Story archive for May 2007
Thursday, May 31
- $35 million bet on pro soccer
- Jeff Haney tells how the World Poker Tour is out to improve its final table structure
- Holmes' story to be told
- Vegas 'Producers' adds globe-trotting cast member
- Old hand steps into Hasselhoff's high heels
- FLASHPOINT for May 31, 2007
- Editorial: Ending the tragedy
- Editorial: Everyone is a winner
- Letter: Objection to pay hike no way to honor troops
- Letter: Planes overhead are the sound of success
- Letter: Summerlin residents: Get used to the noise
- Letter: Immigration laws must be enforceable
- Editorial: Governor stiffs education
- Boulder City candidates contrast in styles
- LOOKING IN ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
- It's time for 'Christmas trees,' 'Leg-O-Matics'
- In detail, Clinton woos Culinary
- Our neighbors did what?
- How our laws get made
Wednesday, May 30
- Nevada Assembly works on its own highway funding measure
- THE ELEVATOR
- Ron Kantowski on how women have come a long way, baby, since Janet Guthrie climbed into her bag of bolts
- Locals leave mark at Indy
- When cavemen speak
- FLASHPOINT for May 30, 2007
- Editorial: Go with the little guy
- Editorial: Kickbacks from brothels
- Editorial: Turmoil in the courthouse
- Letter: Hiking Carpenter's pay is waste of money
- Letter: Birthplace shouldn't guarantee citizenship
- Letter: Prewar intelligence ignored by Bush team
- Letter: Politics has taken over Supreme Court
- Letter: Don't let apathy invalidate dress code rules
- Jon Ralston explains that what state lawmakers say they did and what they actually accomplished aren't always the same thing
- Letter: Letter headline here Letter headline here
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Arm twisting adds a late touch to '07
- Two builders own our roads
Tuesday, May 29
- The great unknown
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- Living his dream and illusions
- FLASHPOINT for May 29, 2007
- Letter: Government ignores some veterans' health
- Letter: Don't delude yourself about Jerry Falwell
- Editorial: An inconvenient president
- Editorial: Diplomas with debt
- Editorial: Pinching at the pump
- Closing means fewer homes for poor
- Q+A: Gamal Aziz
- Judges step up feud, courthouse cringes
- Local grocer vs. big chain
- Race, age divide Nevada
Monday, May 28
- Jeff Haney examines patterns of surprise in the evolving betting lines of UFC showdowns
- UFC newcomer surprises himself
- THE OPENING LINE
- FLASHPOINT for May 28, 2007
- Editorial: Demystifying credit cards
- Editorial: Ignoring students' health
- Letter: A gold star for President Bush in math
- Letter: Teachers get no respect these days
- Letter: Residents pay for flight path's profits
- Editorial: For their country ...
- Southern Nevada switching over to 'green' cabs at moderate speed
- Reid sips 'weak tea'
- 'THE DYNAMIC DUO' COMES TO NEVADA'S RESCUE
- Teachers take a lesson, in Mexico
Sunday, May 27
- FLASHPOINT for May 27, 2007
- Jon Ralston describes lawmakers' last-minute scramble, which makes winners out of various special interests while education and transportation take a backseat
- Editorial: A dead horse rides
- Editorial: More damning testimony
- Letter: Commend Democrats for putting troops first
- Letter: Why the American people feel powerless
- Letter: Children's health trumps their privacy
- Letter: Taking care of U.S. should be top priority
- Editorial: Bush blind to failure
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- He said, she said, he said - that's how a bill gets lost in the shuffle
- Jack Sheehan notes how we take stars for granted in Las Vegas, then he wines and dines with one
- Jeff Simpson tells why Kerkorian's bombshell is one of the biggest to hit Las Vegas' business world
- Brothels and strip clubs get customers, cabbies get cash
- Brian Greenspun pays a belated tribute to those wonderful women who have given us all so much
- COLORADO RIVER AT RISK
Saturday, May 26
- Ron Kantowski describes the frat-party frenzy that has turned thirsty Thursdays into a big hit at Cashman Field
- FLASHPOINT for May 26, 2007
- Editorial: A teen with a plan
- Editorial: Stop snitching?
