Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for July 2003
Thursday, July 31
- Homeowners bemoan rise in property taxes
- Man pleads guilty in traffic rampage
- Las Vegan's invention might have saved kids
- Boyd to begin paying a quarterly dividend
- Goodman reviews unpublished biography manuscript
- Female prisoner pregnant; officer placed on leave
- Art community fears loss of two of its stars
- Officer kills suspect in teen's shooting
- Murphy trying to get bail set at $300,000
- Tribe seeks federal jurisdiction
- Business briefs for July 31, 2003
- 2-year-old girl drowns in family pool
- June hotel occupancy up in Reno area
- 'Bambi' hoaxer's friend may lose business license
- Lots of lightning, but little rain falls
- Doctors should not have trouble finding insurance
- GOP lawmakers tell court of possible tax stalemates
- Southwest Gas delivers a positive earnings surprise
- Tribe to buy LV gaming firm
- LV may get new air route from Washington
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Borgata already hall of fame resort
- Sports briefs
- Letter: Why not Tribble?
- Letter: Big potato
- Letter: Blame Harter
- Guinn to back GOP candidate
- Insurance agent charged with seducing girl
- Goodman reviews unpublished bio manuscript
- Mother, boyfriend arrested in alleged child abuse
- Berkley hopes Mideast trip will help educate
- Court briefs for July 31, 2003
- Guest Columnist Linda Frohlich: Behind the scenes of life in the WNBA
- PCB-tainted waste may be disposed of in Beatty landfill
- News briefs for July 31, 2003
- LV could benefit from Homeland Security change
- Program targets teen motorists
- Ensign pushes restrictions on big cats
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Del Mar
- Ishe Smith believes his time has arrived
- Marquez eyes featherweight dominance
- Fight Schedule
- MTR Gaming profits slip in second quarter
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Anderson, Black combine for Pro Stock success
- Prove it all night
- Ward hitting the ball hard since demotion
- LVMS, IRL break off negotiations
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Thoughts before vacation
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Utah isn't the only one bending the rules in Mountain West
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Heat is on Utah after Rone tragedy
- Letter: Solving problems requires honesty
- Letter: Those who work should reject liberals' agenda
- Fire chief wins Lovejoy Award
- USNS Bob Hope honors namesake
- Editorial: Passing along costs of tax should be fair
- Editorial: Yucca ode: 'Someway, somehow...'
- Community briefs for July 31, 2003
- Type O blood is needed
- Obituaries for July 31, 2003
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Seniors not on cruise control
- Let it ride: Patrons part of the show during bikini bull riding at Gilley's
Wednesday, July 30
Tuesday, July 29
- Missing report stalls Rundle sentencing
- State seeks charges against businessman
- Sprint posts small net profit, exceeds expectations
- Gaming briefs for July 29, 2003
- Mom has cool idea for troops in Iraq
- Girl, 2, who was left in car is in critical condition
- Utilities can pass tax hike to customers
- Columnist Jeff German: Cassidy says Binion murdered
- Police: Grandson told others of slaying
- Resident sues over condo project
- Strip club 'criminal conspiracy' alleged
- Ethics panel rejects Miller's complaint against Moncrief
- Metro will pay dead Frenchman's father $500,000
- Problem gambling antitrust lawsuit settled
- Resort plans to leave Nevada Power system
- Tentative deal reached
- LV had sought $500,000 for post office
- Aladdin posts $4.9 million loss
- Former Vegas exec to run Carson City's newest casino
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Estefan bringing more heat to Vegas
- Casino yields a windfall: Computers for entire tribe
- One interpretation of tax law causing a stir
- Obituaries for July 29, 2003
- News briefs for July 29, 2003
- Legislature to court: Don't overturn two-thirds ruling
- Residents hear new plan for widening Blue Diamond Road
- NLV library offers puppet show
- Immunization schedule for July 29, 2003
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Eldorado grad to make Truck Series debut Saturday
- Advisory panel says growth should figure into water policies
- 51s looking at possible Henderson stadium sites
- Prosecutors say evidence links man to heists
- Appeals court rules state court has jurisdiction in Indian water dispute
- Martinez goes off on strike zone cameras
- Murray's watchful eye helping 51s youngsters
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's Del Mar races
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Fit, healthy old-timers on nice run
