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»9/1/05 Gasoline Prices and Dr. Richard Lee
Why do Nevadans pay so much for their gas? How is this affecting both consumers and businesses alike?

»9/2/05 The Gulf Coast Disaster and Ed Roman
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region was hit hard this week: Nevadans, from Red Cross staff to Casino Executives, are helping the relief and reconstruction efforts, both on the ground and from here. We find out what's happening and what the rest of us can do.

»9/5/05 Local Children's Theater and Lark Williams
Like children the world over, our youngsters love nothing better than dressing up and pretending to be royalty, aliens, or superheroes: what are local theatres doing to develop such rampant imagination? This segment first aired May 24th, 2005

»9/6/05 Home Schooling and Jon Porter
With public education standards declining in many parts of the country, the interest in home schooling has never been greater. A look inside an often misunderstood--and sometimes controversial--educational trend from a local perspective. This segment first aired 6/29/05

»9/7/05 Healthcare and Jerry Misko
There have been a growing number of mergers and consolidations: what are the big issues facing the healthcare industry--and individual patients?

»9/8/05 Insanity Plea and Caroline Hayes Uber
Recent court rulings have tested the boundaries of pleading insanity in a criminal case. We'll look at some of these cases, and discuss application of incarceration and treatment of these criminals.

»9/9/05 Katrina Response / LVTV and Rick Moonen
We talk to locals--from Chief Executives to Relief Professionals--about the unfolding response in Southern Nevada to the Gulf Coast Disaster. And, later in the hour: TV is in thrall to shows with Las Vegas themes: how is the attention affecting America--and Las Vegas?

»9/12/05 Las Vegas Perceptions and Rasheda Ali
There's nowhere in the world like Las Vegas: how can writers and filmmakers do justice to the place? In a place founded on fantasy, should they even try? Editor of City Life, Steve Sebelius, presents.

»9/13/05 Grandparents as Parents and Bret Whipple
For various reasons, grandparents often find themselves parenting while facing fixed budgets and time commitments, physical ailments, and retirement. How do they cope? What support does the community provide?

»9/14/05 Fall Gardening and Lynette Boggs McDonald
SON digs into the Fall desert garden. What needs to be done and how?

»9/15/05 Illegal Dumping and Before the Future Found Us
Our panel discussions range from growth, water, Yucca Mountain, to cultural issues and healthcare: today, the problem of illegal dumping. This program first aired June 2nd, 2005

»9/16/05 Katrina Response: Two Weeks Later and Louis Longi
We hear eyewitness accounts from Nevadans--military and media personel--who travelled to the Gulf Coast disaster area. And the Manager of Clark Co Disaster Management discusses our own state of preparedness.

»9/19/05 Addicted Newborns and Sheriff Bill Young
How does our community--medically, legally, socially--help children born with the burden of addiction passed on from drug-abusing parents? This program first aired June 8th, 2005

»9/20/05 Nuclear Waste in Utah and Frank Leone
A temporary storage facility for nuclear waste has been assigned to a Native American reservation in Northern Utah. The deal, brokered by tribe members and the Federal Government, has upset many Utahans--and split the Goshute tribe in Skull Valley. How temporary is this facility? And what bearing might it have on Yucca Mountain?

»9/21/05 The Fall Arts Calendar and Gary Reese
Fall finds Southern Nevadans spoiled for quality entertainment. As top Broadway shows crowd onto the Strip, the Philharmonic and the Performing Arts Center also have plenty of events planned for the coming season.

»9/22/05 Spanish and English and David and Patricia Ward
As the Latino population grows, the number of people speaking little or no English is increasing. How are Valley services coping? What efforts are being made to assist assimilation? This program first aired August 17th, 2005

»9/23/05 Recovering Families and Mikhail Piotrovsky
Eleanor Duplessis came to Las Vegas on vacation: while she was here Hurricane Katrina flattened her Louisiana home. Also the parents of road victim, Rick Simpson, talk about their son, his generous spirit, and the ongoing Metro investigation into his death. And, to wrap up the hour, Mike Kalil wonders if global pop sensation, The Killers, have demonstrated Las Vegas as a viable base for a chart music career.

»9/26/05 Nevada High Tech and Dale Carrison
North Las Vegas is attracting big names in fiber-optic and high technology, including Qualcomm. This discussion first aired July 21st, 2005

»9/27/05 Bankruptcy and Ruth Johnson
On October 17th new and controversial bankruptcy laws take effect: what is the reality of personal insolvency in Nevada?

»9/28/05 Local Archeology and Bob Fisher
Field archeologists describe what their discoveries can tell us about our past--and mean for our future. This program first aired July 13th, 2005

»9/29/05 Yucca Mtn / Overflowing Alamo and Storming Caesar's Palace
What's next in our Nuclear Waste saga? Do recent federal responses to disaster carry political consequences for the Yucca Project? And can we trust the authorities to live up to their own benchmarks?
     Then, to close the first hour: Our children are paying the price for growth outstripping services: classrooms are overflowing at Alamo Elementary School.

»9/30/05 LV Business Appeal, Local Newsapers, and Fall Getaways and Ellen Knowlton
Off-strip Las Vegas is making a splash on the national labor market, attracting firms whose workers, and potential hires, find living here appealing.
     Readers in Nevada are adjusting to life in a single-daily market: what can we expect from the Review-Journal and the interpolated Sun?
     Earlier in the week, we heard about the changing colors of autumnal Utah--today we learn of more ideas for short, memorable trips.