Print edition for September 7, 2007

Dealers want tipping rule to go to state's voters: By Liz Benston; Casino dealers, frustrated that Nevada lawmakers wouldn't help them reverse Steve Wynn's controversial tip-sharing policy, are preparing to take their case to the voters.

Obama seeks to appeal to working-class Democrats: By J. Patrick Coolican; Barack Obama would clean up in a Whole Foods straw poll.

Cops: Thomas' wife key in scheme: Tony Cook and Marshall Allen; When former University Medical Center boss Lacy Thomas needed to reel in kickbacks from his Chicago cronies , he allegedly fell back on a familiar scheme.

Reid prospecting for Republican votes to change course in Iraq: Lisa Mascaro, Sun Washington Bureau; WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid started making calls from his hometown of Searchlight last week. He continued after returning to Washington this week.

Windup for Wisconsin: Wisconsin, which shares the No. 5 ranking with Oklahoma in the Associated Press college football poll, is the highest-ranked team ever to play UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium. Here is how the Rebels have fared at home against other ranked teams:

SEPARATED AT BIRTH?: By Jerry Fink; Harmik's Tom Jones tribute show at the Four Queens is a high energy production that any fan of the legendary Welsh singer can enjoy.

LOOKING IN ON: ARTS: Casey Weldon wipes the sweat off his forehead. Cars breeze past on Main Street. A bus screeches to a stop, and its passengers spill onto the sidewalk.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 07, 2007: Las Vegas once again is a leader, and the East Coast is taking notice. No, it has nothing to do with tourism or downtown redevelopment. It has to do with suing the federal government. Over airport flight paths. Seems the city isn't alone and back East, the same tactic is being employed in one of the most congested areas in the country: The New York metropolitan area. The New York Times reports that Elizabeth, N.J., has filed a federal lawsuit to block the Federal Aviation Administration from imposing a plan to reduce delays at New York and Philadelphia airports. There's ...

Jon Ralston on Goodman lacking courage and Gibbons' woeful vetting machine: Many professional women, besides ex-Mayor Jan Jones, have expressed disbelief and outrage over the column and Goodman's comments. They rightly point out that the city was painted by Herbert with a broad brush, which shows both their unwillingness to accept the seamier and titillating side of life here and their legitimate aggravation that, thanks to Goodman's shtick, stereotypes are reinforced.

Editorial: Fox in the henhouse: As Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston first reported Tuesday in "Flash," his daily e-mail briefing, Business and Industry Director Mendy Elliott named Joe Waltuch the new commissioner of mortgage lending and to be the state's chief industry regulator. Ralston noted that a news release announcing Waltuch's appointment left out his previous employer, a deceitful omission. Waltuch was senior counsel and vice president of New Century Financial, the poster child of the subprime lending fiasco.

Letter: President doesn't care about Americans: He has abandoned the Hurricane Katrina victims. Thousands are still living in FEMA trailers waiting for help.

Editorial: A future of gridlock?: The money does not always go to the right places, and the government takes in only a fraction of the money necessary to meet the nation's needs.

Editorial: Lack of oversight: A story by the Las Vegas Sun on Wednesday says EPA officials have said that the Bureau of Land Management should do such an assessment to also ensure that "individual states or regions do not carry an undue burden of power generation."

Letter: Administration's priorities a mess: The more I look at the current state of affairs , the more I am convinced that the U. S. government has lost all sense of priorities.

Letter: Porter plays loose with truth on Iraq: Poll after poll has the Iraqis wanting American troops out of their country by huge margins. Even the president of Iraq says he wants us gone and would have no problem with us leaving now.

When a long lease becomes a sale: By Mike Trask; The recent approval of a pair of 50-year leases has some in Boulder City questioning whether the City Council has found a loophole in an ordinance requiring voter approval of the sale of any city-owned land.