Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from April 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from April 2003

Nevada Electric Rate Decrease Case Hearings Begin.
April 1, 2003

Survey fails to provide school officials with options for possible money crunch.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County School District parents, employees and students aren't willing to give up enough programs and services to balance an uncertain budget. The results of 2,470 surveys completed by those...

Henderson councilwoman'sendorsements don't faze foes.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Having recently annexed 6,000 acres from the federal government, Henderson isn't likely to lose its ranking as one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Exactly how the city has been and...

Security forces train for unexpected.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Staff Sgt. Glen McGraw fired round after round from his M-16 rifle, aiming at targets through clouds of green smoke and breathing through a gas mask. As he focused amid the din of more than 20...

Woman receives life sentence.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday for participating in a murder labeled as gruesome and vicious by a Clark County judge. District Judge John McGroarty imposed the prison term on Kimberly...

Desert Springs Hospital to treat emergencies again.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Emergency room patients at Desert Springs Hospital are expected to have access to general surgeons again starting today. The hospital had been operating without emergency department general...

Teenager pleads guilty in murder.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A teenager who once avoided being charged with murder in an auto accident that killed two people has pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the shooting of a father of three. Tyrone Hammond, 21, was...

North Las Vegas manager hires parks and recreation director.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL North Las Vegas City Manager Kurt Fritsch announced Monday he has hired University of Nevada, Reno graduate Michael Henley as the city's parks and recreation director. Henley, who most recently was director of...

Smallpox vaccinations delayed.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Smallpox vaccination clinics scheduled to begin this month are being postponed because of complications people with heart disease have suffered from the inoculation, state health officials announced Monday. State...

Man makes plea deal in robbery case.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL One of three men charged in a $1.6 million robbery of United Coin in Las Vegas entered into a plea agreement Monday. Eric Zessman, age unavailable, pleaded guilty in District Court to one felony count of...

Five injured in house fire.(news)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Five people were hurt, four of them with life-threatening injuries, after fire erupted in a Las Vegas home early Monday morning and steel security bars trapped them inside. Neighbors rushed to the...

Shoemakersettles in as51s manager.(sports)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Despite a much-decorated career in which he played in the NCAA Tournament and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Bulls, 51s manager John Shoemaker was wise enough to know his athletic...

Musante, Cheyenne hold off Chaparral in baseball.(sports)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Tony Musante was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as Cheyenne's baseball team held off host Chaparral for an 8-7 victory Monday. Brett Templeton was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Desert Shields. ...

Injuries don't deter women's tennis team.(sports)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's not easy to break the confidence of the UNLV women's tennis team. The 24th-ranked Rebels have overcome obstacles all season and are playing their best tennis with the Mountain West Conference...

PAYING AT THE PUMP: Feeling the Pinch.(living)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Talk about bad timing. Two months ago, Christopher Boadt gave up his Volkswagen Passat and bought his first sport utility vehicle. It was, he notes with a good-natured laugh, just before...

Southern Nevada Boy Scouts earn Eagle Scout ranking.(living)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Twenty-seven young men from the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America have recently become Eagle Scouts: Kory L. Anderson, 16, is the son of Rickey and Carrie Anderson. He is a...

REVIEW: 'Slice' delves into American life through real people.(living)(Review)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: ALLYSON HERRING, REVIEW-JOURNAL Great Leap's "A Slice of Rice, Frijoles and Greens" explored the multicultural experience in America through acting, music and movement. The production, presented by the Cultural Affairs Division...

Nine major companies getOK to leave utility system.(business)
April 1, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL State regulators Monday authorized MGM Grand, Park Place Entertainment and seven other large commercial customers to buy electricity from competitors of Nevada Power Co. The nine major customers,...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
April 2, 2003

War song's new 'toon.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI , REVIEW-JOURNAL The makers of the "Bomb Saddam Song" released accompanying animation for their war ditty Tuesday. In the two-minute cartoon, Saddam Hussein has exchanged his trademark military fatigues for skimpy...

Report outlines gaps at public defender's office.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY , REVIEW-JOURNAL Heavy workloads, inadequate training and lackluster accountability in the Clark County public defender's office have compromised the legal defense provided to the poor, according to a report released...

Donation fund set up for military families.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY , REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County residents Tuesday were given another way to support the troops. The County Commission established the Operation Home Front trust fund, which will collect contributions and give them to...

NONEMERGENCY TREATMENT: Patients' status to determine care.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA , REVIEW-JOURNAL Patients with coughs, colds or other nonemergency conditions no longer will be treated at certain UMC Quick Cares if they lack insurance or can't pay up front, Clark County commissioners decided...

