Print edition for September 3, 2003

Gaming briefs for Sept. 3, 2003: FORT WORTH, Texas -- The phone number has been on the back of every Texas lottery ticket printed since 1992. It's the number to a hotline for problem gamblers needing a referral to counseling services such as Gamblers Anonymous.

EarthLink co-founder receives 14-year prison term: Slatkin, who was a co-founder of EarthLink Inc., also was ordered to pay victims $240 million in restitution, the amount for which he admitted personal responsibility.

Vegas company protesting contracting decision: Sierra lost a bid to handle benefits for military families last month. Sierra met with Defense Department officials last week to discuss the evaluation process, the Las Vegas-based company said in a statement.

Sewer plant expansion should reduce lagoon smell: Dan Kulin; Plans for a $60 million Henderson sewer plant expansion that will eventually allow the city to get rid of smelly lagoons took another step forward Tuesday.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Students in need find help over the rainbow: Elizabeth Foyt; To make such opportunities available to these Las Vegas students, a community-wide coalition of citizens has been formed. Its first event, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," was held Saturday evening at Treasure Island.

Tuesday's prep results: Cheyenne def. Sierra Vista, 25-23, 25-15, 15-17: Amber Goodspeed had 13 kills and Brittni Bryant added six kills for the Desert Shields.

Council to vote on college land: The land, which is planned to be the site of the college's campus, abuts the renovated vitamin factory at 1125 Nevada State Drive the college now occupies.

Golf course water curbed: Dan Kulin; The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved water-use limits for golf courses and a $200,000 contract with a public relations firm to spread the word on new drought-prompted water use restrictions.

Editorial: Dean's hot now, but it isn't over: Dean's in-your-face campaigning, replete with attacks against President Bush, is resonating with many activists, as can be seen by the large crowds he is drawing at rallies. Still, Dean has been fuzzy and incoherent on some issues -- as was the case several months ago in his widely panned interview on "Meet the Press." And on an issue important to Nevadans -- the federal government's plan to store high-level nuclear waste in our state -- his past views are troubling. Dean, as governor of Vermont, a state that has a nuclear power plant, urged the federal government to move quickly ...

LV club ready to take over in BC: Dan Kulin; The Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas is ready and able to step into Boulder City and run before- and after-school programs the Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson is dropping at the end of next week, Las Vegas club officials said Tuesday.

Casinos decry Ill. gambling taxes; critics point to profits: Maura Kelly; CHICAGO -- Illinois gambling industry officials say riverboats have brought in less money and attendance is down in the two months since higher state gambling taxes went into effect.

Columnist Peter Benton: Coughlin-Bartoli team for win in LVCC event: Peter Benton; The Las Vegas Country Club's End of Summer Member-Member Golf Tournament was a better-ball of partners plus a net Alternate Nines on the first day of play, and a better-ball along with Combined Net the second and final day.

Letter: Drought one of many reasons to limit growth: No one argues that the current water demand is beyond our ability to supply. No one argues that the situation will get nothing but worse. What is fair, or sensible, about asking us all to reduce our water usage so that additional water users -- more than 20,000 a year -- can be added?

Sugar Sweet: Archies singer Dante enjoys success in variety of careers: Ron Dante is a mutli-talented, creative genius whose life is a melange of careers, all of them successful.

Former WorldCom exec charged: Former WorldCom exec charged

Community briefs for Sept. 3, 2003: The Las Vegas Harvest Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Letter: Recall of Guinn is not credible: The Nevada news media must have had a slow news day last week to have paid any attention to this lame and pathetic effort. This recall effort is a complete waste of time and newsprint, a nonstory going nowhere fast. This is not California, not even close.

VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Maloof has a fine time on No. 39: As if!

Water rules altered to allow turf at child-care centers: The modifications allow for cemeteries to have small man-made lakes as long as their primary purpose is to store irrigation water and as long as the water hole covers less than 5.5 percent of the facility. Previously such functional features were permitted only at golf courses.

Malone pleads not guilty to federal charges: Steve Kanigher and Jace Radke; SAN DIEGO -- Former Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone pleaded not guilty today to political corruption charges in federal court.

County: Legislature needs to look at child-in-car laws: The Clark County Commission, which had been expected to consider an ordinance making it illegal to leave a child unsupervised in a car, heard a report Tuesday on state and local laws regarding penalties for the infraction.

Police, citizens discuss gangs in northwest: Malia Spencer; The mood was tense at times at Metro Northwest Area Command during the "First Tuesday" community meeting to discuss gang activity in the area.

Blanton, Nygaard come to LV on roll: AQUAFINA SHOOTOUT

Johnson's return could stretch KU's defense: Editor's note: The key matchup of each UNLV football games will be previewed in the Sun this season and followed up after the game by an examination of how it turned out.