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: If Hogan wants to escape, UNLV could be the place
- MWC moving forward somehow
- Letter: Re-open shelters for homeless
- Letter: Ignorance of HIV/AIDS deadly as disease itself
- Editorial: House bill is bad for Head Start
- Editorial: 100 years of Hope -- and entertainment
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Fence will save lives
- Columnist Susan Snyder: 'Experience' the thrill of shopping
- Museum details Mesquite's history
- Mesquite's big four casinos
- Meet Mesquite: City 80 miles north emerging as entertainment destination
Monday, July 28
- NBA legend backing casino plan
- Departing Nevada financial regulator praised, criticized
- Legendary comedian dies at 100
- Jersey Mike's opens
- Movies on demand launched on Vegas cable system
- Gaming briefs for July 28, 2003
- Williams' lawyer says law requires she be freed
- Vestin exposure limited in Castaways financing
- Felony charge against Mirage worker reduced
- Leroy's: Bankruptcy won't affect betting
- Deal is unlikely in claim against state
- UNLV team to conduct seismic experiments
- Cutting the cord: Home phone lines giving way to cellular revolution
- Booker boosters pull together for fund-raiser
- History exposed: As Lake Mead recedes, treasure hunters are lured to old settlement's ruins
- Bus fare out of LV hot ticket for area homeless
- Judge to end rocky run at Drug Court
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Kenny opts out of return to bar
- Yucca shipping information on hold until 2006
- LV gets $75,000 to refurbish post office
- Obituaries for July 28, 2003
- Bill provides $75,000 for Aliante library project
- Singer mourns grandson killed in northern Iraq
- News briefs for July 28, 2003
- Driver indicted for crash
- Services scheduled for Las Vegas LDS president
- Rising gold prices revive interest in Mother Lode
- Industry sues again
- Hogan's a hero with Montana sports fans
- Tracy, Gaughan are racing like champs
- Bigger than ever ... and better than ever
- Stuff of legends
- AD search baffles some in department
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Seabiscuit movie the betting favorite
- Family ties cause Ward's tardy arrival in Las Vegas
- Letter: Business taxes are fair for all
- Letter: More reasons to have diet to lower blood pressure
- Editorial: House vote on drugs is reasonable
- Editorial: Budget deal mustn't obscure larger issue
- Birth announcements for July 28, 2003
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Sun Lite for July 28, 2003
- Columnist Jeff German: Gamers looking for more firepower
- Male delivery: Its lawsuit resolved, the man-oriented Spike TV readies its debut
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Small town struggles for simple life
- Dixie Chicks' fans are birds of a feather
- Crafty Young throws Hard Rock audience a curve
- Vegas braced for Widespread Panic
Friday, July 25
- Conflict seen as Boggs McDonald joins Station board
- Brief storm forces planes to divert
- Casino group introducing 'Mandalay Place'
- Teachers' unions fight try to scuttle tax-vote ruling
- Raggio will keep them guessing
- Report: Terrorist from each 9-11 plane traveled through LV
- Berkley fails to include amendment
- Executives promoted
- City placed in Rose's hands
- N.Y. shooting raises issue of metal detectors
- Veterans reflect on conflict's outcome
- Beers blasted for 'racist remark'
- News briefs for July 25, 2003
- Mormon Church leader Christensen dies at 73
- Columnist Jeff German: Beaten but not defeated
- Planners deny request for high school near orchard
- Legislative trip, comment scrutinized
- Authorities may prosecute producer of 'Bambi' video
- Parents, teachers vow to fight on
- Police to use SUVs despite report
- Casino giant to pay a dividend
- Former Maxim emerging as 'heavenly' Westin hotel
- LV home market called red hot
- Station Indian casino deal prompting backlash
- Four Queens sale set to close
- UNLV has 5 in line for AD
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: This 'Ocean' sequel goes to 12
- Howland familiar with surroundings
- Big Time adds up to big bucks
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Rudd alert: Veteran to start 700th consecutive race
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: UNLV's search for an athletic director winds up in backwoods
- Obituaries for July 25, 2003
- Settlement made in Medicaid fraud case
- Tech firm completes financing
- Father, young daughter found slashed
- Reports: Business picking up
- FBI agents show jurors rifles seized from Duarte's home
- Federal official defends No Child Left Behind Act
- Report confirms terrorist from each 9-11 plane traveled through Vegas
- Koreans in Las Vegas recall images of war
- Worries voiced over nuclear waste transport
- Did anybody read tax panel's plan?
