Story archive for April 2008
Wednesday, April 30
- Bargain hunting
- You don't say
- Harry Reid's autobiography on sale Thursday
- Titus said ready to take on Porter
- North Las Vegas girl missing since June 2006 may be in Wisconsin
- Metro police arrest two suspected sexual predators
- Attorney General won't say whether governor not living in Governor's Mansion violates law
- Derby working the party
- Titus announcement set--read all about it
- Police seek two men in shooting death of teen in storm drain
- Vegas company sues Irish partner over condo development
- Republicans "worried about ... Titus"
- How dry is it? No rain in April
- Vegoose producers: not this year
- Reid expects news soon on Democratic challenger to Porter
- Reid pushes breast cancer bill, but can't defeat minority of one
- Tony Stewart should stay put
- Hot dog eating champs to chomp in Vegas
- Boyd Gaming faces first quarter loss
- The arts take center stage at local elementary school
- Spring crafts fair planned for Saturday
- Boot camps from hell
- Ready for the Big One?
- Polling soldiers
- Congress is more to blame than Bush
- United States needs an elite president
- Come on, let’s give Obama a break
- Bias in electorate is not only whites’
- Ron Paul’s backers won’t back down
- Titus may give Porter a run for his money
- Baseball lines not created equal
- Sort-of-wearable art on the cheap
- Desai tried shipping vehicles overseas. Would he have followed?
- Lax safety oversight is paid notice on the Hill
- Vegas bagels just don't compare
- Sands attorney’s arsenal includes name-calling
- Bloggers not thrilled to report on the governor’s marital discord
- As Dems woo Titus for run against Porter, GOP begins attack
- Ron Kantowski is convinced versatile driver Kyle Busch could steer a taxi or just about any other vehicle in his native Vegas to victory lane
- US Airways to cut more Las Vegas flights
Tuesday, April 29
- Wranglers take 3-0 lead on Alaska with 5-2 victory
- Bull trout still at risk of endangerment
- Restraining order issued against Desai
- Governor: Build an emergency quake kit
- Coroner identifies man found dead in drain
- County jail worker suspended without pay, charged with fraud
- Roll Call looks at Reid as GOP target in 2010
- Parks says no party, but I want your money!
- Reid backs G.I. Bill
- Lanni sees hope for Gibbons, blasts teachers union
- Police looking for man who escaped home surrounded by SWAT team
- Live radio on the big screen
- Cousin of man charged in ricin incident pleads not guilty
- Holocaust memorial event features scholar
- Body found in drainage ditch still being investigated by poice
- Others interested in Porter race if Titus doesn't run
- Wengert students to have mock wax museum
- Contractors warn of scam artists
- Time not on their side
- ONE to notice
- An unsettling image
- Overpopulation is real ‘Inconvenient Truth’
- We need to know more about Obama
- Schools need timeout for self-examination
- Form's function is common ground
- Music fest Vegoose is one cooked goose
- To Dems’ dismay, Daskas drops out
- Search for suave turns up shorts, T’s
- Slot makers pull together
- Benefit for singing legend a success
- Jim Gibbons will meet with emergency management types to talk about earthquakes
- A sad saga: horse racing in Las Vegas
- Mystery surrounds CityCenter fatality
Monday, April 28
- Two pimps sentenced in Las Vegas
- Complaints made againsts two Endoscopy Clinic doctors
- Governor to meet with quake scientists
- Ensign pleased about voter ID ruling
- The teachers' tax will destroy the gaming industry and leave the Strip in ruins
- Daskas pulls out of race against Porter (UPDATE)
- Kruger gets recruit Massamba's letter from Sweden
- Teachers sought for new program
- Shooting victim still not identified
- FBI, Henderson Police seek boyfriend of slain woman
- Investigation continues in motorcyclist death
- Henderson mayor to be 'guest scooper' for poverty program
- Judge holds teens to stand trial as gang members in killing near Palo Verde High
- Wild horses find friends in country singers
- Reno hit by another quake
- Eve of destruction
- Quite contrary
- No place for religion
- Why Dawn Gibbons should leave the mansion
- Stop all the calls for Clinton to quit
- Obama is starting to contradict himself
- Race should play no part in voting
- Most students aren’t failing math, schools chief says
- In search of the next Rulon Gardner
- Vegas expected to feel airlines’ pain
- We do caffeine, but not much hard stuff
- School district succeeds where rural charter failed
- Neighbors aren’t sharing alarm over casino project
- Young Vegas rockers out to change the world
- One wild ride on the river
- The Democrats in this state ...
