Print edition for September 15, 2007

Hands tied on prostitution: By Abigail Goldman; With high-profile reports on prostitution in Las Vegas and recent national press attention scrutinizing Nevada's sex industry, one local observer had a novel idea: In the interest of education, distribute a study on legal brothels to the Metro task force that tackles human trafficking in the valley.

Letter: Backing coal plants evidence of ineptness: Someone must see how ludicrous this idea is of building three coal-fired plants in Nevada when all the world and especially the Western states are attempting to lower greenhouse gases - not make more. I am a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council and will be getting hold of it to see if it can help stop this madness.

Editorial: Cheaters never win?: That is the question in the NFL after the Patriots were caught blatantly violating league rules last Sunday. A Patriots employee stood on the sidelines, wearing a vest identifying himself as a media photographer over his team polo shirt, and videotaped the New York Jets defensive coaches. It was an attempt to steal the defensive signals, which violates NFL rules prohibiting teams from videotaping on the sidelines or using videotape in the locker room at halftime.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 15, 2007: The Juice in the land of juice. Who didn't know this would happen, sooner or later? Las Vegas is a place where miscreants from around the world eventually end up to hide out or to party or, in O.J. Simpson's case, to be a suspect in a hotel room break-in. The bizarre story of Simpson's alleged participation in the retrieval or pilfering of some sports memorabilia is one of those tales that you know is gathering nods and smiles around the globe. And how many O.J. jokes are now being conflated with "what happens here stays here" jokes in the ...

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Media snap up new Vegas show: Cirque de O.J.: By Brendan Buhler; By Friday, a cable-news watching nation was suffering. It had had enough of the monotonous (and so depressing) Iraq war updates , and yet it had been days since Britney Spears last embarrassed herself. Could nothing be done?

Editorial: Sitcom manifesto: Look no further than the Bukins, characters on "Schastlivy Vmeste," or "Happy Together," which has Russia's rapt attention. It is an authorized version of "Married With Children," the sitcom that helped establish the Fox TV network, making waves with its often crude and outrageous parody of family life.

Richardson elusive as a presidential candidate: Michael J. Mishak; Do you remember that indelible moment when you finally got an inkling your crush didn't really like you?

Richardson elusive as a presidential candidate: By Michael Mishak; Do you remember that indelible moment when you finally got an inkling your crush didn't really like you?

Editorial: A case of mistreatment?: A story by the Associated Press on Thursday says that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union's lawsuit, which was filed in Texas on Wednesday, seeks an unspecified amount of damages. It also asks that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stop conducting raids that the union considers to be illegal.

Letter: In prison, religion can be aid or crutch: Although some prisoners do indeed use religion as a guide to turn their lives around, others find solace in religion while failing to change their criminality.

Letter: GOP leadership has turned party upside down: I was born, raised and lived the first 30 years of my life as a conservative. When I think of people like Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" - with his briefcase, talking of tax breaks, junk bonds and mergers and acquisitions - I used to think of frugal and responsible people like my parents, always trying to do the right thing.