Print edition for April 5, 2007

Jeff Haney gets the lowdown on betting for the Masters, which begins today and has sports books seeing a lot of action on 'the field': Lowest round shot by any golfer: over/under 65 1/2

Voters noticeable by their absence: Mike Trask and Mark Hansel; There was an election Tuesday. Seriously, city leaders were picked.

A fascinating quiz about illusionist Criss Angel: Julie Seabaugh; Which of these, according to the official press release, will NOT be used to "tell a story, taking audiences on a bizarre and fascinating journey"?

Letter: Easy fix to noise from air traffic: I would ask: What if you bought a very expensive new car with your life savings and then found out you can neither shut off nor turn down the volume on your radio, which is set to a station whose format you don't like. Would you just lump it?

Letter: Misfit 'King George' should pack it up: What did he think the complete rebuke of Republican candidates last November meant?

Editorial: Cities, heal thyselves: Once in a while a brave politician steps forward and comes up with a creative way to tackle the problems facing poor neighborhoods. Sen. Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, fits the bill. He has proposed legislation that would require North Las Vegas to form a plan by the end of next year to improve roads, public safety services, business development and community services in the city's older and poorer neighborhoods.

Vegas' obsession with growth captured for others to see: By Kristen Peterson; When architect Ralph Stern moved to Las Vegas, he found us living in Italian villas, Mediterranean enclaves, New York high rises and beachfront properties. We had terraced our mountains, gated our communities and imported our landscaping.

John Katsilometes on how Dennis Mitchell found himself off air: When I talked to him Wednesday morning, he was out of a job.

Five options on tap in case water dries up: The same day that environmentalists attacked a bill in the Nevada Legislature to limit public access to water appropriation decisions, the people who control the floodgates of the Southwestern dam system milled around the Sierra Room of the Henderson Convention Center, waiting for a concerned public to arrive. Six people finally did.

Big money still rears its head in NLV election: By Mike Trask; Shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Richard Cherchio knew it was over. Done. In the words of the New Yorker, "Fuhgetaboutit."

Quest to become American: By Timothy Pratt; A year and a half after Gagandeep Suri passed his citizenship exam, a mailman came to the doctor's house at the end of a Las Vegas cul-de-sac with a letter informing him he could go downtown to the federal courthouse and be sworn in as a citizen.

Editorial: Clearing the air: Such emissions from the tailpipes of cars and trucks represent nearly one-quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions in the country. Greenhouse gases are so-called because they trap heat in the atmosphere and have contributed to a slow but steady warming of the Earth's climate. Scientists believe that climate change is causing severe weather patterns and threatens the existence of animals such as polar bears and some fish species.

State Bar pays big for bad lawyers: Sam Skolnik; Nevada has seen its share of lawyers gone bad.

Editorial: Walking through Baghdad: Iraqi citizens who work or shop in the Shorja marketplace criticized the Sunday stroll by the Arizona Republican and presidential candidate, calling it nothing more than a publicity stunt.

Letter: Toll roads not the best way to go in Nevada: Look out! Dick Gephardt wants toll roads in Nevada to generate profits for a company he represents.