Print edition for March 25, 2007

Editorial: 'Fresh eyes' are welcome: She noted that Krolicki had been deputy treasurer before serving three terms as treasurer. "In the past, the contracts have been reviewed with the same eyes," she said. "Now we have fresh eyes."

WASHINGTON, D.C.: WASHINGTON - Last week was not one for bipartisanship among Nevada's congressional delegation.

Letter: Uninterrupted time is teacher's best ally: Time becomes a critical factor as teachers try to complete mandated curricula by the end of the course. In many schools in the district there are so many untold distractions imposed on teaching that it often becomes impossible to introduce and teach concepts as well as have time to remediate students lacking subject mastery.

Editorial: It could be a new day: Townsend heads the Commerce and Labor Committee, and his comment was made after the panel had heard testimony from several renewable energy experts who are working on projects in Nevada.

CARSON CITY: By J. Patrick Coolican; CARSON CITY - Everyone else has become accustomed to diminished expectations up here, so why can't the banks?

THE SUN INTERVIEW: By Joe Schoenmann, Sam Skolnik; Nevada's former U.S. attorney opens up about his values, his work and the political double-dealing that cost him his job

Letter: New flight path hurts quality of life for some: For those of you who already lived in the path of flights, you may feel this is no big deal or that the rest of us had to share in the misery. The problem is that I bought my home several years ago knowing where the planes usually fly and purposely stayed away from it, just like everyone else could have.

Selling designer knockoffs is a $600 billion-a-year illegal industry, and repeated raids won't discourage dealers: Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun; The security guard at the Rancho Indoor Swap Meet - a stale 1971 stump of a building smacked onto 10 acres of aching asphalt - is straight certain there isn't any counterfeit merchandise being sold under his watch.

Letter: Enough blood has been shed for Bush: President Bush asks us to have courage, and continue to see the war through to a successful victory. He warns Congress not to withhold funds for the war, or he will veto their amendments.

Letter: Justice Department doesn't shoot straight: One good thing did emerge from the course of events : Sen. John Ensign finally found something about the Bush administration with which he could not go along.

FLASHPOINT for Mar 25, 2007: What if they held an election and no one came? Hasn't any- one seen those commercials with government actor Oscar Goodman urging everyone to vote, even if it's not for the world's happiest mayor? More than 3,000 of the city's 200,000-plus registered voters have taken advantage of early voting so far. Does this mean many voters wouldn't listen to the most popular mayor in the universe when he tells them to cast their votes? Well, of course it is early. I am sure that many, many more voters will go to the polls in the next week and on April ...

Editorial: Their stories are there: His credits include "Get Smart," "Police Woman," "The Waltons," "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Inspector Gadget" and "The Care Bears." He won an Emmy for his work on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." He lived in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Tears flow as debate focuses on no-seatbelt fine: CARSON CITY - Tears during legislative debates are a rarity in this state, with its Battle Born slogan and hardscrabble history, which is why senators are still talking about a poignant scene from a hearing this week.

Jon Ralston speculates on the intertwining fates of Govs. Jim Gibbons, Brian Krolicki and Mark Amodei: "I haven't been in office two weeks and already it has started again," the accidental governor lamented in a day-after-the-session interview. "Look at it: getridofamodei.com. Where will it end?"

Jeff Simpson catches up with Steve Wynn, whose projects in Macau and in town are on pace: During the Wynn Macau preopening banquet, Ho stood up in front of the assembled dignitaries and made a big deal out of the supposed partnership.

Hopefuls - logical, energetic, battle-ready: J. Patrick Coolican and Michael J. Mishak; One candidate will draw from pain and loss. Another will build consensus. A third will try to out slug the opposition.

Q+A: Hillary Clinton: Michael J. Mishak; Sen. Hillary Clinton visited Las Vegas on Friday. She was one of three Democratic presidential contenders to address thousands of Culinary Union members at a rally billed as the kickoff to the union's negotiations with the big casino companies.

Brian Greenspun on a House vote to fund the war in Iraq and what it all means: On Friday the U.S. House of Representatives passed - barely - a bill to fund the war in Iraq and, in doing so, set a deadline 18 months out for U.S. troops to leave that country. It was a direct response to two things that have occurred in our country.

CONVENTION CRASHING: National Association of Pizzeria Operators: Ah, a pizzeria convention. Aisle after aisle of greasy, cheesy, meat-laden samples, many of which will have to be consumed in the name of journalism, balanced pepperoni comparison and mrumpf mrumpf ...

John Katsilometes on how one UNLV basketball fan juggled a gala and his team's appearance in the NCAA tournament: Schreck was among the 460 in attendance Friday night at the Saks Fifth Avenue/Las Vegas Philharmonic gala, "An Evening of Elegance and Style," the Phil's annual fundraiser , which this year honored Las Vegas developers and philanthropists Mark and Gloria Fine.

Jack Sheehan on some of the good times and bad that UNLV hoops teams have had over the years: As each page turned I'd either get a warm smile on my face or cringe at the memory. I've done a lot of both lately as I was reminded of moments from the '70s, '80s and early '90s, and how the on-court performance - or off-court controversies - surrounding the Runnin' Rebels basketball program were about the only topics you'd hear people discussing in coffee shops or watering holes.