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The Penny Press is published weekly by Penny Credits: 5010 Productions, Inc. All Contents © Penny Press 2004 Publisher and Editor: Contributing Editors: Letters to the Editor are encouraged. They should be sent to our offices at 418 1/2 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Press Fred Weinberg George Harris Al Thomas Vegas 89101. They can also be emailed to: Logotype Sales: Doug French Bill Here [email protected] No unsigned or unverifiable Pointedlymad Vince Lupo Dolores Lonergan Pat Choate letters will be printed. licensed from: Rich Gast Joyce Meyer Connie Ross 702-740-5588 Fax: 702-920-8215 Penny Press LAS VEGAS, 16 PAGES VOLUME 2 NUMBER 11 DECEMBER 9, 2004 Condemned To Repeat History? By FRED WEINBERG He started a fight, we finished it because we forgot that it could, really was a freedom fighter who Penny Press Publisher three and a half years later but the based on previous experience such wasn’t such a bad guy when viewed problem is that we as Americans as Pearl Harbor. in context? Sixty-three years ago last have a tendency to forget once peace This isn’t a call for memorials. That the World Trade Center was Tuesday, a brilliant but insane is restored. It is a call for the simple teaching a perfectly legitimate target? Japanese military dictator started a And so it was when Osama Bin of what is now politically incorrect That the radical Muslims fight with a sleeping giant that in Laden decided to try essentially the history. had every right to do what they same thing against the World Trade An example of which is that did because we have somehow Center in New York on September we are now supposed to be some- “oppressed” their people? 11, 2001. how ashamed of President Harry Or how long will it be before we The question appears to be, in Truman’s decision to use nuclear simply forget 9-11 much as we seem Commentary view of how quickly we have appar- weapons against Japan to end the to have forgotten the memory and ently forgotten Pearl Harbor, how war. the lessons of Pearl Harbor? some respects still is not over. quickly will we forget 9-11? The fact is that Truman’s deci- Somehow with the passing of When Japan’s Emperor Tojo told Presuming this writer is still sion saved millions of U.S. (and every December Seventh, the events his Admirals to go ahead and bomb alive on 9-11-41 (at age 89) will we probably Japanese) lives with the at Pearl Harbor become relegated the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor, kill a be writing about yet another event horrible sacrifice of two Japanese more and more to the footnotes of record number of U.S. citizens and that occurred on U.S. soil because cities. history instead of being a great big devastate Hawaii, he really thought our institutional memory has gone We were at war and they were red flag. that we would meekly acquiesce and cloudy? the enemy. As time makes 9-11 fade away, it let him conquer the Pacific Rim and The cure for that is to never for- They sucker-punched us in 1941 is probable that the same thing will go after China. get our history. and started a war. happen. He was as wrong as a human Pearl Harbor happened largely What were we supposed to do? Which brings us to our point. being could be in predicting what because we didn’t read the obvious Lose the war? He who ignores history is con- the of America would signs. How long will it be before we demned to repeat it. do when its citizens were attacked. September 11 happened largely start teaching that Osama Bin Laden

