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Archive for February 28, 2001

Review: James Gandolfini avoids the old Mexican standoff: Geoff Carter; Starring: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini.; 12:11 p.m.

Morgue visit called reality check for juvenile offenders: Jeffrey Libby; Assemblyman Dennis Nolan, R-Las Vegas, introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow courts to order juvenile offenders to view corpses at county morgues to provide them with a "reality check."; 12:04 p.m.

Father of injured woman backs hike in cap on claims: Jeffrey Libby; A man told a legislative committee Tuesday that the Clark County School District has done little to help his daughter pay for her medical care after a school bus rear-ended the car she was driving.; 12:03 p.m.

State panel to hear protests of proposed North Las Vegas casino: Kris Hill; Neighbors of a proposed Station Casinos site at Craig Ranch Golf Course in North Las Vegas will get to air their objections before a little-used state gaming panel.; 12:00 p.m.

Newly seated jurors get days off before opening statements: Kim Smith; Opening statements in the Margaret Rudin murder trial will begin Friday morning.; 11:59 a.m.

Road rage incident turns to homicide as victim dies: David Sanchez, a passenger in a vehicle, and the driver, who was not identified, were traveling north on Maryland Parkway near Desert Inn Road about 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 18. They apparently merged with traffic ...; 11:58 a.m.

Witness places Morse at scene of fatal crash: Jace Radke; A witness who prosecutors say can place Clark Morse at the scene of the accident that paralyzed Megabucks winner Cynthia Jay-Brennan and killed her sister, Lela Anne Jay, was scheduled to take the stand today. ...; 11:58 a.m.

Man killed in NLV identified: Chiles was shot Sunday about 11:45 a.m. in the 2500 block of Raymond Avenue near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Carey Avenue. He was getting out of his car when another man came up and ...; 11:55 a.m.

Court briefs for February 28, 2001: A Clark County jury will decide next week if a Las Vegas man should get the death penalty in connection with a May 1999 slaying.; 11:55 a.m.

Customers of defunct pool company given break in court: A judge approved a preliminary injunction Tuesday that put on hold foreclosures against homeowners who did business with the now-defunct Cascade Pools of Las Vegas.; 11:54 a.m.

Nevada GOP leaders praise Bush tax cut plan: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Nevada Republican leaders praised the $1.6 trillion tax cut President Bush outlined in his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Bush said the tax cut size was "just right" -- ...; 11:53 a.m.

Third victim in homicides ID'd: Pattison-Adric and her grandparents, Yoshio Kato, 82, and Sally Kato, 75, were shot to death about 10:45 p.m. in a house in the 1500 block of Valley Crest Street.; 11:51 a.m.

New Boulder City golf course approved: Jeffrey Libby; Boulder City residents could be teeing up on a second municipal golf course as soon as November 2002.; 11:51 a.m.

Rebels get victory over Southern Utah: Courtney Hall earned the win for UNLV, pitching six innings and striking out six. Five Rebels had two hits apiece: Garett Shitanishi, Trent Kitsch, Jason Reuss, Ben Johnson and Brad Beasley.; 11:51 a.m.

Columnist Victoria Sun: Rebel golf team seeks some new leading men: Victoria Sun; The term "rebuilding" used to mean something.; 11:49 a.m.

Bush sends tax cut plan to Congress: An outline of President Bush's 10-year plan for fiscal years 2001 to 2011.; 11:47 a.m.

Showers keep valley's roads wet, stall traffic: Wet month; 11:36 a.m.

Legislature to seek more school funds: CARSON CITY -- Although the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a teachers' initiative petition to impose a business-profits tax is unconstitutional, that won't stop legislative efforts to find more money for public schools.; 11:31 a.m.

Weather hurts Horseshoe Gaming earnings: The riverboat casino operator posted a net loss of $1.3 million for the quarter, compared to net income of $9.1 million for the year-ago quarter. Revenues rose 51 percent to $239.3 million, while cash flow ...; 11:30 a.m.

Chairman launches takeover bid: Jeffrey Jacobs offered $11 per share, a 68 percent premium on Monday's closing price of $6.56. Black Hawk stock on Tuesday shot up $3.19, or 48 percent, on the news. Jacobs said the proposal would ...; 11:30 a.m.

Union calls off Boulder Station organizing effort: On Feb. 12, the union filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent 25 engineers at the Station Casinos Inc. property. A hearing on the matter, the first step in scheduling an ...; 11:29 a.m.

County agency OKs Strip projects: At its Feb. 22 meeting the commission approved Park Place Entertainment Corp.'s proposal to add a 30-story, 864-room tower at the Flamingo Road side of Caesars Palace. The expansion would include 320,000 square feet of ...; 11:29 a.m.

