Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from April 2004

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from April 2004

Blake gets death.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL A jury sentenced Alfonso "Slinkey" Blake to death Wednesday in a decision described as sweet justice by the families of Blake's two murder victims. "Karma is finally paying him back," said Kim Choy,...

Crash report offers no comfort.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL Ana Coburn's bathrobe still hangs from a bedpost. She left it there on the day she went to work and never came home. Cheryl Noriega hasn't had the heart to move the robe or any of her daughter's...

Another EOB official steps down.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY , REVIEW-JOURNAL The third top administrator for the largest nonprofit organization in Clark County has quit in the wake of the group's fiscal crisis. The resignation of Mike Husted, assistant director of the...

NEW COMMISSIONER: No favorites, official promises.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER , REVIEW-JOURNAL Newly appointed Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald vowed Wednesday to cut her financial ties to Station Casinos before being sworn into office. Boggs McDonald said Wednesday that...

Ex-police officer gets probation in sex case.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL A former Las Vegas police officer accused of having repeated sex with his teenage baby sitter was placed on probation for the crime Wednesday. District Judge Donald Mosley imposed the sentence on...

Seminar to help future educators explain Holocaust.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL , REVIEW-JOURNAL Staffers from the nation's Holocaust museum are holding a two-day seminar in Las Vegas to instruct future teachers on the best methods for educating students about the systematic mass murder of Jews...

School Board approves plan to seek construction financing.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH , REVIEW-JOURNAL A $60 million investment in nonschool construction will net taxpayers more in the long run than continued use of inadequate office spaces and leased buildings, Clark County School District...

Memorials focus of hearing.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA , REVIEW-JOURNAL When Stephanie Fair's fiance died in a car crash in 2002, she put up a cross and left flowers along the accident site at interstates 15 and 215. When the marker was vandalized, a smaller cross went...

CCSN president search begins.(news)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE , REVIEW-JOURNAL The search for a new president of the Community College of Southern Nevada has officially begun. Officials with the University and Community College System of Nevada hope to have hired a new...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: Richard Eng , REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 1 p.m. Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Maiden claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds Jade's Jewel - Only starter in here ran well enough to beat these last time; similar effort gets his...

Cyprien caught up in madness.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP , REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- Here's what the real March Madness is: participating in the Final Four. It's having your life turned upside down. It's the nonstop ringing of the phone. It's people asking for tickets...

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: Points of contention.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Tito Ortiz says they were friends. Casual acquaintances at best, Chuck Liddell counters. Ortiz says he wasn't ducking Liddell for most of the last two years. Liddell has his doubts. Ortiz says...

Ex-Rebels' good fortune may benefit local PGA Tour event.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Invitational always has attracted a quality field, but it has frequently lagged in snagging the game's premier players. The PGA Tour event's primary weakness has been landing players...

Shields hoping to shine on home track.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF , REVIEW-JOURNAL No events on the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series schedule are more important to Duane Shields than those at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Las Vegan loves his hometown track, but his timing was just a...

Gladiators not in good shape midway through AFL season.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON , REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Gladiators entered this year's Arena Football League season with high hopes. However, midway through the season, results have not matched that optimism. Heading into Sunday's 3 p.m....

INTERNET EXTRA: Silverado edges Chaparral in boys volleyball marathon.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Brandon Olenslager had 17 blocks, and Justin Nacua had 44 assists to lead Silverado past visiting Chaparral 25-17, 27-29, 25-15, 26-28, 15-10 on Wednesday. At Mojave, Jonathon Roberts had 13 kills and four...

Miller sees Lady Rebels headed for NCAA berth.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL On the last day of March, UNLV coach Regina Miller addressed her players, closed the book on another basketball season and let the calendar call it a success. The Lady Rebels finished 26-8 and,...

Wranglers gain edge for first round of playoffs.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Wranglers clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs Wednesday despite a 2-1 overtime loss at San Diego. The Wranglers (42-21-7) clinched the spot when Bakersfield beat Idaho,...

WINNING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS: Holmes jumps right in.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Mojave's Sequoia Holmes went to her track coach, Shenoa Davis, late last season with an idea. She wanted to long jump. "I knew I could long jump, but I never tried to do it," Holmes said. But...

