Story archive for December 2006
Sunday, Dec. 31
- Smith's World: The '06 Collection
- Seniors' dreams can fade away
- Q+A: TRUSTEE SUSAN BRAGER
- Bigger rewards from smaller resolutions
- Jack Sheehan on the posturing that goes on when guys get together and the subject turns to women
- Letter: Evidence mounting that Bush is in denial
- Letter: Thanks to Rumsfeld ... for finally leaving
- Letter: Illegal migration hurts U.S. on many levels
- Editorial: Congratulations - to You
- Editorial: Leaving a strong legacy
- Editorial: Embracing winds of change
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- Political campaigns grow along with cities
- Jeff Simpson takes a look at the top casino takeover targets
- Day before election: 'Jim can still win'
- CHASING LAKE MEAD'S WATER: PART 3 OF 3
Saturday, Dec. 30
- Ron Kantowski on the people, places and things that made his wide world of sports a wee bit wider in 2006
- Commentary: Adding guns is not the answer to school violence
- Editorial: Failing to keep track
- Editorial: Role models no more
- Letter: Obama has right stuff to be great U.S. leader
- Letter: Be wary of Internet scam artists
- Letter: High school writer takes a strong stand
- Editorial: Support builds for 'surge'
- Mozart's 'Magic' comes to Vegas cinema
- For New Year's Eve party planners, a famous name will do
- Guinn breaks tradition, will skip Gibbons' inauguration
- CHASING LAKE MEAD'S WATER: PART 2 OF 3
Friday, Dec. 29
- TAKE FIVE: ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, CHUCK LIDDELL VS. TITO ORTIZ
- Jeff Haney on why one handicapper backs Liddell
- Ron Kantowski on how the tires might be smoking during NASCAR Weekend but not the fans in the grandstands
- Commentary: Rethink what it takes to get a rewarding education
- Editorial: Learning a new drill
- Editorial: Patient care at stake
- Letter: Rumsfeld should have been fired long ago
- Letter: Protect kids? Ban smoking in homes
- Letter: Wisdom only comes with age, experience
- Editorial: Searching for the soulless
- Energy-efficient house passes first test
- Las Vegas gets tough with developer
- Police say not all key phone records subpoenaed
- CHASING LAKE MEAD'S WATER: PART 1 OF 3
Thursday, Dec. 28
- A high-tech pit crew
- MOMENTS 2006
- Commentary: Learning from others is a step toward greatness
- Editorial: Saving our Arctic dwellers
- Editorial: Studying immigrants' impact
- Letter: Illegal immigration ignored for too long
- Letter: It's time to slow Las Vegas growth
- Letter: Bush insults citizens' intelligence
- Letter: Surefire way to curb antics of 'role models'
- Editorial: Gerald R. Ford, 1913-2006
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- New discrepancies in accounts from Gibbons, Mazzeo
- Children's care to be jeopardized by Sunrise contract standoff
- Seeking answers in roadside tragedy
- CORRECTION
Wednesday, Dec. 27
- Splatting the enemy
- MOMENTS 2006
- Commentary: Youths get ready to make a difference
- Editorial: 'The hardest-working man'
- Editorial: A true public servant
- Letter: Invasion of Iraq has been brutal, pointless
- Letter: Letter headline here Letter headline here
- Letter: Draft one way to keep kids off streets
- Letter: America in Iraq is like schoolyard bully
- Editorial: New way on immigration
- Harrah's next move is up to the pros
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Lawmaker wants economic impact data on immigrants
- Station reveals plan for mixed-use project
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- History on the move
Tuesday, Dec. 26
- Jeff Haney chronicles the betting world in 2006, from disappearing gamblers to the closing of the Stardust
- MOMENTS 2006
- Editorial: A new day for energy
- Editorial: Stop stigmatizing veterans
- Letter: Iraq is over, so bring the troops home
- Letter: Constitution, not the Quran, is the issue
- Letter: Voters sent Bush a clear message
- Editorial: Cutting waste, making money
- John Katsilometes, who is in Boise, Idaho, for the holidays, collects the many gifts and moments that made Las Vegas fabulous in 2006
- White House dream gone with Bayh
- Rose helped modernize state justice system
- Making City Council full-time has many supporters but no champion
Monday, Dec. 25
- THE YEAR IN BUSINESS
- Carpenter accused of breaking own rules
- Home means dignity
- Reid deft in getting White Pine bill passed
- MOMENTS 2006
- Editorial: Laying wreaths of honor
- Editorial: A gift of a new beginning
- Letter: Study San Diego's way to ease traffic jams
- Letter: McCain's time has come and gone