- Letter: Electing judges is lesser of two evils
- Letter: Nation is ripe for major political change
- Letter: Outdated birthright laws need changing
- Editorial: More drug trouble
- Flawed ad: Hands off historic artifacts
- Goodman, gamers grapple with Gov. Gibbons
- Lessons in history
- Union, hotel not quite on same page
- Rogers sweetens the pot to keep Carpenter
- Snowbirds leave, so do volunteers
Friday, May 25
- TAKE FIVE: UFC 71, CHUCK LIDDELL VS. QUINTON 'RAMPAGE' JACKSON
- Jeff Haney on how the Coke 600 has lapped the Indy 500 when it comes to fans racing to the sports book window
- LOOKING IN ON: GOLF
- CURTIS BRIDGEFORTH: 1956-2007
- Down-to-earth moment
- Arts community opens its eyes to Nevada
- FLASHPOINT for May 25, 2007
- Jon Ralston muses on what it will mean for Nevadans if they follow the governor's lead
- Editorial: A nation less-driven
- Editorial: A more uniform policy
- Letter: Iraqi family demonstrates American ideals
- Letter: Mexico must be fixed to solve immigration
- Letter: Falwell, Farrakhan are nothing alike
- Editorial: Needed: Veto-proof plan
- New hope for the old sections of North Las Vegas
- Many grads make the grade
- Number crunching aimed at income tax
- Wheeling, dealing and a failed coup
- Landowner vs. landowner
Thursday, May 24
- Jeff Haney on a former FBI agent who learned to read suspects and now teaches poker players how to read 'tells'
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- Not a lot of fire at Dark Skies
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- FLASHPOINT for May 24, 2007
- Editorial: My way or the highway
- The problem with coal
- Editorial: Countering identify theft
- Letter: Drug tests have been a useful tool
- Letter: User fee increases are backdoor taxes
- Letter: We are shortchanging education, roads
- Bogden was in her sights
- CONVENTION CRASHER
- Gibbon's position on terror center baffling
- Gibbons plays the veto trump
- THE REV. TOMMY STARKES: 1939-2007
- Dressing by the numbers
- Bill stumbles, so voters likely to keep picking judges
Wednesday, May 23
- THE ELEVATOR
- Texas Christian one to beat in tournament
- LOOKING IN ON: SOCCER
- Q+A: Andrew Dice Clay
- FLASHPOINT for May 23, 2007
- Editorial: Audit warrants probe
- Editorial: House parties rules
- Editorial: Competitive Vegas races
- Jon Ralston blames Gibbons and his incompetent leadership for looming special session
- Letter: Hypocrisy abounds for Bush supporters
- Letter: Do we know that there is right, wrong?
- Letter: Mexican trucks are thoroughly inspected
- Taking another run at Krolicki
- Ensign sees bumpy political road ahead
- Terror center's chances shrink
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- Here comes more bad news for identity theft victims
- HEY KIDS: MOM AND DAD WANT YOUR TEST RESULTS
- Fight for CCSN chief flares up
Tuesday, May 22
- Editorial: Clean up corruption
- Editorial: Funding should reflect justice
- Letter: GOP has stood in the way of conservation
- Hitting the bricks
- Letter: Making argument for full-time Legislature
- Letter: Drug makers profit at consumers' expense
- Editorial: Not good enough
- Q+A: Gino Vannelli
- UPON REVIEW
- FLASHPOINT for May 22, 2007
- Bill out to guard Vegas water from uranium
- Rental homes can have revolving door of partyers
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
- Surprise offer a shrewd move
- Capital nerves, steel
- Surprise offer a shrewd move
Monday, May 21
- Ron Kantowski spent a recent Thursday night at Cashman Field trying to answer the question ...
- Jeff Haney on why it's likely that the NBA Finals will be played between the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs
- Musical message: Love sees no color
- Reel awards to honor the best fake celebrities
- FLASHPOINT for May 21, 2007
- Editorial: Rewarding red tape?
