Print edition for June 2, 2006

Feeding frenzies break out in offices: Today is National Doughnut Day: Pause for a moment in silence to reflect on what it means to you.

'Estie' Rousso helped start family business: The cause was a heart attack, her family said.

Musical art show ends, but books available: For $40 you can get a copy of Bavington's first book, which chronicles the artist's paintings since 2002.

A dynamic audio experience: When "Love," Cirque du Soleil's tribute to the Beatles, premieres tonight at the Mirage, the Fab Four's tunes will reach audiences' ears through an elaborate audio system created by internationally acclaimed sound designer Johnathan Deans.

Plan to help pay power bills gains steam: By Timothy Pratt; A 5-year-old state program to help the poor pay their electricity and gas bills is now being tapped by more than 23,000 people after initially struggling to garner interest.

John Katsilometes tracks down a transplanted Aussie who helped make the Beatles famous in his home country: "They were unknown at the time. This went on for a year, so I had a stockpile of their ramblings," said Ferber, who has lived in Las Vegas for seven years. "Among the tapes would come long interviews, including one which they sang 'Happy Birthday' to me."

Calls for halting nuclear programs: Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev from Central Asia's Kazakhstan told a group at Las Vegas' Atomic Testing Museum that his country, a former republic of the Soviet Union, endured 456 nuclear explosions in the region of Semipalatinsk, which is similar to Nevada's Nuclear Test Site.

Shopping near deadly fumes?: Click here for a printable map of the proposed shopping center area.

Letter: Terrorism war fought on false battle ground: Remove the Taliban from control, find and punish the man behind the 9/11 attacks, work with other nations to find and eliminate terrorist cells wherever they may be, attempt to circumvent the flow of money to terrorist organizations, and shore up our internal defenses to thwart future attacks. That is what we needed to do to prevent another 9/11 or similar event.

Letter: Decision to attack Iraq worst blunder: We now have less freedoms because of the war in Iraq, and it has done untold damage to the U.S. I agree we have to go after the terrorists, but for Mr. Harrell's information, there were no terrorists in Iraq until we invaded that country, and because of the war we have helped al-Qaida recruit more terrorists. If Bush hadn't fallen asleep on the job and had paid attention to the warnings of the FBI, 9/11 probably wouldn't have happened. Bush and Cheney were planning the invasion of Iraq before 9/11 ever happened. Why? For oil?

Letter: Electoral College gives all states a voice: Using the popular vote as the standard, presidential elections could be decided by the residents of a few populous states, whereas decision by distribution requires attention to a wider distribution of states. To be logical, if one desires decision by popular vote only, then the U.S. Senate composition should also be changed from the current two senators per state.

Settlement proposed in Las Vegas eye doctor's cocaine case: A disciplinary committee of the medical examiners board has recommended that Dr. Kurt Buzard, owner of the Buzard Eye Institute, be publicly reprimanded. The full board will decide whether to accept the agreement when it meets June 9-10 in Reno.

Editorial: Recalling a Nevada activist: Miller died at her home - a place that, according to the Associated Press, was "a gathering spot" for activists who often turned to her for support and advice. A fierce defender of the welfare of women and children, Miller's activism didn't always sit well with government officials.

Jon Ralston on the latest problem for a Republican vying to be state treasurer: Mark DeStefano, the Republican candidate for state treasurer, already has enough problems for a guy with a lot of money and who otherwise would seem like a huge favorite in a race no one pays much attention to during a busy campaign season. And now there is more fodder that I have discovered - a lawsuit he filed more than a decade ago against the federal government after he was retired as an air traffic controller.

Editorial: Iran still doesn't get it: It was a slap in the face for the Bush administration, which has worked diligently with the United States' European allies in hammering out conditions under which the United States would negotiate directly with Iranian leaders. Those conditions call for Iran to cease the nuclear processing programs that the United States and European nations believe is a secret effort to develop atomic weapons.

Letter: President trampled on Americans' rights: For more than 30 years the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has provided the government the legal authority to execute warrants to wiretap individuals who may seek to harm our nation. FISA takes into account the need for emergency surveillance. FISA allows wiretapping without a court order in an emergency; the court must simply be notified within 72 hours.

Jeff Haney checks out a gallery exhibit that features some legendary figures of the card game, which happens to coincide with a championship tournament: When: 6-9 p.m. tonight

Editorial: Anti-terror funds lacking: Our view on being dropped from the list has not changed from the moment we heard the news on Jan. 3. We remain dumbfounded by the foolishness of the decision.