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Archive for April 4, 1999

Review: The stairway to Alanis: Geoff Carter; Actually, it suits her. The "Kasmir"-esque highs and valleys of the hit "Unforgiven" might have derailed many an Alternative Rock babe (it would have blown Lisa Loeb's head clean off), but Alanis leaned into its ...; 11:49 a.m.

Enter the 'Nightingale': For grade-school students in the Clark County School District, the classroom will be spacious Artemus Hamm Hall at UNLV. In place of desks will be comfy theater seats, and the experience will be akin to ...; 10:09 a.m.

Removing the sting from nuclear waste: The process of transforming elements of matter is called transmutation. Such a change at the atomic level requires a great deal of electrical energy and money, two reasons the idea has never left the laboratory. ...; 10:03 a.m.

Lawmakers wary of 'sugar-coating' nuclear waste: Transmutation -- the process of transforming highly radioactive nuclear waste into nearly harmless elements -- sounds like a good alternative to dumping the waste in Nevada's Yucca Mountain, but state officials do not want to ...; 10:00 a.m.

Editorial: Constitutional change would alienate voters: Editorial: Constitutional change would alienate voters; 9:59 a.m.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: Listen to pleas of children seeking help: Sandra Thompson; Fortunately, he went to his father's, where the police picked him up and took him to Child Haven. There, he waited for more than an hour before a woman worker talked to him.; 9:58 a.m.

Bill takes gay rights to new level in Nevada: When a Gay Pride picnic was held at Sunset Park in 1983, only 200 people attended.; 9:50 a.m.

Three killed in crash of medical evacuation chopper: The helicopter had dropped off a patient at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas and was returning to base when the crew failed to make a routine 15-minute check-in at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, ...; 9:48 a.m.

Editorial: Retooling will boost ethics laws: The Legislature should first determine the proper scope of the commission's authority. In addition to ruling on the ethical behavior of elected officials, the 1997 Legislature decided the commission should also serve as a "political ...; 9:41 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Two men of distinction: Sometimes we don't know much about the people honored in Northern Nevada. This year a good friend is among them and his story should be known to Nevadans of all ages. During the past year, ...; 9:37 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: More valuable than oil: Americans may believe the oil from that area is its most valuable asset but the people living there know that water is more valuable than oil. The people and governments of the Middle East are ...; 9:37 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: Democrats regrouping for 2000: Democrats are going through some high-level changes, too.; 9:33 a.m.

Philippine government files last-ditch appeal to stop Calambro execution: Martin Griffith; Philippine officials allege the execution of Alvaro Calambro, 25, a Filipino national, would violate international law because they were not immediately notified about Calambro's 1994 arrest by Nevada authorities.; 9:29 a.m.

Surprise snowstorm delays Easter holiday travelers in Reno-Tahoe area: Martin Griffith; The latest in a weeklong series of storms also caused slick road conditions and poor visibility, and was blamed for dozens of traffic accidents in the Reno-Tahoe area.; 9:28 a.m.

Tourism panel will be asked to reconsider travel policy: "I think that it certainly is a question of ethics," he said.; 5:47 a.m.

Governor mulls last-ditch appeal to stop execution of Filipino national: "Until that time, it's his intention for the Calambro execution to proceed as planned," Finn said.; 5:47 a.m.

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