Programs' leaders question cut list.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH , REVIEW-JOURNAL Eliminate continuation school. If the Clark County School District has to do so to balance its 2003-04 budget, the 250 middle school students who attend Washington Continuation School because they...

Angelil accuser now says she will produce evidence.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman who accused Celine Dion's husband of rape now wants to turn over to police a red dress she claims contains his DNA, her attorney said Tuesday. But Las Vegas police might not be willing to...

ROAD WARRIOR Q&A: Warning, Warning.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL This week readers want to know why the Nevada Department of Transportation is flashing an asterisk at traffic, if police ever ticket motorists for inattentive driving, and why a traffic signal was...

Head-on collision claims two Bullhead City residents.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL KINGMAN, Ariz. -- A traffic accident claimed the lives of two Bullhead City residents in Arizona on Monday. Bullhead City Police Lt. Steven Smith said witnesses told officers an eastbound Lincare oxygen supply...

Woman dies from injuries sustained in house fire.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas woman died of smoke inhalation Monday night about 16 hours after she and four others were trapped inside a burning home by security bars. Gertrude Adamson, 53, died at 10:40 p.m. at University Medical...

Rebel Yell editors get an earful over April Fools' paper.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL , REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV President Carol Harter is taking a job as a topless dancer, peace-craving hippies have destroyed Sam Boyd Stadium and the Board of Regents plans to sponsor a pubic hair grooming convention. At...

Sheriff hopes to maintain staffing levels.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY , REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Sheriff Bill Young on Tuesday pitched a revised Metropolitan Police Department budget designed to maintain current staffing levels. In a presentation to the Clark County Commission,...

Winds might cause dust problems today.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County officials warn seniors and people with chronic respiratory problems to use caution today because of possible dust storms in the Las Vegas Valley. Wind gusts of up to 35 mph are expected by this...

Boulder City mayor seeks re-election.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER , REVIEW-JOURNAL If Boulder City Mayor Bob Ferraro wants to serve his 28th year on the board, he must fend off two opponents: a fellow councilman who was 8 years old when Ferraro was first elected, and a former...

High court bars LV attorney.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT , REVIEW-JOURNAL The Nevada Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Las Vegas attorney Patrick Nohrden, a former judicial candidate, from the practice of law. "We conclude that the documentation before us...

Longtime Nevada attorney dies at 76.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT , REVIEW-JOURNAL Longtime Nevada attorney Tom Bell, who once worked as a staff member for reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, died Monday at his Henderson home. He was 76. "He is one of the finest gentlemen...

Baby caught up in car theft safely returned in Henderson.(news)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman who had left her keys inside of her vehicle, along with her 17-month-old baby, returned to find a car thief driving away with her toddler Monday night, Henderson police said. The incident happened shortly...

De La Hoya-Mosley rematch finally set.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL After months of haggling, Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley have agreed to a Sept. 13 rematch for De La Hoya's super welterweight title. Mosley attorney Judd Burstein said his client will sign for...

Murray seeks major impact.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL It almost seems as if there are two Calvin Murrays playing professional baseball. And, indeed, Murray was drafted in the first round twice, by Cleveland with the 11th overall pick in 1989 and by San...

INTERNET EXTRA: Logan's 37 guides Gorman past Bonanza in boys golf.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Garrett Logan shot a 1-over-par 37 to lead Bishop Gorman's boys golf team to a 197-201 victory over Bonanza at Las Vegas Country Club on Tuesday. Bonanza's Joe Wieser and Aaron Slonim each shot 36 to share...

INTERNET EXTRA: Lacy, Mojave outlast Cimarron-Memorial in boys volleyball.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Billy Lacy had 12 kills, and Matt Rafferty compiled 36 assists and four aces to help Mojave's boys volleyball team hold off Cimarron-Memorial, 25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 20-25, 15-11. At Eldorado, Ryan Huntsman had 21...

JC transfer Hannan set to commit to Rebels.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP , REVIEW-JOURNAL The UNLV men's basketball team needs scoring help, and Andy Hannan can score. Time will tell if it's a good fit, but Hannan has given the Rebels an oral commitment. The 6-foot-6-inch, 210-pound...

Wildcats score in seventh, pin first loss on Silverado.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas' Robert Ashworth scored on Pete White's fielder's choice in the top of the seventh inning for the decisive run Tuesday as the Wildcats handed visiting Silverado its first loss, 5-4. Cameron Johnson and...

Bishop Gorman's Liedlich tosses no-hitter in win over Cheyenne.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Theresa Liedlich threw a no-hitter, striking out 15, to lead Bishop Gorman's softball team to a 5-2 victory over Cheyenne at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park on Tuesday. Liedlich went 4-for-4 with two RBIs for the...