- City to be put into Rose's hands
- Community news briefs for July 25, 2003
- Farmers Market finds a new home
- Letter: Rural North has too much control
- Letter: Supreme Court's decision shows votes don't count
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Heat and floods kill
- Editorial: 'Largest tax increase' label is a subterfuge
- Editorial: No reason to relocate counselors
- Latest NBA-to-LV rumor quashed in a hurry
- Columnist Barb Henderson: Cowboy shooters are taking dead aim
- Thursday's Big Time basketball tournament results
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Fishing Report: Lake Mead bass action is getting better
- This Untouchable is throwing lots of bullets
- Columnist Susan Snyder: No easy answers for older drivers
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Concertgoers facing a taxing situation
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Browne's performance at Aladdin bolstered by Earle, Keb' Mo'
- Festival dedicated to injured choreographer
- Neil Young leaving past behind for his latest tour
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: No flying under the radar for Willie and Lester
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Oasis proves refreshing for Vegas jazz lovers
- Improv is 'Second City's' infrastructure
- Performing Arts for July 25, 2003
- On display for July 25, 2003
- Datebook for July 25, 2003
- Tours de Force
- With album, MMW provides cure-all 'Tonic'
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Count on N9NE to deliver delectable goods
- 50 years later, peace still faces threats
- Most lawmakers won't be affected by payroll tax
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Blair's war on two fronts
- Columnist Erin Neff: Legislative fiasco should give voters new resolve
- Legislative storm isn't over
- Letter: Loud auto stereos must be stopped
- Letter: Don't forget the soldiers
- Letter: Economic woes may doom Bush
- Letter: Health care reform hampered
- Letter: Taxes impede business growth
- Letter: Obstructionists should take cue from children
- Editorial: Don't forget tourists in homeland security
- Editorial: Words from 1953 ring true today
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Impressionists have art of the deal
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Carlini has entered the building
- Amos True
- Aktion Club gives back to the community
- Medal winners
- Thrift aims to help kids of HIV-positive parents
- Henderson boy wants camp experience
Thursday, July 24
Wednesday, July 23
- LV may get more funds for security
- News briefs for July 23, 2003
- No clear winners emerge
- Tax system still has holes, critics say
- Gaming briefs for July 23, 2003
- Legal challenges shift toward prevention
- Company to be liquidated
- Budget won't fund much of what schools wanted
- Two arrested after children left in cars
- Nevada retailers post big increase in sales
- Station Casinos to begin paying quarterly dividend
- Bush nominates Navy officer for NRC seat
- City officials, 51s to discuss move
- Ethics complaint filed against Moncrief
- Tax increase package targets smokers, drinkers
- Columnist Jeff German: Lawmakers leave us holding bag
- Armored truck guard describes gunfight
- Riviera drops poison pill
- Ex-pastor pleads guilty
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Breaking news: More breaking news in LV
- Sports briefs
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Big Time lives up to its name
- Coronado's Kale faces tale of the tape
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Del Mar
- Gibbons gets FEC letter asking him to file candidacy
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- UNLV home city advantage not what it was
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Hornish still trying to decide where to drive
- JP eyes Supreme Court
- Computer company's revenue drops
- Car rental tax to help fund culinary school, arts center
- Guinn: Tax structure will present funding problems
- New well planned to help residents of Kyle Canyon
- Work to begin on highway interchange
- City Hall addition move-in set Sept. 6
- Gibbons pushes geothermal use
- Pizza Hut killer eligible for parole
- SEC head: Fraud is lessening
- 'Net giant's loss narrows
- Guinn signs various bills
- Claim vs. Hillary Clinton dismissed