Seevers a find for Huskers.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Panaca isn't usually a stop on the major college recruiting trail. But Lincoln County junior quarterback Kyle Seevers might be changing that. On Monday, Seevers received a letter from Nebraska...

Green Valley tops Eldorado on passed ball.(sports)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Ryan Foley scored on a passed ball with no outs in the ninth inning, giving Green Valley's baseball team a 5-4 victory over host Eldorado on Wednesday. Cameron Brown was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Gators. ...

MEALTIME TRADITION: Where Everybody Knows Your Name.(living)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA , REVIEW-JOURNAL Herb Tobman can remember when there were four store lunch counters on downtown Las Vegas' Fremont Street alone. They disappeared decades ago, shoved aside by a neon canyon that, like an overeager...

Nevada Power approved for debt of $230 million.(business)
April 1, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada Power Co. received approval on Wednesday to issue up to $230 million in long-term debt, but the Public Utilities Commission added some requirements. In an order adopted by the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
April 1, 2004

Mirage Casino in Las Vegas Removes Siegfried & Roy Marquee.
April 1, 2004

As Las Vegas Casino Reopens, Many Workers Struggle with Unpaid Medical Claims.
April 1, 2004

Connecticut Congresswoman Pushes Tribal Moratorium over Gambling Concerns.
April 1, 2004

Three Lawyers Leave Large Las Vegas Firm, Form New Partnership.
April 1, 2004

Nevada Senators Oppose Proposal to Expense Stock Options.
April 1, 2004

Nevada Regulators Put Limits on Utility's Issuance of $230 Million in Debt.
April 1, 2004

Rawson aide got CCSNsalary for legislative job.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sen. Ray Rawson's assistant at the community college served as his legislative committee secretary in an unusual arrangement that paid her double the position's salary. Under the arrangement, Linda...

Troubled EOB loses yet another manager.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The troubled nonprofit agency that has drawn scrutiny from state and federal investigators lost a fourth top administrator Thursday amid its financial tangle. George Cotton, director of human...

Former DA aide agrees to deal.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A former district attorney's office investigator charged with rape and bribery has agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors. Under the terms of the...

FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN: School day gets longer.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two separate programs will bring full-day kindergarten to as many as 79 Clark County elementary schools in 2004-05. In 54 low-income schools, the Clark County School District is implementing...

Two people killed in dispute at off-Strip casino.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas police shot and killed a man moments after he gunned down a customer during a dispute Thursday night inside the Eureka Casino, police said. The customer, a regular at the bar on Sahara...

Police file unfairlabor complaintin Boulder City.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL What started as an argument over a political endorsement by the Boulder City Police Protective Association has escalated into an unfair labor relations complaint against Boulder City and its attorney,...

OFFICIAL OPENING: Bush-Cheney office opens.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada's role as a battleground state in this election year was evident Thursday when President Bush's campaign office opened to cheers from Republicans and jeers from loud protesters. The event to...

Lacking witnesses, judgeputs off decision on trial.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL After witnesses for a third time didn't show up in court, a judge on Thursday put off a decision on whether to send two suspects to trial in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Tanisha Turner. North...

Goodman weighs in on council.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said he's keeping an open mind about a replacement for Lynette Boggs McDonald on the City Council, but he made two things clear Thursday: The person should be able to win...

Herrera cited on misdemeanor battery charge.(news)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Former Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera, indicted last year on extortion and wire fraud charges, was cited on a misdemeanor battery charge after police said he struck another man Thursday at a...

Worsham making all the right moves.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL The only driving mistake Del Worsham has made this year was missing the exit for Baker, Calif., on Interstate 15 to get ice cream for his 2-year-old twin daughters on their drive to Las Vegas this week. ...

Georgia Tech finally back in Final Four after lengthy absence.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- When Georgia Tech made its first Final Four appearance in 1990, many believed it would be a prelude to the Yellow Jackets being a regular at the event. Few thought it would take them 14...

Amid Madness, a constant.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- The names may change, but never the blueprint. As long as Mike Krzyzewski calls the shots, expect Duke to be Final Four material. Look at the record -- the Blue Devils are back for the...

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: Liddell's wait is finally over.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight Chuck Liddell is known as the "Iceman," but for the better part of the last two years, he has essentially been on ice. Liddell has long sought a bout...

