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March 28, 2024

Archive for April 10, 2007

Goons live to fight another day
Hockey players don't forget their first fights.
7:19 a.m.
John Katsilometes talks to Hughes' right-hand man about the biography hoax perpetrated in the '70s
For 13 years Maheu, a former FBI agent, served as Howard Hughes' right-hand man and alter ego who held the reclusive billionaire's power of attorney. Maheu's affiliation with Hughes included the period from 1970 to ...
7:18 a.m.
Master of the mundane
What: "Kaz Oshiro: Paintings and Works on Paper 1999-2006"
7:18 a.m.
Vegas upbringing shines through in Hollywood
Maybe someone should stake Michael Bunin to a seat in the World Series of Poker.
7:18 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Apr 10, 2007
"We are at the top of every bad list and the bottom of every good list." I remember well then-gubernatorial contender Dina Titus repeating it last year to justify why the state needed to do ...
7:18 a.m.
Editorial: A toxic environment
But too much of what is aired consists of mean-spirited remarks, name - calling and shouting matches by allegedly professional adults who never stop and listen to what the opposing guests have to say. Call ...
7:18 a.m.
Editorial: There's hope for Neonopolis
Certainly this is welcome news, because Neonopolis has been a major disappointment since it opened downtown five years ago as a retail and entertainment center.
7:18 a.m.
Letter: An emphatic no vote to guns in classrooms
A number of proposals and bills are good ones that are beneficial to Nevadans, some of which are largely overdue. I have particularly been interested in the proposals of state Sen. Bob Beers. Many of ...
7:17 a.m.
Letter: Call Bush what he is - a liar
There were never any weapons of mass destruction. Osama bin Laden was not in Iraq. We should never have gone to war in Iraq. Neither Iraqis nor Americans should have been killed or wounded.
7:17 a.m.
Letter: Announcing deadline to leave Iraq is wrong
"Dear Sen . Reid and Rep. Pelosi,
7:17 a.m.
Letter: We don't belong on toll roads, in oil war
Mr. Porter should look to Illinois, Indiana and Texas to see what countries own the toll roads. The politicians put them in and then dump them to foreign countries to make their profits. And as ...
7:17 a.m.
Editorial: Conflicting accounts
But Sun reporter Christina Littlefield revealed last week that college records show Gilbert did indeed recommend three companies, which had done work on his home, for 13-month CCSN contracts. What's more, Gilbert was the CCSN ...
7:16 a.m.
Over the years, the mayor has been a man of many faces, but just one name: Oscar.
He walks down Las Vegas Boulevard toward Fremont Street and people scream his name from open car windows or honk their horns and wave as if they are greeting an old friend - or a ...
7:16 a.m.
First lady doesn't waver on Sierra Nevada story
First lady Dawn Gibbons said Monday she was paid $2,500 plus expenses per month for nearly a year to do consulting work for Sierra Nevada Corp. under an oral, not written, contract.
7:16 a.m.
Mix-up in Mesquite: Who's on first?
A week after the City Council primary race in rural Mesquite it's still unclear who will be on the ballot for the June general election.
7:16 a.m.
Gibbons: Businesses should play by new rules
CARSON CITY - Gov. Jim Gibbons has asked the state Business and Industry Department to complete a top-down review of all business regulations, which could affect such areas as worker safety, consumer affairs, taxis, mortgage ...
7:16 a.m.
Defender out to right the wrongs done to convicts
Rodney King changed everything for Lori Teicher.
7:15 a.m.

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