Story archive for February 2007
Wednesday, Feb. 28
- Jeff Haney on the personal format of the Heads-Up Poker Championship, set for this weekend at Caesars Palace
- CONVERSATION WITH ERIC IDLE
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 28, 2007
- Jon Ralston recalls the brilliance of the UNLV history professor who wrote so wonderfully about what shaped this city
- Editorial: Urgency of global warming
- Editorial: Spending in secret
- Letter: Don't let politics stop scientific progress
- Letter: Bush, Cheney have Iran in their sights
- Letter: Dream world won't deal with this reality
- Letter: A great Democratic Party chairman
- Editorial: Commission left in dark
- Station Casinos learns lesson about neighbors
- Labor defends Democrats' choice of Fox as host
- County grapples with overtime
- Sun staff win recognition from peers for visual works
- Judge: Enough evidence to hold suspect
- Hospital comparison list suggested for Nevada
- Gibbons holds out
- At least one UMC contract is in good shape
Tuesday, Feb. 27
- Catch a few in the Cactus League
- John Katsilometes reports on a soap star sure to steam up an already hot production at the MGM Grand
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 27, 2007
- Editorial: Keeping porn in check
- Editorial: An ailing system
- Letter: Support our troops - start with the wounded
- Letter: Providing scrutiny of government
- Letter: National ID a good idea in principle
- Letter: FDA already has enough on its plate
- Editorial: Noted historian passes away
- Better world not likely
- Venetian to take over museum operations
- More questions raised about county's oversight of UMC
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Making a choice
- HAL ROTHMAN (1958-2007)
- CORRECTIONS
Monday, Feb. 26
- Ron Kantowski takes in eight state title games in a day and a half that filled his notebook with unforgettable moments and personalities
- Pride Fighting tries to gain a foothold in Las Vegas
- Tribute artist, ex-NHL stars team up for second annual diabetes benefit
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 26, 2007
- Editorial: Consider the source
- Editorial: Bald eagles thriving again
- Letter: Thinking happy thoughts won't fix Iraq
- Letter: Enough already with the awards shows
- Letter: Collins divides state Democratic Party
- Editorial: Questionable treatment
- Built by Yvonne 'erroneously' listed as contractor
- Can a confession convict him?
- NLV may try to restrict adult businesses
- When hospitals decide to play rough
Sunday, Feb. 25
- The weekend that was
- HIGH-RISERS LIVE IT UP
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 25, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the negative effects that bloggers' bickering could have on the long-term goals of the Democratic Party
- Editorial: The royal treatment
- Editorial: Counseling session
- Letter: Earth is as susceptible to pollutants as we are
- Letter: Nevada came so close to getting it right
- Letter: Time to make time for political activism
- Letter: Facts paint ugly picture in Iraq
- Editorial: It's a victory - for now
- THE WEEK IN REVIEW: CARSON CITY
- THE WEEK IN REVIEW: WASHINGTON, DC
- Jack Sheehan on the too often overlooked generosity of Southern Nevada's residents
- Jeff Simpson has a suggestion to improve traffic congestion: Connect the monorail to the airport
- NBA weekend: When cultures clashed
- Rich and famous towering above the masses
- Brian Greenspun on getting what you pay for, even when it comes to judges
- Rich and famous towering above the masses
Saturday, Feb. 24
- TAKE FIVE: PRIDE 33, 'THE SECOND COMING'
- DULY NOTED
- LOOKING IN ON: UNLV BASKETBALL
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 24, 2007
- Editorial: Vilsack drops out of the hunt
- Editorial: A numerical nightmare
- Letter: Bush team chooses to go down in flames
- Letter: Salaries would stop abuse of overtime
- Letter: Border, ports control should be No. 1 issue
- Letter: Iraq fiasco on heads of all politicians
- Letter: Too much focus on what goes wrong here
- Editorial: Drunk at 35,000 feet
- Collins' decision prevents Democratic Party fight
- There's a new temple in town
- Reno laughs at 'Reno 911!'
- County taking its time to implement reform at UMC
- School District to measure its success
Friday, Feb. 23
- LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS
- Jeff Haney on how Ultimate Blackjack Tour backers are betting that television exposure will raise their game to the level of televised poker
- Downtown galleries get synchronized
- John Katsilometes on the unshakable faith of a Neonopolis tenant at the end of his rope
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 23, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the many obstacles Democrats still face on the road to the 2008 presidential election, despite a smooth first ride through Nevada
- Editorial: Real cooling-off needed
- Editorial: Negotiations on the Strip
- Letter: Clinton, Congress could have stopped war
- Letter: Drivers, be on the lookout for riders
- Letter: There's no escaping global warming facts
- Letter: Man can't change 'order of the universe'
- Letter: Don't emulate life of Anna Nicole Smith
- Editorial: Whose records?
