Print edition for January 10, 2005

Tonight's matchup: UNLV (7-5, 0-0) at Utah (12-3, 0-0): Steve Guiremand; Tonight's matchup: UNLV (7-5, 0-0) at Utah (12-3, 0-0)

Incorrect ad may delay subsidized housing lottery: By Timothy Pratt; The North Las Vegas Housing Authority recently decided to hold its first lottery in two years for its sought-after federally subsidized Section 8 housing -- but some advertisements about the lottery listed the wrong day, and the agency's Web site on Friday said there is no lottery scheduled.

Incorrect ad prompts delay in subsidized housing lottery: By Timothy Pratt; The North Las Vegas Housing Authority recently decided to hold its first lottery in two years for its sought-after federally-subsidized Section 8 housing -- but some advertisements about the lottery listed the wrong day, and the agency's Web site on Friday said there is no lottery scheduled.

HP, others see living room as media hub: A panel of consumer electronics experts debated at a Consumer Electronics Show session Friday who would control the digital living room of the future.

Editorial: Tiffany plan for schools is not wise: "You'll have a school district that's community based, your own School Board, and you'll decide where to spend the money," Tiffany said last week in outlining her vision for several smaller districts. The Legislature has always rejected Tiffany's bills to break up the district and we urge it to follow that pattern in this year's session, which starts next month. Here's why:

Poker broadcast being negotiated: By Liz Benston; Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has hired a sports television consulting firm to help the company negotiate a broadcast agreement with ESPN and develop new programming related to the World Series of Poker tournament.

Judge suggests woman should not have more kids: By Matt Pordum; A Las Vegas judge Friday told a 25-year-old pregnant mother of five that she should not have any more children.

One-stop center for needy delayed: By Timothy Pratt; A one-stop center meant to help the homeless and other poor people will not open until March 1, which would be five months behind schedule, said Dan Goulet, president of United Way of Southern Nevada, the nonprofit organization behind the project.

Special counsel is sought on Moncrief letters: Dan Kulin; Nevada's secretary of state and attorney general are apparently butting heads over whether to release their correspondence regarding the decision to criminally charge Las Vegas City Councilwoman Janet Moncrief for allegedly filing false campaign finance reports.

Rebels have score to settle with Utes: Steve Guiremand; SALT LAKE CITY --- Even under normal circumstances, tonight's game against Utah would be a big one for the UNLV men's basketball team.

Editorial: Time to pay the piper: Part of the increase would pay for an emergency room at the state's mental health campus at 6161 W. Charleston Boulevard. Had this facility been in place last summer, Clark County Manager Thom Reilly would not have had to declare a mental health emergency. A third of the emergency-room beds in area hospitals were occupied by mental-health patients when the emergency was declared July 9. The situation threatened the hospitals' ability to efficiently tend to accident victims or people with sudden sicknesses.

No easy solution seen for property tax hike: Several hundred of Nevada's movers and shakers gathered at UNLV on Friday to examine a gathering storm: the "crisis" of property tax increases and what can, or sometimes can't, work to remedy the problem.

Bluffs Run Casino expansion goes before city council: The plan already has received approval from state regulators and city planners. The Iowa West Racing Association wants to make major changes to the development plan, including enlarging the building, adding a parking garage and changing a sign to reflect the casino's new name -- Horseshoe Casino.

Columnist Ralph Siraco: Big prize creating Eclipse anticipation: Ralph Siraco; The anticipation for this year's Eclipse Awards is the highest in years. The Sport of Kings' annual presentation of the industry's highest recognition as best of the year will be unveiled on Monday, Jan. 24, at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Obituaries for January 10, 2005: Joseph V. Behar, 67, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born June 8, 1937, in New York City. A resident for 31 years, he was a chemist for the federal government.

CES attendees find clear sailing at airport: Eric Leake; People expecting long lines for flights out of Las Vegas and away from the Consumer Electronics Show found none Sunday.

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Nevada's small firms boosting pay more: Michelle Swafford; Nevada small businesses defied national trends in 2004 when it came to the rate of increase of their employees' paychecks, a payroll firm's internal study suggests.

Soldier from LV dies in Iraq vehicle crash: Eric Leake; A 27-year-old soldier from Las Vegas died in Iraq when his vehicle crashed into a canal in Ramadi on Friday, officials announced Sunday.

Avalanche kills LV teen at ski resort: Mary Manning, Emily Richmond and Stephen Curran; The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort was closed today and a local middle school was mourning in the wake of an avalanche that swept a 13-year-old boy off a ski lift and buried him in snow Sunday afternoon.

News briefs for January 10, 2005: A boxer and promoter found guilty of fixing an August 2000 fight at Paris Las Vegas will not get a new trial.

Birth announcements for January 10, 2005: Dec. 26:

Sports briefs for January 10, 2005: Yeading, a team of part-timers including painters, decorators and a computer analyst, held Newcastle of the English Premier League scoreless for a half Sunday before losing 2-0 in the first round of the FA Cup.

Rent increase forcing homeless clinic to close: By Timothy Pratt; A free clinic for the homeless -- one of only two in the Las Vegas Valley -- will be forced to shut its doors in three weeks because Catholic Charities, owner of the downtown campus where the clinic is located, asked for a 70 percent increase in rent, a health care official said.

