Story archive for April 2007
Monday, April 30
- College of mat knowledge
- The face of pro wrestling
- TAKE FIVE: Pat Green
- More than just a pretty face
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 30, 2007
- Editorial: Time to go to school
- Editorial: Guilty or innocent?
- Letter: Incompetence on Iraq reaching new levels
- Letter: GOP candidates can concede election now
- Letter: Bush should walk a mile in troops' shoes
- Editorial: Health care's new dimension
- John Katsilometes on how Wayne Brady draws inspiration from his daughter, one of the more vocal fans at his show
- Vegas an unattractive option for corporate home base
- Hopeful's address crosses bounds
- Empowerment schools forced to take a turn
- If the chair doesn't get them, the polygraph will
Sunday, April 29
- John Katsilometes checks in on the Second City troupe, which is still topically timely at Flamingo Las Vegas
- Jack Sheehan retells the story of a UNLV teacher who witnessed the terror and loss of that day in '66
- Jon Ralston sees Gov. Jim Gibbons' lips moving, but feels certain it's Adelson talking
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 29, 2007
- Editorial: It's the economy, students
- Editorial: Seize the opportunity
- Letter: Democratic senators stand united with Reid
- Letter: Troops should have a say in Iraq policy
- Letter: Broder's bashing of Reid is unwarranted
- Letter: Iraq looks more like Vietnam every day
- Editorial: Hardly a 'slam dunk'
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- McCain casts himself as Western hero
- Sport imitates life in politics
- Bowling gets a little glamorous
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Brian Greenspun compares a forward-thinking governor with one obviously behind the times
- Maestro's legacy
- Nevada a Scam Haven
- Jeff Simpson hears how tip sharing works, and works well, from an experienced hand
Saturday, April 28
- Jeff Haney explains why the coming NFL draft doesn't matter much to those predicting victory totals for teams
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 28, 2007
- Editorial: Minding their own business?
- Editorial: Questionable political briefings
- Letter: NRA has leash tightly tied to politicians
- Letter: War being made into a political platform
- Letter: Undefined war has indiscriminate goals
- Letter: Gonzales represents Bush team perfectly
- Editorial: Prescription for conflicts
- Vegas has arrived, so have the cardinals
- GOP contenders tap their Nevada teams
- U.S. attorney 'puzzle pieces' withheld
- Governor, let us make fun of you
- No attaboys on taxes, but Rogers is all over it
- Little room for pork, fight expected for scraps
Friday, April 27
- TAKE FIVE: UNLV FOOTBALL
- DULY NOTED
- 'Nasty' is in no hurry to get home
- Mosaic couch comes to rest in great outdoors
- HAYES' MUSIC, PASSION STRONG
- John Katsilometes happens upon Pamela Anderson, who might not be moving into 'Pamorama' after all
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 27, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the politics being played out after the county's late but noisy arrival to the debate over flight path's right turn
- Editorial: School-snack attack
- Editorial: Institute reaches out
- Letter: Bush's hypocrisy too blatant to ignore
- Letter: Nevada could use more volunteers
- Letter: Now is the time for real action in Iraq
- Editorial: Not bowing to pressure
- Speedy bus on the way: Vegas-Henderson on the map
- New fields still a dream
- Letter spells it out: Dems back Reid
- State shortfall grim and grimmer
- Lapping it up
- Judge out of order, ethics claims say
Thursday, April 26
- The 25 most legendary Las Vegas rock concerts
- Ron Kantowski hails one little fella who wandered into the end zone and scored some TV exposure for the MWC
- LOOKING IN ON: UNLV MEN'S GOLF
- LOOKING IN ON: CCSN BASEBALL
- John Katsilometes is sold on discounted tickets for local college students who'll fill up seats
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 26, 2007
- Editorial: Calculated deception
- Editorial: Opening government
- Letter: Reid's the only one with guts to tell the truth
- Letter: Metro right to deny uniform deviations
- Letter: Fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen troops
- Editorial: Bragging rights trump need
- CONVENTION CRASHING: ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY
- Caucuses out to tap Hispanics' critical mass
- Rogers dares utter dreaded 'income tax'
- New player joins downtown games
- At war, by proxy
- Businesses confident state's aversion to tax will hold up
- Republican stalwart Muth says for him the party is over
Wednesday, April 25
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney passes along tips from poker pro Fezzik on winning strategies for playing with a 'short stack'
- Human after all
- Q+A: Big Bird (Les Bowen of 'Sesame Street Live')
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 25, 2007
- Jon Ralston on why highway funding could be headed for a crash
- Editorial: Just the ticket?
