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Print edition for July 15, 2002

Letter: One case can end a doctor's career
In spite of their best efforts, patients do die. Most people are happy with their medical care. But it takes only one unhappy person to ruin a doctor's reputation and to make him wonder if it is worth it.
Racers survive Terrible heat
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Workers' comp fees among highest in Western states
CARSON CITY -- The state's workers' compensation fee schedule for reimbursing doctors is among the highest in the West and above both Medicare and Medicaid rates, an insurance spokesman said.
Flights diverted to LV as thunderstorm hits Phoenix
PHOENIX -- A severe thunderstorm cut power to much of Sky Harbor International Airport, and flights were delayed or diverted Sunday night as crews cleaned debris from taxiways and surrounding roads.
Tribe opens water park at Mississippi resort
John Porretto
JACKSON, Miss. -- A 15-acre, $20 million water park is the latest addition to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' emerging Pearl River Resort in Neshoba County.
Donations will help feed horses at Red Rock
Friends volunteers are also stepping forward to help feed the animals, Friends Board President Chuck Williams said.
Community briefs for July 15, 2002
The Henderson Parks and Recreation Department will present Junior Hotcell & the Yucca Mountain Boys at 8 p.m. Saturday at Discovery Park, 2011 Paseo Verde Parkway, as part of its annual Twilight in the Park summer concert series.
Malpractice rate hikes reduced
CARSON CITY -- The 117 physicians in Clark County who are covered by The Doctors Company for medical malpractice will see an average 41.6 percent increase in their rates, but some specialists will be paying 50 percent more for coverage.
Goodman, wife hurt in crash
The mayor's car was a total loss, said his daughter Cara, but the couple suffered only bruises.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Pincay captures ninth Hollywood Gold Cup
Ralph Siraco
When jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. finished second aboard Like A Hero in Sunday's Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park, he felt something like a hero just to be runner-up to winner Came Home.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Nicklaus errs in deriding Tiger's foils
Dean Juipe
If Jack Nicklaus would just let this rest, so could we.
Air Force's concerns dash wind farm plan
The National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office on Friday announced the end of the $130 million project atop Shoshone Mountain.
Probe of tax shelters expands
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr. and the brother of a Republican U.S. senator are among dozens of KPMG clients named in a summons filed in federal court seeking documents on shelters.
Birth announcements for July 15, 2002
June 24:
Doctors busier than usual as center reopens
Doctors in the reopened University Medical Center Trauma Center were busy this weekend, tending to 17 injured people, including a 2-year-old who was brought in Sunday after a television set fell on his head.
Pfizer buying rival in big deal
Michael Weissenstein
NEW YORK -- In a surprising blockbuster merger that would expand the reach of the world's largest drug company, Pfizer Inc. has agreed to buy rival Pharmacia Corp. for about $60 billion in stock.
Mexican soccer a semi- success
Spencer Patterson
Temperatures near 110 degrees and a live TV broadcast probably conspired to cut attendance in half, but they couldn't keep devoted fans of Mexican soccer away from Sam Boyd Stadium on Sunday.
Immunization schedule for July 15, 2002
NORTH LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 1820 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite F, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Obituaries for July 15, 2002
Edna Yvonne L. Bartlett, 90, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 23, 1911, in Encampment, Wyo. A resident for 80 years, she was a secretary at A.H. Harrington Insurance and a 1929 Las Vegas High School graduate, the last graduating class of the original school.
Editorial: Session must fix crisis now
The surgeons claimed their resignations were forced principally because Nevada has no cap on jury awards in medical malpractice lawsuits. This resulted in decisions by insurance companies to either not cover their high-risk operations at all, or triple their rates but still not cover them enough to be protected against financial ruin in the event of a large jury award. Although Clark County, which runs UMC and the trauma center, had tried to prevent their resignations by offering protection under the hospital's cap, they resigned anyway, saying the rush offer contained legal holes, which were fixed under the current agreement. ...
BC-NV--Nevada Fires-Glance,0235
AP
Gates complex: near Topaz Lake 70 miles southeast of Reno, 10,560 acres, 10 percent contained, started Friday. (Includes Coleville fire, 150 acres; Gate fire, 410 acres; Slinkard fire 10,000 acres).
Nevada AP News Digest
AP
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Editorial: School uniforms are worth a try
That's why the Clark County School Board was correct last week to give the green light to a trial program that will begin this fall. Students at three Henderson elementary schools will be required to wear uniforms. After six months the School Board will evaluate the program and determine whether there have been enough positive changes to continue it and perhaps expand the policy to other schools and grade levels.
Letter: United States not founded on religious text
Well, Mr. Joyce, not all Americans read or believe the same religious books that you believe in, not all Americans believe in a monotheistic male god and not all Americans believe that there even is a god or gods.
Weekend occupancy remains strong, midweek off slightly
Visitor volume declined 0.3 percent in May to 3.06 million, about 9,000 fewer than the same month a year ago, the LVCVA said.
