Print edition for December 10, 2007

Tahoe casino owned by Sinatra ordered to fix fire alarm system: AP; The Cal Neva Lodge & Casino's system may or may not notify occupants of a fire because of its faulty, unreliable wiring, said Fire Marshal Tom Smith of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District.

Sweeping changes in works to curb abuse of foreign doctor program: By Marshall Allen; Two U.S. senators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid, called Thursday for an investigation into abuses of a federal program that provides doctors to communities lacking adequate medical care. In a letter to the Homeland Security secretary, Democratic Sens. Reid of Nevada and Kent Conrad of North Dakota cited reports by the Las Vegas Sun that employers in Nevada are exploiting the program and preventing the foreign doctors from working in needy areas, as required under their visas.

LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY: After learning several weeks ago that Republic Services had treated Clark County's landfill attorney to several pricey meals, we wanted to see whether the garbage company was including such expenses in the amount it says it has spent to clean up and close the old Sunrise Landfill.

Editorial: Government deceit revealed: Hayden told Central Intelligence Agency employees on Thursday that he was notifying them of the incident because The New York Times was going to publish a story about it in Friday's editions.

For Hatton's trainer: Bad night, bad view, good career: By Rob Miech; Billy "The Preacher" Graham, who trains Ricky Hatton, nearly revived his own fighting career Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

FLASHPOINT for Dec 10, 2007: I don't think Chancellor Jim Rogers gets that old saw about politics being a game of addition, not subtraction. The mercurial, obstreperous chancellor (easier to be so when you have hundreds of millions of dollars) has been advocating for higher education with a force heretofore unseen in recent months. And his crusade against the governor's budget cuts has been a thing of brutal beauty. But in his flailing about to lessen the impact, although he has energized students and legislators, Rogers' latest missive may create enemies. In a letter, he suggested to the governor that cities and counties should pay ...

LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY: CARSON CITY - Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and the bypass near Boulder City could be two of the top projects if the state ever joins with private industry in adopting a toll-road system to relieve traffic congestion.

Letter: Immigration problem calls for sacrifices: I could see she conveniently ignored several facts herself.

Letter: Abide by our laws or suffer consequences: She believes that illegals should be registered and given legitimate identification. Why? Illegals have broken the law. If we know who they are and where they are, they should be deported, not given legitimate IDs.

Airline key to Vegas tourism lowers its sights: One of the key tourism pipelines to Las Vegas is reducing expansion plans nationwide in response to the weakening U.S. economy.

Letter: President is reliving the Iraq lie with Iran: He receives a report, the National Intelligence Estimate, that the nuclear weapons program in Iran was suspended four years ago, and then on Wednesday he says he wants Tehran to "come clean" about this very same program. He says it has the capability to make weapons. The very same words he used about Saddam Hussein even though weapons of mass destruction were not found in Iraq.

Campaigns rush, rush, rush: By J. Patrick Coolican; While Americans gawked at Oprah Winfrey's embrace in other early presidential primary states of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic campaigns in Nevada continued working furiously, if often out of public view.

Suddenly, rules on tax money look good: Clark County Commissioners Chip Maxfield and Bruce Woodbury are calling for formal guidelines regarding how commissioners can spend their discretionary office funds.

The quest for redemption: By Abigail Goldman; Professor Cornell Horn served time in 11 prisons, but he had an edge - he was born with his nose in a book, ceased study only to commit crimes, and always planted that nose back on the page afterward, while behind bars or once he was out.

Editorial: Expanding night court: Looking at an increasingly tight budget, the Clark County Commission asked the judges to rework the plan and look at other options rather than just building more courtrooms. Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani asked the judges to consider expanding Family Court's once-a-month night court program.

Editorial: Air travelers at risk: A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, acknowledges that the FAA had successfully reduced the number of near-collisions on runways after they peaked in 2001.

Mayweather's 'brand name' fight: When he reflects on 2007, Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists he did more than soundly beat his opponent in the two biggest fights of the year.

Today's frontpage

55 minutes ago

4 hours, 55 minutes ago

21 hours, 55 minutes ago

22 hours, 52 minutes ago

22 hours, 56 minutes ago

23 hours, 6 minutes ago

1 day ago

Live chat: Tuesday, noon PST; Chat with Krista Creelman; Problem Gambling Center executive director Krista Creelman will answer questions about gambling addiction from Las Vegas Sun readers from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. ... Submit question