- Editorial: Defending ignorance
- Letter: Banning gun ownership is not the answer
- Letter: Bush, Gonzales have problem with truth
- Letter: Reductions in budget increases are not cuts
- Letter: Dispel the rhetoric concerning abortion
- Editorial: Failure cannot be shifted
- LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
- Forces joined to fight terror
- Maybe, maybe not: Cheney rescues Reid
- Teachers gripe and leave; bill listens up
- Delirium or excuse for excessive force
- In Ward 5, seat warming or judgment call
Tuesday, April 24
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- Expect one cool show when 'Ice' debuts at Riviera
- Taking his art to the streets
- John Katsilometes picks up some old material at an Old Vegas event, the third annual Meatball Awards
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 24, 2007
- Editorial: Policing a faith
- Editorial: Aware of dangers
- Letter: Searching for ways to prevent deadly violence
- Letter: Responsibility best taught by discipline
- Letter: Let's put events into perspective
- Editorial: But at what cost?
- Reid's words on war ring loudly
- Giuliani leads in cash grab
- Prognosis improving
- U.S. marshals rev up auction with confiscated Indy car
- New owners brush Aladdin's old image under the carpet
- CORRECTIONS
Monday, April 23
- DULY NOTED
- Ron Kantowski on why Las Vegas should forget the NBA and build a new arena for special events
- Jeff Haney scouts out the sports books with the best lines for those wishing to wager on baseball
- Hooters' opening act
- Show overflows with sex appeal
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 23, 2007
- Editorial: Thanks for the ticket
- Editorial: Examining executives' pay
- Letter: Many conservatives blind to truth in Iraq
- Letter: School District will get what it pays for
- Letter: No constitutional right was denied Imus
- Letter: Bush does no justice to American history
- Editorial: Clean energy on parade
- John Katsilometes bumps into George Maloof, who was laying low and browsing the gift shop before the grand opening of his Pearl Theater
- LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
- Connecting with hyphenated heritage
- A snapshot of downtown's future, if dominoes fall right
- Police test his faith
- Now wear this: Some schools tighten up, some lighten up
Sunday, April 22
- Jeff Simpson tells how the Molasky office center may get gold for going green
- Jack Sheehan cruises through books by men who showed us a Las Vegas that's long gone
- Editorial: Teachers in short supply
- 'We're offering action, not just words'
- Editorial: Answer war critics directly
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 22, 2007
- Editorial: Women's rights disregarded
- Letter: This is not what our forebears envisioned
- Letter: It's long past time to end war in Iraq
- Letter: Sick society breeds sick individuals
- Letter: Virginia Legislature dropped ball in 2006
- Letter: Being well-armed can prevent tragedy
- Jon Ralston knows better, but still hopes against hope that the small-thinking governor and Legislature can come up with answers to Nevada's big problems
- Empty words or empty house
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON D.C.
