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Archive for June 27, 2001

Patients' rights debate mirrors Nevada discussion: Erin Neff; The debate over a patients' bill of rights in Washington is drawing the nervous attention of insurers, lawyers, medical professionals and the public.; 11:15 a.m.

Mesquite angered over new revenue formula: Now that the politics are over, the real grunt work begins on a revised tax revenue-sharing formula that turned into a hot potato this year for the Nevada Legislature.; 11:13 a.m.

Record salary eyed for county manager: Adrienne Packer; Incoming Clark County Manager Thom Reilly might earn more than all his predecessors if a three-member task force, composed of county commissioners, can persuade colleagues to accept its recommendation.; 11:11 a.m.

Trusting faith: Women's halfway house operator hopes federal legislation helps her cause: Stacy J. Willis; Audrey Owens isn't waiting for Congress. She's going ahead with the plan: preaching Jesus to former criminals, sheltering them in a small house in Las Vegas, taking from her own pocket when program funding is ...; 11:10 a.m.

Driver of dead woman's car slaying suspect: Keith Paul; The car belonging to an 84-year-old woman found dead in her home Monday was pursued by Henderson Police early Friday, but the driver -- now a slaying suspect -- was able to escape.; 11:09 a.m.

Del Papa not personally liable for firing: District Judge James Mahan delivered a blow to Mike Anzalone's defamation and wrongful termination lawsuit Tuesday.; 11:08 a.m.

Analysts adjust views on LV-area casino operators: David Strow; CIBC World Markets hiked its earnings outlook for Ameristar Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas, apparently touching off a powerful rally in the company's shares.; 11:04 a.m.

State seeks corporate sponsor for lottery: "We're basically borrowing the idea from the sports industry," said Executive Director Geoffrey Gonsher. "It's done a fantastic job over the years creating and rejuvenating interest in teams and helping to fund and build major ...; 11:03 a.m.

Caesars pavilion evacuated after chemical scare: Firefighters evacuated about 500 patrons and employees from the pavilion area of Caesar's Glory of Rome complex shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday. People on the adjacent riverboat casino were kept aboard until after midnight.; 11:02 a.m.

Alliance stock continues rising after cancellation of slot route sale: David Strow; Shares of Alliance Gaming Corp. continued gaining this morning, the second trading day after the Las Vegas company called off its plans to sell its Nevada slot route subsidiary United Coin Co.; 11:01 a.m.

DOE's ground water prognosis in question: New research shows that the Energy Department's calculations on the direction and the speed of ground water at a proposed high-level nuclear waste repository could be wrong, a state scientist says.; 10:57 a.m.

Unions laud work-card ruling: Many hotel workers excused from background checks: Adrienne Packer; The Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board approved an ordinance this morning that excuses many hotel workers from police background checks to obtain work cards.; 10:56 a.m.

Coaches rally against betting: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- College coaches massed today in their largest gathering yet on Capitol Hill to reapply pressure on Congress to outlaw gambling on college games in Nevada sports books.; 10:55 a.m.

Lessor, partner interested in buying National: A new potential buyer emerged for National Airlines on Tuesday, hours before the bankrupt Las Vegas-based airline was to begin shutting down.; 10:54 a.m.

LV legal papers entangled in lawsuit: Grace Leong; A lawsuit among competitors is livening up the otherwise dull and obscure industry of publishing legal notices in Nevada.; 10:53 a.m.

CAPS outlines growth plans at conference: A Las Vegas-area company that drew the blueprint for remote airport check-in procedures will expand to Los Angeles and San Francisco later this year and will enter 11 more markets after 2001.; 10:52 a.m.

Troubled tire plant to close: Bridgestone/Firestone said 1,380 employees and 100 contractors work at the plant. Another 440 Decatur workers have been laid off since the recall.; 10:51 a.m.

Battle ensues on air quality: Las Vegas city officials said Tuesday they will fight a move by Gov. Kenny Guinn to make the Clark County Commission the final authority on air-quality issues.; 10:51 a.m.

Rate cut announcement due: Economists predicted that the Fed's chief policy-making group, the Federal Open Market Committee, would cut interest rates for a sixth time this year at its meeting today.; 10:50 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park: 1st Race -- Mike And Leo -- Draws good spot for sprint opener, Puglisi atop Machowsky trainee, Mike And Leo and you for first win of day. Takehimtothelimit -- Baze takes this Stute trainee, draws ...; 10:45 a.m.

