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»1/1/07 Year in Review II: Entertainment and SoN Annual Choice X: Art
Our expert panel look back on the big stories in Entertainment this year--and what to expect in 2007. Dave Berns hosts. Originally aired December 19th, 2006

»1/2/07 Traffic and Housing and Changing of the Guard
We look at the Traffic Challenges facing Southern Nevada. Then a new national study shows that local authorities are failing miserably in providing Affordable Housing to their residents.

»1/3/07 Medical Debt and Memories of the Ford Administration
Even well-paid and insured workers can find themseves in financial trouble if they fall seriously ill.

»1/4/07 Violence against the Homeless and Beyond the Wheelchair
A homeless couple is beaten and stabbed to death before Christmas. Is this connected to Society's attitude toward the homeless? We talk with advocates and Metro Police about the incident and if we should expect more violence in the future.

»1/5/07 Coroner's Inquest Procedures and Ethics Proposals
We examine efforts to reform the way police-involved deaths are publicly reviewed. Then we talk to the head of the Las Vegas Monorail about plans to extend the transit system to the airport. Mike Squires hosts.

»1/8/07 Troop Surge / Divine Strake and Bill Young
A reinforcement of our troops in Iraq is about to be announced: we talk with members of Congress about the 'Surge'. Then Divine Strake, a 700-ton bomb test planned for the Nevada Test Site, is raising fears that radioactive soil might be disturbed.

»1/9/07 Iraq Policy I and Iraq Policy II
Plans are emerging from Washington for a large and sustained 'surge' or reinforcement of US forces in Baghdad. Dave Berns hosts.

»1/10/07 Minimum Wage and Affirmative Action
In November, Nevada voters approved to raise the state's minimum wage to $6.15 an hour. And Congress may raise the level even higher. Then we hear the latest on the Valley Hospitals nursing dispute.

»1/11/07 Shifting Policy and Commissioner Rory Reid
President Bush has frankly admitted that mistakes were made in the Administration's Iraq Policy and has laid out a new approach: we gauge political reaction. Then are Maximum Age regulations in some professions merely bowing to biological reality--or is it time for a rethink as life cycles extend? Plus we wrap up the Consumer Electronics Show as the globally covered convention draws to a close for another year.

»1/12/07 Nevada Vaccination Rate and Prison Reform
Less than 60% of Clark County youngsters receive scheduled Vaccines: why? Then we analyse the new Governors' decision to overwhelmingly favor Northern Nevadans in the new Gibbons Cabinet.

»1/15/07 Juan Williams and Spirit of Dr King
"Enough!" says Juan Williams, NPR Correspondant and Political Commentator, in his new book, challenging his fellow African-Americans to a new approach. Originally aired September 4th, 2006

»1/16/07 Drama in Higher Ed and Classic Sports Photography
On Friday, as today, Jim Rogers was Chancellor of Nevada's Higher Education System: in between there was a remarkable drama in the course of which he resigned and then 'voided' his decision. What happened? And what is the outlook for the system going forward?

»1/17/07 NV Legislature: The Leaders and County Events
We begin our coverage of the 2007 session of the Nevada State Legislature, commencing on February 5th. Today, members join us live to take your calls and emails.

»1/18/07 Yvonne Atkinson Gates and Nevada Politics
Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates talks about her surprise resignation after 14 years on the Clark County Board.

»1/19/07 Political Gadflies and Chancellor Jim Rogers
Today, we meet the so-called Political Gadflies familiar from public meetings and proceedings in the Valley. What motivates them? Then a new analysis shows that the state continues to perform poorly for Nevada's Children. Mike Squires hosts.

»1/22/07 State of the State and Status of Women
In a special edition we hear and then analyze Governor Gibbon's debut State of the State address. And we look ahead to the annual Homeless Census, takes place on January 30th and 31st.

»1/23/07 No Place for Hate and African Potential
We look at Empowerment Schools, proposed for Nevada by Governor Gibbons in his State of the State 2007 speech. Then the No Place for Hate program cultivates understanding between schoolchildren of different backgrounds.

»1/24/07 Preview Las Vegas and State of the Union
We look forward to Preview Las Vegas, the annual economic and gaming forecasting event, which takes place in Las Vegas tomorrow. And the new Surrogate Parent Initiative helps foster children with disabilities in Clark County with volunteer parents to serve as their educational advocates. Plus we canvas opinions to the State of the Union Address from politicans and pundits--together with listeners--from across the political spectrum.

»1/25/07 Empowerment Schools and Maestro Lorin Maazel
Today Wind Power, Empowerment Schools, and a new survey ranking cities for Healthy Eating. Dave Berns hosts.

»1/26/07 Fighting Meth Addiction and Managing Clark County
On today's program: approaches to the problem of Meth Addiction. Then an unwanted visitor has muscled into the waters of Lake Mead. And for the first time in five years, Customs and Border Protection Agents detained travellers at McCarran International Airport this week. Mike Squires hosts.

»1/29/07 Teen Prostitution I and Teen Prostitution II
Teen Prostitution is a bigger problem than many Nevadans might realize. We speak with a local judge who has focused on the issue. He depicts a problem that has become a crisis.

»1/30/07 NV Benefits Shortfall and Mayor of North LV
We examine the multi-billion dollar shortfall in Nevada's Public Employee Benefit Program which, at a meeting in Carson City yesterday, emerged as a bigger problem than expected. Then NPR Correspondent Juan Williams talks about the lengthy interview with the President he conducted yesterday. And we hear from Elko about the realities of Meth Addiction.

»1/31/07 Guardian Angels and Lawrence Weekly
The Guardian Angels are returning to Las Vegas, after a previous attempt to found the citizen group here did not take.