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»7/1/08 Random Drug Testing and Two Takes on our Town
We talk about a $150,000 federal grant the CCSD received to start random drug testing of Athletes at eight Clark County high schools next year. Then we talk with Utah Rep Jim Matheson.

»7/2/08 Food Prices/End of Gas/Wild Dogs and Roseanne Barr
First we look at a report that predicts we'll pay higher prices for food, at least for a while. Then we ask what we'll do once gas supplies potentially run out in 30 years. And what do we do about the 33 million feral and free-roaming dogs in this country?

»7/3/08 NCLB and Tough Job Market and Mamma Mia!
Test scores are rising across the country, but a new study looks at whether or not those increases can be attributed to the No Child Left Behind Act. Plus, we take a look at college graduates who are having a tough time finding a job in the slowing economy.

»7/4/08 Geoff Schumacher on Howard Hughes and Historical Impersonator
Just ahead on this Fourth of July we'll talk with LVRJ columnist Geoff Schumacher about his latest book, a biography on Howard Hughes.

»7/7/08 Budget Cuts and Competitive Eating and The Working Mind
All state agencies are slashing their budgets yet again. We'll talk with UNLV President David Ashley and CSN President Michael Richards about how their schools can continue to educate students amidst the worst budget crisis in the state's history. Then, Richard J and Carlene D Lefevre return from the Fourth of July Coney Island hotdog eating contest to join us in the studio. They live in Henderson when they're not chowing down in competitions.

»7/8/08 Term Limits and Stolen Innocence
The NV Supreme Court will hear arguments over the constitutionality of term limits for elected officials. We take a look at how the court's ruling could impact the upcoming primary election.

»7/9/08 Room Rates and Food Prices and MOSAIC
Anthony Curtis, publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor, will talk about the big drop in room rates on the Strip. Then, it's not just gas prices that are going up. Food too is costing more and more. A local restaurateur and the leader of a community food bank to will be here to tell us how the high cost of food is affecting life in the valley.

»7/10/08 Casino Revenues and Airline Cuts and Super Summer Theater
The latest numbers released this morning show that Strip casino revenues were down 16% in May, compared to May of last year. Meantime, major US airlines continue to slash the number of flights into Las Vegas and other major US markets. We take a look at the latest numbers.

»7/11/08 The Secret Life of Clowns and Kinky Friedman
Clowns working at high end spectacle shows on the strip say they're laughing on the outside but crying on the inside. They're doing the same stuff every week for years on end but have trouble finding any real creative community in Las Vegas. We take a look at the creative crisis of some clown performers, and ask what it means for the performing arts community in Las Vegas.

»7/14/08 Oil Future, Food Prices and Wild Dogs and Jobs for Teens and Ellie Smith
Another chance to our recent conversations about the world's oil future, rising food prices and the threat posed by wild dogs in the rural west.

»7/15/08 Higher Education Budget Cuts and The Jersey Boys
We talk with the student body presidents of UNLV, UNR and the CSN about budget cutting, rising fees and the loss of professors and classes in tough budgetary times.

»7/16/08 The New Addiction and Democracia USA and Shakespeare and The Amazing Can Doos!
Numbers suggest NV is one of the top narcotics-using populations in the country. We talk to the authors of a recent LV Sun article that illustrates this increasing abuse of prescription narcotics. Then we talk with the Executive Director of Democracia USA, a voter awareness group for Hispanic voters.

»7/17/08 Gibbons Property Tax Break and Laughing in Las Vegas
We talk with Joe Aguirre, the Elko County assessor, who says that he was forced to give Gov Jim Gibbons a big break on property taxes.

»7/18/08 Housing Update and Speed Flirting
The front page of Thursday's Review-Journal put a happy face on the nation's housing market. But on Friday's edition of the program we'll hear why troubling trends will continue for the national and regional housing industries. Then, we'll talk with Barack Obama's top foreign policy adviser, Susan Rice.

»7/21/08 Summer and Fall Gardening Tips and Fight Women
The sultans of soil are back. Norm Schilling and Frank Rauscher will join us to take your summer and early fall gardening questions. Then we talk about a new Brookings Institution report that predicts NV, UT, AZ, NM and CO will become the New American Heartland.

»7/22/08 Zero Tolerance and Mormon Calendar and Gibbons' Attorney Responds
We'll talk about city of Las Vegas efforts to limit the holdings of slumlords. Then we'll talk with the man who created a beefcake calendar of Mormon missionaries.

»7/23/08 Value of Public Universities and Phantom and Housing
So what is the value of a public university system? And how do you measure the return on investment, especially in tough budgetary times? We tackle those questions.

»7/24/08 Senate Faculty Chairs and Last Child in the Woods
We continue our look at budget cutting at the state's universities and colleges. We'll talk with the faculty senate presidents of UNLV, UNR and CSN.

»7/25/08 No Child Left Behind Report and Mariachi Platinos
The CCSD released its latest yearly report mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. We discuss the numbers with a top school district official. We also discuss state and local politics with Las Vegas CityLife Editor Steve Sebelius and KTNV Channel 13 political analyst and conservative organizer Chuck Muth.

»7/28/08 Anti-Polygamy Law and Failing Banks and Term Limits Ruling
We'll look at Senator Harry Reid's push to crack down on polygamous groups. Then, we'll talk with a UNLV professor about the upside and downside of Internet gambling. And we'll also look at the dynamics that have led to the failure of three US banks in recent weeks, including First National Bank of Nevada.



»7/29/08 State Assembly Candidates and Bob Stoldal
We'll begin our weeklong look at state and local political races in Nevada, when we talk with several candidates seeking state Assembly seats.

»7/30/08 State Senate, District 7 and Pet Specialists
We continue our coverage of state and local offices with the candidates for State Senate District 7.

»7/31/08 Nevada Supreme Court and Author Thurston Clarke
Four Nevada lawyers are vying for the vacant seat on the Nevada Supreme Court. They join us for a side-by-side comparison.