- John Katsilometes talks with Sandy Peltyn, who received an honor for her charitable contributions
- Shifting politics, Senate gig reduce BOB to just Bob
- Brian Greenspun tells how fitting it is that a school should be named for one who gave all for children
- A LONG WAY GONE, A LONG WAY TO GO
Saturday, April 21
- Nevada Republican congressman calls for Gonzales to step down
- Q+A: Lorenzo Fertitta & Dana White
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 21, 2007
- Editorial: Shot in the arm
- Editorial: Rehabilitating a broken system
- Letter: Let's address holes in campus security
- Letter: Weapons ban didn't save Virginia victims
- Letter: Gun control laws must be revisited
- Editorial: Targeting student loans
- Not just any shoes
- Nevada's Porter wants Gonzales out
- Clark County sees a battle in its future over fortune teller and a license
- Nellis to put the sun to work by 2008
- Reid and the war
Friday, April 20
- TAKE FIVE: MIKE MCKENNA
- Keep your major league sports
- LOOKING IN ON: UNLV FOOTBALL
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 20, 2007
- Jon Ralston wonders why Southern Nevada legislators don't band together on road work
- 'Shakti and Joe' not your usual show
- Editorial: Drug companies win, again
- Editorial: A tough call for NBC
- Letter: Iraq war, World War II cannot be compared
- Letter: Reaction to killings defines your ideology
- Letter: GOP is bought and paid for by the NRA
- Letter: Make parents pay for children's truancy
- Editorial: Gonzales should start packing
- Q+A: Elvis Costello
- Audience treated to concert, Eloquent insights about craft
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- John Katsilometes reports on how a former Clark County commissioner found her way to a new record label appealing to a Christian audience
- CONVENTION CRASHING: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
- May-December marriage: Old TV programs, the Internet
- Wrong kind of help
- Gibbons rosy, Democrats leery
- Teacher recruiting 'not pretty,' and it's expected to get uglier
Thursday, April 19
- TAKE FIVE: CCSN SLUGGER TYLIEN MANUMALEUNA
- Sounds of music are all around us
- John Katsilometes relates a war story from a decorated WWII vet known to most of us as a venerable comedian
- Q+A: Val Caniparoli
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 19, 2007
- Editorial: Emergence of a true hero
- Editorial: A lack of trust
- Letter: Tragedy shouldn't alter right to bear arms
- Letter: Take responsibility for your own life
- Letter: Real enemy is in Afghanistan
- Letter: U.S. has no strategy to win in war in Iraq
- Letter: Shooting shows we need to do better
- Editorial: Water ruling brings hope
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Elevating the war on speed
- In mixed company, g-word now off limits
- 'Outstanding work' in 2005, fired in 2006
- Family violence: The ties that bind
- Letter: Has Bush ever done anything positive?
- Letter: Nothing gained with McCain's trip to Iraq
Wednesday, April 18
- Keeping it in the family
- Ron Kantowski observes that the Sport of Kings and the regal display of dressage are horses of a very different color
- Q+A: MARY WILSON
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 18, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the water decision and the shrewdness of Pat Mulroy
- Editorial: A time for urgency
- Editorial: Need for more inspections
- Letter: It's time to repeal 16th Amendment
- Letter: Thank the president for vibrant economy
- Letter: Defeating Gore, Kerry was great
- Letter: Don't pick on Bush twins for not enlisting
- Letter: Gun control should be key campaign issue
- Letter: White House is showing its incompetence
- Editorial: Another Hundred Years' War?
- Next: Who doles out schools money
- Long haul expected today at Las Vegas City Hall
- Q+A: Chris Dodd
- The forgotten survivors
- 90 seconds sealed Bogden's fate
Tuesday, April 17
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- All that jazz - and more
- For us, Vegas entertainment is meatballs
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 17, 2007
- Editorial: FEMA stands for disaster
- Editorial: Painful public pension plans
- Letter: Bush's policy on war is keeping U.S. secure
- Letter: Let truants learn real lessons of life
- Letter: Great example of diplomacy at work
- Letter: Congressman who has clear view of war
- Letter: Point missed on reason for Iraq war
- Editorial: Deadly day in Virginia
- No pipe dream - Vegas gets its water
- Hail to the next president of the United States: Bud
- Heller hears it from every side and now in ads, too
- Greenspun family donates money to Clinton, Obama, Dodd
- Robots, money, whatever it takes, UNLV goes recruiting
Monday, April 16
- NHRA: NUMBERS
- There are a lot of happy Jacks in this Johnson family
- Q+A: Rick Dees
- John Katsilometes talks entertainment and charity with Penn Jillette, who lives up to his role as the nonsilent member of Penn & Teller
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 16, 2007
- Letter: Draft is a necessary evil of going to war
- Letter: Vonnegut genuinely was a moral compass
- Letter: Freedom of speech applies to Imus, too
- Letter: Imus takes heat for culture of decadence
- Letter: Nevada in for 4 years of poor leadership
- Letter: No way to tell when we've won Iraq war
- Editorial: American 'justice' in Iraq
- Editorial: Energy drink's bad taste
- Editorial: Healing a hospital
- Park's future mired in present
- FBI taking a harder look at public corruption
- United they stand on education in Nevada
- In a perfect world
- Herbst family looks south
Sunday, April 15
- Internet radio broadcasters appeal decision that would hike rates
- Feeding Frenzy
- FLASHPOINT for April 15, 2007
- Midcentury rescue
- John Katsilometes pins down one of the city's best wrestlers, a woman with a Texas-size reputation who puts the hurt on opponents at Gilley's
- Jeff Simpson has some good news and bad news for Wynn dealers who support a union
- Letter: Thankfully, we have some diplomatic leaders
- Letter: What have Bush's offspring done for us?
