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Archive for September 6, 2007

Ron Kantowski explains why a guy from Sheboygan buys UNLV season tickets and how he can profit from those Sam Boyd seats: If you thought Appalachian State's victory at Michigan was a miracle, put this in your Big House and smoke it:; 7:23 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: It's a good bet that Bruton Smith was tuned into the ESPN telecast of Sunday evening's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race from California Speedway - if only to see how many seats the track failed ...; 7:23 a.m.

Harmonic convergence: By Jerry Fink; Who: Las Vegas Tenors; 7:23 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 06, 2007: I can see it as the seminal issue of the 2010 governor's race: brothels. Just look at the positions taken by two leading candidates: Gov. Jim Gibbons and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. Gibbons is ...; 7:23 a.m.

Letter: Bush should have shown solidarity: It seems to me that out of respect for our heroic troops and a desire to show solidarity with them, Bush would have been more suitably attired.; 7:22 a.m.

Letter: Democrats lack power in Congress: But, in trying to be fair by criticizing the do-nothing Democratic Congress, Shirley neglects one important point: The Democrats are almost powerless. Although they won a scant majority in the House and a faux majority ...; 7:22 a.m.

Letter: President is doing a fantastic job: Look, folks, whether you like it or not: Unemployment is at an all - time low; wages are at an all-time high; the war in Iraq is winding down and we are winning; North Korea ...; 7:22 a.m.

Editorial: Closed-door denizens: Sadly, the commission shows no real understanding of the need to do the public's business in public. The commission, which is charged with hearing taxpayer appeals and has the power to give refunds, continues to ...; 7:22 a.m.

Editorial: A bright idea: As a story in the Las Vegas Sun on Tuesday explains, county officials are working on a new ordinance that would more firmly set brightness standards for the flashing digital billboards that have become a ...; 7:22 a.m.

Editorial: Yucca Mountain low: "The issues here are credibility and good faith," Hunt wrote. The Energy Department once again has failed on both counts.; 7:21 a.m.

Letter: Bush refuses to see bipartisan reality: As is often the case with what our president says, certain things need clarification. It was, after all, Sen. Arlen Specter who said Gonzales "was not credible," Sen. John Cornyn who called his testimony "deplorable," ...; 7:21 a.m.

Help with test may lead to suspensions: By Emily Richmond; Apparently believing their students were being set up to fail, two Clark County special education teachers refused to follow testing regulations and instead read aloud the questions on a statewide reading exam.; 7:21 a.m.

Suicide prevention will get a vote, Reid promises: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised Wednesday that he would bring to a vote a suicide prevention bill to help veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan that has been stalled since spring.; 7:21 a.m.

Rushed back to the front: Ed Koch and Mary Manning; Rushed back to the front; 7:20 a.m.

$25 million to spark hotel school innovation: By Christina Littlefield; $25 million to spark hotel school innovation; 7:20 a.m.

For cheaters, iPods are playing their song: By Emily Richmond; ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS MORRIS; 7:20 a.m.

Letter: Census sugarcoats poverty figures: Now the unthinkable happens. Fire ravages the house, burning everything you own , including the automobile. You have lost everything. You have been beaten down.; 1:06 a.m.

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