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Print edition for January 6, 2003

Letter: Strip resorts' fireworks show was lackluster
The display went off as scheduled at 12 a.m. and lasted maybe 10 minutes. Every hotel that participated along the Strip had exactly the same boring display, all set to go off at exactly the same time.
Director for vets home selected
CARSON CITY -- A New Mexico woman will become the new administrator of the state Veterans Home in Boulder City on Jan. 20, ending a four-month search.
Judge orders FBI to offer Binion murder evidence
Jace Radke
A federal judge has ordered FBI agent Gerald McIntosh to review one of his investigations to determine if there is any evidence that could clear Rick Tabish of the murder of Ted Binion.
Nuke fuel to move to Nevada Test Site
The Energy Department has officially decided to ship tons of bomb-grade plutonium and uranium away from an aging laboratory in New Mexico to the Nevada Test Site.
RTC to look at transit future
The board of the Regional Transportation Commission will meet to discuss the "vision, mission and goals" of the agency. The strategic planning workshop will bring together the eight board members, who are representatives from elected governments from throughout Clark County and agency staff.
Former NRC counsel joins anti-Yucca fight
A former nuclear inspector general and trial lawyer has joined the law firm that is leading Nevada's legal battle against a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Obituaries for Jan. 6, 2003
Maria G. Cepeda, 77, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A resident for 12 years, she was born April 20, 1925, in Guam.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Bailey, Frankel are denied at the wire
Ralph Siraco
As the final days of 2002 came to a close it was crunch time for two records in racing. While the deadline for Eclipse Award voting passed in the final days of the year, jockey Jerry Bailey and trainer Bobby Frankel had already been assured the trophies for their categories. However, each was still in contention for all-time yearly records.
Birth announcements for Jan. 6, 2003
Dec. 26:
Docent classes set at Spring Mt. Ranch
Docents provide visitor services to the ranch, manning the Ranch House/Visitors Center and leading walking tours that feature the blacksmith's shop and sandstone cabins built in the early 1800s.
Immunization schedule for Jan. 6, 2003
HENDERSON PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 129 W. Lake Mead Drive, Building A, Suite 10, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Columnist Susan Snyder: On Monday, the View's still clear
Don't freak. You didn't oversleep and awake Tuesday.
Sun Lite for Jan. 6, 2003
Lisa Ferguson
So here we are, six days into the new year. How are those resolutions holding up? Have you successfully ditched the cigarettes? Eaten your last favorite-but-fatty dessert? Actually set foot yet in that health club you joined?
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Classic 'Contra' franchise revived, guns blazing
AP
Konami's "Contra" franchise began way back in 1987 and has gone through a long and sometimes painful evolution to reach the newest version.
Residents want county to shoot down race
Jace Radke
Big-time racing in Las Vegas usually means the annual NASCAR Winston Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway or a televised feed of the Kentucky Derby in a crowded race book.
Two violent attacks on Strip not expected to hurt image
Both incidents appear to be random attacks because the victims did not know the suspects in either case, police said.
New county officials sworn in
Jen Lawson
Bill Young, who rose through the ranks during his 24 years with Metro Police, took over as sheriff this morning, saying he's excited to begin his new job.
Pigeon racing has long history
Jace Radke
Pigeon racing in America dates to the 1860s when homing pigeons were imported from Europe. By 1872 the first racing club was formed, according to the American Racing Pigeon Union.
First convention at new venue showcases pool, spa industry
Thousands of conventioneers will begin using the city's newest trade show venue today as Mandalay Bay opens its 1.8 million-square-foot, $235 million center for the 10th annual Aqua Show.
Guinn takes oath of office
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn, sworn in to a second term today, says he received some "good news" Friday on working on his budget.
Pro-Israel group objects to sales of mislabeled globes
A pro-Israel Internet site has launched an e-mail campaign asking Las Vegas gift stores to quit selling expensive gemstone globes that label the same land in the Middle East as "Palestine" as well as "Israel."
Municipal course called a gamble
Jeffrey Libby
Standing among the 18 fairways that wind through 450 acres of arroyos, wildflowers and man-made lakes, Boulder City Councilman Bryan Nix is just a four-minute dash from his home.
State shuts down Las Vegas online pharmacy
CARSON CITY -- A Las Vegas company that filled prescriptions for controlled substances over the Internet has been padlocked by the state Pharmacy Board officials who allege the company committed scores of violations of Nevada law.
