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Archive for June 20, 2007

THE ELEVATOR: Who's headed toward the penthouse on the local sports scene - and who's getting the shaft.; 7:10 a.m.

MLS in Vegas sets soccer fans abuzz online: By Rob Miech; The thought of a Major League Soccer team in Las Vegas has fans buzzing on a popular soccer Web site.; 7:10 a.m.

Jeff Haney explains why the winner of the HORSE tournament may be the best player coming out of the World Series of Poker: The world championship HORSE tournament, which begins Sunday at the Rio, carries a $50,000 price tag just to buy in. The HORSE event - each letter in the acronym stands for a form of poker ...; 7:09 a.m.

Q+A: JACKIE COLLINS: Who: Jackie Collins; 7:09 a.m.

Editorial: A nation of diabetics: A Bloomberg News story on Tuesday says the analysis, which was paid for by Novo Nordisk A/S, the world's largest manufacturer of insulin for diabetics, shows that the federal government spent $79.7 billion on diabetes ...; 7:09 a.m.

Editorial: Habitat proposal not wise: For example, the northern spotted owl in the old-growth forests of the Northwest eats many insects and rodents. If this owl were to become extinct, its prey would increase, altering the health of the forest.; 7:09 a.m.

Letter: President, Congress inept on immigration: Don't get me wrong. I'm not against immigration. I'm against illegal immigration. This great country was built largely by immigrants who came here to share in the American dream. Most of those millions who came ...; 7:09 a.m.

Letter: Clinton's, Libby's statuses different: Charles Parrish, Las Vegas; 7:08 a.m.

Letter: Baby Boomers not greatest generation: Baby Boomers (myself included) have a real tendency to assume they are somehow the greatest generation to have ever emerged. They are not. Doing drugs, listening to rock music and keeping ourselves alive just as ...; 7:08 a.m.

Letter: Money not correct flight-path solution: It sounds like Mr. MacAlpine proves the point of a previous letter writer, Barbara Langley, about the special class of some Summerlin residents. His plan is that, as long as you can afford to pay ...; 7:08 a.m.

Letter: Casinos should build another airport: I have purchased four homes, always avoiding close proximity to the airport and neighborhoods under heavy flight paths. In March the FAA imposed changes in the flight path that have forced me to endure constant ...; 7:08 a.m.

Editorial: Political prosecutions?: The congressional investigation has shown that Justice Department officials were under pressure from the administration and Republicans to go after Democrats and stay away from Republicans in political corruption cases. Prosecutors, such as fired U.S. ...; 7:07 a.m.

Cuts could've been avoided: By Timothy Pratt; A federally required committee of local volunteers that sets guidelines on spending federal money for HIV/AIDS patients says Clark County did not heed its call on how to avoid $250,000 in cuts approved Tuesday.; 7:07 a.m.

Vets wary, hopeful as VA panel's visit nears: Southern Nevada veterans are hoping a visit this month by a Veterans Affairs advisory committee will prompt improvements and not simply be an exercise in preelection-year posturing.; 7:07 a.m.

Upfront fee pulls lawyer back in: Jeff German, Las Vegas Sun; Herb Sachs is just one in a line of lawyers who have defended Sandy Murphy on criminal charges stemming from the mysterious 1998 death of her live-in boyfriend, casino boss Ted Binion,; 7:07 a.m.

Insurer comes here with a trail of fines from other states: By Marshall Allen; UnitedHealth Group, which is poised to monopolize segments of the Southern Nevada health insurance market, has set industry records in other states - for fines levied against the company for violating insurance regulations.; 7:07 a.m.

CORRECTION: CORRECTION; 7:06 a.m.

Movies? What Movies?: Matthew Scott Hunter and Julie Seabaugh; Tuesday boasted not one, not two, but three festival gatherings, the first being an industry happy hour in the Conde Nast Traveler Lounge of the Palms’ Key West Ballroom. Then, following the premiere of director ...; 3:10 a.m.

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