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Archive for May 8, 2007

Tiger on a dirt bike: By Brian Hilderbrand; He wore an eye-catching pink and white uniform dotted with rhinestones - the perfect outfit for a Las Vegas celebration with 39,000 of his closest friends.; 7:41 a.m.

TAKE FIVE: 'JOY OF LIBERACE': Who: Karan and Michael Feder, authors of "Joy of Liberace"; 7:41 a.m.

John Katsilometes catches up with a trash collector who has been given an offer he can't refuse: The driver for the trash collection company Republic Services Inc. has been named Driver of the Year among all large commercial drivers in the nation. The Environmental Industry Associations , whose membership includes solid waste ...; 7:41 a.m.

Q+A: Joe Grushecky: Jerry Fink, Las Vegas Sun; Who: Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers; 7:41 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for May 08, 2007: Ca nnibalism in politics can be fun to watch. Most often, it's Democratic Party folks who eat their own - a recent example was the leftist loonies destroying a local debate because it was going ...; 7:41 a.m.

Editorial: Facility comes up short: A story in Sunday's Las Vegas Sun reports that about $75,000 worth of radio and satellite equipment for a rooftop laboratory at the Cheyenne campus facility remains in storage, and that several high-definition televisions have ...; 7:41 a.m.

Editorial: Unthinkable cuts at UMC: Although it is common for public officials to suggest deep cuts or even elimination of essential or popular programs to provoke the public into accepting higher costs and the higher taxes that pay for them, ...; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: America deserves stronger leadership: His list of nine qualities of a political leader reveal to the American people just how little we are experiencing from our own leaders in Washington. His "Nine C's" are curiosity, creative, communicate, character, courage, ...; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: Congress duty-bound to end the Iraq war: I'm certain the answer would be: No, it's time for this commander to go. The same goes for the commander in chief. President Bush has had four years to show some discernible military results in ...; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: Let's start dealing with the big issues: So to all of those who cannot live with the decision, it is now time to embrace and deal with it - it is not going to change no matter how many times you write ...; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: A U.S. president must be able to face facts: That is a terrible statement about the way things are, that people who repudiate the foundation of modern biological science can be considered realistic candidates for the highest office in the land.; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: Iacocca's commentary is right on the money: The national debt of $9 trillion doesn't seem to faze any of them. They are spending money like there is no tomorrow.; 7:39 a.m.

Editorial: Iraqi family deserves help: Dallal Muhamed told her story to Las Vegas Sun reporter Timothy Pratt, whose article chronicling her past and current fears appeared Monday.; 7:39 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS: By Mike Trask; The nation's second-fastest growing city is still using some zoning laws established in the 1960s, when North Las Vegas had 20,000 residents and was largely rural.; 7:39 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY: CARSON CITY - Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus says she's tired of the Gibbons administration proposing new spending without the money to pay for it.; 7:39 a.m.

Veterans stranded, VA accused of not paying fare: Donny Fisher learned the hard way on Monday that the company that shuttles patients for free from one Veterans Affairs clinic to another in the Las Vegas Valley has abruptly quit, saying it is owed ...; 7:38 a.m.

Virtual fun or real crashes: Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun; It's Friday afternoon and Curtis Perry is driving 148 mph with one hand on the wheel when his car flips, rolls, rights itself and starts again, now faster - 150 mph and gaining.; 7:38 a.m.

Original member of Sha Na Na tells band impostors: Get a job: By J. Patrick Coolican; CARSON CITY - Nevada is home to a fake Eiffel Tower and a fake Egyptian pyramid, but when it comes to Sha Na Na Na Sha Na Na Na - hey, that's where the state ...; 7:38 a.m.

Where's the help promised for prostitutes, lawyer wants to know: By Timothy Pratt; On Sunday, April 22, Metro Police held a news conference at 3 a.m. to reveal the results of a two-year-old federal and local investigation into a prostitution ring.; 7:38 a.m.

Rate hikes pique Titus' interest: By J. Patrick Coolican; CARSON CITY - Credit card companies' practice of ratcheting up customers' interest rates for seemingly unrelated financial mistakes - such as paying a utility or phone bill late - has recently caught the attention of ...; 7:38 a.m.

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