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Archive for February 16, 2007

Ron Kantowski on how Nevadans care more about basketball than NIAA's residency rules for players: Knowing this, and how much Grambling or Florida A&M charges for out-of-state tuition, I might consider pulling my tuba-playing son out of the local high school and enrolling him across town at John Philip Sousa ...; 7:15 a.m.

Colombian driver good for NASCAR: Team owner Chip Ganassi has made it known on more than one occasion that he plans to bring Juan Pablo Montoya along slowly in his rookie season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.; 7:15 a.m.

Horror and fascination: Who: Michael Light; 7:15 a.m.

Organ music to provide background for fundraiser: Where: Doc Rando Hall, UNLV Beam Music Center; 7:15 a.m.

These all-stars are in town to make you laugh: Who: D.L. Hughley; 7:15 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Feb 16, 2007: Remember all those politicians who took heat for going to the big NASCAR event and partying in the owner's suite? This year the invitation has this paragraph: "For those of you who are elected officials, ...; 7:15 a.m.

Jon Ralston on how Nevada's reputation as the Great Rotten Borough is being reaffirmed: The Great Rotten Borough, the Nevada envisioned more than 40 years ago by Gilman Ostrander, must seem pretty rotten today to local and national newspaper readers. The G-Sting hangover persists with the sentencing of Lance ...; 7:14 a.m.

Editorial: Protecting the unwanted: According to a story by the Las Vegas Sun on Thursday, shelter workers routinely crowded dogs and cats into cages in an effort to save as many of them as possible.; 7:14 a.m.

Editorial: More distraction for Gibbons: Now, as governor, serious allegations are still coming and it appears his will be an administration plagued with controversy that could well damage his ability to forge an agenda.; 7:14 a.m.

Letter: Bush determined to pass along failed policy: The continuation of this arrogant policy makes a few things quite clear.; 7:14 a.m.

Letter: Put global warming into perspective: Mars, a planet near Earth, has no humans, no Republicans, and certainly no President Bush, yet global warming is occurring there. NASA, New Science and other magazines have reported on the shrinking ice caps on ...; 7:13 a.m.

Letter: President should reflect will of people: I also agree with her quote of the late Molly Ivins that, "We are the people who run the country. We are the deciders."; 7:13 a.m.

Editorial: Big league dreams: That is because of NBA Commissioner David Stern's remarks Wednesday. His hard-line stance against legalized sports betting, which would rule out Nevada, has softened. Stern now says he welcomes a proposal from Las Vegas Mayor ...; 7:13 a.m.

John Katsilometes meets a man who met Sammy Davis Jr. 67 years ago and showed up to honor the legend Thursday: By John Katsilometes; Miller met Davis, who was then a member of the Will Mastin Trio, in Harlem in 1940. Miller was a member of a jazz outfit called the Three Chords, and the acts toured the vaudeville ...; 7:13 a.m.

CONVENTION CRASHING: MAGIC INTERNATIONAL: For three hours on Tuesday, without knowing it, I walked around the Las Vegas Convention Center with a rip in my pants. It was about eight inches long and strategically located.; 7:12 a.m.

News of FBI probe hits along party lines: Steve Kanigher and Cy Ryan; The man who preceded Gov. Jim Gibbons in office said Thursday that if he were still governor, he would be greatly distracted by an FBI investigation into his conduct as a public official.; 7:12 a.m.

A tale told by their e-mails: J. Patrick Coolican and Cy Ryan; CARSON CITY - It's always the e-mails.; 7:12 a.m.

Up North, a game of mistaken identity: By J. Patrick Coolican; CARSON CITY - A lobbyist who has worked the Nevada Legislature for years, nay, decades, was testifying at a hearing this week when he referred to Assemblyman William Horne as "Wendell," by which he meant ...; 7:12 a.m.

THE OZ PRINCIPLE: Marshall Allen and Tony Cook; It might seem that a cowardly lion, heartless tin woodman and brainless scarecrow have nothing to do with hospital management.; 7:12 a.m.

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