- Government shrinking financial aid
- Public can be paged or e-mailed with county alerts
- Community briefs for July 23, 2003
- Tribe overcomes history, neighbors to win casino
- Body was in yard for months
- NRC releases revised plan for Yucca licensing
- 'Nevada Variations' wins Axiem honor
- Female makes the Big Time
- Columnist Peter Benton: LVI greens fees come with perks
- Letter: Parties, lobbyists are too dominant
- Letter: Quality of life, low taxes are lure
- Letter: Effort to protect taxpayers led to long impasse
- Editorial: No thought given to the future
- Obituaries for July 23, 2003
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Navy captain Brookman honored, Vegas-style
- New York festival adds music in return to Las Vegas
Tuesday, July 22
- Yes, they sing: Von Trapp family brings authenticity to 'Sound of Music'
- More employees, visitors to court to get TB tests
- Adelson details plans for new Strip in China
- Man charged with molestations
- Business briefs for July 22, 2003
- Suspect arrested in attacks on two women
- Many state residents will feel tax pinch
- School officials relieved, ready to move forward
- Marvel casts decisive fifth GOP vote
- Columnist Jeff German: Finding freedom on Fremont
- Duarte's defense suffers setbacks
- Kids playing with lighter ignite deadly fire
- Harrah's profit falls on higher revenue
- Vegas hospital operators' results differ
- Song Airways makes debut in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas woman held in connection with body found in her back yard
- Cheney avoids protesters during visit to Las Vegas
- The plan that made it through
- Problems dog state economy
- Gaming briefs for July 22, 2003
- Unions rally workers in Vegas
- Legal fight to continue over court ruling
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Vegas icons Lorraine, Blackie Hunt separate
- 51s defeat Edmonton, close gap
- New air carrier begins service from Las Vegas to Florida
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gaughan's pit crew shows toughness in win
- Settlement reached
- Pet bills pushed through
- Tax plan finally passes
- Obituaries for July 22, 2003
- Casino has transformed Oneidas, local economy
- There's something for everybody
- Falcons waive former UNLV star Thomas
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Boxing fails dead fighter T.C. Rone
- 2-year-old girl drowns in pool
- Indoor respite from heat boosts power usage
- UNLV AD panel to trim field
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
- Teacher arraigned on charges of sex assaults on children
- Court denies request for emergency order
- Hobbs, Sloan blast payroll tax plan
- Moncrief answers allegations in letter to secretary of state
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Del Mar
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: It's time to get Marcus, Tasha on SI list
- Letter: Pray for fair, smart solutions
- Letter: Older drivers not always to blame
- Letter: Manipulated into war by invalid WMD argument
- Editorial: Water Authority plan requires high priority
- Editorial: Terror fight needs more local funds
- All-Star Game overshadows bigger issue of imbalance
- Rose to take over as interim city manager, replacing Fritsch
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Some tough love for Iraq
- Immunization schedule for July 22, 2003
- Church planning Holy Spirit conference
- Auto Show Drive set to help traffic in Henderson
- Columnist Susan Snyder: 'Curvaceous' is all the rage
Monday, July 21
- Court overturns $3.6 million land condemnation award
- Perkins says final tax plan 'in place'
- Buried body is found in Vegas back yard
- Parents weigh suit against lawmakers
- School officials ready to make calls
- Gideon Bibles still offered in Las Vegas
- Two killed in accidents identified
- Imperial Palace unveils 'Legends Pit'
- Summer business strong for Southwest Airlines
- IAP seeks restraining order against Legislature
- Details of the latest tax plans
- Gaming briefs for July 21, 2003
- Business briefs for July 21, 2003
- Legal showdown looms in Wal-Mart discrimination case
- Berkley's mother, Auslander, dies
- The evidence is in: County vault holds keys to many cases
- Report rates valley's VA care highly
- New law puts job cases on fast track
- Building defect cases decline
- Judge weighs ownership of submerged bomber
