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Archive for October 31, 2006

Bull Session - the PBR at Thomas & Mack: Bull Session - the PBR at Thomas & Mack; 9:44 a.m.

Bull Session the PBR at Thomas & Mack: Bull Session the PBR at Thomas & Mack; 7:46 a.m.

John Katsilometes talks with the stars of the Fox News Channel team who visited Vegas amid a particularly busy news cycle: "I think Vegas is great to kind of escape into a fantasy world," Smith said after delivering "Studio B."; 7:26 a.m.

Nowhere but up for Vegoose: By Tyson Evans; Las Vegas needs a music festival in much the same way it needs a replica of the Eiffel Tower or a glass pyramid. Nevertheless, we have Vegoose, which just completed its second year.; 7:26 a.m.

Few drawn to Guggenheim's Mapplethorpe photo exhibit: By Kristen Peterson; The big challenge to any art museum on the Strip is the fact that tourists aren't really here to see art. Eat, drink, shop and gamble are the biggies. Museum directors have learned that the ...; 7:26 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Oct 31, 2006: Harry Reid is the fifth most powerful senator, trailing only four members of the majority party. John Ensign is ranked 41st in the Club of 100. Nevada's representatives are well down the list with Jon ...; 7:26 a.m.

Editorial: Picks for JPs, constables: Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Abbi Silver is seeking election as justice of the peace in Department 10. Silver, a former prosecutor in the Clark County district attorney's office, has done an admirable job as ...; 7:26 a.m.

Letter: Militarism alone can't win the war on terror: 1. Wilson asks, why are the terrorists flocking into Iraq? We invited them in when we chose to make the world a better place by removing Saddam.; 7:26 a.m.

Letter: We need to deal with Muqtada al-Sadr: Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi army in Iraq are the equivalent of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and in my opinion they have to be dealt with in a final military confrontation to end the violence in ...; 7:25 a.m.

Letter: Las Vegas like a roller-coaster ride: I moved here with my family five years ago. We bought a home, strapped ourselves in, and held on tight. The ride was exhilarating from the start. The higher we climbed, the better Las Vegas ...; 7:25 a.m.

Editorial: Races for statewide offices: Encouraging tourism and recruiting businesses are two of the top jobs performed by the state's lieutenant governor, who also presides as president of the state Senate when the Legislature is in session. Voters have a ...; 7:25 a.m.

Mount Charleston residents come down on resort: Fresh air, alpine meadows and meandering trails through dense forests of pine trees seem the perfect recipe for a mountain resort.; 7:24 a.m.

Drunken drivers may get coroner's guided tour: By Mark Hansel; Drive drunk in Las Vegas and you could find yourself in the coroner's office - dead or alive.; 7:24 a.m.

Taking faith to the streets: Think of it as Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman's God Squad.; 7:24 a.m.

Marijuana proponents light up TV with ads: By Steve Kanigher; The roots of Nevada's ballot measure to legalize marijuana stretch all the way to Cleveland and New Zealand.; 7:24 a.m.

Rogich once lobbyist for firm that gave tapes to Metro: J. Patrick Coolican, Jeff German and Sam Skolnik; U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons' top campaign consultant has past financial ties to the company that turned over to police surveillance videos from the night of Gibbons' encounter with a woman who accused the gubernatorial candidate ...; 7:24 a.m.

Contract standoff: By Marshall Allen; About 600,000 people have no seat at the bargaining table in a contract standoff between two health care giants, but they have much at stake and are being used as leverage.; 7:24 a.m.

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