Wranglers' Wright learning fast in first season as pro.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR, REVIEW-JOURNAL Doug Wright has come a long way from the nervous rookie who showed up at the Las Vegas Wranglers' training camp in early October. Wright became the first Wrangler to score 20 goals this season. He...

INTERNET EXTRA: Bonanza gives Sierra Vista its first loss in boys golf.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mike Stewart shot a 1-over-par 37 Thursday as Bonanza's boys golf team handed Sierra Vista its first loss of the season, 204-221, at Siena. At Las Vegas Golf Club, Durango defeated Western by forfeit. Davis...

INTERNET EXTRA: Clark downs Gorman in boys volleyball.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Jonathon Roberts had 17 kills, six blocks and three aces, and Jonathan Espiritu had 27 assists, six kills, five blocks and six aces Thursday to lead Clark to a 21-25, 25-23, 12-25, 25-17, 15-8 boys volleyball victory...

Two-time Top Fuel champoff to slow start in 2004.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Larry Dixon has dominated the Top Fuel division of the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series for two years, winning 17 of 46 titles, three at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After three races this year, Dixon,...

Park trying to gettruck back on track.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Veteran driver Steve Park and his Las Vegas-based Orleans Racing team are ready for their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season to begin. Unfortunately for Park, the next race, in two weeks in...

Controversial scholarship rule could be amended.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- Relief could be on the way for UNLV and other Division I college basketball programs restricted by the NCAA's limit on scholarships. President Myles Brand said Thursday that the "5-8...

Cochran throws one-hitter in Basic's 10-0 win over Eldorado.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Casey Cochran pitched a one-hitter Thursday, striking out four and walking none, to lead Basic's baseball team to a 10-0 home victory over Eldorado. Chris Montano was 2-for-3 with two triples and five RBIs, and...

Meranto, Gabour lead Sierra Vista to victory.(sports)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Jamie Meranto was 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Sierra Vista's softball team to a 9-2 victory over visiting Palo Verde on Thursday. Karlie Gabour added a two-run triple in the fourth inning for the Lions, who...

Funny Business.(weekly)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Mark your calendar -- really -- if you want in on the latest comedy trend. "Event comedy," staged on an infrequent schedule, is paying off as a way to pack still more comedy into a Las Vegas...

SHOW REVIEW: 'Spirit of the Dance' exception to mediocre show rule.(weekly)(Review)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Bad shows usually don't last long in Las Vegas, and mediocre ones don't stick around without getting better. There are just too many options for the available stages. While "Michael Flatley's...

Australian Rules.(weekly)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's rare when a Las Vegas band makes it to the national scene. Maybe it would be easier if musicians here chose instead to learn their chops in a cover band, then to move on and join a star band in...

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Home on the Range'.(weekly)(Review)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL Don't have a cow. Have three: the true-blue bovine heroines of "Home on the Range." Disney's latest (and, apparently, last) traditional, hand-drawn, home-grown animated feature rounds up a...

First Love.(weekly)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL For 16 years, best-selling thriller writer David Morrell taught American literature at the University of Iowa. He gave up tenure and a full professorship there to write full time, starting in 1986. ...

Native Culture.(weekly)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL American Indian arts and crafts are celebrated at the 15th annual Invitational Native American Arts Festival today through Sunday at the Clark County Museum in Henderson. The festival features American Indian...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ROSEWOOD GRILLE.(weekly)(Review)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Every six months or so somebody tells me that, gee, they wish I'd write a really nasty review now and again. I'm with you; those reviews are a lot of fun to write. They're also a lot easier...

GAME PLAN: Shaken and Stirred.(weekly)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL I don't know when you last fired a missile launcher off your shoulder and watched the missile sizzle through the sky and knock a tank into itsy-bitsy bits, but it is cool, my friend. It is also quite...

Commercial real estate market seen to stabilize.(business)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL The commercial real estate market in Las Vegas has stabilized, even improved in several measurements, but fundamental economic weaknesses are showing up in other areas, a local expert said. While...

