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Archive for May 20, 2006

UNLV soccer to get lush new field: The UNLV soccer programs will have a level playing field next season. It will even be lush and green.; 7:31 a.m.

Class act of adult entertainment: When: 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays; dark Tuesdays; 7:31 a.m.

Fond memories: As federal agents dig up a Michigan farm this week in the umpteenth attempt to find Jimmy Hoffa's body, local and national analysts are recalling how the former Teamster boss changed the Las Vegas landscape.; 7:31 a.m.

Goodman gets ahead of himself on arena issue: The task force - composed of local business executives, event organizers, UNLV officials and local government staffers who were jointly appointed by the City Council and county commissioners - met for the first time Thursday.; 7:30 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for May 20, 2006: FLASHPOINT for May 20, 2006; 7:30 a.m.

Letter: U.S. is becoming extension of Mexico: I can understand that Mexicans want to live here, but I feel that we should have a trial period.; 7:30 a.m.

Letter: Reader has his share of dreams as well: I dream of all illegal Mexican citizens being sent back to their wonderful homeland. I dream when they go they take the following American citizens with them:; 7:30 a.m.

Letter: We don't need the likes of Hayden: Also, had W. been interested in human rights, his focus would have not been on containing Iraq, but on Sudan's then-horrendous genocide, which has only escalated unchecked over the years. Lip service, that is what ...; 7:29 a.m.

Editorial: A message to Tehran: The move was made in part to send a message to Tehran and Pyongyang: Throw down your weapons of mass destruction and cast aside your nuclear weapons ambitions, and the United States will not continue ...; 7:29 a.m.

Editorial: Big Three, Congress and gas: It's encouraging to see lawmakers and the auto industry talking, and we hope they have a real commitment to finding innovative ways to increase alternative fuel use. But Reid also noted, correctly, that Congress and ...; 7:29 a.m.

Editorial: BLM is way off course: The agency, which manages much of Nevada, suffers from a shortage of staff and funding, and it is being pulled apart by the sometimes competing missions of protecting land and permitting drilling and mining, according ...; 7:29 a.m.

Immigration issue is dividing Republican Party: and Lisa Mascaro; The Hispanic outcry against the House immigration reform bill caught Washington Republicans off guard, Nevada Rep. Jon Porter's chief of staff said Friday.; 7:28 a.m.

Ashley called 'total package': By Christina Littlefield; Born: Jan. 5, 1951, in Delaware; childhood in Chattanooga, Tenn.; 7:28 a.m.

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