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Print edition for May 18, 2006

Editorial: President actually listens?
This time Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace delivered a 45-minute private briefing, followed by a "robust give and take" with the president, according to The New York Times.
Culinary workers tap Congress
By Timothy Pratt
Martinez and thousands of her fellow Culinary Union workers used hotel-sponsored phone banks up and down the Strip to lobby members of Nevada's congressional delegation about immigration reform.
Indy rained out? No problem for Schmidt
As rain canceled the first two days of qualifying for the 90th Indianapolis 500, Schmidt found himself on the receiving end of some good-natured needling from Indy Racing League officials.
Letter: 'Bush economy' sure does explain a lot
It seems cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans is sort of like paying them "dividends" on their campaign contributions.
Editorial: No time for a long search
Reilly acted when the former director, Susan Klein-Rothschild, unexpectedly resigned May 3. Her resignation came as Reilly was leading a necessary reorganization of the department.
FLASHPOINT for May 18, 2006
FLASHPOINT for May 18, 2006
Beatles are sweeping the globe once again
Where: Las Vegas Hilton Theater
CORRECTIONS
A May 15 story on Bobby Morris misspelled the name of Irv Cotler, longtime drummer for Frank Sinatra. The Sun regrets the error.
Metro men on inside track
Clark County sheriff candidate John Murdoch has "zero" in his campaign war chest but thinks his vision for Metro is worth millions.
City blooming in desert
By Launce Rake
Total land area: 43,000 acres/67 square miles
Letter: President simply isn't using his head
I wonder if the president will ever learn to use his head.
Eye-popping art freezes time
"Crazy stuff happens," surmises Las Vegas artist Yo Fukui, in discussing his piece, "If Time Stopped .0003 Seconds," in which two glossy ceramic busts of a 1950s all-American couple have entered some insane, otherworldly dimension. Their ejecting eyeballs are represented by heads of tiny human bodies.
Producer Thompson going beyond the girlie shows
Where: Harrah's Clint Holmes Theater
Q+A: ERIC LANGILL
Forget about Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Bob Gibson's 1.12 earned-run average in 1968 or Cy Young's 511 career wins. If you really want an amazing baseball statistic, consider the Las Vegas 51s began the season with not one but two French-speaking catchers from Quebec.
Letter: Other places give break to snowbirds
U.S. Census Bureau data show "more than 24,200 homes in Clark County, in the year 2000, were vacant because they were seasonal, recreational or occasional properties."
Sign of the times: Billboards under fire
But amid growing complaints about the oversized advertisements' adult-oriented themes in particular - and about the visual pollution caused by them in general - Las Vegas Valley governments are striving to rein in the proliferation of billboards, sometimes waging costly court battles to protect their ordinances from challenges.
Editorial: The dying days of an addict
We agree more funds should be available, as meth use and addiction is a rapidly growing problem in Southern Nevada. People requesting help from local treatment centers are often being turned away for lack of public funding. Federal funding that police agencies once used in battling meth has been cut in recent years. And funding from the state and local governments falls well short of the need.
State works to take dead voters off list
CARSON CITY - Although no one is ready to start calling Nevada "Chicago West," the names of hundreds of dead people remain on voter registration lists throughout the state.
John Katsilometes talks with Harold Prince, who's being honored with a Tony
He plans to celebrate by working in a theater.

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