Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from February 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from February 2005

Doctor: Panel's demise led to more lawsuits.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: PAUL HARASIM, REVIEW-JOURNAL As Clark County district judges this week explore ways to handle more than 300 backed up medical malpractice cases, the president of the Clark County Medical Society cited what he sees as a key cause of...

Wet January further alleviates drought.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL If easing the drought was her New Year's resolution, Mother Nature is off to a good start. Last month ranked as the fourth-wettest January on record, capping a five-month span that saw more rain fall...

Rogers suggests self to fill new system position.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Once the Board of Regents finds his replacement, interim Chancellor Jim Rogers wants to stick around and raise money full time in a position specifically created for him, he said Monday. Regents in...

CLARK COUNTY: Prosecutors want to form union.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County prosecutors, who are among the highest paid in the nation, are attempting to form a union to negotiate future compensation packages. "We are not suggesting that we are underpaid," Clark...

CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL: Student faces expulsion over drawing.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County School District officials will seek to expel a Centennial High School student who drew a comic strip depicting the death of his teacher. The incident occurred Jan. 6, when the teacher...

Group hopes to revive West Las Vegas.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Karen Walker was 9 years old when she first took a pen and pad and started taking orders at Hamburger Heaven, the family restaurant in the heart of what was a thriving West Las Vegas neighborhood. ...

Mobile Guatemalan consulate bringing services to Las Vegas.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Fernando Castillo, the general consul of Guatemala, will travel to Las Vegas from Los Angeles to offer consulate services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, and Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Rafael Rivera...

HIGHER EDUCATION: Officials present budget request.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Higher education officials brought their budget needs to Nevada lawmakers for the first time Monday, highlighting programs that didn't make it into Gov. Kenny Guinn's proposed budget. The governor's...

Laura Past, political activist, dies at 77.(news)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Laura Past, a former Democratic national committeewoman, died Tuesday. She was 77. Past, a 35-year resident of Las Vegas, grew up in Asheville, N.C., and always maintained her Southern sensibilities, said her...

No-fight Rebels KO'd early.(sports)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- It wasn't long ago that UNLV would come to Clune Arena and take care of business against Air Force. Rather easily, in fact. But those days are over. That was painfully...

MOTORSPORTS: Johnson upbeat for '05.(sports)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL To say the last few months of 2004 were a roller-coaster ride for Jimmie Johnson would be a monumental understatement. From the race track to his personal life, the 29-year-old from El Cajon, Calif.,...

UNLV softball vetsexpect turnaround.(sports)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Amber Campbell and Jacque Kerrigan have paid many dues as four-year members of the UNLV softball team. Both have been through rough times. They know what it's like to finish last, and they have seen...

EMERGENCY FILL-IN: Coach laces skates, aids Wranglers' win.(sports)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: TODD DEWEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Volunteer assistant coach Joe Frederick was pressed into action Monday night for the Wranglers, who were missing five starters for their game against Victoria. The Wranglers might want to keep the...

INTERNET EXTRA: Bishop Gorman blanks Clark behind goalkeeper Romeo, 4-0.(sports)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Bishop Gorman goalkeeper Cassie Romeo recorded a shutout to lead the Gaels to a 4-0 victory over Clark at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex on Monday. Whitney Hawkins, Alex Barilla, Katie Avena and Sami Cashman each...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Durango High students reach out to unit stationed in Iraq.(living)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: MONIQUE FRIGARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Ret. Lt. Col. Jim McEvoy was faced with the challenge of involving the Durango High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in a community project, he immediately thought of one...

Moscow Philharmonic pays tribute to Tchaikovsky.(living)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JULIA OSBORNE, REVIEW-JOURNAL It was essentially all Tchaikovsky, all the time, as the Moscow Philharmonic thrilled a near-capacity crowd with a generous sampling of the troubled composer's work Friday evening. Under the...

Shakespeare spoof frequently irresistible.(living)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Vegas community theater audiences first saw 20-year-old actor Jonathan Maimes in a small, unspectacular role last month as Young Scrooge in Stage Door Entertainment's "A Christmas Carol," he...

