Print edition for June 12, 2006

Ron Kantowski on the Pred-Heads, blaring rock music, some unpopular barbecue pork and the track-meet score of ArenaBowl XX at the Thomas & Mack Center: I mean, if you're going to go fly fishing, shouldn't it be on a river in Idaho, not in the upstairs bathroom?

Topless club faces fines after boss's guilty plea: Dan Kulin; It would be the largest fine levied by Las Vegas for violations of a city license, easily dwarfing the nearly $1.1 million paid in 2004 by the parent company of Cheetahs topless club after Michael Galardi pleaded guilty to bribing San Diego politicians.

Mucking up the political picture: Tony Cook and J. Patrick Coolican; When Tony Dane's Nissan truck was repossessed in 1998, then mysteriously disappeared from a North Las Vegas impound lot, an employee of the repossession company said he called the right-wing activist to question him.

Letter: Examples of rights being compromised: Case in point: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft's blatant disregard of the Fourth Amendment and the due process clause in the Padilla matter. Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in the United States and hustled off to a military brig, where he was sequestered.

John Katsilometes on why Engelbert Humperdinck has taken such an interest in the medical progress of Irwin Dorsey, an usher at the Bellagio: The operation lasted nine hours, and the tumor was as large as an orange. Doctors said it had been growing for 40 years. But Dorsey, lucky to be alive after such invasive surgery on his brain, is recovering nicely at Sunrise Hospital. (In fact, he's occupying the same rehabilitation room once used by Jerry Lewis.)

Not in my back yard: Its small-town image once caused Henderson to be referred to as Hooterville, a derisive reputation erased by upscale communities such as Green Valley Ranch and Anthem.

Editorial: Sellout to timber companies: The auction marks the latest development in a long-simmering dispute over roadless forests, mostly in the West. It was a significant development because it marked the first time the Bush administration has forged ahead with plans to open a roadless area since July 2004, when Bush overturned Clinton administration rules that banned roads and development on nearly 60 million acres, roughly one-third of the national forests.

Cyberspace pumps up Democrats: By J. Patrick Coolican; To his left was a giant ice sculpture and martini bar, straight ahead were a couple of guys doing a serviceable impression of Jake and Elwood Blues, and all around him was the new voice of the Democratic Party - the Internet political activists who convened this weekend in Las Vegas for the first time at a convention called YearlyKos.

Editorial: Survival of the species: According to a story by the Las Vegas Sun on Thursday, the Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan cannot move forward with any work this spring or summer, creating critical gaps in the collection of data on the threatened desert tortoise and on such rare species as the burrowing owl and kit fox.

Cons' GPS bracelets bring bling to Jean: In an experiment, prisoners will be required to wear global positioning devices on their wrists to track their locations at all times. An alarm will sound if the convict enters an off-limits area or tries to escape. In the case of a prison brawl, the devices will show the corrections staff who was in the area where the fight occurred.

Letter: Defend marriage by outlawing divorce?: In order for our government to truly "defend" marriage, why not have a constitutional amendment outlawing divorce? Oh, and for good measure, let's make adultery a federal crime. Sounds like a defense of marriage to me!

Letter: Society strengthened by gay community: Having been born a male or a female was not our choice.

Letter: Americans have the right to criticize Bush: Mr. Gliddon excoriates Sen. Harry Reid and his Democratic cohorts for resorting to "gloom and doom" to discredit anything that George W. Bush does. First, Mr. Bush has done quite enough on his own to discredit most of his own actions, from the unnecessary war in Iraq and its concomitant and growing casualty count, to his giveaways to the wealthy and his corporate benefactors, to his suggestion of amnesty for those who are in this country illegally.

Stage lighting to moonlighting: They have devoted their lives to training for the ballet, for the chance to perfect centuries-old classical moves before an approving audience.

Letter: Definition of marriage not up for debate: If we expand the term marriage to other segments of our society we will further erode the traditional family unit. As you know, the traditional family unit has been under severe attack for years by the movie industry, television and newsprint.

Editorial: Cancer vaccine approved: The Gardasil vaccine protects against the human papilomavirus, a sexually transmitted virus that causes about 70 percent of cervical cancers. Cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of death in women worldwide, killing some 300,000 a year. About 10,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with it annually, and about 3,700 die.

Peters' former students left longing for farewell: Emily Richmond; If you're looking for Peters, you won't have to go much farther than McCarran International Airport, where she'll be working full time as a cashier for Hudson News, beginning this week.