Sunday, April 27
- Fast Forward
- Dancing around the issue
- The trouble with radioactive waste
- Observations from Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
- Search underway for North Las Vegas gunman
- Trodick homers power CSN to sweep and first place in SWAC
- UNLV linebacker selected in the fourth round
- Contracting outrage
- An e-mail a day ...
- A school for the deaf
- We should be proud to save buckwheat
- Bush doesn’t deserve anyone’s approval
- Wealthy should have to pay their fair share
- Is Dowd becoming the ‘queen of mean?’
- Long list of potential candidates waiting to unseat Gibbons in 2010
- Parties bicker over blame for gas prices
- Rising caseloads keep probation officers from involvement in children’s lives
- How the airline industry’s recent financial problems affect Vegas
- Commissioners’ discretionary funds still are spendable cash
- Dems fail to aim at big target
- A GOOD STORY
- Ron Paul campaign dominates convention
- Parkway route cuts 22-mile path
- Maybe it’s not her fault. ...
- New device makes it harder to walk away from the game
- ‘Idol’ an oasis of clean amid a cesspool on TV
- Darts champ scores on home turf
Saturday, April 26
- Wranglers take 2-0 series advantage on Alaska
- UNLV's Olson wins conference championship
- Las Vegas: Top 7 Mexican restaurants for Cinco de Mayo
- Romney, Paul speak at GOP convention
- Donny and Marie Osmond to Play Las Vegas' Flamingo Hotel
- Danica Patrick and NASCAR
- Carter a blessing to U.S. foreign policy
- A vote for McCain is a vote for more Bush
- Overpopulation slides under the radar
- Jeff Haney finds reasons to put your money on NBA teams other than odds-on-favorite Boston
- Senator thinks case of masseuse who got citation was mishandled
- Thinking globally and acting locally
- The Elevator
- ‘Some are born great ... some have greatness thrust upon them’
- Musical boomers: Who is, who's not
- State Republicans will convene ...
- Getting down, for tradition
- Gibbons not living at the Mansion
Friday, April 25
- Wranglers blast Alaska, 8-0, in first game of conference semifinals
- Man drove through Las Vegas with girlfriend's body
- Lawmakers seek stepped-up hepatitis probe
- Sales tax revenue dips, but no budget cuts needed -- for now
- Neighbors beware
- DNA test protections
- A failed fence
- Blocking Medicaid cuts
- A VA coverup?
- Bolster FDA inspections
- Arts, engineering gap being bridged
- Math education really is useful
- Teachers union and Adelson are a lot alike
- With mom’s help, a born goalie
- Vegas-style impressionism
- Justice court still like a ‘ghost town’ after lunch
- Orleans case sparks investigation
- Beers’ rival is ‘nice,’ but is nice enough?
- Nellis households take to commingled recycling
- It’s no joke: Reid to plug book on Comedy Central
- On top of their salaries, some eye-popping paychecks
- Settle the Democratic nomination for president?
- Purse strings to get tighter
Thursday, April 24
- Atlantic City to ban smoking in casinos
- Earthquake sends Reno building swaying
- Interim CSN president recommended for permanent position
- NASCAR drivers discuss Talladega
- Rossini's "Stabat Mater" to be performed at Guardian Angel Cathedral
- With no penalties, Wranglers are part of ECHL history
- Health officials say another 10,000 may have been exposed to hepatitis C
- Vegas on the list for American Idol tour
- Extreme makeover: Lorenzi park
- The gas pump blues
- Ignored orders
- Clearing the air
- Heed Strip security officers’ concerns
- No voting pressure on resort security
- ‘Green’ building tax breaks are rip-offs
- Take Five: UNLV golf
- Familiarity may breed acceptance for CSN contender
- What next? $3 million pipe fix latest courthouse woe
- Octogenarian music legends jazz up a Las Vegas embroidery store
- Through his church, a community thrives
- Get the Strip without the city
- Gender law a pain in the neck for massage therapists
- Buyers sign $30 million deal for topless club
- Back in the swing of things
- Bad news for Nevada Democrats
- First dedicated school for deaf in state to open
Wednesday, April 23
- Cars a bit safer on Vegas streets, kind of
- The Help Desk
- Drug testing and NASCAR
- Adelson's "Freedom Watch" accused of violating federal election law
- Kruger to appear
- Lanni also sends video of anti-gaming tax message
- The Strip Sense: Risks with no rewards
- Gillespie to health district: I'll organize records without your help!
