Print edition for July 21, 2007

Imprisoned jaywalker challenges drive to clean up downtown: Michael Dulin made the mistake of jaywalking in downtown Las Vegas two years ago. The misdemeanor landed him in prison, where he remains to this day.

CSN broke rule for firms linked to Gilbert: The amounts paid to College of Southern Nevada contractors doing double duty at college construction chief Bob Gilbert's ranch have exceeded the college's annual contract limits, according to new information released by CSN.

Clinton ups the ante on Yucca Mountain: Michael J. Mishak and Lisa Mascaro; After more than a week of watching her Democratic rivals capture local headlines with their Nevada visits, Sen. Hillary Clinton launched a haymaker from 2,500 miles away Friday, seizing ownership of Nevada's signature issue: Yucca Mountain.

TAKE FIVE: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. WINKY WRIGHT: Principals: Bernard Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KOs) vs. Winky Wright (51-3-1, 25 KOs), 170 pounds, 12 scheduled rounds

FLASHPOINT for Jul 21, 2007: The state GOP had an interesting lead item in the weekly wrap-up of headlines it e-mails to subscribers. "Gibbons speaks out against Yucca Mountain drilling," it said, giving a misleading view of the story that gave the governor fits this week because of criticism that he actually allowed drilling to go on. That's funny enough. What's even better is the GOP source for the story - KRNV, the NBC affiliate in Reno. A link goes to the Web site where the "story" is posted. The same "story" is posted on the site of the local affiliate, KVBC. Click on this ...

Editorial: Who's behind that badge?: If a change by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration takes effect this fall as planned, dozens of people dressed like that will be seen at airports.

FIVE QUESTIONS: TEAM USA: Who: USA Basketball senior men's team featuring 17 NBA stars

Letter: Parents should take responsibility for kids: I, for one, am sick and tired of paying all these taxes to make up for all the parents out there who don't take the responsibility of feeding their own kids. Enough is enough!

Letter: Americans led astray by deceitful rhetoric: On "Meet the Press" last Sunday, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., said, "All of the things that people like myself were predicting would happen if we went into Iraq are exactly the sort of things the president and the small group of people who rally around him said would happen if we leave," such as Iran would be empowered, international terrorism would be up and the region would become unstable.

Old friend of Heller gets surprise calls from war foes: WASHINGTON - Nevada Republican Rep. Dean Heller has endured all sorts of protests over his support of President Bush's strategy to continue fighting the war in Iraq.

Get rid of pest? Not if it turns tap water pink: By Ed Koch, Mike Trask; Aesthetics have gotten in the way of battling one of the most serious threats to the Southwest's waterways, the fast-spreading, pipe-clogging quagga mussel.

Editorial: A cruel and unusual act: A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Vick and three others Tuesday, alleging that the men created a kennel to breed and fight pit bulls . Although the men are only charged and have not been convicted, the indictment covers a series of disturbing events.

Letter: Counting the days till the next president: Actually, his thoughts are exactly how I and probably most Americans feel, so kudos to Mr. Ferraro and his wonderfully succinct thoughts. One thing that should be very comforting to Mr. Ferraro and many, many others is that on Jan. 20, 2009, we can all finally say, "Good riddance to bad rubBUSH."

Editorial: What's a little waste?: KBR was given a $3.7 billion contract extension, but it dropped the $110 million request as well as $50 million in duplicate charges and math errors, USA Today reported Tuesday.