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Archive for November 13, 2001

Kelly looking to prove himself: Steve Addy; WHAT: UNLV vs. Global Sports, exhibition game; 10:53 a.m.

Matchup could have an L.A. flavor: Steve Guiremand; The Las Vegas Bowl held a get-together Monday night at Big Dog's Cafe to kick off its ticket selling campaign for the Christmas Day bowl game. And even though the two teams playing likely won't ...; 10:48 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: UNLV needs to bag scrubs, nab 'Trotters: Tonight the UNLV basketball team will play its second meaningless exhibition, this one against a group known as Trans-Global Airlines or North American Van Lines or some such obscure moniker.; 10:47 a.m.

Cortez to referee title rematch: Dean Juipe; At its meeting today, the Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed Joe Cortez to referee Saturday's heavyweight title fight between Hasim Rahman and Lennox Lewis at Mandalay Bay, and delayed a hearing pertaining to disciplining boxer ...; 10:44 a.m.

Fantastic finish: Victoria Sun; In her first appearance at the world championships in Ghent, Belgium, less than two weeks ago, 16-year-old Las Vegan Tasha Schwikert pulled off a minor coup by finishing fifth in the all-around competition and leading ...; 10:43 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Rahman lands in a tough spot: Dean Juipe; As an American Muslim with an Islamic name, and with Ramadan due to begin on the exact night of his heavyweight championship fight with Lennox Lewis at Mandalay Bay, Hasim Rahman is not in the ...; 10:43 a.m.

New hotel tower boosts revenue for Stratosphere: David Strow; The Stratosphere's new 1,000-room hotel tower helped push the Las Vegas Strip property's revenues up in the quarter ending Sept. 30, despite a citywide slowdown in tourism.; 10:42 a.m.

Punt, pass and kick winners announced: The winners: Girls ages 8-9 -- Karley Herbert of Mesquite; 10-11 -- Emily Hake of Las Vegas; 12-13 -- Kayla Grasser of Las Vegas; and 14-15 -- Elisabeth Gotzmer of Las Vegas. Boys 8-9 -- ...; 10:40 a.m.

State asks circuit court to re-examine Yucca issue: CARSON CITY -- The state of Nevada is continuing legal efforts to deny the federal government the water it needs to develop Yucca Mountain into a repository for high-level nuclear waste.; 10:40 a.m.

UNLV Calendar: Tuesday -- Men's Basketball vs. Global Sports (exhibition) at Thomas & Mack Center, 7:35 p.m.; 10:40 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park: 1st Race -- Casey's Castle -- Pincay on LaCroix trainee for owner Meadowbrook Farms, Inc., needs crafty trip from inner post in 7-panel opener, adds blinkers here. Pick Of The Valley -- Desormeaux atop Abrams ...; 10:39 a.m.

Wednesday's horse racing entries: Post Time 12:30 p.m.; 10:39 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: All over-the-wall crewmen may need helmets: NASCAR is considering the use of helmets by all over-the-wall crewmen in the wake of Sunday's incident that seriously injured one crewman during the Winston Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.; 10:37 a.m.

School District honors Ralston, lawmakers: Receiving the awards were Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Reno; Sen. Mark James, R-Las Vegas, and Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun columnist and host of the Sun's television news program, "Face to Face with Jon Ralston," which ...; 10:33 a.m.

Las Vegans to sue Bayer over drug: Grace Leong; A Las Vegas attorney says he has about 150 local clients preparing to sue German drugmaker Bayer AG over the cholesterol-reducing drug Baycol, which has been linked to more than 53 deaths worldwide.; 10:33 a.m.

Professor may pull out of strip club: Mathis Winkler; Bare-all dancers at the Palomino Club may no longer strip for the good of science after a Stanford University medical professor who owns the club said today that he's thinking about selling the establishment because ...; 10:33 a.m.

New hospital proposed to meet Vegas growth: David Strow; Catholic Healthcare West became the latest company to join in the Las Vegas health care building boom Monday, announcing plans to build a $190 million hospital campus on the southwest side of the Las Vegas ...; 10:32 a.m.

Riverboat casinos cut workers: Harrah's general manager John Payne said the action was taken due to reduced tourism since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The complex draws a large number of gamblers from Texas.; 9:48 a.m.

LV casino company offering shares: The Las Vegas-based company plans to sell 4 million of the shares, according to its stock-sale filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such a sale would reap about $76 million at latest prices.; 9:46 a.m.

Oracle CEO taunts Microsoft at Comdex: May Wong; Larry Ellison relentlessly fired barbs at Microsoft Corp. on Monday and highlighted an Oracle Corp. product that pits the arch rivals in a battle over e-mail software.; 9:45 a.m.

Discounters' profits strong despite slowdown: The profit increases come as consumers, wary of the slowing economy, turn to discounters and avoid high-end retailers.; 9:44 a.m.

Crude rises on Bush decision: The Strategic Oil Reserve, which currently has 544 million barrels of oil, is to be filled "in a deliberate and cost-effective manner" up to its full capacity of 700 million barrels, Bush said in a ...; 9:43 a.m.

Further cuts in state's spending feared: CARSON CITY -- Further cutbacks in state spending may be needed to offset lagging tax collections, Gov. Kenny Guinn says.; 9:39 a.m.