- Editorial: CIA must come clean
- Letter: Dance video game would be good for seniors
- Letter: Tesla's influence bears a reminder
- Letter: Grim consequences for taking rural water
- Editorial: Cutting out safety
- Proposed budget provides no relief from swollen caseloads for DA, Public Defender
- End of session canbe confusing time in the capital
- Prosecutors try to block attorney from working on murder case
- Bugles fade, worries sounded
- For sale soon at Legislature: Nevada wine, straight from California
- With Internet, dealers turn the tables on Wynn
Sunday, May 20
- Now that's a recess
- FLASHPOINT for May 20, 2007
- Jon Ralston follows the finger-pointing as legislators scramble to undo the mess they've created with 'green' building tax breaks
- Editorial: Gibbons' needless meddling
- Editorial: Consumer safety for sale
- Letter: Wonder who cares about the soldiers' lives
- Letter: Gas prices ref lect poorly on Democrats
- Letter: Prescription drug plan is working well
- Letter: How long will we be fooled by Bush's lies?
- Editorial: A state of denial
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Corruption tips flow in, Metro steps up
- Jeff Simpson on why Steve Wynn is happy to have a new neighbor on the Strip
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- Brian Greenspun shares thoughts about how civility shapes our future
- Tax break pulled 'out of the air' could cost state $900 million
- Trust me
Saturday, May 19
- Highlights of tax breaks under existing 'green' law
- Ref steps into new arena
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS 51s
- FLASHPOINT for May 19, 2007
- Editorial: Bridging the gap
- Editorial: Fear or indifference?
- Letter: More research needed to find cause for cancer
- Letter: Iraqi government sends clear signal
- Letter: If the killers have to suffer, then so be it
- Letter: What exactly does Gates' job entail now?
- Editorial: Going hungry in America
- All they can do is dance, dance
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- District Court judges ask for backup, get half a loaf
- UNLV speeds diversity by making key hires
- CORRECTIONS
- Pollution-free park plea
Friday, May 18
- No at-bats, but plenty of fans
- Jeff Haney explains why Street Sense, Hard Spun are expected to run away with the second leg of the Triple Crown
- Q+A: RICH WILLIAMS OF KANSAS
- Nevadan's page turners stay ahead of the news
- Vegas: Past, present and future
- FLASHPOINT for May 18, 2007
- Jon Ralston offers reasons for calling a special session
- Editorial: Staying whose course?
- Editorial: When trust is critical
- Letter: Armed forces deserve all of our gratitude
- Letter: Don't blame Metro for arrests
- Letter: Respect guns and right to own them
- Editorial: Warning signs, potholes
- Vegas bends, tries to rescue Neonopolis
- Gibbons loses senators' backing
- CCSN chief doing the Texas two-step
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- He didn't bomb anyone
- Caucuses are foreign affairs to Hispanics
Thursday, May 17
- Schools lack solid foundation
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- GOP starts to see things Reid's way on war
- Lawyers: Gibbons out of bounds
- Roads an uncertain fit
- Ron Kantowski catches up with the Silverado High School 4x800 relay team, which is not an easy bunch to catch
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS
- New club, downtown vibe, with a House of Blues tie
- Vegas history carries a tune
- FLASHPOINT for May 17, 2007
- Editorial: Promoting safety
- Editorial: The imperious governor
- Letter: Maybe a dour Brown is what the Brits need
- Letter: It's all good news for the oil industry
- Letter: One sure way to stop illegal light switching
- Editorial: Republic's trash talk
Wednesday, May 16
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney on how 'High Stakes Poker' is a good bet to become poker's most popular television program
- Coyotes come to grips with loss
- Q+A: Steven Wright
- FLASHPOINT for May 16, 2007
- Jon Ralston guides readers through the crazy maze that is the Legislature
- Editorial: Remedy is needed
- Editorial: A telling hospital visit
- Letter: Military action won't bring peace to Iraq
- Letter: Bush ruins exercise for some people
- Letter: Let's be wiser when picking next president
- Editorial: Case of clouded judgment
- Constitutional clash
- With arrests, police lose Hispanics' trust
- Bogden bewildered by Justice complaint
- Registry answers question: Who's your daddy?
