Print edition for September 9, 2000

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 Quinn from going onto the floor level in his wheelchair even though he was with boosters who had nearby seats. In response, this season there will be nine wheelchair-accessible seats on the floor level. There also will be phones for the hearing impaired, lower concession and ticket windows, directional signs and plaza ramps. In addition, there will be 63 handicapped parking spaces just outside the ...

Clinton uses radio speech to press for $1.6 billion in recovery aid: Terence Hunt; 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 and prevent future blazes.

Boulder City cashes in on land leases: Greg Harman; American City magazine, 1931.

Bumps come early for Thomas as UNLV loses at Iowa State: Steve Guiremand; AMES, Iowa --- He threw a costly interception.

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? Where would all the teachers and administrators come from to teach in and run those schools? Why would these "charter schools" necessarily be better for our children?

Wildfire rescue plan put into action to help bus crash victims: Scott Sonner; 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 typically used for wildfires.

Off the Wall: Kimberley McGee; 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 unfamiliar, his contribution to Las Vegas entertainment is legendary.

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.

Coumnist Sandra Thompson: Judge Gaston's style reason for change: PUBLICLY, Judge Bob Gaston's move from the juvenile bench stemmed from philosophical differences.

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.

Handful of CCSN staffers nab huge pay hikes: Jeffrey Libby; 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 average annual raises of 2.5 percent, according to records obtained by the Sun.

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 avenues are built, allow me to suggest one be named after a great American who did so much for the working families of our country.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Saying goodbye to DI: THE QUEEN is dead. Long live the queen.

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 workers in that spending bill. The delay has been caused by objections from the House Judiciary Committee, whose members are worried that approving the package could result in costly lawsuits by workers and their families since the federal government would be admitting liability.

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 fuels, the needles, and small sticks to dry faster and stay dry longer. Wind is able to penetrate into an open forest. Being more directly affected by the wind, after a fire starts, it can sometimes spread faster and become bigger. Areas that are more highly roaded actually have a higher potential for catastrophic wildfires than the wilderness or large unroaded areas.

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.

Iowa St. 37, UNLV 22: Chuck Schoffner; AMES, Iowa - Iowa State wanted to jump on UNLV early to silence the Rebels and succeeded - sort of.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Paws work faster than laws: Hawaiian Park neighborhood residents say there's a killer on the loose.

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.

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 Charla and Tommy Ricketts. Aug. 26: A girl to Patricia Mejia and Howard. Aug. 27: A boy to Amy and Eric McCown. Aug. 28: