Print edition for February 3, 2006

Jeff German gets conflicting stories about the future of the Crazy Horse Too: By Jeff German; We now know that city licensing officials don't believe the San Francisco real estate man has a legitimate deal.

Jeff Haney takes a look at which propositions have been most popular in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XL: By Jeff Haney; Propositions - or "props" - include any offbeat or unusal betting opportunity and have become an exceptionally popular way to bet on the Super Bowl.

Editorial: Dreaded words: 'Officer down': And yet each call carries the same risk. For it only takes one gunman behind one door to end a police officer's life. Sgt. Henry Prendes was responding to a routine domestic disturbance Wednesday when he was shot and killed as he entered the doorway of a home in the southwest valley.

Medical malpractice battles resurrected: Doctors say the malpractice reforms adopted in a special session of the 2002 Legislature might be in jeopardy from "hostile" rulings by Nevada courts.

Letter: Not all smokers are impolite: I totally agree with another letter writer, Pride Smith, in that health is the real issue with smoking ... and, consequently, I am an avid petitioner to mandate that casinos be required to upgrade and install state-of-the art filter systems and have spent a great deal of time in pursuit of this accomplishment.

Guinn no fan of district breakup: CARSON CITY - While the five candidates for governor have taken positions on breaking up the Clark County School District, Gov. Kenny Guinn said Thursday he can't because there's no persuasive evidence.

Mayor's land sale idea rankles BC residents: The proposal, unveiled Wednesday during Ferraro's State of the City address, already is generating controversy in the city of 15,000, where many residents frown on development both inside and outside their borders.

Editorial: Get serious about renewables: Yet in July, Congress passed the energy bill crafted by Vice President Dick Cheney and advocated by Bush. It contained $4 billion in new subsidies for the oil and gas industries, according to an analysis by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Those industries rely heavily on imports. The struggling renewable industries, which use domestic sources to produce energy, were largely snubbed in the bill, which Bush enthusiastically signed in August.

'Human Inhumanity' display gets extension: Whatever it is specifically, there is so much happening in "Human Inhumanity," a mixed-media installation on social themes at the Contemporary Arts Collective, that the gallery is extending the exhibit for another week.

John Katsilometes on the Vegas schtick employed by Rossi Ralenkotter: kats@lasvegassun.com; Not quite. Rossi Ralenkotter is no Shecky Greene. But the LVCVA president did seamlessly inject some Las Vegas brevity into a presentation otherwise heavy with facts and figures Thursday morning at Preview Las Vegas.

Tom Gorman is sold on the 'Bowdabra' - or at least, sold on the energetic Henderson entrepreneur who invented it: By Tom Gorman; Yeah, that's what I asked. What's a Bowdabra?

Henderson mayor unable to make debate after losing wallet: Cy Ryan; Henderson Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibson missed a candidate dinner in Northern Nevada on Saturday because, his campaign says, he got to McCarran International Airport and found he was missing his driver's license.

Disney's 'Beauty' shows at Aladdin: Hopefully by now the system's bugs have been exterminated and fans are enjoying Disney's stage version of its 1991 animated motion picture based upon the centuries-old tale.

Letter: A different take on birth control: Emergency contraceptive pills, which contain the same hormones found in regular birth control pills, taken up to 120 hours after sex to reduce the risk of pregnancy, are contraception, not abortion.

Tracks may lead to McCarran: Monorail officials agreed to move ahead on plans to extend the monorail to McCarran International Airport and resorts on the west side of the Strip.

Columnist John Katsilometes: The Readers Digest version of the 'Big Daddy Burger' competitive eating contest at the Plaza: For breakfast Saturday, Rich LeFevre had an energy bar.

Harter states her case: A fiesty UNLV President Carol Harter, tears in her eyes and tissue in hand, defended her record in front of cheering supporters Thursday as the man who ousted her, university system Chancellor Jim Rogers, sat quietly in the front row.

Rumble in the green felt jungle: TUNICA, Miss. - It's a long way from the Las Vegas Strip, but an emerging battle between the world's biggest casino superpowers just had its first public skirmish.

Editorial: Chertoff's failure during Katrina: Nevertheless, there were other officials who were just as culpable in the federal government's abysmal handling of Katrina.

Jon Ralston breaks down the many 'ifs' that must occur for the Democrats to regain power in the state this year: By Jon Ralston; This would be funny were it not so pathetic. But it's early in the year so it's time to trot out the cliches about the election being an eternity away and the Democrats being the party of real folks and the national GOP slowly sinking in a morass of Iraq, spying and Abramoff.