Archive for December 5, 2007Las Vegas Sun

Careful study vs. studied cool: At stake: Welterweight world championship; 6:58 a.m.

Q+A: Trace Adkins: By Jerry Fink; Who: Trace Adkins When: 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 p.m. Saturday; 6:58 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Dec 05, 2007: I hate to tell the people of Nevada, but Gov. Jim Gibbons thinks you are morons. Why else would he put out a news release declaring December "Winter Driving Safety Month" and hand out tips ...; 6:58 a.m.

Jon Ralston on Nevada's rise to Division I in caucuses: By Jon Ralston; The national media and candidates will cure their New Year's hangovers in Iowa and skip to New Hampshire for five days. Then, unless the Inevitability Express gets back on track and the nomination appears secure ...; 6:58 a.m.

Letter: NRC's objectivity on Yucca is questionable: Regarding today's hearing, an article in Saturday's Las Vegas Sun reported that "on one side will be lawyers from the Energy Department (DOE) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the industry's main lobbying arm. On ...; 6:58 a.m.

Editorial: A better energy bill: A major breakthrough on this issue, however, gives reason for optimism. The House reached agreement on a compromise late Friday that would require the auto industry to make cars, light trucks and vans that would, ...; 6:57 a.m.

Editorial: A mess, courtesy of Bush: The White House had been beating the war drums for some time with respect to Iran, saying the Islamic regime was developing a nuclear weapons program, but such talk generated considerable skepticism. This, after all, ...; 6:57 a.m.

Editorial: Another Yucca failure: Today the department will ask a panel of three administrative law judges for approval to apply for a license to build the dump 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas at Yucca Mountain.; 6:57 a.m.

Letter: U.S. should build bridges, not walls: For the industries that can prove American workers aren't available to fill jobs, an expanded system of work cards for "registered" aliens would enable employers to hire them. Federal and state income taxes should be ...; 6:57 a.m.

Letter: Immigration laws should be enforced: We are told we must ignore the breaking of immigration laws by illegals because they are here only to do jobs Americans will not do and, besides, many do pay taxes.; 6:57 a.m.

'Green' perks progress, with questions: David McGrath Schwartz; After months of wrangling, regulations that will guide significant tax breaks for environmentally friendly projects were adopted Tuesday by a subcommittee of state legislators.; 6:56 a.m.

Christian radio coming, in Spanish: By Timothy Pratt; Dios is coming. To Hawthorne. To Cactus Springs. To Glendale.; 6:56 a.m.

Elise Vallee: 1928 - 2007: Elise Vallee, a singer and classically trained ballet dancer, arrived in Las Vegas by way of Paris and Hollywood.; 6:56 a.m.

Q+A: Maurizio Trevisan: By Charlotte Hsu; Behold, the $415,000 man.; 6:56 a.m.

Yucca forum gets loud, rude, does little: By Phoebe Sweet; What's happening: A three-judge panel convenes in Vegas to determine whether the U.S. Energy Department has disclosed enough documents about the Yucca Mountain project to the public.; 6:55 a.m.

Charter school vote exposes rift: By Emily Richmond; THE DEFIANT BOARD:; 6:55 a.m.

17 stories

Select another date in the calendar above to view all coverage from that day.

Videos

1 videos

Politics: The Early Line

Republicans on Iraq
Politics: The Early Line

Condo and hotel tower height lowered
Politics: The Early Line

Republicans on Immigration
Politics: The Early Line

UNITE HERE in the Midwest embraces Edwards, but HQ and Culinary are still chewing on it
Politics: The Early Line

Face to Face: No-bid Deal
Politics: The Early Line

Would art’s gain be history’s loss?

The off-white and slightly dirty building on Nevada Way in Boulder City is marked by a simple sign stating it is the Water Department. But it’s not.

6 blog entries