Tulane's Schlossnagle added to UNLV's list: Schlossnagle, who has served eight seasons as Tulane's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, is regarded as one of the top coaching prospects in college baseball. In January, Baseball America listed him among 10 assistants ...; 10:43 a.m.

Thursday's horse racing entries: Post Time 1:10 p.m.; 10:42 a.m.

Conflict may keep Mountain West out of Denver: Steve Addy; It has become uncertain that the Mountain West basketball tournament will move to Denver after all.; 10:40 a.m.

Columnist Victoria Sun: Webb breaks out of 'slump,' shuts up misguided critics: Victoria Sun; Webb and Woods.; 10:40 a.m.

Hiatt trying to grab Dodgers' interest: Steve Guiremand; Las Vegas 51s slugger Phil Hiatt got the good news on Tuesday that he had been selected to replace injured teammate Brian Johnson on the Pacific Coast League squad that will play the International League ...; 10:39 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Now Oscar needs fight with Vargas: Dean Juipe; With spite as his incentive, Oscar De La Hoya once said he would never fight Fernando Vargas.; 10:38 a.m.

Third municipal golf course sought: Jeffrey Libby; Boulder City will likely have its third public golf course under way as early as August.; 10:38 a.m.

Business briefs for June 27, 2001: The Las Vegas Sun sued Nancy Quon, an attorney specializing in construction defect litigation, alleging she infringed upon the newspaper's copyright when she used its artwork in a mailing.; 10:38 a.m.

Wife of Strip hotel builder Mason dies: Rebecca Malone; The days when a woman's only career was to be a good homemaker and housewife are slowly disappearing, but the memories of those "classy ladies" will live on through their families.; 10:37 a.m.

Obituaries for June 27, 2001: Gudrun Babcock, 68, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born April 2, 1933, in Sweden. A resident for 20 years, she was a homemaker.; 10:37 a.m.

Decatur/Sahara called Las Vegas' worst intersection: The intersection at Decatur Boulevard and Sahara Avenue was named the most dangerous in Nevada today by a State Farm Insurance survey.; 10:16 a.m.

Man arrested in carjacking, robbery: The incident occurred about 5:30 a.m. outside Sunset Station. Police said Arnoldo Diaz and an accomplice stole a taxicab and headed east on Sunset Road, but they lost control of the cab and collided with ...; 10:14 a.m.

Court briefs for June 27, 2001: A murder charge has been dismissed against one of several men accused of shooting a rival gang member to death in March.; 10:14 a.m.

Disclosure of nuclear waste routes is sought: Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is the only site under study by the DOE to bury 77,000 tons of commercial reactor spent fuel and defense waste from across the country.; 10:05 a.m.

School district wants more employees in facilities office: Terry Webster; The Clark County School Board will decide Thursday whether to spend $2.8 million a year to add 45 new jobs to the school district's facilities division.; 9:47 a.m.

Plague found in cats raises concern: By Emily Richmond; Two feral cats in the Mount Charleston area have tested positive for the plague, and Clark County health officials advise residents to avoid contact with rodents and wild animals.; 9:47 a.m.

$103,178 spent by lobbyists: Brendan Riley; CARSON CITY -- Sens. Ray Shaffer, Mike Schneider and Dina Titus and Assemblymen Morse Arberry and Mark Manendo head the list of lawmakers wined and dined by lobbyists, who spent $103,178 in the first four ...; 9:45 a.m.

Insects could be key in death probe: Kim Smith; A forensic entomologist could end up being one of the state's key witnesses in the trial of a Las Vegas woman charged with killing her mother and storing her remains for three years.; 9:45 a.m.

Columnist Jeff Haney: Analyze carefully before betting baseball props: At least four Nevada sports books have posted propositions related to Barry Bonds' pursuit of baseball's single-season home run record.; 9:44 a.m.

Allen resigns WNBA Sacramento position: Assistant coach Maura McHugh, a longtime college coach and the former director of player personnel for the defunct ABL, will take Allen's place.; 9:42 a.m.

ESPN's Agassi profile to make debut Friday: ESPN's Agassi profile to make debut Friday; 9:42 a.m.

