Las Vegas Sun

May 17, 2008

Editorials

Listing in name only?
SUN EDITORIAL: Polar bear receives ‘threatened’ listing, but actual protections remain unclear
The Interior Department has listed Alaska’s polar bear population as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but the Bush administration has added administrative rules and guidelines to the listing to ensure it “isn’t abused to make global warming policies.”
Sparking interest in science
SUN EDITORIAL: NASA will be offering short videos to augment classroom instruction
Test scores from schools across the country show the ample need for student improvement in math and science at all grade levels.
Maestro or machine?
SUN EDITORIAL: Robot conducts the Detroit Symphony, realizing a not-so-impossible dream
As if stepping out of an episode of “The Jetsons,” ASIMO the robot stepped into the conductor’s spot in front of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra last week and conducted the group in its performance of “The Impossible Dream.”
Compounding a disaster
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sun editorial: Myanmar military junta adds to cyclone tragedy by blocking international aid efforts
The cyclone that devastated Myanmar this month was a tragedy that has been exacerbated by its government’s atrocious handling of relief efforts.
Looming questions
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sun editorial: Immediate funding is needed to verify locations, conditions of the nation’s levees
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the thousands of levees that protect America’s cities and towns from floods, does not know the locations and conditions of these earthen barriers.
Helping rape victims
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sun editorial: Mandated ‘Jane Doe’ testing could give victims the courage to call police
A new federal requirement will allow rape victims who are afraid of filing a police report to undergo anonymous rape exams in hospital emergency rooms and have the evidence sealed and kept on file in case the victims decide to report the crimes later.
Upholding dress code
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sun editorial: Appeals panel was correct in ruling that code does not violate free speech
The dress code that the Clark County School District has adopted to promote a better learning environment does not violate students’ free speech rights.
Operation Iraqi Corruption
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sun editorial: Allegations surface that U.S. policy has been to ignore corruption in Baghdad
Allegations this week by two former State Department employees that the Bush administration has ignored rampant corruption within the Iraqi government are believable, given recent events.
Mileage miracle
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sun editorial: After years of denial, carmakers responding to demand for fuel efficiency
Before the price of gasoline and the advent of global warming were issues for the car-buying public, automakers reveled in profits from sales of pickups, SUVs and full-sized sedans.
Surge in transit
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sun editorial: Gas prices inspire commuters to take the train — if they have access to one
Mass transit is in. The New York Times reported Saturday that as gasoline prices edge toward $4 a gallon, increasing numbers of commuters are turning to mass transit — especially in the West and the South, where the car has been king for decades.
Paying for education
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sun editorial: Graduate pay at UNLV should be boosted to raise the university’s quality, status
UNLV’s academic reputation is being hampered because it cannot recruit some of the nation’s best graduate students.
Joe Egan, 1955-2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sun editorial: Lawyer who led the legal challenge to Yucca Mountain fought the good fight
In Nevada’s David and Goliath fight against the federal government’s plans to dump more than 77,000 tons of nuclear waste in Nevada, Joe Egan was a giant-killer.
Klieg light on OSHA
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sun editorial: Senate held hearing last month and House will hold hearing this summer
The deaths of 10 construction workers on the Strip over 17 months — the subject of an ongoing Las Vegas Sun investigation — have once again caught the attention of Congress.
Mining the Grand Canyon
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sun editorial: The rush to pull uranium out of the West will put national park, Colorado River in danger
Mining claims in the West have more than doubled in the past five years, including a rash of claims staked near national parks.
Hardly an advantage
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sun editorial: Bush administration’s proposal to regulate Medicare Advantage plans falls short
Under a Bush administration proposal, private Medicare insurance plans no longer would be allowed to hawk policies door to door or engage in other tactics that critics say prey on older Americans.
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