Print edition for August 7, 2002

The Cooperstown Kids: Victoria Sun; It was supposed to be a quick stop.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Goodwill spreading in Vegas: This new Goodwill store (there are seven) is in a large, attractive strip mall.

Obituaries for August 7, 2002: Lena Aizenberg, 94, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born July 9, 1908, in San Francisco. A resident for five years, she was a homemaker, a member of ORT, Eastern Star and a lifetime member of Hadassah.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Tennis great becomes Stirling Club tennis director: Elizabeth Foyt; A six-time U.S. Tennis Professional Association champion who has shared the court with such tennis greats as Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors, Hennessey served as director of tennis for the Desert Inn for 27 years.

Columnist Peter Benton: Seelman wins PGA Sectional at Bali Hai: Peter Benton; Beautiful course conditions greeted a large field of area professionals last Monday at the Las Vegas Chapter, Southwest Section of the PGA's Bali Hai Pro-Pro.

Way out: Midway games stretch boundaries, imagination: Kirk Baird; Perhaps nowhere is that more true than for video games.

PCL box: Las Vegas - Omaha: HBP--Clapinski (by Austin). WP--Austin. T-2:26. A-3,058.

In many ways, salt is always in season: Max Jacobson; For that reason, salt has played a huge role in the development of modern societies and the economic wealth of nations. In his superb "Salt, A World History," Mark Kurlansky chronicles how ancient societies such as China and Egypt modulated their development through salt, and takes the reader on a visit to such mercantile states as medieval Genoa and Venice, whose trade life was dependent on salt.

Community briefs for August 7, 2002: The Henderson Parks and Recreation Department will host a senior health and wellness fair for ages 50 and older from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Henderson Senior Center, 27 E. Texas Ave.

Ads promote computerized pet licensing: The program links the city of Las Vegas with The Animal Foundation to allow pets to be more easily united with their owners.

'Annie' concludes Super Summer season: Marilyn LaRocque; "Annie," the rollicking musical based on the famous Depression-era comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray, concludes the Super Summer Theatre's (SST) 27th season of outdoor performances at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park west of Las Vegas.

Vegas company opens casino near St. Louis: Emily Fredrix; ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- For the past five years, whenever Beverly Johnson crossed the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River and into this St. Louis suburb, she was struck with one sight: "Gaudy concrete staring me in the face."

Fired worker charged in death: Keith Paul; A former employee of the Harley-Davidson Cafe on the Strip was arrested Tuesday night and accused of killing one of the restaurant managers earlier in the day.

Southwest Gas, Southern Union reach settlement agreement: Southwest, the dominant supplier in Southern Nevada, today announced that it has reached an agreement in a dispute that has been pending in U.S. District Court in Phoenix involving the terminated acquisition of Southwest by ONEOK Inc., Tulsa, Okla., in 2000, and the rejection of a competing offer from Austin, Texas-based Southern Union in 1999.

Guinn signs bill, expects it to hold up in court: CARSON CITY -- While some states have found a medical malpractice limit invalid, Gov. Kenny Guinn believes Nevada's new law can pass constitutional muster.

Las Vegas company acquires software line, adds management: TRIRIGA also hired two former Peregrine executives as part of the deal.

Schwikert tops deep field of hopefuls: Nancy Armour; CLEVELAND -- Tasha Schwikert was on one of those incredible rolls, where everything goes right and the medals pile up.

Ballot panel on tax issue changed: The Clark County Commission on Tuesday approved two new appointments to a committee charged with writing arguments opposing this November's ballot question on a proposed $2.7 billion tax initiative for roads and transit.

Bobcat captive after neighborhood romp: Stephen Curran; A 14-pound bobcat that wreaked havoc on a northwestern Las Vegas neighborhood is resting quietly at the Lied Animal Shelter -- thanks to heavy sedation.

Letter: Founders had God in mind: Lipman quotes Madison, which was from the Virginia Ratifying Convention, not the Constitutional Convention. Madison's belief is clear: "We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." Does that sound like Madison places his faith solely in government?

Reilly receives 10 percent raise: Adrienne Packer; Clark County Manager Thom Reilly was awarded a 10 percent raise Tuesday after he received glowing reviews from his peers, employees, customers and commissioners.

Group unveils new plan to curb problem gambling: By Liz Benston; For years, customers at major Nevada casinos have seen messages about how to receive help with gambling addictions, while employees have received training on how to spot and treat problem gamblers.

Cal Fed parent wins judgment: U.S. Claims Court Judge Loren A. Smith, saying he wished he had power to order a larger award, gave the San Francisco-based thrift less than half the $909 million he had awarded in a 1999 ruling. A federal appeals court said that amount was too large and told Smith to recalculate it.

McCarran chief supports extended security deadline: Jace Radke; Clark County Aviation Director Randy Walker supports proposed legislation that would extend the deadline for airports to meet new security standards and federal bag checking guidelines.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Christian Fittipaldi making jump to NASCAR: Christian Fittipaldi, who has spent the past eight seasons in CART after a three-year stint in Formula One, is leaving open-wheel racing to drive in NASCAR for Petty Enterprises.

Sparks charter school to stay open: RENO -- A charter school founded by state Sen. Maurice Washington, has been given a reprieve to continue to operate.

Economist says Nebraska gambling to hurt treasury: The proposal would allow up to 326,000 slot and video-poker-like machines in establishments that have liquor licenses.

Power company workers writing ballot arguments: Two of three members of a committee selected Tuesday to write arguments opposing a government-run electric utility work for the private power company serving Southern Nevada.

