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Archive for January 31, 1999

The Write Direction: Melissa Schorr; They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But, sometimes, a single written word is worth a thousand pictures.; 10:35 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Games losers are weepers: Judith Demba, a German politician, has gone as far as sending a letter to the IOC telling that body how much Berlin's committee spent when trying to buy the 2000 Summer Games. Poor Berlin whines ...; 9:58 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: New Frontier anniversary 'Super' day in own right: And believe it or not, it has nothing to do with today's Super Bowl.; 9:56 a.m.

Editorial: Legislature can't forget vital issues: Regarding health care, the 1997 Legislature, to its credit, implemented sweeping reforms that put in place important safeguards for HMO patients. Some of these changes included outlawing physician payment incentives for denying medical care and ...; 9:51 a.m.

Editorial: New steps could help spousal abuse victims: Patricia Doninger, the domestic violence commissioner at Family Court, initiated the process, which includes a special window at the county clerk's office for filing domestic violence cases and other streamlined procedures that get these cases ...; 9:49 a.m.

Town's boom refuels Nye County rift: Martin Kuz; Get past the maps and gallows humor, however, and a small segment of the road deserves still another moniker: Real Estate Row.; 9:48 a.m.

Chronicles of Faith: Religious trend's appeal - Direct signs from above: Stacy J. Willis; He lay flat on his back. The Rev. Michael Blackburn, a Catholic priest at St. James the Apostle in Las Vegas, had dropped to the floor like a rag doll and stayed there 15 minutes ...; 9:44 a.m.

Cities push bill to ease annexation of 'islands' of Clark County land: Scott Reeder; "The city is not going to annex this land," she vowed. "The reason we moved here was to get away from things. We don't want be part of the city -- ever."; 9:39 a.m.

Columnist Scott Dickensheets: Banking on corporate arts support: Scott Dickensheets; This is a bank commercial, by the way. The man is Pioneer Citizens Bank President Bill Martin, and while the spot has a certain bankish message -- "there's no telling how far a child can ...; 9:37 a.m.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: Retried cases emphasize family violence impact: Sandra Thompson; Not surprisingly, the new rulings were the opposite of Fine's.; 9:33 a.m.

Some 5,000 attend second governor's ball: Guinn and his wife, Dema, led a formal procession kicking off the evening at the MGM Grand Hotel's new conference center. The MGM was the sponsor for the evening's festivities. Others in the procession included ...; 9:25 a.m.

Guinn drops hospital cost caps: The law was proposed by then-Gov. Bob Miller in 1991 to help reduce the soaring cost of hospital care in Nevada, which was among the highest in the country at the time.; 9:24 a.m.

Pilot ejects before plane crashes: The plane went down about 2:20 p.m. in the northeast corner of the air range during Red Flag exercises, officials said.; 9:23 a.m.

Mother regains custody in case linked to judge's ouster: In the complaint, which also detailed Fine's behavior in five other custody cases, Willick asked the commission to remove Fine from office.; 9:23 a.m.

Attorney wants ethics panel to reconsider fine against constable: Commission Chairwoman Mary Boetsch said Friday she expects to rule early next week on whether a new hearing is merited.; 9:22 a.m.

Regents will study UNLV-UNR spending disparity: "We might as well put it all on the table and stop hiding behind the facade that this problem doesn't exist," Sisolak said Friday. "Let's make some adjustments to fund growth in Southern Nevada. Let's ...; 9:22 a.m.

PUC votes to postpone deregulation: Nevada Power and Sierra Friday called the clarification a "green light" for their planned $2.5 billion merger.; 9:21 a.m.

Artist rallies around Nevada's wild horses: Martin Griffith; Fred Boyce, 77, of Reno is donating 1,500 numbered prints of his oil painting "Mustangs" to help ensure other free-roaming horses in the state lead better lives.; 9:20 a.m.

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