Print edition for September 2, 2007

Don't let her good looks fool you: Glenn Carano was a stud quarterback for UNLV in the Ron Meyer-Tony Knap era who went on to earn two Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys. Glenn would have been a matinee idol had he been able to displace Roger Staubach as the Cowboys' quarterback , but in his seven years with the team his only national exposure came from holding a clipboard and the pigskin on extra points. At the time I profiled him, Glenn Carano was a breakout star waiting to happen, which is how one might now describe his 25-year-old daughter .

Jon Ralston on two cases that illustrate the need for stronger disclosure laws: By Jon Ralston; They were political allies, Notre Dame fans, friends, enemies for a time and then friends again. Theirs is a serpentine story that now brings them back together as targets of law enforcement in unrelated cases that nevertheless raise similar questions about proportionality of crimes, guilt by association and gaps in laws.

Letter: Again, taxpayers to bail out freeloaders: Looks like the people who had no business buying a home are going to get help from, you guessed it, Uncle Sam: In other words, the taxpayer.

LOOKING IN ON: GAMING: By Liz Benston; The unenviable job of paying down big debts while squeezing even a little more profit out of moderately performing casinos in competitive markets has fallen to Tropicana Entertainment, a company that isn't getting much love these days from investors or the public.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 02, 2007: Now it's time to show Michigan and Florida, those puny states, who's boss. It's us. And Iowa. And New Hampshire. And South Carolina. Who says size matters? It's who goes first that matters. And the Small Four are going before the Bigger Two. Or so says a letter from the Small Four to the presidential hopefuls on the Democratic side. It's a show of solidarity on the calendar as it is. No more leapfrogging. It's too crazy already; you can't make it crazier. That's the message. And you talk about decisive - if we are looking for a real Decider, ...

Editorial: A true Olympic hero: The story confirmed Jewell's fear, that there will always be those who remember him as a "bombing figure" or "bombing suspect," rather than as a hero whose actions undoubtedly saved many people from being killed or injured.

Letter: President's record speaks for itself: The writer failed to point out , however, that George W. Bush has been in office for more than six years , and during all but seven months of that time he has enjoyed a Republican-controlled Congress. In other words, the president has had it his way, and yet he has failed miserably. Let's quickly review the presidency of George W Bush:

Editorial: Helping the troops: Filner, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, figures that as there are boot camps that prepare soldiers for war, there should be "de-boot camps" that help soldiers return to normal life. He said the camps could be a mandatory part of duty when soldiers return from combat. Filner said he is proposing a pilot program to help soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Editorial: Muted public response: A story by the Las Vegas Sun on Wednesday says that since January, only four people have spoken during the time slot set aside for public comment at Henderson City Council meetings. And only 10 such speakers have turned out at meetings of the North Las Vegas City Council.

UMC fixes not expected to include service cuts: Wrapping up a nine-month look at how to improve the financial health and management of the troubled University Medical Center, the Clark County commissioners are expected to scratch possible service cuts and a new oversight structure for UMC on Tuesday.

Letter: Nonsmokers afraid to let free market work: She's right. I was living here when the Silver City casino went totally nonsmoking. All of the nonsmokers had an entire casino to go to, but guess what? They didn't support it at all.

Jeff Simpson on reducing the number of illegal workers: If names and numbers don't match, businesses have 30 days to check for clerical errors, and employees have 60 days to prove their identity. Employees who are unable to prove their identity must be let go, and employers who don't terminate employees without valid identities are subject to fines of up to $10,000.

All present as mining's future is recast: Lisa Mascaro, Sun Washington Bureau; The gold rush that raced west more than a century ago continues in this Northern Nevada town. More gold is mined per square mile in Nevada than anywhere else in the world, much of it not far from here.

BURNING MAN SEES GREEN: J. Patrick Coolican; At the annual Burning Man arts festival here in Northern Nevada, celebrants ritually burn a simple, 40-foot wooden sculpture of a man, an act of catharsis and celebration following a week of self-expression and self-reliance.

Guest Columnist: Janie Greenspun Gale tells how things really unfolded at animal shelter: The headline blaring recently in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that I had given $11 million to The Animal Foundation brought funny reactions.