Fair and Balanced Fred wrote on April 21, 2009 11:14 PM: I am so grateful for the AM radio intelligentsia posting below, who hate the Las Vegas Sun, and have more wisdom than the folks at the Columbia School of Journalism.

Please, you guys. Don't ever let anyone call you "grandiose".

And I thank you-all for looking out for the interests of our construction workers, like our good Americans from Dubai do, major underwriters of the City Center project.

Wa-a-a-ahh! The Republicons wail. The only credible media is Flush and Fox! Wa-a-a-ahh! The rest of the corporate media outlets are part of a conspiracy! Wa-a-a-ahh!

Why do right wing Republicons hate the Sun? Why do they hate construction workers? Why do Republicons hate Las Vegas? Why do Republicons hate America, and you and me?

John F wrote on April 21, 2009 05:00 PM: John Dough,

I'm sure it will come as great comfort to the families of those killed on construction sites here in Las Vegas to know that an investigation into the deaths of their husbands and fathers is "left wing clap trap."

The editors of the competing newspaper managed to show a little dignity and graciousness here, why not everyone else? The awarding of a Pulitzer prize to a local paper is a great honor. Let's treat it as such, even if we don't like their editorial stances. If Sherman Frederick can understand what a great day this is for Las Vegas the rest of us ought to be able to, as well. Even Helen.

I look forward to the day when the RJ earns its first Pulitzer.

wow wrote on April 21, 2009 01:29 PM: Nicely done, R-J editors. Class move. I've always thought the "rivalry" between the two papers to be extremely counterproductive. Instead of wasting time bashing each other, how about each paper works on serving the needs of Las Vegans, Nevadans and Americans?

As for the morons below bashing the Pulitzer as some left-wing circle jerk, last year the public service Pulitzer went to the Washington Post for exposing the mistreatment of U.S. soldiers at veterans' hospitals. So, I guess you're against veterans, too, huh? Funny how you just can't cram everybody and everything into your two little political drums -- liberal and conservative, wrong and right, good and bad. The sooner you realize this world is a giant mix of gray areas, the sooner you'll be able to swallow all that bile and move on to live a happier life.

Congrats to the Sun, and to the R-J for showing some class today. And congrats to all of us in the Valley who care about quality journalism.

StanG wrote on April 21, 2009 12:55 PM: Where's neiman1/jfnance left handed compliment?

Ken wrote on April 21, 2009 12:20 PM: *yawn*

Newspaper people pat each other on the back and expect everyone else to care. It's like a website trumpeting the fact that they won a Webby. Who cares?

Don Best wrote on April 21, 2009 11:53 AM: I always wondered why the Sun website was consistently more informative and interesting than the RJ's. Yes, the Sun is left leaning, and the RJ is close to being the John Birch Society-West. But why is the Sun, just an insert in the RJ, able to win a Pulitzer, while the RJ is basically a parakeet sheet? Then I realized that the disaster of 2000 to 2008 was foisted on America by the same people who worship guns and a White God. Our beloved Rednecks. Slave state voters. Plus Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. Thank you Jesus, it's over. And 'way to go, Sun.....

grrrr wrote on April 21, 2009 11:41 AM: Outstanding award for the Sun. Soon as they give a Pulitzer for Harry Reid bashing the RJ will get one.

helen weils wrote on April 21, 2009 08:58 AM: I laughed when I saw the headline on yahoo yesterday. That bird cage liner???? Give me a break.

dan wrote on April 21, 2009 08:28 AM: Congratulations to the Sun. And it's good that the RJ recognized the award in an editorial.

The New York Times also won for uncovering the prostitution scandel that ended Gov Eliot Spitzer's political career. (Hey, isn't the NYT a liberal media tool and wasn't Spitzer a favorite Democrat at the time?)

AND the Detroit Free Press won a Pulitzer for their reporting that brought down Democratic Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. He's the only mayor in Detroit history to be convicted of a felony while in office (more liberal media bias I suppose).

Indepth reporting by local newspapers is almost history. Most content is regurgitated wire stories.

John Dough wrote on April 21, 2009 08:20 AM: The RJ can never win a Pulitzer prize as they don't publish left wing clap trap.

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