- A political darkness
- Lanni tells employees not to sign "misleading tax grab" petition
- Bill advances to push review of VA's mental health care
- Invading his (My)Space
- Showgirls leave the Strip
- Hit the road
- Downtown's new face
- Higher profile for safety
- Secrecy carried too far
- Industry sees green
- Bush responsible for mess this country is in
- Bush safe in White House as troops die
- Daily life doesn’t require much math
- Jon Ralston wonders if even a feistier Jim Rogers can budge Gibbons on education
- Cruise line: Don’t give up the ship ... or the lake
- Jeff Haney is encouraged to find that his criticism of a sports book’s actions has caught the attention of the Gaming Control Board
- 20 bands to rock for a shot at $50,000 record deal
- Onstage, they’re in sync
- Many out of luck if arena site heads south
- Stability at CSN helm: 3 choices
- Ron Kantowski knows just the guy to give new Lady Rebels head coach Kathy Olivier some pointers for succeeding in Las Vegas — himself
- Station Casinos banking on biggest being best
- Tougher law tackles repairman runaround
- Nevada Power was a busy company Tuesday…
Tuesday, April 22
- Wranglers bounce Stockton, get rival Alaska Aces next
- Olive pollen replaces mulberry misery
- Man involved in ricin case indicted
- Fatal gold mine accident
- Pedestrian dies after being struck by motorcycle
- Las Vegas gettin' its 'green' on
- McCain not a fan of sports betting
- The anywhere classroom
- Food for thought
- Keeping older workers
- Consider the costs of suspending gasoline tax
- Media failing at duty to inform the public
- Nation’s education system has slipped
- Five new or recently remodeled stadiums
- A stricter OSHA seen after Sun series
- Superstar mentor
- First things first: For homeless, a home
- The not-so-friendly confines
- Hilton retiree reflects on Elvis, glamour, life lived in Vegas
- Garage goes up next door, and condo owners want out
- Buckwheat or big bucks
- Dems reminded: Don’t take Adelson money
- J. Patrick Coolican’s piece this weekend on the attorney general
- The New Cable Car from Eyecandy Sound Lounge & Bar
Monday, April 21
- Rum and Coke
- UFC cuts Starnes for lack of combat
- Gibbons prefers Carson City to D.C.
- Gibbons at the fights
- Pollutants responsible for hazy sky
- Local man dies after motorcycle crash
- Passion, Commitment and the Golden Egg
- Las Vegas man dies in fire
- Another Hepatitis C case
- Even without memorial, memories still fresh
- Making a better label
- A cozy arrangement
- Proceeding with caution
- State controller does job with honor, integrity
- Without discipline, education suffers
- More Social Security taxes would be theft
- A beautiful version of fantasy football
- Legal interpretation raises bar for recall proponents in Boulder City
- Her house, the gallery
- Tooting a rival pitcher’s horn after two striking performances
- Security guards on Strip seek to organize
- Calzaghe-Hopkins rivalry settled with a score
- There’s a show waiting to replace ‘Spamalot,’ but will Wynn bite?
- Here’s a chance to query CSN presidential finalists
- Oh those zanies ...
- This fish story is true
- High-end project banks on resilience of rich
Sunday, April 20
- Give Jeff Burton his due
- Las Vegas man convictced in Illinois of $43 million fraud
- A different, less expensive side of Las Vegas
- The greening of Nevada
- Haven for terrorists
- Aiding difficult decisions
- Nation owes veterans a renewed GI Bill
- Elitism a trumped-up criticism of Obama
- Best care must come before lower cost
- How Nevada lawmakers have marginalized themselves and ceded power to influential special interest groups
- Political lesson on Election Day for students
- Technical minds meet fine art instincts
- With Berkley pushing it, revised GI Bill picks up steam
- Sin City priest’s breakfast with the pope
- Beers takes center stage
- Group opposing Wynn tip sharing plan to protest Culinary role
- Remembering the all-too-human Henri Lewin
- Sen. Harry Reid was at his quotable best ...