Likable cast survives update of 'Puss in Boots'.(living)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The best news about Stage Door Entertainment's "Puss in Boots" is its likable cast. This adaptation of Charles Perrault's 1607 story, by Stage Door founder Terrence R. Williams, maintains the...

DeLuca Liquor counting on vine times.(business)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: EMILY KUMLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Just as a good wine improves with age, DeLuca Liquor and Wine Ltd. expects its recent acquisition of Nevada Wine Agents to pay off in the future. DeLuca acquired the company in early January for an...

Energy saving tactics urged.(business)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Nevada Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Task Force wants the state Legislature to help it live up to its name. Specifically, the task force on Friday completed a report that calls on...

Government agency will offer 2,284 land acres at auction.(business)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL About 2,000 people are expected to attend the Bureau of Land Management public auction Wednesday at Cashman Center, where 60 parcels totaling 2,284 acres are being offered. Bidder registration opens...

EARNINGS: City growth fuels profits at Sierra Health.(business)
February 1, 2005... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Traders drove up prices for shares of Sierra Health Services Monday before the market's close and the company's report that fourth-quarter income from continuing operations rose 22 percent. ...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
February 1, 2005

Energy saving tactics urged.
February 1, 2005

Gaming stocks start '05 strong.
February 1, 2005

City growth fuels profits at Sierra Health.
February 1, 2005

Government agency will offer 2,284 land acres at auction.
February 1, 2005

DeLuca Liquor counting on vine times.
February 1, 2005

Parolee seeks help to get work card.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL The story of Joan Davis' two decades on downtown streets is partially told in the numbers on her rap sheet: 102 arrests, 27 prostitution charges, 24 drug counts. But after a stint in federal prison,...

Six-letter word may sink school play.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The controversy surrounding a Canyon Springs High School play and one of its teachers began with a six-letter word: nigger. Over the past month, the debate over the use of the word in a theatrical...

LONE MOUNTAIN ROAD KILLING: Workers mourn slain boss.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL They tried to make Tuesday seem like a normal day at the Rainbow Club & Casino. There was the cocktail waitress toting drinks to the regulars, but not without a tear in her eye. There was the security guard...

DNA sample in rape case illegally taken, attorney says.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL The DNA sample used to catch a man suspected of being the Flamingo Road rapist was illegally obtained, a defense attorney said Tuesday. Dushon Green, 38, was arrested in September and charged with...

Guinn seeks declaration of disaster.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Last month's floods caused more than $7 million in damage to Southern Nevada, prompting Gov. Kenny Guinn on Tuesday to ask the president to declare two counties disaster areas. A disaster...

Victim calls on suspect to confess.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Thirteen-year-old Shiloh Edsitty on Tuesday called on the man suspected of stabbing him and killing his mother to confess. Less than a week after receiving a letter from the accused, James Valdez,...

Police officer found in violation three months after wife arrested.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Three months after his wife was arrested on charges of selling drugs, a Las Vegas police lieutenant was found in violation of regulations that forbid misconduct, consorting with people of ill-repute and...

Guinn promises effort for mental health center.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Gov. Kenny Guinn, in Las Vegas for a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a 150-bed psychiatric hospital, announced that he would back a Democratic proposal to fund a triage center and that he would...

Council votes to pursue annexation.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Henderson may soon grow by almost six square miles under an annexation plan set in motion Tuesday. City Council members voted 4-0 to pursue the annexation of 3,626 acres of vacant federal land at the...

Police issue warrant for suspect in double killing.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL White Pine County officials on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of a Henderson man wanted in connection with a double slaying Saturday in Ely. Isaac Asusta, 23, is wanted in the deaths of Ely residents...

Board gives golf course land swap final approval.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Henderson City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a land swap that delivered the city its first municipal golf course. Under the land deal initiated last year, the city gets the 18-hole,...

State halts deal to give park to city.(news)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A day before the Las Vegas City Council was to approve the city taking over Floyd Lamb State Park, city officials said the state has revoked the offer. Whether the deal for the park is dead is unclear, city...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: Richard Eng, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 1 p.m. Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $44,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 4 and up Exclusive - Sadler has two entered, history tells me to bet the longer odds horse; exits a solid...

