Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from August 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from August 2002

Market Woes Prompt Las Vegas-Based Coast Casinos to Delay Public Offering.
August 1, 2002

Government, Private Businesses Join Fight to Boost Network Security.
August 1, 2002

New President of Las Vegas-Based Mikohn Gaming Faces Tough Tasks.
August 1, 2002

Vote May Spur More Companies to Ask to Exit Nevada Power's System.
August 1, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
August 1, 2002

Kerr-McGee Files to Sell Henderson, Nev., Chemical Plant.
August 1, 2002

County OKs lap dance rules.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL Citizens offered numerous reasons Wednesday why Clark County commissioners should butt out of the bump-and-grind business. During an at-times raucous meeting, speakers said strip clubs are not the...

Citizens offer comments regarding proposal.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Commissioners and the audience gathered in their chambers Wednesday heard more than an hour of testimony from citizens during the public comment portion of a meeting on erotic dancing rules....

CHILD CARE: Proposed regulations criticized by providers.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Child-care providers are criticizing a slew of proposed regulations that will be considered this month by Clark County Health District officials. The health district administrators who drafted...

Military exercises target higher level of cooperation in battle.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL While the nation's war against terrorism continued in Afghanistan, officers at Nellis Air Force Base experimented Wednesday with new-wave technology that Gen. Richard Myers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

Famed pathologist to testify in case.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Daniel Jones clearly cared for his little brother, a witness said. He got Steven Jones a job at a Las Vegas stone company. He drove him to and from the job, and he let Steven and his girlfriend live...

FIRE-SAFE SECURITY BARS: Program makes homes safer.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tina Caredio can finally get rid of her enormous key chain. And knowing that it's gone helps the 72-year-old woman sleep better at night. "I had two locks in the back, two locks in the kitchen, and...

State reviews plans to reopen detention center.(news)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The former juvenile detention center that housed Nevada's most violent juvenile offenders could reopen within five months. State officials are evaluating proposals from Securicor New Century of...

TexasdropsUNLVgame.(sports)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV's 2002-03 basketball schedule has taken a major hit with the news that Texas, one of the Rebels' marquee opponents, has postponed its Dec. 14 game with UNLV in Austin, Texas. Jerry Koloskie,...

What's in a name? PRCA not ready to be tied down.(sports)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association floated a trial balloon a few weeks ago and it apparently got shot down. At least for the rest of this season, according to a PRCA official. For a few days,...

Basic earns spot in state legion tourney.(sports)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Basic's Frank Blurton didn't have a strikeout all night -- until the final pitch of the game. Blurton struck out Durango's Danny Kelly with runners on first and second, giving the Wolves a 5-2 victory over the...

51s' road to playoffs might run through Los Angeles.(sports)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Triple-A managers know their job is to serve the parent club. In doing so, they understand their teams can sometimes suffer. That is what 51s manager Brad Mills is going through. His pitching...

LASTING IMPRESSIONS: Skin Deep.(living)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Bonnie Mataczynski got tired of wielding an eyebrow pencil every morning. Bobby Pangonis needed a way to camouflage the effects of a medical condition that caused the pigment on his hands, fingers...

UTILITY DECISION: More users may ask to exit system.(business)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Additional large power users may file applications to leave the Nevada Power system in the wake of a Public Utilities Commission decision to let five businesses exit the regulated utility system, a...

Kerr-McGee files to sell chemical plant in Henderson.(business)
August 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Kerr-McGee Corp. of Oklahoma City, Okla., intends to sell its chemical plant in Henderson to a company identified only as ABC Limited Liability Co. for an undisclosed price, according to documents filed with the...

Transportation Officials Prepare to Hire New Screeners for Las Vegas Airport.
August 2, 2002

Nevada Congresswoman Works to Bolster Las Vegas-Based National Airlines.
August 2, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
August 2, 2002

Phone Problems Continue in Henderson, Nev., Retirement Community.
August 2, 2002

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CRISIS: Factions split on legislation's effect.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL In the wake of legislation passed Thursday morning, surgeons did not flock back to the valley's only trauma center and obstetricians did not throw open their doors to new patients. Instead, doctors...

LV couple identify kidnapper.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Bobbe Young left her Las Vegas home the morning of July 18, Roy Ratliff was waiting at the bottom of her driveway. She identified Ratliff on Thursday as the man who threatened her life, her...

Emergency broadcasts eyed in abductions.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Responding to a rash of kidnappings, Clark County officials are considering using the emergency broadcast system to help rescue abducted children. The system, used for decades to alert people to...

CAT operator faces strike fines.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Regional Transportation Commission will seek only a fraction of the roughly $10 million in fines it could have levied against the operator of the valley's bus system for service disruptions during...

City OK with its rules on dancing.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL The city of Las Vegas has no plans to match Clark County's ordinance restricting erotic dancing, but instead wants to hit dancers in the pocketbook by requiring them to get business licenses, officials...

YARD SALE DISPUTE: Wife wants husband's killer to pay.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman whose husband was shot to death in an argument over a yard sale offered in court Thursday a unique solution to punish the killer. "I want him to come work for me," said Nora Cattaneo, whose...

