Print edition for November 18, 2000

Columnist Kate Maddox: MGM extends Rudner's run: Kate Maddox; Rita Rudner is sticking around at the MGM Grand for just a little while longer. Her stand-up show was scheduled to end on Nov. 28, but Rudner has received an extension and will now be on stage through Jan. 1.

EPA steps into fight over Army's burning of munitions: Scott Sonner; RENO, Nev. - The Environmental Protection Agency ordered county officials in California Friday to reopen a permit process to better ensure air pollution controls in the burning of munitions at the Sierra Army Depot.

Columnist Jeff German: McDonald saga is far from over: HAD ENOUGH of Michael McDonald Mania yet?

Columnist Susan Snyder: Pound for pound, a fun holiday: Maybe we should just abolish holidays all together.

Overseas tally boosts Bush lead, GOP cries foul over discarded ballots: Dan Sewell; TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The counting of overseas absentee ballots wrapped up Saturday and, as expected, added to George W. Bush's slight lead in Florida. But a surprising number of ballots were thrown out, raising cries of foul play from the Bush campaign.

Former KKK leader gambled away white supremacist money in Nevada: Brett Martel; NEW ORLEANS - A federal raid of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's home stemmed from allegations that Duke gambled away hundreds of thousands of dollars he raised for white supremacist causes, court documents said.

MGM Grand fire altered safety standards: Ed Koch and Mary Manning; Marv and Carol Schatzman always were health-conscious.

Columnist Sandy Thompson: Family to Family debate continues: Sandy Thompson; IS THERE room for compromise and collaboration in Family to Family Connection's future?

Holiday charity abounds: It's that season again. The days are shorter, the air is colder and philanthropy is bursting at the seams.

Letter: Voters should show leaders how it's done: There is plenty of time for an acceptable resolution to this problem before Jan. 20. In the meantime if we expect civil responsibility from our leaders and from the press, we must assume that mantle ourselves. Register to vote. Acquaint yourself with the process, imperfect though it may be, of self-government. No, you don't get your way all the time. Yes, you have to compromise. Yes, it takes some time and research to understand the issues. But those of you who don't vote enjoy the advantages of living in a civilized society. Civilization takes work and vigilance, and you are ...

Letter: Columns offer needed insight: I have recently taken to reading your columns. At last I found an opinion of someone who is not a reactionary conservative. In the recent election I found myself voting for most of the candidates that the Sun's editorials endorsed. Your JOA column further enlightened me as to the destructive politics that are practiced at the editor's desk of the R-J.

Policy on aliens in limbo: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- A 46-year-old immigrant from Portugal living in America for 21 years recently approached Las Vegas immigration attorney Carlos Cantu. A 1996 federal law left the advertising and marketing director without work permits while his 12-year-old application for amnesty is pending.

Talk show host's robot heads into battle: Angie Wagner; LAS VEGAS - After watching several homemade robots in destructive, noisy battles, talk show host Jay Leno had his strategy figured out.

Bryan leaves lasting legacy: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Scrapping for votes in a tough 1958 election for student body president at the University of Nevada, Reno, 21-year-old Richard Bryan's buddies suggested he date a sorority girl.

Editorial: Pundits, not public, trembling: Most Americans, though, were left scratching their heads at the breathless hyperbole from the chattering class. National public opinion polls showed the chasm that existed between the nervous-Nellie pundits and Americans. For instance, a Newsweek poll taken on Thursday and Friday after the election found that 72 percent of adults believed that making sure the count was fair and accurate was more important than getting the results resolved fast. In the same poll, 69 percent said a recount and delay are proof that the U.S. electoral system is working.

Columnist Jon Ralston: City Hall clowns put on a show: "If I was having trouble, I would want you for my friend. You're a helluva guy .... I've been around a lot of tough guys in my life. You're about as tough as it gets. I admire that."

Raplh Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Hollywood Park: 1st Race -- Hussle Home - Draws good post for sprint opener, Nakatani aboard one of two Sise-trained "hidden entry" here, might be appropriately named. Johnny One Note - Training at Anita, draws just inside top pick, Flores on Lewis trainee, Note might be diploma here. Value Play -- Proper Motion

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Nevada's day of heroes: THIS WEEK will mark the 20th anniversary of the MGM Grand hotel fire that claimed 84 lives. Today that hotel is known as Bally's Las Vegas and the MGM Grand name adorns a newer and larger hotel on Tropicana Avenue.