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Jon Ralston suggests putting aside criticisms to give Gov. Jim Gibbons the opportunity to reinvent himself at Monday's State of the State address
By Jon Ralston
On Monday night Jim Gibbons will have that rarest of opportunities: A second chance to make a first impression.
Inside the eruptive world of Jim Rogers
By Christina Littlefield
Jim Rogers' propensity for temper tantrums was in full view last week when the chancellor of higher education quit for 36 hours. The episode illustrated just how ferocious and abrupt the chancellor's temperament could be.
The News, Goldman earn Suburban Newspapers' top awards
The News, eight weekly newspapers operated by the Greenspun Media Group, has won five first-place awards in the Suburban Newspapers of America contest, including journalist of the year.
Letter: Victory starts with great leadership
Charles Parrish
His letter brought to mind the words spoken by one of the actors in the movie "Top Gun." Readers may recall the actor said, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
County officials were slow to spot troubles
By Marshall Allen
If Clark County's elected officials had looked and listened more carefully, they may have flagged major problems at University Medical Center more than two years ago.
Editorial: Education must be first
Money - more of it - also plays a vital role in the success of the school, as it gets a financial boost from the Agassi Foundation. The state gives schools $4,696 per student, and in Clark County, local taxes boost that to $6,474. The Agassi Foundation chips in roughly $2,500 more per student, and that only gets the Agassi school up to the national average for per-pupil funding.
Gibbons faces a special set of problems
By J. Patrick Coolican
Standing on the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway, you can look west and see the glass and the steel and the cranes - a limitless future of prosperity and glamour.
Letter: Math doesn't add up on gas prices in U.S.
Robert Blanner
Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture?
FLASHPOINT for Jan 21, 2007
By Jon Ralston
This is a surge Rep. Shelley Berkley can support: The Nevada congresswoman was part of a trend last year, CQ reports, that saw more than 80 percent of Democratic congressmen take more than 60 percent of the vote. It almost makes you think the system is closed. CQ also found that Rep. Jon Porter was one of only seven Republicans who prevailed with less than 50 percent of the vote. In fact, Porter's 48.5 percent was the third lowest in the country - and one of those below him had a three-way race. So perhaps Democrats who think they had ...
Editorial: Timing raises questions
The decision was a reversal for Bush, who has stubbornly insisted that forcing the National Security Agency to adhere to a 1970s-era law - which requires the agency to seek warrants in a secret court before monitoring Americans' communications - hindered the government's ability to track terrorist activity. Bush started domestic surveillance without warrants after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Magnitude of CityCenter plan is enough to leave you speechless
By Joe Schoenmann
In his poker-room days, Bobby Baldwin was known as "The Owl" because, as Card Player magazine put it, he was "a 15 percent better poker player than any man alive."
LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
By Emily Richmond
Principal Scott Ober isn't afraid to talk turkey about the challenges facing public education. That will come in handy when he represents the Clark County School District at an international conference in - Turkey.
Letter: Attack supply lines to stop violence in Iraq
Gil Stern
That's right, seal the borders so supplies from elsewhere such as Syria and Iran and Saudi Arabia and others can't get in. No guns, no bombs and within a month or even less the insurgents will run out of their roadside bombs and their makeshift weapons and their rifles and machine guns.
Jeff Simpson explains that the economic sky is not falling despite some clouds
By Jeff Simpson
Many folks undoubtedly want to know whether the housing slump will persist throughout 2007, and how long it will be before rapid real estate appreciation returns.
As legislative session approaches, Rogers' importance is debated
By Christina Littlefield
One of the contributing factors in convincing university system Chancellor Jim Rogers to withdraw his resignation on Monday was the persuasive tactics of Sen. Bernice Mathews, D-Reno.
Race enters dialogue over UMC's Thomas
In the days since University Medical Center Chief Executive Lacy Thomas was fired for consistently misrepresenting the extent of the hospital's deepening financial losses, race has played a prominent - and sometimes uncomfortable - role in the public dialogue over his ouster.
John Katsilometes on the spicy 'Top Chef' competition and two Las Vegas chefs who are bracing for the finale
By John Katsilometes
To recap, in last week's hair-razing episode Vigneron was (again) singled out for group derision in a stunt that more resembled a fraternity hazing prank than anything related to a culinary contest. It all started during a night of revelry when Aboumrad disclosed that she'd always wanted to shave her head. She and Hall wound up doing just that, but contestant Cliff Crooks (with goading from Hall and Sam Talbot and a shrug of the shoulders from Aboumrad) took the frivolity beyond bounds by pinning down Vigneron and trying to shave away his wildly wavy locks.
Energy independence is Priority No. 1
Harry Reid
There is a simple truth we must face here in Nevada and across the country: Our nation's energy policy is outdated. It has put our national security in jeopardy, our economy under threat and the health of our planet in doubt. Now is the time to make America energy independent.
REMEMBRANCE: ART BUCHWALD
REMEMBRANCE: ART BUCHWALD
A MOMENT CAPTURED
Tiffany Brown, Las Vegas Sun
From tomboy to professional fighter, Gina Carano didn't plan it that way.

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