Welcome To Las Vegas’ PAT CHOATE PAGE 5 Newest Paper! FRED WEINBERG PAGE 6 DOUG FRENCH PAGE 7 Inside: Penny Wisdom BILL HERE PAGE 8 AL THOMAS PAGE 10 Hegel was right when he said Regulating that we learn from history BANNING BOY SCOUTS PAGE 11 that man can never learn any- JOYCE MEYER PAGE 12 thing from history. Baseball Is Nuts! ▬George Bernard Shaw PET OF THE WEEK PAGE 15 See Editorial Page 6 THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 4 Gulf War Vet To Run For Council It is true when they say “Once a Marine Always a Marine.” Sanson, explained that once you serve for the United States Military in Steve Sanson a United States Marine Veteran as well as an Army country or overseas and had the pleasure of defending this country in time Veteran. Sanson, served in Desert Storm and is a recipient of the National of need and to give your life if need be, you cannot stop serving her. He Defense Medal and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. Sanson, served in the believes that this is one of the reasons he knows he is the best candidate for Marine Corps on active duty from 1985 to 1991 and in the Army Reserves City Hall. from 1992 to 1998. He is the author of a book entitled “How to Collect on Your Bad Debt Accounts in Clark County Nevada” to help simplify the Small Claims Court Legal Procedures. Sanson, found himself giving legal advice to citizens that have small claims court problems. And he, took it upon himself to educate the public on small claims court procedures which helped a lot of attorneys that are not trained in this area of the legal field. Sanson, educated himself in the area of small claims from his job at the Fronteer Yellowpage Directory as their Credit, Collections, and Legal Manager. Sanson, took Fronteer Directory from a 48% bad debt ratio to a 1 1/2% bad debt ratio in his tenor of 6 1/2 years with this company. He is 37 years old, a father of three children Steve, Jr. 18, Joshua 16, and Stephanie 13. Sanson’s, two teenage sons live with him and his daugh- ter Stephanie resides in . Sanson was born in Kingston, Jamaica a citizen of the United States since 1989. Sanson, lived in New York City from 1973 to 1985 and soon after joined the United States Marine Corps. Sanson, describes himself as a true patriot. He is a member of the Marine Corps League serving greater Las Vegas, a Chaplain in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post 3848 in Henderson, the Official Media Spokesman for Veterans in Politics, President of Centennial Point Home owners Association, and an active member of a political party. Sanson, explains that he wants to give Ward 6 back to the people That the people should have the final say on what developments happen in their neighborhoods. Ward 6 is the fastest growing ward at this time, needing someone whom can keep up with the ever growing changes and demands, who is not afraid of doing what is right by the people. Sanson, points out that there are no Veterans sitting on the City Council nor County Commission. Sanson, suggested that being in the US Marine City Council Candidate Steve Sanson Corps has taught him to do anything he sets his mind to. We Get Letters...

Editor: Editor's note: Dean Clark is the I recently heard a senator from Managing Editor of Leading Edge Want A Penny Press Nevada state that Justice Clarence Magazine and reads the Penny Thomas writes poorly. I assume the Press online at www.pennypresslv. Penny Press will pursue this mat- com. And, we'll ask Harry to show us ter and ask the senator to name a those poorly written opinions, being In The Mail? couple of opinions by Thomas that writers ourselves. We suspect Harry he deems poorly written. The sena- Reid was merely sending a message $55 per year First Class Mail tor will not, of course, be able to do to President Bush that Thomas was this for, in fact, Thomas writes very going to be a fight. A message that Name______Penny Press well. One can disagree with his legal President Bush will probably ignore Address______418 ½ S. Maryland reasoning but it is inaccurate to say if he has decided to appoint Thomas City_____State___ZIP_____ Las Vegas, NV 89101 the opinion is poorly written. Chief Justice when the current chief Dean Clark, retires. Tulsa, Oklahoma THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 5 Commentary: Pat Choate in this good of a shape for almost a tion that reversed those cuts, across problems today that merit their time There Is No half century more and even then will the board, by 25 percent would be and attention. deliver 81 percent of its benefits is one way to solve the problem. The dumbest step our govern- Social Security that it is the best conceived, financed The make-up revenue required ment can make is to take part of the and run operation in the entire fed- is also roughly equal to the tax cuts monies that people under 55 are now Crisis eral government. that were given to those who make paying for Social Security and put it This system works. The last $500,000 a year or more. That’s an into a Wall Street stock account in Economist and columnist Paul thing the President and Congress easy one. Reverse those tax cuts their name. To make up those con- Krugman points out in a recent should be doing is trying to “fix” it. and everyone will get full the Social tributions, the federal government piece (“Inventing A Crisis,” New All that is required to keep the Security payments due them after would be forced to borrow at least York Times, December 7, 2004) Social Security system working just 2051. And Donald Trump and all $1 trillion and pay interest on it for that if nothing is done to the Social as it is today is to increase system the other people who make $500,000 decades. Security System it will function just revenues so beneficiaries can get or more a year are unlikely to miss A simpler way to get people to as it does now until the year 2052 100 percent of what they are due the money. The worst that will save more is to make private pen- – that is, another 47 years. If noth- after 2052 rather than 81 percent. happen is they might have to miss sion plans more attractive. This ing is done, beneficiaries will get 81 The total amount of money we are some expensive charity benefits that merits action regardless of what is percent of what they were promised talking about is roughly one quarter spend more on the party than they done with Social Security. after that date. of the tax cuts that the President and do on the cause they are helping. The message we voters should be The only sane conclusion that Congress put into place over the past If Congress and the President sending the President and Congress anyone can make about a system four years. A simple piece of legisla- find any of these steps too difficult, is the same one Bert Lance, Jimmy they should do nothing. We have Carter’s Budget Director in 1977 plenty of time. Their successors, sent to Congress: “Don’t fix things sometime in the next four decades, that are not broken.” can deal with the problem. Our leaders have plenty of more pressing PAT CHOATE

