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Archive for June 23, 2006

Crestfallen star
Former U.S. national soccer team defender and Hall of Famer Paul Caligiuri raced into the ESPN Zone in New York-New York early Thursday like a kid on Christmas morning zipping to his tree.
7:18 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Jun 23, 2006
FLASHPOINT for Jun 23, 2006
7:18 a.m.
Editorial: Rummy's failing memory
According to a recent story by The Washington Post, which had filed the FOIA request, Rumsfeld told investigators for the Pentagon's inspector general that his poor memory and distraction with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...
7:18 a.m.
Jon Ralston on polls and an idea for our mayor on the less fortunate
The numbers, obtained from 591 likely voters who agreed to be part of online surveys, have an error margin of 4.1 percentage points. They are hardly revelatory, and the results may not mean more or ...
7:18 a.m.
Letter: Trade show industry could help School District
I have delayed writing in response to the article mentioned above in part because I have been searching for the correct words to convey my thoughts about what Clark County and the city of Las ...
7:18 a.m.
Letter: Security institute in need of scrutiny
Given the other budgeting concerns in Nevada - K-12 education, real higher education programs, transportation infrastructure, health care - it was maddening to learn about ISS' "accomplishments." These seem to consist mostly of funneling federal ...
7:17 a.m.
Letter: Pro-business is pro-Nevada
Just because the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce endorsed Jim Gibbons, who is running for governor, does not mean that he is not concerned about the people of Nevada.
7:17 a.m.
Editorial: Five years of leadership
We hope the next county manager continues Reilly's philosophy, as it has resulted in much progress and comparatively little controversy in regard to managing the fundamental services affecting people's lives. Reilly created or participated in ...
7:17 a.m.
Editorial: High court's justices all wet
In a 5-4 vote Monday, the justices ruled in favor of two Michigan property owners who wanted to build on their wetlands, but they couldn't agree on the larger issue of just what is protected ...
7:16 a.m.
No help for RV park relocation
Although intended to be only a temporary roost, the Boulder Lakes RV Park has been a permanent home to hundreds of residents for years.
7:16 a.m.
John Katsilometes anticipates to run into a celebrity or two at the gala event on June 30 at the totally renovated Siegfried & Roy Theatre at the Mirage
Consequently, I happened to walk in with Samuel L. Jackson on one side and my buddy Geoff Carter (who at the time was the Sun's movie critic and not Jack Black, for whom he was ...
7:16 a.m.
Yucca bill stalls, at least for this session
WASHINGTON - Despite strong pressure from the nuclear energy industry and the Bush administration, Congress almost certainly will not put Yucca Mountain on a fast track this year.
7:16 a.m.
Advocate of cabbies, Harris dies at age 56
When 51-year-old Nellis Cab Company driver Pairoj Chitprasart was robbed, doused with a flammable liquid and burned to death by one of his fares in August 2004, Harris began a campaign that raised $53,000 to ...
7:16 a.m.
ARTS NOTES
The show opening tonight at the gallery at 1217 S. Main St. is a survey of Ryan's introspective and often poetic vignettes created from mostly abstract images: objects, interior scenes or body parts set alongside ...
7:15 a.m.
Good foster fit elusive
Meanwhile, the county's shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned children is nearly overflowing, with some foster children sleeping in gymnasiums or offices of county staff. The shelter is home to more than 200 kids, double ...
7:15 a.m.
Ghanaians carrying the weight of a continent
"It's perfect," he said. "I always dreamed I would come here as a student. And I always wanted to see my country in the World Cup. I just didn't think it was going to happen ...
7:15 a.m.

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