Print edition for February 26, 2007

FLASHPOINT for Feb 26, 2007: As much as I have been writing and thinking about the Nevada presidential caucus making the state a player, it didn't really hit me until last week in Carson City. A dapper Joe Biden strolling into Comma Coffee, right across from the Legislative Building. Legislators fawning over Hillary Clinton inside the building. A gaggle of recognizable national media folk pecking away at their keyboards at the community center. Satellite trucks in the parking lot. Protesters performing for the cameras. The debate wasn't a debate. Not a whole lot of real news was made at the event. But it looked and ...

Built by Yvonne 'erroneously' listed as contractor: Marshall Allen and Tony Cook; The Clark County building documents seemed clear enough.

Letter: Enough already with the awards shows: I'm sure you get the idea. It could become the most popular awards show!

Letter: Thinking happy thoughts won't fix Iraq: He should be aware that one-fourth of the population would starve if not for government rations and that many are ill because they have to drink the polluted waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Also, 2 million Iraqis have fled the country, and that 1 1/2 million more have been displaced by the violence.

Editorial: Consider the source: Wikipedia is the collaborative online encyclopedia that has information on everything from A to Z in 13 languages. However, Wikipedia's information is not always accurate, and, according to a recent story by The New York Times, Middlebury history students no longer may cite Wikipedia in research papers.

Pride Fighting tries to gain a foothold in Las Vegas: After a training session last week at Caesars Palace, both headlining fighters on Saturday's Pride Fighting Championships card described the difference between fans in Japan, where Pride is based, and those in the U.S.

Can a confession convict him?: Sam Skolnik; Over seven months last year, police pressed William Sites about the disappearance of his wife, Jan, several times.

Letter: Collins divides state Democratic Party: Democratic clubs and caucus groups have formed legally at local, county, regional and statewide levels - Collins did everything in his power, and abused his authority, by disrespecting and disenfranchising the activist Democrats.

Tribute artist, ex-NHL stars team up for second annual diabetes benefit: What: A Neil Diamond Tribute with Jay White

Editorial: Questionable treatment: According to a story by The Washington Post on Thursday, the report was jointly issued by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. It focused on conditions at the T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility in Texas, a 512-bed detention center for illegal immigrants.

When hospitals decide to play rough: By Ed Koch; When University Medical Center officials didn't respond to George Williams' e-mails regarding his status as a potential kidney transplant recipient, he called a transplant team coordinator, accusing the staff of lacking communication skills.

Editorial: Bald eagles thriving again: Widespread use of such pesticides as DDT caused the nation's bald eagle population to dwindle to a mere 500 breeding pairs by 1960. The bird has been listed as an endangered species since 1978. Because of this protection, the bald eagle population has grown to almost 7,100 breeding pairs. And the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has until the end of June to decide whether that comeback warrants removing the bird's endangered status - a move that is likely to happen.

NLV may try to restrict adult businesses: By Mike Trask; With apologies to its bigger, glitzier neighbor to the south, North Las Vegas might want to think about a new civic slogan: "What happens there can stay there."