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Archive for September 9, 2000

Nathan Adelson Hospice never forgets mission
After watching local philanthropist and hospital administrator Nathan Adelson struggle with cancer in 1977, Adelson's son and local businessmen sought a way to better comfort those dying.
10:31 a.m.
Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: It's time to honor Cesar Chavez
HENDERSON, Nevada's second largest city, continues to expand and grow in numbers. It's a city that has gained national recognition for parks, recreation and a good environment for raising a family. As more streets and ...
10:29 a.m.
Birth announcements for September 9, 2000
Aug. 24: A girl to Elizabeth and John Burns; a boy to Shantelle and Robert Hellebrand; a girl to Donna and Peter Dubowsky; a girl to Stephanie and Eric Richard. Aug. 25: A boy to ...
10:05 a.m.
Clinton uses radio speech to press for $1.6 billion in recovery aid
NEW YORK - With more than 6.5 million acres of Western forests charred by wildfires, President Clinton pledged Saturday to seek nearly $1.6 billion from Congress to help hard-hit communities recover as the smoke clears ...
9:50 a.m.
Wildfire rescue plan put into action to help bus crash victims
RENO, Nev. - Rushing to the rescue of 40 tourists in a bus crash in the remote high desert, doctors, paramedics, state troopers and national guard pilots sprang into action under an emergency plan more ...
9:47 a.m.
Iowa State-UNLV stats
First quarter
6:34 a.m.
Bumps come early for Thomas as UNLV loses at Iowa State
AMES, Iowa --- He threw a costly interception.
6:24 a.m.
Iowa St. 37, UNLV 22
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State wanted to jump on UNLV early to silence the Rebels and succeeded - sort of.
5:52 a.m.
Editorial: Impasse over aid is terrible
House and Senate negotiators, who are trying to work out differences on competing versions of a Department of Defense appropriations legislation, have been unable to agree on the Senate's plan to include this compensation for ...
4:50 a.m.
Boulder City cashes in on land leases
American City magazine, 1931.
2:56 a.m.
Handful of CCSN staffers nab huge pay hikes
A handful of support staffers at the Community College of Southern Nevada earned pay raises ranging from 39 percent to 152 percent over a roughly five-year period, while most faculty and staff members eked out ...
2:56 a.m.
Asian growth tops in nation
The signs are everywhere: Asian-oriented restaurants, churches, clinics and stores are springing up on street corners throughout the metropolitan area, evidence of a powerful population movement affecting Nevada and the Las Vegas Valley.
2:56 a.m.
Columnist Susan Snyder: Paws work faster than laws
Hawaiian Park neighborhood residents say there's a killer on the loose.
2:55 a.m.
Off the Wall
He has worked with some of the biggest names that have performed on the Las Vegas Strip -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Liberace to name a few. And although his name might be ...
2:55 a.m.
Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Saying goodbye to DI
THE QUEEN is dead. Long live the queen.
2:35 a.m.
Coumnist Sandra Thompson: Judge Gaston's style reason for change
PUBLICLY, Judge Bob Gaston's move from the juvenile bench stemmed from philosophical differences.
2:33 a.m.
Columnist Jeff German: Binion's killers at end of line
TO THOSE following the sensational Ted Binion murder case, it came as no surprise that District Judge Joseph Bonaventure last week refused to grant the casino man's convicted killers a new trial.
2:32 a.m.
Columnist Jon Ralston: The great gaming-union schism
SINCE THEIR sub rosa symbiosis commenced about 15 years ago, whenever the gaming industry has needed the Culinary Union's help, the labor Goliath has stood tall.
2:31 a.m.
Letter: Tree harvesting worsens danger of wildfires
I agree with his statement, "Certainly cutting down the forests is not the way to save them." Timber harvesting opens up a forest, allowing more sunlight to penetrate to the forest floor causing the fine ...
2:31 a.m.
Letter: Voucher system not a solution
I must pose a series of questions. What if every child between the age of 6 and 18 asked for a voucher? Where are all the "charter schools" that will be prepared to accept them? ...
2:31 a.m.
Editorial: Disability access takes on priority
These changes are coming about primarily because of the difficulties that 12-year-old Stephen Quinn faced when he attended a UNLV men's basketball game last season. As the Sun first reported in February, arena employees prevented ...
2:15 a.m.

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