- Letter: Enrollment-based funding fails
- Letter: Consider the source belittling hybrid cars
- Letter: Money should not determine Imus' fate
- Jon Ralston on why, after the winter and spring storms of criticism pass, Gov. Jim Gibbons, propped up by Nevada's system, could still stand tall
- Editorial: Tracking the cyber trail
- Editorial: Debate deja vu
- Editorial: Fighting heat with heat?
- WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, D.C.
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- OT costs surge, point to taxes that could've been spent more wisely
- Pahrump gets a look at Dodd, up close
- Out of U.S. attorney shuffle, here come promotions
- Generous pensions could raise taxes, cut services across Southern Nevada
- Brian Greenspun tells Gibbons supporters (you know who you were) to step up, back him up
Saturday, April 14
- Potential buyer says no thanks to Neonopolis deal
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- Running for office would be mighty sporting of Reid's picks
- Strange bedfellows in politics
- Rough and tumble
- CORRECTIONS
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 14, 2007
- Editorial: Putin turning back the clock
- Editorial: Air safety threat
- Letter: Democrats prefer to shame our troops
- Letter: Duke players' accuser should be prosecuted
- Letter: Has Bush ever done anything positive?
- Letter: Nothing gained with McCain's trip to Iraq
- Editorial: When the cats are away ...
- LOOKING IN ON: CCSN BASEBALL
- TAKE FIVE: MARCOS BALLADARES
Friday, April 13
- TAKE FIVE: SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS
- Seabiscuit rides again - down the Strip
- Q+A: ANTHONY HOPKINS
- John Katsilometes tastes a slice of Americana at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo in Logandale
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 13, 2007
- Jon Ralston on why pols often find it easier to patronize than to lead
- Editorial: Veterans deserve faster relief
- Editorial: A matter of record
- Letter: Imus coverage blown out of proportion
- Letter: Freedom to not buckle up is the question
- Letter: Missing the train on mass transit
- Letter: Turkey should own up to own holocaust
- Letter: There's no excuse for what Imus said
- Editorial: No ducking responsibility
- It's union time or demolition for Imperial Palace
- If they come, they will build it
- CONVENTION CRASHING: THE MARKET BRIDAL EXPO
- She won't quit as long as people need her help
- Small casinos team up to play like the big boys, stay in loop
- Higher education gets no love from lawmakers
- Paper probe picks up punch
- Small casinos team up to play like the big boys, stay in loop
Thursday, April 12
- TAKE FIVE: DEREK EDWARDSON
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS
- Fur flies over squirrel
- Q+A: Sister Spit
- John Katsilometes gives a State of the Mayor address after a trip to an Indian restaurant on Paradise Road
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 12, 2007
- Editorial: Right call by the NFL
- Editorial: Same old debate
- Letter: Disturbing thoughts for a 'beautiful mind'
- Letter: Public corruption matches Chicago's
- Letter: Guinn knew how to serve the public
- Letter: U.S. sacrifices not appreciated by Iraqis
- Editorial: Efficient roads, or bust
- Questions swept aside when Gibbons rehired chief of staff
- Gibbons warms up to global warming
- DR. ROBERT BUCKLEY 1923-2007
- Bush has a friend in Ensign on stem cells
- Meth marketing or just urban myth
- Aide failed to disclose extra income
- LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS
Wednesday, April 11
- THE ELEVATOR
- Jeff Haney on a very excited chief executive, who gets his wish to bring the World Poker Tour to cable channel GSN
- A few bumps in the road
- Q+A: Wayne Brady
- Audience plays a part in the mostly improv show
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 11, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the governor's conspiracy theories and why they just aren't funny
- Editorial: Expanding DNA's use
- Editorial: Stroking business interests
- Letter: How is Imus worse than Chris Rock, rap?