U.K.'s largest casino planned; will open in summer 2003
The group said it had been granted permission to establish the casino, which will have 40 gaming tables, at Birmingham's Star City leisure complex.
Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races
Sunday's card
VIDEOGAME REVIEW: Sharpen bounty-hunter skills in 'Headhunter'
AP
It's not a common career choice, but if you want to get a feel for bounty hunting, give "Headhunter" a try. The game, from Acclaim, Sega and Amuze for the Playstation 2, is an entertaining and irritating action adventure with plenty of gunplay leavened with a lot of sneaking around.
Palms medical clinic opens
Palms medical clinic opens
Ex LV tech exec sentenced
Cole, who was the controller of PurchasePro and an affiliate, Cart-It and Cabinetry Inc., was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of embezzling $111,114 from the two companies by writing checks payable to himself or a nominee that he controlled. The Justice Department said the checks were deposited to bank accounts in Albuquerque, N.M..
Casino plan for panda exhibit draws fire
The Las Vegas Strip resort's plan has roused the ire of some environmentalists, who say they are upset about the prospect of commercially exploiting the endangered species, which are native to China.
Changes sought in appeal by Williams
CARSON CITY -- The attorney for Jessica Williams, who was convicted in the highway deaths of six teenagers in 2000, is asking the Nevada Supreme Court for permission to file an additional brief to correct "numerous untruths and misrepresentations" made during oral arguments in her appeal.
Vegas gaming supplier reports losses
The Las Vegas-based company reported a loss of about $130,000, or 4 cents per share, for the three months ended May 31 compared to a loss of $188,000, or 5 cents per share, a year earlier. For the fiscal year ended May 31, the company reported a loss of about $1.8 million, or 53 cents per share, compared to a loss of $1.2 million, or 34 cents per share, a year earlier.
B of A announces 10 percent jump in second quarter earnings
Paul Nowell
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Barely beating Wall Street's expectations, Bank of America Corp. today reported a 10 percent increase in its second-quarter earnings as tightened cost controls overcame decreases in revenue from trading and stock market investments.
Areas closed
No fires, smoking or fireworks -- including the "safe and sane" variety -- are allowed inside the recreation area, Dickinson said, because the area is in extreme drought.
Wary of too much water: Risk of overhydration is often overlooked as heat-related hazard
They say too much of a good thing can kill you.
Profit soars for Vegas bank
Assets for the quarter were $158 million, a 22.5 percent increase from the $129 million in the same quarter of 2001.
Water board plans bid for Nevada Power
The Southern Nevada Water Authority announced today that it is proposing to make an offer to buy privately held Nevada Power Co.
Suicide study finds no link with gambling
By Liz Benston
Casino gambling has little or no correlation with suicide rates in U.S. communities with casinos, a new study found.
News briefs for July 15, 2002
Two teenagers were charged last week with murder in the April slaying of a man in North Las Vegas.
Ballot writers to be selected
Tax question
Boy, 16, jumps from Stratosphere
Levi Walton Presley jumped from the outdoor observation deck about 6 p.m. Saturday, landing on the driveway to the hotel by Las Vegas Boulevard, Metro Police said.
Pressure on lawmakers to solve medical crisis
Now that University Medical Center's trauma unit has reopened, all eyes are on Nevada lawmakers to see whether they can find a solution to the issue of skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance rates.
Wildfire scorches parched Spring Mountains
LOVELL CANYON -- A 400-acre wildland fire raced across the rim of Lovell Canyon east of Mount Charleston Sunday, bringing to the parched Spring Mountains a blaze that firefighters have feared all summer.
State senator faces criminal charge
CARSON CITY -- A criminal complaint has charged that state Sen. Maurice Washington failed to provide industrial insurance coverage for workers at a charter school in Sparks -- the second time he has been charged with such an offense.
Boggs McDonald still trails Berkley in funds
Erin Neff
Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lynette Boggs McDonald capped an impressive quarter of fund-raising with an event Saturday featuring the only black Republican serving in the House, J.C. Watts of Oklahoma.
Sports briefs for July 15, 2002
More than 600 of baseball's best 8-to-10-year-olds will compete this week in the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Major Division World Series at Henderson's Arroyo Grande Sports Complex.
City reassembles task force for troubled neighborhood
Diana Sahagun
A troubled neighborhood west of the Stratosphere could get a boost this summer. City officials are reassembling a task force that tore down crack houses and punished absentee landlords there in the mid-1990s.
List for president of new Henderson college cut to six
Jennifer Knight
The semifinalists for president of the Nevada State College at Henderson:
Ensign unveils plan for drugs, Medicare
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., and three fellow Republicans today were scheduled to unveil a two-pronged plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors.
Alcohol and sex: A tragic cocktail
Results of a survey on Nevada women, babies and alcohol :

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