Vargas wants Oscar with a vengeance: Dean Juipe; Convinced that his conditioning will be the difference in the fight, Fernando Vargas predicted Tuesday that he will obliterate Oscar De La Hoya when the junior middleweights square off Sept. 14 at Mandalay Bay.

Sun entertainment columnist Delaney dies: Joe Delaney wrote thousands of entertainment columns in his 35 years at the Las Vegas Sun, produced thousands of hours of local radio and TV talk shows and produced and narrated documentaries on both his ancestral Ireland and celebrities.

Crash site could be 18 years old: Master Sgt. Richard Covington, a base spokesman, said the crash most likely involved an A-7 Corsair from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., that went down May 23, 1984. The plane was discovered June 17 by two U.S. Wildlife Service employees.

Columnist Dean Juipe: NFL fails to straighten out its map: Dean Juipe; Realigned and reconfigured, yet still out of touch with reality.

Race features battle for Hispanic votes: Erin Neff; When Assembly District 28 was redrawn last year to be 65 percent Hispanic residents, lawmakers touted it as a seat Hispanics could finally call their own.

Lottery virtues debated: The pastor of the church, also seated on the stage, said later he would not support the idea.

Reno rolling onward: Spencer Patterson; State Legion

New head of AOL division named: In an interview with the Associated Press, Miller -- who has been an AOL subscriber for six years -- said he plans to focus on service and products and developing a business model that promotes growth. He said he will also make building morale a priority.

Editorial: Rule changes keep our heads spinning: Meanwhile, the ink had barely dried from President Bush's signature of legislation giving the green light to the Yucca Mountain project when two key senators hinted that another rule may change as well. Two weeks ago The Washington Post printed a letter from Sens. Frank Murkowski of Alaska and Larry Craig of Idaho in which the Republican duo suggested that Congress could amend existing law so that Yucca Mountain could hold 130,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste, not the 77,000 tons allowed under current law.

MASH future hanging in the balance: By Timothy Pratt; Less than two months before it loses its director of the past seven years, the downtown shelter originally designed to help many of the Las Vegas Valley's homeless faces an uncertain future.

Officials seek ways to use Amber Alert: Adrienne Packer; Clark County commissioners are working with state officials to acquire the same missing children's alert system California authorities credit with saving the lives of two abducted teens last week.

Mayor stands firm on dancing laws: Adrienne Packer; Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman isn't up for a compromise.

Life without parole handed to Strip sports book killer: Kim Smith; Anthony Cuccia Jr. told District Judge Jeffrey Sobel Tuesday he didn't care if he got life with or without the possibility of parole. The letter he wrote to the judge proved it.

Sun joins project to study journalism ethics: William F. Woo, former editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and now a journalism professor at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, is leading the project.

Letter: Las Vegas is about more than gyrating women: That appears to be the way our illustrious mayor is determined to have the rest of the world see us. I'm sure no one around the world is interested that Las Vegas has, or at one time had, the most churches per capita in America. Heaven forbid that we should pull people out of the casinos or strip clubs to see the beauty of the Red Rock mountains, Boulder Dam, the wonderful Lied Museum, etc.

Peccole L.L. loses in West Regional: Peccole, the Nevada state champions, lost its first game in pool play to Aptos, Calif. Peccole (2-1) plays winless Southern California (West Anaheim) tonight.

Attorney general's contributions challenged: Madrid's campaign manager said Monday she has no intention of returning the money from R.D. Hubbard and his business enterprises.

Editorial: Please, get past the talk phase: Most of the support for consolidation over the years has come from the city, which has done studies showing tax rates for its residents would be lowered under consolidation. Most of the opposition has come from the county, which has feared its residents would see higher taxes and also that services would become sluggish as government became more distant. Goodman, who three years ago supported breaking up Metro Police, one of the valley's consolidation success stories, is now saying consolidation is urgently needed and that he will form a blue-ribbon committee to plan it. This may set some people to ...

Newcomer is well-schooled: Steve Guiremand; Senior offensive lineman Carlos Acosta began practice at his fourth college in four years on Tuesday at UNLV. But the 6-foot-4, 290-pound former junior college All-American isn't complaining.

Thursday's horse racing entries: Post Time 10 a.m.

Court decision on property liens may face appeal: CARSON CITY -- A district court decision that would limit the state Welfare Division from imposing liens on homes to recover taxpayer money spent on Medicaid patients may be appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Copy machine thieves at UNLV hit jackpot: Jennifer Knight; UNLV officials always try to watch their pennies -- but apparently one of the university's departments did not keep a close eye on its loose change.

Wells Fargo exec to relocate: "It's bittersweet," said Schulte of her departure. "I love Las Vegas. I can't emphasize that enough. I love the Las Vegas business climate and community spirit. But this is a professional opportunity within Wells Fargo to do more in Los Angeles of what I've been doing in Las Vegas."

Brochure touts broad-based business tax: By Liz Benston; The chief lobbying group for Nevada casinos -- the state's largest taxpayers -- has unveiled its latest tool in an escalating public relations debate about the need to raise taxes.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Del Mar: Thursday's card

Muslim official says he was illegally detained at McCarran: While U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley inspected McCarran International Airport security Tuesday an official of an American Muslim group said he was illegally detained at McCarran because of his name and heritage.

News briefs for August 7, 2002: A man suspected of killing his sister was captured in Pioche and later booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of murder with a weapon, Metro Police said.

Body identified as Californian: The body of 46-year-old Kathleen Hatfield was found June 23 about 8:30 a.m. by several people riding dirt bikes about a half-mile east of Hollywood Boulevard and south of Vegas Valley Drive.