Casinos nominated for award: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Academy of Country Music Awards nominees this year for casino of the year are the Horseshoe Casino, Robinsonville, Miss.; Isle of Capri, Lake Charles, La.; Reno Hilton, Reno; Sam's Town, Robinsonville, ...; 11:26 a.m.

CCSN puts freeze on hiring: Jennifer Knight; The Community College of Southern Nevada announced a hiring freeze this week after learning that state funding could be $16 million less than expected because of lower enrollment, officials said.; 11:26 a.m.

Layoffs hit workers at struggling Aladdin: Lynn Holt, spokesman for the Aladdin, said about half of the laid-off employees were dealers and casino supervisors, while the rest came from housekeeping. The layoffs represented about 4 percent of the resort's staff.; 11:20 a.m.

LV casino executive promoting controversial project: But it appears the plan faces a difficult road, as a number of local officials are strongly opposing the proposal.; 11:20 a.m.

Police wonder why teen got out of car with toy gun: Keith Paul; Police still did not know today why a 16-year-old was in a stolen car at a high school he didn't attend Tuesday morning and why he got out of the car with a toy gun ...; 11:19 a.m.

Lawmaker rips county's failure to audit air quality program: A move by the Clark County District Board of Health to forgo an independent examination of a controversial air-pollution control program is unacceptable, a ranking Democrat in the Nevada Senate said Tuesday.; 11:19 a.m.

Silverman says goodbye to CCSN: Jennifer Knight; By late afternoon Monday the corner office inside the fuschia-colored building at the Community College of Southern Nevada was blank and clean. All signs of Bob Silverman had been removed from the bookcases and walls.; 11:18 a.m.

Rural airline shuts down: DES MOINES, Iowa -- AccessAir has shut down, just two weeks before it was to present a reorganization plan to keep the regional airline flying.; 11:17 a.m.

Reno cable TV system sold: The transaction will affect 156,000 cable customers in Northern Nevada. Charter spokesman Andy Morgan today said the company has no plans to venture into the Las Vegas cable market, which is dominated by Cox Communications.; 11:17 a.m.

Boyd, Imperial Palace to gain from new Hawaii flights: Las Vegas newcomer Aloha Airlines will add a third scheduled flight to and from the Hawaiian islands later this year to serve growing tourism markets in both locations.; 11:16 a.m.

Strong economy boosts LV bank profits: Salt Lake City-based Zions Bancorporation, parent company of Nevada State Bank, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $74.7 million, 85 cents a share, compared with $65.9 million, 76 cents a share, for the same quarter a year ...; 11:16 a.m.

NCAA to testify at state hearing: CARSON CITY -- The NCAA, which twice rejected invitations to appear before the state Gaming Commission, has agreed to testify before the Nevada Legislature on its efforts to ban betting on college sports events.; 11:15 a.m.

Fed regulators level new allegations in alleged Las Vegas Ponzi scheme: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in September sued Brycar Financial Corp. and its president, Bryan Egan and his wife, Carol Egan, also known as Carol DeSalvio, alleging they ran a Ponzi scheme. The SEC ...; 11:14 a.m.

Notebook: Skinner fills void in 'No Bull 5' promotion: Mike Skinner will replace the late Dale Earnhardt as one of the Winston "No Bull 5" drivers eligible for a $1 million bonus if they win Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Las ...; 11:05 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Survey puts Las Vegas in NBA hunt: Dean Juipe; Let's return to the subject of the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies moving to Las Vegas.; 11:01 a.m.

Two Rebels still mulling transfers: Steve Addy; The Rebels will bid farewell to six seniors and probably most of their basketball coaches this week.; 10:58 a.m.

UNLV officials give Mrs. Pitino guided tour of campus, Las Vegas: Steve Addy; When Joanne Pitino landed at McCarran Airport on a private plane Tuesday, Cirque du Soleil performers didn't greet her by high-diving through a basketball net.; 10:57 a.m.

Columnist Rusty Wallace: Flying myself crucial with NASCAR's schedule: Rusty Wallace; With our hectic NASCAR Winston Cup schedule -- which got even more hectic now that we added two races this season -- flying personal aircraft has become a necessity for me.; 10:56 a.m.

Busch: Home at last: Sunday, March 4 has been highlighted on Kurt Busch's calendar since the day last September he first learned he would be driving fulltime in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this season.; 10:55 a.m.

Flight scare brought Lady Rebels together: Steve Guiremand; When Regina Miller's UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team landed at Denver International Airport late this morning, it was only natural that some of her players were thinking of the tragic plane crash involving Oklahoma State's ...; 10:55 a.m.

Neal calls for end of executions in Nevada: CARSON CITY -- Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas, wants to commute the capital sentences of the 88 men and one woman on death row and abolish capital punishment.; 9:58 a.m.

