Print edition for March 4, 2006

Editorial: Making strides in growing up: According to a story in the Las Vegas Sun on Friday, the peaceful demonstration was partly motivated by a recent incident in which campus police used pepper spray to break up a fight between two black students. Minority students at the affluent Henderson high school told Sun reporter Emily Richmond that they suspect police would not have taken such action against white students.

Increasing their action: Take it from Bart Bye, there's nothing like the rush of hitting a royal flush on a video poker machine.

Gladiators need defensive heart to take on Soul: But the Gladiators yielding a whopping 57.2 points a game has less to do with their 1-4 record and three-game losing streak than the number of times the team has turned over the ball. Las Vegas goes into Sunday's 3:30 p.m. contest leading the league in turnovers (17) and is ranked last in turnover margin (-6).

Death row inmates may see a ray of hope: When the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in December that a common way prosecutors pursue the death penalty is unconstitutional, the justices wrote that the ruling's impact will be "so slight" that it will only affect "a few" cases.

Letter: Candidates should disclose religious beliefs: The statement says: "We ... agree with the Catholic Church about the value of human life and the undesirability of abortion - we do not celebrate its practice. Each of us is committed to reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies and creating an environment with policies that encourage pregnancies to be carried to term."

Duke Ellington's sacred concerts to be featured: But near of the end of his life, Duke Ellington, a deeply religious man, re-examined his spiritual roots and produced three monumental performances.

Letter: Wrong method used to limit loan companies: The real solution is for Nevada legislators to get busy limiting the exorbitant interest rates that companies are allowed to impose. Under no circumstances should interest rates be allowed to legally exceed 25 or 30 percent, and that is still a rip-off.

New league has rough start: Rob Miech; That's the debacle Ficara encountered, but he has vowed to make amends. The indoor league will resume, likely under another name, at a UNLV site during the last weekend of the month.

Editorial: Seeking even imperfect justice: In their 10-year-old class action lawsuit, American Indians say the government owes them $27.5 billion in unpaid royalties for the oil, gas, timber and other resources culled from Indian land. Government officials have acknowledged that accounting discrepancies exist but say the amount owed is much lower.

Editorial: Ready, willling, able to fight: The report is required under a law, signed in January, that says the Defense Department must provide justification to Congress and wait 30 days before opening any new positions to women.

Officials try to sort out case of children who were left behind: By Emily Richmond; However, investigators say the driver failed to notify authorities by radio that the students had chosen to remain on campus so that school authorities could make arrangements to have them taken home.

Letter: A different take on Yucca Mountain: Congress and the president confirmed Yucca Mountain as the site for a deep geologic repository in 2002 based on 20 years and $8 billion in scientific analysis. This analysis evaluated increasing Yucca's capacity by two-thirds and found the increase to be safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed this work. More recently, an additional independent review found the research related specifically to water infiltration technically sound.