Print edition for March 1, 2006

Letter: Trustworthy? Record proves otherwise: But the country was divided 50-50 and the conservative Supreme Court decided in his favor, and six years hence it still is. Right after the terrorist attack, President Bush stood on the rubble of the World Trade Center and promised to unite the country and get Osama bin Laden (where is bin Laden now?).

A star on the rise in Luxor version of 'Hairspray': When: 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays; 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; dark Wednesdays

Q+A NICK COTSILIS, THE ZAMBONI DRIVER: Rob Miech, Las Vegas Sun; The owner of the Addison Ice Arena in Chicago invited Cotsilis to give the Zamboni ice machine a spin around the rink.

Editorial: Evolution critic sets scope on state: According to the Associated Press, the proposal is the subject of a petition filed with the secretary of state's office by Steve Brown, a Las Vegas masonry contractor. Brown must collect 83,184 petition signatures by June 20 to place the proposal on the November ballot. Nevada voters would have to approve the measure this year and again in 2008 to amend the state Constitution.

Drummer moved many during long career: "Irv Kluger and his All Stars were terrific," The Washington Post wrote on Sept. 18. "Their jazzy music was loud and lively and seamless. It rolled robustly off the little stage in waves. People slow-danced between the tables. (The bartender) did a little box step behind the cash register."

Making a scene: When: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday (for First Friday), noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment only

Editorial: Settling in for a good read: According to the Associated Press, officials of the Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District used a program designed by Stanford University in challenging their students to spend no more than seven hours a week in front of television and video games. The result was a 52 percent decline in aggressive playground behavior and improvements in standardized math and writing tests.

UNLV will not lower its goals: But don't try telling that to head coach Dwaine Knight, who hasn't lowered his program's lofty expectations because of this team's relative inexperience.

Jon Ralston watches as Nevada Republicans make life hard on themselves as elections approach: By Jon Ralston; And yet Nevada Republicans, apparently not content with their embarrassment of riches, are determined to try to give some of their good fortune away.

THE ELEVATOR: Who's headed toward the penthouse on the local sports scene - and who's getting the shaft.

Serving Jesus and java: Walking into the Rock n' Java is like entering a strange dimension, one invented by teenagers hopped up on coffee and rock 'n' roll.

Job training gets money, but little praise: By Timothy Pratt; A $1.1 million federal grant program to train lower-skilled and non-English speaking workers for Red Rock Resort and other casinos is going fine, or not very well, or is the subject of political infighting - depending on whom you ask.

Letter: Put a lid on the trash along Interstate 15: We love visiting here. This time, however, we must comment about the garbage scattered all along Interstate 15 as we came into the Las Vegas Valley. It is hard to imagine how a city as attractive and possessing of such world-class beauty in so many ways would allow such a disgraceful entranceway to exist. Shame on you!

Editorial: Victims' fund needs evaluation: A story in Tuesday's Las Vegas Sun by reporter Abigail Goldman recounted the story of a 50-year-old man who was intentionally run down in his neighborhood by a speeding driver. He has received $16,860 in state compensation, but his hospital bills tally up to about $450,000.

Nailing door shut on class action: By Brian Wargo; Clark County homeowners are finding it more difficult to band together to sue builders in construction-defect cases as judges increasingly force the homeowners to wage tougher, potentially costlier, legal battles.

Tom Gorman on homes, homes everywhere, but not an affordable one among the lot: By Tom Gorman; For four hours Tuesday morning I sat in a cavernous convention hall listening to a manic presentation about how Las Vegas is the center of the universe when it comes to residential construction.

Doctor who treated mentally ill dies: Education: Graduated from Central High School (Philadelphia); bachelor of arts degree from Penn State; medical degree from Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia)

Letter: We already let others operate our ports: We are not selling the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Customs & Border Protection activities nor any other U.S. activity performing security tasks at U.S. seaports. Therefore, the number of containers searched is not an issue in this sale. The United States has about 360 "port operations" on our shores. Approximately 90, or one-fourth, of those are managed by foreign-owned companies. The China Overseas Shipping Co. operates ports on the U.S. West Coast. The Chinese Army is part or full owner of COSCO. Other than Chinese, we have British, Danish, Singapore, Japanese and several other foreign port operators.