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The monorail folks for not rushing a fix. As bad as having the trains idle looks, it would look a lot worse if they rushed it and someone got hurt or killed because they did. When it's ready for prime time, we suspect that the money will take care of itself in increased ridership. The Penny Press Sends A Bronx Cheer And A Bouquet of Weeds To:

The Nevada State Senate for sending the message that corrupt politicians are OK in Nevada by not tossing Kathy Augustine out of office. We heard an awful lot of crap about "due process" and "not rising to the level" but that does not obscure the fact that Augustine is both an admitted violator of the law and a really crappy elected official. Maybe we need to replace the entire Senate. THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 6 OPINION From The Publisher... Congress Regulating Baseball? That's Nuts! Baseball has become a big story recently because it appears And isn’t it time for our first female manager? Congress that some players whose bodies appear to be, shall we say, could throw that into McCain’s bill as well. sculpted, have admitted to better living (or at least higher batting averages) through chemistry. So much for baseball—unless the Feds want to talk about the infield fly rule. And Arizona Senator John McCain has lost no time calling for a legislative solution to steroids in baseball. Let’s talk about NASCAR.

If, says McCain, the players’ union and the owners don’t come How about a provisional starting spot for a minority driver in to a resolution of the “problem” satisfactory to him, he will any race which does not have one already qualified? And, no, introduce legislation to “solve” the problem. a minority driver is not someone who owns his own car.

That’s rich. And the NFL. How about mandatory pregame drug testing for all linemen? (Or, as Congress would probably mandate, Congress, “solving” a drug “problem” in a game which people “line-people”.) play with bats and balls. You think none of this stuff could get into McCain’s proposed Maybe, in the post election glow of being a big player in the bill? You don’t know Congress very well. new Bush administration, McCain has simply taken leave of his senses. First, as should be obvious to anybody who has a passing acquaintance with our form of government, the federal gov - Or, worse, maybe McCain actually thinks that government ernment should not have any involvement in any aspect of should be involved in sports. We expect that nonsense of any game which is played—other than balancing the federal House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. She said she would budget. support McCain’s call for mandatory drug testing for major league ballplayers. Second, if major league owners and players don’t care about steroids, why should we? But McCain is supposed to be a Republican from the conser - vative—very conservative—state of Arizona. The record book?

And—remember—conservatives believe that less government As big baseball fans as we are (Go Angels!) the record books is better. are riddled with inconsistencies starting with juiced balls and expanded seasons. If Barry Bonds wants to risk his life so he Assuming such a piece of legislation is constitutional—and can hit home runs which—frankly—mostly don’t help his team that is a huge assumption—where would it stop? in the clutch, that’s OK by us.

Would the federal government be in charge of all privately If fans get mad enough, they don’t need Congress to send owned professional sports? a message. They’ll vote with their ticket buying dollars and their radio and TV tuners. If so, we have some suggestions. Just like NASCAR fans will if Dale Earnhardt Junior gets First, let’s deal with clearly bad umpires. And NBA referees. screwed out of a championship because they took too many And what about the refs in NCAA basketball? Granted col - points from him for his off track antics. lege ball isn’t pro ball but, you know, those refs are really bad sometimes and just crying out for regulation by Congress. There is a very big limit to what professional sports owners can get away with. While we’re at it, why don’t we extend Title IX to professional sports so that owners of major league baseball teams would It’s called the marketplace and if the marketplace doesn’t be required to field professional women’s softball teams as care much about steroids, Senator McCain is way off base if well? he thinks he—and, by extension, Congress—should. FRED WEINBERG THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 7 Commentary: Doug French pages to tell Giunchigliani to go find a; buckwheat or bearpoppy or He has a fetish for building univer- We Don’t Agree pound salt. Rogers says that it will desert tortoise or pup fish or some- sity campuses, and to his credit he’s cost a quarter million bucks to do thing on the brink of extinction? willing to throw some of his dough With Chris the analysis. Oh, right. Do you Of course Rogers says there is at it. But, he shouldn’t be asking suppose cost analysis projects at no way to shoehorn the Henderson that the force of government be used Giunchigliani Rogers’ Sunbelt Broadcasting cost a college burgeoning student body to build un-needed facilities on the quarter mil a pop? into CCSN’s southern campus. Yes, backs of taxpayers. Often, But… “It’s a tremendous amount of the 741 students would be difficult We don’t line up with. work to analyze that and, quite to accommodate. Maybe a couple Giunchigliani often, but in this The Las Vegas Review- frankly, we don’t have the people to of professors might have to teach case she has it right, no matter her Journal’s K.C. Howard reported do that,” Rogers said. Well let’s see, two classes instead of one, or maybe motivation. She told the R-J that last week that interim University CCSN campus has existing capacity classrooms would have to be used all Mr. Rogers can forget about the Chancellor Jim Rogers in so many to absorb the Henderson College day. The addition of the Henderson Legislature approving $9 million words told Assemblywoman students. Otherwise, Henderson U. college students would amount to a that Rogers was supposed to raise Chris Giunchigliani to mind her has its hand out for $20 million from seven percent increase in the mostly from private sources. own business in response to the taxpayers. And, that’s just for the part-time student body at the CCSN Enough money has been wast- Assemblywoman’s request that the first building; imagine how much Henderson campus. ed on the Nevada State College. university system examine whether the taxpayers will have to fork over Rogers said in the letter that The first order of business for moving the Nevada State College to by the time the proposed 550 acre he is “afraid of saving nickels and the 2005 Legislature should be to the Community College of Southern campus is filled with concrete, glass throwing away dollars,” in essence take Giunchigliani’s lead and fold Nevada Henderson campus would and communism-loving professors. admitting that moving the students Henderson college into CCSN. save taxpayer money. Would someone please send a BLM to CCSN would save money. But he Rogers reportedly took three biologist over there immediately to doesn’t care about taxpayer money. DOUG FRENCH

