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Archive for September 29, 2007

Ron Kantowski offers a pop quiz to prepare football fans for today's intrastate matchup at Mackay Stadium: The following questions might not constitute the Biggest Little Quiz on the UNLV-UNR Football Game. But it might give you something to do after you're through touring the National Bowling Stadium.; 7:25 a.m.

When winning is too big: Brian Hilderbrand, Las Vegas Sun; San Diego State blows out Portland State 52-17 Saturday and PSU head coach Jerry Glanville - yes, that Jerry Glanville - reportedly refuses to shake Aztecs coach Chuck Long's hand after the game because the ...; 7:25 a.m.

THE READERS SOMETIMES E-MAIL: Readers have opinions and fill my e-mail box, letting me know when mine are right (sometimes) and wrong (often). From time to time,I'll share their comments.; 7:25 a.m.

So someone who lives in the mansion ordered state workers...: By Jon Ralston; So someone who lives in the mansion ordered state workers to paint over philanthropist Larry Ruvo's name, which had been emblazoned over a stateroom there. I was told by one Gibbonsite that the governor had ...; 7:24 a.m.

Stressed public lands need volunteers more than ever: By Phoebe Sweet; Last year more than 1 million people visited Red Rock Canyon, a national conservation area near Las Vegas, and each one left a little something behind.; 7:24 a.m.

Scholarly diplomat's mind, with a Mideast focus: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might have been in New York City this week to speak to students at Columbia University and to address delegates at the United Nations, but the real audience he was trying ...; 7:24 a.m.

Anywhere but Nevada, top students say: By Charlotte Hsu; They're the type of student colleges court - driven and diligent, earning near-perfect grades in high school.; 7:24 a.m.

O.J. Simpson got all the hoopla. But for the police, it was just a day ...: By Abigail Goldman; Click here for a printable graphic.; 7:24 a.m.

Letter: President supports insurance for kids: President Bush strongly supports SCHIP as a way to help children whose families cannot afford private health insurance but do not qualify for Medicaid. In fact, since February he has been calling for a 20 ...; 7:23 a.m.

Letter: Salmon aid costs little compared with return: It seems legislators think Western families care more about low-cost energy and holding onto a few dams than protecting our rivers for future generations. But thank you, Sen. Harry Reid, for taking a stand for ...; 7:23 a.m.

Letter: War with Iran could be beginning of the end: People forget that the United States armed and trained the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation. I'm sure the Soviets considered the mujahedeen terrorists. If the Soviet Union had done to us what we ...; 7:23 a.m.

Editorial: Taking responsibility: The state has a problem hiring and keeping psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses, especially in rural Nevada, largely because of problems with pay and location.; 7:23 a.m.

Editorial: A bid against openness: As noted in a story by the Las Vegas Sun on Thursday, electronic disclosure is required for every federal race except for those in the Senate, where senators have been allowed to continue using regular ...; 7:22 a.m.

HEARD ELSEWHERE: The first thing to remember is that Columbia University says "no" all the time. It says "no" in its admissions decisions, hiring decisions, tenure decisions - and, more to the point, its decisions on who'll ...; 7:22 a.m.

Editorial: Veterans' care still deficient: The Post also wrote about the delays and confusion that Iraq and Afghanistan veterans encountered as they sought care for their war-related injuries.; 7:22 a.m.

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