- City Council sees flip side of 'flipper' argument
- Bloggers don't want Dems in Fox's house
- Candidate-speak
- Marching to new tune
- Pupil-counselor ratio stuns Reid
- MGM Mirage is undergoing huge identity transformation
- CLARIFICATION
Thursday, Feb. 22
- LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS
- Ron Kantowski looks at ins and outs of Las Vegas landing sports franchise
- Keeping an ear out for a leader
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 22, 2007
- Editorial: No-fly falls behind
- Editorial: Spotlight on Nevada
- Letter: Police, firefighters earn every penny of pay
- Letter: Terrorists wouldn't stand a chance here
- Letter: Negative left-wing vibes are losing war
- Letter: Let nature take care of helmetless bikers
- Letter: Salaried supervisors are not entitled to OT
- Editorial: Overtime review
- Marriage of convenience
- Clinton's presence brings it home
- Claims of 'judicial tampering' emerge after judge's recusal
- CONVENTION CRASHING: WESTERN VETERINARY CONFERENCE
- John Katsilometes on how donations are needed to help pay for the funeral of the great Mary Kaye, who died Saturday at age 83
Wednesday, Feb. 21
- All-Star gazing
- Wyrick's dream unfolding
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 21, 2007
- Jon Ralston on the latest thing in Carson City: Forummania
- Editorial: An evolving state
- Editorial: Communication lacking
- Letter: Nevada needs to know about mercury toxins
- Letter: All-Star Game wasn't right for Las Vegas
- Letter: Global temperatures have always changed
- Letter: Anti-surge resolution sends wrong message
- Editorial: Mental health woes
- County wants an education about traffic around UNLV
- Las Vegas looking for new way to streamline operations
- Ensign hits links and avoids taking stance on troop surge
- Democrats' forum has them all abuzz in Carson City
- Del Sol High is the place to be to see Sen. Hillary
- More than enough
- Horsford sets a lofty goal
- Gibbons' budget squeeze
Tuesday, Feb. 20
- John Katsilometes on who 'La Cage' star Marino might turn to when he needs a cup of sugar
- Catching up with Paula
- Editorial: Butting in on tobacco
- Editorial: Paying too much
- Letter: Civil servants' over-the-top pay is troubling
- Letter: Helmet law erodes freedom of choice
- Letter: Unions have lost sight of real goal
- Letter: Cruel restructuring of political system
- Editorial: Privacy at stake
- Memorial decals take personal touch
- Nila Speer (1919-2007)
- A MOMENT, HONORED
- Just how clueless do we have to be here?
- That's entertainment
- NBA players reach higher
- Demographics and facts on Nevada homelessness
Monday, Feb. 19
- School officials, Gibbons not on same page
- First look: Obama makes Nevada a priority
- Ron Kantowski on why the race for a Las Vegas pro sports team doesn't end after the first two hurdles have been cleared
- Jeff Haney spells out a strategy that has been profitable on betting baseball teams' win totals
- Rubardt puts exclamation point on Phil auditions
- Goldman puts art in cartoon
- John Katsilometes on a star-studded event of a different sort celebrated over the weekend in Las Vegas
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 19, 2007
- Editorial: Wasted time and money
- Editorial: Raising the damage cap
- Letter: Prince Harry does more than talk the talk
- Letter: Gibbons sinks state to new low
- Letter: Bush out of touch with his own war
- Editorial: Professional tennis, anyone?
- Developer may get rematch
- Chief of staff: Governor didn't mean what he said
- A home of their own
Sunday, Feb. 18
- Downtown's time is now
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 18, 2007
- Jon Ralston on why, for Gov. Jim Gibbons, the best-case scenario to come out of the eTreppid scandal is legal bribery
- Editorial: Grinding to gridlock
- Editorial: Criminals, guns don't mix
- Letter: Best scientists confirm global warming
- Letter: Nevadans deserve better than this
- Letter: Helmet law is a question of liberty
- Editorial: Facing the facts
- John Katsilometes on Daren Libonati's preparations for today's NBA All-Star Game
- House members stuck on same old talking points
- CARSON CITY: THE WEEK IN REVIEW
- Fundraiser set to benefit family of Hal Rothman
- Court administrator says he has earned every penny of his salary
- Jeff Simpson on why Binion's is likely to go on the block - or worse, close
- In state's civil war, the South is gaining on the North
- Brian Greenspun on exactly who should be sorry for getting us into this terrible war
- The advantage of public service
Saturday, Feb. 17
- Brush up on your NBA for the weekend festivities
- Jammin' option for fans
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 17, 2007
- Editorial: Alternatives to prison
- Editorial: Look, up in the sky!
