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Archive for March 19, 2000

KISS' farewell tour may be premature: Geoff Carter; Take, for example, the KISS Farewell Show, March 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center - a distinctively male rite of passage. The band of the hour had just blazed through a loud, tough version ...; 12:35 p.m.

Cashell to run for Washoe County Commissioner: Cashell, general manager of the Ormsby House casino in Carson City and owner of the Alamo truck stop in Sparks, pledged to run a positive, issues-oriented campaign.; 10:21 a.m.

Betting, revenue up as Woodlands officials deny closure speculation: General manager Allan Meyers said betting was up 15 percent on dog races and 17 percent on simulcast horse races.; 10:20 a.m.

Tribes willing to consider changes to compact with New Mexico: Deborah Baker; Johnson's office received a letter Friday from the tribes requesting to meet with David McCumber, the governor's lawyer and negotiator, no later than Wednesday.; 10:20 a.m.

Tapes portray friendship between Edwards and DeBartolo Jr.: Natalie Gott; That's because the former governor and six others have been on trial for 11 weeks now, accused of carrying out a series of schemes to manipulate the riverboat casino licensing process. The alleged schemes occurred ...; 10:19 a.m.

Tribal chairman says no fraud occurring at Wisconsin casino: "Some people want to send a message out there that Lac du Flambeau is not a viable casino and things are going out the door and that is not so," he said. "We have had ...; 10:18 a.m.

Kennel owners take in millions thanks to electronic gambling: At Lincoln Park, wagering on greyhounds fell for the 11th straight year in 1999. But owners of 15 kennels that operate at the track split more cash than they had in at least a decade: ...; 10:17 a.m.

Casino gambling debate heating up in Rhode Island: One bill before the committee would ban gambling within a mile of a school. The Narragansett Indians want to build a $250 million casino within 500 feet of the Greenbush Elementary School.; 10:17 a.m.

As state backs Indian casinos in California, two counties harbor hopes of rejection: Don Thompson; After her unsuccessful push to get California voters to reject a ballot measure permitting state gambling compacts with Indian tribes, Schmit has reconciled herself to a tribe's plan to build a casino nearby. She is ...; 10:14 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Shania gets shorn in Las Vegas: Kate Maddox; Singer Shania Twain turned up here last week to vacation with her sister and she stopped in for a haircut at one of Vegas' high-end hotel salons.; 10:00 a.m.

Q&A: Flyin' the Coop: Pat Cooper's comedy is rapid fire, like an Uzi, and just as deadly.; 9:57 a.m.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Vegas and America inch ever closer: A new book by local sociologists Claudia Collins and David Dickens says the rest of the country is becoming more like Las Vegas and Las Vegas is becoming more normal.; 9:55 a.m.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: Las Vegas legal aid facilities growing: Sandra Thompson; It may be the beginning of a new era for legal services in Las Vegas.; 9:44 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A letter that tells all: Gee whiz, some of the officials running Elko County have been telling the world that Gloria Flora had overblown the seriousness of the situation in their area. She was the forest supervisor who quit to ...; 9:43 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: Del Papa faces big court test: The fireworks are about to begin in the courtroom of District Judge James Mahan.; 9:42 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Ensign kicks off media campaign: The story has proven selling power: A scion of a mining family emerges from a hardscrabble childhood to become a tireless and independent elected official.; 9:41 a.m.

Letter: NRA has lied to Americans: Recently, in response to gun control issues, a woman wrote in a letter to the editor that we should put the Ten Commandments back into the classroom as her solution to gun violence. I chuckled ...; 9:39 a.m.

Letter: Group's stance far from logical: I want to take this time to implore any PETA member to renounce your membership, and by all means quit trying to push your idiotic opinions upon others.; 9:39 a.m.

Letter: Make Detroit pay for pump prices: Las Vegas could set the way for the rest of the country. Just say no to any auto purchase.; 9:38 a.m.

Letter: Negative flier on commissioner goes unclaimed: Perhaps Mr. Malone will want to consider that we are not the only people he has upset with his spineless and directionless behavior. I can only speculate how those closest to him might express their ...; 9:36 a.m.

Editorial: Lands bill is a step forward: Most environmental legislation creates sharp divisions, but this bill has nearly 300 co-sponsors. Still, the bill hasn't been met with universal acclaim. Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., whose congressional district encompasses all of rural Nevada, agrees ...; 9:35 a.m.

Editorial: Pill splitting isn't a promising trend: Last year Nevada's state Board of Pharmacy was on the verge of passing rules curbing pill-splitting, but backed off after it found out it didn't have the power to regulate HMO practices. HMOs certainly are ...; 9:35 a.m.

UNLV president says she's here to stay: About Carol Harter; 9:33 a.m.

Battling rezoning: Rodney Helm's new next-door neighbor is likely to be a 130,000-square-foot Home Depot store. And he's not happy about the prospects.; 9:32 a.m.

UNLV struggles to find its niche: Can UNLV really become another UCLA?; 9:31 a.m.

Downtown Brookings bar owner wants video lottery restriction trashed: It's not possible to get the issue on the regular city election ballot April 11, and the earliest a special election could be held is May 2, according to city officials.; 2:53 a.m.

Gambling, tourism increasing sales of condos along the Gulf Coast: "We're going out and marketing in the same areas that the casinos market for people looking for secondary homes," said Richard Landry, a spokesman for the New Orleans-based Beau View development, which is planned between ...; 2:53 a.m.

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