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Flores’ tiebreaking homer lifts 51s past Salt Lake

Wilmer Flores’ three-run home run to left field in the top of the fifth inning broke a 4-4 tie and Las Vegas held off Salt Lake for a 7-6 win over the Bees Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

EDITORIAL: Water work

Drought throughout the Colorado River basin is shrinking Lake Mead and threatening the long-term water supply of the Las Vegas Valley and other users. The solution to future shortages is simple: the creation of a free market where users buy shares and the natural forces of supply and demand are guaranteed to put the resource to its most productive use. (Hint: It’s not agriculture.)

EDITORIAL: Bundy militias

There are plenty of second-hand accounts of armed militiamen patrolling the Bunkerville-Mesquite area of northeastern Clark County. According to these stories, the men are limiting the movements of regular folks who just want to get on with life after last month’s high-profile confrontation between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and rancher Cliven Bundy.

Sectarian or inclusive, government-sponsored prayer always a bad idea

To begin with, let’s acknowledge the U.S. Supreme Court has held that prayers offered before meetings of Congress all the way down to City Council do not necessarily offend the First Amendment. They are, as all justices recently acknowledged, part of the fabric and tradition of American life stretching all the way back to the composing of the Constitution and the first Congress.

LEFTOVERS: Monsters make way for Wizards

The Little Monsters are not thrilled with the Washington Wizards. The NBA team is playing in the second round of the playoffs, and Game 6 of Washington’s series with the Indiana Pacers is tentatively scheduled for May 15. That also happened to be the night Lady Gaga was scheduled to perform at the Verizon Center, the home of the Wizards.

Mortician who killed rich Texas widow freed from prison

A former mortician whose killing of a rich widow shook an East Texas town — and later inspired the dark comedy “Bernie” — has been released on bond.

Left-hander benefits from teammates’ three home runs

Green Valley’s Keola Paragas has been stingy on the mound all season for the Gators, but the senior left-hander hasn’t always gotten a ton of offensive support.

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