Oddsmakers wary of siding with favored Mountain West teams

When he was washing dishes at a seafood restaurant five years ago, Anthony Johnson was an unlikely candidate to play a starring role in this NCAA Tournament. But his story is not a fish tale.

Relax and enjoy Rebels’ quest

For a second, forget about the 8-9 line of the Midwest bracket in the NCAA Tournament. Forget about Northern Iowa’s halfcourt defense, its balanced offense, a terrific 7-foot center named Jordan Eglseder. Forget about Kansas lurking Saturday.

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In Sunday’s column, Editor Thomas Mitchell described the 2010 Census long form. The Census has changed its terminology. It now calls the 28-page form being sent every year to homes the American Community Survey. “The ACS will replace the long form in 2010 and thereafter by collecting long-form-type information throughout the decade rather than only once every 10 years,” the Census Bureau says.

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Asylum program helps Iraqi woman flee to Las Vegas

Ameera, an Iraqi woman who worked for a U.S. company to prepare Iraqis for the 2005 elections, came to Las Vegas in late January for protection under an international political asylum program.

Divide in gun policy revealed

WASHINGTON — Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.

Radio has a new voice: Dawn Gibbons

First lady Dawn Gibbons, in the midst of divorcing scandalized Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons, says she strongly supports President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Ex-Green Valley Ranch manager arrested

One of the men at the center of a heated lawsuit between Greenspun Corp. affiliates and Station Casinos was arrested over the weekend.

Landra Reid released from Virginia hospital

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s wife has been released from a Virginia hospital, where she was taken after being seriously injured in a traffic accident.

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