Print edition for June 15, 2006

Letter: Story, photos show recruiter's plight: As the spouse of a Clark County School District employee, I recognize how iconic the photograph of Grytdahl buying candy in Kmart is in showing how educators have to dig into their own pockets for the extras to make their material more attractive. One wonders if the district reimbursed him for the purchase, especially considering that he didn't take a sit-down lunch during his one-man show. The Spartan "Clark County School District" sign shows the nearsightedness we can face in a bureaucracy.

Letter: Funding for teacher recruiting is disgraceful: In a county where hundred-dollar bills flow like water into slot machines and our casinos spend millions on four-color direct mail pieces to locals and tourists alike, not to mention megamillion-dollar ad campaigns, it is incomprehensible that not one has agreed to assist Clark County with teacher recruitment.

Letter: DUI falls under the scope of negligence: The ABI is not a liquor lobby. We are a trade association representing America's family restaurants, and are committed to the responsible serving of adult beverages.

Editorial: Garbage in, garbage out: But there is a right way and a wrong way to go about correcting the problem. Republic Services, the company that has a virtual monopoly in the Las Vegas Valley on collecting trash, chose the wrong way.

Medicaid's new rules start July 1: The list of documents recognized as proof of citizenship was released Friday by the Health and Human Services Department, less than a month before the new rules take effect.

LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Kurt Busch finds himself on the outside looking in with 12 races remaining in NASCAR's "regular season."

John Katsilometes checks out the red carpet as Sylvester Stallone gets his star at the Palms before introducing a screening of 'Rocky' at CineVegas: The occasion was to award Stallone a Celebrity Star at Brendan Theatres at the Palms, an event that coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of "Rocky."

Ron Kantowski on Clark County's coaching family, the Gerbers of Green Valley High, a father-son tandem that will stand together on the Gators sideline this season: That doesn't exactly make them unique. But with five Nevada state high school championships between them, the scope of their conversation isn't limited to how badly the Detroit Lions are playing.

Silver State on the silver screen: In one short film, a man is heckled by an umbrella-wielding stranger. In another, a television writer discovers the hell of living in his own cheesy sitcom. And in another, three young men pretend to be Jewish in order to enjoy some great brisket at a Shabbat dinner.

TAKE FIVE: Bodies ... The Exhibition: By Kristen Peterson; "Bodies ... The Exhibition,", features 21 whole bodies and 260 body parts - all preserved using silicone rubber.

Aging New Frontier to become Montreux on the Strip: Liz Benston; By the end of this year, Phil Ruffin hopes to start making good on that intention, by replacing his aging casino with a $2 billion hotel named after Montreux, the Swiss resort town alongside Lake Geneva.

Editorial: Bring us a leader: Meanwhile, Government Accountability Office investigators and Veterans Affairs officials testifying before Congress described this week how Nicholson and other department officials ignored warnings about the potential for such security breaches. The investigators also detailed weak management and lax rules by the VA in reviewing information security systems in the wake of last month's theft of private data of 26.5 million veterans and active-duty military personnel.

Reid seeks to rein in Bush: J. Patrick Coolican and Lisa Mascaro; Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and 28 other Democrats voted for the resolution, which divided their party. The Democrats were beaten badly in the election, and the war began a few months later.

Editorial: An ill wind gathers: But the pollutants aren't coming from U.S. urban centers. They're from China, researchers say. According to a recent story by The New York Times, China's coal-burning output of soot, toxic chemicals and global-warming gases is, over the next 25 years, expected to exceed that of all industrialized countries combined.

Lake Las Vegas blasting subject to new scrutiny after complaint: The owner of Laker Plaza, a gas station and bait shop near Lake Las Vegas, blamed construction blasting for cracking two underground fuel tanks that will cost $20,000 each to replace. Dave Grossheim said he will have to shut down his fueling operations until the tanks are replaced.

Letter: Bush's top concern should be for troops: Precious lives are being lost every single day while Bush prioritizes topics most Americans couldn't care less about. He must deal first with the fact our heroic young men and women are being killed by cowards who use their own people as body armor. How can they possibly defend themselves against that kind of an enemy and not harm civilians?