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Archive for May 5, 2006

Nevada Passage Competition: AP; Nate Simonson, 28, credit analyst, Reno, Nev.; 9:56 a.m.

Wildfire burning in Mormon Mountains of southern Nevada: AP; The addition of firefighters from Boise, Idaho, and the use of natural barriers like ridge lines had officials hoping the region's first big wildfire of the season soon would be contained, said Chris Hanefeld, spokesman ...; 8:20 a.m.

Former commissioners found guilty in corruption trial: Both were found guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion tied to charges that they accepted cash bribes and other services from former strip club owner Michael Galardi of Las Vegas. The former officials each ...; 8:03 a.m.

"Something I wanted to do forever is push the sport. And there's not a better place to do it than right here - where everyone pushes the limits - in Las Vegas.": Photograph by Steve Marcus,; 7:40 a.m.

Mario vs. King Koopa inspiration for photo exhibit: It was a youth spent in front of a television set playing old-school video games such as Kid Icarus, and Super Mario Bros. So these images became his models.; 7:40 a.m.

Offspring of lounge legend takes chance on LV: Blues man Jay Kaye, a resident of Mallorca, Spain, for almost 20 years, is the son of Mary Kaye, whose Mary Kaye Trio is credited with being the first major lounge act in Las Vegas ...; 7:40 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for May 05, 2006: FLASHPOINT for May 05, 2006; 7:40 a.m.

Jon Ralston has end-of-the-week nuggets about bizarre behavior, Republican infighting and Democratic literacy: No one is placing odds now on whether she will actually file. Billboards went up in Reno this week for her campaign, but they were purchased months ago. Gibbons told Reno Gazette-Journal reporter Anjeanette Damon ...; 7:40 a.m.

Editorial: Worse than a death penalty: His life sentence without the possibility of parole was fitting. Moussaoui was rightly convicted of withholding some information that might have prevented 3,000 innocent Americans from dying on 9/11. But he wasn't a major figure ...; 7:39 a.m.

Editorial: House: Let the freebies roll: Also included in the bill is a directive to the Ethics Committee to prepare recommendations for a permanent travel policy by June 15. When those recommendations would be acted upon is anybody's guess.; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: It's time to embrace renewable energy: We can cultivate ethanol from corn, barley and other crops. The production of these crops with alcohol will create much needed jobs in the countryside, would help improve air quality and stop our reliance on ...; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: Comparisons to forefathers unfair: Our forefathers either came into this country legally, or in some cases before a country existed. They came here just like millions of current-day immigrants who followed the rule of law to immigrate to the ...; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: Simple steps to solve illegal immigration: 1. Secure our border with Mexico.; 7:39 a.m.

Editorial: Child care enters new era: Rapidly increasing abuse and neglect cases - as many as a fourth caused by parental drug abuse - are hampering the county's ability to find foster homes for the hundreds of children coming into its ...; 7:38 a.m.

County hopes to redraw districts to reflect voters: Clark County wants to get rid of the dragon's neck and the finger. But in doing so, it might wind up with three hammerheads.; 7:38 a.m.

John Katsilometes talks to The Donald about the rush of buyers for his condos: As other Las Vegas high-rise projects fail to make it past the artist's rendering stages, Trump enjoyed what he termed "explosive" activity over the weekend at his Trump International sales center near the New Frontier ...; 7:38 a.m.

County Commission allows Orcutt to move forward with home project: Following months of legal wrangling, the construction of a half-dozen structures can go forward with county approval. In 2003 it gave permission to Barbara Orcutt, who owns the Mount Charleston Lodge, to build single-family homes ...; 7:38 a.m.

UNLV may lose millions in funds: UNLV officials are bracing for fewer students than expected this fall, possibly leading to millions of dollars in budget cuts.; 7:37 a.m.

Ron Kantowski witnesses how Mike Metzger set the record while making it look easy: components of his attempt to jump the fountains on a motorcycle at Caesars Palace on Thursday night.; 7:37 a.m.

Bomb testing valley's patience Action growing over huge explosion: A swelling chorus of community concern in Southern Nevada and Utah has prompted planning for town hall-style meetings about a huge explosion scheduled by the Defense Department at the Nevada Test Site.; 7:37 a.m.

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