- Code proposes, city disposes
- Workhorse, or stalking-horse?
- Other cities take hardline stance on zoning changes
- Clothes, compliments help make the man
Saturday, April 19
- Rick's to buy Las Vegas nightclub
- Man awaits extradition to Las Vegas in Pacman Jones shooting case
- AWOL pop star Robbie Williams looking for aliens in Nevada desert
- Time to pay up
- Living with litter
- For richer or poorer
- Taxpayer money builds shrine to stupidity
- Henderson police have other options
- How wealthy could save Social Security
- The Elevator
- Online learning is higher education’s growth track
- Broken boilers are Justice Center’s latest malady
- A mogul's softer side
- When he was a congressman, Jim Gibbons ...
- Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe
Friday, April 18
- Rescued pup finds home in Las Vegas
- Metro Police arrest suspect in Minxx Night Club shooting
- Phil Gordon Answers Poker Questions
- Teachers want SOS to repeal initiative reg
- Culinary goes after dealers on tips initiative
- Gerhardt won't seek re-election
- Conclusion from coroner's inquest in motorist death
- Bankruptcies shouldn't hurt McCarran
- Thunderbirds under federal investigation
- Local Las Vegas strip club gets bids
- Being there for veterans
- Multimillion-dollar oops?
- White-washing green
- Lots of us see many good reasons to be bitter
- Lack of respect is why teachers leave
- There’s no one age at which we’re all old
- Public might payfor harm by doctor
- Charlie Waterman, a fighter and a believer
- Court rules against 51s spectator hit by foul ball
- UNLV Spring Game
- Ron Kantowski has had some comments come back to bite him, but none like these guys’
- Chief defends cleared officer
- Suit your fancy
- Hopkins an underdog in this fight
- Reid seeks $26 million for hepatitis scare
- Not exactly magic, but pretty unnatural: Liger on the Strip
- People without a sense of irony
- Unsung politician tying up budget cuts
- Influenced, OSHA bends
Thursday, April 17
- Al Pacino takes the lead in "88 Minutes"
- Nevada State Democratic Party leaders comment on Waterman's passing
- Two suspects arrested for robbery-murder
- Porter target of anti-war ads
- Veteran performers rally to help one of their own
- Wranglers coach had never seen Avery shenanigans
- "Spamalot" to close at Wynn Las Vegas
- Believe: Criss Angel conjures Houdini for Luxor show's name
- Fertitta brothers on 'Forbes Magazine'
- Democratic leader Waterman dies (UPDATED)
- Healing a major wound
- Rising food prices
- Risk factor in plastics
- Don’t repeat mistake of using illegal labor
- Policymakers turn deaf ear to teachers
- Expulsion not an effective deterrent
- Respect that military instills is being lost
- Hopkins flashes usual hype before big bout with Calzaghe
- Mystery woman tells cops of apparent seizure
- Cutting a path from Finland
- Trial outs Sands’ dealings for Macau
- New set, more neon; He’s Flamingo ready
- ‘Welcome’ sign paying off for its designer half-century later
- Signature gathering could be premature
- They’re strangers, and bedfellows
- Chic, urban … and deserted
- Labor law broken during SEIU election, report says
- A journalistic legend in Nevada retires
Wednesday, April 16
- Man facing federal charges claims he never used deadly toxin
- Save some bills at Bill's
- "Love"-making on DVD
- Kruger gets Bellfield letter, Massamba's is delayed
- OMG! 'High School Musical' is coming to VEGAS! EEEEEEeeeeeEEEEE!!!!
- Accused killer in court today
- Ricin man arrested
- Two boys injured in dog attack
- Man dies after being struck by car on sidewalk
- A fundamental problem
- Letter to the governor
- Treating Baby Boomers
- They may spend, but they also drain services
- Don’t desert party except for issues
- Medicare for state retirees is enough
- Coroner’s inquest finding stinks
- Police officers deserve gratitude
- It’s about time for a special session
- Lines for Social Security cards may just get longer
- Scientist wants Gibbons to nix support of coal
- Layoffs not driven by downturn, casino says
- Guilty plea may be withdrawn in prostitute killing
- Foreclosure hits the big guys, too
- UNLV’s bargains, cash cows
- Sen. Bob Beers’ and the power to influence
- Associated Press recognizes Sun with public service award, 4 others
- Back on 'Stomp' set
- Hugs and hopes
Tuesday, April 15
- Second toddler drowns this year
- Democratic campaigns: Bitter but healthy
- New life for high-speed train from California
- This just in ...