- Letter: Arming teachers is a worthy step
- Letter: Iraqis need to start helping themselves
- Letter: Many mistakes have been made by Bush
- Letter: Bringing our troops home - with honor
- Editorial: Gibbons plays pitiful victim
- High hopes, bitter disappointment
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- Schools: Take back money, give us more
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Dems get to media ... now Gibbons?
- Gibbons, Rogers cool the heated rhetoric
- Surprise: No nays to higher gas tax
- Which medicine to give UMC?
Tuesday, April 10
- Goons live to fight another day
- John Katsilometes talks to Hughes' right-hand man about the biography hoax perpetrated in the '70s
- Master of the mundane
- Vegas upbringing shines through in Hollywood
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 10, 2007
- Editorial: A toxic environment
- Editorial: There's hope for Neonopolis
- Letter: An emphatic no vote to guns in classrooms
- Letter: Call Bush what he is - a liar
- Letter: Announcing deadline to leave Iraq is wrong
- Letter: We don't belong on toll roads, in oil war
- Editorial: Conflicting accounts
- Over the years, the mayor has been a man of many faces, but just one name: Oscar.
- First lady doesn't waver on Sierra Nevada story
- Mix-up in Mesquite: Who's on first?
- Gibbons: Businesses should play by new rules
- Defender out to right the wrongs done to convicts
Monday, April 9
- Casinos constantly on lookout for cons
- When tacos aren't enough
- BC land issues look like no-goes for the ballot
- Grand excuse for a party
- Q+A: Dita Von Teese
- REVIEW: 'SPAMALOT'
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 09, 2007
- Invitations to ID theft
- Truth in food labeling
- Letter: For now, we're stuck with air traffic noise
- Letter: Reid has shamed his constituency
- Letter: Leave tuition to private schools
- Letter: Our president is world's punch line
- Medicines down the toilet
- Acrobat's death might give life to law that protects others
- Shackled alcohol abusers can't escape their fate
- City gives Neonopolis' owner a shove
Sunday, April 8
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 08, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the likelihood that Gov. Jim Gibbons might face the same fate as Gray Davis in California
- Editorial: A history of waste
- Editorial: How many more conflicts?
- Letter: Veterans Affairs health care is top notch
- Letter: Health care subject to inequality, as well
- Letter: Bush reminiscent of Mencken's 'Stonehead'
- Editorial: Higher education at risk
- LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
- Manhandled baggage wears on travelers, no matter who's to blame
- Sahara to get some L.A. glitz
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- Jeff Simpson on why Trop workers are not in partying mood as resort marks 50th
- Jack Sheehan remembers connecting to America's pastime in a wonderful place and wonderful time
- Just passing through
- Gibbons' staff keeps many in capital in the dark
- Fatih Ozmen: Mystery man behind Sierra Nevada
- Hot on kids' tracks
Saturday, April 7
- Princess Grace? Queen Mary? How about the Four Queens?
- Gladiators are feeling a little bigger in their smaller arena
- Q+A: Sebastien Bourdais
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 07, 2007
- Editorial: It's all in the genes
- Editorial: Quit jailing journalists
- Letter: Schools should have fewer guns, not more
- Letter: U.S. government no longer run by citizens
- Letter: Bush's follies not the Democrats' fault
- Editorial: Bullet train vs. budget deficit
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Two bosses, two paychecks, possible conflict
- Atkinson Gates scrutiny grows
- Too many prisoners
Friday, April 6
- How soon is not too soon to return as a consultant?
- Enough already with the cuts to colleges
- Story changes, squalor doesn't
- Republicans move closer to playing caucus catch-up
- Never a dull moment, NOT
- CORRECTION
- John Katsilometes on how the old gang at Coffee Pub hopes to re-create magic at new restaurant
- They're distorted, but they're real
- Jeff Haney on why Bourdais is a solid bet, but lacks value
- Ron Kantowski checks out the Vegas Grand Prix course through the windshield of a '96 Chevy S-10 pickup truck
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 06, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how news releases show no one wants budget responsibility
- Editorial: Pleasant surprises from court
- Editorial: Avoiding gridlock
- Letter: Las Vegas needs world-class soccer stadium
- Letter: Bush should find ways to end Iraq war
- Letter: Where did all this rancor come from?