Tuesday, May 15
- Kruger in the paint
- TAKE FIVE: 'HAVENS IN A HEARTLESS WORLD'
- Russians thrilling, chilling
- FLASHPOINT for May 15, 2007
- Letter: President has dug a huge hole for America
- Letter: Flight path doesn't harm residents' 'rights'
- Letter: Bush's rejection of science embarrassing
- Letter: Democrats will learn hard lesson in 2008
- Letter: Vice president's mission accomplished
- Editorial: Preventing cancer
- Editorial: Make way for Boomers
- Editorial: Draining Iraq
- Sides only this far apart on how to pay for K-12
- Gibbons gets a 'no' on terror center
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- VALERIE PRUDEN: 1936-2007
- Bill out to change often-heard question: 'What election?'
- As far as Bogden knew, no voter fraud
- Trash rehash: Give us money
Monday, May 14
- Q+A: BILL KAZMAIER, FORMER WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN
- Jeff Haney on maximizing your potential profit betting NBA long shots in the playoffs
- THE OPENING LINE
- Revamping 'Le Reve'
- FLASHPOINT for May 14, 2007
- Editorial: Closing a gap
- Editorial: Tests reveal mercury
- Letter: Texas shows way to maintaining safe roads
- Letter: Republicans may have sealed their own fate
- Letter: U.S. troops show honor, unlike Cheney
- Editorial: Making a sacrifice
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- Valley's trash leads to one man's treasure
- Behind the wheel, someone messing with stoplights
- A new way to play the game on the Strip
- Shot at free money in NLV, but few takers
Sunday, May 13
- Jack Sheehan on the folly of asserting absolute certainty in an uncertain world
- Jeff Simpson proposes a compromise to Gibbons' transportation plan that might make everyone happy
- FLASHPOINT for May 13, 2007
- Jon Ralston writes the script for what would be said in Carson City if the capital was injected with truth serum
- Editorial: Petition a last resort
- Editorial: Take off the kid gloves
- Letter: Leaders replaced by followers in government
- Letter: Iraqi freedom starts with families here
- Letter: Veterans deserve better treatment
- Letter: Private ownership is no excuse to flout law
- Editorial: Highway plan a bust
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Republican candidates don't get it, but Nevada can help them
- DRY SPELL, BEHIND THE SCENES
Saturday, May 12
- THE READERS SOMETIMES E-MAIL
- 'Mayhem' strikes tonight in Vegas
- FLASHPOINT for May 12, 2007
- Editorial: The crack of the bat
- Editorial: Better drug oversight
- Letter: Summerlin residents paid for peace, quiet
- Letter: U.S. wrecking its global reputation
- Letter: War money could've been better spent
- Editorial: Creating crib potatoes
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- Dems get busy, turn state into caucus beehive
- Torched, bombed, now closed
Friday, May 11
- Highlights of March 2007 revenue report on Nevada casinos
- Commentary: Going green is the only way to go in Nevada
- Worldly aces land at UNLV
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS
- Bugsy's is the new gold standard
- Longing, sadness felt in apolitical Israeli art
- FLASHPOINT for May 11, 2007
- Jon Ralston wonders why the governor waited so late in legislative session to offer a plan to pay for road work
- Editorial: Resignation is not enough
- Editorial: GOP must show courage
- Letter: U.S. should welcome people like Iraqi family
- Letter: Senator should prove prenatal care claim
- Letter: Evolution shouldn't be above questioning
- Editorial: Gridlock governor rides again
- State Democrats say fusion center in capital a waste of money
- Gifts from contractor go astray, give UMC officials reason to say 'no thanks'
- CCSN goes public with chief's strengths, weaknesses
- CONVENTION CRASHING: KITCHEN/BATH INDUSTRY
- Gonzales shrugs off giving away Bogden's job
- Boxer's lucky night: Test run finds brain bleed
- Saint's got drug dealers' backs
Thursday, May 10
- Laying lumber to the ball
- TAKE FIVE: THE RIPPINGTONS
- Student, teacher hang together
- Hopper returns to town to make music, settle down
- FLASHPOINT for May 10, 2007
- Editorial: Questionable tactics
- Editorial: Helping the victims
- Letter: Right-turn flight path will only get worse
- Letter: Anti-smoking nannies are out of control
- Letter: Looking for a party that cares about us
- Editorial: Messing with security plans
- Felony case weighed against Boggs
- John Katsilometes checks on an old pal at Neonopolis before saying farewell
- State getting not-so-tough on crime
- A golden moment to overhaul mining law
- Slot maker sees jackpot in China
- Roads head toward dead end
- Highlights of March 2007 revenue report on Nevada casinos
Wednesday, May 9
- A fascinating quiz about illusionist Criss Angel
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney on how a 24-year-old Canadian plans to use a $505,176 windfall to enter other tourneys
- DIEGO CORRALES, 1977-2007
- Following in the (alternative) footsteps of Garth Brooks
- Extended play, no holds barred
- FLASHPOINT for May 09, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the different shades of green in Carson City
- Editorial: Enlightened energy effort
- Editorial: New pitch on Iraq
- Letter: Who exactly is the enemy in the Iraq 'war'?
