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Print edition for July 28, 2003

Departing Nevada financial regulator praised, criticized
Kevin Rademacher
Scott Walshaw, commissioner of the Nevada Financial Institutions Division, announced his resignation Friday -- but Walshaw and state officials are not commenting on the reasons behind his departure.
NBA legend backing casino plan
In a statement released Friday through his agent, Bird said he is assessing how he can play a part in a riverboat project, particularly in ways that might benefit French Lick.
Movies on demand launched on Vegas cable system
"It provides all the functionality of a VCR tape," said Cox spokesman Tony Timmons, explaining customers can rewind and fast-forward the movies at-will.
Williams' lawyer says law requires she be freed
Jace Radke
The law requires the release of Jessica Williams, the woman convicted of driving with drugs in her system and killing six teenagers, her attorney maintained in a petition filed Friday.
Industry sues again
The free government registry for blocking telephone sales pitches has grown to more than 28 million numbers since it was opened June 27, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which operates the service.
Obituaries for July 28, 2003
Joni L. Anzalone, 42, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born April 19, 1961, in Jersey City, N.J. A resident for 11 years, she was a homemaker.
Driver indicted for crash
Erica D. Johnson
A 65-year-old Henderson man charged with plowing into seven pedestrians in a crosswalk near the Fremont Street Experience has been indicted on multiple charges stemming from the crash.
Stuff of legends
Linda Ellen gathered a few items in the gift store of a Lake Tahoe hotel as her husband, Ron, soared in an elevator toward a penthouse autograph event.
Judge to end rocky run at Drug Court
Erica D. Johnson
A judge who has been criticized for her handling of Drug Court will step down from the position next week, court officials announced this morning.
Bus fare out of LV hot ticket for area homeless
By Timothy Pratt
A new program that gives a free one-way bus ride home to people who have bottomed out on the streets of Las Vegas has gone through nearly half of its startup money in less than three weeks, an official said.
Vestin exposure limited in Castaways financing
Kevin Rademacher
Vestin Mortgage of Las Vegas moved last week to clarify news reports about its stake in a $20 million loan at the center of the Castaways hotel-casino bankruptcy case, emphasizing that its position in the loan is just $7.5 million.
Jersey Mike's opens
Tim B. Humes is the franchisee of the Henderson store. Founder Peter Cancro was at the store Saturday to celebrate the grand opening. Jersey Mike's plans to open 25 Las Vegas-area stores in the next three years. The Henderson store is the first in the West.
Legendary comedian dies at 100
Bob Thomas
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Hope, ski jump-nosed master of the one-liner and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, has died, just two months after turning 100.
Vegas braced for Widespread Panic
Spencer Patterson
A week before his band's bus pulled into town, Dave Schools already had his spare time in Las Vegas planned.
Felony charge against Mirage worker reduced
By Liz Benston
A former Mirage hotel-casino employee has agreed to a negotiated settlement with the attorney general's office involving the casino's failure to file nearly 15,000 anti-money laundering reports.
Bill provides $75,000 for Aliante library project
Dan Kulin
Plans for a $5 million library in the new North Las Vegas master-planned community Aliante got $75,000 in seed money from the federal government Friday.
Leroy's: Bankruptcy won't affect betting
By Liz Benston
American Wagering Inc., the financially troubled owner of the state's largest sports betting chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday but expects to operate normally while it develops a reorganization plan, a company official said.
Dixie Chicks' fans are birds of a feather
Spencer Patterson
As the throng of Dixie Chicks fans moved through the MGM Grand on Sunday night, two men in cowboy hats walked past the crowd, headed in the opposite direction.
History exposed: As Lake Mead recedes, treasure hunters are lured to old settlement's ruins
Afsha Bawany
From a distance there doesn't seem to be much left among the remains of St. Thomas -- a few cottonwood trees that usually are covered by Lake Mead and fields of vegetation fed by the moist soil.
Gaming briefs for July 28, 2003
LONDON -- The soccer club Manchester United Plc is in talks with MGM MIRAGE, the Las Vegas casino resort giant, about a team-themed casino, the Financial Times reported.
AD search baffles some in department
Steve Guiremand
A longtime Las Vegas sports figure attending the Big Time basketball tournament Saturday at Green Valley High School was not exactly bowled over when he heard the names of the finalists for UNLV's vacant athletic director job.
Tracy, Gaughan are racing like champs
It is beginning to look as if Las Vegas could be home to two national-championship auto racing trophies this winter.
Columnist Susan Snyder: Small town struggles for simple life
"Same old needs. Just new methods."
Yucca shipping information on hold until 2006
An Energy Department official said the federal government will not be ready to reveal shipping routes or whether high-level nuclear waste will travel by rail or road until 2006, surprising those attending a Las Vegas meeting Friday.
Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Sun Lite for July 28, 2003
Lisa Ferguson
Here's a question you've probably never asked yourself: What does your bathroom say about you?
Columnist Jeff German: Gamers looking for more firepower
Jeff German's column appears Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in the Sun. Reach him at german@lasvegassun.com or (702) 259-4067.