- Editorial: Three times and in (prison)
Thursday, April 5
- Jeff Haney gets the lowdown on betting for the Masters, which begins today and has sports books seeing a lot of action on 'the field'
- Vegas' obsession with growth captured for others to see
- John Katsilometes on how Dennis Mitchell found himself off air
- Editorial: Walking through Baghdad
- Editorial: Clearing the air
- Letter: Toll roads not the best way to go in Nevada
- Letter: Misfit 'King George' should pack it up
- Letter: Easy fix to noise from air traffic
- Editorial: Cities, heal thyselves
- Big money still rears its head in NLV election
- Five options on tap in case water dries up
- Voters noticeable by their absence
- State Bar pays big for bad lawyers
- Quest to become American
- A fascinating quiz about illusionist Criss Angel
Wednesday, April 4
- THE ELEVATOR
- Major League Soccer vibe stronger on field than off
- Q+A: FREDDY ADU
- Q+A: DENNIS MILLER
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 04, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how the governor and first lady used their political positions to benefit a private interest
- Editorial: Shortchanging nation's kids
- Editorial: Changing education
- Letter: Kucinich's campaign being unfairly ignored
- Letter: Scandal of the day is a Las Vegas tradition
- Letter: Seat belts, helmets save more than lives
- Editorial: Judging a heinous crime
- Detours ahead downtown
- Impatient Culinary puts screws to MGM Mirage
- BOILING OVER
- Contracts show conflict of interest
- Irate NLV leaders: Leave our poor to us
Tuesday, April 3
- UPON FURTHER REVIEW
- John Katsilometes takes in the first lunch at Rao's at Caesars Palace, where the pizza is in high demand
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- Entertainment is something to talk about
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 03, 2007
- Editorial: Helping to safeguard kids
- Editorial: The pet food scare
- Letter: Price of state photo ID to vote is only $6
- Letter: No such thing as free freedom
- Letter: Gonzales, Bush are embarrassments
- Editorial: Six-minute justice
- RAISING TOLLS
- Howard "Hecky" Heckethorn (1922 - 2007)
- Spanish-language newspapers beef up quantity and quality
- Tip-pooling bill goes too far, gets pulled back to limit pain
- Gibbons' tax breaks run smack into reality
- Other options for raising road money to arise in the capital
Monday, April 2
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 02, 2007
- Jeff Haney on why the Florida Gators should win and will most likely cover the spread in the NCAA national championship game
- Ron Kantowski rushes in on a pair of tournaments few would confuse with athletics - foosball and air hockey
- John Katsilometes on how George Wallace aligned the stars to coerce one big star to perform at Flamingo Las Vegas
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- The 'T' stands for talent at Stage One's dinner shows
- Editorial: Healing a system
- Editorial: Lending advice or money?
- Letter: Congress has more pressing matters at hand
- Letter: Don't forget, people are the government
- Letter: City, county planners always catching up
- Editorial: Endangering a law
- LOOKING IN ON: TOURISM
- Neonopolis may get a new boss
- Education power struggle: Governor or state board
- Uneasy partnership
- Family Court makes pitch for a few more judges
Sunday, April 1
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- Fabulous Las Vegas
- Jeff Simpson sits down for a talk with George Maloof about what's next after creating the Palms brand
- Brian Greenspun on a journalistic tradition worth saving in the changing world of higher-speed communications
- Gibbons goes for the best when hiring his lawyer
- TOWN FIRED UP
- FLASHPOINT for Apr 01, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the jaw-dropping audacity of Nevada's new governor and first lady
- Editorial: Identifying a bad bill
- Editorial: Lack of credibility
- Letter: Legislation needed to protect pedestrians
- Letter: Middle East leaders still have trump card
- Letter: Atlantic City drafts fair smoking model
- Editorial: A toll, toll world?
- WEEK IN REVIEW: D.C.
- Atkinson Gates campaign paid son six figures
- WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- Reid puts dibs on Nevada's share of pork
- Tropicana at 50