ROAD WARRIOR: LIMOUSINES: Tighter regulation backed.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Most tourists deciding between a limousine or a taxicab believe the long and short of their differences is limos are long and cabs are short. But it goes beyond that. To drive a cab in Las...

Mom plans event to pay for headstone.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sharon Hancock-Bird wants one thing for her 12-year-old son, James, who drowned in Lake Havasu last month: a headstone. "It's a simple, granite headstone with guardian angels and little white...

Man's family makes allegations.(news)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL The family of an epileptic man who died at the Clark County jail last week has alleged that authorities withheld his medication, causing a fatal seizure. The coroner's office has not released a cause...

Dodgers hope demoted Mota finds way back to big leagues.(sports)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL In sending reliever Guillermo Mota back to Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Dodgers hope he puts in the necessary work for a September call-up. But on his first day back with the 51s, Mota took about 20...

FIGHTING BACK: Tua looks for one more shot at title.(sports)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The pomp and circumstance that surrounded David Tua as he was preparing to fight Lennox Lewis in November 2000 is missing. So is the hoopla about the new body Tua was developing a year ago as he was...

American Made.(weekly)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Marc Anthony is a New York native who learned English as his first language and Spanish as his second language. But when he broke on pop radio in 1999 singing the salsa-inflected "I Need to Know" and the...

Something to Think About.(weekly)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Shannon McNally thinks pop music is giving sex a bad name. Her take is mature: For the last few years, Barbie doll pop music has profited because of horny adult listeners pining for youthful sex symbols...

TICKETS: Mexican singer Luis Miguel kicks off holiday weekend at MGM Grand.(weekly)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Luis Miguel sings Sept. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden arena during Mexican Independence Day weekend. Tickets are $50, $85 and $150. They go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the box office, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and...

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Signs' Off.(weekly)(Review)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL We've seen Alfred Hitchcock. We know Alfred Hitchcock. And M. Night Shyamalan, you're no Alfred Hitchcock, no matter how hard you try. In "Signs," Shyamalan, who brought you "The Sixth Sense"...

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Cherish' tries too hard to be too many things.(weekly)(Review)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL Back in those thrilling days of yesteryear, when Top 40 ruled the AM radio waves, listeners could feast on an irresistible aural buffet that segued from rock to pop to country to folk to jazz -- with time...

Like Father, Like Son.(weekly)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL In zydeco circles, C.J. Chenier comes from royalty. The son of the late Clifton Chenier, who was called the "King of Zydeco," C.J. Chenier has been favorably compared to his father, even though he...

Universal Appeal.(weekly)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Over the years, "Star Trek" fans have developed a reputation for being, oh, a little bit fanatical. But that's too strong a word, says Leonard Nimoy, who is known around the world for his portrayal of...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Lining Up.(weekly)(Review)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL To reach Todai in Desert Passage at the Aladdin, customers walk past one restaurant which is the second in that location in the mall's young life, another that never seems to draw a crowd and...

Anthem phone problems continue.(business)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The on-again, off-again telephone service in Sun City Anthem in Henderson was off-again Tuesday but back up Wednesday. "Everything is up and operating," Sprint Corp. spokeswoman Detra Page said Wednesday. ...

Berkley worksto bolster airline.(business)
August 2, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Congresswoman Shelley Berkley said Thursday she has personally contacted each member of the Airline Transportation Stabilization Board about approving a $60 million federally guaranteed loan for Las...

Casino Industry to Promote Problem Gambling Awareness in Las Vegas.
August 3, 2002

Singapore Airlines' Route Increases Access to Southeast Asia.
August 3, 2002

Park Place Entertainment Signs Deal to Leave Nevada Power.
August 3, 2002

Clark County could subsidize UMC's budget.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Patients laid off after last year's terrorist attacks are driving up a deficit at University Medical Center. As a result, Clark County may have to subsidize the public hospital's budget for the first...

ELECTION 2002: Hispanic candidates admit challenge.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL This year's primary election has drawn 27 Hispanic candidates, a record for Nevada that some observers say signals the political arrival of the state's fastest-growing minority group. But the...

$195,000 salary proposed for head of new college.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Kerry Romesburg, who has been offered the presidency of Nevada State College at Henderson, stands to make an annual base salary of $195,000. At its Aug. 15-16 meeting in Reno, the Board of Regents...

Aggressor in stabbing called unclear.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT and BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL A renowned forensic pathologist testified Friday that he could not say whether Daniel Jones deliberately or accidentally stabbed his brother to death. Dr. Michael Baden reviewed...

UNLV researchers join national team.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have joined a national team studying how materials react and change under high pressure and varying temperatures. UNLV is now part of the High Pressure...

Boating accidentvictim identified.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL An 18-year-old Los Angeles man killed Thursday in a boating accident on the Colorado River near Laughlin has been identified as Arayazd Bakhshyan. The teenager was operating a personal watercraft and collided...

