Story archive for June 2007
Saturday, June 30
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS
- LOOKING IN ON: GOLF
- THE READERS SOMETIMES E-MAIL
- Editorial: Bald eagles impart lesson
- Editorial: Internet radio static
- Letter: Critics of stem cell research miss the mark
- Letter: Enforce immigration laws already in place
- Letter: An issue that our leaders can't handle
- Editorial: Crackdown is no comfort
- Feds give Rizzolo one last shot at selling his Crazy Horse Too
- Stagehands try to unionize, get unexpected drama
- CONVENTION CRASHING: INTERNATIONAL BOWL EXPO
Friday, June 29
- LOOKING IN ON: WIMBLEDON
- Jeff Haney points to figures from Gaming Control showing the NCAA might have beaten the Super Bowl
- Ron Kantowski listens in as Chancellor Rogers hammers UNLV'S athletic director
- Survey to detail Fremont Street's social evolution
- Arts collective gets a call from 'home'
- Anniversary of 'Love' kicks off Beatles events
- Editorial: A messenger of hate
- Editorial: How much is too much?
- Letter: Bush preaches ethics, adds to human misery
- Letter: Put contributions in a blind trust
- Letter: Government must stem flow of illegals
- Editorial: Shed light on bids
- Democrats to hit Porter on vets votes
- Older veterans warn youngsters of the battles ahead
- Berkley plans her strategy for green behind the scenes
- Union, MGM Mirage take dispute outside
- One arena bidder has played the game
- Critics doubt Trop can cut its way to success
Thursday, June 28
- Ron Kantowski longs for the days when college conference TV networks weren't playing hard-to-get with devoted fans
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- The return of the Rentals
- Editorial: A fountain of trash
- Editorial: Is there a moral equity?
- Letter: Cheney may come to regret privacy policies
- Letter: Congressmen should explain their votes
- Letter: No need to use embryonic stem cells
- Editorial: Seeing the big picture
- LOOKING IN ON: BUSINESS
- This is no chat room
- Jeanne Smith Stewart: 1922-2007
- ID theft victims feel burned by state's 'hotline'
- MIKA FONOTI: 1955-2007
- Many other cities reveal bidders for sports arenas
- Employers add incentives to wellness programs
- Nevada law firms, attorneys among top-ranked
- Trump's personal touch pays off in Las Vegas
- Richard Rizzo Vice chairman of Perini Building Co.
- Resale home price dip might cut glut
- Developer makes land gift for teacher housing
- Halverson defends judicial elections
Wednesday, June 27
- THE ELEVATOR
- Sorry stats tell season's story
- Jeff Haney on how professional poker player Outhred found out the real money is on television game shows
- Q+ A: Tony Danza
- Editorial: Safe at any speed?
- Editorial: A burning debate
- Letter: U.S. needs to reestablish relations with Cuba
- Letter: Immigration bill needs some work
- Letter: Let's not stifle our newspapers
- Editorial: Identity stolen? Be patient?
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
- Don't show her 'Missouri Plan'
- 'Pacman' wants to do the right thing, his lawyer says, but isn't sure what that is
- Congress hears from other side on illegals
- Past dogs sex offender living among fellow seniors
- They'll be jobless - should tycoon share?
Tuesday, June 26
- The Heart of Business – Introduction
- Compassion for Edwards' wife nudges issues aside
- Mumble, mumble: We don't want a merger
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- Greenspun Media builds luxury magazine team
- Ensign straddles risky line on immigration
- Stolen identity? Take a number
- Hatton fans pour on the British
- In oldest battle, the men cave
- Editorial: Violent crimes' true cost
- Editorial: Get tougher on pollution
- Letter: Iacocca's book should wake up America
- Letter: We worship the wrong role models
- Letter: Bush wrong on stem cell research
- Editorial: Shifting balance of power
Monday, June 25
- Jeff Haney on why the gaming world lost out when professional sports handicapper Fezzik decided that dealing with the message board critics wasn't worth the effort
- Hatton knocks wind out of Castillo's career
- THE OPENING LINE
- The next big thing
- Editorial: A shortsighted president
- Editorial: The ugly side of secrecy
- Letter: Nevada veterans are getting short shrift
- Letter: Clergy by no means oversteps its bounds
- Letter: Don't overlook huge cost of 'amnesty' bill
- Editorial: Overseeing overtime
- Convention Crashing: International Billiard Home & Recreation Expo
- In private, they screen judges, and their power could grow
- Skin cancer experts join Nevada team
- Metro goes gangbusters
- Henderson entertains itself
Sunday, June 24
- Editorial: Bad medicine?
