WEEK IN REVIEW: Reporters’ notebook
Pigeon fans flocked to Tuesday's County Commission meeting to defend their beaked buddies against a proposal to outlaw intentional feeding of the birds.
Some of the most impassioned pleas came from military veterans who spoke of the role the birds played in World War I, when they were used to carry messages to troops on the front lines.
The practice saved countless lives, the veterans said.
Their argument seemed to work, too, as county commissioners delayed the discussion to address residents' concerns.
Maybe the whole matter will be, ahem, pigeonholed.
KRISTI JOURDAN
A circus employee volunteered a response to a reporter's question posed to twin sisters performing in the Las Vegas Circus Spectacular this weekend.
The sisters, Green Valley High freshmen Kellie and Sydney Eastwood of Henderson, were asked if they ever harbored dreams of running away to join the circus.
As he struggled with a large piece of circus equipment in the background, the circus worker said, "They'd have to be crazy."
DOUG McMURDO
Gossip website TMZ reported last week that someone broke into Mike Tyson's hotel suite at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on New Year's while the former heavyweight champion of the world was asleep in the room.
But Tyson said it wasn't true. No rustling sounds, no light from a flashlight, no mysterious stranger bolting from the room without taking anything.
Probably a good thing for any intruder foolish enough to cross the former champ's path.
This much we know about Mike Tyson: He is capable of hitting people in the face really, really hard. And his pet tiger doesn't take kindly to strangers.
HENRY BREAN
TWEET OF THE WEEK: @rossjmiller (Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller after the Iowa caucuses) 8 votes ... glad I'm not responsible for the recount ... wow #prayforwidemargins
