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Print edition for August 25, 2004

As anti-smoking campaigns succeed, tobacco fund drops
Stephen Curran
The success of anti-smoking programs funded by the state's share of the tobacco settlement is hurting another popular program underwritten by the money the state receives from tobacco companies: the Millennium Scholarship.
State tax revenue $141 mil. more than expected
CARSON CITY -- Robust retail and real estate sales as well as a big jump in the amount of money casinos won gave the state $141 million more in tax revenue than projected for 2004, the legislative Taxation Committee was told Tuesday.
Charge changed with death of cab driver
By Matt Pordum
A charge of attempted murder against James Scholl, 33, was changed to murder this morning as Scholl made his first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in connection with the death of a cab driver who was set on fire during a robbery attempt.
Reid to serve on 9/11 panel
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D. appointed 22 senators to address the commission's suggestions for re-structuring of congressional committees to strengthen oversight. In its reporter, the commission called Congressional oversight for intelligence and counterterrorism "dysfunctional."
Kerry dispute sharply divides Nevada veterans
Kirsten Searer
The controversy over John Kerry's military record is splitting friendships and bringing to mind painful memories among many in Nevada's large veteran community.
Friends mourn driver's death
Family and friends of Pairoj Chitprasart gathered in the Thai Buddhist Temple on North 14th Street Tuesday night, remembering the hard-working cab driver who died earlier that day from third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body.
Regulators question lender
The order alleges that Alpert submitted to the commission false financial statements for his company, Granite Mortgage & Loan, and that he forged the signature of Las Vegas accountant S. Archie McRimmon Jr. on those documents.
Gasoline prices in LV are back above $2 mark
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Las Vegas leapt four cents a gallon between Sunday and today, climbing over the $2 mark, the AAA national fuel survey said.
Vestin ads feature another football star
Kevin Rademacher
Following Vestin Group Inc.'s split with spokesman and former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, a new football star has been making frequent appearances in the Las Vegas lender's television campaign.
Siegfried & Roy producer won't share mauling tape
Adam Goldman
Despite two subpoenas from federal authorities, the company behind the Siegfried & Roy magic show has refused to turn over video of last year's tiger attack on illusionist Roy Horn, The Associated Press has learned.
Democrats sue to keep Nader off state ballot
Kirsten Searer
Ralph Nader's campaign hoped Nevada would be the first state where he would easily coast to a spot on the November ballot.
Crisis continues for mentally ill patients
By Timothy Pratt
It's 7:15 on a weekday night.
Guinn names new homeland security chief
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn today named Adjutant General Giles Vanderhoof as the state's homeland security administrator and slimmed down the Homeland Security Commission.
Cabbie was an advocate for safety cameras
Jen Lawson
After a passenger tried to rob cabdriver Pairoj Chitprasart last year, he became vocal in his support of surveillance cameras in taxicabs.
Bell may toll for charter high school
By Emily Richmond
With the school district poised to force a shutdown, Clark County Team Academy officials said Tuesday their charter high school may not be in business when the new academic year begins next week.
Parts of Death Valley are open
Entrance fees will not be charged for access to the park during the limited access period, National Park Service rangers said, but camping fees and Scotty's Castle guided tour fees will be charged as usual.
Ex-pastor accused of not registering as sex offender
A former West Las Vegas pastor and Clark County School Board candidate was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with failing to register as a sex offender, police said.
Flier promotes pot party at restaurant
Heather Rawlyk and Dan Kulin
Police discovered the flier when they happened upon a group of cars parked in the Whitney Ranch Business Center parking lot around midnight, according to Henderson Police Department spokesman Todd Rasmussen.
Sports briefs for August 25, 2004
Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released today, just two days before jury selection is to begin.
Gaming briefs for August 25, 2004
Caesars Entertainment Inc. has hired Fremont, Calif.-based Maita-Saviano Public Relations LLC to help increase Caesars' visibility among the technology trade press.
PUC draft suggests cutting rate request
Kevin Rademacher
Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas could see its $18.9 million, or 6.2 percent, general rate increase request cut by more than $12 million when the state Public Utilities Commission debates the case on Thursday.
Small properties may gain from proposed mergers
The two pending casino company megamergers destined to change the landscape of the gaming industry have raised the profile -- and the value -- of some of the small, non-corporate properties, some casino executives say.
Rebels eager to finally enjoy versatility of Marshall's game
Steve Guiremand
For Alvin Marshall, the waiting was the hardest part.
