Print edition for September 8, 2007

Letter: Too much time spent Bush-bashing: I would like everyone who pays attention to the latest round of Democratic candidates for president to keep an ear out for anything constructive they might say. Criticizing President Bush is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's full-time job.

Editorial: A major mistake: The flight, which ended in Louisiana, has raised concerns in Congress and in the Pentagon , particularly because it took several hours before crews at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota realized nuclear warheads were missing.

Letter: Even the incompetent have their cheerleaders: Deluding himself that it "grates on the liberals" because a few folks with rose-colored glasses welded to their eyeballs still rally around W., Mr. Gliddon is in dire need of a reality check. "Things are looking just dandy" is the same sentiment offered by the captain of the Titanic, before slamming into an iceberg.

Is Las Vegas really so bad?: Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun; "There is probably no city in the world where women are treated worse than in Las Vegas."

Editorial: Is Johnny fat?: Results of the phone survey, which were released in late July, show that only 4 percent of parents of 5- to 17-year-olds described their children as being obese, which is generally considered 20 percent or more above their ideal weight. But, in fact, Consumer Reports says, 19 percent of the children of parents polled were in the obese category.

Editorial: Probing mine collapse All the safeguards and rules in the world will not help miners unless federal officials are compelled to follow them.: Six miners remain buried and are presumed dead in the mine , which collapsed Aug. 6. Three other workers died and six were injured in a second cave-in that happened during the rescue attempt.

Jeff Haney explains news bettors can use: Results of the Sun's new survey of house edges in Super Bowl future books: When a football bettor asks what the odds are that his team will win the Super Bowl this season, there's no easy answer.

Given school choice, most parents shrug: By Emily Richmond; When she got the letter explaining that her children had the option to transfer from Paul Culley Elementary School to a more successful campus, Becky Smith dismissed it as baloney.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 08, 2007: Is Shelley Berkley the luckiest politician alive? It's not just that the congresswoman has an impregnable district, thanks mostly to the 2001 reapportionment. But look at the roster of folks lining up against her this cycle. State Board of Ed member Greg Nance, who says the main issue is school prayer and who talks slower than any human I have encountered. Ed Hamilton, a Republican rabble-rouser who leaves the longest voice mails in history. But here's the wild card: Could Rep. Dean Heller be switching districts? I have obtained his 2007 statement of candidacy and he lists as his House ...

Letter: President has bungled decision after decision: The only things Bush is great at are screwing up and having misplaced loyalties. He started a war with an innocent country that had nothing to do with 9/ll. Yet he and his cronies still harp on that lie.