Print edition for August 26, 2000

Editorial: Flight delays lead to mounting anger: Last week Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater held a summit of all the key players in the travel industry to see how these problems might be solved. After the meeting Slater announced a few initiatives, such as improving the air traffic control system to eliminate some "choke points" that are responsible for many delays. But no one should expect immediate relief. The bottom line is that this problem has been brewing for a long time, but there has been no coordination among all involved to remedy the congestion. It could be years before real improvements are seen. Until then, prepare to ...

Goodyear wins first IRL pole; earns important championship points: Mike Harris; SPARTA, Ky. - A recharged Scott Goodyear boosted his Indy Racing League championship chances Saturday, narrowly winning the pole for the inaugural Belterra Resorts Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway.

Editorial: Rejecting sure thing is big risk: Since then the case has been tied up in litigation. So after he was elected mayor last year, Goodman, a defense attorney, diligently sought to settle this matter by negotiating with the family himself. A tentative $4.5 million deal had been reached earlier this month, but the next day Harry Pappas backed out of it, saying he now wanted an extra $120,000 in compensation for the business the family lost from the condemnation. Goodman, who had been remarkably patient during the negotiations, finally had had enough. Last week he set a Thursday deadline for the family to either sign the ...

Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Del Mar: 1st Race -- Jacquie's Doll - Claimed in early May and returns for new trainer Peterson here, top jock Espinoza now, won last time off the bench. Skyridge Echo - Eased and walked off in last, takes serious drop here, nice recent work, easy spot. Value Play -- Tuta Niche

Letter: Nevadans back Neal's noble fight: The industry is fighting the 5 percent increase that he has proposed. This is to make it pay its fair share of the increased infrastructure burden that it causes. The same gaming companies pay far more taxes to other states than they pay to Nevada. The Nevada taxpayer is subsidizing the gaming companies, and they are using our dollars to expand elsewhere. Admittedly his 5 percent proposed increase is low; we now know that a 10 percent increase would be more equitable.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: State lines blur child support picture: Sandra Thompson; DAN HAYNES is trying to correct the error of his ways. He now wants others to correct theirs.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Hispanic vote is suddenly desirable: TIME WAS that when Nevada political consultants had a chance to think about the minority vote, they scoffed at the Hispanic population.

Where I Stand -- Grant Ashley: On serving the public: I am concerned by the results of several surveys of college students who rank a career in nonelected public service as a much less attractive profession than those previously surveyed. This trend emerged several years ago and must be reversed.

Letter: Speakers ignore rights of unborn: Using terms such as "a woman's right to choose" and "reproductive freedom," these prime-time speakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles failed to address the magnitude of this controversial issue. Wouldn't it have been fair and just for the delegates to see an ultrasound picture of an unborn human baby to help them better choose, along with the American public, what rights must be available for these least ones? The veiled language and inconsistent pro-child sentiments didn't attend to the deeper issue of why in a free society we mistreat our littlest members, those being formed in their mothers' ...

Letter: Bush's tax cuts wouldn't benefit working class: The budget surplus should be used to pay down the national debt, which will also serve to put downward pressure on interest rates. This will assist the economy and those (mostly working middle class) with heavy debts. A huge tax cut will benefit those who already gained from the high spending and debt of the 1980s and will put upward pressure on interest rates.

Columnist Jeff German: Cassidy becoming liability to mayor: WILLIAM CASSIDY'S month-long suspension expires this Friday, but there has been speculation we may have seen the last of the California private detective at City Hall.

Chefs help needy students learn about nutrition: Not everybody associates Las Vegas -- land of all-you-can-eat buffets -- with healthy eating and high nutritional values. But when it comes to educating children, local chefs beg to differ.

PCl Box: Stars 5, River Cats 3: DP-Sacramento 1. LOB-Las Vegas 2, Sacramento 8. 2b-Faggett, Roskos 2, Alvarez, Velandia. HR-Faggett (4), Radmanovich (10), Alvarez (8), Belhorn (21). SF-Valdez. SB-Porter, Belhorn.

Las Vegas resorts recycle their fair share: Steve Kanigher and Stacy J. Willis; A Southern Nevada Water Authority employee who researched hotel recycling while attending UNLV said the resorts "certainly do a commendable job" but were inconsistent in their record-keeping.

INS red tape snags couple: Greg Tuttle; After three decades as a legal alien, Bruce Vaughan became a United States citizen on July 7. As the Canadian-born Las Vegan recited the Oath of Citizenship at Cashman Field, his parents looked on with pride and relief.

Nevada's recycling rate lags: Steve Kanigher and Stacy J. Willis; Environmentalist Jeff van Ee dutifully separates newspapers, plastics and other household wastes for curbside pickup by Republic Services of Southern Nevada, but he notices few of his neighbors doing the same.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Williams to tickle ivories, fancy: Kate Maddox; Have the razor at the ready: Robin Williams will soon take on Liberace. Williams has signed a development deal to star in a movie based on the life of the flamboyant pianist, who passed away in 1987 at the age of 67.

'What happens to this stuff?': Stacy J. Willis and Steve Kanigher; Improving recycling

Columnist Susan Snyder: Secretary left dancing days behind: In pearls and a business suit, Jackie Bradner doesn't look like the typical Las Vegas showgirl.

Local entertainment veteran graces yet another stage with new show: Kirk Baird; Bob Hope once said, "If you put a microphone in Sonny King's hand, it's like putting a cannon in front of General Patton."