- Jeff Simpson on why the Senate's strong statement should be heeded by the House and the White House
- Jack Sheehan on the values imparted by his mother, who always seemed to be right
- Letter: Nevada veterans are getting short shrift
- Editorial: YouTube debate
- Editorial: Bye, bye Johnny
- Letter: Courage needed to curb illegal immigration
- Letter: Training educators to use guns is no solution
- Letter: Clinton, Libby cases are nothing alike
- Letter: Immigrants deserve thanks for hard work
- Countdown to closing time
- THE WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON D.C.
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Governor's office can be pushed only so far
- Is Clark County flush? Depends on the math
- REALITY HITS HOME
- Brian Greenspun shares Rabbi Hier's thoughts on intolerance
Saturday, June 23
- His heart was in the game
- Ron Kantowski lists nine reasons Craig Thompson, the Mountain West Conference commissioner, has been doing his job right
- Editorial: Let's listen this time
- Editorial: Enough partisanship
- Letter: Parks ordinance just not very realistic
- Letter: Global warming is natural, inevitable
- Letter: Mr. President, put up that wall
- Editorial: Helping veterans
- Slots testers spread out in new lab
- Today's union talks tangled in the deep roots of 'card check'
- Chancellor and regents sound off, then make nice
- Reid's Dems struggle to stay ahead of the spin
Friday, June 22
- Letter: Backing Hamas into corner was bad move
- Letter: Solve immigration by annexation of Mexico
- Letter: Repetition of phrase doesn't make it true
- Letter: Taxing developers would help ease traffic
- Regents, foundations seek balance of power
- TAKE FIVE: RICKY HATTON VS. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO
- Ron Kantowski takes it in as boxing promoter Bob Arum rants about a fine against fighter Jose Luis Castillo, with political analysis thrown in
- Bottoms up for beloved bar?
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- Vegas guitar festival getting rock star treatment
- Performer home in Vegas, wants to work here again
- CCSN's, official's methods conflict
- Lady's luck is changing
- Metro tightens net in overtime probe
- Editorial: Bad deal for consumers
- Editorial: Shooting the messenger
- Editorial: Oil is not the future
Thursday, June 21
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- Going against the grain, he helps make music
- Editorial: Giving justice a chance
- Editorial: Trailing a tainted train
- Letter: Proposed park ordinance poorly thought out
- Letter: Teachers not shown enough appreciation
- Letter: Bush has no real answers for economy
- Editorial: Swap cars for buses
- Song drips with meaning
- Good doctors or bad oversight: Depends whose spin you believe
- Kerkorian sticks as cash rolls in
- Nevada helps lead, Congress drags feet
- 7-7-07 is lining 'em up
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
Wednesday, June 20
- THE ELEVATOR
- MLS in Vegas sets soccer fans abuzz online
- Jeff Haney explains why the winner of the HORSE tournament may be the best player coming out of the World Series of Poker
- Q+A: JACKIE COLLINS
- Editorial: A nation of diabetics
- Editorial: Habitat proposal not wise
- Letter: President, Congress inept on immigration
- Letter: Clinton's, Libby's statuses different
- Letter: Baby Boomers not greatest generation
- Letter: Money not correct flight-path solution
- Letter: Casinos should build another airport
- Editorial: Political prosecutions?
- Cuts could've been avoided
- Vets wary, hopeful as VA panel's visit nears
- Upfront fee pulls lawyer back in
- Insurer comes here with a trail of fines from other states
- CORRECTION
- Movies? What Movies?
Tuesday, June 19
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- Editorial: Two wrongs make a wrong
- Editorial: Reforming gun control
- Letter: Debate over global warming should be over
- Letter: There's no comparing lies of Libby, Clinton
- Letter: Union finally wins a round in Las Vegas
- Letter: Making sense of 'Sopranos' ending
- Editorial: Constitutionally challenged
- CONVENTION CRASHING: WORLD EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS FOR LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING
- Deadline for club's sale looms
- Recruiting tool for schools or hot potato
- In the works: More places to park your car, hop a ride
- Ensign soon to suggest replacements for Bogden
Monday, June 18
- FABULOUS LAS VEGAS
- Jeff Haney takes a look at college football betting lines, with USC atop nearly seven months before the finale
- Ron Kantowski tells why senior bowlers will be making a lot of noise in Vegas and how they've earned their fanfare
- THE OPENING LINE
- He lives in the groove
- Editorial: What's in a label?