Henderson ponders zoning for pawnshops: Jeffrey Libby; Public hearing on pawnshops.; 9:28 a.m.

Library district scales back request: Adrienne Packer; A scaled down edition of the Clark County-Las Vegas Library District's proposal to build more libraries throughout the valley will be pitched to the county's Debt Management Commission on Thursday.; 9:26 a.m.

Community news briefs for February 28, 2001: The third annual "Cops and Lobsters" fund-raiser for Special Olympics will begin with officers taking customer orders 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and then from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Red Lobster, 200 S. Decatur Blvd.; 9:25 a.m.

Nuclear victim Myers dies: When Kathren Myers was growing up in Mesquite and Las Vegas, she and her family would go to the courthouse steps or other strategic but apparently safe sites to watch the mushroom clouds bloom from ...; 9:25 a.m.

Obituaries for February 28, 2001: Phyllis Marie Barnes, 56, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 22, 1944, in Peabody, Mass. A resident for 18 years, she was a casino marketing assistant.; 9:24 a.m.

Letter: Stop kissing up to Japanese: Your paper had a front-page picture of a Tokyo rally showing a sign reading, "HATE! U.S.A. FORCE!" There was also a quote in the same Feb. 22 edition by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukada, who ...; 9:13 a.m.

Letter: Where is the great uniter now?: Can you believe that Rep. Dan Burton is heading a congressional committee? He spent millions and six years on a manic-depressive's suicide (Vince Foster) after he and other Democratic haters drove Foster to it. Then ...; 9:12 a.m.

Letter: Democrats run out of excuses for Clinton clan: Even the Tazmanian Devil must stand in awe as these poor people attempt to defend the Clinton/Rodham clan. They twist and spin so vociferously that they wind up cork-screwing themselves right into the ground. Even ...; 9:11 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Court leaves tax headache with Guinn: THEY CAN ALL come out now, all those quivering members of the Gang of 63, who had been cowering in the face of the prospect of actually having to take a stand on the teachers' ...; 9:10 a.m.

Editorial: New adoption law to benefit children: This humane act of Congress allowed an estimated 75,000 children on Tuesday to be recognized as U.S. citizens. What a proud day it must have been for the parents and their children as they became ...; 9:09 a.m.

Editorial: Use some reason on land use: At a future meeting the commission will formally vote on the compromise, which will amend existing highway-frontage land use rules to allow restaurants with bars at such intersections. This proposal will keep restaurant-bars close to ...; 9:08 a.m.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: NAH takes time to applaud volunteers' work: Elizabeth Foyt; Once again Ed Crispell, general manager of the Imperial Palace, served as generous benefactor for Nevada Association for the Handicapped as it presented its annual Volunteer Recognition luncheon. Coordinated by Angie Wallin, development director, the ...; 8:48 a.m.

Savvy wine buy: '98 Domaine du Cayron Gigondas: Available at Lee's Discount Liquors, $16.99.; 8:46 a.m.

Fiennes in for psychological thriller 'Spider': Ralph Fiennes will star for director David Cronenberg in the psychological thriller "Spider," scheduled to shoot in June and July in England and Toronto for MM Media Capital Partners.; 8:45 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: NM enjoys 20 years at Fashion Show: Happy anniversary to Nieman Marcus at the Fashion Show mall. This month marks 20 years of Nieman Marcus in Las Vegas. During those years the store has become a valued member of our community. Its ...; 8:45 a.m.

Great food and values at local Asian buffets: Max Jacobson; Asian food lovers can rejoice in a selection of buffets centering on the varied foods of that continent. What's more, these prices are terrific.; 8:39 a.m.

Las Vegas climate ripe for kite enthusiasts: Kimberley McGee; Danny Hunter Jr. had faith that his rainbow would fly.; 8:38 a.m.

Regulators ban compulsive gambler who ran Caesars: John Curran; ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The highest-ranking casino executive ever to admit being a compulsive gambler was banned from New Jersey casinos for five years Wednesday.; 4:46 a.m.

Allegations of child abuse exceed two dozen: Tom Gardner; RENO, Nev. - A worker at a daycare center allegedly molested 25 toddlers and the victim list was growing as police began to review hundreds of videotapes seized from the suspect's home, authorities said Wednesday.; 4:45 a.m.

Reid says Ex-Attorney General Reno was no help on NCAA gambling: Scott Sonner; RENO, Nev. - The odds of Nevada's congressional delegation beating back a ban on college sports betting have improved thanks, in part, to Republicans, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat says.; 3:12 a.m.

Judge orders hearing in power rate-hike case: CARSON CITY -- District Judge Mike Griffin signed an order today directing Sierra Pacific Resources Inc. to show why it should not be stopped from levying a $311 million increase in electric rates in Las ...; 3:08 a.m.

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