Print edition for March 8, 2006

TAKE FIVE: RICKY MORGAN: Morgan had one game, Saturday's 72-61 victory over Texas Christian at the Thomas & Mack Center, to warm up to the team's most important role before this week's Mountain West Conference tournament in Denver.

Jeff Haney on Ted Forrest, whose Heads-Up play trees Chris Ferguson in the final round of the second annual tournament at Caesars Palace: By Jeff Haney; And for once, that timeworn phrase was spoken with sincerity.

Letter: Roddick tougher than writers think: You must not follow tennis closely if you are attempting to castigate Roddick's decision to withdraw from Shanghai. Roddick injured his back playing in the Paris Masters right before Shanghai.

No later schedule yet for teens: By Emily Richmond; Clark County high school students shouldn't reset their alarm clocks just yet.

Nominees for 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards: AP; Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban.

Expert: 2 to 3 percent of population has a gambling problem: By Liz Benston; The National Council on Problem Gambling kicked off an education campaign this week by noting that 2 percent to 3 percent of Americans - or about 6 to 9 million adults - have gambling problems.

Tom Gorman finds it difficult to decide what 32 members of his family should eat and see or where they should stay during a Las Vegas reunion: The Gorman Family Reunion will be held in June. I'll give you one guess where it's going to be held.

UNLV presidents' jobs haven't been easy: All but one of her predecessors at the 48 1/2-year-old university left under some kind of duress, Eugene Moehring, UNLV history department chairman, said. Moehring has written a book on UNLV history's in honor of its 50th anniversary. The book is coming out next year as part of the yearlong celebration.

DUI project collides with law: The Clark County District Attorney's Serious Offender Program has taken up to 250 repeat DUI offenders. People with two prior convictions for driving under the influence and a third case pending are eligible. People with an extensive criminal history or a DUI conviction in which there was death or substantial bodily harm are not eligible.

Letter: Kenny is still the Mayne man: Kenny is a great guy and may have been a better quarterback - and a better dancer - had his offensive lineman had better feet.

Letter: Let's protect kids in valley every day: Not only mothers and grandmothers, but also men of all ages gathered in support of the Figueroa and Perez families.

Editorial: Extend rights to detainees: The documents are incomplete - they do not provide a full list of prisoner names, evidence against them or information on the disposition of their cases - but they do provide more insight than has ever been revealed about the detention center since it opened after 9/11.

Letter: Women, combat just don't mix: There are some roles that women should be barred from, for their own good and for the good of the unit. In general, women can't compete with men physically. When women are allowed into physically demanding roles, usually it isn't based on their merit (as compared to men), but instead to satisfy a quota or political pressure.

College building approved: CARSON CITY - Nevada State College's first new building - late and smaller than originally expected - finally will get off the drawing board.

Letter: Abortion ban is an attack on women's rights: This ban on abortion attacks the rights of women and families to make private, personal decisions about whether and when to have children.

Letter: Open World Series of Blackjack to all: If this competition is truly going to be a World Series of Blackjack, then there should be opportunities for all the best players to play. What is wrong with satellite tournaments, like the World Series of Poker has?

Chicago moving to Las Vegas?: One of the nation's most recognizable pop/rock groups of the '70s and '80s is looking at spending more time in Las Vegas, perhaps following the trail blazed by Celine Dion, Elton John and, more recently, Barry Manilow and Reba McEntire.

Editorial: The worst ticket in town: According to a story in Tuesday's Las Vegas Sun, resident Gail Sacco is heading to Las Vegas Municipal Court on March 20 because her practice of feeding homeless people in Circle Park violates a Las Vegas ordinance that prohibits gatherings of more than 25 people without a permit.

Letter: Bad drivers make roads dangerous: Interstate 15 going to and from California was widened, with a median strip, and we still have accidents occurring because of motorists who believe rules of the road are made for others.

When there's nowhere to turn: A partial list of services available for senior citizens in the Las Vegas area:

Editorial: Let the residents speak: County planning officials in February tabled a proposal that would have placed an 18-month moratorium on the practice of buying mobile home parks and closing them for redevelopment. State law requires that park owners buy displaced residents' mobile homes or pay their relocation costs. But many residents say the amounts paid don't begin to cover mortgages or actual moving costs. And they fear ending up homeless.