- Letter: America needs to prioritize education
- Editorial: Mercury rising?
- Letter: Earmarks cannot stand the light of day
- Letter: Bush lacks credibility with public, troops
- District Court workload in county up in 2006
- New immigration policy causes concern
- It all comes down to this
- It's Goliath vs. Goliath in Culinary negotiations
- Not picture-perfect
- Gibbons in the national hot seat
- CORRECTIONS
Friday, Feb. 16
- Ron Kantowski on how Nevadans care more about basketball than NIAA's residency rules for players
- Colombian driver good for NASCAR
- Horror and fascination
- Organ music to provide background for fundraiser
- These all-stars are in town to make you laugh
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 16, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how Nevada's reputation as the Great Rotten Borough is being reaffirmed
- Editorial: Protecting the unwanted
- Editorial: More distraction for Gibbons
- Letter: Bush determined to pass along failed policy
- Letter: Put global warming into perspective
- Letter: President should reflect will of people
- Editorial: Big league dreams
- John Katsilometes meets a man who met Sammy Davis Jr. 67 years ago and showed up to honor the legend Thursday
- CONVENTION CRASHING: MAGIC INTERNATIONAL
- News of FBI probe hits along party lines
- A tale told by their e-mails
- Up North, a game of mistaken identity
- THE OZ PRINCIPLE
Thursday, Feb. 15
- Don't bet against Maloofs
- Jeff Haney talks to some experts about an NBA team coming to Las Vegas and what that would mean for betting
- He's more complex than his act
- John Katsilometes on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton making her first campaign visit to Southern Nevada
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 15, 2007
- Editorial: Keeping track of data
- Editorial: Ripple effect for solar
- Letter: Plan to leave Iraq filled with common sense
- Letter: A gifted man who is truly inspiring
- Letter: Knowing identity is best compensation
- Editorial: Using common sense
- Cutting prison expenses could help education
- Animal shelter to do about-face on its policy on pet adoptions
- For casinos, Chinese New Year behind only Super Bowl
- Forum a big draw in Northern Nevada
- Democratic process
- Ron Kantowski on how now-bosom buddies Goodman, Stern are making strides on NBA
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
- Jeff Haney on getting on a poker reality show by playing hundreds of hours at the Palms
- Now it's all about the music
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 14, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how Barbara Buckley and Bob Beers are filling the void left by Jim Gibbons on the education debate
- Editorial: Making a clean sweep
- Editorial: Alternatives to earmarks
- Letter: Nature's air conditioning being destroyed
- Letter: Honorable wars have inspirational photos
- Letter: Government wastes a lot of money on pork
- Editorial: Conflicts in Yucca review
- Bad news mounts at public hospital
- Nevada's gold diggers mucking up the air
- Utah turns spigot off for Nevada
- Finding amor made easier for Hispanics in valley
- LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
- Enrollment keeps passing projections
Tuesday, Feb. 13
- Q+A: George Maloof
- Museum on the move
- John Katsilometes on the air miles logged by the Smith Center's designers in search of inspiration
- Please be my Anti-Valentine
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 13, 2007
- Editorial: A gift by any other name
- Editorial: Keep law's original intent
- Letter: Meaning of an honest day's work lost on Rove
- Letter: Smoking is the least of our troops' worries
- Letter: When have we won? Depends who 'we' are
- Letter: Keep an open mind on who can serve
- Editorial: Starting at the top
- Partnership plans housing for casino workers
- Community is torn apart by a court case involving a Second Baptist Church's pastor
- LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL
- Reform hurting UNLV's coffers
- Old Yucca firm joins new review
- Red roses blacken image
Monday, Feb. 12
- GOP still cool on global warming
- Criminals in military an offensive idea
- Shane comes back
- Ron Kantowski on a series that will prepare UNLV for the meat of its schedule
- How long can it produce?
- John Katsilometes on what's next for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute (think 'franchise')
- Q+A: Wayne Federman
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 12, 2007
- Editorial: Securing Nevada's spot
- Editorial: Failing the smell test
- Letter: How do we define victory in Iraq?
- Letter: Criminals in military an offensive idea
- Letter: Many factors at play in illegal immigration
- Letter: Conservatives take focus from real issues
- Many factors at play in illegal immigration
- Editorial: Protection or shell game?