- Have sketch pad, will travel
- Former Las Vegas man's body found in Alabama creek
- Everclear returns with "Vegas Years"
- On Tax Day, Dems focus on cost of war
- Lanni last year: $9.6M in compensation, $12.6M in stock options
- A question of credibility
- Digital age alerts
- A bad policy
- Illegal labor helped builders, harmed nation
- Working class has right to be bitter
- Politicians care only about themselves
- Age is a highly individual thing
- Where they park isn’t what’s important
- A little beer pong lightens the mood
- Downtown arena site may have moved, but to where?
- Public pays the bill
- Deal salvages Tropicana Tahoe casino
- Lawyers may get millions more for courthouse fight
- 'Shine a Light'
- All your favorites in one band
- The Clark County Democratic Party
- World Poker Tour Season 6 Recap
- Police: No evidence ‘Buffalo’ Jim was killed
- At first blush, a tough J-1 board
Monday, April 14
- MGM cuts 400 managers to save $75 million
- Dust advisory issued for Las Vegas Valley
- February tourism leaps by 3 percent
- Preserving a landmark Nevada bar
- This just in ...
- Daskas plays it safe
- Casinos make tax time fun!
- Wranglers wait for playoffs to resume
- A new era: Stars who aren't just has-beens
- Toni Braxton's April shows canceled
- Terrorist threat
- Protect miners now
- An unintended consequence
- No consequences for Congress’ wrongdoings
- Assign blame where it most belongs
- Each candidate has drawbacks
- Courts should not overrule voters’ will
- Age should not be a factor in election
- Plenty of real reasons not to like McCain
- Hefner, pals drop in on singer’s new gig
- Car allowances, travel, training: It all adds up
- Why attendance goes down as the stakes go up in minor league hockey
- Jeff Haney just can’t seem to get a fair shake at Harrah’s sports book
- Suburb-born music company ready to take it to the next level
- Expelled, but not out
- Brothers find last chance could be best chance
- Immigrants boost economy — but how much?
- Robert Daskas lives! ...
- Governor to host backers of charter schools
Sunday, April 13
- Maddux gives himself a birthday present -- victory No. 349
- Wranglers keep pelting Stockton, lead series 2-1
- Ashley Force makes history in Las Vegas
- Endoscopy Center Lawsuits Take Step Closer to Trial Date
- NHRA blog (UPDATED)
- The way we live: Bad bet
- CSN in mix for last three SWAC baseball weeks
- Program on the mend
- Solar on the march
- Flight delays continue
- Save us all time and money: Abolish markers
- Stop subsidizing lenders, profiteers
- Uphold people’s will, keep term limits
- Campaign system is costly and inefficient
- Closing endoscopy clinics goes too far
- Jon Ralston warns of the Great Flood to come
- Nevada, and Sun’s founding publisher, take stage in capital
- $41 million won’t go as far as it should, commission hears
- Why Las Vegans can be a tad defensive about how others see their city
- Quiet vote pleases most; some miss caucus flair
- Newseum a testament to free speech
- Art museums on the Strip: Why only one survives
- Going, going ... but still to come
- Mayor appeals to Congress for help out of mortgage fix
- Greenspun admirer saved a reporter from himself
- Sometimes government is just stupid. ...
- A CAUTIOUS PUSH
- Brian Greenspun lauds man whose name graces school
Saturday, April 12
- Observations from Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
- Democrats' do-over convention smoother, but changes little (UPDATED)
- Texan Takes Miss USA Crown in Las Vegas
- It's not about the wrecks
- Publicly funded iPods?
- A tragedy in Texas
- Grounds for optimism
- Problems fester without confronting them
- Early 70s is old by any standard
- McCain is the new Sen. Flip-flop
- Term limits prevent long-term corruption
- The Elevator
- Casinos urge court to speed appeal
- Just try trumping this
- Mom and pop roughed up in gaming license bid
- ‘I think I have a bright future’
- So there was this spirited discussion ...
- Shooting justified, inquest determines
Friday, April 11
- Wranglers get slapped around by Stockton in 4-2 defeat
- Boyd shifts casino location in North Las Vegas
- Review: Powerful performances make 'Fences' a grand slam
- Cutting education
- Term limits legal?
