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Print edition for February 14, 2006

'Havana Night' may enjoy a new dawn
Not all of the costumes and props had arrived on opening night.
Living a double life
J. Craig Anderson
Las Vegas nightclubs and casinos will be inundated with card-carrying astronauts, neurosurgeons and bounty hunters in the coming months, thanks to a new turn in tourism marketing.
After investigations rancher won't be charged, fined
After rancher Bob Lewis wheeled heavy equipment onto federal land last year to divert the flow of a slender Lincoln County stream, at least five state and federal agencies opened investigations. No way would Lewis get away with rerouting a stream on BLM land.
Singer sees difference in world since 9/11
By Timothy Pratt
"In a funny way, it's made things easier for me," he said. "Before, people here felt they were invulnerable - now, they understand a little what reality is (in other places)."
Gender bias claimed in Harter's resignation
Professors on a pair of committees sent a letter to university system regents last week asking them to look into whether gender bias or intolerance of diverse viewpoints by Chancellor Jim Rogers or other system officials led Harter to resign.
Feds yank Head Start control
By Timothy Pratt
Citing health and safety concerns, the federal government on Monday stripped the troubled Economic Opportunity Board of control of the Las Vegas Valley's 15 Head Start centers.
Letter: Candidates: Don't run on Bush's advice
The success in the "war on terror" has to be a figment of the imagination of Bush's propaganda machine. His war in Iraq has only spawned more terrorism, as the killings continue on a daily basis.
Editorial: Cheney just loves secrets
Adding to the bizarre circumstances, it took the White House almost 24 hours to say that the accident happened. It wasn't until a Texas newspaper reported the incident on its Web site on Sunday, and other reporters started making calls to confirm the account, that the vice president's aides would even acknowledge it had happened.
Letter: Curious committee selection for DeLay
Joann Fischella, Boulder City
Q+A PAUL TRACY
Now, at age 37, Tracy is taking aim at the world of NASCAR as a way of prolonging his driving career. A part-time Las Vegas resident, Tracy will compete in at least five NASCAR Busch Series races this season - beginning with Saturday's season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway and including the March 11 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - for team owners Frank Cicci and former NFL quarterback Jim Kelly.
Editorial: Shedding light on Alzheimer's
The center is to be located in Las Vegas' 61-acre Union Park development at the corner of Grand Central Parkway and Bonneville Avenue near downtown. Its design is a curving, gleaming, wavelike configuration of glass and steel with rooms encased in glass.
Flashpoint for Feb. 14, 2006
Flashpoint for Feb. 14, 2006
A-Tech receives more kudos
By Emily Richmond
The Intel Corp. named the campus a "School of Distinction," an honor bestowed on just 20 schools nationwide. The award is for excellence in technical fields.
Letter: Technology isn't always the answer
The most recent example is the Pentagon's reliance upon computers to manage military supply systems during wartime. The worst example was then-Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations showing satellite photos of where weapons of mass destruction in Iraq were located.
FLASHPOINT Feb 14, 2006
FLASHPOINT Feb 14, 2006
The dysfunction is mounting
Vice President Dick Cheney bitterly complains that national security leaks are endangering America.
School Board's math skills come under criticism
By Emily Richmond
A) On four days with a management consultant.
FLASHPOINT mar 14,2006
FLASHPOINT mar 14,2006
Letter: We'd be worse off with Gore or Kerry
I disagree with almost everything Ms. Gross stated, but for those who agree with her, I have this question: Isn't it disgustingly apparent that all things mentioned by Ms. Gross - such as the economy, budget and personal freedoms - would be much worse if either Al Gore or John Kerry had been elected president and that our electorate did use the brains they were born with to avoid either disaster?
Jeff German talks with the owner of OPM, who says his club's hip-hop vibe is not the problem police make it out to be
By Jeff German
Presiding over the high-tech dance floor in this sprawling Asian-themed club, with its marble bars and colorful contemporary furniture, is another wooden Buddha, standing 6 feet tall and weighting 800 pounds.
Churches have often been centers for politics
Conservatives pride themselves, accurately or not, on grounding their arguments in fact, not emotion. Yet, some comments at Coretta Scott King's nationally televised funeral that were critical of President Bush, while he and first lady Laura Bush sat silently at center stage, made some of our country's most prominent right-of-center voices turn passionate to the point of silliness.
Editorial: Taking from the poor
The U.S. Agriculture Department's Commodity Supplemental Food Program is the most recently revealed target in a budget that also proposes cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' services.
Take Five: Dan Tudin
During a career that lasted nine seasons, Conny Tudin played four games for the Montreal Canadiens in 1941- 42. He had one assist and spent four minutes in the penalty box. He died 15 years ago.
Letter: Most Muslims aren't condemning violence
On the other hand, most Muslims, while not publicly agreeing with the jihadists, aren't exactly standing up in great numbers to protest their actions either.

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