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

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

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

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
July 1, 2002

Campaign cash competition heats up in race for sheriff.(news)
July 1, 2002... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Competition for campaign dollars was fierce last week, with at least five fund-raisers held on Wednesday night alone. Perhaps that explains the modest turnout for Las Vegas police Capt. Randy...

Fire destroys part of apartment complex.(news)
July 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A two-alarm fire destroyed a portion of the Sahara Palms Apartments complex Sunday afternoon on the 2900 block of El Camino Road, near the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard. Some residents...

Natives of small townsharing big-league dreams.(sports)
July 1, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Lemon Cove, Calif., is such a small town that residents often identify themselves as being from nearby Exeter to give others a better idea of where they live. And where is Exeter? It's near...

BEATING THE HEAT: It's a Breeze.(living)
July 1, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's probably the oldest heat-battling weapon in human history, but it still provides comfort to modern-day desert dwellers. It's the always reliable, ever-humble fan. And, whether it's permanently...

Chess titleholder announces he is reaching his endgame.(living)
July 1, 2002... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Stan Vaughan says chess is very good at teaching people patience. And that virtue was exercised during the past five years as Vaughan competed in a correspondence chess tournament. Vaughan, 45, was...

Las Vegas Airport's Failing Security Measures May Hurt Economy, Experts Say.
July 2, 2002

Nevada Home Builders Voice Concerns over Increasing Insurance Costs.
July 2, 2002

Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas Declines `Death Room' Requests.
July 2, 2002

Public Utilities Charge Cheaper Rates, Federal Report Says.
July 2, 2002

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: Trauma center closing.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Local health officials issued dire warnings after Monday's announcement that the valley's only trauma center will close Wednesday morning. For more than a decade, patients critically injured in car...

Paramedic expectsincrease in deaths.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Southwest Ambulance paramedic Julian Genilla knows trauma care can be the difference between life and death. Several years ago, he transported a teenager who shot himself in the chest in North Las...

Atkinson Gates helps raise $500,000 for black caucus.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The head of the Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus hoped to attract 50 people and raise $250,000 to Las Vegas for her first major fund-raising effort. So when 110 black business...

TEEN'S INDICTMENT: Evidence includes print.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas teen's fingerprint was found on a firearm linked to two slaying scenes and to the nonfatal shooting of a Nevada Highway Patrol officer, according to newly unsealed court documents. The...

Women file Peeping Tom lawsuits.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL About a dozen former female members of a sports club have filed two lawsuits against the club's former owners, claiming construction workers photographed them naked through peepholes in the shower and...

County launches new child welfare department.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County officials on Monday launched the Department of Family Services, one of two departments created this month to consolidate state and county child welfare programs. The move, intended...

Bus routes run butwith fewer riders.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL For the first time since May 20, enough bus drivers were on the job Monday morning to fully operate all Citizens Area Transit routes. Officials with ATC Vancom, the company that operates the valley's bus system,...

Three men rob Henderson casino.(news)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Henderson police are searching for three men who robbed the Gold Rush Casino around 1 a.m. Monday. Police say three heavy-set men wearing ski masks and carrying firearms stormed the cashier cage at the casino, at...

HOT HITTER: 51s' Chen in hitting groove.(sports)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Chin-Feng Chen is on one of those rolls that legitimizes the preseason hype. Including the 51s' 6-4 victory Monday against New Orleans at Cashman Field, he has gone 16-for-43 with six home runs and...

UNLVadds helpon offense.(sports)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Faced with the prospect of replacing four offensive line starters, UNLV picked up some late help, beating out two more renowned football programs. Joe Eddleman (6-feet-4-inches, 310 pounds) signed...

TAKE-CHARGE GUY: Musical Chairs.(living)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JOAN WHITELY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Virko Baley does not lead a local orchestra currently. But he is still a maestro, more than ever. His musical energy these days goes less into conducting and more into directing TNC Recordings, the...

Director-choreographer keeps 'West Side Story' true to creator's vision.(living)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Famed director and choreographer Jerome Robbins originally conceived the idea for "West Side Story" as a religious take on a tragic William Shakespeare love story. He wanted to pair a Catholic Romeo...

Las Vegas youngster pursuing film career.(living)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jonathan Cronin, 12, never thought a visit to his neighborhood recreation center would turn out to be life-changing. But it was. While living in St. George, Utah, 1 1/2 years ago Cronin went to a...

INSURANCE CRISIS: Builders voice concerns.(business)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Hundreds of trade contractors Monday blamed an increase in frivolous construction defect litigation for an "insurance crisis" that threatens to cripple Nevada's home building industry. "This...

Report: Public utilities charge cheaper rates.(business)
July 2, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A federal survey shows that publicly owned power companies generally charge lower residential rates than investor-owned utilities, although industry officials caution that a municipal takeover is no...

