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Archive for March 13, 2006

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 by the numbers: Career NASCAR Cup victories for race winner Jimmie Johnson.; 7:19 a.m.

Jeff Haney gets a few tips from a pro on betting March Madness: Following are just a few of the strategy's dictums and how they might apply to this year's early-round games:; 7:19 a.m.

Ron Kantowski braves the wind and the cold to catch a hot finish to the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the Speedway: You knew it was going to be an unseasonably cool day for racing Sunday when Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman strolled into the media center accompanied by a Saint Bernard with a cask the size ...; 7:19 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Mar 13, 2006: FLASHPOINT for Mar 13, 2006; 7:18 a.m.

Editorial: Stronger warning is required: The cases include drivers going in the wrong direction on roads, or slamming into streets signs, curbs and other vehicles, all while being in a sleeplike state.; 7:18 a.m.

Editorial: Protecting an endangered act: According to the Associated Press, in the letter sent last week to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, scientists expressed concerns about a provision in a House bill passed last year that would give ...; 7:18 a.m.

Letter: Extrapolation punishes the good with the bad: I have worked in the construction industry for over 30 years in the Las Vegas Valley and I have never seen the type of shenanigans that are being perpetrated against honest, credible contractors. Many of ...; 7:18 a.m.

Letter: No respect for R-J, John L. Smith: Years ago after my husband came home from World War II, we decided to go to Las Vegas to see what the place was like. As is my wont I purchased a newspaper to get ...; 7:18 a.m.

Letter: Stewart deserves an award for his candor: Kudos to Jon. Is there some award we can give him for his candor?; 7:17 a.m.

Editorial: Seeing ethanol as the future: Brazil's accomplishment serves as an example of what can be done if a nation is serious about energy change. The beginnings were not especially enviable - its dictatorial government ordered the revving up of an ...; 7:17 a.m.

Bodman in a bind over 'broken' Yucca project: Benjamin Grove; Bodman last week got in trouble with his own staffers after he told reporters the department had no intention of pursuing a temporary nuclear waste storage site while Yucca is being developed. (It turns out ...; 7:17 a.m.

Training program 'is not working': By Timothy Pratt; Arnaldo Font wanted a second job as a bartender to help meet his responsibilities as the divorced father of a 5-year-old girl.; 7:17 a.m.

Men are in the minority: Male enrollment in higher education has been on the decline since the post- World War II boom in the late 1940s, when men made up 70 percent of student bodies nationwide and earned 76 percent ...; 7:17 a.m.

John Katsilometes bypasses the Groucho lookalikes to take in the 'Champions of Freedom Dinner Gala': Funny.; 7:16 a.m.

Plant plans already drawing opposition: A sports park, a golf course and Nellis Air Force Base are among nine sites in the running to become the home of North Las Vegas' first sewage treatment plant.; 7:16 a.m.

Las Vegas' 'most dangerous building' headed for demolition: Dan Kulin; Today, though, Alpine Court is a haven for the homeless, one in which nearly every inch is covered by broken glass, trash, dozens of shopping carts and the occasional mattress.; 7:16 a.m.

Workforce housing to be discussed: "Now the district tells them we'll help you find a good roommate," said Ken Lange, executive director of the Nevada State Education Association, the union representing the district's teachers.; 7:16 a.m.

For many, price isn't right: By Liz Benston; Myrna Huzan of Saskatchewan, Canada, has a strategy for how to find the best deals on the Strip.; 7:16 a.m.

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