- Letter: Rumsfeld deserves no plaudits for failures
- Editorial: A season for optimism
Sunday, Dec. 24
- MOMENTS 2006
- LV art gets ready for the big time
- Where I Stand
- Editorial: Keeping mentally fit
- Editorial: Creating great teachers
- Letter: No constitutional reason to stop smoking ban
- Letter: Arming teachers could lead to disaster
- Letter: Employees ignored in smoking debate
- Editorial: Taking a longer look
- Jeff Simpson shares his thoughts on the year's winners and losers
- Online scam turns honest citizens into fences for stolen goods
- All eyes on Nevada
- THE YEAR IN POLITICS:
Saturday, Dec. 23
- TAKE FIVE: LAS VEGAS BOWL
- LOOKING IN ON: SOCCER
- WHERE I STAND
- Editorial: Unleashing America's secrets
- Editorial: Closing the education gap
- Letter: Another way to look at the military draft
- Letter: Nevadans lead way in vital research
- Letter: Military strategists are no architects
- Editorial: What, no recount?
- Murphy owes rich benefactor millions
- Dispute over $5 payout results in fine for slot club
- Fewer students answer the call
- School official delays departure
- Medical personnel get practice cuts at Henderson facility
Friday, Dec. 22
- 'We Are Marshall' memorable
- Struck by air disasters
- Joyous strokes for holidays
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS SCENE
- Editorial: Child welfare a priority
- Editorial: Clarify the smoking ban
- Letter: Eisenhower's warning was well founded
- Letter: Words of wisdom for the holidays
- Letter: Criticism of CCSN on diversity issue unfair
- Letter: Smoking ban should be for new businesses
- Editorial: Drowning in poor judgment
- Smoking ban ruled legal but enforcement given to Health District
- This is the week for locals to grab great deals
- Council could reconsider club deal
- Neon treasures, not trash
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- Feds to fire employee who shared information with environmentalists
- Fish has ally in water war
- CORRECTION
Thursday, Dec. 21
- LV Bowl, from Anderson to zebra
- TAKE FIVE: AHMAD RASHAD
- John Katsilometes talks to an exotic car sales rep who has turned Lamborghini Las Vegas into the Garden of Eden
- Ron Kantowski sees a surprisingly good movie - a year after he sneaks onto the set
- Where I Stand
- Editorial: Creating a better drug package
- Editorial: Standing strong against Yucca
- Letter: More transparency would benefit the public
- Letter: Gaming regulator's invaluable legacy
- Letter: Editorial showed plight of workers
- Editorial: Put needs before image
- UMC says it's owed $2.5 million
- Giving that caught on
- LOOKING IN ON: THE SUBURBS
- Former nightclub operator says Rizzolo acing him out of sale
- CORRECTION
- Local officials getting priorities sorted out
- DA opens the door to defense partway
Wednesday, Dec. 20
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney on a new book about gambling in Las Vegas that ultimately folds because of its use of fictitious names
- FOR LOVE OF THE GAME
- Dancing to tradition
- Editorial: Revising an old law
- Editorial: Transporting toxic cargo
- Letter: Giving guns to teachers is not the answer
- Letter: Some fans support 'truth in music' bill
- Letter: Let's give thanks to Donald Rumsfeld
- Editorial: Gridlock, the great equalizer
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- Trump your way riches
- Smoking ban's effect hazy
- Loan store request approved despite ordinance
- Tom Smigel: 1945-2006
Tuesday, Dec. 19
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- John Katsilometes on Pure no longer being the place to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Miss USA, Tara Conner, who turns 21
- Holiday cheer decked in 'Plaid'
- Editorial: NBA shows its immaturity
- Editorial: Learning the hard way
- Letter: Let's give tax credits for driving hybrids
- Letter: Carter has it right in his new book
- Letter: Schools need help from legislators
- Editorial: Open the bidding
- Republic to refund overflow charges
- Sale could cut Harrah's plans short
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Looking at 'Lexus Lanes'
- Immigration officials put couples to the test
- Faithful see Mary's image in watermark
- CORRECTION
Monday, Dec. 18
- UNLV's reluctant superstar
- Ron Kantowski sends birthday wishes to a young-looking Bob Arum
- LAMAR HUNT: A MAN RICH WITH HIS TIME
- TAKE FIVE: CAVALIA
- Editorial: Finally, a good estimate
- Editorial: Teachers, judges in same boat
- Letter: Cheney should know: Rumsfeld is no giant
- Letter: We rushed into Iraq, so why not rush out?
