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Archive for June 17, 2003

Golden Nugget opens business center: The center is open from Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 11:16 a.m.

Hearing on proposed changes to water rates is scheduled: The Clark County Commission, acting as the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Kyle Canyon Water District, on Tuesday set the date for public hearings on the rates and service rules for Las Vegas ...; 11:13 a.m.

In desperate move, schools scrap program: By Emily Richmond; Sheila Siino is a teacher in search of a classroom.; 11:13 a.m.

Two arrested after car chase hits 80 mph in residential areas: The names of the suspects or the reason for the initial attempted stop by patrol officers at Wengert Avenue and Bruce Street about 10:15 p.m. were not immediately available.; 11:12 a.m.

Charges against parents sought: Erica D. Johnson; Less than a week after declining to press charges against a man whose child died after being left all day in a hot car, Clark County prosecutors will pursue charges in two cases in which ...; 11:11 a.m.

News briefs for June 17, 2003: Nevada received $17.9 million in federal money for homeland security projects as part of a grant program, officials announced Monday. Nevada applied for the money in May after Congress approved an $80 billion Iraqi war ...; 11:11 a.m.

Gaming briefs for June 17, 2003: MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino reported Monday that they gave the state a combined $36 million from their net slot machine revenue from May.; 11:11 a.m.

Sports briefs for June 17, 2003: The Rebel football radio broadcast team will welcome two new voices this fall.; 11:09 a.m.

Health officials warn of mercury in fish: Nevada health and environmental officials are preparing a medical bulletin for Southern Nevada physicians to explain the dangers of eating fish that contain trace amounts of mercury, but they say there is no specific danger ...; 11:05 a.m.

Mayor shakes up housing board: In the late 1980s gangs terrorized the residents of the Las Vegas Housing Authority's dilapidated Gerson Park project. The only thing some residents feared or mistrusted more than the hoodlums were the police.; 11:04 a.m.

Benefits extended for laid-off airline workers in Nevada: CARSON CITY -- Hundreds of Nevada airline and air travel industry workers, who lost their jobs because of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war in Iraq, will be eligible for an additional ...; 11:04 a.m.

Vegas resale home prices jump 12% from May '02: The median price of a resale home in May was $163,500, a year-to-year increase of $17,500. The median price in May for new homes was $200,660, a year-to-year jump of $13,802, or 7.4 percent. The ...; 11:02 a.m.

FBI crime report: U.S. rate down, Vegas up: Jen Lawson; While the nation as a whole saw a slight decrease, Las Vegas experienced a significant increase in major crime last year, the FBI reported Monday.; 11:01 a.m.

Soundstage, recording studio sought: The Las Vegas City Council will consider a plan Wednesday that would bring a major soundstage and television and recording studio to West Las Vegas.; 11:00 a.m.

Woman testifies: Suspect told her he dreamed of slayings: Erica D. Johnson; A Henderson woman on Monday testified that Glenford Budd told her he had dreamed of killing three people over drugs the day after three young men were slain in a downtown apartment complex.; 10:59 a.m.

Harter wants AD search on fast pace: Steve Guiremand; UNLV's 15-person athletic director search committee met for the first time Monday afternoon in the Fred C. Albrecht Board Room at the Tam Alumni Center. And school president Carol C. Harter made one point to ...; 10:58 a.m.

Fired Harrah's bartender presses case: By Liz Benston; A woman who was fired from her bartending job at Harrah's Reno for refusing to wear makeup has appealed her case in federal court.; 10:57 a.m.

Sahara looking to evict NASCAR Cafe: Kevin Rademacher; Gordon Gaming Corp., parent company of the Sahara hotel-casino, is seeking to evict the NASCAR Cafe from the Strip property by Monday.; 10:57 a.m.

VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: What about Bob? He's off to Branson: Singing impressionist Bob Anderson relies solely on his talent.; 10:51 a.m.

Ex-Rite Aid CEO agrees to eight-year prison sentence: Mark Scolforo; HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Former Rite Aid Corp. chief executive Martin L. Grass told a judge today he has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy in a deal that calls for an eight-year ...; 9:53 a.m.

Obituaries for June 17, 2003: Philip Baker, 65, of Boulder City died Saturday in a local care center. He was born Aug. 18, 1937, in Quincy, Mass. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired air conditioning and sheet ...; 9:52 a.m.

Benefits board censures director: CARSON CITY -- After a six-hour closed personnel session spread over two days, the directors of the Nevada Public Employees Benefits Program agreed Monday not to discipline its executive director, Forrest "Woody" Thorne, for undisclosed ...; 9:52 a.m.

Job growth in proposed budget clarified: CARSON CITY -- The Guinn administration on Monday said there are 567 new state jobs in the state budget, not the 1,700 that some Republican lawmakers claim.; 9:49 a.m.

Consumer costs flat for May: Jeannine Aversa; WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices were flat in May as falling costs for energy products and clothing offset rising prices for medical care and lodging. Industrial production, meanwhile, posted its first increase since February.; 9:49 a.m.

Assault weapons play roles in recent shootings: Jen Lawson; When Metro Police ran across a terminally ill convicted killer who allegedly had said he wanted to shoot officers, he had just the weapon to carry out that kind of plan, police said.; 9:49 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Skinner, 0-for-217 in Winston Cup, loses job: Mike Skinner, driver of the Morgan-McClure Pontiac in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, was fired Monday after failing to qualify for Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway.; 9:48 a.m.