Hogan's a hero with Montana sports fans
Steve Guiremand
Gordie Fix has owned the popular sports bar "The Press Box" just across the Clark Fork River from the University of Montana's Washington-Grizzly Stadium for 20 years.
Bigger than ever ... and better than ever
Adam Candee
Keep bringing in the reinforcements -- the Big Time talent just does not stop flowing at a high water mark through the annual summer hoopfest in Las Vegas.
Letter: More reasons to have diet to lower blood pressure
The study, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was based on a national sample of 5,448 adults.
Deal is unlikely in claim against state
CARSON CITY -- State Human Resources Director Mike Willden says the state won't pay several million dollars to a former welfare worker who won a preliminary decision in the U.S. Supreme Court over the question of family leave.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Seabiscuit movie the betting favorite
Ralph Siraco
If you want to see another "Black Beauty," don't go see the movie "Seabiscuit." If you want another version of "A Day At The Races," you would be better served going to the races, not "Seabiscuit." And Seabiscuit -- the movie -- ain't "Let It Ride."
UNLV team to conduct seismic experiments
Jennifer Knight
Cathy Snelson wants to make an impact on her community -- by detonating more than 7,500 pounds of explosives throughout the valley next week.
Services scheduled for Las Vegas LDS president
There will also be a public viewing 6 p.m. Thursday at Palm Mortuary, 7600 South Eastern Ave.
Family ties cause Ward's tardy arrival in Las Vegas
Nick Christensen
When the Los Angeles Dodgers optioned outfielder Daryle Ward to Las Vegas Wednesday, many wondered how Ward, a five-year major league veteran, would take the demotion.
News briefs for July 28, 2003
Metro Police arrested the grandson of an 81-year-old man discovered dead at his home in the 1400 block of Strike Jumper Court early Saturday.
Birth announcements for July 28, 2003
July 8:
Booker boosters pull together for fund-raiser
By Emily Richmond
Supporters of Booker Elementary School, located in a hardscrabble western Las Vegas neighborhood plagued by drugs, gang warfare and crime, hope a gala fund-raiser at Treasure Island will bring in enough money to upgrade the campus computer lab.
Singer mourns grandson killed in northern Iraq
Las Vegan Christine McGuire says she tries to cope with the death of her 24-year-old grandson, Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, by believing that perhaps a bullet from his gun killed either Odai or Qusai Hussein in a raid last Tuesday in the northern Iraq city of Mosul.
LV gets $75,000 to refurbish post office
Las Vegas is getting $75,000 in federal money to help refurbish the historic downtown post office. The building is slated to become a new museum and cultural center for the city.
Letter: Business taxes are fair for all
Their customers pay the tax in direct proportion to the amount of business they do with the taxed business. If I use a service or product of a taxed business, I will pay the tax, otherwise I will pay no additional tax. Only the people who do business with the taxed business are taxed.
Rising gold prices revive interest in Mother Lode
Don Thompson
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- More than 150 years after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, two companies say the poor economy, rising prices and technology advances make it profitable to mine Mother Lode gold it once wouldn't pay to pull from the ground.
Crafty Young throws Hard Rock audience a curve
Spencer Patterson
Apparently, Neil Young needed to get out of Greendale for the weekend. And what better place for a quick getaway than Las Vegas?
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Kenny opts out of return to bar
The embattled former Clark County Commissioner abruptly withdrew her application Thursday to retake the state bar exam, scheduled to be given this week, according to reliable sources.
Cutting the cord: Home phone lines giving way to cellular revolution
Will Oremus
For decades the land-line home telephone has ranked with the refrigerator and the living-room couch as a necessity of residential life. But new statistics show that a wireless revolution is under way that could change that.
Male delivery: Its lawsuit resolved, the man-oriented Spike TV readies its debut
Kirk Baird
While the Comedy Central show certainly has its fans, Kaye insists his network, which officially launches Aug. 11 and can be seen on Cox cable channel 29, will have a much, um, broader appeal.
Editorial: House vote on drugs is reasonable
Drug makers fought hard against the bill on the grounds that it will endanger the drug supply in the United States. Their main point was that distributors in the select foreign countries are not as strictly regulated as they are in this country, meaning consumers could receive drugs that are diluted, totally worthless or even dangerous. But the majority of representatives dismissed this argument, saying the issue was not safety, but money. Prescription drugs in Canada, Europe and the other countries are far less expensive and there is no evidence that people there are the subject of wholesale fraud, proponents ...
Editorial: Budget deal mustn't obscure larger issue
Even if the school district is able to fill all of its teacher vacancies, the damage from the budget impasse could be felt for years as other teachers may be apprehensive about coming to Nevada if education isn't given the priority it deserves. Gov. Kenny Guinn and state legislators, especially after such a bruising legislative session hung up on taxes, won't want to hear it, but the 2005 Legislature should tackle the issue of tax fairness and stability, creating a long-term funding solution that creates the kind of public schools that we all can be proud of.

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