Candidate draws praise but not endorsements Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Though a half-dozen candidates signed up, the Ward 4 Las Vegas City Council race has looked for months like a two-man contest between Stavros Anthony and Glenn Trowbridge.
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Jon Ralston counts the ways state leaders can trip over themselves Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
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Fiscal fitness in schools Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Bill in the Legislature would help prepare students to handle money, understand finances. As the nation continues to deal with the recession, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require high schools and charter schools to teach basic financial principles.
Our choice for Ward 6 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
We recommend that northwest Las Vegas residents elect Jennifer Taylor. Residents of Ward 6 in Las Vegas have a critical decision to make Tuesday in a primary election that features Councilman Steve Ross vs. Jennifer Taylor. The winner will represent the northwest city ward for the next four years.
Living for Friday Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
State?s budget ways must change if Nevadans want something better for their kids. Nothing will change until the tax system is fixed, and Nevada won?t improve until someone presents a better vision for the state.
Many hands at work on lobbying effort this year Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Commissioners are at it too, joining county staff and hired guns. Commissioner Tom Collins wanted to know: If lobbyists hired by the county aren?t doing their jobs, can they be fired?
Expect Afghanistan back in the fore Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Obama?s troop boost is likely to resurrect daily war headlines. WASHINGTON ? As the war in Iraq quiets and President Barack Obama has given the nation a date to circle as the last day combat troops will be there ? Aug. 31, 2010 ? national security experts are bracing for the locus of bad news to shift to Afghanistan.
Crumbling finances cast pall over capital Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Reality sinks in: Agonizing, unpopular actions must be taken. A feeling of despair settled on Carson City last week. It was like fine desert dust, perceptible and sullying to everything it touched.
Stress of recession reaching into children?s lives Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Sadly, Donna Wilburn?s services are in demand.
HOW DID SOMANY EXPERTS GET IT SO WRONG? Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
JEREMYAGUERO Like others inhis profession,the prominent economic analyst predicted Las Vegas would escape the downturn largelyunscathed.. It?s April 2008 Las Vegas is in the midst of a housing meltdown. Nevada?s foreclosure rate has led the nation for most of a year. Defaults and repossessions are on the rise. And home values are 30 percent off their high marks.
Economic plunge cited as factor in suicide rate spike Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
The rate of suicides in Clark County jumped by 10 percent from 2007 to 2008, a rise that experts attribute in part to the recession.
Budget woes raise issues of cost, value of research Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Advocates say it?s key to schools? quality, region?s economy. Above a bookshelf in Carol Harter?s office sits a photograph of her and writer Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate she recruited to UNLV.
The power of the desert Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
YES, SOLAR ELECTRICITY GENERATED HERE COULD RUN THE COUNTRY; BUT NO, IT WAS NEVER A FORMAL PLAN. People unfamiliar with Nevada?s vast desert often find it more difficult to see what is there than to imagine what could be superimposed on the seemingly endless landscape.Nuclear waste wedged inside a mountain.
WHERE I STAND Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
At the time we need the most help, governments are working against us. Uh-oh. I think I am becoming a Libertarian!
Virginia Funeral Home Allegedly Abuses Bodies of Arlington-Bound Veterans Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Service Corporation International facility accused of letting bodies rot in unrefrigerated storage. The bodies of veterans headed for burial at Arlington National Cemetery were often left to rot in unrefrigerated garages and hallways of a Northern Virginia funeral home operated by Houston-based Service Corporation International (SCI), the nation's largest chain of funeral homes, The Washington Post reported.
Dubai police accuse Chechen politician Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Dubai police on Sunday accused Chechen former vice prime minister Adam Delimkhanov of ordering the assassination in the Gulf city state of the former Russian army commander from Chechnya, Sulim Yamadayev.
Helicopter crash bodies returned to mainland Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
The bodies of eight people who were found in the helicopter which crashed in the North Sea off Scotland were brought back to the mainland Monday.
200 Mecca mosques 'face wrong direction Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Muslim worshippers at about 200 old mosques in Mecca have been praying in the wrong direction for decades because the mosques were not built correctly, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday.
Iran's Mousavi vows to push nuclear drive Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Former Iranian prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, who is running for the presidency in the June election, said he will push ahead with the country's controversial nuclear drive if elected.
Jazz up SAfrica's musical industry: Hugh Masekela Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Jazz icon Hugh Masekela is still mixing politics and music, warning that South Africa could lose the musical magic conjured up during the creative explosion under apartheid.
Asian star braves death threat to plug movie Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Despite being a "little bit afraid" scandal-hit Asian pop star Edison Chen braved a death threat to appear in public in Singapore on Sunday to promote a movie called "The Sniper".