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Hooray for Holly -- er, Las Vegas
- 400 teams to tip it off
- Trade winds calm in Las Vegas
- Big Time Tournament Tuesday's schedule
- Pa. House passes bills to legalize slot machines
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Del Mar, Saratoga take center stage for summer
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Surprise winner is no surprise
- Leading indicators rise for 3rd month
- News briefs for July 21, 2003
- Construction-defect cases streamlined
- Obituaries for July 21, 2003
- Letter: Regretting vote for supermajority
- Letter: Ruling is result of voting apathy
- Letter: Constitution prescribes the way to change it
- Editorial: Cutting to the bone and its consequences
- Editorial: Finally, a vision for downtown
- 110-plus temperatures return today
- Utah man named to head state parks
- Birth announcements for July 21, 2003
- Community briefs for July 21, 2003
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Sun Lite for July 21, 2003
- Tops in Pop: List-happy cable network VH1 tackles '200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons'
- Columnist Jon Ralston: The irony of this Legislature
- Costello pulls out all stops, delivers a classic
- Columnist Erin Neff: Big business continues to hit little guy
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Canyon speaks for itself
Friday, July 18
Thursday, July 17
- Senate nixes new tax plans
- Sleepovers lead to teacher's arrest
- Kentucky sues Henderson firm
- Mother of Nevada lobbyist Joyce dies
- Committee OKs Reid's budget cut for Yucca
- Yucca may face more toxic waste
- Nevada's climate may get even hotter
- Gaming briefs for July 17, 2003
- Weary teachers, parents implore lawmakers to do job
- MGM MIRAGE earnings hurt by slow economy
- Vegas time-share execs resign
- Monsoon season arrives; more storms are possible
- Budget stalemate keeps prospective teachers hanging
- Legality of Bambi events questioned
- 'Urban village' taking shape
- City manager fired
- LV OKs tougher rules for saving water
- VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Buddy biopic, book deal beckoning
- Company planning 'Star Wars' slot
- IGT posts strong earnings on cashless technology
- Castaways exec outlines property's woes
- Vargas says steroid bust was blessing
- Guest Columnist Linda Frohlich: There's a Chill in the air
- Toast to the Coast
- Columnist Ron Kantowksi: NFL's Cardinals want to feather a nest in Las Vegas
- Current Pacific Coast League
- Strange, but true ...
- PCL timeline
- Memorable moments
- Star power
- General Motors profit tumbles 30 percent
- MEGO execs resign
- Probe looks at hospital bills for uninsured
- Silicon Valley apartment rents plunge, SoCal's rise
- LV council briefs for July 17, 2003
- Colorful SF lawyer will be Tabish's lead trial counsel
- News briefs for July 17, 2003
- Tyson-Botha rematch talks temporarily on hold
- Market OK'd for slots quicker than chicken-killing
- Boxing schedule
- Court briefs for July 17, 2003
- Man indicted in death of girlfriend
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Couser can be like Mike in the ring, too
- Obituaries for July 17, 2003
- High court halts drugs for suspect
- Judge denies Weber's property request
- Sports briefs for July 17, 2003
- Ralph's Siraco's selections for Friday's Hollywood Park races
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Letter: Pill makers push useless legislation
- Letter: Seek benefits for inevitable Yucca
- Letter: Homeless deserve better treatment
- Letter: No fairness in NSEA elections
- Letter: Conflicts of interest clarified
- Letter: People will have final say in tax dispute
- Editorial: Homeowners junta needs to back off
- Editorial: Obstinate legislators don't care
- Bonanza grad completes Air Force career
- Back-to-school supplies needed
- Arthritis group plans youth camp
- Community briefs for July 17, 2003
- Landscape winners honored
- Hearing held on strip club papers
- Way paved for small-lot projects
- DOE vows Yucca answers
- House, Senate split on funds for nuclear weapons plant
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Nevada's fine mess
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Teachers no longer trim wicks
Wednesday, July 16
Tuesday, July 15
Monday, July 14
Saturday, July 12
Friday, July 11
