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Print edition for May 4, 2007

Enjoy a julep, but beware the bourbon content
3 oz Kentucky bourbon whiskey
Jeff Haney on how the Arkansas Derby winner has resurrected a 125-year-old story
No, not "Old Hoss" Radbourn, the Hall of Fame pitcher.
ANN ZORN: 1926-2007
In the late 1980s, when there seemed to be plenty of water to go around, developers were pitching new developments featuring large, ornate aquatic features.
Jon Ralston on how the Legislature has turned into a theater of the absurd
Neither Oscar Wilde nor Neil Simon nor Eugene Ionesco could have conceived how this protean process works - or doesn't work. It is almost indescribable, this mishmash of politics, policy and incompetence. And it is, often unintentionally, quite funny.
VINCENT L. TRIGGS: 1948-2007
In July 1998, when Las Vegas was considering reducing the width of disabled parking spaces from nine feet to eight feet so businesses could squeeze in more parking, Vince Triggs stood up.
Letter: Democrats are no better than GOP
All their efforts are focused on getting elected in 2008 and not doing the people's business. The orchestration of the war funding bill sent to the president on the anniversary of his "Mission Accomplished" speech is an example of their petty politics.
Philharmonic's Weller just may have saved his best for last
Saturday night's performance by the Las Vegas Philharmonic won't be your usual wall-rumbling, heart-pounding night at the symphony.
UNLV brushes up on what students should learn
Even as he tries to elevate UNLV as a research institution, President David Ashley wants to reexamine whether his undergraduate students are getting the most appropriate fundamental education.
Not all sunshine and roses
The Kentucky Derby may be the two most exciting minutes in sports, but if you go, they're preceded by hours often as excruciating as they are entertaining.
Lost faces in the crowd
What: "Matthew Radford: Watching You"
Editorial: Upholding the law?
Following the federal religious discrimination complaint filed in January by Detective Steve Riback, Metro officials have only reinforced their position that Riback, an Orthodox Jew, has no right to practice his faith by growing a short beard and wearing a yarmulke.
Tough choice: Who gets committed, who doesn't
Sam Skolnik
They walked - and sometimes were wheeled - in to Civil Commitment Court on Friday with a range of potentially debilitating mental health issues.
FLASHPOINT for May 04, 2007
Many business interests want new taxes for roads. Chan- cellor Jim Rogers wants a state income tax for higher education. And now the state teachers union is looking into a tax initiative to fund lower ed. Where does all of this end? Probably not with ... many new taxes. The cycle has begun anew, folks, and nobody seems to have the memory to remember we do this every few years. It's near the end of a session and money is scarce and everyone wants a bigger pie. Legislators look ahead to the next election, with Democrats talking big but doing ...
Editorial: The greening of Nevada
A reasonable law of this nature is critical to promote conservation and renewable energies. So we hope the Legislature and governor can work together to salvage it in some form this legislative session.
John Katsilometes talks with Bette Midler, who already feels at home at Caesars Palace
"I was so young, but I remember it well," she said following a spectacle on the steps of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace that was a splashy mix of production show (with six dancers dressed as bellmen who toted Louis Vuitton luggage onto the stage) and news conference played out for media members and dozens of star-struck onlookers. The idea was to announce Midler's two-year engagement as Colosseum headliner, stepping in when Celine Dion leaves. Midler begins her run Feb. 20.
Homeboy will hook you up online
Tom Elgas Jr. used to be in the business of selling stolen property.
Principal empowers herself, her school
By Emily Richmond
Theresa Douglass is too impatient - or maybe she's just too much of a rebel - to wait for politicians and school bureaucrats across the state to decide how to improve education.
Editorial: Tampering with science
But this week's departure of Julie A. MacDonald, Interior Department deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, is anything but ordinary.
Letter: Casinos not paying their fair share
In every other city with gaming, the tax is considerably higher. Our casinos pay just 6.75 percent, while in New Orleans they pay 21 percent and in Atlantic City they pay 9.25 percent. There are more examples, all higher than Nevada.
Letter: Nevada Power asks too much
Why can't the company at least be hard-working, and learn to live within a budget like its customers do?
Inmates shoehorned, get creative
CARSON CITY - Nothing fires primordial fear like rats.
Berkley calls to reinstate Bogden
WASHINGTON - Fired U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden's one-time boss praised the Nevadan in testimony Thursday, leading Rep. Shelley Berkley to say the time has come for Nevada's Republican U.S. senator to get Bogden his job back.
Letter: Nevada behind in race for businesses
There are signs from Washington that Nevada will be forced into a new mode of operating when it comes to green construction and energy efficiency. Even though our state has survived by working in isolation and waiting to see others test services, products and strategies, the global market cannot respond to a state that has no current structure, foundation or business strategy. This global market, worth billions, is key to Nevada's future.

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