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Archive for March 16, 2007

TAKE FIVE: MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA VS. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ: Fight facts; 6:57 a.m.

A snowy welcome: Rob Miech, Las Vegas Sun; As lake-effect snow blew across town and UNLV's chartered aircraft circled above for an extra 45 minutes, there was only one sign at the Swissotel that the NCAA basketball tournament was about to begin.; 6:57 a.m.

Ron Kantowski gets Chicago Superfans' take on UNLV's chance in the Big Dance: I speak of Bob Swerski's Superfans, who, curiously, look identical to George Wendt, Mike Myers and Chris Farley, who portrayed them on "Saturday Night Live." Except their mustaches and cholesterol levels are real.; 6:57 a.m.

TAKE FIVE: KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND: What: KC & the Sunshine Band; 6:57 a.m.

John Katsilometes on a sly move by George Wallace to help revive a legend's career: In June 1974 George Wallace was a member of an exclusive crowd of 15,000 on hand when Sly Stone married Kathy Silva onstage during a Sly and the Family Stone concert at Madison Square Garden ...; 6:57 a.m.

Arts community weighs in on documentary in the making: Kristen Peterson, Las Vegas Sun; After lugging her camera equipment around the Arts District, spending months interviewing key players and filming First Friday events, documentarian Marlene Adrian held a screening at the West Charleston Library on Wednesday to seek input ...; 6:57 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Mar 16, 2007: George Will this week lamented the compression of the presidential selection process: "... Democrats decided that the Almighty's purposes would be better served by inserting between Iowa (population 3 million) and New Hampshire (1.3 million) ...; 6:56 a.m.

Jon Ralston sees unmistakable comparisons between former President Richard Nixon and current Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons: On Aug. 9, 1974, a media-hating, presidential paranoiac left office after a cover-up that involved unreported campaign contributions and a secret fund controlled by his campaign manager. Richard Nixon resigned within a year of declaring ...; 6:56 a.m.

Editorial: A slippery slope: Halliburton officials announced the move last weekend, saying it would improve the company's position to increase business in the growing oil and gas industries of Asia and the Middle East.; 6:56 a.m.

Editorial: Full accounting needed: The situation raises serious questions about the way the education fund was run under former state Treasurer Brian Krolicki, who is now the lieutenant governor. Krolicki said Wednesday that everything was "done by the book," ...; 6:56 a.m.

Letter: No sense in staying aboard Iraq train wreck: Does anyone really think that the troop surge will succeed in ending the civil war that President Bush refuses to admit is happening? How long must we keep significant forces there? And will the Iraqis ...; 6:56 a.m.

Letter: U.S. students way behind on geography: How many people can find Macau on a globe? How many can find Iraq, Afghanistan or Sudan? Our U.S. students are far behind other countries in their knowledge of geography. This could be a worthy ...; 6:55 a.m.

Letter: Imagine what could have been with Gore: After 9/11, President Gore, as commander-in-chief, ordered the invasion of Afghanistan to go after al-Qaida. Within short order, Gore's military had cornered Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountain range, where he was captured. ...; 6:55 a.m.

Editorial: Gibbons asks: Who, me?: And that last word is "enough."; 6:55 a.m.

Gibbons-Miller showdown looms: Jeff German and Steve Kanigher; Only 10 weeks into office, Gov. Jim Gibbons and Secretary of State Ross Miller are headed toward a constitutional showdown unlike any seen in Nevada for four decades.; 6:55 a.m.

Gibbons delivers good news, bad news: CARSON CITY - Gov. Jim Gibbons brought good news and bad news to the state's higher-education board Thursday.; 6:55 a.m.

Businesses pressure governor on roads: With Clark County roads nearing congestive traffic failure, even supporters of Gov. Jim Gibbons, whose "no taxes" mantra so endeared him to business community voters last November, are starting to pressure the governor to figure ...; 6:54 a.m.

CONVENTION CRASHING: SHOWEST: By Brendan Buhler; The upcoming "Transformers" movie, in which giant space robots will battle each other with fearsome sound effects and even more fearsome product placement, a movie calculated to appeal to the nostalgia of an audience that ...; 6:54 a.m.

It may not be thumbscrews, but tagger penalties in works: By Mark Hansel; While still not ready to give a thumbs up to Mayor Oscar Goodman's thumbs-off plan for graffiti taggers, many Las Vegas City Council members support the harsher penalties for graffiti crimes being considered in the ...; 6:54 a.m.

Out with the old, in with the new at adult school: By Emily Richmond; Clark County's adult education high school is losing its home and even though officials are searching for new digs, students and staff are anxious about the dislocation.; 6:54 a.m.

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