- Letter: Winners, losers clear in cost of gasoline
- Letter: Republicans should stop backing Bush
- Letter: Teachers left out of recipe for success
- Letter: Lack of respect for teachers shows in pay
- Editorial: Making the wrong turn
- Poles apart on health care, with a gulf between
- Soccer brings homelands closer
- Mud's flying fast and furious in Ward 5
- Smoking casinos qualify for breaks as 'green' environments
- Shades of gray abound in green law
- Terror fight takes shotgun approach
Tuesday, May 8
- Tiger on a dirt bike
- TAKE FIVE: 'JOY OF LIBERACE'
- John Katsilometes catches up with a trash collector who has been given an offer he can't refuse
- Q+A: Joe Grushecky
- FLASHPOINT for May 08, 2007
- Editorial: Facility comes up short
- Editorial: Unthinkable cuts at UMC
- Letter: America deserves stronger leadership
- Letter: Congress duty-bound to end the Iraq war
- Letter: Let's start dealing with the big issues
- Letter: A U.S. president must be able to face facts
- Letter: Iacocca's commentary is right on the money
- Editorial: Iraqi family deserves help
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Veterans stranded, VA accused of not paying fare
- Virtual fun or real crashes
- Original member of Sha Na Na tells band impostors: Get a job
- Where's the help promised for prostitutes, lawyer wants to know
- Rate hikes pique Titus' interest
Monday, May 7
- Commentary: Mining Law of 1872 no longer applies to today's world
- Bittersweet science
- THE OPENING LINE
- Family Entertainment: Steve Wyrick
- Family Entertainment: Martin Nievera
- Family Entertainment: Ronn Lucas
- FLASHPOINT for May 07, 2007
- Editorial: Smokes with that lipstick?
- Editorial: Reinstating a public right
- Letter: Put premium on peace of mind
- Letter: What's happening to this great land?
- Letter: Truth is, polygraph is not an exact science
- Letter: Congress must stand up to mulish president
- Editorial: North of the Rio Grande
- John Katsilometes captures a moment at the Orleans when a figure from old Vegas gave up an E-string to save a band
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- From opposite sides of the court
- Right turn poses environmental concerns, city says in FAA lawsuit
- UMC service could take brunt of cuts to fix budget
- Painful odyssey, uncertain fate
Sunday, May 6
- Shelley Berkley: Doing it her way
- Keeping them on their feet
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- Casino fight goes up in smoke
- John Katsilometes keeps on top of the city's trend in European-style pools, the latest of which will open May 15 atop Flamingo Las Vegas
- Jeff Simpson urges Bush's pals in the business world to convince him of war's folly
- FLASHPOINT for May 06, 2007
- Jon Ralston tries to figure out why he always gets his hopes up, only to be disappointed time and again by the Legislature
- Editorial: Protecting child passengers
- Editorial: Building on the basics
- Letter: Frivolous lawsuit mocks majority of voters
- Letter: U.S. must catch up to the rest of the world
- Letter: Smoking ban does pick on bar owners
- Editorial: A lost opportunity
- Teachers may skip lawmakers in their quest for gaming cash
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- High-tech CCSN project gets low marks
- Brian Greenspun bemoans lack of leaders with courage to say, 'Show me the money'
- Doing It Her Way
Saturday, May 5
- TAKE FIVE: OSCAR DE LA HOYA VS. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR., 'THE WORLD AWAITS'
- Railbirds' dreams come true: A race for the ages
- Ron Kantowski looks for cigar, fedora as old-school sports of horse racing, boxing retake stage today
- FLASHPOINT for May 05, 2007
- Editorial: Astronaut Wally Schirra, 1923-2007
- Editorial: Virtual playgrounds?