- Goodbye to Guggenheim
- Congress is to blame for nation’s problems
- Natural disasters prove action needed
- Poor hospital ratings here are no surprise
- Find a way to keep veteran teachers
- Trouble ahead for term limit foes
- Gondo’s aching heart
- Jeff Haney likes the odds on some baseball long shots
- Robbing future to pay present: Retiree benefits
- Rod Fuller on the Strip
- Correction: No, not to anything I’ve written
- She’s back, ‘blessed’ to be busy in the biz
- Foreign doctors get new guardians
- Prison’s wood-fired power plant a big loser
- Society of Seven — er, nine — promises to come back
- His job is to get your debt
- Haunting testimony, many firsts
Thursday, April 10
- Palo Verde student arrested in connection with school fire
- This just in ...
- Allegiant MD-80s already inspected
- Darrell's family ties
- Ice cream lady had more than one knife
- First witness in coroner’s inquest reveals new details
- NHRA stars to take part in autograph session, race (UPDATED)
- Another look given to the glamour girls of downtown
- Harrah's hails Caesars
- NSC president wins contract extension
- Trial of accused child rapist moved
- Casinos hit by slowdown
- Xania’s Hot Spots
- Is Vegas recession-proof?
- Searching for history
- Look inward for cause of American decline
- When experience counts, not age
- Remodeling older schools a top priority
- Let’s charge for illegal immigrants
- On thick ice
- Ron Kantowski feels like he’s in a black hole: Ballgames are invisible
- Trash talk to thousands at once, anonymously
- Oops! Governor has nine guns
- Quietly, Reid works to void term limits
- The secrets are his success
- Lewis Black on Las Vegas
- An ounce of prevention ...
- State funds being cut courtesy of Jim Gibbons
- Vegas, say goodbye to Guggenheim
- Prison official: Tougher sex offender laws creating extra costs
- They saw Selimaj shot
Wednesday, April 9
- Ex-boyfriend charged in death of mother of four
- The grass is always greener
- Harry says yes, enviros say no to gas
- Selimaj Family Seeks Delay in Coroner's Inquest (UPDATED)
- Harrah's adds Lynn Swann to its board
- Masters prop bets
- Ex-UNLV guard Kruger has been lighting up NBA D-League
- Findlay guard Dulkys to play in All-Star game
- Masters head-to-head matchup odds
- Masters odds
- Tiger big betting favorite at Masters
- Follow the money: Dubai to Vegas to Miami Beach
- Mayor Goodman goes to bat for Vegas
- Football bettors, 7; Strip casinos, 0
- This just in ...
- Senate nuke energy champ wants alternative to Yucca Mountain
- Fed: High school seniors get F in finance
- On and on in Iraq
- Computer security flaws
- A boxer’s tale
- Protesters dishonor Olympic tradition
- Immigrant exodus will benefit Las Vegas
- Pity U.S. workers, not immigrants
- Too many cabbies? Get rid of bad ones
- Democratic Party is doing itself in
- Gamers can’t anoint their way out of this
- Racing through heartache
- Teacher merit awards slip-slide away
- Adelson not likely to cut losses in legal fight with club operators
- Old development deal, new anxiety in NLV
- County stops retrieving the departed’s possessions
- Union demands safety upgrade
- Underworldly experience
- Mayor Jim Gibson has been elevated to a prestigious post in the LDS church
- Jeff Haney sees rise of duplicate poker, a game in which luck loses out to brains
- Meet the cast members of Cirque du Soleil’s 'Ka'
Tuesday, April 8
- Toni Braxton hospitalized
- Royal Crown Revue comes back to Vegas
- Kruger says losing to champs not a big deal to UNLV
- We implode old casinos, will we implode old houses too?
- Dubai World files for Nevada gaming license
- Wyndham announces new Las Vegas resort
- CityCenter might be too big a gamble
- NASCAR should leave things as they are
- This just in ...
- Sex offender law to be reviewed
- Local action not enough
- Who needs welfare?
