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Archive for June 29, 2007

LOOKING IN ON: WIMBLEDON: James Borg; LONDON - A week of woeful weather hasn't dampened the hopes of the two players who pose a threat to current champion Roger Federer: Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal.; 7:24 a.m.

Jeff Haney points to figures from Gaming Control showing the NCAA might have beaten the Super Bowl: That's "might have," only because the handle - or amount of money bet - on the NCAA tournament is not specifically tracked, the way it is for the Super Bowl.; 7:24 a.m.

Ron Kantowski listens in as Chancellor Rogers hammers UNLV'S athletic director: With soft features and black-rimmed glasses, he almost looks like your uncle. And while I promised I would try to get through this column without a "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" reference, I just know, based on ...; 7:24 a.m.

Survey to detail Fremont Street's social evolution: Call her the relentless historian.; 7:21 a.m.

Arts collective gets a call from 'home': The Contemporary Arts Collective has survived embezzlement, dwindling membership, skyrocketing membership, changing leadership, board quarrels, bad exhibits, good exhibits and exhausted volunteers.; 7:21 a.m.

Anniversary of 'Love' kicks off Beatles events: By Jerry Fink; The Mirage celebrated the first anniversary of the Cirque du Soleil musical "Love" in high style.; 7:21 a.m.

Editorial: A messenger of hate: And, unfortunately, most of it was broadcast on national television.; 7:21 a.m.

Editorial: How much is too much?: The iPhone is a reminder of the pervasiveness of technology in our lives - how did we ever live without a cell phone, much less e-mail? Yet the rapid pace of technology is also creating ...; 7:21 a.m.

Letter: Bush preaches ethics, adds to human misery: What's ethical about deliberately starting a war and then boasting you're a "war president"? What's ethical about violently overthrowing a sovereign government not because you had to, but because you wanted to? What's ethical about ...; 7:21 a.m.

Letter: Put contributions in a blind trust: Do others think this would be a good idea? How can we begin to lobby Congress to make it so?; 7:20 a.m.

Letter: Government must stem flow of illegals: As he attempted to maneuver it away from the sinking ship, people in the water tried to climb on board, causing the lifeboat to be in danger of sinking. Mr. Power's character then took out ...; 7:20 a.m.

Editorial: Shed light on bids: A long-sought goal of the Las Vegas City Council is for a new arena to go up somewhere downtown, so that the city might attract a team from either the National Basketball Association or the ...; 7:20 a.m.

Democrats to hit Porter on vets votes: WASHINGTON - Democrats don't even have a 2008 challenger yet for Republican Rep. Jon Porter, but they're already attacking him with ads on his votes against veterans benefits.; 7:20 a.m.

Older veterans warn youngsters of the battles ahead: Retired Army Reserve Lt. Col. Peter Krommenhoek summed up the feelings of many of the veterans in the packed room.; 7:19 a.m.

Berkley plans her strategy for green behind the scenes: WASHINGTON - If ever there was a chance for Rep. Shelley Berkley to shine, this is it.; 7:19 a.m.

Union, MGM Mirage take dispute outside: Michael J. Mishak; Contract talks between the Culinary Union and MGM Mirage have entered a new phase, one step removed from the issues that separate them at the bargaining table.; 7:19 a.m.

One arena bidder has played the game: By Steve Kanigher; Only one of the seven companies bidding to build an arena in downtown Las Vegas has actually developed and operated sports facilities, but some of the others have linked up with top arena and stadium ...; 7:19 a.m.

Critics doubt Trop can cut its way to success: By Liz Benston; When Columbia Sussex muscled aside other casino giants for control of Aztar Corp. and its Tropicana casinos, competitors were skeptical that a Cincinnati-area operator of midpriced hotels had the experience or flair to pull off ...; 6:00 a.m.

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