Busch brothers reunite in Nextel Cup as pals, competitors.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Waltrips, Wallaces and Burtons are among the most famous brother combinations in American racing history. This year, you can add the Busch brothers to the list. Las Vegas natives Kurt and Kyle...

UNLV baseball full of new faces.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL If he reaches for the radio dial, UNLV baseball coach Buddy Gouldsmith is not inclined to sing along to a sad country-western ballad about a guy down on his luck. Sure, he lost seven players to the...

Eagles' Mahe sends thoughts to young son in Henderson.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: JOE HAWK, REVIEW-JOURNAL Reno Mahe, the former Brigham Young running back/wide receiver who returned punts for half of the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles' season before suffering a minor ankle injury against the Dallas Cowboys in...

Locals stay home to play for Rebels.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL With national signing day today, UNLV football coach Mike Sanford finally will be able to discuss his first recruiting class. Some trends, however, are easy to see without an explanation. His...

NORTHEAST DIVISION SHOWDOWN: Pattillo powers Pioneers.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Juan Pattillo had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to help Canyon Springs' boys basketball team rally to defeat visiting Eldorado 64-56 on Tuesday night. The win moved the Pioneers into second place...

Vikings top Jaguars to avenge league loss.(sports)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Senior guard Jenee Webb scored a game-high 29 points to lead Valley's girls basketball team to an 82-67 victory at Desert Pines on Tuesday. The victory avenged Valley's only league loss. Yolanda Johnson had 16...

ACQUIRED TASTE: Fit for a King.(living)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me." So declared Joan Crawford in 1932's "Grand Hotel," and there are those who would agree. "Caviar is still a stretch for people,"...

Restaurant Report.(living)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Albertsons bakery, 4500 E. Tropicana Ave., received 12 demerits Jan. 20. Violations included dirty hand sink, and bug zapper in food prep area. GRADE: B Albertsons deli, 4500 E. Tropicana Ave.,...

Officials rebuff utility proposal.(business)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The state's consumer bureau and staff of the Public Utilities Commission said no thanks Tuesday to a Nevada Power Co. proposal to postpone collecting $115 million in past fuel and power collections...

Judge favors R-J owner in Web feud.(business)
February 2, 2005... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A company with ties to the Review-Journal won the legal right Tuesday to follow through with the purchase of a travel company that manages the lasvegas.com Web site. The Web site claims to draw some 1...

Alliance Gaming has quarterly loss, but executive stays upbeat.
February 2, 2005

McCain expects scandal to spark anti-betting bill.
February 2, 2005

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
February 2, 2005

Congressmen named co-chairmen of Congressional Gaming Caucus.
February 2, 2005

MGM Mirage finishes year strongly.
February 2, 2005

WMS Industries has big revenue jump.
February 2, 2005

NFL tightens restrictions on Super Bowl advertisements.
February 2, 2005

Judge favors R-J owner in Web feud.
February 2, 2005

Officials rebuff utility proposal.
February 2, 2005

Councilsigns onto fundcenter.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday preliminarily agreed to help fund construction of a proposed $120 million performing arts center downtown with a 2 percent tax on tourists' car rentals. But...

Police: Suspects 'looking for someone to shoot'.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Late Monday evening, while John A. McCoy was winding down his shift at the Rainbow Club & Casino, Jamar Green and Terrence Bowser planned the rest of their night. Police said the duo had been...

Council puts land deal on hold.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas City Council members are having second thoughts about a proposal that would have allowed Boyd Gaming to acquire clear title to former city-owned land worth at least $6 million for spending about...

Monorail halted again by glitch.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Yet another mechanical glitch halted the Las Vegas Monorail for nearly 13 hours Wednesday, the fourth time the line has been sidelined since first opening to the public in July. The latest...

Parole possible in year in traffic death.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A teen who ran a red light in a stolen vehicle during a police chase -- killing a Las Vegas mother of three -- will be eligible for parole in a little less than a year under a sentence doled out...

