Print edition for September 16, 2003

Immunization schedule for Sept. 16, 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.

Gibbons, Reid set for battle on vets' benefits: Suzanne Struglinski; WASHINGTON -- A fight is brewing on Capitol Hill over a plan that would allow retired, disabled veterans to receive both retirement pay and disability payments.

Cleaner fires back at union: Alana Roberts; Al Phillips the Cleaner Inc., a large retail and wholesale dry cleaning service in Las Vegas, has filed an unfair labor practices charge against the Union of Needletrades, Textile and Industrial Employees with the National Labor Relations Board as the union tries to organize roughly 120 Al Phillips employees.

Kyle homes, sound walls to be key items: Sito Negron; Building on 1,500 acres near Kyle Canyon, a $155 million valley-wide wish list for parks and other civic amenities, and replacing ineffective sound walls to block the highway roar from neighborhoods along U.S. 95 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Charleston Boulevard are among the agenda items for Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.

Experts: Casinos not embracing technology: By Liz Benston; The Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino near San Diego has most things that Las Vegas resorts have, including the latest slot machines and table games, a private gaming area for high-rollers, a nearby golf course and banquet rooms.

Dodgers being careful with Gagne: MLB SNAPSHOT

Editorial: Outrageous pay just tip of the iceberg: Grasso's compensation was set by the board of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which is allowed to establish and enforce its own regulations. What makes this excessive compensation even more egregious is that a number of NYSE board members are Wall Street CEOs, executives of the very corporations that Grasso is supposed to regulate in his job. Now, because the controversy has hurt the NYSE's reputation, there is increasing pressure from some of its board members for Grasso to step down. Even if Grasso does resign, that won't address the core problem here: self-regulation.

LV withdraws proposal on bicycle lanes policy: Las Vegas has withdrawn a proposal that critics said would have made it easier for regional governments to ignore rules to put in new bicycle lanes.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Hurricane threatens weekend races in Delaware: NASCAR is formulating plans in the event Hurricane Isabel strikes the Dover, Del., area later this week, but those plans don't include relocating Saturday's Busch Series or Sunday's Winston Cup races, NASCAR president Mike Helton said.

Letter: Voters may see beyond Bush's failed policies: In addition to destroying the infrastructure of their country, the Americans have sacrificed the lives of many of their own countrymen, not to mention thousands of Iraqis, and we are hearing regularly that many Iraqis feel that we have already overstayed our welcome. Despite all of this, the Bush administration has only lately acknowledged that United Nations assistance is needed.

Exits from Nevada Power may be blocked: Kevin Rademacher; The efforts of four large electric customers to leave the Nevada Power Co. system could be halted in a state Public Utilities Commission hearing Wednesday afternoon.

State to tone down abstinence ads: Jennifer Knight; A radio ad that urged girls to abstain from becoming sexually active because it could kill them, make them "feel dirty" or make them more likely to attempt suicide has been pulled by the state Health Division, officials said Tuesday.

Court upholds ruling in Nevada Power dispute: Kevin Rademacher; A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday upheld his summary judgment ordering Nevada Power Co. owner Sierra Pacific Resources and its subsidiaries to pay Enron Corp. more than $300 million for canceled power contracts.

VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: 'Lord' steps from Sin City to Sun City: A version of the popular dance show plays the Showroom at The Venetian. There are also two international touring versions.

Ex NYSE chairman joins call for board members to resign: Meg Richards; NEW YORK -- A former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange joined critics Monday in calling for a clean sweep of the boardroom as the best way of quelling the growing storm over Dick Grasso's lavish pay package.

Senators seek to stall Test Site plans: Suzanne Struglinski; WASHINGTON -- A pending Senate amendment aims to change the administration's plan for nuclear weapons tests and trigger construction at the Nevada Test Site.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Riders aren't a threat: Upon hearing about the Workers Freedom Ride, I took two hours last Wednesday to sit in on one of their meetings. What I found were several people from different organizations and clergy planning for the 8 a.m. Sept. 24 departure for the trip, which will eventually take them to Washington, D.C., and New York City. Sure wish I had the time to go with them.

311 Boyz suspects plead not guilty: Erica D. Johnson; Nine alleged members of the 311 Boyz who are charged with seriously injuring a 17-year-old entered pleas of not guilty this morning, but motions to raise their bail of $40,000 apiece were postponed until next week.

LV school wins Blue Ribbon: By Emily Richmond; Advanced Technologies Academy, a Clark County School District magnet program, was named a Blue Ribbon School this morning, the highest honor bestowed by the Education Department.

Grants to help desert protection: The grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service will fund a wide range of conservation projects in 40 states and Puerto Rico, BLM spokeswoman Jo Simpson of Carson City said.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Rebels almost elude critics after big win: When you physically manhandle a nationally ranked team on the road, as UNLV did Saturday at No. 14 Wisconsin, it's like landing on Free Parking in Monopoly.

