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Archive for June 21, 2006

Q+A: HERCULEZ GOMEZ: Las Vegas native Herculez Gomez enjoys playing with Brazilian midfielders Paulo Nagamura and Marcelo Saragosa on the Los Angeles Galaxy. Nagamura even played the bull in Gomez's matador celebration after he scored Saturday in New ...; 7:18 a.m.

Jeff Haney gives a hand to the enthusiastic fans in attendance for the World Series of Poker circuit event at Harvey's Lake Tahoe: Because of its proximity on the calendar to poker's biggest event, the final World Series of Poker circuit event of the 2005-06 season drew a smaller field than some had anticipated.; 7:17 a.m.

THE ELEVATOR: by Ron Kantowski; Italee Lucas; 7:17 a.m.

PT's brand grows locally: By Liz Benston; While billion-dollar projects on the Strip are the talk of the town, a home-grown chain of taverns is quietly building an empire by cornering a market where locals drink beers, eat real restaurant food and ...; 7:17 a.m.

Police stay alert for heat-violence link: Researchers point to a summer swell in reported assaults as evidence that heat and hostility are joined at the hip.; 7:17 a.m.

Competition to paint Guinn's portrait down to three finalists: And although about a third of the artists who applied are from Nevada, none made the list.; 7:17 a.m.

State program keeping many folks cool: Starting July 1, the state will begin accepting applications for next summer for a program that helps low-income individuals and families pay their air-conditioning and heating bills.; 7:16 a.m.

Reference to Ku Klux Klan causes stir at Centennial graduation: By Emily Richmond; Rhoades, who works in technical support for a court reporting agency, was enjoying something of a busman's holiday - reading the captions to judge the accuracy and speed of the technician operating the stenographer's machine.; 7:16 a.m.

Chanos says his conflict in Walters land deal gone: In a televised interview on "Face to Face With Jon Ralston" on Las Vegas ONE, Chanos said he no longer is restricted by the potential conflict of interest that led to the hiring last year ...; 7:16 a.m.

Mayor Goodman gets a gift fit for a king: Dan Kulin; He certainly behaves like a king, even if his words and actions are sometimes anything but regal.; 7:16 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Jun 21, 2006: FLASHPOINT for Jun 21, 2006; 7:16 a.m.

Jon Ralston mourns the death of an influential county politician: He wondered if it might not be the wily and feisty Paul Christensen, who had just come over from the City Council. I shook my head. "It's Manny Cortez," I replied. "He drives the board."; 7:16 a.m.

Editorial: What's in a ZIP?: According to a story in the Las Vegas Sun on Tuesday, the area encompassed by Lake Las Vegas' 89011 ZIP code will expand July 1 to include residential areas and businesses in Henderson and unincorporated ...; 7:15 a.m.

Editorial: Confusion abounds: According to a story in the Las Vegas Sun, Defense Department officials have told congressional members that the blast, originally set for June 2, has been postponed indefinitely, pending the outcome of a challenge in ...; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Pump isn't the only place America pays for gas: Those billions are our money, the taxpayers, and they have been going abroad to artificially keep the price of oil at a respectable level for us to use and use and use. Now that the ...; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Borders don't fence in right to free speech: Freedom of speech is just that. There is no asterisk attached to the Bill of Rights that indicates the Bill of Rights does not apply outside of the borders of the United States of America.; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Americans should be outraged by Iraq war: Bush and the neocons have created a charnel field, or as they say, a "killing" field in Iraq. And Karl Rove, who never donned a military uniform in our country's defense, is now using the ...; 7:14 a.m.

Letter: Combat experience no prerequisite for office: His point, and admittedly this is a guess, is that those with no military/combat experience should not be in charge of the armed forces.; 7:14 a.m.

Editorial: Iraq policy needs debate: How much longer can Congress sit idly by while this Vietnam-like status persists in Iraq? Republican leaders have forsaken urgently needed policy change for mindless sloganeering against critics - "Stay the course," "Surrendering is not ...; 7:14 a.m.

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