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Print edition for April 17, 2007

Letter: Let truants learn real lessons of life
When these dropouts try to feed on the welfare system, they will be denied unless they have proven their worth to society by earning a high school diploma. Once the gravy train is eliminated, we will have fuller classrooms of learners. Let them catch themselves.
Heller hears it from every side and now in ads, too
WASHINGTON - Nevada's freshman Republican Rep. Dean Heller has not been shy in his support for President Bush's strategy in Iraq.
For us, Vegas entertainment is meatballs
By Jerry Fink
For us, Vegas entertainment is meatballs
Letter: Congressman who has clear view of war
This young congressman is certainly not a traitor or unpatriotic, and yet he has voted for a timeline to begin withdrawing the troops.
All that jazz - and more
Jerry Fink, Las Vegas Sun
What: City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival
Editorial: FEMA stands for disaster
The latest snafu, as reported last week by The Washington Post, involved the spoilage of as many as 6 million prepared meals that were shipped to the Gulf Coast region last year in anticipation that the 2006 hurricane season would produce more needy victims.
No pipe dream - Vegas gets its water
Emily Green and Mary Manning
No pipe dream - Vegas gets its water
Letter: Bush's policy on war is keeping U.S. secure
They criticize President Bush's end-game planning for Iraq. But in their haste to undo his policies, they commit the same error, ignoring what state of affairs will exist there after we flee.
Greenspun family donates money to Clinton, Obama, Dodd
Sun Editor Brian Greenspun is a close friend of President Bill Clinton, the senator's husband.
Letter: Point missed on reason for Iraq war
Then Bush changed the "mission" to democracy for Iraq. How many "missions" are our soldiers required to accomplish? Let's face it, this war was started for imperial control of Iraq's oil. That is the true so-called mission. Our soldiers are fundamentally fighting and dying for control of a commodity!
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FLASHPOINT for Apr 17, 2007
Gov. Irrelevant? Might that be a new nickname for Jim Gib- bons? From what I'm hearing from the capital, both houses believe they may be able to cobble together two-thirds majorities to pass out a transportation tax package. Yes, it is early as these things go - adjournment of the regular session is not scheduled until June 4. But consider this scenario: The GOP senators involved hope to bring Gibbons along for the ride. But even if the governor doesn't, they may help pass it, even if Gibbons threatens a veto. If he is content to just be Gov. No ...
Hail to the next president of the United States: Bud
The next president of the United States, Charles "Bud" Railey, doesn't want the job.
Robots, money, whatever it takes, UNLV goes recruiting
Engineers usually don't have fans screaming their name.
Letter: Great example of diplomacy at work
He accomplished his mission by bringing back the remains of American soldiers. He also far exceeded expectations by obtaining a pledge from Kim Jong Il to permit international inspection of North Korea nuclear facilities. This could be the beginning of the end of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions, and as a result, the start of a new era of peace and stability in northeast Asia.
Editorial: Painful public pension plans
Over the past few decades the issue has been raised in the private sector, and a sea change in how workers perceive and receive their retirement incomes has occurred.
Editorial: Deadly day in Virginia
A gunman had killed at least 32 people and wounded at least 30 others on the campus Monday morning before killing himself, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

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