Chambers envisions Internet-enabled cars: Kevin Ferguson; Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers envisions a world where people drive Internet-enabled cars, which alert motorists when they need repairs and tell where the nearest repair shop is.; 9:39 a.m.

UNLV hit with loss of senior professors: Jennifer Knight; University of Nevada, Las Vegas has lost dozens of senior professors to retirement at a time when a statewide budget crunch allows only enough money to hire teachers with lesser academic credentials to replace them.; 9:39 a.m.

Laid-off workers say rights violated: By Timothy Pratt; The agency charged with enforcing the state's equal rights laws said it has received about 42 percent more complaints from workers after Sept. 11 when compared with the same period last year.; 9:39 a.m.

New Yorkers warm to art revival in downtown LV: Diana Sahagun; Jack Solomon was making final preparations to move his world-class lithography business from New York to downtown Las Vegas when America was blindsided by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.; 9:38 a.m.

Terror threat left out of Yucca report: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- The final report on whether Yucca Mountain is a suitable place to bury high-level nuclear waste will not contain an analysis of terrorist threats to the site, project chief Lake Barrett said Monday.; 9:38 a.m.

Yucca dump draws criticism from international experts: International review panels have criticized a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain as Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham prepares to recommend the site as the nation's nuclear waste repository.; 9:27 a.m.

Obituaries for November 13, 2001: Juan J. Alamo, 63, of Las Vegas died Sunday. He was born July 17, 1938, in Isabela De Sagua, Cuba. A resident for 27 years, he was a casino supervisor.; 9:26 a.m.

Chamber backs Brady for state Senate: And in the race for Senate District 9, still a year away, the chamber's endorsement of Bill Brady could prove to be the deciding factor.; 9:24 a.m.

Market Center gets land for first phase: Diana Sahagun; Developers of the World Market Center have closed escrow on the first phase of a 56-acre furniture mart.; 9:17 a.m.

Women's health issues focus of three-day LV conference: By Emily Richmond; Assemblywoman Barbara Cegavske didn't know heart disease was the leading killer of women in the United States, or that it claimed more lives than the next 16 causes of death combined.; 9:16 a.m.

News briefs for November 13, 2001: Metro Police are investigating an accident between a car and a tractor-trailer Monday that left a 33-year-old Las Vegas man in serious condition.; 9:15 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: When terror strikes: "I HOPE TO GOD it was an accident."; 9:04 a.m.

Letter: Standing up for atheism: I think Mr. O'Callaghan should realize that atheists comprise 10 percent to 15 percent of Americans and 26 percent of Las Vegans. We are professors, lawyers, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, members of the armed forces, ...; 9:03 a.m.

Letter: Bush deserves our gratitude: My reason for writing is to show my support for President Bush and to thank him for his handling of the present war. It has been said that we, Americans, are becoming impatient and want ...; 9:02 a.m.

Letter: Thrill ride at Stratosphere would aid city: Richard Brown, the operating manager of the Stratosphere, was there to answer questions and give answers to the attendees, which consisted of homeowners and people who live in the area concerning the proposed thrill ride ...; 9:02 a.m.

Editorial: Keeping our resolve in adversity: The immediate question: Was this another terrorist attack? Could terrorists have sneaked a bomb on board that caused the plane to crash? As a precautionary measure, federal officials halted flights into and out of metropolitan ...; 9:00 a.m.

Editorial: Idea for new arena sure isn't promising: This is a bad idea. Other than baseball, minor-league sports have failed in Las Vegas, and in recent years the Triple-A baseball franchise hasn't fared well. Las Vegans have an intense interest in college and ...; 8:59 a.m.

Sierra Club flunks LV on mass transit issues: The Sierra Club's top 15 overall grades for clean-air transportation choices:; 8:46 a.m.

Gephardt cancels visit to Las Vegas: Erin Neff; House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt ironically had to cancel a visit to Las Vegas on Monday to discuss airport security after the American Airlines jet crashed in New York City.; 8:41 a.m.

Bin Laden song takes world by storm: Lisa Snedeker; A patriotism-fueled parody song written by a Las Vegas radio team is being played on more than 100 U.S. radio stations and around the world via the Internet.; 8:40 a.m.

Food drives planned: KOMP 92.3-FM is holding its annual food drive starting today at two Vons grocery stores.; 8:31 a.m.

Community briefs for November 13, 2001: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area offers hikes and walks free of charge, but reservations are required for all programs, which begin at the Visitors Center. To make reservations or for information call 363-1922. Some ...; 8:26 a.m.

Immunization schedule for November 13, 2001: HENDERSON PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 129 W. Lake Mead Drive, Building A, Suite 10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.; 8:25 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Simpson may be Wayne reliever: Kate Maddox; Simpson was one of the 300-plus entertainers who performed at Sunday afternoon's Mandalay Bay USO benefit concert, which raised more than $200,000.; 8:23 a.m.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Pedestrians need to be safeguarded: Police noted he was not inside a marked crosswalk.; 8:22 a.m.

Resilient New Yorkers unfazed in travel plans: Jack and Nancy Haines retired five years ago from a brokerage firm and now travel a lot. They hopped on a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Las Vegas Monday shortly before another ...; 8:22 a.m.

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