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Archive for March 11, 2007

A YEAR GONE BY: By J. Patrick Coolican; Las Vegas is one of the few places where the sunset can be as beautiful in the east as in the west. Shadows and a tangerine dusk settle on Sunrise Mountain. Driving east on Interstate ...; 8:50 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Mar 11, 2007: I had to chuckle when I saw the headline in the Nevada Appeal, the capital newspaper: "Ethics training proposed for Nevada officials, lobbyists." The headline was over a story about a bill that mandates rookie ...; 7:43 a.m.

Jon Ralston wonders how many state and federal laws Jim Gibbons can break before he reaches the breaking point for his time in office: The question is how many laws he has violated - state and federal - and what the consequences will be. There is no escape from this mousetrap of his own construction. Jim Gibbons is caught, ...; 7:43 a.m.

Editorial: Why were prosecutors fired?: This is what happened on Dec. 7. Included among this mass firing (altogether, eight federal prosecutors were fired in 2006) was Daniel Bogden, Nevada's U.S. attorney.; 7:43 a.m.

Editorial: Blocking a power play: Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, told members of the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee on Wednesday that the legislation is designed to prevent the repeat of a Nevada Power rate increase in 2006. That ...; 7:43 a.m.

Letter: Military health care can be among the best: Mr. Gliddon alleges in his letter that military health care is bogged down with "red tape," and adds, "Ask any Army brat how his/her medical care was while growing up." But as a 30-year retired ...; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Hypocrisy clouds focus of 'Plamegate': What was the scandal about again?; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Candidates should take a timeout: Please be advised that the general election is 20 months in the future. We voters were subjected to the marathon electioneering during 2004, and John Kerry still lost!; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Parents' involvement critical to education: Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Otherwise, recently proposed state legislation encouraging parental involvement would never even be considered. Getting involved is a very inexpensive and highly rewarding solution to what ails many Las ...; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Outsourcing to blame for poor health care: As reported widely in other newspapers, Walter Reed's administrative services have been outsourced by the Bush administration. Care to guess to whom? A company called IAP.; 7:42 a.m.

Letter: Walter Reed fiasco is another Katrina: Robert E. Gladd, Las Vegas; 7:41 a.m.

Editorial: Giving some credit: Members of a Senate panel on Wednesday lashed out at credit companies for imposing ever-increasing penalties on balances that consumers were trying to whittle down. The industry was chastisted for confusing and seemingly arbitrary interest ...; 7:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: WEEK IN REVIEW: E-mail describing threats among week's bombshells; 7:41 a.m.

Gibbons' stance puzzles global warming activists: WASHINGTON - Global warming activists were thrilled to hear Gov. Jim Gibbons was launching a climate change task force in Nevada - until they learned that the starting point for discussion would not assume that ...; 7:41 a.m.

Brian Greenspun finds answers, raises questions on the golf course: I owe whatever business and other success I have to the game of golf. At least, that should be my mantra after years of listening to my father justify his occasional sojourns from the office ...; 7:40 a.m.

The man who started it all: By Emily Richmond; New York City educator Eric Nadelstern, one of the reasons Nevada is considering allowing principals more autonomy in running their schools, is watching the Silver State's progress with interest.; 7:40 a.m.

Evolution or devolution?: By Joe Schoenmann; A defining moment in sports history occurred last week.It flew across the media spectrum, in view of the entire country. But it was so subtle that few people noticed.The Associated Press sports wire reported that ...; 7:40 a.m.

566612081.html: That demographic - men, specifically - will loom large in the show's success. Python's satirically tasteless brand of humor makes guys laugh, especially the devotees on opening night who were positively abuzz in the moments ...; 7:40 a.m.

Will Rulffes be feeling empowered?: By Emily Richmond; Here's the problem: If the Clark County School District wants to allow more schools greater autonomy in the coming academic year, the planning must begin now. But it won't be known until June how much ...; 7:40 a.m.

Jeff Simpson on how the El Cortez is quickly becoming downtown's feel-good story of the year: By Jeff Simpson; The numbers are dizzying, and I'll confess to having to think twice when I add nine or more zeroes to a number to quantify the scale of investment.; 7:40 a.m.

Jack Sheehan on how card dealing is not as easy as the good dealers make it seem: The former skill was taught to me by my mother, but not before I'd put the requisite blisters on my fingertips and melted an expensive silk shirt to the consistency of week-old bacon grease. The ...; 7:39 a.m.

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