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Archive for January 23, 2000

Lobbyist hunts for federal funds: Benjamin Grove; Pieper's budget; 10:04 a.m.

Americans dominate Australian Open: Steve Wilstein; Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and a surprising Chris Woodruff reached the men's quarterfinals while Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati made the women's quarters.; 9:22 a.m.

Turning Over a New Leif: Kirk Baird; There isn't a lot to be said about Leif Garrett that a VH1 "Behind the Music" episode hasn't already covered: the fame, the fall, the sex, the drugs, the rock 'n' roll. The former teen ...; 9:11 a.m.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Ex-dancer a feline's best friend: Renee Lyss hasn't graced a Las Vegas stage in decades, but she's dancing as fast as she can.; 9:11 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: McDonald makes 'promise' to Simich: Kate Maddox; City Councilman Michael McDonald has upped the ante with girlfriend Jennifer Simich, an employee of Silver State Disposal Services. Sources say that for Christmas, McDonald gave his girlfriend a diamond ring of "enviable size."; 9:10 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: Casinos flip-flop on Indian gambling: It was amusing to hear former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones extol the virtues of Indian gambling in California last week as the spokeswoman for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.; 9:07 a.m.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: Stormy relationship ends in homicide: Sandra Thompson; Last July Tamara Thiros obtained a temporary protection order against Leonard Gregory Soto after another in a series of physical altercations throughout their 10-year on-again, off-again relationship.; 9:07 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Not a case for courts: The headline reads "Parents vs. grandparents case goes to Supreme Court." Now isn't this an unnecessary mess? At first blush I'd have to agree that if nothing else, it's a shame that such a valuable ...; 9:06 a.m.

Letter: Patients, nurses get lost in drive to make money: The hospitals certainly aren't listening to their nurses, who ask for more staff on a daily basis to give adequate patient care. They pay us below the national average and intimidate and harass those that ...; 9:04 a.m.

Letter: BLM shouldn't whine over funds: I was hoping that BLM owning the land surrounding Las Vegas would help control the growth situation -- something our city planners and officials haven't the backbone to do. Guess not ... silly me. Instead, ...; 9:03 a.m.

Letter: Cuban boy's case similar to others: It's an opportunity for our servants to turn the tables and lobby foreign dictators.; 9:02 a.m.

Editorial: Gore is a leader on nuke waste: Here in Nevada, as in other parts of the nation, issues sure to be high on the list include education, health care, Social Security, Medicare, taxes and the national debt. But the policy in our ...; 9:01 a.m.

Editorial: Residential casinos are still under fire: While neighborhood casinos are popular with some local residents, many Las Vegans are tired of seeing a casino everywhere they turn, especially those that are too close to their homes. The next session of the ...; 9:01 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Commission makes mockery of neighborhood casino law: In 1989 the Gang of 63, while they pondered weak and weary, decided to put an end to the blight of neighborhood casinos on the Las Vegas Valley landscape. Quoth the lawmakers: "Nevermore."; 9:00 a.m.

Media mogul sets sights on schools: Multimillionaire James Rogers owns television stations, runs banks and donates fortunes to universities. He could literally ride off into the sunset on one of his Tennessee walking horses.; 8:56 a.m.

Valley home prices heading upward: The Martin Luther King Day holiday brought a steady stream of potential buyers through the model homes at a Summerlin home-finding center.; 8:55 a.m.

CitiLife available to fewer: "I hear a lot in the public that eligibility should be tightened," RTC Chairman John Mayer said. "This is a step in that direction."; 8:50 a.m.

Children taken from home compared to "landfill": When deputies arrived at the house in response to a neighbor's call, they found a 7-year-old girl supervising two babies who had a fever and appeared ill.; 8:49 a.m.

Heavenly patrol will not join union: "Quite frankly, it's a tremendous vote of confidence in the resort," said Heavenly lawyer John Feldman. "Heavenly is very pleased and we want to move forward."; 8:47 a.m.

Mapes supporters urged to flood city hall with calls: Martin Griffith; Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said a massive last-minute outpouring of support for the Mapes represents the best chance to halt its Super Bowl Sunday implosion on Jan. 30.; 8:46 a.m.

Fundraising for statue of "Snowshow" Thompson in motion: The bricks will become a permanent part of the base of the sculpture, which is scheduled to be in place by the Snowshoe Thompson Days Festival here in June.; 4:02 a.m.

Sparks booze crackdown a minor affair: Of 34 businesses contacted, only Yeat Hout, 38, a clerk at Albertson's Food Center on Oddie Boulevard, was cited on suspicion of selling alcohol to a minor.; 4:00 a.m.

Future Reno postal hub sought by Calif. airport: "It's been no secret that we'd like them to be here," Mather Manager Larry Kozub said. "It's also no secret they would rather be in Reno.; 3:59 a.m.

Experts: Ruling could spur more lawsuits between ex-lovers: "There is some potential for the decision to open up the courts to these kinds of cases," said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Boyd School of Law. "But I ...; 2:46 a.m.

Heller: Ruling makes signature gathering for ballot measures easier: Groups circulating petitions for ballot questions on tax hikes and gay marriages complained the new regulations would have a chilling effect on gathering signatures.; 2:35 a.m.

San Diego St-UNLV box: SAN DIEGO ST. (5-11); 1:23 a.m.

Stewart breaks out as Rebels roll: Steve Addy; With a strong game by unheralded starter Donovan Stewart, UNLV maintained its ardent pursuit of first place in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday night.; 1:10 a.m.

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