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Archive for March 14, 2007

THE ELEVATOR
A special NCAA tournament edition of who's going to the penthouse in local sports - and who's getting the shaft:
7:21 a.m.
Krugers relate lessons of the past
UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger remembers plenty from the 1994 NCAA tournament, when he steered Florida to the Final Four in Charlotte, N.C.
7:21 a.m.
Jeff Haney on why veteran players place the recent National Heads-Up Poker Championship in its own class
"Heads-up play is in its own category altogether," said Paul Wasicka, the 26-year-old Las Vegan who outlasted 63 other entrants to win the $500,000 top prize March 4 at Caesars Palace. "I consider it a ...
7:20 a.m.
Stevie Nicks
Who: Stevie Nicks
7:20 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Mar 14, 2007
There are tough decisions in politics. And then there are not-so-tough decisions. Consider which category the endorsements announced this week by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce fit into. Two longtime incumbents on the City Council ...
7:20 a.m.
Jon Ralston on Gibbons' low poll numbers in a new survey
In the first gauge of the governor's popularity since he assumed the office, the results are nothing short of devastating for Gibbons, indicating that his unrivaled series of embarrassments (covered by most of the media) ...
7:20 a.m.
Editorial: Creating a Goliath?
According to a story by the Las Vegas Sun on Tuesday, a merger between UnitedHealth and Nevada's largest insurance provider would also result in the national company acquiring 56 percent of the combined HMO and ...
7:20 a.m.
Editorial: An Army of one?
A Government Accountability Office report in January detailed that the Army has a looming shortage of new officers and a current shortage of midlevel officers, majors and lieutenant colonels. The lack of midlevel officers - ...
7:20 a.m.
Letter: 'Pandora's Box' was opened four years ago
In a CNN poll taken in December, 54 percent believed in an exit over the next year. A Los Angeles Times poll taken in January found that 66 percent believed neither side was winning, 65 ...
7:19 a.m.
Letter: Political leadership lacking since 9/11
We have political leadership from both sides that have abandoned their oath and obligation to protect us and seek only to gain political advantage over one another at our expense. The only thing standing between ...
7:19 a.m.
Letter: Privatization is not working
I would direct Mr. Nusbaum to Paul Krugman's March 7 column, "Behind the photo ops." Mr. Nusbaum, can you explain why the same Veterans Affairs system was a shining example of government-run health care in ...
7:19 a.m.
Letter: Executions should not be pain-free
When I think about the terror, the torture, rape and other horrors perpetrated by some of these criminals, especially upon children and women, I say the needle is too easy.
7:19 a.m.
Editorial: Stop stonewalling, governor
The fund was created in secret and was publicly disclosed only after Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston e-mailed the Gibbons camp on March 2, asking how the governor could afford to hire two prominent ...
7:18 a.m.
Joshi, companion claim no pay
The couple running Neonopolis contend they are not making any money off the troubled retail center, which sits on a prime corner in downtown Las Vegas.
7:18 a.m.
Judge refuses mistrial after she converses with jury
A conversation between a District Court judge and a deliberating jury, away from the presence of the attorneys in the case, caused a motion for a mistrial Monday that was refused by the judge.
7:18 a.m.
Audit sought on funds for college savings plan
State authorities are being asked to investigate possible irregularities in the $2.5 billion College Savings Plan of Nevada.
7:18 a.m.
Casinos see the green in going green
Folks who set the standards for environmentally friendly buildings probably didn't envision the day when Las Vegas casinos would go "green."
7:18 a.m.
Beating the messenger
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7:17 a.m.
State asks: Why was Bogden dismissed?
WASHINGTON - Disclosures on Tuesday of the White House's deep involvement in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys failed to answer a question of interest to Nevada: Why the state's top prosecutor, Daniel Bogden, was ...
7:17 a.m.

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