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Print edition for December 30, 2000

Author, 89, relives Great Depression in book
In the living room of his Las Vegas apartment, Byron Boyd flipped through the pages of his recently-published book "The Shanty."
Letter: Not right way to sell tax cut
Letter: Not right way to sell tax cut
Letter: Mass exodus from the left
Letter: Mass exodus from the left
Columnist Jon Ralston: A pundit's predictions for 2001
Somehow the Oracle of Henderson doesn't have quite the same resonance as the Oracle of Delphi.
Guinn seen as 'low key but effective'
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn feels he deserves a "passing" grade at the halfway mark of his term.
New cries of outrage over DOE, Yucca relationship
A secret nuclear industry report boasted in September 1991 that a "beachhead" had been established in Nevada in the campaign to single out Yucca Mountain as the nation's radioactive waste repository.
Winter storm threatens to put a crimp in casino New Year's celebrations
"Y2K last year slowed down our New Year's Eve, and it looks like this year it's going to be the storm," said Kevin Davis, executive casino host at Trump Plaza Hotel Casino.
Editorial: Winners and losers in 2000
Winners: Nevada Republicans. John Ensign ended a 12-year dry spell for the GOP as the party once again captured a U.S. Senate seat. In addition, Rep. Jim Gibbons and Gov. Kenny Guinn lent their political muscle to help George W. Bush capture the state's four electoral votes in the razor-thin-close presidential election.
Several candidates already eyeing new House seat
Nevada recorded the largest rate of population gain nationwide - 66.3 percent since 1990 - meaning it will pick up one seat in Congress, initial Census Bureau results released this week show.
Columnist Kate Maddox: Rudner remains dialed in
Rita Rudner might be closing up shop at the MGM Grand after her performance there tonight, but she'll be back. Come March Rudner will return to the hotel's Cabaret Theatre to greet the Vegas crowds once again. There was some speculation as to whether she would stick around if and when the rumored "Crazy Horse" revue arrived from Paris. The answer appears to be yes.
Use caution before holiday sleeping
For information on New Year's celebrations in Las Vegas, check out Vegas.com's New Year's Eve section: http://www.vegas.com/newyears.
Program gives gamblers specialized help
The program helps those who answer calls to a hot line collect demographic and historical clinical information about gamblers to establish case studies. It also stores professional information about counselors who help gamblers.
Missouri tribe's plans for casino revived
The Omnibus Indian Advancement Act also severs the Shawnee Tribe's ties with the Cherokee Nation, which legally absorbed the tribe 130 years ago.
Casinos spare no expense to entertain high-rollers on New Year's Eve
When high-rollers at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino opened their invitations to this year's New Year's Eve gala, they heard "Thus Spake Zarathustra," the music from "2001: A Space Odyssey," blaring from a computer chip embedded inside.
Poppler resigns as investigator with National Indian Gaming Commission
As senior field investigator, Poppler was responsible for helping tribes in the Great Plains region establish legal gaming operations under the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. She has monitored Indian gambling operations in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Michigan.
Columnist Susan Snyder: A new look at the new millennium
Maybe Las Vegas party planners didn't goof by not having fireworks last New Year's Eve.
Outsider religion gains in Las Vegas
The witches are chanting: Green Goddess, Green Goddess, Green Goddess.
Las Vegas bets fireworks will bring New Year's crowds back
"It's looking very good," said Alan Feldman, spokesman for MGM-Mirage, who said 18,000 rooms in his company's six big Las Vegas hotels were "very near completely full."
Q&A: Success in Spades
Known for his acerbic barbs and such "Saturday Night Live"-created characters as the "buh-bye" flight attendant and the irritating personal assistant ("And you are ... ?"), David Spade has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season.

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