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Print edition for July 11, 2005

Letter: U.S. intervention doomed to fail
We sent and continue to send troops to Iraq and Afghanistan solely to make those in Washington feel like they are doing something. And worse, these wars enable the president and his top staff to give the impression that they are the courageous warriors their inflated egos tell them they are.
Letter: No escape from secondhand smoke in casinos
Furthermore, three different workers at different hotels told me that secondhand smoke is a "forbidden subject." Forbidden at one workplace, it's unfortunate. At three or more, it's a network.
Blood drives
Wednesday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., First American Title Company, 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson; 9 a.m.-2 p.m., First American Title Company, 9420 W. Sahara Ave.; 3-7 p.m., Imprints Day School, 8185 Tamarus St.
Editorial: Sprinklers are essential
But Walt Rulffes, deputy superintendent of operations for the Clark County School District, says all of the schools are safe. He says evacuation procedures are so efficient that the true purpose of sprinkler systems is really just to save property, not lives.
Birth announcements for July 11, 2005
June 25:
Slaughter, LV a comfortable marriage
Spencer Patterson
Las Vegas is famous for nontraditional weddings, but the nuptials in the Orleans' Mardi Gras Ballroom Saturday night were unusual even for this town.
Obituaries for July 11, 2005
Alberto S. Garneri, 66, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born July 9, 1938, in Bergamo, Italy. A resident for nine years, he was a retired hotel waiter.
Editorial: 'Affordable' taking on a new meaning
With prices in the Las Vegas Valley now soaring above $300,000 for even modest houses, the availability of affordable housing has become a priority issue. In a report earlier this year, the Clark County Growth Task Force concluded that affordable housing is one of the area's greatest needs. Now a group has come along with a proposal it says will help fill that need.
News briefs for July 11, 2005
Metro Police are searching for a man who shot and killed a 41-year-old Las Vegas man and wounded two women early Sunday morning near Eastern and Mesquite avenues.
Apartment fire leaves 30 homeless
Eric Leake
Arely Reyas searched the charred debris in front of Woodhaven Apartments Sunday afternoon for her kitten.
Raccoons are deadly threat
Raccoons, the cute masked bandits best known for knocking around trash pails late at night, could be more dangerous than they appear.
Bilbray sees hard work for BRAC commission
Suzanne Struglinski
The BRAC commission Web site is www.brac.gov
LVCVA board members have ties to ad firm
There's something that doesn't smell right to Craig Walton about the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority agreement to transfer the rights to the potentially lucrative slogan "What happens here, stays here" to its advertising agency.
Plan to open Las Vegas Valley EEOC office moves forward
Alana Roberts
Las Vegas is one step closer to getting a new federal office that would help officials handle an increase in employment discrimination complaints.
Disruptive students addressed in new laws
CARSON CITY -- Nevada is reviving a program aimed at dealing with disruptive students in the classrooms of at-risk schools.
Anti-growth group opposes agreement
A draft agreement between Boulder City and Clark County intended to limit development in the unincorporated Eldorado Valley will instead serve as a blueprint and "open the floodgate" to growth, according to a group opposing development in and around the community.
Lawmakers blast recruiting database
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., have sharply criticized the Defense Department for hiring a marketing firm to collect private information about high school and college students.
Correction
The Sun corrects its errors. If you find a mistake, call 385-3111 to report it.
St. Bernard Parish ban seeking to rein in video poker
A final vote could be taken on the moratorium after the public hearing at the July 19 council meeting. It's not clear how the action would affect the two video poker truck stops already in the planning stages.
Trade group names Hall of Fame inductees
Neilsen is president and chief executive of Ameristar Casinos Inc. and Larry Ruvo is senior managing director of Southern Wine and Spirits. Reynolds is an actress, singer, former casino owner and a decades-long regular on the casino entertainment circuit.
Trade group elects chairman
Jenkin replaces Station Casinos Inc. President Lorenzo Fertitta, who has held the position since 2002.
Scandal brings down another Texas Lottery chief
Liz Austin
DALLAS -- Controversy brought down the first three executive directors of the Texas Lottery, and advertising jackpots the agency couldn't afford to pay has now cost the fourth his job as well.
