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Print edition for October 25, 2006

TAKE FIVE: C.J. MORLEY
Where: Palms Golf Club in Mesquite
Letter: War tax would ease pressure on military
By all accounts the economy, as reported by the federal government, is doing fine - those invested in stocks are gleeful and those with good-paying jobs are secure and happy, but what about the other America, in particular the military personnel component? How are they doing?
Editorial: Choices in state's upper house
In District 2, Democrat Maggie Carlton has been a strong and consistent voice of reason since being elected in 1998. An example is her opposition to amending the state Constitution to add taxation and spending restraints. She says the Legislature needs to retain its flexibility, given Nevada's nonstop growth. The Sun endorses Maggie Carlton.
Jon Ralston on the latest revelation to jar Jim Gibbons' run for Nevada governor
That sound is of helium rushing out of the Jim Gibbons balloon, which had been soaring ahead of Dina Titus for weeks, but now is losing altitude every day. The only question remaining is whether it will crash to Earth by Nov. 7 - Gibbons should thank God for the early voters who don't have the full impact of the enormous weight of the Friday the 13th story and this week's revelations that his family compensated an illegal immigrant in the late 1980s and then filed (and dropped) extortion charges against her as he was preparing to run for Congress.
Porter rejects request
E-mail transcripts
Mazzeo wants to tell her side of the story
Jeff German and J. Patrick Coolican
Lawyers for Chrissy Mazzeo - the 32-year-old single mother who once accused Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons of assaulting her - have scheduled a news conference this afternoon to air her story.
King of the Henderson Hill
By Mike Trask
It's been 2 1/2 months since Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson's dream of moving from City Hall to the Governor's Mansion evaporated in a crushing Democratic primary defeat.
Letter: What happened to Frist investigation?
It appears that someone has dropped the ball, or has it been definitely concluded that after 11 years in the Senate, Frist suddenly decided that he had a conflict of interest and that the sharp drop in the price of HCA shares a few days after he divested was merely a coincidence? If the actions of the minority leader are to be a reflection on his party and its candidates, the actions of the majority leader should likewise be, particularly when that party is charged with the investigation.
Editorial: Torn on U.S. Senate race
On many of the major national issues we disagree with Republican Sen. John Ensign. Overall he has supported how the president has carried out the Iraq war, a military campaign that has been disastrously implemented by the civilian leaders at the Pentagon. On domestic policy, Ensign too often is to the far right on the political spectrum. For instance, he has opposed a comprehensive approach to dealing with immigration and has opposed federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. In contrast, on many of the important issues, we tend to side with Jack Carter, the Democratic nominee.
TAKE FIVE: VEGOOSE
Vegoose blows into Las Vegas this weekend with an eclectic lineup of improvised music, trailing a gaggle of jam-band aficionados.
Letter: Tired of waiting for Iraq to stand up
Whatever the Bush administration wants to do in Iraq will never happen because the Iraqi people are indifferent to politics unless a religious leader tells them what is right for them. It is my belief that our president wants to go down in history as the man who brought democracy to the Middle East.
Jeff Haney on poker's continuing popularity growth in spite of legislation outlawing online games
1. Andreas Walnum, Bodo, Norway, $1.09 million
'Uninteresting' job draws interesting candidates
Michael J. Mishak
The race for state treasurer is one of those down-ballot contests that traditionally receive little attention from the press, let alone voters.

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