Print edition for September 28, 2007

Editorial: Stem the hemorrhaging: The paper reported that Cassell is among a record number of federal judges who are resigning because their salaries are no longer competitive.

As the son of a miner goes after coal-fired plants...: By Jon Ralston; As the son of a miner goes after coal-fired plants, it's hard to ignore the backdrop of Harry Reid's battle against Sierra Pacific Resources/Nevada Power - and it is nuclear. Several publications, including The Economist and The Wall Street Journal, recently have published pieces detailing something akin to a nuclear power renaissance. New plant applications are expected to continue to increase as part of what the Journal called a "revival" of nuclear power. And just this week, the Democratic presidential candidates in New Hampshire were hardly unified in their stance on nuclear power, with Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack ...

Editorial: Records should be open: So naturally the question arises: How reliable are the studies? One way of determining that is to research whether the studies' authors had any conflicts of interest.

Ensign: Mystery senator not me: WASHINGTON - Sen. John Ensign not only threw himself into a long-running battle over campaign finance this week, he also has taken a star role in a whodunnit Washington mystery.

Jeff Haney explores a novel way for bettors to analyze NFL games used at Station Casinos: Limit: Maximum bet that will be accepted.

Claim for overtime fails federal tests: By Timothy Pratt; A former top administrator of a local agency that receives federal money to train people for the workplace tried to claim more than 3,800 hours of overtime after leaving his position in late July.

Editorial: A costly decision: The benefit also was a recruiting tool, particularly for school districts, something that acknowledged that although the pay isn't as high as it should be, at least teachers' health care would be taken care of once they retired.

Secretive lab, UNLV part ways: In a move intended to refocus it on academics, UNLV's Institute for Security Studies has cut ties with its secretive technology laboratory, originally billed as a cornerstone of the once-troubled anti-terrorism center.

Letter: Blame war, not entitlements: The financial problems and debt are because of the war, the privatization greed, the no-bid cost-plus contract thefts and six years of Bush mismanagement of our government offices and programs, not America's meager and grudgingly provided entitlement programs.

Jon Ralston joins the liberal blogs' speculation about who Harry Reid's Karl Rove might be: By Jon Ralston; Lately, the majority leader's inability or refusal to simply end the Iraq war has them up in arms, so two of the more popular sites tried to peer behind Pinky's mask this week to see who his Karl Rove might be, who Reid's Brain might be.

Art world no longer could ignore Vegas: By Kristen Peterson; When art critic Dave Hickey arrived in Las Vegas in 1990 to teach at UNLV, the arts world took note. His group of adventurous students threw themselves into the loose and visually explosive culture of Las Vegas. They drank, gambled, discussed theory, worked hard, then launched successful careers.

Letter: President's actions are what outrage us: LaRue S. Boenig; Here are a few pointers for him as to exactly why many Americans are outraged:

Carpenters union picks Edwards. So what?: By David McGrath Schwartz; What has the Carpenter s union endorsement brought John Edwards in Nevada?

Republicans come, but just for the money: J. Patrick Coolican and Michael J. Mishak; Rudy Giuliani was in Las Vegas on Thursday, but unless supporters were willing to fork over $250 or $2,300 for dinner and a photo, they weren't going to see him. It was a touchdown for cash only.