- Letter: No changing fact that illegals are criminals
- Letter: Bush needs to get moving on strategy
- Editorial: Hoping for a clean slate
- John Katsilometes on what the president of the Recording Academy (which hands out the Grammys) thinks of Vegas' surging music scene
- Critics question park closing
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Gibbons scores a public relations coup
- Binion case heating up, this time over his estate
- Slashing earmarks could hurt innocents
Sunday, Dec. 17
- Salsa: It's hot
- Tax break could save green for home buyers who go green
- Jack Sheehan on how one man's tremendous courage can be an inspiration to us during this season when we reflect on our blessings and look to the future
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 17, 2006
- Jon Ralston tips his hat to Gov. Kenny Guinn for standing his ground for the good of Nevada
- Editorial: Meddling with research
- Editorial: O.K. Corral Elementary?
- Letter: Question 5 a good start to clearing the air
- Letter: Guinn deserves many thanks for service
- Letter: What's the big deal about the pig farm?
- Letter: Law should be written to serve everyone
- Editorial: Visions of a wider war
- Q+A: Bobby Siller
- More doctors tend to vanity, not illness
- John Katsilometes on how illusionist Steve Wyrick continues to work his magic on theater-nightclub at Desert Passage mall
- Jeff Simpson shares Michael Gaughan with the happy cowboys at South Point
- Landowners stand in way of 'the gorilla'
- Time To Make A Difference
Saturday, Dec. 16
- MAKING THE MOST OF THE BOWL BLITZ
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 1 , 2006
- Editorial: Fatigue syndrome all too real
- Editorial: Process lacks protections
- Letter: Premise behind smoke debate is nothing new
- Letter: Praise for those who finished marathon
- Letter: Top educators are rare in administration
- Editorial: House leadership fails
- No Platter left in the Platters
- CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, VEGAS-STYLE
- Have faith, there's a match
- Lowest bid not always the best
Friday, Dec. 15
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 15, 2006
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS
- Jeff Haney on a pair of Wisconsin natives whose paths will meet at a $100,000 crossroads
- Ron Kantowski says shoot, howdy, maybe that old rodeo and other moneymakers are good for UNLV athletics
- Country acts ride off with cowboys as NFR ends
- Sampling out-of-state culture
- John Katsilometes catches up with Mayor Oscar Goodman, who is already gearing up for New Year's Eve in his favorite city
- Jon Ralston on the governor-elect's big transition team and whether his ascension marks end of Guinn Era
- Editorial: Cherishing our freedoms
- Editorial: Dying for lack of sleep
- Letter: Giving teachers guns compounds problem
- Letter: Bush's stubbornness is the world's problem
- Letter: Pig farm was there first, so get used to it
- Editorial: Vital contract a nightmare
- Prediction by Reid returns to haunt
- Slogan stays in Vegas, money leaves
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- Gift of caring gets man off streets
- CCSN hit with complaints
Thursday, Dec. 14
- Ron Kantowski on how Goodman is getting revved up for inaugural Vegas Grand Prix
- What does Pioneer have to gain by sponsoring the Las Vegas Bowl?
