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Print edition for October 21, 2003

Las Vegas may be close to deal with Cleveland Clinic
Sito Negron
Las Vegas is close to agreeing upon a contract with the Cleveland Clinic and a consultant who will study whether it makes sense for the health care company to build on former railroad land downtown.
Immunization schedule for Oct. 21, 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.
Editorial: Sticking it to the U.S.
Understandably, companies that are Nabors' rivals believe it's unfair for them to have to compete against a company with such huge tax advantages. In response, some companies say they will make their tax headquarters in Bermuda if that's what it takes to stay competitive. One of their supporters in Congress, Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., told The Times he was "angry that a company that became foreign so it would not have to pay taxes still gets all the benefits the taxpayers provide, with the Coast Guard to rescue their ships if they get in trouble and the Navy Seals if ...
UNLV suspends Edwards, Peters in phone case
Senior center J.K. Edwards and senior forward James Peters will indeed miss the start of the UNLV basketball season, each serving a suspension for his role in the unauthorized use of a telephone calling card.
Community briefs for Oct. 21, 2003
The Interfaith Taskforce Against Domestic Violence is holding a candlelight vigil beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Palm Mortuary, 7600 Easter Ave.
Letter: Free speech is imperiled by too much sensitivity
At least 25 percent of any statement made in public and carried by the media, no matter how trivial, will be offensive to someone, somewhere. If you're retired, remarks made most likely won't hurt you. If working, you will probably be asked to step down from your job or you will be fired, as the company you've worked for and stood behind for so many years will now not stand behind you because of publicity. Employers will side with the majority to avoid tension. You're guilty before being proven innocent.
Obituaries for Oct. 21, 2003
Paul Joseph Akins, 43, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1960, in Florida. A resident for 17 years, he was a work order processor for the Las Vegas Valley Water District and an Air Force veteran.
Editorial: Give foster children a good start
Each year in Nevada an average of 125 children emerge from foster care. Many have reconciled with their families or have other relatives who will help ease them into adulthood. Many others have no such support. Suddenly, after years of secure and structured living, they must manage the complexities of life on their own. Children this age are vulnerable and can easily make wrong choices depending upon who is around to influence them.
Pioneer LV hearing-aid specialist Tobin dies at 90
When Francis Tobin opened his first hearing aid business in 1955 in a room at the Overland Hotel, he did not take into consideration that Las Vegas was a young town without a large elderly population.
Football date with BYU hits the spot for Brimmer
Steve Guiremand
It seemed only appropriate that Jamaal Brimmer should be one of the guest speakers before this week's BYU game at the UNLV Rebel Football Foundation luncheon on Monday afternoon.
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Brown plans series of Ward 4 meetings
Councilman Larry Brown's schedule for his fall neighborhood meetings is: 6:30 p.m. today at Sheila Tarr Elementary School, 9400 W. Gilmore Avenue; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Richard Bryan Elementary School, 8050 Cielo Vista Avenue; 6 p.m. Thursday at Edythe and Lloyd Katz Elementary School, 1800 Rock Springs Drive, and 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at Durango Hills Community Center, 3521 Durango Drive.
All Lit Up: Nevada Humanities Committee gears up for book fest
Unsatisfied, he looked at his life, tracing back to his childhood community.
Columnist Susan Snyder: A lesson in 'acceptable' violence
The 17-year-old criticized the ongoing updates about the 311 Boyz, a group of Centennial High School students accused of committing vicious attacks during the summer.
Letter: Master plans must be trusted
Developer Irwin Molasky wants to put a 42,500-square-foot Social Security office complex in the middle of a residential community. Do we need a 42,500-square-foot commercial building on Buffalo Drive across from Buffalo Park? The area is zoned for one-half acre lots. With all the vacant land and commercial property on Sahara Avenue, the Social Security building has to go here?
Gorman girls build big first-round lead
Nick Christensen
The 18th hole at Tuscany Golf Club can be daunting from the fairway.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Sam Boyd 'silliness' controlled
There were 11 ejections for rowdy behavior at Saturday's Utah-UNLV football game at Sam Boyd Stadium -- 13 if you count the ones on the field.
Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A caring baseball man
Pitcher Greg Maddux has kept me tuned in on the Atlanta Braves for the past several years. When it all came down to the Marlins and Cubs, it was the presence of Marlins manager Jack McKeon. Cheering for the Red Sox over the Yankees was easy because the Sox catcher is local athlete Doug Mirabelli. Also my late friend Jim Joyce had to be in the great beyond cheering for the Boston team.
Utah's Kemoeatu will sit one game for kick
Steve Guiremand
Utah head coach Urban Meyer, who told reporters after Saturday's game that starting guard Chris Kemoeatu would be kicked off the team for the rest of the season if it was determined he had been ejected for kicking Rebels nose guard Howie Fuimaono in the face, was singing a different tune on Monday.
Davis OKs off-reservation gambling compact for tribe
Don Thompson
SACRAMENTO -- Lame duck Gov. Gray Davis announced his first approval of an off-reservation casino Monday, a compact with a Needles-area tribe that still needs ratification by state legislators and Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gaughan 11th in Virginia, but truckin' toward title
Brendan Gaughan made the most of his 11th-place finish Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.
Meskwakis hope election means end of dispute
Todd Dvorak
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- After months of political bickering and the closure of her tribe's casino, Rhonda Pushetonequa is confident that today's election marks a turnaround in Meskwaki fortunes.
Securities fraud to be charged
The Boston Globe, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported today that within a matter of days Putnam will face one allegation of allowing individuals to trade quickly in and out of mutual fund accounts in violation of company policies. The second count would accuse the company of failing to treat shareholders equally by allowing some to participate in market-timing.
Utah legislators attempt to block waste storage
Suzanne Struglinski
WASHINGTON -- A legislative strategy to block nuclear waste from being temporarily stored in Utah could foreshadow another epsiode in the fight against the proposal to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
Automaker posts loss
The loss reported today contrasted with a profit of euro780 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Sales fell to euro34.6 billion ($40.2 billion) from euro36.3 billion a year ago.
Home detention sentence given in check fraud
Jace Radke
A man charged with trying to pass counterfeit checks at the MGM Grand was sentenced to six months of home detention and five years of probation Monday.
Fall takes its time arriving in LV area
It may be mid-October, but it's so hot this week that people are going to parks in shorts and tank tops, clutching water bottles and wiping their foreheads.
CSSN has a bill, but no results in harassment probe
Jennifer Knight
A university system investigation into complaints filed by the woman who once called herself Assemblyman Wendell Williams' special assistant has cost the Community College of Southern Nevada $5,000 so far, a college official said.
Wall to honor fallen officers
Heather Rawlyk
In February 1978 Metro Police Officer James Rogan was gunned down while making a routine traffic stop. Now, 25 years later, his son will stand as an honor guard Wednesday at the unveiling of a memorial wall commemorating his father and others in Southern Nevada law enforcement who have died.
Temperature records fall across Nevada
AP
Record highs were set across northern Nevada on Monday and more apparently are on the way.
Census study confirms: Lots of single men are living in Paradise
Mary Manning and Timothy Pratt
There's good news for single women in one area of Las Vegas, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday.
Riviera loss narrows despite decline at Strip property
The parent company of the Riviera hotel-casino in Las Vegas said today it narrowed its loss in the third quarter.
State legislators face double-billing hearing
Sito Negron
Two members of the Assembly charged the county for work time -- and in a few cases for sick time -- while attending sessions of the Legislature earlier this year.
Airline swings to profit
In the same period last year, America West Holdings Corp. lost $49.6 million or $1.47 per share. Operating revenue for the most recent quarter rose 14 percent from a year ago to $581.6 million.
311 Boyz hearing postponed
District Judge Michael Cherry reset hearings for Oct. 31 and Nov. 3 for the nine teens charged with multiple felony counts in an attack that maimed 17-year-old Stephen Tanner Hansen.
Car dealer move sparks tax concern
CARSON CITY -- A move by a Reno car dealer onto Indian land has caused a ripple of concern about loss of tax revenue both for the state and local government.
Sports briefs for October 21, 2003
Joseph, a longtime NHL standout who has been on the trading block since Detroit reacquired Dominik Hasek, was assigned Monday to Grand Rapids of the AHL. He will start for the Griffins on Friday when they host the Utah Grizzlies. Joseph was a former member of the Las Vegas Thunder.
