Print edition for February 2, 2007

LOOKING IN ON: BOXING: Promoter Bob Arum plans to have Las Vegas heavyweight Tye Fields fight about once every other month until the end of the year, when he hopes to secure a title shot for Fields against WBA champion Nikolay Valuev.

Jeff Haney on why most props aren't so super for bettors: Around this time every year, casinos release special parlay cards devoted solely to the Super Bowl.

Wynne's 'Wrecked' Las Vegas exhibit is really 'Elsewhere': New York artist Rob Wynne likes to consider the city where he's bound for an exhibition.

John Katsilometes talks props with LV Hilton Sports Book Executive Director Jay Kornegay: Kneel-downs are considered rushing attempts and the bet came in "over." Problem was, neither play was shown during the telecast as cameras panned to Shanahan and Elway crying tears of joy on the sideline. "One guy, who was crazy, accused me of calling Shanahan on the sideline and telling him to pull Elway and put in Brister," Kornegay, today the executive sports book director at the Las Vegas Hilton, recalled Thursday during a phone interview. "He knew I was from Denver, I guess, and had some kind of hotline set up."

FLASHPOINT for Feb 02, 2007: Who is really running Nevada? You would like to think it's Gov. Jim Gibbons. Or perhaps you would not like to think that. In any event, first we had his chief of staff essentially handpicked by his wife . The governor doesn't even know the name or the ethnicity of his energy adviser - I wonder who picked her? Then we had the centerpiece of his education plan imposed by some private-sector meddlers and the governor doesn't know much about it. And now two members of his transition team - I thought the transition was over - presented the empowerment ...

Jon Ralston on how a teachers union poll might play to lawmakers in Carson City: By Jon Ralston; Much insight into the public's views of lower education comes in a recent poll by the national firm of Garin-Hart-Yang, which surveyed 613 statewide voters from Jan. 15-17. The lengthy survey was paid for by the Nevada State Education Association.

Editorial: Could we be dreaming?: Coach Lon Kruger was brought in to try to bring the Rebels back to prominence, and improvements are showing: For the first time in 14 years, the Rebels are in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, tying with Indiana for 25th in the nation.

Letter: Government can't be trusted on health care: Richard McCord; What if taxes bought our groceries at government-run stores? We could take whatever we wanted off the shelves, and it wouldn't "cost" anything. But the shelves would soon be empty and everyone would have to wait to get food. Quality would worsen and taxes would increase. Is health care delivery immune from this outcome?

Letter: Boulder City well aware of bypass issue: Mary D. Wammack; As a resident since 1965, I would like to note that the problem is not one of ignorance, or even indifference - instead it is rooted in the inability of anyone to come up with a solution that would please the town's business owners and residents alike.

Letter: Let's not gamble with global warming: Timothy James; I, for one, do not plan to wait around until the end to see if the global warming concerns are right or wrong. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that, at the least, we all need to make significant changes in our energy use patterns.

Editorial: Loophole in gun sales: Sixteen guns used in crimes committed by gang members or other criminals in Compton, Calif., during 2006 were traced to the store. Another 65 guns recovered by police in Los Angeles last year were traced to the store. And an additional 285 guns recovered by police nationwide were also traced to that same store.

Not enough evidence to prove charges: By Mary Manning; Not enough evidence to prove charges

Cocktail waitress considered cutting off group's alcohol: Sam Skolnik; Excerpts from police interview:

Proposed benefit concert for youth programs fizzles: By Timothy Pratt; On paper six months ago, the idea looked like a slam dunk: Use the Feb. 18 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas as an opportunity to put on a big-name benefit concert to raise millions of dollars for minority youths.

Parole officers step up efforts to detect drugs: Click here for a printable graphic.

Casinos not best seat in house for big game: By Liz Benston; Grant Hodson was just looking for a place to sit and watch the Super Bowl, and staying home wouldn't cut it.

Casinos not best seat in house for big game: By Liz Benston; Grant Hodson was just looking for a place to sit and watch the Super Bowl, and staying home wouldn't cut it. His search quickly turned into an episode of "The Twilight Zone," with a bewildered Hodson making dozens of calls to casinos, flipping through newspapers and magazines and wondering why in the world casinos were being cagey about promoting the biggest betting day of the year.