- Caught in identity crisis
- John Katsilometes gets Frank Gehry's succinct opinion of architecture in Las Vegas
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 14, 2006
- Editorial: School plan fails smell test
- Editorial: Appalling beyond belief
- Letter: Nova Town idea is not what we need
- Letter: Lawmakers need to look at health issues
- Letter: Marathon runners didn't all run fast
- Editorial: Pahrump comes to its senses
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Harrah's board considers options for its future
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Democracy in action
- Downtown project still in bad shape
- Law enforcement officers learn fine art of making a forceful entry
Wednesday, Dec. 13
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney checks out a heads-up computer game that gives poker players 'a chance to settle old scores'
- FOR LOVE OF THE GAME
- TAKE FIVE: E.T.A. HOFFMANN'S 'NUTCRACKER'
- Offensive, yes, but comics say outright ban not the answer
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 13, 2006
- Jon Ralston on Lois Tarkanian and the challenge she faces
- Editorial: Belly up to the bar
- Editorial: Fighting violence at home
- Letter: Let market decide
- Letter: Question 5 just wasn't bold enough
- Letter: Thank you, Judge Herndon
- Letter: Gore-Obama team would be great
- Editorial: Safe airport vs. tall obelisk
- LOOKING IN ON: WASHINGTON
- Three get to stay home for the holidays
- Southern Nevada secures water - for now
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- Fats on Vegas' back burner
- Residents say plan to build school next to pig farm smells
Tuesday, Dec. 12
- Those masked men of hockey
- Near death experience
- A brief history
- John Katsilometes takes a spin through Revolution, the new Beatles-themed club at the Mirage
- Architecture, step by step
- Calendars keep alive memories of black entertainers
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 12, 2006
- Editorial: Improving government access
- Editorial: A champion of Las Vegas dies
- Letter: Smokers take away nonsmokers' choices
- Letter: Incompetence is the mark of Bush's tenure
- Letter: Elitists in favor of Electoral College
- Letter: Electoral College set up for good reason
- Letter: Voters don't like to be trumped by judges
- Letter: When does will of the people count first?
- Editorial: A hospital in denial
- Ex-Hilton PR exec known for 'Star Trek' unveiling
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Former sheriff candidate Bisch sets sights on LV Ward 1
- Speaking to the Latino masses
- Briare was a cheerleader for Las Vegas
- Dealing with DMV after accident can really wreck your month
- Ron Kantowski on Chancellor Jim Rogers' latest letter on athletics at UNLV
- Growing at own pace
Monday, Dec. 11
- Highlights of October 2006 revenue report on Nevada casinos
- STEALING YOUR CHILD'S CREDIT
- Ron Kantowski takes an early morning walk as others run through the streets of Las Vegas - with at least one couple stopping to get married
- THE OPENING LINE
- John Katsilometes considers the educated views of a British journalist who is looking for that perfect view
- Allen & Rossi
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 11, 2006
- Editorial: Following the money
- A taxing lapse of logic
- Letter: Nuclear power not worth the mess it creates
- Letter: Too many people abuse parking passes
- Letter: Smoking is a matter of individual choice
- Targeting bad fats
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Mandalay Bay sued in 2004 incident
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- Nip and tuck - not just for women anymore
- Mining laws dating to 1872 may be in for big changes
Sunday, Dec. 10
- Decking the hall
- John Katsilometes has lunch with a few lawyers - 500 or so - honored by their peers for their commitment to pro bono work
- Drinking in the past
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 10, 2006
- Jon Ralston on how ambiguities in the Clean Indoor Air Act have both sides blowing smoke about its constitutionality
- Editorial: A new way to airport
- Editorial: So long to the do-nothings
- Letter: America failing because war was built on lies
- Letter: Recycling not made easy for homeowners
- Letter: Unclaimed property currently a big hassle
- Letter: War for oil argument doesn't hold water
- Editorial: Driving into gridlock
- LOOKING IN ON: THE SUBURBS
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Jeff Simpson on why casino chief Steve Wynn reserves the right to change his mind
- New face of labor has heart, drive
- LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP
- Still time to load up on stocking stuffers
- Labor sees new day in Southern Nevada
- Brian Greenspun reflects on why this is such a good time to realize how good we have it and just how good the future can be
- Battling domestic violence
Saturday, Dec. 9
- TAKE FIVE: CCSN PITCHER COLBY SHREVE
- DULY NOTED
- Ron Kantowski tries to find some answers to what would make runners participate in a marathon
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 09, 2006
- Editorial: Searching for new wonders
- Editorial: Gratitude is not enough
- Letter: Federal appointments not Bush's strong suit
- Letter: Wage gap keeps segregation alive
- Letter: Electoral College fails American voters
- Editorial: FEMA still a disaster
- DeLee changed childbirth in Vegas
- CORRECTION
- Art mingles with utopia in concept for futuristic town
- OF COURSE. IT'S VEGAS.