- Editorial: Just say supersize it
- Letter: Politicians' stance on immigration disgusting
- Letter: Bush certainly no George Washington
- Letter: Web site doesn't deserve mention
- Letter: Rogers, Carpenter are not fit to lead
- Editorial: Let's share the ride
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Where are his medals, he wants to know
- All eyes on Reid as he makes his next move in the struggle over immigration
- Good intentions aside, Las Vegas parks another law that won't fly
- The turnaround kings of education
Sunday, June 17
- Lake Las Vegas casino to swap managers
- Own your own casino
- Editorial: Our schools, our budget
- Editorial: Hope for the future
- Letter: Don't let 'Summer of Love' go to waste
- Letter: What are Bush's real motives in Iraq?
- Letter: Creative thinking can solve flight path issue
- Editorial: Enough is enough
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- How to give yourself a raise without taking flak
- One vote at a time
- No doubt, special interests dominate
- Brian Greenspun notes how we need fathers, not selfish sheep
- Jeff Simpson says good times make a strike unlikely, at least in one set of Culinary negotiations
- Want something done locally? That gets decided in Carson City
- Suddenly, hospital says she's a mental patient
- Nevada's bumper crop: Lobbyists
Saturday, June 16
- Editorial: Targeting pollution
- Editorial: Medicine at what price?
- Letter: 'Blame Democrats' is always GOP's answer
- Letter: Education shortfall is really no mystery
- Letter: Is Libby any worse than Bill Clinton?
- Editorial: Stand together on energy
- Greens fees fall as mercury soars
- Governor a no-show for terror center
- HOA bill, see you in 2009
- Harrah's deal gives Culinary an edge
- Patients cringe as heath insurers try to merge
- Ruckus, then fadeout
Friday, June 15
- Jeff Haney on why the Cubs, despite playing better than their record, still have little value at the betting window
- LOOKING IN ON: UNLV FOOTBALL
- Vintage Vegas captured
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 15, 2007
- Jon Ralston wonders who will face Porter, and some other tidbits
- Editorial: Basic rights for detainees
- Editorial: Lack of empowerment
- Letter: U.S. wrong to support Sunni insurgents
- Letter: Time for baseball to revise TV rules
- Letter: Flight path is for benefit of everyone
- Editorial: It's time for answers
- Reid once again whips up political world
- UNLV gets donations, without cut off the top
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- Wanted: 1,300 teachers within three months
- Gibbons has hours to decide on HOAs
- Love him or loathe him
Thursday, June 14
- Nevada senators disclose income, assets
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- TAKE FIVE: PICASSO CERAMICS EXHIBIT
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 14, 2007
- Editorial: There's no time to lose
- Editorial: House is not swayed
- Letter: A tribute to Old Glory on Flag Day
- Letter: Whatever became of legal immigration?
- Letter: American troops deserve the best
- Editorial: Looking for Mr. Right Now
- Empowered schools score higher marks
- Raid sweeps through CCSN offices
- Sheriff to talk the talk with Gibbons
- Living the life off the Strip
- Empowerment money mystery
- GOP congressmen face squeeze on war
- Endorsements carry weight, just not votes
Wednesday, June 13
- Jeff Haney gets actress and poker champ Jennifer Tilly's take on the women who succeed in a male-dominated game
- Q+A: Diana Krall
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 13, 2007
- Jon Ralston on Buckley's leadership in the Assembly and her political future
- Editorial: Sleeping with the enemy
- Editorial: Bryn Armstrong:1916-2007
- Letter: On hypocrisy, the liberal left and taxes
- Letter: Let's get real about funding shortfalls
- Letter: Kucinich deserves serious appraisal
- Editorial: Stalled immigration reform
- Reid: Dems raised the bar too high on war
- Sun's story, photos of family's plight honored
- Dogs do their business, then entrepreneur does his
- Q+A: David Boshko
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- CORRECTIO NS
Tuesday, June 12
- Main Event is for the kids
- A colorful life exposed
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 12, 2007
- Editorial: Limiting voters' choices
- Editorial: Fed decision needs healing
- Letter: America still paying for President Bush's lies
- Letter: GOP busy making war instead of peace
- Letter: Cheney disregards democratic principles
- Letter: Archbishop doing right by faithful
- Editorial: School unaccountability
- LOOKING IN ON: TOURISM
- BRYN ARMSTRONG: 1916-2007
- Ensign refuses to vote no confidence on Gonzales
- Wealthy men, willing women
Monday, June 11
- Key facts on AC casino revenues
- Jeff Haney on a presidential hopeful from the Las Vegas Valley who hopes to parlay a 2008 Libertarian campaign into a serious run some time down the road
- Ron Kantowski gets a lesson from three figurative heavyweights on rules changes, the selection procedure and the difference between wrestling and grappling
- THE OPENING LINE
- Recasting his life
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 1 , 200-
- Editorial: You want it when?