Workers at Las Vegas Hotel-Casinos Approve New Contracts.
July 3, 2002

Las Vegas Boosts Security Plans for Independence Day Holiday.
July 3, 2002

Clark County, Nev., Voters to Decide on Utility Takeover in November.
July 3, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
July 3, 2002

Las Vegas Casino, Union Sign Contract Agreement.
July 3, 2002

Median Price Climbs in May for New Homes in Las Vegas.
July 3, 2002

Tribe's Recognition May Lead to Third Southeastern Connecticut Casino.
July 3, 2002

Las Vegas-Based National Airlines Eliminates Ticket Restrictions.
July 4, 2002

Finances Fuel Las Vegas Resort Labor Stalemate.
July 4, 2002

Las Vegas-Area Retailers Report High Demand for Patriotic Items.
July 4, 2002

Nevada Power Lobbyist Faces Challenge as Many Question Utility's Credibility.
July 4, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
July 4, 2002

LIABILITY CONCERNS: Trauma center closes; ERs gear up.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Southern Nevada's only trauma center closed its doors Wednesday morning, leaving Las Vegas the only city of its size in the country without such a life-saving facility. At the end of an unusually...

Pilot program to help homeless not panacea.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The state's $500,000 allocation for a pilot program that is expected to put more mental health outreach workers on the streets to help the homeless is a mixed blessing, said Southern Nevada's only...

Candidates cut from ballot won't face prosecution.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Police are still looking for two-time Assembly candidate Judi Lynn, who admitted lying in 1998 about her address on campaign documents. Meanwhile, two candidates who have been kicked off September's...

McDonald fumes overdrug rehab licensing.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas City Councilman Michael McDonald angrily accused city staff Wednesday of improperly licensing a controversial drug treatment facility in his ward and warned that taxpayers probably will end up...

SPECIAL SESSION: Campaign war chests face pinch.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Fed Ex guy delivered some bad news to Nevada legislators Wednesday: A ban on campaign fund raising before, during and after a special session will make raising money for re-election harder. ...

LV woman pleads guilty in drunken driving fatal crash.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas woman accused of causing a fatal accident while driving drunk has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence causing death, a prosecutor said. Chief Deputy District Attorney Gary Booker said on...

Guatemalan presidential candidate visits LV.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Guatemalan economy relies so heavily on money from immigrants living in the United States that presidential candidates from the small Central American country are stumping abroad. Alvaro...

FATAL CRASH: Trooper's account supported.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman who witnessed a fatal crash involving a Nevada Highway Patrol vehicle testified in court Wednesday, supporting the trooper's version of events. According to authorities, Nevada Trooper Michael...

NLV passes anti-Yucca resolution.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Moments before kicking off Independence Day celebrations, North Las Vegas City Council members on Wednesday confirmed their opposition to the transportation of the nation's nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. ...

City manager selection delayed a month.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas City Council will wait another month before selecting a city manager to replace Virginia Valentine, who resigned at the end of May. In the meantime, the city's human resources department will...

Airport, power plant at odds.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A year after Clark County officials said Southern Nevada was in an energy crisis, air quality regulations might pull the plug on a proposed power plant. The Diamond Generating Co. wants to build a...

Jazz pianist Freeman dies of liver disease at 76.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jazz pianist and composer Russ Freeman, a key figure in the West Coast jazz scene of the mid-1950s, died June 27 at Nathan Adelson Hospice-West after a long bout with liver disease. He was 76. ...

Thomas & Mackdirector chosen.(news)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL For 11 months, Daren Libonati got to test-drive the director's chair at the Thomas & Mack Center. Wednesday, he took permanent possession as "interim" was lifted from his title. The former UNLV...

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Allen makes bid for majors.(sports)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL There is the little matter of Shawn Green being in right field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. And Luke Allen probably needs more experience at Triple-A before the Dodgers consider calling him up. ...

APPRECIATION : Independent Thought.(living)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Today, on the first Fourth of July following the 11th of September, many Americans will enjoy a day off relaxing and spending time with family and friends. Some might even spend a few minutes...

Challenging Position.(business)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Pat Shalmy, the new senior vice president and chief lobbyist for the state's investor-owned electric utility company, faces a challenge as tricky as repairing a down power line. While most people...

National Airlines eliminating ticket restrictions.(business)
July 4, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas-based National Airlines is following an industry trend of doing away with many of the restrictions such as advance purchase and round-trip requirements on discount air fares. The airline,...

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

Developer Is Certain Market Exists for Las Vegas Premium Outlets.
July 5, 2002

Anger over Strike Divides Las Vegas Resort's Workers.
July 5, 2002

Tourists in Las Vegas Enjoy Holiday while Trying to Ignore Terrorism Threats.
July 5, 2002

Las Vegas-Based Developer Plans to Build Medical Office Complex.
July 5, 2002

Las Vegas Remains Choice Destination for Road Trips on West Coast.
July 5, 2002

State's charter schools stymied by facilities, funding.(news)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Four years after Nevada adopted legislation allowing the creation of charter schools, the business of establishing alternatives to traditional public education isn't exactly booming. At the close...