- At City Hall, it's the little things that matter
- Car thieves get snakebit
Friday, Dec. 8
- CONVENTION CRASHING: INTERNATIONAL FAIR AND EXPO
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- Changing sounds of metal
- Philharmonic's Weller gets into swing of holidays
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 08, 2006
- Jon Ralston on how Las Vegas Mayor Goodman knows what's best for his own city - at least in his own mind
- Editorial: Crossing out the 'no'
- Editorial: A long wait for the doctor
- Letter: Children's health only part of Question 5
- Letter: Alcohol at airports worse than smoking
- Letter: Time to make every vote count
- Editorial: War policy cannot linger
- Union design unfolds
- Again, hospital lacks out clause
- Judge Herndon thrust into the spotlight
- Town again invites controversy
- House calls alert leukemia patient
- John Katsilometes on an amazing show to celebrate Kennedy Center Honors
- CORRECTION
Thursday, Dec. 7
- Ron Kantowski finds himself surrounded by cowboy hats and meets some friendly folks in town for National Finals Rodeo
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- Stand-up comedian gets comfortable with his material
- A little help from friends
- John Katsilometes on the world tour of Fred Nassiri, who's promoting world unity through song
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 07, 2006
- Editorial: Back to the bargaining table
- Letter: Tests necessary to find best recycling method
- Letter: Sun's coverage offers needed balance
- Letter: Litany of Bush's failures is endless
- Editorial: True state of Iraq exposed by study group's report
- How politicians resolved impasse
- Growing pains in Pahrump
- Reid puts lawmakers back on the clock
- Fans of fake luxury goods out of luck after police raid
- CORRECTION
- FBI leaves nothing to chance at new office
Wednesday, Dec. 6
- THE ELEVATOR
- FOR LOVE OF THE GAME
- Q+A: Mike Sanford
- Holiday shopping for art
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 06, 2006
- Jon Ralston's take on the first meeting of Gibbons' team
- Editorial: Trying to catch a break
- Editorial: Airport not blowing smoke
- Letter: Bush should be a president for all the people
- Letter: Liberal left taking over Democrat Party
- Letter: Resorts should embrace monorail
- Editorial: Winds of change for Iraq?
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
- Measuring health care
- Casinos see private funds as a way to go
- Outgoing regents give inside views
- CORRECTION
- Boulder City gadfly buzzes about The Man
- DA Roger promises review of case after Mazzeo meeting
Tuesday, Dec. 5
- Board reappoints Rheault as Nevada schools chief
- Nevada study questions whether smoking bans would hurt casinos
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- Going the distance and then some
- Rock hound sniffs out memorabilia
- John Katsilometes on a photographer who has the Playboy assignment to do a pictorial on the women of 'La Femme'
- Q+A: Phyllis Diller
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 05, 2006
- Editorial: Program is just the ticket
- Editorial: Failures in Afghanistan
- Letter: Bush wants U.S. to stay in Iraq to build bases
- Letter: Bush allowing toxic chemicals to harm us
- Letter: We are fiddling as the world burns
- Editorial: Obstinacy leads to pickets
- Public or private: Debate over arena financing intensifies
- McCarran to clear the air
- Beds ready but doctor shortage prevents use
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- LOOKING IN ON: TOURISM
Monday, Dec. 4
- Ron Kantowski on how one of the smallest guys on the field made the biggest impact of all the Wildcats in another championship win
- Jeff Haney offers an alternative to bowl games: a 16-team postseason playoff for college football
- THE OPENING LINE
- John Katsilometes on '48 Hours Mystery's' interest in the death of Kathy Augustine
- Search for thriving jazz scene led to U.S.