- Editorial: Wetlands now at risk
- Letter: Many are speaking out against HOA bill
- Letter: Anti-abortion GOP has itself to blame
- Letter: Cheney's former aide is not above the law
- Letter: Gov. Gibbons is a man of his word
- Letter: Americans take too much joy in Paris' fall
- Editorial: No time to coast
- NLV sacrifices parking for more people
- WHO'S YOUR TUTOR?
- Kucinich raises his funds one dollar at a time
- Republicans move slowly, confidently toward '08 caucus
- Tutors' grade: Incomplete
Sunday, June 10
- Springing back to life
- Jeff Simpson on why a new resort positioned in the space formerly occupied by the Thunderbird should make money this time
- Jack Sheehan on why, perhaps in spite of its boom in popularity, the World Series of Poker is one of the most endearing events in Las Vegas
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 10, 2007
- Jon Ralston is appalled by the audacity displayed in the wake of the 2007 Legislature by Gov. Jim Gibbons, who must be living in a fantasy world
- Editorial: Where mediocrity is king
- Letter: Praise Gibbons for keeping campaign promise
- Letter: Math exam an unfair standard for diploma
- Letter: Thousands dying in an unnecessary war
- The WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON D.C.
- Question for Rogers: Where are donors?
- Power shift looms, to lobbyists' glee
- Winners, losers stand out after the legislative session
- Brian Greenspun highlights how we can elevate our state
- Trouble coming to a boil among university leaders
Saturday, June 9
- THE READERS SOMETIMES E-MAIL
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS
- Soccer league breaks ranks on gambling
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 09, 2007
- Editorial: Car of the future
- Editorial: Of cow poop and Prada
- Letter: 'Liberal' not the bad word it's made out to be
- Letter: President's parents should be ashamed
- Letter: Government had no reason to out agent
- Editorial: New outlook on energy
- CORRECTION
- Draw a line in the sand, Biden urges Culinary
- Reid risks 'do-nothing' label over immigration
- A year of firsts - principal and students become 'family'
- Graduation plans overthown
Friday, June 8
- Highlights of April 2007 revenue report on Nevada casinos
- Ron Kantowski fields a call from Oakland Raiders boss Al Davis, who explains why Lady Rebels play-by-play man Bob Blum is ...
- Jeff Haney explains why long shots Jim Furyk or Geoff Ogilvy could upset Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson in golf's U.S. Open
- They came, they saw, they were impressed and perplexed
- Unleash your inner poet
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 08, 2007
- Jon Ralston on why it's critical to put into context the case against Boggs
- Editorial: A pardon for Libby?
- Editorial: Treating problem gamblers
- Letter: Construction takes away more natural beauty
- Letter: Cutting pork would make budget work
- Letter: It's Iraqis' turn to fight their war
- Editorial: At what price hunger?
- Stars walk the walk at CineVegas
- Books open on execs' rewards, but do shareholders care?
- Like it or not, HOA members must pay
- 10-figure payday
Thursday, June 7
- Ron Kantowski on a TV contract that costs the MWC much more than money
- Busch sibling rivalry goes from zero to 60 in one car wreck
- TAKE FIVE: COMPARING FIRST FRIDAYS
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 07, 2007
- Editorial: Schoolhouse blues
- Editorial: Empty ballot boxes
- Letter: Fixing immigration takes time and work
- Letter: Voters should not fall for lies from the left
- Letter: Judge Halverson is getting a bad rap
- Editorial: Government cuts
- Check that meat before you eat, Lucky and Albertsons warn
- Vegas.com call center among world's best
- LV industries worry flow of immigrants will dry up
- Keep me in for the ballgames
- Budget juggling gives state's courts much of their wish list
- Judges win again and again
- Art scene looking up downtown
Wednesday, June 6
- Bills on Nevada's special session agenda
- TAKE FIVE: THE ULTIMATE GAME
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney relates why poker's seven-week world series is like a compressed full season of racing or basketball
- TAKE FIVE: DEBBIE HARRY
- True colors to shine
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 06, 2007
- Jon Ralston explains why Session Lite will pack a hangover
- Editorial: An unfair advantage
- Editorial: Bittersweet justice
- Letter: We should be focusing energy elsewhere
- Letter: Representatives should listen to us
- Letter: School District loses applicant in cracks
- Editorial: Another corruption case
- More trouble on horizon for Boggs?
