Print edition for October 7, 2006

Boggs McDonald failed to disclose more ties: Six more instances of Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald failing to disclose potential conflicts of interest have come to light in a Las Vegas Sun review of her commission votes.

TAKE FIVE: Offshore Powerboat Racing: What: Offshore Super Series National Championships and the Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association

Chanos backs City Council: Nevada Attorney General George Chanos declared Friday that the Las Vegas City Council acted prudently last November in reversing its decision to lift a deed restriction that would have allowed Las Vegas developer Bill Walters to build homes in place of his Royal Links Golf Club.

Letter: Bush plan only veils nation's problems: Today the economy seems to be that way in Nevada. But whatever happens in the rest of the country doesn't just stay there - we are only on a time delay. Over the past year, job creation has fallen short of what's required to sustain new employment by 30,000 jobs per month.

FLASHPOINT for Oct 07, 2006: He has been a fixture on Friday nights for so long no one can remember when he first started saying those familiar words: "Welcome to Nevada Week in Review." In fact, he never even introduces himself. And now he is saying goodbye. Sort of. Mitch Fox, the host of the public TV show, has informed his bosses that he is going to take a buyout and retire early. Sort of. He has almost 30 years in the retirement system and has some other opportunities he might want to pursue. He is departing Dec. 1, and his KLVX superiors are begging ...

Airola has police experience on film: Jerry Airola laughs when he talks about killing Gary Busey. He chuckles about his bar fight with pop singer Pink, who kicked him in the stomach. And his brief stint as a barking drill sergeant? Well, that came to the Clark County sheriff candidate naturally.

Editorial: A disturbing trend: According to a recent Newhouse News Service story, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the news releases and a position paper that examined numerous studies assessing the risks of global warming all offered information linking intensified hurricanes, droughts and floods to global warming. The research also showed that at least a portion of the warming trend is irreversible.

Editorial: Rebels with a cause: The story of UNLV's men's hockey team, which formed last year as a club team, is inspirational.

Editorial: A prescription for trouble: A lot of that money is spent on packaging free drug samples that are given to doctors, who in turn give them to patients. Obviously there is a marketing angle here. Once a patient receives a free drug sample from his doctor, he will become inclined toward that brand.

Letter: Let the GOP spin begin: The GOP must be in a state of panic with the series of unending scandals such as Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff, "Duke" Cunningham and now Mark Foley, et al. It shall be interesting to see how Rush Limbaugh and Karl Rove, two extremists, will try to spin the Mark Foley scandal on the Democrats, won't it?

Airola on the defensive: Jerry Airola's office is done in stained wood and deep-pile white carpet, with space enough to dwarf its contents, which include a couch, a table, a desk and a Tiffany-style Oakland Raiders lamp with inlaid black glass team insignia.