Print edition for June 20, 2006

John Katsilometes reports on The 88, a band whose piano player's roots are in Las Vegas: And before you can say, "I'll take Paul Lynde to block," Bruce Merrin had won the piano that would help make his son a rock star.

LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: By Brian Hilderbrand; When Da Sol Chung signed a letter of intent to play golf at UNLV, Rebels coach Missy Ringler predicted Chung would make an immediate impact.

Letter: Governor should not put business first: Now isn't that just dandy. Just what we need. In a state dominated by the casino industry and other businesses, a governor who will stay up nights worrying about their welfare.

LOOKING IN ON: WASHINGTON: Even breakfast on the Hill for constituents of House members is not bipartisan

Practice, policies might not be in tune: CARSON CITY - Nevada state prison policy provides that inmates pay no more than $8 to see a doctor and get test results - but prisoners' advocates say that is not the practice at some facilities.

Letter: People must keep tabs on judges they elect: If we can't trust our courts to fairly and reasonably resolve our differences, what other options do we have? Every thinking person in Nevada should be greatly concerned about this issue.

ZIP and your address changes: Starting next month, the poor rich folks in Lake Las Vegas will know exactly how Margaret Drysdale felt when she found out that the Clampetts were moving in next door.

Letter: Inappropriate venue for singer's remarks: You don't slam the president of your country while in another country. Say anything you want about anyone you want, but not in a foreign country. Natalie Maines has got to be a moron if she doesn't understand that.

Secretive facility under fire: Expressing sentiments ranging from concern to embarrassment, university system officials said Monday that they want a full accounting of how a secretive UNLV counterterrorism institute has spent millions of taxpayer dollars.

Letter: Global warming is a matter of science: Mr. Hollabaugh then supports his claims with flimsy psuedo-logic and statistics. He reminds me of the chain-smoker who ignores the health risks of smoking or the alcoholic who points to his Uncle Albert who lived to be 87 and drank every day of his life as proof that alcohol does no harm. People will do and think what they want. Scientists don't have that luxury. They must conform to a certain standard, not opinions.

Editorial: Our voice to the world: "We've gone from being the No. 1 gaming destination in the world to being the No. 1 resort destination in the world," he told the Las Vegas Sun.

Mixed signals received on Test Site blast: Launce Rake and Lisa Mascaro; Despite claims to the contrary, the planned detonation of 700 tons of chemical explosives at the Nevada Test Site is not quite dead.

Editorial: Call for accountability: According to a story by the Las Vegas Sun, the Institute for Security Studies in 2003 received Energy Department funding and approval by the Nevada Board of Regents on the basis of a seven-point mission that was to turn UNLV into one of the nation's leading academic authorities on homeland security and anti-terrorism technology.

Editorial: Stepping up to a new role: "When I was growing up, the closest that little girls could come to the altar was singing in the choir," she told the Las Vegas Sun.

DULY NOTED: It was just a couple of weeks ago that Las Vegas 51s President Don Logan reminded his old baseball pal Manny Cortez about a golf date they had been putting off.