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Archive for July 8, 2007

Day 2 of the main event of the World Series of Poker: AP; BIG NEWS: The field increased to an unofficial total of 2,833 players on the second of four starting days at the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker main event on Saturday. Organizers said Day 2 ...; 12:24 p.m.

LUCKY IN LOVE: LUCKY IN LOVE; 7:10 a.m.

Editorial: A question of fairness: In defending his Libby decision, Bush said he believed the 30-month prison sentence handed to Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff was too severe, despite the fact that it fell well within federal ...; 7:10 a.m.

Editorial: Doing the right thing: ONE Vote '08 is targeting states with early primaries and caucuses such as Nevada. It wants candidates to promise to direct 1 percent of the federal budget - roughly $30 billion - toward additional aid ...; 7:10 a.m.

Letter: U.S. presence in Iraq has made things worse: First of all, yes, "we have real enemies in that region." Ms. Schenck is absolutely correct about that, but what was not mentioned is that many of our enemies in that part of the world, ...; 7:10 a.m.

Letter: What will it take to impeach this man?: If this is not an impeachable offense, we ought to strike the clause from the Constitution.; 7:09 a.m.

Letter: Bashing president is bad habit for liberals: Musser's comment exemplifies the myopic views that the extreme left have come to embrace. In essence, President Bush cannot do anything right, ever.; 7:09 a.m.

Letter: Bush has no respect for jury's decision: A person is holding a dagger, dripping with the blood of his family members who are lying all around him and he says, "I respect the sanctity of life."; 7:09 a.m.

Editorial: Homeless youths get break: Many of the youths who turn to the center for help are on the streets because their home had become dysfunctional. Every homeless child has a unique story, but certain themes recur: The parents or ...; 7:09 a.m.

More and more law firms branch out into marketing: By Stephanie Tavares; Even as recently as a year ago, partners of major law firms in Las Vegas shuddered at the mere mention of marketing.; 7:08 a.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW: D.C.: WASHINGTON - As the Iraq war drags on and both parties feel the heat of what anti-war activists are calling a long, hot summer of protest, it's hard not to wonder, is July the new ...; 7:08 a.m.

Q+A: SYLVIA LAZOS: Emily Richmond, Las Vegas Sun; In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the Seattle and Louisville school districts cannot assign students to a particular campus based on race, even if the goal was integration rather ...; 7:08 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY: Two of Clark County's three new commissioners will pass up a pay increase.; 7:08 a.m.

Jack Sheehan on how this getting words down on paper gig isn't really all that bad, once you get past the first line: When I answered "writer," she said, "Oh, horses?"; 7:08 a.m.

Jeff Simpson on why, despite all the criticism, Wynn stands behind his tip-sharing plan: In that column I reported Steve Wynn's plans to keep the tip-sharing plan he's instituted on his casino floor at Wynn Las Vegas, and wrote that I supported a business owner's right to balance the ...; 7:08 a.m.

Interstate 15 project to test idea: Why wait for design to build?: The planned widening of Interstate 15 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Craig Road will be the first Nevada highway project to be designed and built simultaneously, a process that could result in faster completion but ...; 7:07 a.m.

From scratch, he built UNLV law school and its reputation: By Christina Littlefield; Glancing up from his desk on a beautiful spring morning in 1998, Frank Durand watched the dean of UNLV Boyd School of Law jogging across campus.; 7:07 a.m.

Accused lawyers rarely investigated: Sam Skolnik; John Shook, vice chairman of the Nevada State Bar's Client Security Fund, had come to his wit's end.; 7:07 a.m.

Deportation or not - Iraqi family awaits word this week: By Timothy Pratt; Dallal Muhamed has her roses, at least.; 7:07 a.m.

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