Women's center celebrates fifth anniversary: The center, which opened Sept. 16, 1998, offers low- and no-cost classes and programs that range from smoking cessation, skin cancer and cholesterol screenings, art therapy and exercise classes.

City attorney charged with DUI: Dan Kulin; Boulder City Attorney Dave Olsen was arrested and charged with drunken driving on the city's main street shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.

Vegas franchise to be sold: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., Tulsa, Okla., has signed an agreement with Qualcar LLC, owned and operated by David Rosen, to acquire most of the assets of the franchise operation, which has a fleet of 1,950 vehicles.

Maheu family matriarch dies: Yvette Maheu's grandchildren were experts at cribbage and Monopoly by the time they were 10, able to beat their dad, her youngest son, William, at the card table.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Spending on desk can't be tabled: So far it has cost $855.

Letter: Native Nevadans nothing special: In a Sept. 9 letter Larry Selk seems to want people, who have made Las Vegas a metropolis, to leave so he can live peacefully with the coyotes. Of course, that won't happen and life will go on for better or for worse.

Consumer prices higher: The latest reading on the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after increases of 0.2 percent in June and July, the Labor Department reported today.

Federal grants to help conservation projects: Three Las Vegas projects will get $198,000 of that money.

Nellis officials await status of Thunderbirds: Jace Radke; Nellis Air Force Base officials expect to know this week the status of the Thunderbirds air demonstration team for upcoming air shows after one of the group's F-16s was destroyed in a crash in Idaho on Sunday.

IRL makes return to Fontana this weekend: FONTANA, Calif. -- There were plenty of snickers through the open-wheel racing community a year ago in March when the Indy Racing League made its debut on the West Coast.

Pitney attempts to carve an identity in Vegas: Pitney's name resonates in the music world, both for songs he recorded on his own and those he wrote for others.

Editorial: Quick Care centers are invaluable: Earlier this year Clark County, which subsidizes the hospital in the years that it loses money, took a number of cost-cutting steps in response to staggering losses. Unemployment in the wake of Sept. 11, rising amounts of employed people whose benefits do not include health coverage, increasing demand from indigent patients and the medical malpractice crisis (which forced the cancellation of many profitable surgeries) had combined to create a $38 million deficit and monthly losses in the $3 million range.

Gaming briefs for Sept. 16, 2003: DETROIT -- Officials with Detroit's three casinos blamed the Aug. 14 blackout for their first decline in revenue in three months.

Something for everyone in continuing education courses: For more information on the Community College of Southern Nevada's Continuing education programs, call 651-5790.

Police urge DA to charge sitter: Erica D. Johnson; Metro Police are recommending that a Las Vegas day-care operator be charged with child neglect for leaving alone an 8-month-old boy who strangled himself, a police official said Monday.

Officials trying to stay ahead of counterfeiters: Kevin Rademacher; As fast as the government can tweak its currency to ward off counterfeiters, new technology in the hands of criminals is sending bills back to the drawing board.

Malone provides proof of collateral for bond: Former Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone remains free today after providing proof to a federal magistrate in San Diego that he had the assets to cover a $240,000 bond.

Obituaries for Sept. 16, 2003: Murray Artman, 73, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born June 20, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 43 years, he was a retired salesman for a funeral home and a Navy veteran.

Hawaii QB Chang has records in cross hair: Steve Guiremand; Timmy Chang's passing statistics

The first steps toward a drug-free downtown: Jen Lawson and Mary Manning; Downtown Las Vegas has long been known as the city's marketplace for illegal drugs.

State's infants will be screened for dangerous adrenal hyperplasia: Afsha Bawany; The state Health Division agreed last week to include testing for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition that can be fatal if not caught early in infant screening.

Younger Busch doesn't fear any 'labels': Kyle Busch has watched from a distance as his older brother Kurt has become the driver fans love to hate on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.

Water, sewer rate hikes lower than expected: Dan Kulin; Average North Las Vegas customer's monthly water and sewer bill now and under city staff recommendations:

Columnist Jeff German: Del Prado fights on 2 fronts now: In the few months that I have known her, she has shown the grit and determination of a true fighter.

Community briefs for Sept. 16, 2003: Weight Watchers Las Vegas has signed on to sponsor the second annual America's Walk for Diabetes scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Wet 'n Wild.

Council to get 61 acres update: Sito Negron; Three separate but related items on Wednesday's Las Vegas City Council agenda will provide a few angles to look at the development of a prized 61-acre parcel downtown.

Cost for Nevada workers' comp may fall: CARSON CITY -- Employers in Nevada may see a decrease in their workers' compensation insurance premiums starting in January.

Recall ruling might affect Nevada's voting machines: CARSON CITY -- The court postponement of the California recall election may impact Nevada because seven rural counties in Nevada use punch card voting machines similar to those that were cited in that ruling.

News briefs for Sept. 16, 2003: A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday in a crash at Warm Springs Road and La Cienega Street, Metro Police said.

Former bank broker charged: Former bank broker charged

Water-wise: Chamber urging members to consider drought measures: The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is launching a drive to have its business members save water that is used outdoors.

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