- CONVENTION CRASHING: Surfaces 2007 expo
- Principal departures
Sunday, Feb. 11
- John Katsilometes takes part in what Mayor Oscar Goodman referred to as 'the most important day in Las Vegas history'
- Jack Sheehan introduces newcomers to three giants who helped give the Las Vegas Valley the shape they see today
- Jeff Simpson on why it's unlikely the online gambling ban will be reversed
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 11, 2007
- Editorial: Overcrowded prisons a crisis
- Jon Ralston puts traffic, health care and education into proper perspective for the Legislature - after child welfare
- Editorial: Put contract to the test
- Letter: For now, public deciding what is treason
- Letter: Inspired by professor Hal Rothman
- Letter: Sending criminals to military not so cheap
- Letter: Raised f � �loor on gas price will set us free
- Editorial: Methamphetamine's toll
- CARSON CITY: THE WEEK IN REVIEW
- A MOMENT CAPTURED
- Ensign must keep his party together
- Brian Greenspun on how our tax savings bought us a dead end
- Modern urban challenge: bringing up black males
- CIRQUE GIVES BACK TO ARTS
Saturday, Feb. 10
- TAKE FIVE: Billy White Jr.
- DULY NOTED
- Ron Kantowski on how 51s are still trying to tell everyone what a great deal they are after 25 years
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 10, 2007
- Editorial: Bush budget skips geothermal
- Editorial: Junking the final frontier
- Letter: Republicans on a mission of distraction
- Letter: Teaching kids not to smoke is parents' job
- Letter: Give our soldiers a (smoke) break
- Editorial: A scientific snow job
- UMC changes tune on top doctor's contract
- Young, Rogich in regular contact during Gibbons probe
- Mazzeo: 'If he had apologized ... it would have been done'
- Many of NBA's youngest, richest stars have one man to thank
- An open letter to Karl Rove
Friday, Feb. 9
- TAKE FIVE: MOSLEY VS. COLLAZO
- Jeff Haney corrects outside media reports on Super Bowl wagering
- UNLV athlete gets a harsh reality check
- First Friday: Street festival or art event?
- John Katsilometes takes note of Ruvo center's groundbreaking
- Q & A: Brad Garrett
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 09, 2007
- Jon Ralston has a message for Iowa and New Hampshire - our time is now
- Editorial: Be open about injuries
- Editorial: Penalizing the sick
- Letter: Cheney is the one who should be on trial
- Letter: Priests, not doctrine, to blame for scandals
- Letter: Nonviolent criminals can serve the nation
- Letter: Elected officials' pay should be merit-based
- Editorial: Payday loan sharks
- ANNA NICOLE SMITH (1967-2007)
- Police saw 'nothing' at house where girl, 7, died
- Hard Rock bets on a three-way deal
- In the end, both sides of labor dispute give a little
- LOOKING IN ON: THE SUBURBS
- Betrayed by his body, LV historian keeps fading
Thursday, Feb. 8
- Ron Kantowski on why it's better to wait before making judgments about new players
- TAKE FIVE: DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
- Female magic show misses big premiere
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 08, 2007
- Editorial: County owes explanation
- Letter: Poor decisions hamper monorail's potential
- Letter: Celibacy for priests should be ended
- Letter: Remember that we have a Constitution
- Letter: Smoking soldiers set bad example for kids
- Letter: Another reason why smoking ban is unfair
- Editorial: Waste dump loses support
- John Katsilometes gets a preview tour of Pearl Theater at the Palms, which offers 18 luxury boxes
- Interior's habitat restoration funds called diversions
- Ex-regents can now work for system
- Patients may hear more sorrys from doctors
- A scourge, well seen
- CONVENTION CRASHING: NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION
- Top doc might lose duties, keep pay
- Leaving the glitz out
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- TAKE FIVE: CHARLIE BARON
- Jeff Haney describes how Kevin Belinkoff's gambling history makes him ideally suited for his new gig at GSN
- Petula Clark returns to her roots
- LOOKING IN ON: ENTERTAINMENT
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 06, 2007
- Jon Ralston on Gov. Jim Gibbons' low status as the Legislature starts
- Editorial: Calling for better prevention
- Editorial: Billions out the door
- Letter: Variety of fuels needed to cut oil dependence
- Letter: Nonsmokers have plenty of places to go
- Letter: More bureaucracy is the last thing we need
- Letter: Troops sent in via democratic process
- Editorial: New speaker shows vision
- FRANKIE LAINE: 1913-2007
- UMC debate shaped by tenure
- Vote on 'Midtown' project postponed
- Illegal ignition
- Few turn to north for their prescriptions
- Nuclear official's stark farewell: Scrap Yucca
- Hit me - with a snack
Tuesday, Feb. 6
- MOST INFLUENTIAL LAS VEGAS SPORTS FIGURES
- John Katsilometes takes note of an Internet radio survey that shows little confidence in the Strip's new production shows
- Q+A: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 06, 2007
- Editorial: Sex and the city
- Editorial: Cutting is not the answer
- Letter: Finding the keys to energy independence
- Letter: Truck law would make driving safer
- Letter: States fighting for first not all different
- Letter: Spreading freedom via military might ?