US congressmen see joint interests with Syria Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
A visiting US congressional team met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday and voiced optimism that the two countries could work together to advance their common interests in the region.
Canadian convicted of murders for spreading HIV Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
A Canadian man was found guilty this weekend of murdering two women and sexually assaulting others by not warning them before having unprotected sex that he carried the virus that causes AIDS.
Conservative wins Macedonia presidential runoff Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Macedonian conservative candidate George Ivanov scored a landslide victory Sunday in a presidential election runoff seen as a key test of the Balkan country's EU and NATO credentials.
IBM, Sun merger talks in trouble: report Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
IBM's seven-billion-dollar takeover bid of Sun Microsystems Inc appears to be on the verge of collapse, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website Sunday, citing people familiar with the talks.
UN unable to agree firm response to NKorea launch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
The Security Council Sunday adjourned three hours of closed-door talks on North Korea's long-range rocket launch with no agreement on how to respond to what Western members called a clear violation of UN resolutions.
Lincicome wins Kraft Nabisco crown Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole on Sunday win the Kraft Nabisco Championship, capturing the first major title of her career.
Kidd lifts Mavericks to key win over Suns Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Jason Kidd scored 19 points and handed out a season-high 20 assists to lift Dallas to a key National Basketball Association victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Casey captures first US tour win Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
England's Paul Casey notched his maiden USPGA Tour victory Sunday, outlasting J.B. Holmes in a playoff to win the 5.7 million-dollar Houston Open.
Chile volcano spews lava, ash -- dozens evacuated Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Chile's Llaima volcano spewed lava and belched ash into the sky Sunday, prompting the evacuation of dozens of people and renewing concerns of a major eruption in one of the world's volcanic hotspots.
Defiant North Korea triggers rocket launch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Defiant North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, disregarding months of pressure from the United States and Washington's allies over what they said was an illegal missile test.
UN adjourns talks on NKorean launch with no deal Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
The Security Council on Sunday adjourned talks on North Korea's long-range rocket launch with no agreement on how to respond to it, diplomats said.
US ready to force out bankers: Geithner Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
The US government stands ready to force out banking bosses and install new management if their companies have to return for more bailout money, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.
Spurned by wife, man kills his five children, self Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
A Washington state man shot and killed his five children, between the ages of seven and 16, then turned the gun on himself after his wife told him she was leaving him, in the third US mass shooting since Friday.
Spurned by wife, man kills his five children, self Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
A Washington state man shot and killed his five children, between the ages of seven and 16, then turned the gun on himself after his wife told him she was leaving him, in the third mass shooting since Friday in the United States.
Briscoe edges Hunter-Reay at IndyCar season-opener Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Australia's Ryan Briscoe held off Ryan Hunter-Reay to win the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, the opening race of the 2009 IndyCar Series.
Lincicome wins Kraft Nabisco crown Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole on Sunday to seize a one-stroke triumph in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the women's golf season.
Lincicome wins Kraft Nabisco crown Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole on Sunday to seize a one-stroke triumph in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the women's golf season.
Valencia eye Europe as rivals stumble Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Valencia set their sights on a top-four Spanish League finish, and a Champions League spot, on Sunday after brushing aside struggling Getafe 4-1.
Mourinho calms title talk despite nine-point lead Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
A disastrous own goal from Mauricio Isla handed Inter Milan a 1-0 victory at Udinese on Sunday and a nine-point lead atop Serie A.
Marseille grab second spot behind Lyon Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Two goals from Mamadou Niang and one from Brazilian Brandao in the final half hour gave Marseille a 3-0 victory at St Etienne and propelled them into second spot in the French league, just one point behind Lyon.
'Fast & Furious' speeds to top at box office Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
"Fast & Furious" sped straight to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend, according to preliminary figures released on Sunday.
Liberia's agriculture minister resigns Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Liberian Agriculture Minister Christopher Toe has resigned, the information minister announced Sunday, amid an ongoing row over funds for victims of crop-destroying caterpillars.
Murray beats Djokovic to win Miami Masters title Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Andy Murray beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Miami Masters and clinch his third title of the year.
Defiant North Korea triggers rocket launch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Defiant North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, disregarding months of pressure from the United States and Washington's allies over what they said was an illegal missile test.
Obama leads world condemnation of North Korea Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of North Korea's rocket launch Sunday, calling it "a provocative act" for which Pyongyang must be punished.
New troops will turn tide in Afghanistan: Mullen Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
About 17,000 extra US troops headed to Afghanistan will allow security forces to begin overcoming the Taliban in the volatile south, the top US military commander said in Kabul Sunday.
Murray beats Djokovic to win Miami Masters title Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00 EDT
Britain's Andy Murray beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Miami Masters and clinch his third title of the year.
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