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Archive for January 30, 2007

UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun; Who: Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts; 7:17 a.m.

Las Vegas perfect place to meet for stewards of popular culture: Overheard and out of context from the Far West Popular Culture Association conference:; 7:17 a.m.

John Katsilometes gets an eyeful at the Miss America Pageant, where Miss Nevada got the cheers but Miss Oklahoma got the crown: Twenty-year-old Lauren Nelson was named the 87th Miss America during Monday's live broadcast from the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts. She succeeds last year's Miss Oklahoma, Jennifer Berry, and is the first state ...; 7:16 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Jan 30, 2007: By Jon Ralston; In Norway, the moose is known as the king of the forest. And in Canada, the moose is one of the national animals (the beaver is the other ). But here in Nevada, the Moose ...; 7:16 a.m.

Editorial: Remaking UNLV's face: The plans would create an open place for people to walk, an area filled with restaurants, galleries and shops - a place that would add a much-needed sense of community to the university.; 7:16 a.m.

Editorial: Weekly a solid choice: We believe his appointment to the Clark County Commission, announced Monday by Gov. Jim Gibbons, was a logical choice. Weekly's consistently solid record stood out from among others who had been mentioned for the seat. ...; 7:16 a.m.

Letter: Is $60 million necessary to empower schools?: Ed Hayes; As I understand, it means allowing principals of individual schools to have control of how to distribute their allocated funds within their schools. In addition, they are given the freedom to make their own decisions ...; 7:16 a.m.

Letter: Gibbons needs new energy policy: Norma Price; Norma Price, Las Vegas; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Some stone-faced reactions to Bush: Ken Lucas; Ken Lucas, Las Vegas; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Enjoyable PBA story; casualties important: Barbara Clough; Also, I would like to commend the Las Vegas Sun for its continued efforts to keep us up on the number of people killed in Iraq and to show us their names. It makes me ...; 7:15 a.m.

Letter: Minimum wage battle not new: Nelson Estin; It is a three-part story.; 7:15 a.m.

Editorial: Drafting a better policy: According to a story by the Associated Press on Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered that U.S. military officials outline plans for decreasing their use of the "stop loss" practice - so-called because it ...; 7:15 a.m.

Homeless but civic minded: By Mike Trask; Most would call Gary Kallam homeless. Kallam calls himself an outdoorsman. And later this year, Kallam hopes people in Boulder City will call him something else: Mr. Mayor.; 7:14 a.m.

Foundation's move to new office sets off alarms for regents: By Jeff German; Concerned over being left in the dark about the UNLV Research Foundation's six-figure move to a new office, university system regents Monday sought to clarify their oversight role in all nonprofit foundations within the system.; 7:14 a.m.

Moving on to bigger and better offices: By Liz Benston; Computer engineer Travis Foley is counting the days before he can move to a larger office where he and his colleagues can better keep the state's economic engine firing on all pistons.; 7:14 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION: By Christina Littlefield; University system Chancellor Jim Rogers and regents bumped heads only once during their two-day meeting Thursday and Friday. It was over a contract extension and salary supplement for Patricia Becker, executive director of the UNLV ...; 7:14 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: TOURISM: By Richard N. Velotta; For those thinking that getting additional taxi service during next month's National Basketball Association All-Star Game was going to be a slam dunk, think again.; 7:14 a.m.

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