Gang member sentenced to more than 37 years: Jace Radke; A convicted Rolling 60s gang member was sentenced to more than 37 years in federal prison for violent crimes he committed as part of a racketeering organization.

Reinstated worker kept off the job: CARSON CITY -- The saga continues for Bruce Burgess, fired in September 2003 and then reinstated to his job last week as head group supervisor at the state youth reformatory in Caliente.

SEC formalizes Vestin inquiry: Kevin Rademacher; An informal Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into Las Vegas-based lender Vestin Group Inc. has apparently become a formal investigation.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: New ABA has one guy worthy of its name: After doing the detective work to discover that the Las Vegas Rattlers of the latest incarnation of the ABA were playing a basketball game Sunday afternoon -- I mean, how much can it cost to print a pocket schedule? -- my first thought upon arriving at the defunct All-American Sport Park is I hope that Dr. J, Artis Gilmore, Connie Hawkins and even Warren Jabali won't sue for defamation of character.

Boyd Gaming is biggest winner in banner year for casino stocks: By Liz Benston; Best known as the owner of the aging Stardust property, Boyd Gaming Corp. was long the stepchild of the largest casino operators on the Strip. Its stock moved little and its assets, six off-Strip casinos as well as riverboats in the Midwest and South, were somewhat overlooked by Wall Street.

Letter: Belated tsunami aid is appalling: We are currently approaching expenditures of $200 billion for our war in Iraq, which is stagnant at best.

Gaming Board director resigns: Brett Woods is to leave the $85,000-a-year position on Friday, according to deputy executive director Greg Saunders.

Murdoch offers $5.86 billion to buy out Fox holders: News Corp., which owns 82 percent of Fox, plans to offer 1.9 of the company's Class A shares for each Fox Class A share, the company said in a statement today. That values Fox shares at about 7.4 percent more than the closing price Jan. 7, News Corp. said.

Terrorism threat prompted LV rail probe in '03: Mary Manning and Jace Radke; Nevada transportation experts are concerned about a report of unguarded trains possibly carrying hazardous materials near Las Vegas despite a heightened terror alert level on New Year's Eve 2003.

Improved games give big lift to lottery profits: The lottery sold $1.07 billion in tickets for the last six months of 2004, an almost $29 million increase over the same period in 2003. The lottery sent an additional $12 million to the Department of Education, a 4 percent increase.

High-tech company finds home in Vegas: Dennis Gentles knew when his company made its International Consumer Electronics Show debut in 2004 that there was something special about Las Vegas.

Letter: Television poker is creating future gambling addicts: I recently saw a mother interviewed about teenagers playing poker in her home. She was so proud to have the boys playing poker in her home because it created comradeship, increased the competitive spirit and was such good clean fun for all. Comments were made about poker being beneficial in increasing math skills application, reasoning and creative thinking skills. What this woman and so many other naive Americans fail to see is the fact that compulsive gambling is a real danger in the future lives of these youngsters.

Residents prepare to travel to Sri Lanka to help: David Kihara; Two weeks ago, 25-year-old Vegas Brian Thornton effectively quit his job at a local Internet start-up firm and purchased a one-way ticket to Sri Lanka.

NFL Playoff Glance: AP; N.Y. Jets 20, San Diego 17, OT

Governor seeks resignations of Indiana gaming officials: Deanna Wrenn; INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels said last week that he will ask members of the Indiana Gaming Commission to resign from the panel that oversees licensing and regulation of casinos.

Guinn to support restoring benefits to public employees: CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn is mum about whether he is going to recommend a pay raise for state workers, but he intends to back a plan to restore benefits in the health insurance program for employees.

Rogers won't reveal plan to get college funds: University and Community College System of Nevada Interim Chancellor Jim Rogers has a deal in the works to secure the remaining $9 million in state money for Nevada State College's first liberal arts building, but he isn't yet sharing any of the details with university regents or the public.

Parents, students to get opportunity to discuss proposed zoning changes: The first public input meeting, to discuss schools in the district's southwest region, will be held at 6 p.m. in the theater of Spring Valley High School, 3750 S. Buffalo Drive.

Education lottery marks third anniversary: Since the lottery's creation, total ticket sales have exceeded $2.4 billion and players have won more than $1.4 billion. State income tax collected on winnings over $500 totaled more than $18 million.

Developer names new president: Most recently Done was senior vice president of the Howard Hughes Corp., where he was responsible for asset management of several commercial properties throughout the nation, totaling 11.5 million square feet.

Pod People: Apple's iPod sets pace among digital recorders: Kirk Baird; It's all about the iPod.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Pioche serves as homestretch: Clark, 42, is a contestant in "American Derby," the Game Show Network's newest contribution to the reality television game genre. The first of the show's eight episodes airs at 9 p.m. today (in Las Vegas GSN is available to digital television subscribers on the variety tier).

Star garners energy for 'Elektra' premiere: Kirk Baird; Jennifer Garner might play tough characters in TV's "Alias" and in her new film, "Elektra," but the actress proved she's pretty tough herself.