- Incomes went unchecked
- Democratic Party is driving voters away
- McCain mistaken about cease-fire
- Dispersed power is good for freedom
- ‘Suits’ responsible for Vegas’ woes
- Spurned candidate sets sights on primary
- Despite setback, blessthefall doesn’t veer from tour
- Clinics pay up, avoid facing angry patients
- Billboards on trucks to face a review
- The walls that bind
- More than a year, still no check
- Back home in Uganda
- Patients give higher marks to nonprofits
- The biggest little city in the world
- Water: The more you use, the more you’ll have to pay
Monday, April 7
- Silver to become UMC's permanent chief
- Wachovia analyzes gaming tax, says high court may not side with gamers
- Pay a fine but don't admit guilt, city tells docs
- Iraq cost: $14.1 million an hour
- 1-year-old drowns in pool at Henderson home (UPDATED)
- Winning caption for cartoon caption contest
- Gondo back home, still waiting on heart
- Mind Candy
- "Buffalo" Jim found dead in hotel room
- NCAA Final prop bets for Kansas vs. Memphis
- Casino industry: Tax would hurt northern Nevada
- Snake oil salesmen
- A tragic picture
- Update the GI Bill
- Greed is to blame for poor safety record
- Soaring gas prices hit us almost everywhere
- Neither party is doing a good job
- Purchasing applause not worthy of praise
- Tourism juggernaut shows signs of slowing down
- A matchup of two of the sports books' hottest teams
- Who do you like?
- Singer found ways to blend R&B roots, band’s heritage
- Desai expected to skip hearing
- Amid the glitter, some serious theater
- I'm in it for the kids
- So the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ...
- ‘Interim’ could be removed from CSN president’s title
- WHAT’S IN A NAME?
- Virtual world, real college class
Sunday, April 6
- UNLV to be well represented in Olympics
- Condo-Hotel buyers see investments sour
- Observations from Sunday’s Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Slowdown hurting gamblers' casino comps in Atlantic City
- Western Nevada leaps CSN in SWAC standings
- A perfect storm
- Preserving national heritage
- Iraq should pay for U.S. military’s fuel
- Give Bush credit where credit is due
- Collins’ head too big for his crown
- How to make surgery centers accountable
- How can two top Republicans even think of hatching this budget plan?
- If you are a Democrat ...
- Some recent news items don’t make much sense
- Juvenile sex offender laws struck down — for now
- Preservationist plans fundraiser here to boost Vegas image in D.C.
- On UMC theft investigation, Collins’ reaction to parking story
- Majority Leader Clinton? Senate insiders say, 'Nah'
- New model finds confidence to take to the catwalk
- For the poor, tough times could get tougher
- ‘Le Rêve’ reveals itself slowly
- VEGAS EXODUS
Saturday, April 5
- Possible hostage situation defused
- A fascinating quiz about illusionist Criss Angel
- Las Vegas wild card trashes Atlantic City
- Fugitive Found in Las Vegas After 30 Years Sent Back to Florida
- The Hillary Clinton of NASCAR?
- Making the switch
- Weapons cost overruns
- Calling all smokers
- Big Oil gouges public, then lies about it
- Litany of failures defines Bush years
- What kind of man is our president?
- County is working on odor with urgency
- The Elevator
- What was waste will make power
- Going with the passing flow
- Teamsters’ next hurdle: Election
- Year’s worth of ’Toons will delight Smith fans
- In fatalities, union to meet with OSHA
- Congress cool to calls for hearings on health care
- One aspect of Gov. Jim Gibbons’ personality ...
Friday, April 4
- Regents give go-ahead to explore UNLV campus in U.A.E.
- Regents raise tuition
- Le Reve creates unique environment
- Super Kate saves the day -- again!
- Still the right dream
- Sense of entitlement
- Don’t bypass law
- Life in Las Vegas not so great after all
- Commissioner’s egobigger than office
- Coal must be partof energy plan
- Economy solution too little, too late
- Major role for Nevada in November
- After math disaster, schools test on science
- Ex-politico’s picture is in Newsweek, and he isn’t at all happy
- Hold on tight to your dream, Henderson
- ‘Mutant’ bluegrass set to reappear on Vegas scene
- Construction lawsuits clog judges’ calendars
- Mayor Oscar Goodman is a funny guy
- Success is testament to tributes
- Rarely heard flutist to give solo performance
- Friendly crowd goes frigid for Gibbons
- Wranglers give Idaho cold shoulder
- Jeff Haney on one betting pro’s fury over what he sees as the NCAA’s blatant bias against Davidson and other mid-majors — all in the name of TV ratings
- BED ALERT!