Idle Tuscany dresses up, waits for June 1 opening.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Tuscany Golf Club in Henderson has been ready for play for 15 months. A staff of 16 reports to work every day, including director of golf Tom Vold and head professional Patrick Duty. The fairways are...

A WHOLE NEW ARENA: Elway waits for winner.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON , REVIEW-JOURNAL As a co-owner of the expansion Colorado Crush, John Elway went into this season wanting to win immediately. But it hasn't worked out that way, and Los Angeles Avengers owner Casey Wasserman...

UNLV baseball pounds Southern Utah.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV's baseball team rolled over Southern Utah 8-2 Tuesday in Cedar City, Utah. The 24th-ranked Rebels (23-9) got three runs in the third inning to break a scoreless tie, and a four-run eighth put the game away....

51s over roster limit; Coomer just visiting.(sports)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL The 51s gathered for a brief afternoon workout Tuesday at Cashman Field, but that group might change significantly before the team opens its Pacific Coast League season Thursday. Entering their third...

RESTAURANT REPORT.(living)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEN WHITE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Blimpie Subs and Salads, 1829 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, received 20 demerits March 17. Violations included meatballs held at improper temperature, and no paper towels at hand sink. GRADE: B Cafe...

REVIEW: Singer LuPone flawless in concert at UNLV.(living)(Review)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: JULIA OSBORNE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Broadway shows can be seen in Las Vegas on a regular basis: "Mamma Mia" is the current example. Bona fide Broadway stars are a little less common, with a particular style that is especially...

New fee structure expected to speed plan reviews.(business)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH , REVIEW-JOURNAL Phil Rosenquist knows he has to uphold his end of the deal he's made with Clark County builders and developers. When he became director of the Clark County Development Services Department last...

Grading key to construction process in LV.(business)
April 2, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH , REVIEW-JOURNAL One of the primary goals of a developer is to obtain a grading permit, a critical element that allows the developer to begin "moving dirt," said Sally Pelham, director of plan processing for Southwest...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
April 3, 2003

Well-Trained In Waiting.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- As the number of enemy prisoners of war continues to increase in Iraq, Nevada's 72nd Military Police Company anxiously waits to be sent there any day to handle the thousands who...

In face of fiscal strains, commissioners approve pay raises for Clark County workers.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County's public hospital is broke. County revenues are barely keeping pace with growth. County leaders are trying to prevent state lawmakers from raiding local coffers, saying they can't...

Mayor's sights on new term.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Oscar Goodman's first term as Las Vegas mayor earned him unprecedented popularity and has nearly guaranteed him a second. Yet, he admits, his first four years in public office were marked largely by...

SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME: Officials set to thwart SARS.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL The mysterious disease plaguing people mostly in Asian countries could be contained before it ever infects anybody in Las Vegas, local health officials said Wednesday. Health officials are prepared...

Bouncer accused of beating duo.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A videotape obtained by police shows a bouncer brutally beating a man and woman unconscious in the parking lot of a Las Vegas nightclub in January. The tape, which a friend of the two victims filmed...

NORTH LAS VEGAS WARD 2: Council race heats up.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The campaign for the Ward 2 seat on the North Las Vegas City Council was gentle until two weeks ago, when challenger Nelson Stone distributed a flier critical of incumbent William Robinson's family...

Incumbent Buck faces three for NLV post.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Shari Buck has three challengers for her Ward 4 seat, one of whom has come out swinging. Honey Easter, Bill Dolan and Lee Fuller are vying to oust Buck. ...

Two killed in crash near Searchlight.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A three-vehicle crash killed two people Monday on U.S. Highway 93 near Searchlight, according to the Boulder City Police Department. Authorities provided few details about the accident. It occurred about 7:08...

Sheriff appeals to city.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL The city's crime rate will rise unless local government funds a 12 percent increase in the Metropolitan Police Department's budget, Clark County Sheriff Bill Young told the Las Vegas City Council on...

Group tries again for 'freedom of speech' question on ballot.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two months after a District Court judge shot down a North Las Vegas committee's initiative seeking more public involvement in City Council meetings, the group is circulating a petition to place a...

HOME INVASIONS: Patrol, detectives join forces.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL Police are solving more home invasion robberies by increasingly relying on investigation by patrol officers who are the first to respond. Las Vegas police Lt. Ted Snodgrass, who commands the robbery...

Tommy Nelson, 'Mr. Boulder City,' dies at 90.(news)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tommy Nelson, a 72-year resident of Boulder City, a near lifelong trumpet player, and one of the men who built Hoover Dam, died Sunday. He was 90. Nelson played his last gig with his band around...

Williams dealing with Carolina rumors.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL Roy Williams can see the avalanche coming, and he is determined to keep it from overwhelming himself and his Kansas Jayhawks at this weekend's Final Four. With North Carolina looking for a basketball...

