Print edition for November 1, 2007

Ron Kantowski hears cowboy Justin McBride's new country CD in a setting that brings back memories of Jake and Elwood: By Ron Kantowski; When: 6 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Sunday

Letter: Dream Act unfair to U.S. citizens: Durbin's Dream Act would have many negative consequences for Americans. First of all, it was a sneak amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that would give legal status to persons who came illegally to the U.S. before the age of 16 if they graduate from high school and then complete two years of college or military service.

ANATOMY OF AN AUTHOR: Daria Snadowsky hoped to land a job in journalism or public relations after earning bachelor's and graduate degrees in film from Emory University. Instead , she found herself unemployed and decided to write.

Part horror act, part sermon: By Timothy Pratt; The kind of black and white headdress Yasser Arafat wore pops up from behind two men sitting on a plane.

Letter: Overturning Roe would put women at risk: The Lancet article "Unsafe abortion: The preventable pandemic" (November 2006) points out that prohibition of abortion does not reduce the number of abortions but only the safety of them. The Lancet article states that " increasing legal access to abortion is associated with sexual and reproductive health." Among the costs of restricting legal abortions are the overall medical costs to a country, the productivity of the mother and the quality of life for the surviving children should the mother die. An estimated 220,000 children worldwide lose their mothers every year to unsafe abortion-related deaths.

Letter: Health is central to sustainability, too: In addition to "environmentalists, academics and public employees," there were speakers on the daunting human health issues facing Nevadans. We don't have a sustainable environment if there aren't enough health professionals to provide first -trimester prenatal care, for example, or adequate care for our residents with mental health problems who now clog our emergency departments because there are no places to send them.

Doctor goes public, claims abuse: By Marshall Allen; CARSON CITY - Nevada legislators launched their review Wednesday of a government program that has allowed foreign physicians to be exploited by their U.S. employers, and quickly heard from a fretful witness.

LEONARD CHASE: 1934-2007: But longtime Las Vegans are more apt to remember Chase for his distinctly different role at a downtown casino that stood on property Dalitz long owned. At 5 feet 3 1/2 inches, Chase was for 15 years the leprechaun in advertisements for Fitzgeralds, formerly the Sundance, of which Dalitz was the landlord.

Letter: Iran less a threat than was Soviet Union: Realizing this, both countries have restrained themselves from using this ultimate weapon, in spite of enduring several crises with each other (Korea, Vietnam, the Berlin crisis in '61, the Cuban missile threat in '62).

Editorial: Protecting our children: The organization's "Global Climate Change and Children's Health" report predicts an increase in injuries and deaths stemming from more frequent catastrophic weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Children who survive these events still potentially face the stress of losing parents or other caregivers, along with the disruptions of losing homes and access to education, the report says.

Editorial: Do unto your neighbor: A San Diego entrepreneur has created a Web site that allows neighbors to settle their scores anonymously online. Using Google maps, RottenNeighbors.com allows users to search for specific ZIP codes and neighborhoods to either post or read what neighbors are saying about each other.

LOOKING IN ON: THE SUBURBS: By Mike Trask; Boulder City has a bevy of concerns. There's the Hoover Dam bypass, which will pour more than 2,000 trucks through town daily when it opens in 2011.

Yucca gets its 15 minutes of fame: By Lisa Mascaro; For the first time in years, Yucca Mountain climbed out of the shadows of Washington and into the klieg lights.

Yucca gets its 15 minutes of fame: By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON - Let's be honest. There was no real news at the Senate's big Yucca Mountain hearing Wednesday.

STICKING TO THE SCRIPT: Fred Thompson was the minority staff lawyer for the Senate Watergate Committee - he revealed to the White House that the committee knew about the secret Nixon tapes - and, yes, he served eight years in the U.S. Senate.

Editorial: Challenges for VA director: If confirmed by the Senate, Peake will replace James Nicholson, whom Bush nominated in late 2004 and who started work in February 2005. Unable to make any headway in solving the immense problems facing the VA, Nicholson announced his resignation in July and officially stepped down Oct. 1.

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