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Archive for December 4, 2007

More than a mere marathon
Story and Photographs Tiffany Brown
In Sunday morning's darkness runners emerge and gather, walking briskly, rubbing their arms to keep warm in the parking lot of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. They wear sweat suits from Goodwill that will be ...
7:17 a.m.
Glamour girls of the streets
Kristen Peterson, Las Vegas Sun
The models in Jonnie Andersen's recent photographs emit joy, dignity, sensuality and strength.
7:16 a.m.
Holmes, Holmes, Holmes for the holidays
Kelly Clinton: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Suncoast Showroom, $22 to $33, 636-7075
7:16 a.m.
LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
Since closing at the Venetian more than three years ago, Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" has been Irish step dancing around the world.
7:16 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Dec 04, 2007
Talk about testing a message. In brief remarks Monday before Gov. Jim Gibbons shocked the Republican Men's Club by saying "No new taxes," state Sen. Joe Heck fired up the crowd with a sure-to-please refrain: ...
7:16 a.m.
Letter: Nothing but praise for the marathon
Peggy Bissell, Bow, Wash.
7:16 a.m.
Letter: Military can help turn lives around
I would like to offer a different perspective. When I was a young man, I was headed down the wrong path, and I could easily have ended up being a burden on society.
7:16 a.m.
Inviting public distrust
The Board of Regents, which sets policy for the Nevada System of Higher Education, voted Friday to continue an existing policy that keeps all outside work by professors cloaked in secrecy.
7:15 a.m.
Editorial: Father knows best?
The rookie governor is missing out on the expertise of those who have significantly more experience with state budgets than he has. He also is missing the voices of Nevadans who will be affected by ...
7:15 a.m.
Letter: U.S. is in an abusive relationship with China
For reasons both known and unknown, the Bushites have bent over backward in dealing with China. China enjoys favored trade status with the United States, and our government simply looks the other way when it ...
7:15 a.m.
Editorial: Paying too much
A new analysis by The New York Times shows Medicare routinely overpays for such products and services as home oxygen equipment, motorized wheelchairs, orthotics, nutrition supplements and supplies for diabetics.
7:14 a.m.
Slum gets a second chance
A long dispute over who owns a neglected, empty downtown Las Vegas housing complex is over and the city lost - or maybe won, depending on your point of view.
7:14 a.m.
LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
CARSON CITY - The hammer has already fallen and budget cuts have started.
7:14 a.m.
Another celebrity graces the courthouse with his presence
By Brian Eckhouse
If Tony Curtis really ran a courthouse, story time probably would figure prominently in each day. After all, the 82-year-old actor, a resident of Henderson, has a million of them.
7:14 a.m.
To know candidates, know their advisers
By J. Patrick Coolican
When voters take their measure of presidential contenders, they should also consider who is whispering in the candidates' ears. Here's why:
7:14 a.m.
Does lead make gaming chips hazardous to your health?
By Liz Benston
Four weeks after a Phoenix TV station reported that some gambling chips manufactured by a Las Vegas company contained exceptionally high lead content, anxious casino dealers say they still don't know if they're handling toxic ...
7:14 a.m.
Soft-spoken Reid criticizes Bush, and it comes through loud and clear
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took on President Bush on Monday, calling him the most stubborn official he has ever worked with, and stopped just short of using the L-word (rhymes with fire) ...
7:13 a.m.

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