Print edition for March 18, 2006

Regents could request up to $150 million: Members of the regents budget committee got their first look this week at the Nevada System of Higher Education's response to a request from the Legislature two years ago. What would it take to boost the quality of the state's colleges and universities?

Letter: Lush lawns are rightfully a thing of the past: Mr. Gorman means well but completely ignores the water crisis in the valley. He states that "his group" waters responsibly. It is impossible to water sod responsibly in a thirsty desert. Grass simply requires more water than we can spare. Half the water in Lake Mead is now gone - with little hope of immediate recovery.

Editorial: Bringing global views to Vegas: According to a story in the Las Vegas Sun, the Black Mountain Institute will bring scholars, writers and artists to UNLV to research and write about contentious global issues in hopes of helping to find solutions.

The world and Devils Hole: Water temperature of Devils Hole, year-round: 92 to 93 degrees

Former Taxi Authority chief Vogel dies at 84: While that decision sparked a debate that continues to this day, Vogel always tried to do what he thought was best for the industry, his family said.

Editorial: Ethics reform looking tepid: Instead, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican leaders came out with a tepid plan that bans private travel on a temporary basis only and takes no action against gift-giving other than requiring more disclosure. In our view this is the type of "reform" a politician would devise if he thought public uproar was only momentary.

Letter: Abortion is a woman's wrong, not her right: Willful killing of innocent humans is a heinous crime, for which we put people into prison.

Tragic trials hit Herculez: Herculez Gomez paused often over the last nine days as he moved his belongings from a family's home into a pad of his own in the Manhattan Beach area in California.

Letter: An all-too-common tale of divorce: Years ago I worked at an electronics company on the East Coast. In my division was a young couple about to get married. To all outward appearances they looked madly in love.

Editorial: A need to change our priorities: Although we support the process of arbitration in these cases, we wish the outcome had been different and that police officers had been awarded more. Indeed, the real problem is how government establishes its priorities, which need changing. But changing these priorities is difficult when too many people don't want to pay for the very services that they are demanding - in this case, police protection.

Illegal immigrants getting scammed: By Timothy Pratt; Marlene Monteolivo hears the complaints about the "international driver's license" on her weekday morning radio talk show. She sees why callers complain on her weekend shifts as a Spanish-language interpreter for Metro Police.

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