- Editorial: Why not just burn it?
- LOOKING IN ON: REAL ESTATE
- Barbara McNair (1934-2007)
- Honeymoon is just beginning for Rulffes
- Chief legal counsel weighs in on regents, foundations
- West warns Democrats
- Pennies from heaven
- Tortoise may want vote on land deal
Monday, Feb. 5
- UFC no longer fighting for its life
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 05, 2007
- Security lapse at airports
- Facing a health crisis
- Letter: President's plan has ominous overtones
- Bush impeachment proceedings overdue
- Letter: Real ID Act a waste of time and money
- Editorial: Renewing public trust
- Community is his No. 1 priority
- John Katsilometes on the star-studded items up for bid at the 'Power of Love' gala
- Pizzas por pesos put patrons in a pickle
- Saving a scholarship
- Signs of trouble looming over big sign
Sunday, Feb. 4
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 04, 2007
- Jon Ralston counts down the top 10 questions that face the Legislature and Gov. Jim Gibbons as the 74th session begins Monday in Carson City
- Editorial: Urgent response is required
- Editorial: Shifting into neutral
- Letter: Put the Super Bowl into proper perspective
- Letter: Partitioning Iraq is a reasonable solution
- Letter: Bearing arms is a right, not a privilege
- Editorial: Right idea, wrong method
- John Katsilometes monitors changes - which could include monitors - in the 'Le Reve' Theater
- RED TAPE CHRONICLES
- Brian Greenspun on growing up and paying our public servants
- Capitol reluctantly awakens
- The great state debate
Saturday, Feb. 3
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 03, 2007
- Editorial: Keep 'em flying
- Editorial: Mission not accomplished
- Letter: It's now up to Europe to stop Bush's tyranny
- Letter: Arrogant president ignores people's will
- Letter: Things to consider about ethanol
- Editorial: Removing scientific oversight
- TAKE FIVE: ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 67
- Q+A: Tom Vilsack
- Teen boozing reflects on parents
- 'Rock solid,' not rock stars
- Global warming will strike us first
- Biographical information on Vincent Rennich
Friday, Feb. 2
- TAKE FIVE: JONATHAN TAVERNARI OF BYU
- LOOKING IN ON: BOXING
- Jeff Haney on why most props aren't so super for bettors
- TAKE FIVE: ARTIE LANGE
- Wynne's 'Wrecked' Las Vegas exhibit is really 'Elsewhere'
- John Katsilometes talks props with LV Hilton Sports Book Executive Director Jay Kornegay
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 02, 2007
- Jon Ralston on how a teachers union poll might play to lawmakers in Carson City
- Editorial: Could we be dreaming?
- Letter: Government can't be trusted on health care
- Letter: Boulder City well aware of bypass issue
- Letter: Let's not gamble with global warming
- Editorial: Loophole in gun sales
- Not enough evidence to prove charges
- Cocktail waitress considered cutting off group's alcohol
- Proposed benefit concert for youth programs fizzles
- Parole officers step up efforts to detect drugs
- Casinos not best seat in house for big game
- Casinos not best seat in house for big game
Thursday, Feb. 1
- Ron Kantowski calls on universities to follow UNLV's lead in bringing NCAA football coaching's diversity up to speed
- Q+A: DAMON WAYANS
- John Katsilometes on a report that puts the elbow-through-the-Picasso episode to the test
- His art will live on
- FLASHPOINT for Feb 01, 2007
- Editorial: Some empowering advice
- Editorial: Tainted vote demands action
- Letter: Bush rocked relatively stable boat in Iraq
- Letter: Officials just shuffle the homeless around
- Letter: Just a whole lot of guesswork going on
- Editorial: Unconscionable actions
- HAVING A BALL
- Incompetence may be main reason for UMC's woes
- Dems shoot down Ensign's tax break
- For LV visitors, monorail is a train to nowhere
- Easy ride might become rough for budget