Russian family awaits deportation ruling
Vladimir Khatin, Anna Petrachenkova and their 11-year-old son, Timofey, have been fighting to remain in America for nearly five years. The family first came to the United States as part of a "Moscow Stars on Ice" touring company and sought political asylum when their visas expired in the winter of 2000.
Coroner's inquest clears officers
David Kihara
A Clark County coroner's inquest jury on Friday found that two Metro Police officers did not act inappropriately when they repeatedly applied a Taser to a man -- even while he was in handcuffs -- despite a Metro policy against using a Taser on people who are held in such a way.
Golf briefs for July 11, 2005
At Sylvania, Ohio, Heather Bowie won her first LPGA tour title, parring the third hole of a playoff with Gloria Park in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
Company creates casino division, names COO
The company also has appointed Roger P. Wagner as chief operating officer of the new affiliate, Resorts International Holdings Inc. Wagner will manage Resorts' operations from its Las Vegas headquarters at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Crude falls after hurricane misses most rigs
Oil companies including Royal Dutch/Shell Group began Sunday to return crews that were evacuated from platforms as Dennis approached the Gulf of Mexico, source of 30 percent of U.S. oil output. The biggest U.S. oil port opened today after a two-day closure.
Tribe wants to build casino in downtown Oklahoma City
In a copyrighted story in Sunday's editions of The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett confirmed he had a series of discussions with tribal representatives. Cornett said he opposes the idea but may not be able to stop it.
UMB Bank executive named to Gaming Commission
Shull, 63, is a Republican from Liberty and is executive vice president of the Kansas City-based bank. His term on the Gaming Commission runs until April 29, 2008, and is subject to Senate confirmation.
Trump tries to buy land his company owns
Geoff Mulvihill
CAMDEN, N.J. -- The Donald upped the ante Friday on his latest deal: trying to buy an Atlantic City property one of his companies already owns.
Regents take no action on university jobs issue
Instead, regents agreed that the ethics code should be discussed by the full board at a board development workshop tentatively planned for late October.
Taylor is found guilty in Bonnie and Clyde case
By Matt Pordum
A Clark County jury found the male half of Las Vegas' modern day Bonnie and Clyde guilty for his part in a high-speed chase through North Las Vegas during which his girlfriend fired an assault rifle at police officers.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Hollywood Park sale overshadows speed showcase
Ralph Siraco
The racing industry and horseplayers of the Southern California racing circuit were still reeling from the news that broke Thursday confirming rumors that historic Hollywood Park would be sold.
Casino campaign lacks signatures
Mayor Jane Campbell began a push last May to get a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution on the Nov. 8 ballot. She and gambling supporters needed the signatures of 322,899 registered voters by Aug. 10.
Sports briefs for July 11, 2005
The 2012 Olympic Games will go ahead in London despite security concerns after last week's terror attacks, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said.
Nevada case sheds light on international child abduction
By Timothy Pratt
On a day not unlike today five years ago, 4-year-old Jessica Harrison smiled at her dad, Mark, and her grandmother, Lydia, in a Henderson parking lot.
Suspect blames cancer, crack addiction in fraud case
Stephen Curran
An alleged con artist now behind bars facing a litany of charges told Henderson Police he bilked three small business owners out of more than $1,000 because he was dying of cancer and his daughter was addicted to crack cocaine, according to officers who arrested him.
Nevada officials to study Canada drug shipments
CARSON CITY -- Representatives of the state Pharmacy Board fly to Winnipeg today to learn how lower-priced Canadian drugs would be shipped to Nevada consumers under a new law.
Change of command expected for monorail system
Stephen Curran
A high-ranking Regional Transportation Commission official is expected to step down next week to run the Las Vegas Monorail, the RTC and monorail company officials confirmed Friday.
Bush's budget update may show early deficit reduction
Alison Fitzgerald and Roger Runningen
President George W. Bush's administration will report this week that surging tax revenue is shrinking this year's budget deficit from the record 2004 level, possibly by as much as $90 billion, giving him a shot at fulfilling his deficit reduction promise three years early.
VNU buying IMS Health
The purchase, expected to close in the first quarter of next year, will be VNU's largest acquisition since buying the Nielsen television ratings provider in 2001. The joint company would have had an estimated revenue of 4.7 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in 2004, VNU said.

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