Kick returner Kirkland out for Tennessee
Steve Guiremand
Sophomore Tremayne Kirkland, a preseason all-conference pick as a punt returner and a competitor for a starting job at wide receiver, will miss UNLV's Sept. 5 season opener at Tennessee because of a shoulder injury suffered in Saturday night's scrimmage.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Miller refill hits the spot for Lady Rebels
Although I'm not sure how automotively inclined she is, UNLV women's basketball coach Regina Miller has at least one thing in common with that Fram Oil Filters guy.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Despite Pikes Peak mishap, IRL's Rice confident
Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice's Indy Racing League championship hopes took a hit when he spun out exiting the second turn during Sunday's opening lap at Pikes Peak International Raceway and dropped out of the race.
Aladdin turns profit as licensing hearing nears
The Aladdin hotel-casino, nearing the end of a marathon run in bankruptcy, reported a profit of $3 million in July, according to a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Confident new coach ready to adjust Gladiators' attitudes
Adam Candee
New coaches usually arrive with a plan to rebuild a team, a long-term outline of what a struggling franchise needs to do to become a champion someday.
Aiming high nothing new for Rams
Steve Guiremand
By Steve Guiremand
Southwest left behind in growth and success
Nick Christensen
SUN RANKINGS
Preps: Southwest division
Coach : David White (2nd year)
Passing Raiders still look to run
Oakland Raiders coach Norv Turner built his reputation around the belief that a physical running game sets the stage for the deep pass. That's still his philosophy, though it might be difficult to decipher.
Columnist Peter Benton: Southern Nevada juniors event goes down to wire
Peter Benton
The Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association's recent Tournament of Champions, sponsored by Marnell Carrao Associates, was a match-play event with the qualifying round played at the Las Vegas Country Club, and the final contested over the South Shore Golf Club.
Thursday's horse racing entries
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Columnist Adam Candee: 2003 champ Appleby is LVI's biggest fan
Adam Candee
PGA tour players usually like coming to town in October for the Las Vegas Invitational, but Stuart Appleby can truly say he loves it.
Columnist Jeff Haney: The 10 best things about Las Vegas sports betting
FREEROLL: A bet you can win or push, but not lose.
New home sales fall; durable goods orders up
Single-family home purchases dropped 6.4 percent from a 1.211 million annual pace in June that was slower than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. New home sales reached a record 1.283 million rate in May.
Ralph Siraco's Del Mar selections
1st Race -- DESERT SWING -- French-bred draws good box for grass mile opener, Desormeaux on Drysdale trainee, Desert to Swing into beach winners circle? DEVIL BADGETT -- Nakatani atop Carava trainee, well spotted at two-turn turf allowance outing, Devil the angel of backers here? Value Play -- ZEVON
Trial begins in killing allegedly confessed to priest during Mass
By Matt Pordum
The trial of a Las Vegas man who walked into church and allegedly confessed he killed his wife began Tuesday as friends of the deceased testified that the defendant had been confrontational in the days leading up to the slaying.
UNLV offering class on betting football games
UNLV will be offering a class this fall called "Sports betting: How to win betting on football."
Giunchigliani's whistle-blower case takes a step forward
CARSON CITY -- Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas, has won an opening round in her whistle-blowing complaint against the Community College of Southern Nevada.
Four local Navy men re-enlist while in Kuwait
Jace Radke
Petty Officer 1st Class Tony Mascari of Las Vegas has spent more than 12 years as a Naval reservist, with the last seven months in Kuwait as part of a Naval Expeditionary Logistics support force.
El Nino could dampen LV winter
National weather experts say there is a slight chance that the Southwest, including Southern Nevada, could experience above-normal rainfall this winter.
McGinness will remain on ballot
District Judge Mike Griffin Tuesday denied a writ of mandamus to force Secretary of State Dean Heller to remove McGinness in the upcoming primary election.
Trial ordered in beating of man over spitting
By Matt Pordum
Twenty-year-old Jose Marbo will stand trial for allegedly punching and kicking a man who spit in Marbo's face after he was found sleeping in Marbo's car.
Suit to keep malpractice question from ballot is rejected
CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme Court has issued an opinion highly critical of a group that waited more than one year to sue to disqualify a medical malpractice petition from the ballot.
Airlines add ticket fees
Karren Mills
MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines Corp. plans to begin charging customers and travel agents extra fees for domestic tickets that are not booked through the airline's Web sites.
Landlords may get relief from tax
CARSON CITY -- Thousands of amateur landlords, surprised when they found out they had to pay a $100-a-year business tax, may get relief in the next Legislature.
