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

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

Nye Countyreconsideringits brothels.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL PAHRUMP Looking out the front door of the Victory Christian Center, Pastors Ken and Missy Burns can't help but notice just across the street the white turrets and red spires of Nye County's most...

Consumers to see gradual shift, Nevada bankers say.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Rates on credit cards, auto loans and commercial loans might creep up in the wake of an increase in the federal funds rate, local bankers said Wednesday. "It will not be significant or very...

MAX service gets under way.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL The launch of the Las Vegas Valley's first rapid transit system Wednesday is expected to usher in an era of new, fast mass transit links in Southern Nevada and beyond. The Metropolitan Area...

Slain teen had 'good heart'.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Late Tuesday night, Jesse Riggle performed two acts that had become habit for him: The 13-year-old boy climbed out of his bedroom window and walked to a social hot spot three blocks away. It was...

Slaying suspect arrested after more than two weeks at large.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL After more than two weeks, Douglas Born finally heard the news he was waiting for Wednesday. Raymond Alton Garrett was back behind bars. Garrett, 37, had already been jailed once in the beating...

CCSN pays $33,000 to settle complaint.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Community College of Southern Nevada paid a $33,000 settlement to a faculty member who filed a complaint alleging employee discrimination against demoted college President Ron Remington. The...

Man gets up to five years in prison.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A man who was in the possession of a gun used in a double murder was sentenced to two to five years in prison Wednesday. Chester Henry Jr. received the sentence after he was found in possession of an AK-47...

SEXUAL PREDATOR: Rapist gets consecutive life terms.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A sexual predator described by one prosecutor as "every woman's worst nightmare" was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in prison Wednesday for raping five women. However, under terms of his...

Summer shelter to open.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Catholic Charities will provide homeless men an escape from the searing heat during daylight hours when it opens its shelter today on 1504 S. Main St. The shelter, which opens at 11 a.m., will...

Third defendant enters plea, agrees to testify against others.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Stephen J. Stringfield, one of six defendants in the October slaying of a Silverado High School student, pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in the case. In an agreement struck with prosecutors,...

EOB not subject to open meeting law.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL State Attorney General Brian Sandoval last week ruled that the largest nonprofit agency in Southern Nevada is not subject to the state's open meeting law. The ruling stemmed from complaints filed...

ChurchleaderRulonEarl dies.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Rulon Earl, a longtime Las Vegas attorney and a leader in the community and in the Mormon church, died Tuesday. He was 94. "Rulon Earl was just a wonderful man," said U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. "He...

Forest policy enters campaign.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL A law aimed at reducing a wildfire threat provided some political fuel for the Bush-Cheney campaign on Wednesday. Steve Robinson, former chief of the Nevada Division of Forestry, said the Healthy...

Las Vegas police officer arrested after scuffle.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas police officer charged with assaulting other officers during an altercation this week has had a troubled home life, according to court and police records. However, police would not say whether Sgt....

Officials still monitoring fireon Nevada wildlife preserve.(news)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Federal officials on Wednesday continued to monitor a brush fire burning since at least Monday on a wildlife preserve about 50 miles north of Las Vegas. Early reports were that the Coyote Springs fire had burned...

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.(sports)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD ENG, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 1:20 p.m. Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3 and up Douxrah - Showed high cheese on the stretch out; may find no early challengers...

Yo-yo season challenges Dallimore.(sports)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL In late September, when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are battling in what figures to be a heated playoff race, Brian Dallimore wants to be in the middle of it. But for now, he'll...

'Duffers' having serious fun.(sports)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL J.C. Melvin and Michael Donovan were not unlike hundreds of thousands of golfers across the country. They had their regular weekly group and looked forward to the competition and the camaraderie those...

NHRA institutesrule amendments.(sports)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Less than three days after Top Fuel dragster driver Darrell Russell died from injuries sustained in a racing accident, the National Hot Rod Association announced Wednesday that Top Fuel and Funny Car teams...

A HAIR AFFAIR: Colorful Career.(living)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sitting in Michael Boychuck's ultratrendy salon, with some of Las Vegas' hippest stylists buzzing around, it's easy for a visitor to feel intimidated, especially if her roots are showing. That...

Deal closeson school.(business)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL A group of parents and investors closed escrow Wednesday on two private schools in Henderson, paying $9.2 million for Warren-Walker Elementary and Upper schools. The parents agreed to purchase the...

