINGTON - Las Vegas has grown into a world-class entertainment capital, but it apparently still hasn't emerged as the kind of place where the next president of the United States will be nominated.
Letter: Bush doesn't compare favorably to Truman
I remember President Truman, having served in the military during the Korean conflict while he was president.
Job of painting Guinn goes beyond the canvas
CARSON CITY - Before any of the more than 30 artists hoping to paint the official portrait of Gov. Kenny Guinn puts brush to canvas, here's some advice that could help ensure that no one ends up red-faced:
FLASHPOINT for Jun 01, 2006
FLASHPOINT for Jun 01, 2006
Letter: Immigration control is doable but won't occur
Creating a counterfeit-proof Social Security card and enforcing stiff penalties against employers who hire undocumented workers would be the cheapest and most effective way to deal with the illegal immigration problem. If the undocumented can't find work, they will leave and take their families with them.
Robby Gordon lives for hectic race weekends
Brian Hilderbrand
Last year, Gordon won both the SCORE Trophy Truck and overall 4-wheel vehicle titles in the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, Mexico. Gordon flew to Dover, Del., immediately after the desert race and finished 29th in the Nextel Cup race the following day at Dover International Speedway.
Anderson maintains his sense of humor in face of surgery
By Jerry Fink
In mid-June, he's the one who will be in stitches.
Editorial: Preserve Internet equality
The Internet grew exponentially in the 1990s, when "dial-up" access reigned, because of a federal regulation designating telephone lines as "common carriers." This meant that phone companies could not block information traveling along their lines that originated from the Web, nor could they add premium charges.
Editorial: Delivering the wrong message
According to Bloomberg News, Laura Bush's attendance as the U.S. representative and her promotion of the Bush administration's abstinence platform has drawn widespread criticism from AIDS prevention experts.

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