Print edition for September 18, 2007

Vegas runs hard as soccer town: By Rob Miech; These are heady times, pardon the pun, for Major League Soccer.

Q+A: Bobby Baldwin: By Liz Benston; Bobby Baldwin was one of the youngest men to ever win the World Series of Poker when he was plucked from green felt fame to be a casino consultant for Steve Wynn in 1982. He would spend 18 years as Wynn's protege at Mirage Resorts, opening the Mirage, Treasure Island and Bellagio.

Editorial: A matter of trust: Bush said Monday that Mukasey will know how to effectively fight the war on terrorism "in a manner that is consistent with our laws and our Constitution."

Editorial: Climate program falters: The National Research Council, which is part of the National Academies, released its first progress report Thursday on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Launched in 2002, the program is designed to collect and analyze data from 13 federal agencies that study climate change.

I bet you are jealous, aren't you? You know what I'm talking about...: By Jon Ralston; I bet you are jealous, aren't you? You know what I'm talk- ing about. What a time to be a talk-show host! Don't think I don't remember how some of those cable talking heads had their careers made during The Trial of the Century. Thanks to "Face to Face," I could become the next Greta Van Susteren. Or maybe even � Kato Kaelin! It's time we start doing all kinds of O.J. shows. There are so many lawyers in this town who love to be talking heads - and I have just the place for them to talk with their ...

Letter: Whom do you trust when it comes to Iraq?: Keep in mind that we have a two-pronged effort in Iraq - the first is to fight the insurgents and the second is to wait while the Iraqi government and its military and police forces become stable and can provide services and protection for Iraqi civilians. So how is that going?

Editorial: O.J. spotlight on us: They are either in Las Vegas already or on their way. And thousands of news outlets around the world will be carrying their reports, with many even interrupting regular programming with bulletins about the latest development in the case.

Campaign managers, a near-perfect reflection: J. Patrick Coolican and Michael J. Mishak; One campaign manager uses the word "loyalty" a half - dozen times in a 20-minute conversation. Another describes meeting his candidate as a near-religious awakening. The third is labor's man, and rather than be a lobbyist like most of his former congressional colleagues, he taught labor studies before taking command of a presidential campaign.

Schools juggle to figure out what's fair: By Emily Richmond; In the more than 25 years since the first of her seven children entered school, Leslie Zemp has seen every permutation of school-year calendars - the traditional nine-month schedule, year-round, split sessions and modified tracks.

LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL: With homes throughout the valley in foreclosure, new headlines detailing scandal at University Medical Center and even a bit of O.J. back in the news - even with that, evidence of the miraculous came to light last week in Las Vegas.

1009 new citizens, 1009 new votes at stake: By Timothy Pratt; It seems like it would be difficult to feel like an individual amid 1,009 people doing exactly what you're doing.

Burglary is latest chapter in chapel wars: With more than 120,000 weddings performed every year, there should be more than enough business to spread among the various Las Vegas wedding chapels.

Letter: Salesman who keeps selling you lemons: Now, you are going to buy another car, just like the last one, because he says it's a "classic "? Oh, it's a classic all right. It's a classic like the car they pushed out into the showroom for the reporters to see in 1953. That car actually had no motor under the hood.

Letter: We badly need new president, war plan: The president knows that his stubbornness has caused the loss of the Republican Party's majority in the House and Senate in the 2006 elections. He knows that his Iraq war policy will cause further losses in Congress in the 2008 elections.