Print edition for October 2, 2007

CORRECTIONS: Navegante Group executive Larry Woolf's name was misspelled in a story about Macau in Sunday's edition.

Terrorism task force loses again: It isn't easy for a state investigator to obtain top secret clearance to join the elite Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Bush's veto threat annoys, fails to impress: WASHINGTON - As President Bush issued veto threats this summer over legislation being crafted in Congress that he thought called for too much spending, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters a story.

Letter: FEMA's plan for trailers full of holes: FEMA's reason for storing the trailers there is so they can be "quickly dispatched in case of a storm." That's all good, but does FEMA have a map? Lottie is less that 70 miles from the Gulf Coast, well within the devastation area caused by Katrina.

Disgusted, Ed Dept. looks for a new home: By Emily Richmond; Maybe it was the summer days when the temperature soared above 100 degrees - inside.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Brian Hilderbrand, Ron Kantowski and Rob Miech; UPON FURTHER REVIEW

Editorial: Impact fees are needed: Yet local governments have largely passed on an option that since 1989 could have been providing money for at least some growth-related expenses. In that year the state Legislature passed a law allowing them to charge impact fees.

Letter: President of Iran not the only tyrant: Before taking a good look I expected to see at least two presidents who both spoke to the United Nations last week. Let's be clear and frank.

Philharmonic convergence: By Kristen Peterson; Las Vegas Philharmonic music director David Itkin explained to the audience how Brahms swapped "flourishes and fanfare" for "elegance and delicacy" in his second symphony.

Who gets to ask questions after deaths?: After more than a year attempts to change the Clark County coroner's inquest process have stalled again.

Globe-trotting chef unveils his restaurant in Henderson: What: Trilussa grand opening

Editorial: BLM lacks funding: A story by the Las Vegas Sun's Phoebe Sweet on Saturday said 100 volunteers were expected to turn out over the weekend to help spruce up the conservation area that is just west of Las Vegas and sees about 1 million visitors a year.

Rally cry: Investigate accused doctors: By Marshall Allen; 1. A J-1 doctor will start his job in the underserved clinic from the day he has the valid licenses, irrespective of hospital privileges.

Rally cry: Investigates accused doctors: By Marshall Allen; Nevada legislators will investigate allegations published in the Sun of employers taking advantage of foreign doctors and abusing the system that allows them to stay in the United States to work in medically underserved areas.

You have to give the power company credit for one thing: spin...: By Jon Ralston; You have to give the power company credit for one thing: spin. After weeks of getting pounded by the most powerful Democrat in the country for being coal-burning global warmers, Sierra Pacific Resources announced Monday that it is forming the "Nevada Geothermal Energy Technical Advisory Panel to provide advice and insight to senior management regarding geothermal resource issues." My goodness, they are so, so green, after all. A technical advisory panel? That sounds like an interim subcommittee. Those are so important, too. The company's renewable energy executive (must be a lonely job) gushed about what a "critical step" this is. ...

Letter: Drive a sedan and really support our troops: It's time in this country for all citizens to back off from the stupid ideas that they must have a bigger house, vehicle, dog or whatever to impress everyone they come in contact with. The only people they are impressing are the credit card companies, loan companies and gleeful bankers in particular.

Editorial: A virtual lesson: As Emily Richmond reported in Monday's Las Vegas Sun, two for-profit companies have recently come to Nevada pitching virtual charter schools to parents. This is an interesting twist on the concept of distance education because most of those programs focus on a niche group, such as at-risk students. These virtual charter schools seem to be targeted at home-school parents and those who don't want their children to deal with real life in the public school system.

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