Council at odds over chicken killing: A Las Vegas City Council Recommending Committee on Monday wasn't sure what to do with a proposed ordinance that would allow the slaughtering and processing of poultry in commercially zoned areas adjacent to residential neighborhoods.; 9:47 a.m.

Las Vegas wants to demolish buildings at MASH Village: When MASH Village opened in December 1995 at an initial cost of more than $6.8 million it was hailed as a potential national model for homeless shelters.; 9:47 a.m.

Automaker to cut more jobs: The cuts will come through attrition, not layoffs, spokesman David Barnas said He declined to specify how many jobs were being eliminated, but noted the Chrysler Group had 94,056 white-collar employees at the end of ...; 9:46 a.m.

Retailer reports loss: Contributing to the loss was a drop in performance in the company's finance operation, and the company said it is exploring "all viable options for that operation."; 9:46 a.m.

Tungsten levels high in some rural Nevada towns: The findings appear to eliminate tungsten as a suspected cause of a cluster of childhood leukemia cases in and around rural Fallon, 80 miles southeast of Reno, state Epidmediologist Randall Todd said.; 9:33 a.m.

Inmate escapes from prison camp: Steven Hall, 43, serving a 12 to 48-month sentence for possession of stolen property, was reported missing from the camp at 6:30 a.m. He is described as a white male, weighing 195 pounds, with brown ...; 9:33 a.m.

Anti-tax author Schiff hit with injunction: Jace Radke; A 75-year-old Las Vegas man allegedly running a tax scam that has cost the government an estimated $56 million has been prohibited from selling his book, "The Federal Mafia."; 9:33 a.m.

Man could face death penalty in slaying of UNLV student: Jen Lawson; A 21-year-old man could face the death penalty if convicted of killing a 24-year-old UNLV student found dead in her off-campus apartment Friday, according to police and court records.; 9:24 a.m.

Tribe eyeing second casino in N.Y.: Carolyn Thompson; BUFFALO, N.Y. -- After successfully transforming the Niagara Falls Convention Center into a lively casino, the Seneca Indian Nation is eyeing the Buffalo Convention Center for a second gambling venture.; 9:23 a.m.

Iowa counties schedule votes on floating casinos: David Pitt; EMMETSBURG, Iowa -- Dreams of riverboat casinos and a quick infusion of gambling money into the local economy are swirling in the heads of economic developers in at least five northern Iowa counties.; 9:20 a.m.

Trial begins for man in ex-girlfriend's death: Chief Deputy District Attorney Ed Kane told jurors Christopher Duncan was seen carrying what looked like a body toward a trash bin near Fourth Street and Charleston Boulevard.; 9:18 a.m.

Takin' it off the streets: Schedule; 9:17 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Schlossnagle remembers pro-Huskers crowd at World Series: Although Jim Schlossnagle has yet to schedule Little Bighorn State, at least the UNLV baseball coach can appreciate the predicament Gen. George Custer got himself into.; 9:17 a.m.

Thurston working toward return to L.A.: Nick Christensen; Las Vegas shortstop Joe Thurston didn't play in the 51s' 7-3 win against the Tacoma Rainiers Monday, but chances are good he didn't mind.; 9:15 a.m.

Box scores have evolved with the game: From fantasy to reality.; 9:15 a.m.

MLB snapshot: MLB snapshot; 9:14 a.m.

SCORE leaders: PRO CARS AND TRUCKS; 8:59 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park: Wednesday's card; 8:58 a.m.

Wednesday's horse racing entries: Post Time 1:20 p.m.; 8:58 a.m.

Letter: Abandoned by Station Casinos: In view of the fact that the casinos under the Station Casinos umbrella are almost completely dependent on patronage by Las Vegans, it seems ignorant at best, and arrogant at worst, for Station Casinos executives ...; 8:54 a.m.

Letter: Plates should not promote rodeo: I thought we were the Silver State.; 8:54 a.m.

Letter: U.S. presence in Iraq failing in transition: Despite the country's abundant supplies of petroleum, Iraqis now confront long lines at gas pumps; so much for efforts to install a free market at the point of U.S. bayonets. Even as their nation is ...; 8:54 a.m.

Editorial: No reason for chaos to persist: This fall, with the nightmare that's been thrust upon them, administrators will truly have performed a miracle if schools open and every course has a qualified teacher. The nightmare was created by legislators who dithered ...; 8:51 a.m.

Editorial: Whole park should bear Wright's name: Wright never did anything partway in his whole career. So in honoring him, why should we? Southern Nevada's history is secure because of his fastidious research and tireless work with local, national and international writers ...; 8:50 a.m.

Community briefs for June 17, 2003: Nevada Magazine, the official travel and tourism publication for the state, is accepting orders for personalized 2004 Nevada historical calendars.; 8:50 a.m.

Consultant apologizes for online attacks: Dan Kulin; A paid political consultant who helped Boulder City Mayor Bob Ferraro win re-election is apologizing for Internet mudslinging between him and supporters of mayoral challenger Bill Smith that included post-election personal attacks.; 8:50 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Some thinking Nevadans: Carlton has been a supporter of broadening the state's tax base for the good of education and other needed services. Her vote against a form of this tax came as a surprise. Asked why she ...; 8:21 a.m.

Columnist Susan Snyder: It's folly to sugarcoat junk issues: A poll presented at a Harvard School of Public Health meeting last week says 62 percent of us want restaurants to be required to list calorie and other nutrition information on menus, but 59 percent ...; 8:18 a.m.

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