Odyssey thrives as charter school
By Emily Richmond
Both Odyssey Charter High School and Clark County Team Academy offer online classes. Both schools cater to students who for one reason or another didn't get what they needed from the district's regular schools.
Columnist Muriel Stevens: Shoppers gearing up for the charge
Sidewalk sales at Premium Outlet Center and Las Vegas Outlet Center: Both the Premium Outlet Center downtown and its sister Las Vegas Outlet Center on Warm Springs Road in Henderson will offer sidewalk sales at various stores from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6. The majority of the stores participating are located in the Las Vegas Outlet Center in Henderson. Premium Outlet Center shops participating are so noted. In some stores sales are already under way.
Mayes named city manager
The City Council voted 5-0 to make Vicki Mayes the city manager with an annual salary of $129,314. She will also receive a $450 monthly car allowance.
Sex offender arrested in rape of girl, 9
Jen Lawson
Metro Police arrested a convicted sex offender Monday night in the rape of a 9-year-old girl in the laundry room of the Cypress Garden Mobile Home Park.
Correction
The Sun corrects its errors. If you find a mistake, call 385-3111 to report it.
Hearing planned on candidate's residency
District Judge Lee Gates ruled Tuesday that three candidates running for the university Board of Regents can challenge another candidate's residency in court.
Building wish list must be slashed
CARSON CITY -- Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of projects that state agencies say are needed appear headed for the chopping block.
Council approves billboard ban
The council voted 5-0 to approve changes to the city's sign regulations that ban new billboards and clarify the city's position of not discriminating against signs based on content.
Letter: President can take several steps to ease drought
Insofar as 2001, 2002 and 2003 were three of the four hottest years in more than a century, he could acknowledge that global warming is a factor in low lake levels. He could say the water shortage situation will be permanent for the next decade as Southwestern population growth will be permanent, global warming evaporation will be permanent, the urban heat island effect will be permanent and Native American and other water claims will be permanent.
Editorial: Ultimate double take
What?! Does the Bush campaign really believe Nevadans are that ill-informed? Yes, Kerry did vote in 1987 to restrict the search for a nuclear waste site to Nevada (but not to "establish" it, as the ad says). Subsequently, though, in votes strictly related to Yucca, Kerry voted against the project. Bush's ad goes on to focus on other yes votes cast by Kerry affecting Yucca issues. It distorts the truth, however, by not mentioning that these Yucca issues had been tacked on to important bills regarding other subjects that Kerry felt compelled to support.
Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Summer party transformed into fund-raiser
Elizabeth Foyt
With support from guests Brenda O'Boyle (Caesars Entertainment), Pat Marchese (Clark County Parks and Leisure Services), Pamela Puppel (Molasky Family Properties), Jennifer Hedden and Emiko Schneider (Brighton Collectibles), and CPA Joan Ryan, the casual evening became a triumph for the children at SafeNest.
Bighorn sheep concerns may add to cost of building bypass
Boulder City's lobbyist on the matter, former Sen. Richard Bryan, told the City Council on Tuesday that a Environmental Protection Agency official said the bypass should include several bridges so that the highway won't interfere with the migration of the bighorn sheep or create runoff problems.
Editorial: New culture of openness on horizon
The Sun followed up Ray's refusal with a complaint to Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval. On July 26 his office ruled that Ray's refusal indeed violated the open-meeting law. The ruling reflected the attorney general's growing impatience with the Board of Regents' history of disregard for openness, calling it a "serial violator" of the open-meeting law. Included among the past violations were the board's meetings on Nov. 17 and Nov. 20. A District Judge ruled that the board violated two provisions of the open-meeting law during those meetings, at which a sharply divided board demoted the top two officials at ...
Where I Stand -- Guest Columnist Henri Lewin: An emerging future
MGM-MIRAGE wants to buy Mandalay Resort Group. Meanwhile, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Caesars Entertainment Inc. Before you place bets on what the outcome will be, however, let's consider the two proposed mergers.
Obituaries for August 25, 2004
Herbert M. Dieffenbacher Sr., 81, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born June 30, 1923, in Long Beach, Calif. A resident for five years, he was a retired carpenter and a World War II Army veteran.
Community briefs for August 25, 2004
The Las Vegas Corvettes Club and Bill Heard Chevrolet are looking for entrants for the inaugural Wheels for Safe Nest and Shine Car Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bill Heard Chevrolet, 444 S. Decatur Blvd.
Letter: Help students with better diets
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, and type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol problems once thought to be limited to adults are plaguing more and more young people.

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