LOST CABIN FIRE: Report details land rehabilitation plan.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL The U.S. Forest Service released a report Friday detailing a $30,500 rehabilitation plan for the areas damaged in last month's Lost Cabin Fire. The fire raged for almost a week and burned 4,308 acres...

Bank pioneer Belle James dies.(news)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Belle C. James, 94, longtime secretary to the chief executives of Valley Bank and its predecessor, Bank of Las Vegas, died Friday. James was secretary to the first two presidents of Bank of Las Vegas before...

Centennial favored inLegion state tourney.(sports)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Centennial's extra-inning loss in the state championship game during the high school season certainly didn't feel like a good thing at the time. But it might turn out to be a positive for...

Cabrera finds stroke after trade to 51s.(sports)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Almost a year ago, utility player Jolbert Cabrera played a key part in one of baseball's most amazing rallies. Since then, he has been working on a comeback of his own after he was shot. ...

49ers-Redskins line moves 5 1/2 points.(sports)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL When the point spread moves significantly on an NFL game, it is usually an indication that people think they know something and have supported their opinion with their money. But what exactly it is...

An Uncanny competitor.(business)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: JEFF SIMPSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL If you're searching for the biggest casino construction project under way in the Las Vegas Valley, don't look to the billion-dollar-plus megaresort neighborhood on the Strip. Instead, look to North...

Park Place signs deal to leave Nevada Power.(business)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Park Place Entertainment made a quick deal Friday to exit Nevada Power following guidelines that regulators approved earlier this week for five other large customers. The Strip casino operator...

Singapore route increases access to Southeast Asia.(business)
August 3, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Singapore Airlines, recognized in top travel magazines for its "Singapore girls" flight attendants and superb service, was scheduled to bring nearly 300 passengers into McCarran International Airport...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Calendar Column.
August 4, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan At Work Column.
August 4, 2002

North Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Slated to Open in Mid-December.
August 4, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
August 4, 2002

Luxury Retailers Find Busy Market in Las Vegas Despite Stalled Economy.
August 4, 2002

Las Vegas Bank Pioneer Dies at Age 94.
August 4, 2002

Getting into the act.(news)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jerry Vale crooned Italian ballads on the Strip for 28 weeks each year in the 1970s, alternating between the Sands and Frontier hotels owned by Howard Hughes. By 1997, the Strip seemed to have...

DA candidates trade charges.(news)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL In the Republican primary race for district attorney, two hard-charging prosecutors are proving themselves as tenacious in politics as they are in the courtroom. Last week, candidate Abbi Silver...

LAP DANCE RULES: Strippers want to be heard.(news)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Though strip club operators and politicians seem generally happy with new lap dancing rules adopted by the Clark County Commission last week, some exotic dancers say they are fed up with what they call...

Fleeing casino robber shot, killed.(news)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL A fleeing robber opened fire inside Boulder Station and wounded a casino employee late Friday before a security guard shot him dead, authorities said. All evidence indicates the guard's use of deadly...

Two hurt in separate accidents.(news)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas police were searching Saturday for a pair of hit-and-run drivers involved in separate crashes that left two victims near death. The two victims were listed in critical condition Saturday. The first...

All corners of the globe.(sports)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Like millions of people around the world, Miguel Diaz commutes to work. His trips, however, are often unique. Take the weekend of May 24-25, for instance. That Friday, Diaz, a Las Vegas-based...

Brown feels good -- and that's a start.(sports)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Kevin Brown isn't quite ready to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he took a significant step Saturday. Making a rehabilitation start with the 51s, Brown gave up one run and one hit in 3 2/3...

Bishop Gorman holds off Las Vegas.(sports)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL It wasn't exactly a door-slamming performance, but Bishop Gorman's Mike Ribaudo earned the save, and his strikeout to end the game was the biggest out of the contest. Ribaudo fanned Robert Ashworth...

FAMILY BUSINESS: Staying in Step.(living)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Veteran dancer Heather Oldfield knows when she auditions for a show, she faces stiff competition from younger women eager to break into the glamorous world of Las Vegas showgirls. But what if one...

Taxi driver uses Web site, radio show and column to share what cabbies are thinking.(living)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL To the locals and tourists who ride in his cab, he's John Shannon, who navigates the congested streets of Las Vegas so they don't have to. To his fellow drivers, he's "Hound Dawg," top dog of the...

Torino Ranch site of camps for children with special needs.(living)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Kids and camp go together like love and marriage (or soup and sandwich, if you're more attuned to '60s TV commercials). But for some kids, camp can be a daunting -- even impossible -- proposition....

Public gets chance to ride vintage train.(living)
August 4, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE ADELAJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Grand Canyon Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is opening to the public historic steam-train rides from Los Angeles to Williams, Ariz., and back later this month. The 3751...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
August 5, 2002

Las Vegas-Based Company Workz.com Offers Online Business Information.
August 5, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
August 5, 2002

Turning up heathasn't stoppedmeth producers.(news)
August 5, 2002... BYLINE: BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL It can be smoked, snorted or shot. It's known on the streets as speed, crank or crystal. It's methamphetamine, the poor man's cocaine, and Las Vegas police say they have been successful in cracking...