5K run, mile walk competition July 4: Interested participants can pre-register online at www.active.com or pick up registation forms on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at event sponsor Saturn of Henderson in the Valley Auto Mall.; 9:42 a.m.

Henderson's Salcianu to coach Canadians: Salcianu is a coach and part-owner of the Academy in Henderson. He was a member of the high trapeze performance in Cirque du Sollel at Treasure Island for many years. Academy gymnast Hillary Saskin will ...; 9:41 a.m.

ABC to televise two Rebel home games: The network announced on Tuesday that it will regionally televise the Rebels' game against BYU on Sept. 29 as well as the Oct. 13 contest against San Diego State. Both games are at Sam Boyd ...; 9:41 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: F1 champ has sweet tax deal: Although an increasing number of professional athletes are moving to Las Vegas to take advantage of the favorable tax breaks, don't look for Formula One champion Michael Schumacher to join that list.; 9:39 a.m.

PCL box: Nashville-Las Vegas: E--Arroyo, K. Johnson. DP--Nashville 2, Las Vegas 2. LOB--Nashville 5, Las Vegas 4. 2B--Wood, Petersen 3, Prieto, Hiatt. 3B--Redman. HR--Secrist (8). S--Arroyo, Stankiewicz. SF--Arroyo. CS--Hermansen.; 9:38 a.m.

Editorial: Don't play games with air quality: The Board of Health is a regional agency, with representatives from Southern Nevada's four cities and the county. While most board members are politicians, some of the cities' representatives are medical professionals, including a doctor ...; 9:17 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: County wrangles control over air quality: IT'S NICE to have friends in high places.; 9:16 a.m.

Letter: Writer right on about president: Now that the Sun is carrying her column I have gained respect for her writings. She has provided some of the more lucid articles about President Bush's pro-rich and feeble nonrich policies (witness the tax ...; 9:16 a.m.

Letter: Stop tax gripes; pay notch babies: The people who are griping about it ought to be ashamed of themselves. I am a 77-year-old widow and I am more than happy to pay them. I consider it a privilege. Who do they ...; 9:15 a.m.

Editorial: Our lips are sealed, vice president vows: A judge ultimately may rule that the vice president can keep the names secret, but Cheney is losing the battle in the court of public opinion. If in fact the energy producers didn't have undue ...; 9:15 a.m.

Letter: Keep post office in plans for downtown area: It's time for Mayor Oscar Goodman to take a reality check. Has he ever compared the price of mailing anything from a post office or the additional cost in a so-called "convenience is us" center ...; 9:14 a.m.

Seniors benefit from 'Seven Brides': Angela Soo; Helping Hands of North Las Vegas presented the opening of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" Monday to help raise money for the city's disabled seniors.; 9:02 a.m.

Community briefs for June 27, 2001: Pacific Intercultural Exchange is looking for host families in Nevada for 22 high school students from Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Thailand, Vietnam, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakstan.; 9:01 a.m.

Awards announcements for June 27, 2001: Aisha R. Ortiz, a recent graduate of Mojave High School, will receive a $5,000 scholarship from Mervyn's department store for her academic excellence and commitment to her community.; 9:01 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Golden Door opens a new world: Golden Door is no mythical Shangri-La that promises eternal youth only if you remain. It offers, instead, a combination of pampering, exercise and programs designed to rejuvenate body, mind and spirit. It takes just the ...; 8:29 a.m.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Epicurean Affair lends a hand to students: Elizabeth Foyt; Few events can match the sheer exuberance and the delightful over-the-top mood enjoyed by supporters of the Epicurean Affair, hosted by the recent Las Vegas International Hotel and Restaurant show. With a distinctly Latin flavor ...; 8:28 a.m.

Iron Chefs duke it out at MGM: Kimberley McGee; It's a duel to the dessert.; 8:28 a.m.

The white stuff: A sea of milk alternatives now available: Max Jacobson; Those who might want to consider alternatives to milk are the lactose intolerant, people concerned about the use of BGH (Bovine Growth Hormone, a hormone used by a large number of dairy farmers to increase ...; 8:27 a.m.

Review: 'A.I.' is a higher 'Intelligence': Geoff Carter; Grade: Three-and-one-half stars.; 5:10 a.m.

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