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Archive for November 26, 2006

LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION: Student leaders at the Community College of Southern Nevada want to rid themselves of the "community" part of their school's name because they believe it has a stigma in the - community.; 7:44 a.m.

New draw: Video poker with a guarantee: By Liz Benston; Like an anthropologist studying a foreign culture, Connecticut inventor Jay Walker has spent nearly a decade examining the gaming industry. By absorbing casino trade shows, he has studied gaming's evolution from technological backwater to high-tech ...; 7:44 a.m.

A MOMENT CAPTURED: Tiffany Brown, Las Vegas Sun; In Southern Nevada it seems like most anything you can dream is possible. Like ice-skating, on a lake, with snow, in the desert?; 7:44 a.m.

John Katsilometes has a Gordie Brown on wry with the owners of the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan, who love Gordie's show: In a manner of speaking.; 7:44 a.m.

Souvenir that turns heads: Is there a better gauge of the American public, at least the part of it that visits Las Vegas, than the fact that at the most popular vending spot for personalized bobblehead dolls the most ...; 7:43 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY: Two days before Thanksgiving, Clark County commissioners gave outgoing Aviation Director Randy Walker something to be thankful for when they awarded a $406,000 airport job to Carter & Burgess, the engineering, architecture and design firm ...; 7:43 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL: Those planning to raise a little Hell-dorado next year should start preparing now.; 7:43 a.m.

CONVENTION CRASHING: THE MOTOR TREND AUTO SHOW: "It looks like an airplane," said one slack-jawed audience member at the 2007-Model Motor Trend International Auto Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.; 7:43 a.m.

Jeff Simpson sees good signs in local casino operators' confidence in their businesses: Last week's announcement that Kirk Kerkorian plans to significantly add to his majority stake in MGM Mirage is the most recent indication that the men who have invested money in the casino business have faith ...; 7:43 a.m.

Editorial: Cutting drivers' distractions: According to a recent story by The New York Times, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that although there is no comprehensive data showing a definitive link between cell phone use and ...; 7:42 a.m.

Editorial: Spending like no tomorrow: Walker heads the Government Accountability Office, which audits the federal government. Last week the GAO released a copy of Walker's so-called "Fiscal Wake-up Tour" - a series of presentations he has made around the country ...; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: No escaping airplane noise in Las Vegas: The fact is that with McCarran, Nellis and the other airports in the Las Vegas Valley, no neighborhood is exempt from plane noise.; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Public will get what it does not pay for: Teachers should not expect a significant raise from the 2007 Legislature because Gov.-elect Jim Gibbons pledged to hold the line on all state expenditures. Some form of merit pay is about all that can be ...; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: People in power see wrong shade of green: I think that it's time that our politicians should let the Energy Department officials know that we don't want their hazardous radioactive waste transported through our communities.; 7:42 a.m.

Editorial: Eye on peaceful protests: The documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times reports, show that such events as "a church service for peace" and "nonviolence training" sessions for antiwar protesters were among the 13,000 ...; 7:41 a.m.

Feds plan redo of weapon sites: The federal government will head to Las Vegas this week to discuss its proposed top-to-bottom makeover of the nation's nuclear weapons system, an archipelago of research and production sites across two-thirds of the country.; 7:41 a.m.

Gamblers tell casinos, slot makers what they want: By Liz Benston; For all the insider seminars at the recent casino industry convention in town - dealing with such topics as computer hackers, Eastern European gambling trends, new wireless technology and slot-testing standards - this hourlong session ...; 7:41 a.m.

Environmentalists smell a rat in land-for-sewer plan: By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON - Auctioning off federal land in exchange for money that can be used to preserve environmentally sensitive acreage across Nevada was one compromise that environmentalists could accept.; 7:41 a.m.

State's colleges get creative in securing funds for growth: Long-standing efforts to upgrade Nevada's college campuses and build new facilities with the help of private investors are advancing, with officials now broaching legal details of novel financing schemes that venture into uncharted territory for ...; 7:41 a.m.

Lies that ring true: Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun; Mary is married, and Mary is having an affair. The Chicago wife told her husband she was sightseeing in Los Angeles last August, but that was a lie. Mary and her boyfriend were vacationing in ...; 7:40 a.m.

Brian Greenspun on how China has been able to reclaim some of its cities: Is the Sleeping Giant awake?; 7:40 a.m.

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