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Print edition for November 11, 2002

Vegas casino operator may buy back shares
Not date was established for the completion of the share buyback program.
Feds offer little help on airport mandate
Jace Radke
Holiday travel tips
Feds launch program to help nursing homes
CARSON CITY -- At the same time the federal government is cutting payments for Medicare patients in nursing homes, it is launching a new program to improve care in those centers.
Extra shares sold for resort development
Wynn Resorts will receive $38.9 million in proceeds from the additional sale, the Las Vegas-based company said. Deutsche Bank AG, Bear Stearns Cos. and Bank of America Corp. managed last month's IPO.
Forbuss camp blames Question 2 for loss in Board of Regents race
Jennifer Knight
Supporters of Bob Forbuss blame the loss of their favored candidate for Board of Regents in last week's election on conservative support for Question 2, coupled with a whisper campaign about him being gay.
Development issues will be challenge for new commissioners
Adrienne Packer
During the eight years Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny reigned over the southwest part of the valley, Lisa Mayo-DeRiso transformed herself from a soccer mom to a community activist fighting everything from billboards to pharmacies.
Sports briefs for November 11, 2002
Since 1991, no Rebel team had captured 11 victories in a season. Eleven years later, the UNLV men's soccer team did just that with a 2-0 shutout of 22nd-ranked and league leader New Mexico Sunday afternoon at Peter Johann Memorial Field.
LV case could set execution precedent
CARSON CITY -- An appeal by a Las Vegas killer to the Nevada Supreme Court could change the way the state hands out the death penalty.
Letter: Tourist laments loss of airline
One of the best parts of each trip was flying first class on National Airlines. The food was excellent and the attendants gracious.
Olympian bringing jet charters to Vegas
In Business Las Vegas, a sister newspaper to the Las Vegas Sun, reported in its Nov. 8 edition that flights will begin Dec. 15 and the first routes will link Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Gold Medal intends to fly a triangular pattern between Los Angeles, Oakland, Calif., and Las Vegas.
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Las Vegas jilted by Rock, Anderson
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Northwest has fine showing in opening round
Adam Candee
4A Sunrise Region Las Vegas 62, Silverado 6
Trump tackles golf course with eye on more deals
Laura Wides
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump said his plan to turn a beleaguered cliff-side golf club into a world-class course is just the beginning of potential deals he's considering in Southern California.
Firefighters union boss calls for LV fire chief to resign
The head of the local firefighters union today called for city of Las Vegas Fire Chief David Washington to resign following a weekend vote of no confidence for the chief and his two deputies.
Horse prices jump on possible slot legalization
George Strawley
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The average price for a horse at Harrisburg's annual sale of trotters and pacers is expected to rise 15 percent over last year, and a sale organizer cites excitement over the possible legalization of slot machines at racetracks.
News briefs for Nov. 11, 2002
Metro Police were searching for a man who kidnapped a 4-year-old girl from her apartment courtyard Sunday afternoon, but fled and left the child behind.
Rebels still hold out hopes for a bowl
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Columnist Ralph Siraco: Probe brings changes to betting industry
Ralph Siraco
To say the racing industry is moving swiftly on the Breeders' Cup pick six scandal would be putting it mildly. But to some it may not be moving quickly enough.
Capellas leaves HP, may lead WorldCom
Brian Bergstein
NEW YORK -- Michael Capellas quit today as the No. 2 executive at Hewlett-Packard Co., just hours after a newspaper reported he is a leading candidate to take over troubled WorldCom Inc.
Fire station back in service
A temporary mobile home will house six firefighters per shift, an operating engine and a paramedic rescue unit, Deputy Fire Chief Jim Stubler said.
Pit stop payoff
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Kenseth won the battle and Tony Stewart is on the verge of declaring victory in the war.
Letter: Trip to Israel wasn't complete
Did they also visit the West Bank and Gaza Strip to see the Palestinians under 24-hour curfew, cowering inside their destroyed houses with Israeli soldiers training guns on their doors and Israeli tanks at every crossroads? Maybe their eyes would have opened -- but then, maybe not. "None is so blind as he that will not see."
Three Yucca lawsuits to be heard together
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday agreed to have the same three-judge panel consider Nevada's three suits challenging Department of Energy plans to build a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Editorial: Hey, city, leave those kids alone
Well, something else has changed too, at least in Henderson. Parents, principals, cops, city councilmen, local merchants -- practically everyone -- used to love to see kids burning off energy in ways that promoted friendship and tight, safe neighborhoods. Going out for a pass or pedaling backwards to catch a fly ball, even if it meant the occasional broken window or trampled flower bed, was vastly preferable to alternative youthful activities -- vandalism, drug use, drinking, fighting. The sound of kids playing in the street, much like the barking of a dog or the crying of a baby, was the ...
