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»3/1/07 Empowerment Education and 100 Suns
"Empowerment Education" was one of the key phrases in Governor Gibbons' State of the State address: what does it mean? Discussion originally aired Feb 6th Plus, we meet members of a UNLV theatre group playing a major Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Australia.

»3/2/07 Environmental Issues and Access All Areas
We take a look, in light of the recent UN-commissioned report, at Climate Change and the American Southwest. Then a veteran scientist urges Southern Nevadans to think more broadly of their water needs. Plus: a look at the microcredit phenomenon. Originally aired 2/5, 2/15, and 12/6 respectively

»3/5/07 Monday Politics and Gordie Brown
A report from our Northern Nevada correspondent Brian Bahouth on the 2007 Nevada Legislature Followed by a conversation with a controversial Arizona legislator.

»3/6/07 Workplace Prep and MGM Mirage President
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently conducted a poll of area business leaders finding a lack of basic skills from the younger end of the Las Vegas workforce. Originally aired February 12th, 2007

»3/7/07 Real Estate and Convict turned Counselor
We look at the ups, downs, and mysterious shifts of the Real Estate market. Then Governor Jim Gibbons releases details of his Empowerment Education proposal. And Tom Vilsack talks about why he chose to drop out of the Republican Partys' Presidential Nomination Race

»3/8/07 Food Roundtable and Crime and Punishment
Today, one of our periodic nibbles of our ever-evolving culinary scene. Host Flo Rogers is joined by food critics John Curtas and Max Jacobson.

»3/9/07 Friday Topics and Teen Prostitution II
The independent consultant who reviewed Clark County's Family Services department three months ago has agreed to be an expert witness in a child advocacy group's lawsuit against the county and the state. Then, a Nevada legislator proposes we allow doctors to apologize to patients without fear of legal consequence. And, Nascar weekend is here: we preview the event.

»3/10/07 SoN Weekend Choice I and SoN Weekend Choice II
An online-only selection of the best segments from the past week's broadcasts.

»3/12/07 Empowerment Schools and The Book on Vegas
Governor Gibbons has released further details of his Empowerment Schools proposals. A roundtable exchange with E-mail and phone call input from you, the listener. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/13/07 GOP Caucus and Jim Adrianson
Last week, Nevada Republicans followed their Democrat counterparts, moving their presidential nominating caucus to February 7th--just five days after Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus. Then a bill before state legislators seeks to prevent 'imposter' acts trading on the reputation of the original artists. Plus we speak with a critic of an influential nightlife review service's data gathering techniques.

»3/14/07 NV Legislature and Joe Piscopo
We learn the latest developments at the 2007 Nevada Legislature. And we hear about a campaign to nurture the (political) grassroots. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/15/07 Spring Gardening and Clinton Counselor
Spring has sprung and we'll take one of our period looks at gardening in the Valley with the experts taking your calls. We experienced a recorded breaking freeze earlier this year and the damage still lingers in the landscape, get some tips on recovering with our Desert Bloom hosts and friends. Flo Rogers hosts.

»3/16/07 Federal Prosecutors and Chris Giunchigliani
In December, US Federal Prosecutor for the Nevada District, Daniel Bogden, received a call from Washington telling him that he was being fired. The call,like those to six of his colleagues in the same month,was brief and,some observers felt,unprecedented. But the controversy,egged on by Congressional questions and leaked memos,has grown into a political firestorm. Then, Social service providers estimate there are more than 14,000 homeless people living in the Las Vegas valley. And now, a UNLV junior is giving them a voice. Mike Squires hosts.

»3/19/07 Violent Crime and Ira Glass
Everyday life can be darkened for victims of violent crime and official statistics s show the number of attacks have risen 3.7% nationwide for the first half of last year. We're joined by two local residents suffering the consequences... Michael Squires hosts.

»3/20/07 A Good Read and Returning Veterans
State Senator Joe Heck has introduced a bill to put a stop to data collection agencies collecting prescription information. Then we discuss the role of recommended book lists in connecting readers with satisfying reads. Plus: Iran-US relations may have been tense of late but, here in Nevada, people are celebrating: today is Persian New Year--and March is Persian Cultural Heritage Month in the state. Mike Squires hosts.

»3/21/07 Ethics / NV Legislature and Advertising Vegas
We learn the latest developments at the 2007 Nevada Legislature. And we hear about efforts to raise ethical standards in our public life. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/22/07 Real ID and Affirmative Action
The American Medical Association claims that should the Sierra Health merger with United HealthCare go through, United would control 95 percent of the HMO market in the Las Vegas region. Then we look at the consequences from new Federal ID requirements. And the John Edwards Campaign is absorbing the news that his wife's cancer has returned: how will that effect the Nevada caucus? Mike Squires hosts.

»3/23/07 Election 2008: Sen Hillary Clinton and Women in Journalism
The President of the Service Employees International Union, talks about tomorrow's Forum on Health Care featuring 7 of the 8 candidates for the Democrat Presidential Nomination. Then the Runnin' Rebels of UNLV play Oregon tonight in the regional semifinals: 16 years after their first NCAA championship. Plus we catch up on local business news and Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Clinton [D-NY] talks about healthcare and her visit to Nevada tomorrow. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/26/07 Forum on Health Care and Alpha and Omega
We review Saturday's Forum on Health Care at UNLV which featured 7 of the 8 candidates for the Democrat Presidential Nomination. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/27/07 Solar Energy Plan and Religion and Politics
We look at an innovative Solar Energy Plan at Nellis Air Force Base. Then: Are the judiciary guilty of race-based sentencing: some critics say they are, citing recent prosecutions for evidence. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/28/07 Clark Co School Board and Dem Bones
Some Clark Co School District parents are concerned that new procedures have taken them out of the equation. We hear their concerns--and the response of School Board Trustees. Then a recent list of political power rankings puts Senator Harry Reid in at No. 1--and freshman congressman Dean Heller at No. 435. Mitch Fox hosts.

»3/29/07 Election '07: Ward Races and Rep. Jon Porter
We meet ward race candidates in the upcoming Las Vegas--and North Las Vegas--city elections. Michael Squires hosts.

»3/30/07 Election '07: Candidates Speak and Traits of the Tiger
We meet candidates in the upcoming Las Vegas city elections for Mayor and Council Ward 5. Michael Squires hosts.