IRS warns taxpayers of lure of hefty refunds.(business)
April 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Psst! Hey, buddy. Want a big tax refund? The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to beware of sales pitches like that as well as even more subtle proposals. Problem is, some of the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
April 2, 2004

Famed Downtown Las Vegas Casino Reopens Under Old Name, New Management.
April 2, 2004

Pioneering Las Vegas Casino Marks 25th Anniversary.
April 2, 2004

Commercial Real Estate Market in Las Vegas Has Stabilized, Expert Says.
April 2, 2004

Arizona Senator Says Trade Ruling May Prompt Congress to Limit Online Gambling.
April 2, 2004

IRS Warns Taxpayers to Beware of Preparers Promising Big Refunds.
April 2, 2004

Denver-Based Titanium Producer Pushes to End Tax Break for Russian Firm.
April 2, 2004

ETHICS ISSUE: Mayor ready for fight.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: SEAN WHALEY and ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL A defiant Mayor Oscar Goodman taunted state ethics officials Friday for ordering a full hearing on a complaint against him, angrily defending his conduct as the city's elected leader. ...

Prisons official says negligence caused incident.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT, REVIEW-JOURNAL The inspector general for the Nevada Department of Corrections told a grand jury that "somebody wasn't watching the shop well enough" when a guard impregnated an inmate last year at the privately...

Slow, steady rain drenches valley.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Precipitation soaked some Las Vegas Valley streets and dropped a late-season blanket of snow atop Mount Charleston, but the weather caused few problems in Southern Nevada on Friday. The National Weather Service...

FATAL SHOOTING: Casino workers recall friend, hero.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL The bullets were meant for Kensen Lee. But when the gunfire stopped, Lee was alive and another man, Lester Staniowski, lay dying on the floor of the Eureka Casino. "There should have been two...

Dangerous offramp replaced.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL A tight-turning U.S. Highway 95 offramp where a firetruck crashed last fall will close next weekend and be simultaneously replaced by a straighter, safer ramp. Four firefighters were hurt, one...

Nevada law among few of its kind.(news)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada is one of four states that explicitly permit the prosecution of prisoners who have sex with guards, according to statistics provided by the American Civil Liberties Union. Craig Cowie,...

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS: No pushovers in this foursome.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- A No. 1 seed is here. So are a pair of No. 2s. The fourth team at the Final Four is a No. 3 seed. Wait a minute. Wasn't this supposed to be college basketball's year of parity? What...

Anderson dominating Pro Stock rivals.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Greg Anderson is coming off the most successful season ever for a driver in the Pro Stock division of the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series. The driver of the 207-mph Pontiac Grand Am owned by Las Vegan...

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: Liddell whips Ortiz.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tito Ortiz had been accused of dodging Chuck Liddell for more than two years. A sellout crowd of 11,413 Friday at Mandalay Bay saw why. The highly anticipated light heavyweight showdown in the Ultimate...

'Dogsmay bebarkingtoday.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL As popular as it is to root against Duke, it's just as difficult to bet against the Blue Devils and their mild-mannered genius coach, Mike Krzyzewski, in a big game. But plenty of bettors have been...

Cowboys, Yellow Jackets ridedefense to semifinal matchup.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- Defense is the biggest reason Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech are playing in the Final Four. The Cowboys are allowing 55 points a game in the NCAA Tournament, 10 fewer than they gave up...

SHOWDOWN SATURDAY: Seeking keys to victory.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- Talent will be in abundance tonight when Duke and Connecticut meet in the Final Four semifinals. And while Emeka Okafor's shot-blocking and J.J. Redick's 3-point shooting get most of the...

Tragedy still difficult forFinal Four representative.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOE HAWK, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN ANTONIO -- This should have been Will Hancock's weekend to shine as the sports media relations director for Oklahoma State basketball. Moreover, this should have been Bill Hancock's weekend to...

Wranglers tumble at home.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR, REVIEW-JOURNAL Wranglers coach Glen Gulutzan is looking so hard at the future, he barely paused to worry about a 3-2 loss to the Alaska Aces on Friday night. Las Vegas is 0-3-1 in its last four ECHL games heading...

INTERNET EXTRA: Basic sweeps Green Valley in boys volleyball.(sports)
April 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mark Henderson had 15 kills, and Bryce Mendoza supplied 31 assists to lead Basic to a 25-19, 25-23, 25-20 victory over host Green Valley in boys volleyball on Friday night. Kameron Clove added eight kills and six...