Letter: Goodman a terrible mayor, bad example
Here we have an elected official who admits to drinking too much, gambling too much and, in my opinion, "talking too much." In addition, he cons the populace "too much."
Ex-servicemen talk of likely war with Iraq
The gray-haired men late Sunday afternoon on the eve of Veteran's Day talked of war, battles of the past and the one that may come to the Middle East.
Cannery dreamin': Casino targets locals market
By Liz Benston
Some seven miles from the shimmer and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip and amid the modest tract homes and retail centers of burgeoning North Las Vegas, a factory-like building rises from a corner of dirt on Craig Road just west of Interstate 15.
Slot cheat nominated to list of excluded persons
Carmichael was a suspected ringleader of a gang that used and sold slot cheating devices and was developing a system that could rig machines remotely.
Delay seen for public hearing on 2,749-unit development
A public hearing on the development is scheduled Wednesday before the city Planning Commission, but a city planner and development company official said the hearing will probably be postponed.
Crude rises on war talk
Brent crude oil for December settlement rose as much as 52 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $24.10 a barrel on the International Petroleum Exchange in London. Brent, the benchmark for two-thirds of the world's oil, has risen 21 percent this year on concern a war in Iraq would disrupt exports from the Persian Gulf.
Man faces charges in attack with bat
Kim Smith
A 38-year-old Las Vegas man is facing felony charges of striking his girlfriend and 14-month-old son in the head with a baseball bat in August.
Cranberry giant hit with antitrust lawsuit
Lakeville, Mass.-based Ocean Spray, operator of a plant in Henderson, said it competes fairly and would defend itself in court.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Miami, OSU on path to showdown
Dean Juipe
Halved, and halved again. From 8 to 4 to 2.
Busch posts another top-10 finish
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Had it not been for a mishap on pit road 30 laps into Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500, Kurt Busch might have been celebrating his third win in the past four races.
Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races
First Race SCI FI KIN -- Draws good spot for small field in route opener, Flores aboard Abrams trainee, Kin to win here. R BERTRANDO -- Training at Santa Anita, Nakatani takes Hendricks trainee, draws rail post for maiden/claimer. Value Play -- BEAUTY CONTEST
Lottery to offer gift cards in pilot program
The "Wild Cards," essentially a gift certificate, will be sold from Monday through Feb. 2 by 380 lottery agents in central Ohio.
Ex-IRS attorney gets eight years in securities scam
Jace Radke
Richard Stockton has only an old mobile home and a small Honda left after losing more than $565,000 in a securities scam that defrauded about 350 investors of $3.25 million.
Editorial: Drought on its way to Southern Nevada
Barry talked about what was happening in Denver, a city whose reservoirs are tiny compared to Lake Mead. He talked of service interruptions in neighborhoods, of expensive surcharges levied on water users, and of Denver's total ban on lawn irrigation. Here in Southern Nevada, owing to the bounty of Lake Mead, we haven't really much noted the drought. But Barry reminded us that it's the Colorado River that makes the lake possible, and that the snow melts and rain that make the river possible have been scant. We should think long and hard about what he said. With no end ...
Sun columnist focus of famed hoax
Kirk Baird
On the morning of March 30, 1981, John Hinkely attempted to assassinate President Reagan.
Obituaries for Nov. 11, 2002
William Franklin Burrell, 28, of Las Vegas died Nov. 4 in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 28, 1974, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a college janitor, a Cheyenne High School graduate and an usher at Our Lady of the Skies Catholic Church.
'Chop shop' operations discovered
Metro Police said it discovered an active "chop shop" on Wednesday at 3601 Highland Ave., with three stolen vehicles inside. The vehicles, worth $200,000, were returned to their owners.
Review: Despite intense scrutiny, Strokes refuse to wilt
Spencer Patterson
When: Saturday.
Say it ain't so...Hoaxes have a long and storied history
Kirk Baird
And some roadside diners even have mounted jackalope heads on the wall, next to deer, fish and other animal trophies.
Immunization schedule for Nov. 11, 2002
RAVENHOLT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 625 Shadow Lane, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Trends for Nov. 11, 2002
Lisa Ferguson
Planning to travel and see family this holiday season? If so, you may want to check your sanity and any hopes for having a good time with your luggage.
Birth announcements for Nov. 11, 2002
Oct. 30:
Regent Alden diagnosed with cancer of prostate
Alden, who has served on the Board of Regents for eight years, said that irregularities were found during a routine doctor visit, and a biopsy confirmed it was cancer.
Treniers, Platters team at Orleans
It has taken three years, but Las Vegans will finally get a chance to relive the past for an evening.
Community briefs for Nov. 11, 2002
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees will sponsor an Open Season Health Benefits Fair for current and retired federal employees from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St.

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