Print edition for January 16, 2006

Flashpoint for Jan. 16, 2006: With reports that President Bush will advocate for nuclear reprocessing in his State of the Union, the question again becomes: Is he lying? Before we ask the foremost measurer of Bush balderdash -- Sen. Harry "Bush lied" Reid -- consider that the president does not plan to kill Yucca Mountain in the Tuesday address to the nation. But this may show some of the fruits of the delay-delay-delay strategy over the years by the delegation, combined with the DOE's ineptitude. Still, this may be only an interim -- remember that word? -- solution as the Bush folks continue to push ...

Give him props: Carrot Top still delivers: By Jerry Fink; What: Carrot Top When: 8 p.m. Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays through Fridays, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturdays. Dark Tuesdays. Where: The Luxor's Atrium Showroom Rating (out of five stars): 4.5 stars

Columnist Ron Kantowski: How one Las Vegan netted an impressive collection of table hockey games: It was roughly 10 years ago when Las Vegan Jeff Mancini purchased a table hockey game -- you know, the one with the slots and the little tin players that every grown-up who was raised in an "Original Six" city played as a kid -- for his son A.J.

Columnist John Katsilometes: Visiting the Fashion Show mall to meet the 52 charming young women vying for the title of Miss America: Art McMaster surveyed the scene -- 52 beautiful young women striding across the Fashion Show mall runway as a couple of thousand fans cheered and waved -- and said, "I will never complain about having three daughters again. Try having 52 and having to keep track of all of them."

County schools get more than $54 million: CARSON CITY -- More than $54 million is headed toward 236 public schools in Clark County for innovative programs and to help students improve.

Editorial: Remembering our nation's King: King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta and became an ordained minister at the age of 19. He served congregations in Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala., where he was elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association -- the organization that organized the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott in the wake of Rosa Parks' arrest.

Consolidation of health coverage recommended: CARSON CITY -- In numbers, there is power.

State fails to provide representation for many abused, neglected children: David Kihara; Each year hundreds of victims of abuse and neglect enter the child welfare system without legal assistance or an advocate -- a direct violation of federal and state laws.

Conditions worsen for tenants: By Timothy Pratt; Sitting on his mattress in boxer shorts, Richard Salyers covered himself with a blanket, trying to retain some dignity.

Letter: Smoke or no smoke, people will come to Vegas: Nevada residents and visitors will not benefit from her proposal to improve ventilation systems at casinos/hotels and theaters. Such a proposal would require that these businesses be monitored to ensure compliance.

College presidents push Pahrump transfer plan: By Christina Littlefield; Two community college presidents are pushing a plan to transfer control of the Pahrump Valley education center to a college better suited to meet the needs of rural students.

Editorial: Nadelstern is best choice: Public schools in Clark County are at a critical juncture -- and the next superintendent will have a profound effect on the future of education here for many years to come.

State gets poor marks for student spending: CARSON CITY -- Nevada ranks next to last in spending per public school student, a new report says.

Letter: Pre-humans don't have the same rights: Cells do not have rights even if they are human cells. He makes a fetish out of a few cells which are plentiful in the human body and most of which get flushed down the toilet anyway. And it's not the "creation of life." Life began once billions of years ago.

Letter: People responsible for their own weight: The reason people are obese is because they can't control their cravings and don't exercise, not advertising. America was (and is) a part of the free market system, and if enterprising individuals seek to provide a service to help obese Americans (pretty soon the two words will mean the same thing) try to lose weight, then more power to them.

Scroggins says he'll remain in LV: CARSON CITY -- If he is elected secretary of state, Brian Scroggins said he will continue to live in Las Vegas, breaking a tradition of others elected to the job.

Player's talent on display at tourney: He is called the "Wayne Gretzky of table hockey," and like the The Great One himself, Jacob Lindahl doesn't look very imposing.