Salvation Army given $150,000: An estimated $250,000 in donated goods were lost in the blaze.

Abducted to a foreign land: By Timothy Pratt; In a picture taken in a Henderson parking lot, Jessica Harrison's hair is loose and shoulder-length; she's wearing overalls and a short-sleeved purple and pink shirt. She's smiling at her dad.

Ruling could change fate of 13 Nevadans: CARSON CITY -- Thirteen Nevada inmates on death row -- 10 of them from Clark County -- could receive new sentencing hearings or a reduced term under a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, according to the state attorney general's office.

Girl, 7, tells judge how much she misses her mom: Erica D. Johnson; When the debris was cleared from a traffic collision near Sunrise Mountain nearly six months ago, two people were dead and a 7-year-old girl was left without a mother.

No more prison pregnancies found: CARSON CITY -- No more pregnancies were discovered among 535 female inmates in the state prison who were tested for pregnancy after one convict reported that a prison employee impregnated her, the state Department of Corrections announced Tuesday.

Fed funds for parks, trails sought: Hoping to get a huge chunk of proceeds from the November public lands auction, Clark County has submitted to federal officials a record $257.4 million wish list for trails and parks project funding.

Moody's turns negative on Nevada Power: Kevin Rademacher; The fallout of last week's bankruptcy court ruling continues to batter Nevada Power Co. and its parent company, Sierra Pacific Resources.

Music teacher returns on sour note: By Emily Richmond; When music teacher Amy Cusack arrived at Dean Allen Elementary School and discovered someone had made off with $1,000 worth of xylophones that had been locked in her classroom over the summer, the theft seemed to be adding insult to injury.

County to check, upgrade electrical boxes: Clark County will embark on a $3.2 million program to ensure that every electrical junction box in the county's pedestrian areas and parks does not pose a threat to the public.

Jewelry store employee held on murder charge: Jen Lawson; An employee of a struggling downtown jewelry business allegedly bludgeoned the store owner's mother to death and critically injured the owner when they tried to stop him from robbing the store early Tuesday, police said.

Obituaries for Sept. 3, 2003: Huston E. Brown, 63, of Las Vegas died Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. A hotel porter, he was born June 27, 1940, in Arkansas.

Parents have week to transfer students: By Emily Richmond; Transfers Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Clark County School District offers students at schools identified as "needing improvement" transfers to higher-achieving campuses. The list shows the school identified as needing improvement and listed in parenthesis are the schools students can transfer to.

Tougher DUI law to take effect: CARSON CITY -- This month the state's tougher drunken driving law goes into effect, a law Nevada Highway Patrol Chief David Hosmer said will make the roads safer.

Las Vegan Jones may be named federal judge: Suzanne Struglinski; WASHINGTON -- The Senate may soon decide if U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Clive Jones, a Las Vegas resident, will become a federal district judge for Nevada.

Deane seeks advice on running office: Embattled Clark County Recorder Fran Deane wants the county government to appoint an advisory committee to recommend ways to improve services in her department.

Columnist Dean Juipe: BYU schedule a little too formidable: Dean Juipe; Sadistic and demented schedules pop up on the college football radar screen every now and then, such as the one San Jose State played a year ago and the one Troy State endured in 2001.

67 residents cited for waste on first day of water limits: On the first day of new water rules Monday, 67 homeowners were cited for wasteful use of water, a Las Vegas Valley Water District official said.

Two injured in plane crash: The crash occurred about 10 p.m. The Piper Malibu missed the runway and landed in the dirt, Deborah Millet, spokeswoman for the Clark County Department of Aviation, said.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Part-time rocker Kenny Brack of IRL has a CD: In addition to "Indy Racing League champion" and "Indianapolis 500 winner," Kenny Brack now can add "recording artist" to his list of accomplishments.

Gladiators hope QB acquisition can lift team: Adam Candee; Clint Dolezel found some time in a low-key week of dove hunting and fantasy football to take on the burden of lifting a middling Las Vegas Gladiators team into the Arena Football League elite.

Rhodes convicted of one count in insurance case: Erica D. Johnson; The case of the former North Las Vegas councilman charged with insurance fraud ended Tuesday with a guilty verdict on one count but with a hung jury on another.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Del Mar: 1st Race -- BACK TO CAPETOWN -- Valenzuela atop Gaines trainee, needs crafty trip from post draws in mile run, backers hope Capetown returns Back to winners circle. HARDERTHANPRIDE -- Draws good rail post in two-turn maiden opener, Nakatani on Chapman horse, shortest route to graduation here? Value Play -- A QUEENS TALE