Print edition for October 9, 2007

Letter: Don't let leaders start war in Iran: I was all for us going into Afghanistan to chase al-Qaida. We had them and the Taliban on the run, but Bush did a cut-and-run into an ill-advised and mismanaged war in Iraq.

Letter: Clean up our local governments first: Ms. York, let's start here in Clark County. If the people really care, then let us find and vote into office honest, ethical and moral candidates. I care less about which political party the person belongs to because both parties fail the litmus test on the above qualities. So let us clean Las Vegas et al. before we try to clean Washington .

Editorial: Sins of the fathers: Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., proposed the plan before, but it was killed with the major immigration overhaul bill earlier this year. His bill would allow children of undocumented immigrants to stay if they grew up here, and they could gain permanent legal status if they complete high school and at least two years of military service or postsecondary education.

Letter: It's time the GOP breaks with Bush: Republicans have stood by his side as he spent us into the greatest debtor nation the world has ever known, weakening the dollar and increasing the deficit, the debt and the interest on it - while paying no attention to gaining the revenue needed to pay it.

Fun, music and $9 million: The Grand Slam was a slam-dunk. Great entertainment for a great cause was highlighted by news that the next Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy will open in Camden, N.J.

Letter: Economics of health care escape president: They are staffed by a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant who is trained to handle medical problems up to a certain level. They can help treat minor problems and refer more serious ones to doctors.

CAPERS ADAM: 1932-2007: While preparing to host a fundraising gala to build a Southern Nevada children's shelter in 1966, the Rev. Jack Adam fretted that charging $25 per seat might scare off potential patrons.

In intimate setting, teen violinist wows connoisseurs: What: Las Vegas Philharmonic's Connoisseur Series

Massage parlors struggle to keep it clean: By Tony Cook; It's after midnight and Ben Lee is tending the front desk at Kingdom Massage in Chinatown.

'Example of how rotten labor law is': Michael J. Mishak, Las Vegas Sun; Blue Man Group workers vote to unionize, a vote Blue Man founder Matt Goldman pledges to honor beforehand.

FLASHPOINT for Oct 09, 2007: By Jon Ralston; Sometimes coincidences happen in politics. And sometimes government can be used to announce that coincidence, which helps the elected official's incipient campaign for a higher office. You see, Las Vegas Councilman Larry Brown, who has indicated to friends and allies that he is likely to run for the Clark County Commission, has been named Elected Official of the Year by the Nevada League of Cities. This announcement came Monday, the first opportunity to reveal this award since Commissioner Chip Maxfield, who would have been Brown's opponent, announced his retirement. And Brown will get the award at Wednesday's council meeting. Maybe ...

Editorial: Same old drill: Jim Caswell, who was appointed to the BLM's top post in August, told the Associated Press in a story Saturday that "there's absolutely no doubt" the agency is going to continue approving drilling permits at the current rate, which means the BLM will grant about one of every four applications submitted.

Editorial: Clean water is not free: Buried several feet under where all of us walk and drive are pipes that deliver our clean water and other pipes that carry away our excess or dirty water.