Testimony challenged in Lozano trial
Erica D. Johnson
Jurors on Monday heard conflicting testimony from three convicted felons who claim they had conversations regarding suspected child killer Pascual Lozano while in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.
Profit improves for Vegas hospital owners
Michelle Swafford
Universal Health Services Inc., owner of Spring Valley, Desert Springs, Valley and Summerlin hospitals in the Las Vegas Valley, announced Monday a profit of $47.4 million, or 76 cents per share, in the third quarter. The results were up from $41.5 million, or 65 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Passenger traffic up 5 percent
After three quarters, McCarran passenger counts are up 2.5 percent over the 2002 pace at 27.1 million passengers, compared with 26.5 million people in the first nine months of 2002.
Former Wynn exec joins firm
Effective immediately, Marrandino will serve as general manager of Harrah's Lake Tahoe and its Harveys casino, also in Lake Tahoe. Upon regulatory approval, Marrandino will be named senior vice president of Harrah's Northern Nevada with oversight of properties in Reno and Lake Tahoe.
Profit up at three U.S. banks
Wells Fargo & Co., Bank One Corp. and U.S. Bancorp today said third-quarter profit rose as lending to consumers increased and the banks wrote off fewer bad loans.
MGM MIRAGE profit falls
By Liz Benston
MGM MIRAGE said today it would take a one-time charge of $4 million to close of the Siegfried & Roy magic show at the company's Mirage resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
Businesswoman remains in coma after attack
As Las Vegas businesswoman Elisa Del Prado today begins her eighth week in a coma after a savage beating at her downtown jewelry store, her alleged attacker's preliminary hearing in Justice Court this morning was postponed.
Mental health triage may be closed
By Timothy Pratt
A triage program lauded as a way to save the state millions, free up emergency rooms and help the Las Vegas Valley's mentally ill has laid off a third of its staff and may soon shut its doors, said Dick Steinberg, Westcare chief executive, the nonprofit organization that runs the program.
News briefs for Oct. 21, 2003
Applebee's International increased to $30,000 the reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of a Henderson restaurant manager.
Wranglers ready for home debut
Winning his first game as a hockey coach was sullied for Las Vegas Wranglers boss Glen Gulutzan on Sunday, when, he admitted, he watched his first-year franchise let down.
Lawsuit targets Vegas firm's former execs
Kevin Rademacher
Legal filings Monday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas accuse PurchasePro.com founder Charles "Junior" Johnson and other former executives and directors of securities violations, corporate waste and breach of fiduciary duty.
Metro seeks audit to aid in push for more funds
Jen Lawson
Sheriff Bill Young plans to seek funding next week for an audit of Metro Police, and he hopes the results will help him convince the public to vote for a tax hike to pay for more officers.
Columnist Jeff German: Lobby probe a waste of FBI's time
I'm talking about the two weeks of publicity devoted to the FBI's preliminary investigation into alleged strong-arm lobbying by the casino industry this past legislative session.
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Las Vegas gets real with new show
A new Vegas cabaret is opening with a show called "Reality Revue" -- a burlesque show that features all your favorite reality television stars.
Ex-strip club owner can return to work
Metro Police and Clark County licensing officials Monday agreed to allow banished former Club Paradise owner Sam Cecola to go back to work at the topless club as a key employee.
Ralph Siraco's Santa Anita selections
1st Race -- GOT THE MESSAGE -- Smith scales Spawr trainee, needs crafty trip from rail post in sprint opener, backers hope he Got The victory Message. BETTOR ROYALTY -- Hustling Pedroza on main man Carava trainee, draws good outer post for dash claimer, fits this heat well. Value Play -- DEVILS ALITO
Vegas utility tops region in satisfaction study
The Las Vegas-based company received the region's top scores for company image, price and value, and customer service.
LV simplifies Internet address
Sito Negron
Las Vegas is touting what it calls a new, more user-friendly address on the Web -- www.lasvegasnevada.gov.
LV officials expect results soon from Williams' probe
Sito Negron
Las Vegas city officials could have results from their investigation into Assemblyman Wendell Williams' spring 2003 time cards today, even as they work to unravel questions about his and Assemblyman Morse Arberry's claims for time worked while the Legislature was in session in 2001.
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