Print edition for December 15, 2007

Going for the gold (buckle): It's really not about the hats and the boots and the suede jackets with the fringe on top and the form-fitting Wranglers. OK, maybe it is about the form-fitting Wranglers, but only when you are trying to move up in the line to get into Coyote Ugly.

Doctors who abused doctors get off scot-free: By Marshall Allen; State health officials Friday proposed better oversight of a program that allows foreign doctors to work in medically needy parts of Nevada.But they showed no willingness to investigate past violations of the government program or to take enforcement action against Las Vegas doctors who violated its terms by exploiting, overworking and cheating the foreign physicians.

From street to discreet: By Brian Eckhouse; As he left the Regional Justice Center last week, Adam "Pacman" Jones didn't seem entirely transformed.

Editorial: A disabling system: A recent story by The New York Times says the number of unresolved appeals has reached 755,000 - more than twice the number in 2000.

In Vegas, blazing a trail to market to Hispanics: Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun; Rooting through his memory for examples of Spanish-language advertising gone wrong, Don Voyles leaned back in his chair and produced the archetype: "Tienes leche?"

Editorial: Two-faced Facebook: There is an irony in that fact that has apparently been lost on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Although he is worth - at least on paper - millions of dollars because of his site and its laissez-faire approach to privacy, he doesn't want information about himself online.

New houses, new look, bad blood in Henderson: By Mike Trask; The homes going into the empty lot at Stephanie Street and Arroyo Grande Boulevard will look absolutely nothing like the surrounding houses.

Letter: Schools' 'achievement' nothing to brag about: School District officials tout this as evidence of significant achievement for the district. But is the glass half-full or half-empty?

Doctors who abused doctors get off scot-free: By Marshall Allen; State health officials Friday proposed better oversight of a program that allows foreign doctors to work in medically needy parts of Nevada.

Letter: Go after speeders, not seat belt violators: The Sun's editorial has figured that this would make us safer on the roads. But I would think that having the police go after speeders and tailgaters would be much safer than burdening the police with looking for seat belts. What will the Sun come up with next - that we all need to wear helmets so it would be safer?

Letter: Clearly, clean energy is the smart way to go: Our abuse of our environment, by having coal-fired power plants, atomic energy, oil and, yes, ethanol, is a killer of our country. By the way, where are you going to get the water to move the coal to the power plants that are proposed for eastern Nevada? And where are you going to get the water to manufacture ethanol? In short, Nevada has no extra water for such schemes.

Out to prevent next school shooting: By Emily Richmond; When school-related violence erupts, familiar questions typically follow.

Editorial: Preparing for success: "We are all very driven people and we wanted to develop" the next generation, said Bart Mahoney, vice president of food and beverage at MGM Mirage's CityCenter resort project.

FLASHPOINT for Dec 14, 2007: Now, more than ever, Jim Gibbons should release those budget recommendations made by agency heads. Gibbons, who cited Richard "Now More than Ever" Nixon in making his case to keep the documents secret, surely was affected by them in his Friday decision to change his cutting plan. So let's see why. What did they propose that so scared him and showed him that the cuts would be devastating? What was it? I am not, like some in the Fourth Estate, an absolutist on such matters. Some documents probably need to be kept private so free discussions can take place. But ...