MEADOWS INN PROJECT: Veterans fill homeless ranks.(news)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL James Drappeaux spent his Fourth of July welcoming homeless veterans to a picnic, moving quickly from table to table. But this celebration was not like the Independence Day festivities in parks...

Officials blame fireworks in blaze.(news)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Children tossing "smoke bomb" firecrackers onto a neighbor's balcony Thursday probably started a fire that caused $35,000 in damage to an eastern valley apartment complex, Las Vegas Fire Department...

The Fun Continues.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The fireworks are over but the fun isn't, thanks to a 2002 calender that decreed a four-day weekend in Las Vegas. A projected 260,000 visitors are taking advantage of the extended Independence...

SHOW REVIEW: Victor & Diamond may have some staying power.(weekly)(Review)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Douglas the Duck wanted out of there. Stuck in a wooden bucket held by an audience member -- who was so sure of the duck's impending appearance that he mouthed to his wife, "In here" -- Douglas...

Sound Decision.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Vans Warped Tour used to be a basic punk, rock and ska music festival that traveled the nation. Then it went wild with Mexican clown wrestlers and "Balls of Steel" motorcycle stunt riders zooming...

Playing It Cool.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL CEDAR CITY, Utah -- The lure of illusion and the sting of reality dominate the 41st annual Utah Shakespearean Festival, onstage and off. Onstage in the outdoor Adams Shakespearean Theatre, William...

'Hay Fever' crackles with slapstick humor.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL Bliss is the name -- and bliss is the game -- as an irresistible epidemic of "Hay Fever" sweeps the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Noel Coward's sparkling champagne cocktail of a comedy, set in the...

'Harvey' shows reality isn't always best.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL If you're looking for a certain 6-foot-plus invisible rabbit, you can check the local lamp post to see if he's leaning there, waiting for you. But you'll have an easier time finding him at the Utah...

Kildare outstanding as villainous Iago in 'Othello'.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL "Othello" can resemble a heavyweight boxing match, with the tragic title character slugging it out against the villainous Iago for control of his, and the play's, fate. In the best-balanced...

Message comes through 'Man of La Mancha'.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL It doesn't always "reach the unreachable stars." But as "Man of La Mancha" so memorably reminds us, it's not the destination that counts, it's the quest. Even when it's an "Impossible Dream," to...

Director untangles complicated 'Cymbeline'.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL Cheeky self-parody or sloppy stagecraft? That is the question when the subject is "Cymbeline." One of Shakespeare's seldom-seen romances, "Cymbeline" can be a challenge to stage and even more of...

'As You Like It' again a crowd pleaser.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" ranks as one of Shakespeare's most magical settings, a verdant refuge where exiles find sanctuary -- so they can find themselves. And, as one of Shakespeare's...

Looking Back.(weekly)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL A new exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum takes visitors further into the evolutionary past of humans. The exhibit, called "Out of Africa," is in the downstairs area of the museum and...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Royal Treatment.(weekly)(Review)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sir Galahad, legend has it, set out in search of the Holy Grail and found it. So that begs the question: Will those who set out in search of the promised "best prime rib in the land" find the same...

Room for one more?(business)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: CHRIS JONES, REVIEW-JOURNAL While plans for a new discount retail center in downtown Las Vegas are raising some concerns about competition, outlet mall owners are confident bargain-hunting shoppers can never get enough of a good...

Longford Group's medical complex to offer lease, sale option.(business)
July 5, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Longford Group, a Las Vegas-based developer and manager of commercial properties, plans to build a 66,000-square-foot medical office complex in the northwest valley. The Longford Medical Center, located next to...

Unionized Casino Workers in Las Vegas Demand Better Health Coverage.
July 6, 2002

Trauma victim first to die since unit shut doors.(news)
July 6, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jim "Fisty" Lawson loved Hawaii. He enjoyed vacationing in the islands every year with his wife and continued spending time there after she died of cancer three years ago. Next month, the...

Board to take applications for special legislative session.(news)
July 6, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A doctor, a car salesman and a retired politician want to fill vacancies in the Legislature if a special session is called to address the medical malpractice insurance crisis. The Clark County...

Doctors step up campaign for tort reform.(news)
July 6, 2002... BYLINE: BRET SIGLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL As a special legislative session to address the state's medical malpractice crisis nears, a group of physicians has launched an ad campaign supporting tort reform for medical liability cases. In the...

Symbols send danger alert.(news)
July 6, 2002... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Scientists designing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository must account for future changes in technology, climate and geology. But they're counting on one constant over the next 10,000 years: the...

TARGETING VANDALISM: Camera watches crime zone.(news)
July 6, 2002... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Broken glass litters the walking trail along U.S. Highway 95 between Jones Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive. On one side of the asphalt trail is the highway, where an endless stream of cars speeds by...