Print edition for October 30, 2007

LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION: By Emily Richmond; Sometimes it's hard not to blame the messenger. Particularly when the message is that a school schedule is being changed and the messenger is the school principal.

Past Two Winners of WSOP Main Event Not Great for the Game: By Jeff Simpson; Harrah's Entertainment made an incredibly shrewd business decision in 2003 when it acquired the rights to the World Series of Poker, and the company has done a decent job with the event and its recognizable brand.

Block on new slots worries industry: By Liz Benston; A state regulator is worrying that slot machines - already positioned near casino arcades, movie theaters, bowling alleys and restaurants - are creeping into casino recesses that are not sufficiently patrolled.

Editorial: No softballs for Yucca: Before January this committee was headed by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., a vocal supporter of burying the nation's commercial nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Public Enemy, Rage bring social conscience to stage: Michael J. Mishak; In its third year, Vegoose may have offered its most eclectic lineup yet.

Something old, something new: By Mark Whittington; Every music festival is a gathering of the tribe.

Frontman overcomes Vegoose restlessness: By J. Patrick Coolican; I ran into Umphrey's McGee lead singer Brendan Bayliss at 6 a.m. Sunday in a lobby bar at Mandalay Bay. He's an old college acquaintance, so we exchanged hugs, and then I looked at him, and all I could think of to say was, "Man, you look tired."

The battle over coal is, ahem, burning anew, with nothing much at stake except Nevada's energy future and maybe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's career...: By Jon Ralston; The battle over coal is, ahem, burning anew, with nothing much at stake except Nevada's energy future and maybe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's career. Reid's pummeling of three proposed coal-fired plants in rural Nevada has stirred up some national heavy hitters, who are now advertising in the state to try to combat the senator's, ahem, scorched coal strategy. In fact, the world's largest coal company has hired local talent and is buying ads and a coal trade group has done the same. But Reid has his allies, too, including environmentalists and, recently, the state chapter of a national architect's ...

Letter: How Steinbrenner has cursed his team: New York Yankees manager Joe Torre departed following the defeat of the Yankees in the recent American League playoffs. Amid a storm of controversy over George Steinbrenner's crude and cruel tactics to force him out, the Yankees now have their own version of a baseball curse. With many of the players with free agent status unknown and uncertain, the makeup of the 2008 roster and management bodes poorly for the Yankees.

Letter: Out-of-control growth will lead to demise: You have to question the reason and sanity of cramming more than 70 percent of Nevada's population into one valley, the Las Vegas Valley. In the past 15 years or so the quality of life in the Las Vegas Valley has rapidly deteriorated with increased crime, traffic congestion, school crowding, teacher shortages, loss of affordable housing and land prices exceeding $600,000 an acre, to name a few ills.

Editorial: Jailhouse politics: Young had proposed building a jail from modular buildings for low-level offenders near the county's wastewater treatment plant. That was a year and a half ago, in the middle of a heated primary for a Clark County Commission seat. Nearby residents were upset that the county might build a jail there, and both candidates came out against the proposal.

Editorial: A disgusting display: FEMA officials gave the media only 15 minutes' notice of the Tuesday briefing, making it impossible for reporters to get there in time.

Letter: Politics played no role in disaster response: California is hardly a red state: Both U.S. senators, the majority of congressional representatives and the majority of state legislators are Democrats. Louisiana voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and California voted against him. Furthermore, many, if not most, of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Republican colleagues consider him a borderline Republican at best. How did California get to be a red state?

Democrats choosy in making campaign stops: The Democratic presidential candidates are making far fewer visits to Nevada than they have to Iowa and New Hampshire, where they seem to be showing up at every small -town street corner.

Letter: No sympathy for lack of responsibility: I totally disagree with the government stepping in to help homeowners who have put themselves in the situation of possibly losing their homes because they have chosen to live above their means.

Letter: Iraq and the wildfires: Is there a connection?: On May 11 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, commenting on the Guard there, said: "The only area where we run thin is the equipment, because a lot of equipment has gone to Iraq, and it doesn't come back when the troops come back."

SUN FOLLOW-UP: INDENTURED DOCTORS: By Marshall Allen; The state has launched its inspections of primary care medical clinics in response to a Las Vegas Sun investigation that found employers exploiting foreign doctors and neglecting medically needy patients.

Physicians felt intimidated in state probe: By Marshall Allen; The state has launched its inspections of primary care medical clinics in response to a Las Vegas Sun investigation that found employers exploiting foreign doctors and neglecting medically needy patients.

Gibbons backs off on trip to D.C. to focus on budget: David McGrath Schwartz; Sometimes, you just want to be asked out on a date, even if you don't intend to say yes.

Summary box: MGM Mirage, Wynn Resorts report mixed results: AP; SHARES HIT: MGM Mirage shares fell 1.8 percent by the market close and another 26 cents after hours to $91.03. Wynn shares dropped 2.9 percent by the market close and another 4.4 percent after hours to $160.55. The shares are up 11 percent and 79 percent respectively since the beginning of July.