Print edition for February 10, 2001

High court questions case aimed at preserving shrinking lake: Brendan Riley; While no immediate ruling in the Walker Lake case was made by the high court, Justice Cliff Young said Mineral County's move would cause "nothing but chaos" with a century of water rights law.

Columnist Sandy Thompson: Caring for the 'helpless' no easy task: Sandy Thompson; IT WAS A call that many mothers could expect from their 20-year-old daughters.

Nurses say Williams wasn't impaired by drugs when they treated her: Ken Ritter; The testimony bolstered Williams' lawyer's attempt to convince a jury that the 21-year-old former stripper fell asleep due to fatigue, not drugs, before the March 19 fatal crash.

Legislature told of threat from Indian gambling, energy woes: John Wilkerson; To improve the odds in that fight, the head of the state Commission on Tourism said the budget for promoting Nevada should be increased 11 percent to $24.6 million.

Unexpected results in Western water conservation study: Scott Sonner; Along the way, it traverses a microcosm of what the West has become in a century of development - from upscale tourist communities in the Sierra, through downtown Reno and finally to the farm irrigation canals of rural Nevada.

Agency Head Outlines Parole and Probation Problems: Siobhan McDonough; "There's no continuity," the director of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety told lawmakers Friday. "We have a significant high turnover."

63-ton tank will crush unsafe child passenger seats: The A-1, M-1 Abrams is on loan from the Army National Guard in Carson City.

Cat lover setting up nonprofit shelter: "I got started in 1991 and I was living in Honolulu at the time," Muth said. "I was at a shopping center and I saw this little Japanese lady feeding all these stray cats. I started talking to her. Before that, I never realized there was such a problem with animal overpopulation.

Decks are stacked in a different sort of card tournament: Kirk Baird; Fast Facts

Rebels overcome BYU, 68-56: Steve Addy; Instead of meekly submitting to another blowout by the Cougars after falling behind by 16 twice in the first half Saturday, UNLV drew a defensive line in the sand and dared BYU to cross it.

Getting in the swing of things: Swing dancers have waltzed into the 21st century.

Cowboy poetry gathering boosts Elko economy: "People said it was the best one in 10 years or 15 years. We think it brought a lot of people to town," he told the Elko Daily Free Press.

Storm brings heavy snow, highway delays to Tahoe: Martin Griffith; A winter storm watch remained in effect through Sunday for much of the northern Sierra, where another storm was expected to leave 1 to 2 feet of snow.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Rich are getting richer: I know the numbers before the presidential election showed that a large majority of men favored the Republican candidate, now President George W. Bush, while the female side of the ledger was pulling for then-Vice President Al Gore.

Columnist Jeff German: Binion poll packs surprises: IT'S THE poll that defense lawyers in the Ted Binion murder case don't want you to see. And I've got more results for your reading pleasure.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Suffering a case of career envy: How many grown-ups does it take to put a roomful of fourth graders to sleep?

N.J. charges Bruno soldier, 20 others with roles in gambling racket: The charges cap an investigation that became public in December 1999, when officers raided three bars and about 20 homes during a Monday Night Football game, making eight arrests.

Judge to decide if boxer should be forcibly medicated: Ibeabuchi and his attorney, Richard Wright, however, contend the medication's side effects will ruin his boxing career - one he hopes to continue if he is acquitted.

Crisis transforms Nevada into power broker: As the lights flicker in California -- and officials warn that Nevada and much of the West could face the same fate this summer -- energy producers are looking to the Silver State to build more generating plants.

Las Vegas emergency rooms ill-equipped for flood of patients: Stacy J. Willis; How this woman ended up here is another story -- something to do with genetics or fate, maybe economics. But she is nevertheless here tonight, lying on this bed in UMC's emergency room, blood running down her neck, turning the sheet under her head from white to deep red.

Two casinos holding union votes: A union official said the Riviera has about 180 eligible dealers and Bally's has 300.

Editorial: Common sense on energy use: In Washington, D.C., Sen. Frank Murkowski is expected this week to formally introduce what he says is comprehensive energy legislation that could also help alleviate California's crisis. Some details of the Alaska Republican's plan already have emerged, and they're abysmal. For instance, Murkowski supports drilling for natural gas and oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This wouldn't do one thing to solve California's current predicament, and drilling would endanger sensitive lands and wildlife in the area. Murkowski also wants to increase the use of nuclear energy, which he dubs a clean source of fuel. Of course, Murkowski ...

College looks for more money: Additionally, the governor's proposed spending amount for building the campus was $16 million compared with $26 million requested by the Board of Regents and the college's founding president, Richard Moore. That budget would reduce the school's square footage from 137,600 square feet to 100,000.

The Neil Deal: Kimberley McGee; It's been a long relationship, and Neil Sedaka is considering that breaking up might not be so hard to do after all.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Baring truth behind Rogich deal: I'M NOT SURE where Gary Reese and Lawrence Weekly will be Thursday. But I know where Mayor Oscar Goodman and the other four Las Vegas City Council members will be: facing ethics complaints.

Hearings on Fallon leukemia cluster start second week of Legislature: Brendan Riley; The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining is holding the hearings, which continue Tuesday and Wednesday, on 11 leukemia cases linked to the Fallon area.

Letter: Republican presidents took gifts, too: Want to talk about gifts? How about the thousands Bush received from the Emir of Kuwait in thanks for saving his rear end at the cost of dozens of American kid's lives?

Columnist Kate Maddox: 'Chicago' bears another look: Kate Maddox; Whether or not business remains quasi-steady at the C2K nightclub (now only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights) owner/operators Scott Iwamoto and Richard Heftel are focusing on changes for the Showroom at C2K.

Letter: Scary scenario for nuke waste: Answer: We all might have been history and Las Vegas the latest ghost town.

Execution stayed: A panel of three judges later sentenced Williams to death. The execution had been scheduled for the week of Feb. 26.

Building beltway far from a joy ride: By Steve Kanigher; To travel the Las Vegas Beltway is to experience a route that goes through more changes than Rich Little or Danny Gans.