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Archive for April 8, 2007

FLASHPOINT for Apr 08, 2007: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called the pres- ident a loser and incompetent. He has accused him of committing the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of our country. And almost daily, his ...; 7:30 a.m.

Jon Ralston on the likelihood that Gov. Jim Gibbons might face the same fate as Gray Davis in California: Six months later, Gray Davis no longer was governor of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in five weeks after the election.; 7:30 a.m.

Editorial: A history of waste: And as USA Today reported last week, even a company hired to account for such losses has failed to fulfill its obligations. Reviewer Management International of New York was hired by a U.S. contracting office ...; 7:29 a.m.

Editorial: How many more conflicts?: Details have emerged in the past few weeks showing how Gibbons and his wife, Dawn, cozied up to political donors seeking government contracts.; 7:29 a.m.

Letter: Veterans Affairs health care is top notch: I went to my 10 a.m. appointment at the VA and was in the room with the doctor at 10 a.m. The doctor did a thorough exam during the 50 minutes I spent with her ...; 7:28 a.m.

Letter: Health care subject to inequality, as well: He is right in saying that the taxpayers pick up the bill where insurance leaves off or where the patient simply can't pay. My question is: Why? University Medical Center, the valley's public hospital, is ...; 7:28 a.m.

Letter: Bush reminiscent of Mencken's 'Stonehead': Mr. Mencken's Monday morning columns were said to instill fear in the minds of politicians everywhere because of his powerful, incisive and scathing prose.; 7:28 a.m.

Editorial: Higher education at risk: It is already embarrassing enough that Nevada's universities rank low, according to the annual college surveys published by U.S. News & World Report. Yet the governor's budget proposal for the next biennium would ensure that ...; 7:28 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: GAMING: By Liz Benston; When the topmost girders of high-rise buildings are fitted into place, construction companies often have "topping off" ceremonies by hoisting American flags and pine trees atop the structures.; 7:27 a.m.

Manhandled baggage wears on travelers, no matter who's to blame: Frequent flier and Henderson resident Marian Nebriaga is down three locks and one $65 bag this year.; 7:27 a.m.

Sahara to get some L.A. glitz: By Liz Benston; Independent casino operators are a dying breed on the Strip, a playing field controlled by growing chains with billions of dollars at their disposal.; 7:27 a.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY: By Joe Schoenmann; Your week in Carson City, dear reader: A challenge to the system for investigating police shootings, a dispute with Roe v. Wade echoes, and a call for ethics education of newly elected public officials and ...; 7:27 a.m.

Jeff Simpson on why Trop workers are not in partying mood as resort marks 50th: They are suffering from the job insecurity that accompanies new Trop owner Columbia Sussex Corp.'s meat-ax approach to staffing, which has resulted in the loss of hundreds of jobs in Las Vegas, almost 1,000 at ...; 7:26 a.m.

Jack Sheehan remembers connecting to America's pastime in a wonderful place and wonderful time: And so it's started up once again, major league baseball, this tranquil game that occupies a slice of my attention for seven months a year and for the first 10 minutes of every morning as ...; 7:26 a.m.

Just passing through: Michael J. Mishak; Iowa: 26; 7:26 a.m.

Gibbons' staff keeps many in capital in the dark: By J. Patrick Coolican; Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, vice chairwoman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, met almost daily with former Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn's staff when he was in office.; 7:26 a.m.

Fatih Ozmen: Mystery man behind Sierra Nevada: By Jeff German; When the Sierra Nevada Corp. drew unflattering publicity last month over its close ties to Gov. Jim Gibbons and his wife, Dawn, the Reno-area defense contractor fought back by touting its "lifesaving" contributions to the ...; 7:26 a.m.

Hot on kids' tracks: By Emily Richmond; He's barely inside McDonald's when an elderly woman looks up from her Egg McMuffin and tells him, "They ran out the door. They saw you coming."; 7:26 a.m.

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