Print edition for October 28, 2000

Summoning the Spirit: Kirk Baird; It was 74 years ago on Tuesday -- Halloween -- when Harry Houdini passed away in a Detroit hospital.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Stupidity in park affects all: You should be angry.

Day of the dead: Exhibits

Columnist Jon Ralston: City blindly enters cyber venture: ANYONE who has been around Mayor Oscar Goodman since he took office last year has heard him say it: "I will never do anything to embarrass Las Vegas."

Letter: Self-proclaimed moralist Bush distorts truth: Bush also often says he "will return honesty, value and dignity to the office," but if he is running as a moralist why has he refused to say if he has ever used drugs. He talks about building the military but has never explained his missing year of reserve service. There is also the fact that he got into the reserve ahead of thousands on a waiting list and probably knew that it was a sure way to never have to go to Vietnam.

UNLV-Mississippi Stats: First quarter

Veep candidates gone, Nevada still a tossup state: Brendan Riley; CARSON CITY - Democratic and GOP candidates for president and vice president spent a surprising amount of time stumping in Nevada. Now that they've finally moved on, a political expert says the race in this state is still too close to call.

Representing seniors proves to be fun for a queen: Kris Hill; Suzanne Myers walked down a street in Ventura, Calif., with her husband and saw an upscale dress shop called California and Main. She told him that someday she would have a reason to go into that store.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Santa Anita: 1st Race -- Kudos - Solis scales Mandella trainee for owners Moss, draws good post for the downhill opener, makes last run. Sustained - Stevens aboard Inda trainee, draws inner post, has a chance to get ground-saving trip. Value Play -- Poker Creek

State Board of Education candidates have varied concerns: Lisa Snedeker; LAS VEGAS - The big issues facing the Nevada Board of Education range from how to deal with the state's booming growth to proficiency tests for students, candidates for six open seats say.

With all seats up for grabs, House effect on nuke vote tough to call: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- How will the hotly contested House races nationwide affect a vote on a nuclear waste bill next year?

Busch wins California truck race: Brian Hilderbrand covers motor sports for the Las Vegas Sun. Reach him at 259-4089 or by e-mail at bh@lasvegassun.com.

UNLV loses heartbreaker in overtime: Steve Guiremand; OXFORD, Miss. --- Another game, another morale victory for UNLV.

Letter: Label is unfair to Democrats: Being fiscally irresponsible does not pay down the national debt, and how dare a party that receives money from the big prescription drug companies tell us how they are going to help us!

Catholic position on Question 2 may send conflicting message: Stacy J. Willis; Catholic Bishop Phillip Straling is describing a tradition he holds dear:

Senate races may decide fate of Yucca dumpsite: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Election Day is fast approaching and Nevada officials are eagerly eyeing 10 or so of the nation's closest Senate races -- expensive, high-stakes battles that ultimately could shape nuclear waste legislation next year.

Editorial: Let's send Bernstein to Senate: When it comes to a woman's right to choose whether she continues her pregnancy to term, again there are clear differences. Ensign, who usually says he wants less government interference in our lives, contradictorily wants the government involved in one of the most private matters imaginable, demanding that women carry their pregnancies to term except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in danger. For that matter, Ensign has said Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Bernstein, meanwhile, is a strong supporter of a woman's right to choose, believing that it is a personal matter. The ...

Navy pilots survive midair collision in Nevada: Martin Griffith; RENO, Nev. - Two Navy pilots were counting their blessings Saturday after escaping serious injury when their jets collided east of here.

Editorial: Tarkanian is best choice for board: Meanwhile there are three incumbents on the ballot in the remaining Clark County Commission races: Republican Bruce Woodbury and Democrats Yvonne Atkinson-Gates and Mary Kincaid. The Sun endorses all of their re-election bids. Woodbury often is the voice of reason on a board that too frequently has been riven by divisions. He also has championed common-sense approaches to easing traffic congestion, one of the most vexing issues facing the valley. Atkinson-Gates has seen some controversies during her term, but she has overcome them and has represented the county and her constituents well. Kincaid, who emerged victorious from a bruising primary ...

Youth charity's board is a curious mix: The list of board members of Youth Charities of Southern Nevada, the nonprofit group dragged into the ethics scandal swirling around City Councilman Michael McDonald, is a microcosm of the melting pot that built Las Vegas.

De Ferran wins pole, sets record: FONTANA, Calif. -- Gil de Ferran posted the fastest lap in closed-course racing history in winning the pole for Sunday's CART Marlboro 500 at California Speedway.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Reality bites again on Fox: Kate Maddox; Fox did it again on Friday. A two-hour special titled "Surprise Wedding" was taped at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts. The reality-nightmare network -- apparently counting on America's short-term memory -- staged yet another quickie marriage show, but this time the stars were seven couples. The women were in on the "surprise," but their respective boyfriends were definitely left in the dark.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Bush threatens freedom: I GET BY with a little help from my friends.

Columnist Jeff German: Del Papa pursuit of Bible detailed: Anzalone, you'll recall, is the former Del Papa investigator who has alleged he was forced to resign in 1996 because he wouldn't participate in an intelligence investigation of gaming regulators, including former Control Board Chairman Bill Bible.

Columnist Sandy Thompson: Don't judge a judge by marital status: Sandy Thompson; ALTHOUGH they have drawn little media attention, three races in the Nov. 7 election are among the most important.

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