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Second-half spurt sparks Trailblazers

Lindsay Callaghan would have been wise to have had a tape recorder running during her halftime speech Thursday.

Ex-UNLV golfer to give back

If some lucky kid is in the right place at the right time at Torrey Pines Golf Course this weekend, he or she might be the recipient of a golf ball, courtesy of PGA Tour pro Bill Lunde.

Budweiser Shootout has new format

A record field of 28 Sprint Cup cars will start Saturday’s NASCAR Budweiser Shootout, with a new format for the nonpoints race that favors car manufacturers over pole winners.

‘Jockeys’ captures thrills, danger of riders’ profession

Many years ago, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Kerlan did a study that determined jockeys are the best-conditioned athletes in pro sports. It’s the most dangerous job in sports, I might add.

Humble Kahne enjoys Las Vegas visit

Kasey Kahne stood at the line, focused and ready to win — but not with his usual calm.

IN BRIEF

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Suggs sets tone for Sierra Vista wrestling team

During his heyday as a high school wrestler, K.C. Karns was a scrappy 98-pounder who attempted to get his team off to a good start in every meet.

Rebels’ seniors urged to lead

Congested and fighting a cold, UNLV senior Wink Adams shrugged off his symptoms as irrelevant.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Legislators debate plan for seizing debit cards

CARSON CITY — A plan to allow no-warrant seizures of funds on prepaid debit cards was defended Thursday by Nevada cyber-sleuths as a way to track down terrorists and drug dealers but was criticized by foes as unconstitutional.

Mayor Gibson calm amid economic storm

Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson acknowledged the storm clouds but focused on the sunshine as he delivered his final State of the City address Thursday.

Paula’s not-so-serious takes

And now just for you, Review-Journal readers, Paula Poundstone gives you deep thoughts — before she performs stand-up tonight at Boulder Station ($26.50-$43; 547-5300).

New call center expected to open in March with 100 workers

Telus International, a branch of a Canadian telecommunications company, is opening a call center in Las Vegas that is expected to add 1,000 jobs to the local economy over the next five years. The company plans to open in March with 100 employees, expanding to 500 workers by the end of the year.

LV stations to retain their analog signals until delayed June deadline

No mixed signals over whether we’ll have mixed signals. Despite a provision in the congressional measure passed Thursday affording local broadcast channels the option to transition to all-digital signals and eliminate analog before the new, delayed June 12 deadline, Las Vegas stations will continue broadcasting in both analog and digital for the next four months, past the original Feb. 17 deadline.

Redevelopment funds questioned

A conservative think tank, a Clark County commissioner and a labor union agree on one thing: There are better ways to spend tax money during a recession than on redevelopment.

Syringe safety campaign started

CHICAGO — Patients who got hepatitis from contaminated syringes and medicine vials are joining infection control advocates to warn Americans about a problem they say is more common than people think.

IN BRIEF

WINTER STORM ADVANCING

Governor yields on six e-mails

CARSON CITY — A state lawyer representing Gov. Jim Gibbons said Wednesday that the governor won’t fight a judge’s order to release six e-mails sought by the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Estranged husband kills man, self

A divorce situation led to a murder-suicide Thursday night in a southeast valley home when an estranged husband shot his wife and one of her family members before turning the gun on himself, police said.

MGM-Mirage ordered to recheck inspections at CityCenter

Clark County hasn’t figured out how construction errors occurred at CityCenter’s Harmon Hotel. But it has ordered MGM-Mirage, owner of the development, to have an approved expert recheck any other work done there by Converse Consultants, whose special inspections failed to document errors in 15 of the 22 stories built so far at the Harmon.

Plan blocks stimulus aid for museums, gambling

WASHINGTON — An Oklahoma senator wants to make sure once and for all that no money in the $900 billion economic stimulus bill gets spent on the proposed organized crime museum in Las Vegas.

Museum funding debated

CARSON CITY — Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio objected Thursday when legislators spoke of trying to find state funds to open the $47 million, still-unfinished Nevada State Museum at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.

Museum yearns for Ol’ Blue Eyes

Frank Sinatra‘s presence will loom large over the mob museum, if the project survives some political and economic hurdles.

Traffic warrant amnesty program extended

Court officials say they have received an overwhelming response since they sent out postcards in early December to those who have outstanding traffic tickets. The demand has prompted officials to extend the program an additional week, through Feb. 13.

Senate rejects low-rate mortgage plan

WASHINGTON — An offer by Republicans for the government to arrange bargain mortgage loans carrying 4 percent interest rates for millions of homeowners as a way to boost the economy was rejected in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

LV police remain in hot pursuit of tax hike

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Thursday that he still plans to seek an additional quarter-cent sales tax increase from the Legislature to hire more police officers this year.

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