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Print edition for May 16, 2006

Editorial: Troops will raise tensions
The White House maintains that any National Guard presence along the border will be only temporary and that the troops will only engage in supporting roles such as construction, surveillance and transportation.
FLASHPOINT for May 16, 2006
FLASHPOINT for May 16, 2006
Art blows in the breeze in downtown Las Vegas
"Envy" is next to a real estate office. "Lust" ripples in front of a 24-hour pawn shop - a stone's throw from an adult club.
Isaacson, a pioneer in shaping Nevada's opticians laws, dies at 92
Isaacson was a partner in Nevada Optical Co., starting in 1948 when he joined the business with his late brother Frank, and ending when he retired in 1980.
Editorial: Of caps, gowns and crowns
Classes are scheduled to increase yearly until they reach 300 students. It's not likely there will ever be a shortage - the Class of 2006 was chosen from among more than 1,200 applicants.
Coyotes lick wounds after extra-long playoff season
Rob Miech
2001 52-9
Editorial: University's near catch
UNLV has long been trying to improve its academic standing. So if someone such as Lennox, who had run one of the top academic institutions in the country, had been brought here it certainly would have caused excitement, including among prospective students and university donors.
Letter: Let U.S. create jobs and energy sources
Mr. Ventura is correct when he says that "making it beneficial to import ethanol would only serve to make us dependent on another foreign country for our ethanol needs rather than developing our own sources."
TAKE FIVE: Manny Abeyta
One piece of advice that Martin imparted one spring has stuck with Abeyta since his playing career ended in 1985: "Learn as much as you can and when you get out of this game, share the knowledge."
Letter: Americans should be upset by NSA spying
First, the terrorists know we are monitoring almost everything, so how effective can it be? Second, our government is based on checks of power and not on trust. The massive NSA spying was done without oversight. The Fourth Amendment guarantees our privacy. Is a little sense of security worth the price of our constitutional rights? And just how trustworthy has the president shown himself to be?
Letter: Bring back the people who know how to spy
I'd say that's pretty damn good intelligence gathering. And I'll bet the intelligence agents who came to those conclusions didn't listen in on 10 million domestic phone calls to gather that information, either.
John Katsilometes on the warm reception for cast of Beatles-themed production
And they did so with a little assistance from their acquaintances. With some support from their colleagues. With a bit of a boost from their cohorts.
For job recruiters, Vegas can be a tough sell
Cristina Rodriguez
Lt. Gen. William Lennox Jr., West Point superintendent who was sought by regents to take charge of UNLV, decided to turn down the job because it wasn't a "good fit."
Hot dog: Pigging out like a pro
Each year, in Texas, the couple compete in a 72-ounce steak-eating contest. "We always order triple-decker ice cream cones after we finish," Rich LeFevre said. "The steaks just don't fill us up."
Gibbons, Porter are juggling stance on immigrants
J. Patrick Coolican and Timothy Pratt
Monday, however, the Nevada Republican congressmen said they favor the approach President Bush outlined in a nationally televised address. Bush's proposal includes a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship once illegal immigrants clear a set of hurdles. Bush also announced that he was sending 6,000 National Guardsmen to help secure the border.
NLV confronting morality issues
By Brian Wargo
In a state that, for better or worse, historically has embraced the racier sides of life, North Las Vegas is looking at perhaps veering in the opposite direction, a shift that could leave the city looking less like Sin City and more like Utah.

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