Print edition for June 29, 2007

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 lying to your fellow Americans, not about a trivial affair with an intern, but about why you're taking them to war? What's ethical about ignoring the Constitution, our system of checks and balances , and picking and choosing which laws you'll obey and which ones you won't?

Survey to detail Fremont Street's social evolution: Call her the relentless historian.

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.

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.

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 National Hockey League, or both.

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 a major renovation of the Tropicana - its biggest and most ambitious casino acquisition to date.

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.

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 a world that desires to be perpetually plugged into something - TV, videos, computers, MP3 players, cell phones or instant messaging.

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 that first impression, there are a pair of house slippers mixed among the cowboy boots in his closet.

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.

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?

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.

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 a revolver and shot those in the water who endangered his passengers.

Editorial: A messenger of hate: And, unfortunately, most of it was broadcast on national television.

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.

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.

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 architects.

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.