Former UNLV student files lawsuit over grade.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL A former UNLV student is suing the university after losing an appeal over a low grade. Bob Whitney, 52, filed a lawsuit in District Court on Jan. 12 asking for at least $10,000 for emotional duress,...

Work card dispute moot.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A federal convict's battle to secure a work card for a minimum wage job became moot Wednesday, with police saying she found a higher-paying position that did not require government approval. Joan Davis, 50, had...

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Students see life in bayou.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A theater full of fifth-grade students grimaced, squirmed and yelled out "gross" while watching a live broadcast of a scientist dissecting the fleshy insides of a fish found in the waters of the...

Chest pains put county leader in hospital.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates was taken to University Medical Center after experiencing sharp chest pains during the board's Wednesday zoning meeting. She was listed in serious condition, but...

Proposalopposed.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas City Council members said Wednesday they want to fight the Bush administration from redirecting land sale profits benefiting Southern Nevada to federal coffers. "We want to wage a war against that...

Commissioners approve high-rise condo projects.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL With vacant developable land disappearing quickly, Clark County planners late last year predicted that vertical growth would be the trend of the future. The future is here. On Wednesday,...

Las Vegas jazzman Koral dies at age 79.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas jazzman Marv Koral, who performed with several jazz legends and kept a local band going until last year, died Monday. He was 79. The alto saxophonist played in the Tommy Dorsey band before moving to...

Cemetery in Overton makes national register.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery in Overton has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, state officials announced Tuesday. The designation comes after the cemetery made the state's historic...

Rights issues, trade on agenda for new Mexican consul.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Mariano Lemus Gas on Wednesday announced his priorities as the new Mexican consul of Nevada. Lemus Gas on Monday officially takes over the 3-year-old consulate offices for Berenice...

Activists rallyat tax business,protest policies.(news)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A small group of community activists Wednesday stormed a local tax preparation agency to protest what they said are predatory lending practices that steal millions from low-income families. The...

Seven local prep football players sign letters of intent.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Bishop Gorman linebacker Ryan Reynolds and Green Valley safety Brett Johnson chose different colleges as football's signing period opened Wednesday. But the two players definitely have one hope in...

Sanford's first Rebels class is a big one.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL When introduced as UNLV football coach in early December, Mike Sanford warned returning players the train was rolling and they had better climb aboard or else get run over. If those players didn't...

Influx of out-of-state playersboosts competition in SNGA.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Since 1994, two men had dominated Southern Nevada Golf Association's senior division. Mike Diehl won the Player of the Year every year from 1994 through 1998. After Morris Ferstman broke Diehl's grasp...

INTERNET EXTRA: Centennial claims girls soccer win.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mandy Gilbert, Riley Bassett and Rachel Gordon each scored a goal as Centennial's girls soccer team defeated host Cimarron-Memorial 3-0 on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Jenna Riddle had the shutout for the Spartans. ...

Tight security to keep watch on five cruise ships.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: JOE HAWK, REVIEW-JOURNAL JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Let the Super Bowl fun begin. After a quick security check, that is. For the fourth consecutive Super Bowl -- the fourth since the homeland terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...

Four soccer players sign letters.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Palo Verde and Bonanza met for last year's Southern Nevada girls soccer title, so it was only fitting that each team had two players sign national letters of intent on Wednesday. Palo Verde forward...

Spring Valley hangs on to post victory over Clark.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Lidia Rugama's 3-pointer with 30 seconds to play broke a 38-38 tie, and Spring Valley held on to defeat host Clark 45-43 in girls basketball Wednesday. Rugama finished with 15 points, and Shirin Turujman added...

SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN: McFarland's big half lifts Durango.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Andre McFarland had 17 of his 29 points in the second half to lead Durango to a 73-65 Southwest Division road victory over Western in boys basketball on Wednesday. Darryl Kelley and Mike Besaw each added 18...

Proposition bets provideadditional shots for action.(sports)
February 3, 2005... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL It takes only a little longer to read the 1,472 pages of the Leo Tolstoy novel "War and Peace" than it does to analyze the numerous Super Bowl proposition bets authored by Las Vegas sports book...