LV ordinance would tighten drinking law
An ordinance will be introduced at the Las Vegas City Council meeting Wednesday that would further restrict the drinking of packaged liquor on city streets.
TV role costs state worker his job
CARSON CITY -- A computer specialist has lost his job at the state Department of Corrections because he portrayed a customer at a Nevada house of prostitution for a television show.
Betting, dump top lawmakers' list
Benjamin Grove
The lawmakers said they are bracing for the possible re-emergence of a bill that would ban betting on college athletics in Nevada sports books, and they could again take on the plan to create a temporary nuclear waste dump near the proposed permanent storage site at Yucca Mountain.
Hospital operator changes policy on payments
The new policy would slash Tenet's payments for "outlier," or especially costly Medicare cases, to $8 million a month from $65 million, the company said. The company offered the change in a letter to the agency that manages the government health-insurance program for the elderly and disabled.
Electronics convention nirvana for gadget fans
Jim Krane
Panasonic, Palm, Philips and other makers of cell phones, handheld computers and electronic doodads would have you believe the good times are rolling now like never before.
News briefs for Jan. 6, 2003
A 55-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car while crossing Boulder Highway Sunday night, Metro Police said.
Lawmakers to visit school
Sponsored by the school's Parent Advisory Council, the public forum will be moderated by Joyce Haldeman, executive director of community and government affairs for the Clark County School District.
Death of homeless man called homicide
The victim, Eric Deanda, 44, is the first homeless person to die on the streets of Las Vegas Valley in 2003. Of 47 homeless deaths in the first 10 months of 2002, only two were homicides, coroner's office records show.
Bennett services set Friday at Ham Hall
A memorial service for Sahara hotel owner William G. Bennett will be 10 a.m. Friday at Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sahara officials said today.
Fares slashed, food service reduced
Beginning today, coach fares with no advance purchase for direct flights to and from Chicago and Denver as well as thousands of markets around the country reached through connecting service are being cut by as much as 40 percent, the airline said.
Chasing dreams
Before the Las Vegas Gladiators' tryouts Sunday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium, coach Frank Haege eagerly anticipated watching quarterback Rob Adamson.
Not a 'perfect' 10, but Spoon will take it
Steve Guiremand
It's just the first week of January but UNLV basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour is already thinking about March.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: SCORE desert race opens local season
The 2003 local racing season officially will get under way next week when the ninth annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge takes the green flag for two days of racing on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18-19.
Columnist Dean Juipe: CCSN sports programs in danger
Dean Juipe
Seeing the team only confirmed the obvious: CCSN isn't very good.
Non-casino tribe may still profit from gaming
Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye signed a gambling agreement with Gov. Jane Hull on Friday, opening the door for the tribe to lease slot machine rights to other tribes.
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Valley posts record-breaking high
After posting a record-breaking high temperature, the Las Vegas Valley was blasted with winds that ripped away roofs and caused scattered power outages Sunday night and early today.
Study: Casino would hurt harness racing, lottery
The report also found that Maine lacks an adequate network of social services to assist problem gamblers, according to the Portland Press Herald, which obtained a copy of the report.
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Las Vegas celebs are getting territorial
And, Las Vegas might soon see another pair of famous faces -- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez -- on a more permanent basis
Maryland governor sets strategy for slots
Tom Stuckey
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Gov.-elect Robert Ehrlich hopes to avoid a referendum on his plan to authorize slot machines at race tracks, taking the issue out of the hands of voters and allowing the Legislature to make the final decision, an aide said.
Editorial: It's correct to monitor drug sales
A federal survey last summer of 1.1 million "drug mentions" in reports compiled by hospital emergency rooms around the country revealed 43 percent were for "primarily the nonmedical use" of a legal drug. In other words, there are a lot of people showing up in the nation's emergency rooms after abusing drugs obtained legally from pharmacies. Another report from last summer came from the medical examiners of Florida, who reported the startling news that prescription drugs killed more Floridians in 2001 than did illegal drugs. A couple of years ago the Drug Enforcement Administration prepared a report on state prescription ...
Officials protest 'Vegas Nights' measure
Susan Haigh
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Some minority lawmakers say they are offended by an effort to repeal a law that that helped the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian tribes open casinos.
Editorial: In all things nuclear, safety is top priority
We share in the universal relief that an accident was averted. We also hope that the NRC Office of Inspector General is paying close attention as the NRC studies Yucca Mountain. Cost concerns, expediency, or other reasons should never be put ahead of safety there.

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