Fair and Balanced Fred wrote on April 21, 2009 11:05 PM: Fair and Balanced Ted Stroehman wrote: "I was under the impression Pulitzers were awarded to reporters and the NEWSPAPERS that employ them.

"The Sun is not a newspaper. It is a tool used by the Greenspun family to advance their business and political interests. The contents of the Sun are inserted each morning into the Review-Journal, and slapped onto a slick Web site. The Sun should not have been eligible for Pulitzer consideration."

Imagine that. Fair and Balanced Ted is smarter than the folks at the Columbia School of Journalism. Congratulations, Ted! Don't ever let anyone accuse you of being grandiose.

SAD wrote on April 21, 2009 11:05 PM: Great job Ms. Berzon,
You just scratched the surface of the real problem!! I have been a Safety Mgr. for over 20 years and i know where the skelletons are buried! Don't let the story go!! Keep digging!!

Joe Bama wrote on April 21, 2009 04:50 PM: Good for her she, probably already has her bags packed and is waiting for better job offers. Of course any job offer that gets her out of Hooterville will be considered.

freddieg wrote on April 21, 2009 11:29 AM: what?

you mean the rj's hard hitting "best of las vegas" section didn't get a pulitzer for uncovering that las vegas' favorite italian is olive garden?

See No Evil wrote on April 21, 2009 11:17 AM: Don't blame the R.J. for not knowing about the deaths on the Strip.

The last time ANYONE from the R.J. did an INVESTIGATIVE type story, they were slapped upside the head by the Casino giant they messed with. One swift kick in the nads and they learned their lesson. Don't mess with the Big Boys.

The Reporter, Joan Whitely, exposed Harrah's Entertainment's Illegal remodels at the Rio and Harrah's.

Harrah's responded by throwing the R.J. Newspapers out of their buildings. OUCH!

By the time Joan was done with her series of stories on how the Clark County Building Department was allowing Harrahs to break EVERY CODE EVER WRITTEN, when it comes to Building and Fire Safety, all hell broke loose. Hundreds of thousands of lives were put at risk by Harrahs and the County. Why? Free Stuff.

Her expose' triggered a chain reaction at that County level that ended up costing Harrahs over 60 Million Dollars in "fixing" their F ups.

Her expose' forced the Clark County Commission to hire an "Outsider" to come in and assess the damages that were already in place. Covered up by falsified County Inspections. Public Safety ignored and approved at every level. CODES IGNORED EVERYWHERE. Why?

Free Stuff. Hats. Jackets. Show Tickets. Luxury Suites. Buffet Passes.

That "outsider" is Michael Kessler. His report cost Taxpayers close to a Hundred Grand. Read it. Google Kessler Report- Rio. It's all there.

It exposed the corruption at the source. The Clark County Building Department. What did the Commission do with their findings? Take a wild guess.

Ron Lynn was the head man in charge. Guess what? He still is. PRICELESS!

Hundreds of thousands of lives are still in danger on the Strip. We should all know that. Why don't we?

Ask the R.J. why there is NO FOLLOW UP.

Some one got paid to go away.

Joe wrote on April 21, 2009 09:48 AM: If Ms. Berzon worked for the RJ they would have probably scrapped the story and put in something else about how the school district needs more money cut from their budget.

Ted Stroehman wrote on April 21, 2009 09:46 AM: I was under the impression Pulitzers were awarded to reporters and the NEWSPAPERS that employ them.

The Sun is not a newspaper. It is a tool used by the Greenspun family to advance their business and political interests.

The contents of the Sun are inserted each morning into the Review-Journal, and slapped onto a slick Web site.

The Sun should not have been eligible for Pulitzer consideration.

prevail4justice wrote on April 21, 2009 09:08 AM: Congratulations Alexandra! You did an awesome job and deserve this award! We need more "courageous" reporters like you.
The fact that deaths at City Center decreased and then stopped after the publicity from this series on safety, bringing to light how OSHA withdrew or reduced findings/fines just proves that NV OSHA is partly responsible for some of those deaths because of how they handled the earlier cases. It proves that when OSHA does the job they were created for less people die at work. NV OSHA may have since tightened up what they do,not because they felt they should but because they were exposed for what they are. If they would have been more for the workers than the employers all along and held them totally accountable then companies would see that bottom line-it's more cost effective to keep their people safe than it is to have to pay the fines associated with their violations. NV OSHA needs to have it's upper management purged and people who really care put in their place.

...Temujin...Khan..of..the..Yakka..Mongols... wrote on April 21, 2009 08:26 AM: .
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...Modestly speaking I'm so proud of telling friends for a year that Ms. Berzon should win this prestigious award.

... This series reminded me of a dozen articles the Philadelphia Inquirer did exposing the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and it's archaic business methods. The Inquirer did a reprint of the combined series and I was fortunate to get a hundred copies and personally hand them out to legislators in Harrisburg. This was the late seventies in a similar downturned economy after seeing my restaurant fade into the sunset.

...Congratulations to the Sun exposing the sleaziness of the O.S.H.A. agency
bowing to corporate interests and letting the public in on the news.

..."Heck of a job, Alexandra"

Judy wrote on April 21, 2009 08:15 AM: Question:
Has the LVRJ ever won a Pulitzer?

Answer: NO!