- Letter: Bush has a lot of nerve to level that criticism
- Letter: Maybe Friedman should run for office
- Letter: Rothman missed in paper and in life
- Editorial: More guns on campus?
- JOHN DERMODY: 1911-2007
- Trying to do right goes so wrong
- Sun photographer snaps a winner
- Contender's religion: A test run
Friday, May 4
- Jeff Haney on how the Arkansas Derby winner has resurrected a 125-year-old story
- Enjoy a julep, but beware the bourbon content
- Not all sunshine and roses
- John Katsilometes talks with Bette Midler, who already feels at home at Caesars Palace
- Philharmonic's Weller just may have saved his best for last
- Lost faces in the crowd
- FLASHPOINT for May 04, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how the Legislature has turned into a theater of the absurd
- Editorial: Tampering with science
- Editorial: Upholding the law?
- Letter: Casinos not paying their fair share
- Letter: Democrats are no better than GOP
- Letter: Nevada Power asks too much
- Letter: Nevada behind in race for businesses
- Editorial: The greening of Nevada
- Inmates shoehorned, get creative
- VINCENT L. TRIGGS: 1948-2007
- ANN ZORN: 1926-2007
- Principal empowers herself, her school
- Tough choice: Who gets committed, who doesn't
- UNLV brushes up on what students should learn
- Berkley calls to reinstate Bogden
- Homeboy will hook you up online
Thursday, May 3
- TAKE FIVE: AMA SUPERCROSS FINALS
- Palms' Pearl getting punchy
- Ron Kantowski offers caution about the waving of Phantom Yellow
- Q+A: Bette Midler
- John Katsilometes reports the ticket prices for Bette Midler's shows (operators are standing by starting today)
- FLASHPOINT for May 03, 2007
- Editorial: Turning a blind eye
- Editorial: The chess game continues
- Letter: It's not Reid who's playing politics with the war
- Letter: Bush certainly isn't right about Iraq war
- Letter: Don't forget who is commander in chief
- Editorial: Doing the right thing
- Barrick epitomized elegance, imprinted herself on Las Vegas
- Future weighs heavy in Culinary talks
- Take your hats and pins off, Metro orders after officer's complaint
- Seeing red, not green
- Bogden a pawn? Maybe, he says
- List of companies in line for Nevada's 'green' tax breaks
Wednesday, May 2
- Coyotes get sweet revenge against Southern Idaho
- Jeff Haney tells why poker circuit pro Carlos Mortensen's recent feats at the table may stand alone for years to come
- Q+A: Paul Anka
- FLASHPOINT for May 02, 2007
- Jon Ralston explains why it's up to lawmakers to come up with real solutions to real problems
- Editorial: Leaving a wonderful legacy
- Editorial: Impasse on climate change
- Letter: What if Reid is right and this war is lost?
- Letter: Airplane noise is the sound of success
- Letter: Taxes from South should stay in South
- Letter: Look to Bush for the face of defeatism
- Editorial: Creating a smoke screen
- Unruly rulings shelved again for more work
- Bogden firing weighs on Gonzales' No. 2
- Tax breaks doled out without thought; now we pay
- Richardson plays to union, Hispanics in Nevada push
- Hundreds of apartments envisioned on 37 acres long vacant
- Questions, questions, questions commissioner's style ruffles '
- Believe it or not
Tuesday, May 1
- Fight could generate record wagering, with most action on the underdog
- John Katsilometes on the fame sure to be bestowed on Dino's Lounge now that it is featured in a movie
- 'Bigfoot' doing free show for the laughs
- Timeless Allen puts on a show for the ages
- FLASHPOINT for May 01, 2007
- Editorial: FEMA under fire again
- Editorial: Targeting tainted imports
- Letter: Iraq occupation is waste of time, money, lives
- Letter: America's wealthiest pay lion's share now
- Letter: Iraq war's absurdity cartoonish, not funny
- Letter: Why Reid should heed Mansfield's legacy
- Editorial: Shots over the bow
- Nevada squarely in candidates' cross hairs
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- New Tropicana owners alarm workers, rivals
- Make it or break it
- American success - Vegas style