Thursday, April 3
- Sunglasses in Las Vegas more than just fashionable
- Petition to raise casino taxes can go forward
- On George Will and rich men
- Higher water bills postponed
- Ensign aligns with Dems on tax credit plan (UPDATED)
- UNLV's first president dies
- Nevada delegation assails law firm’s work on Yucca Mountain
- Still growing, but not as fast
- Dodgers recall Chan Ho Park
- ATA bankruptcy disrupts travel to Hawaii; Southwest scrambling
- Former health officer brought back
- The cruelest cuts
- Crisis news gets worse
- A sickening report
- Workers must press unions for safe job sites
- Obama has raregifts, great potential
- Truckers’ protest deserves coverage
- Competitors of Fox News not unbiased
- Charmer, but not a crooner
- Our song, wronged
- Retooled ‘X Burlesque’ sizzles in intimate setting
- As home values drop, don’t expect tax bills to follow
- Ironworkers want stronger union action
- A motivational speech for ‘Passion’ peddlers
- Not all news bad in state budget mess
- The battle to save the oppressed coal industry is on
- Still in the game
- He’s a county commissioner and he’ll park where he wants
- Less spending, more bites
Wednesday, April 2
- Alleged victim in O.J. Simpson robbery case arrested
- Federal grand jury indicts Utah man in Las Vegas ricin case
- Police shoot man at West Sahara apartment complex
- If it's 50-50, that means it's a race
- Sponsorship woes in NASCAR
- The Golden Gate as a boutique property
- What price performance?
- Conventioneers' place in Vegas on the rise
- CCSD middle schoolers did better on math test
- Gibbons names three to Medical Examiner's Board
- Herbst Gaming's troubles deepening
- Las Vegas racer escapes burning car
- Lawmakers oppose wilderness proposal
- Leadership, Gibbons-style
- Tracking students’ progress
- A backward approach
- Sale of faulty arms to Afghanistan a disgrace
- Iraq is just another Vietnam, with sand
- Don’t blame budget crisis on governor
- Administration to go down as U.S.’ worst
- Social Security, Iraq spiels mislead us
- Fox News’ distorting truth is nothing new
- The ‘new’ Gibbons,and why it is all just a fantasy
- More unsanitary procedures documented
- Jeff Haney reports that the legal fight over a law that virtually outlaws Internet gambling in the U.S. isn’t over
- Desert race’s resurrection deemed by all a success
- Silver State rivalry heats up
- Now in hometown of the character he plays, actor is ready to meet him
- McCain cares about Nevada.
- IRS casino nightclub probe likely to go ‘as high up as possible’
- School's cuts may never heal
- Vegas man knows ‘Jersey Boys’
- OSHA up for rare inquiry
- Republicans defy dogma, soften on mortgage help
Tuesday, April 1
- Wranglers wing Ferraro expected to skate this week
- More bad news for allergy sufferers; weed, grass and tree pollen high
- Reid wants deadline for Democratic delegates
- Tark, passed again by Hall of Fame, likes Memphis to win title
- Labor v. Business over elections
- Man suspected of killing his wife is arrested when he shows up in court
- Vasser to race in final Champ Car event
- Suspect arrested in mother's murder
- Regents to decide if CSN's interim president can apply for permanent job
- UPDATED: Dane Cook takes 'Unfunniest Comic' title
- UNLV law school jumps in national ranking
- Findlay raises almost $25K to help Gondo
- Three of five fundraising positions still vacant
- Dale Jr. has it right regarding Partgate
- Three-alarm fire
- Woman dead in early morning fire (UPDATED)
- Moderate quake hits northeast Nevada
- Deal with reality
- A kinder, gentler TSA
- Leadership change needed
- Better safety starts with better staffing
- Safety in Nevada gets short shift
- Too much squabbling in Democratic Party
- Insurers share blame for hepatitis crisis
- School District has suspect hiring record
- Best bets in baseball
- Other betting lines and propositions to watch throughout the baseball season
- Watch out — magician has ‘Wohscigam’ in store for you
- CSN instructor’s widow arrested in ’06 killing
- Strip biz will peddle Alka-Seltzer, not glamour
- Union woos nurses amid rift
- One planet, under pinball
- The last day of March ...
- Desai may be told: ‘Not so fast, Doc’
- 'Not in this city'
- Tickling the ivories and the audience