- Q+A: Tamara Conniff
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 04, 2006
- Editorial: Protections still needed
- Editorial: GM finally looking ahead
- Editorial: EPA asleep at the wheel
- Letter: Parking spaces reserved for good reason
- Letter: Total isolation is only way to please some
- Letter: Killers, Panic! don't represent Vegas scene
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- LOOKING IN ON: WASHINGTON
- Crime hasn't closed other parks
- Protector of the wash
- Questions for citizenship test have some perplexed
- Unclaimed property feeds state coffers at growing rate
- Monorail needs line to remain on track
Sunday, Dec. 3
- Duo bets on long shot
- Jeff Simpson talks to an upbeat Steve Wynn about good times for his resort properties
- Jack Sheehan on a lesson learned years ago in a cemetery while a trumpeter played 'Taps'
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 03, 2006
- Jon Ralston on what has happened, and what could still happen, when Bill Walters and George Chanos butt heads
- Editorial: Time to evaluate room tax
- Editorial: Failing the smell test
- Editorial: Demanding more detail
- Letter: Smart recycling plan starts with education
- Letter: Tourists already pay for too much in Vegas
- Letter: Flexing muscle won't cure Middle East
- Letter: Actions show real support for troops
- John Katsilometes talks to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber about the spectacle that is 'Phantom' in Las Vegas
- Mega-law firms to join forces
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- Some stuff you may want stuffed into many stockings
- Cheering on Tom
- Reid's rise to power may be bad news for Yucca backers
- Brian Greenspun on how Carter is wrong about the Middle East
Saturday, Dec. 2
- TAKE FIVE: MIKE ADRAS
- DULY NOTED
- FLASHPOINT
- Editorial: Every vote still counts
- Editorial: A Capitol offense
- Letter: Big differences between Pearl Harbor, 9/11
- Letter: Put nonviolent criminals to work
- Letter: Streets still littered with Airola signs
- Letter: With kindness, we can all just get along
- Editorial: Bucking president's secrecy
- CORRECTION
- CONVENTION CRASHING: POOL & SPA AND BACKYARD LIVING EXPOS
- County looks to increase Walker's pay
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- Cruising for parking violators
- State has more history than funds to save it
Friday, Dec. 1
- Exhibit to raise funds, awareness
- John Katsilometes reports that Steve Wynn is in for a two-tuxedo weekend as he heads East for Kennedy Center events
- Styx's high-energy performance is back
- Manhattan Transfer brings holiday show filled with jazz, pop
- Checking in from UNLV's home away from home
- Picked out of crowd, player makes music video appearance
- Brother's memory stays on field
- FLASHPOINT for Dec 01, 2006
- Jon Ralston dares lawmakers of both parties to give the rhetoric a rest and put their energy into developing ideas for education
- Editorial: Dinosaur calling card
- Editorial: Iraq war critics vindicated
- Letter: World War II, Iraq war are incomparable
- Letter: Spanish names welcome visitors
- Letter: Gibbons should return his pay
- Letter: Iraq war is an utter failure
- Letter: U.S. has power to fight any war
- Editorial: Patient care in jeopardy
- Blue Man Group's dispute with unions spills onto Venetian sidewalk
- Longevity came from 'a good Christian life'
- Metro recommends no charges against Gibbons; DA sets no time on decision
- Pilgrimage to Israel was a dream fulfilled
- Explosive issue pits future jobs against nukes
- Regents demand receipts with details
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY