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Archive for February 10, 2007

TAKE FIVE: Billy White Jr.: By Rob Miech; Billy White Jr. doesn't want to be known as a one-man show. He is regarded as one of the best prep small forwards in the nation, but he insists it isn't about him. He abhors ...; 7:12 a.m.

DULY NOTED: By Ron Kantowski; BOTTOM JOB; 7:12 a.m.

Ron Kantowski on how 51s are still trying to tell everyone what a great deal they are after 25 years: It's hard to believe we've been buying peanuts and Cracker Jack and watching guys try to hit the cutoff man for a quarter-century, an occasion that surely deserves comment or perspective.; 7:12 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Feb 10, 2007: By Jon Ralston; By now, most people know of first lady Dawn Gibbons' crusade against methamphetamine use in Nevada. She deserves kudos for using her profile to highlight the issue. But after Gibbons testified briefly and platitudinously before ...; 7:12 a.m.

Editorial: Bush budget skips geothermal: We agree with this goal, which President Bush's proposed 2008 budget supports to the tune of about $500 million.; 7:12 a.m.

Editorial: Junking the final frontier: More than 10,000 pieces of debris left behind by past space missions and test explosions are locked in orbit around the Earth. They have created a belt of trash that space experts predict will one ...; 7:11 a.m.

Letter: Republicans on a mission of distraction: Since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lives in San Francisco, the House sergeant-at-arms suggested that flying nonstop would be the safest way home. Many Republicans in Congress are trying to make this into some kind of ...; 7:11 a.m.

Letter: Teaching kids not to smoke is parents' job: It is absolutely ludicrous to compare our combat soldiers and Marines to baseball, football and basketball players as role models. Doesn't Mr. Wyntjes understand the difference between fielding a hard grounder to second base and ...; 7:11 a.m.

Letter: Give our soldiers a (smoke) break: It is deplorable to read his outlandish comments about something he does not know anything about! While I do not smoke, I do understand why some would be smoking. To them it is a stress ...; 7:11 a.m.

Editorial: A scientific snow job: The National Park Service issued the proposal in December, as The New York Times reminded us in a recent story, to gather comments from agencies and businesses in Yellowstone's vicinity before releasing a final draft ...; 7:10 a.m.

UMC changes tune on top doctor's contract: By Marshall Allen; In an abrupt about-face, University Medical Center will allow other cancer specialists to compete for a contract held by Dr. John Ellerton that has become the latest controversy at the troubled hospital.; 7:10 a.m.

Young, Rogich in regular contact during Gibbons probe: By Jeff German; Former Sheriff Bill Young was in regular telephone contact with the top campaign adviser to Gov. Jim Gibbons during the investigation into allegations that Gibbons tried to force himself on a woman last Oct. 13, ...; 7:10 a.m.

Mazzeo: 'If he had apologized ... it would have been done': By Jeff German; Chrissy Mazzeo says a simple apology from Jim Gibbons after their late-night Oct. 13 encounter outside the McCormick & Schmick's restaurant could have quickly and quietly ended one of the biggest political brouhahas of all ...; 7:10 a.m.

Many of NBA's youngest, richest stars have one man to thank: Born: April 22, 1949, in Silver City, Miss.; 7:10 a.m.

An open letter to Karl Rove: Dear Mr. Rove:; 7:10 a.m.

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