Dodgers hope talent on rise in Las Vegas.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Los Angeles Dodgers finished 14th in a Baseball America magazine ranking of minor-league talent. And while that does not thrill Bill Bavasi, the Dodgers' director of player development and the man...

Shieldsaims forNHRAvictory.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Duane Shields won an NHRA regional championship last year and was second in the series' national Top Alcohol Dragster standings. He won three regional events and two prestigious NHRA Powerade Drag...

INTERNET EXTRA: Chaparral outlasts Bonanza in boys volleyball.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Jeremy Thompson had 16 kills, and Steven Stanford had 14 kills and eight digs to lead Chaparral's boys volleyball team to a 25-21, 17-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-11 victory over visiting Bonanza on Wednesday. ...

SPOTLIGHT: UNLV FOOTBALL: Transfer ready to play.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL For Reggie Butler, there was no doubting the reputation of Penn's academics. But football was another matter. Butler played at high school power Long Beach (Calif.) Poly, then spent two years at...

UNLV set for boxing championships.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR, REVIEW-JOURNAL Four-time defending champion Air Force and Navy are the favorites as the National Collegiate Boxing Association championships begin today at Cox Pavilion. But the UNLV Dr. Elias Ghanem Boxing Club...

SPRING IN HIS STEP: Currie has jump on competition.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Cimarron-Memorial's Rayland Currie has bad news for anyone looking to unseat him as the state's triple jump champion. He's healthy. Last year, Currie competed with bruised heels, which he said...

Florida school topsGorman in tourney.(sports)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL When Bishop Gorman baseball coach Ken White set up the schedule for this week's Bishop Gorman Desert Classic, he wanted his team to be challenged. The Gaels took on what may be the tournament's top team...

SEASONAL DISPLAY: Desert Bloom.(living)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JOAN WHITELY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Plentiful rain in February delivered a stronger-than-expected showing of wildflowers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, says Elizabeth Powell, a National Park Service botanist. In fact, the...

Ensemble cast shines in 'Lion in Winter'.(living)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: ALLYSON HERRING, REVIEW-JOURNAL The royal family of England fights over their kingdom in Las Vegas Little Theatre's production of "The Lion in Winter." The play takes place on Christmas Eve in 1183 England. Henry II, King of...

Sierra Pacific to refinance debt with debt, not stock.(business)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The top executive of Sierra Pacific Resources, parent of Nevada Power Co., on Wednesday told analysts that the company intends to refinance $350 million in debt that matures next fall with new debt...

HOUSING MARKET: New-home sales down in Las Vegas.(business)
April 3, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL New-home sales in Las Vegas declined 9.1 percent in January and February from a year ago as the impending war with Iraq had a negative effect on consumer buying, a local housing expert said Wednesday....

BUILDING HONOR.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL In recognition of their role in Operations Enduring Freedom and Anaconda, 275 men and women from Nellis Air Force Base's Red Horse Squadron received some of the Air Force's most prestigious honors...

Savage beating of 79-year-old detailed in murder trial.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Doris Bair, 79, was eating breakfast and reading the morning newspaper when someone walked into her Las Vegas home and beat her savagely nearly four years ago. The killer broke her glasses with...

BOULDER CITY: Large field drawn to council race.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Seven candidates are vying for two seats on the Boulder City Council. Boulder City Councilman Bryan Nix hopes to hold onto his seat for a third four-year term. Councilman Doug Scheppmann...

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: Funds flow to incumbents.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Incumbents are rolling in piles of cash while their opponents search the couch cushions for loose change, financial contribution reports filed this week by municipal candidates show. Consider Las...

Three declared winners because of lack of competition.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A fortunate few in this municipal election were declared victors on Feb. 7, when no one filed to run against them. Henderson City Councilman Steven Kirk and Las Vegas Municipal Judges Bert Brown and George Assad...

Mayor floats Las Vegas lottery idea.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mayor Oscar Goodman floated the idea of a lottery Thursday as a way for Las Vegas to bridge a looming budget deficit without sacrificing emergency services. The proposal came a day after the City Council heard an...

Five to take on mayor.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Despite being dwarfed in fund-raising and facing the longest of odds, the five political unknowns challenging Mayor Oscar Goodman's bid for re-election say they want voters to have a choice when they...

Children's activists tout reform.(news)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Latoya, 11, wept Thursday as she recalled the long series of moves between foster homes and failed adoptions that, until recently, had defined her childhood. She was 3 and brother Isom 4 when...

FINAL FOUR: Big Easy? Not this weekend.(sports)
April 4, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL NEW ORLEANS -- A huge purple and gold sign draping the side of the Louisiana Superdome proclaims "The Road Ends Here." Actually, it ends a couple of blocks before the Superdome -- part of the...