- Quest for medical intervention
- Culinary delivers unpleasant surprises
- Pricey 'theme park' bill bobs up again, then is sunk
- THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BEERS
Tuesday, June 5
- Human Resources highlights in Nevada budget
- Education highlights in Nevada budget
- Cricket, Las Vegas style
- Let us count the ways art pays
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 05, 2007
- Editorial: Halverson must go
- Editorial: Immigration debate continues
- Letter: Obama, with a political machine, could win
- Letter: Don't award illegal immigrants amnesty
- Letter: Lack of money, power means a bleak future
- Editorial: Living for the moment
- Payday lenders, primed customers
- He reached, Howard Hughes pulled back his empire
- And the survey says: Yes, problem gambling can be treated
- State puts the screws to Clark County
- CORRECTION
- FABULOUS LAS VEGAS
Monday, June 4
- Ron Kantowski wonders if the buc will stop with this reality show
- Jeff Haney on NFL games already sparking interest in sports books months before the season starts
- THE OPENING LINE
- Vegas man is festival's most celebrated graduate
- CineVegas adds just a touch of Hollywood
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 04, 2007
- Editorial: Cost a factor for hybrids
- Editorial: Damn the intelligence
- Letter: Republican Party tearing America asunder
- Letter: Fairy tale without a happy ending
- Letter: Education must adjust to changes
- Editorial: TB flight raises questions
- 'Arena' bill overstepped its bounds
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Nuts about the King of Pop
- Trying to restore a trashed reputation
- Lawyers opt out of judge's courtroom
- Halverson cooking her own goose?
Sunday, June 3
- Slot machines way high tech
- Bally banking on new-fangled slots to put it back in the money
- Portrait Unveiled
- In short, the price of citizenship will more than double
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 03, 2007
- Jon Ralston on why nothing ever seems to get done in a timely or acceptable fashion at the end of the Legislature
- Editorial: CCSN president's departure
- Editorial: Failing our students
- Letter: No good reason to resort to digital bugles
- Letter: Country moving toward aristocracy
- Letter: Sense of fairness lost in today's America
- Letter: What will be the last straw in Iraq?
- Editorial: The governor as roadblock
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- Seasoned educator can't get a bite in Las Vegas
- Lots of hubbub, little to show for it
- Edwards sweet-talks Culinary
- Jeff Simpson on the courage it will take to tackle a simple governor and a greedy paper
- Brian Greenspun on how our governor made sure we'd stay at the bottom
Saturday, June 2
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 02, 2007
- Editorial: Mystery or metaphor?
- Editorial: A question of preparedness
- Letter: U.S. overrun with illegal immigrants
- Letter: Moderate Democrats beware of extremists
- Letter: Reid can't spin away the harsh reality
- Editorial: Pushing for fairness
- THE ELEVATOR
- 'Ultimate Fighter' contestant gets kicks in the cage
- Ron Kantowski on why, at age 54 and with a surgically repaired neck, former major league pitcher Rick Rhoden is playing ...
- 'Green' tax breaks will bite Clark County
- Obama crowds thin out
- DUI arrest sidestepped in race
- 5,000 autistic Nevadans, two bills that could help them
- Bush pushes, but Nevada Republicans resist on immigration
Friday, June 1
- Jeff Haney uses individuals' stats from the first third of the season to project who will be the winners and losers at the betting window come October
- Ron Kantowski on how Henderson's Richie Hearn managed to hitch a ride at the Indianapolis 500 and get his racing career...
- Three artists featured on the Fremont canvas
- Lofty retail goals waning
- Hurricane Bar owner decides it's time to put up the shutters
- FLASHPOINT for Jun 01, 2007
- Editorial: Whose interest in mind?
- Jon Ralston on the power the governor - even Gibbons - wields in Nevada
- Editorial: A borderline proposal
- Editorial: One giant step back
- Letter: Grateful for courageous anti-war activists
- Letter: Halverson not fit to sit behind bench
- Letter: Cashman Thursdays are overindulgent
- In the end, Carpenter heeded call of South
- Obama digging in
- Metro Police know who you are - or they will eventually
- Late deal on roads fails to connect
- Building in the boondocks