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Just type in ETF and you will be inundated Funds are luring you to give them money with all you need to know. THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 11 Banning Boy Scouts On Bases Typifies Red/Blue State Divide By JOSEPH P. TARTARO and morally straight.” ments, cities and schools also spon- but the Pentagon insists it has done Executive Editor, Gun Week Prohibition Coming sor Boy Scout troops. The BSA nothing to diminish its support for Special To The Penny Press Following its new settlement remains a private organization—a Scouting, WorldNetDaily followed with the ACLU, the DoD will be partnership with government does up. Even as the political junkies con- sending word to American military not automatically render an organi- Responding to news of the tinue to shift through the fallout from bases worldwide that sponsorship of zation public domain. deal, American Legion National the Nov. 2 election, wondering why the Boy Scouts is strictly prohibited. It’s also worth noting that our Commander Thomas P. Cadmus there are divisions in values between “Though Boy Scouts—primarily the nation’s military itself administers wrote, “The idea that sponsorship of the red states and blue states, there children of service members—have an Oath of Military Service to new Scouting by American military units are lessons in the news that high- long met on military bases in asso- members of the armed forces, that, is ‘unconstitutional’ goes beyond the light some vast differences. One of ciation with a base sponsor, the days like the Presidential, Congressional, absurd, even well past the point of these involves the Department of of political correctness have brought and Supreme Court Oaths of Office, stupidity.” Defense (DoD) and the Boy Scouts that arrangement to an end. And concludes with the words, “So help Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. of America (BSA). this is the George W. Bush/Donald me God.” Joe Richard told WorldNetDaily, “The American military cannot Rumsfeld Department of Defense Further, military bases feature however, the agreement should be survive the challenges of the 21st that we’re talking about,” Zeiger a vast array of religious options for seen as a resolution to a narrow part century without the preparatory sup- commented. the personnel and families who live of the lawsuit, which only requires port of the Boy Scouts of America,” Like an array of private organi- and work there. In recent years, the the DoD to clarify its stated policy according to a WorldNetDaily.com zations that, of necessity, have deal- nation has discussed the admission against sponsorship of non-federal article by Hans Zeiger, an Eagle ings with our nation’s armed forces, of Wiccan chaplains to the military, organizations. Scout, president and founder of the the Boy Scouts adhere to beliefs and and Muslims are well represented in “We don’t believe the Boy Scouts Scout Honor Coalition, and a student practices that fall outside the sanc- the chaplaincy despite the sensitive will suffer in terms of support within at Hillsdale College in Michigan. tion of public policy. No one on our nature of our present war. the military community,” he said, Millions of our bravest heroes in nation’s military bases is coerced “But the Department of Defense noting troops still can meet in civil- uniform—thousands who have given into supporting the Boy Scouts. cannot expect to win wars abroad ian venues on bases, and personnel their lives in every war since World It is true that Congress award- if it is capitulating to the demands will continue to serve in a private ed a national charter—an honorary of political correctness at home,” capacity as scoutmasters and assis- statement that Congress supports the Zeiger said. “Our armed forces must tants. patriotic, educational or scientific be aligned with the standards of “Our concern is to emphasize Commentary goals of an organization and that character that make America worth to the American people that the the organization is guaranteed rights fighting for.” Department of Defense still sup- to its name in perpetuity—to the On Nov. 18, CNSNews.com ports the Boy Scouts of America,” War I—wore their first uniform as a Boy Scouts of America in 1916. reported that Rep. Walter Jones Richard said. “It’s an outstanding Boy Scout, Zeiger continued. “A US Congress did this in full recognition (R-NC) wants President Bush to organization that plays an important Marine now in Iraq—who also was of the Scouts’ right to discriminate. get directly involved in defending role in developing young leaders, my Scoutmaster when I was growing But it isn’t as though member- America’s Boy Scouts. and there should be no interpretation up—once told me that he became a ship in the BSA is restricted to evan- Jones said he stood with the that this particular settlement would Marine because he had first been a gelical Protestants only. The Boy American Legion in support of the in any way jeopardize that support. Scout,” he wrote. Scouts are as ecumenical as organi- Boy Scouts. “What we simply agreed to do, “Apparently seeking the anni- zations come. Among 29 religious Jones said he has sent a letter to in a limited sense,” he said, “is to hilation of our nation’s defensive groups that award patches to Scouts the President, asking him, as com- remind our commands that official capacity along with its moral char- through the Religious Relationships mander-in-chief, to investigate the sponsorship of non-federal organiza- acter, the American Civil Liberties Committee are: Armenians; Baha’I; matter further. tions is prohibited.” Union (ACLU) announced on Nov. Baptist; Buddhist; Christian Science; “Many of the men and women in Richard emphasized the 15 that US military bases will no Eastern Catholic; Eastern Orthodox; the military who live on these bases Pentagon does not agree with the longer be able to sponsor Boy Scout Episcopal; Hindu; Islamic; Jewish; have children who may want to be a ACLU’s assessment that its support troops. It seems that our nation’s mil- Lutheran; Maher Baba; Moravian; member of the Boy Scouts,” Jones of the Scouts is unconstitutional and itary leadership has broken wartime Mormon; Presbyterian; Quaker; wrote to Bush. “These devoted par- points out that the department still policy to settle with the terrorists in Roman Catholic; United Methodist, ents who serve this nation do not contributes $2 million to the qua- the ACLU,” Zeiger editorialized. and Zoroastrian, according to make much money as it is, and sadly drennial national jamboree, which It is the Boy Scout Oath to which Zeiger. they are sometimes asked to give takes place this year at Fort A.P. Hill the ACLU responded by filing legal But the Boy Scouts do insist on their life in defense of freedom. in Virginia—an issue still subject to claims against the US Department belief in God. Over the years since “If a base commander decides litigation in the case. of Defense, the US Department of the Boy Scouts of America was that the base should sponsor a local Nevertheless, the ACLU agree- Housing and Urban Development, founded, several hundred atheists chapter of the Boy Scouts for the ment means 422 Scouting programs and the Chicago Board of Education have been told that they could not children of these parents, why should will no longer be chartered, or spon- in 1999. “On my honor,” goes the serve in positions of Scout leader- they not be allowed to do so?” sored, by the DoD. Oath, “I will do my best to do my ship. The American Legion, the And this is just another symptom duty to God and my country, and to Just because military bases spon- nation’s largest veteran’s organiza- of the red state/blue state cultural obey the Scout Law, to help other sor Scout troops doesn’t make those tion, had delivered a stern letter to divide in America. people at all times, to keep myself troops an extension of government. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld physically strong, mentally awake, Thousands of police and fire depart- over the agreement with the ACLU, THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 12 Commentary: Joyce Meyer me how to get free. about how one woman dealt with Don’t let fear keep you from Choose Faith You, too, can be free by choos- fear. She wasn’t free to do what she moving forward into God’s good ing to use the “spirit of power” that really wanted because fear stopped plan for your life. Choose to exhibit Instead Of Fear God has given to you. When the her when she started to step out. faith and boldness and start enjoying devil tries to put fear on you, remind Then one day, a friend spoke three the wonderful liberating freedom Have you ever run away from him—and yourself—that you are simple, but profound words to her from fear! something, disobeyed God, or start- anointed and that God has promised that set her free: “Do it afraid.” JOYCE MEYER ed something and then backed down to lead and guide you. If you’re in Whoever said we can’t do it For more on this topic, you may order because of a fear of failing? It seems a new place, boldly confront the afraid? Fear causes adverse feelings, Joyce’s five-tape series, Making to be a common problem—many future. The great I AM lives in you, but just because you feel fear doesn’t Right Choices, which is available by today struggle with fear and inse- so don’t be afraid. mean you can’t do the thing you’re calling 1-800-727-9673 or online at curity. I heard a powerful true story afraid to do. You have a choice. www.joycemeyer.org. Fear is a tactic the devil uses to hinder your faith and keep you from accomplishing God’s will for your life, but you don’t have to fall prey to his evil devices. The first step to overcoming fear is to recognize where it comes from. The Bible tells us that God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7). There are hundreds of references in the Bible that tell people to “fear not.” Every person in the Bible who was ever used by God to any degree was told over and over by Him to “fear not.” Fear is nothing more than a feel- ing that causes certain manifesta- tions. It may cause us to tremble, turn red, sweat, or have shaky knees. But the Bible doesn’t say, “Sweat not,” “Tremble not,” or “Shake not”—it says, “Fear not!” The Greek word for fear implies “flight” or “running away from something.” When the Bible says, “Fear not,” it doesn’t mean, “Don’t feel fear.” God is saying, “When fear comes, don’t run away—don’t let it stop you from going forward!” Even though I am a very bold person now, there was a time when I wasn’t walking in the confidence and blessings God had for me. Over the years, God has helped me under- stand how the bondages of fear took hold in my life, and He has shown THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 13 Challenge: Take the biggest, heaviest production passenger vehicle made and make it handle like a sports car. Answer: Rollgard™. Like a lot of people, my life precludes the Porsche 911 Turbo or the Saleen Mustang I might buy if practicality wasn’t a consideration. In my case, kids, mountainous terrain, and a lot of stuff to schlep around pretty much rule out sports cars as an option.

