Print edition for January 1, 2007

2007 LAS VEGAS SPORTS CALENDAR: MARCH 6-10 Mountain West Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. The real March Madness, say party-hearty Wyoming fans and the media assigned to cover the Mountain West postseason tournaments, is that the conference moved them from the Thomas & Mack Center to Denver's Pepsi Center, where they burped due to indifference. But the hoop fests are back where they belong. Don't you know that UNLV coaches Lon Kruger and Regina Miller are happy about it?

Drug abuse, reading are top priorities for Nev. first lady: AP; Dawn Gibbons, whose husband, Jim Gibbons, was sworn-in as governor Monday, says she intends to become what she called a "21st-century first lady."

Economics not part of immigration debate: While an unbiased report may provide a telling economic picture and provide interesting statistics, it will not lead to a solution to our illegal immigrant problem.

Editorial: Gibbons incident not over: But this does not mean that Gibbons can put this incident behind him. Roger is continuing an investigation into allegations by Chrissy Mazzeo that her decision to not file charges against Gibbons was the result of pressure.

Editorial: Investigators become targeted: Congress created the position of inspector general after Watergate in an effort to create accountability and independent oversight of the federal agencies. The inspectors general audit how tax dollars are spent and investigate wrongdoing. This past year, for example, inspectors general found:

2006: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: The good, the bad: Michael J. Mishak; It was a cultural coup.

Editorial: Battling the bulge: The Institute of Medicine, which is part of the National Academies, reports that about 25 million - or a third - of America's children and teenagers are either overweight or are teetering on the edge of becoming so. Each day, many children are eating 110 to 165 calories more than they are burning off with exercise. That could translate into a weight gain of one pound per month, or 12 pounds per year.

Letter: Impeachment should be primary priority: Why should we wait for him to make up his mind? Just about all of his decisions regarding Iraq have been wrong. If he comes to the conclusion, with guidance from his inner circle (brain trust?), to send more troops to Iraq, they will just become more targets. The Joint Chiefs of Staff is against this move. But, the cowboy that he is, that's probably the only solution he understands.

Refreshing to hear an honest account: Dale Kirkpatrick; This analysis occurred on the Dec. 17 television news show, "Meet The Press," in which Tim Russert interviewed The New York Times' David Brooks and Tom Friedman, arguably two of the most, if not the most, thoughtful, intelligent columnists and authors in the United States of America. (I'd also like to thank the Las Vegas Sun for running their columns.)