And so, in the last five years, I’ve driven a Four Wheel Drive Ford F-150 and two Four Wheel Drive Ford Excursions. All of them, including the brand new Power Stroke Diesel Excursion, are big, tough trucks with a lot of torque, a lot of power and a lot of space.

The downside is that they all have a fairly high center of gravity and are susceptible to rolling into a turn at highway speeds.

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Simply put, Rollgard is a set of counter springs which keeps the rear wheels firmly planted on the road. It was designed by a race car engineer to give any vehicle with leaf springs (that’s most pickup trucks, Here’s the F-150. We put about vans and many SUV’s) 50,000 miles on it with Rollgard the same kind of han- dling control which a race car can get from the various adjustments you see them make in the pits on race day.

What it does is to allow you to steer the vehicle without constant corrections. In other words, point the vehicle where you want to go and it goes there. Last summer, we tested an Excursion with Yes, the Excursion is big. With Rollgard, it is very well behaved! Rollgard under full safety conditions on closed off pieces of Nevada highways in connection with open road racing events.

We discovered that you could blast this 8,000 pound vehicle down a winding highway at speeds in excess of 95 miles an hour with complete control only using a very light touch on the steering wheel. The professionals behind the wheel were extremely impressed.

Now you’ll probably never have to drive a big, heavy truck like that, but it’s sure nice to know that you could. Because if it handles that well at those speeds, imagine how well it works at regular interstate highway speeds.

The best news is that Rollgard isn’t very expensive. And, because it’s a Las Vegas company, we’ve arranged a special deal for you: Buy it at any of the dealers below and we’ll send you a $25 rebate when you mail us a copy of the paid receipt and the rebate cou- pon from this ad. And one last thing. Rollgard has an absolute 30-day money back guarantee. $25 REBATE COUPON You can’t offer one of those unless the product actually works. Purchase a Rollgard from One Of The Retailers In This Ad And We’ll Rebate Buy Rollgard At One Of These Fine Retailers: Your Purchase with a $25 Check. Checkers Autoparts Stores, Integrity Dodge (870-9793) Offer Good To December 30, 2004 Sun Valley Bumper (362-9003) Rebate subject to terms and conditions listed at www.pennypresslv.com THE PENNY PRESS, DECEMBER 9, 2004 PAGE 14 Listen To America's Most Respected Commentator On Las Vegas' Most Respected Radio Station Weekdays at 5:30am,7:30am,Noon, 5:53pm

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