Nevada's modified payroll tax drops to 0.65 percent today.(business)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL The modified payroll tax, a key component in the $833 million tax package approved last year by the Legislature, is being reduced to 0.65 percent effective today. The Legislature imposed a tax on...

Utility signs contract for 'green' power.(business)
July 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Sierra Pacific Power Co. on Wednesday announced it signed an agreement to buy 20 megawatts of power from a subsidiary of Ormat Nevada. Ormat, part of a similarly named Israeli company, will generate the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
July 1, 2004

Nevada bankers expect gradual interest rate shift after Federal Reserve hike.
July 1, 2004

Las Vegas Review-Journal business briefs column.
July 1, 2004

Reno, Nev.-based utility firm signs contract for 'green' power.
July 1, 2004

MGM-Mandalay deal lifts gaming stocks in June.
July 1, 2004

Harrah's Entertainment purchase of Horseshoe Gaming clears last hurdle.
July 1, 2004

Nevada's modified payroll tax drops to 0.65 percent today.
July 1, 2004

Group closes deal to buy two Henderson, Nev., private schools.
July 1, 2004

Taxable home values on rise.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: DAVE BERNS , REVIEW-JOURNAL When property tax notices hit valley mailboxes later this month, the average homeowner can expect an 8 percent increase above last year's bill due to rapidly rising home values throughout the county, but...

College donations coming up short.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD , REVIEW-JOURNAL Fifty-year Henderson resident Selma Bartlett knows how hard it is to raise money for an underdog public college with little state support. The Bank West of Nevada eastern region president has been...

CONTROVERSIAL ASSEMBLYWOMAN: Giunchigliani quits job at CCSN.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF , REVIEW-JOURNAL Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani unexpectedly resigned from her job at the Community College of Southern Nevada on Thursday, citing her frustration with a lack of duties. Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas,...

Opponents of gentleman's club hold vigil.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL PAHRUMP -- As the sun sank behind an embattled new strip club at one of this town's busiest intersections Thursday, more than 100 people gathered on the empty lot across the highway to pray for the club...

Poll finds interest in zoo.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL A large majority of Las Vegas Valley residents view a high-quality zoo as an important amenity needed in the community, according to a survey commissioned by a local nonprofit group. The Nevada...

HONEYMOON IN VEGAS: Lawsuit alleges excrement in bed.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL A Virginia man alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday that human excrement was smeared on his face during his stay at a Strip hotel. In a lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court, Milciades Cedano...

CITY BUYOUT OF SENIOR EMPLOYEES: Loss of experience carries intangible cost.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL Sixty-five of Las Vegas' senior employees accepted a buyout offer from the city this week and will retire over the next six months. Officials expect the move will save taxpayers millions of...

Police pursuing credit fraud link in killing.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI , REVIEW-JOURNAL Authorities are trying to determine who charged thousands of dollars to a slain casino executive's credit cards and whether the transactions have any link to the unsolved killing. Steven Allmaras...

Ballot question foe being sought.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER , REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County elections officials are scrambling to find someone to write language for a November ballot question designed to prohibit the state from mandating new county programs without providing...

CLARK COUNTY MANAGER: Review looms for Reilly after difficult year.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER , REVIEW-JOURNAL Facing a tight budget and rising employee salaries, Clark County Manager Thom Reilly has experienced a tough year sustaining services and, perhaps more challenging, maintaining the support of county...

Mother who set fire with children present sentenced.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman who set fire to her apartment while her three children were inside received a suspended prison sentence and five years' probation Thursday. Jennifer Mendoza, 33, denied in court that she was...

Professor named to bench.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT , REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV law professor Bruce Markell has been appointed to serve as a judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Las Vegas. Markell will replace Robert Jones, who left in October to serve on the U.S....

CCSN payout, discrimination case linked.(news)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The $33,000 paid in November to a Community College of Southern Nevada faculty member was to settle a sexual discrimination complaint filed against former President Ron Remington, sources familiar with the deal said...

Barnes makes immediate impression on 51s lineup.(sports)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL A forgotten man for two months, 51s outfielder John Barnes needed only one swing of the bat to remind everyone of his return. On the disabled list since April 20 with a wrist injury, Barnes was...

American Bands.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD , REVIEW-JOURNAL With the fireworks, parades and hot dogs, it's easy to forget the Fourth of July is also about the music. Not just "The Star-Spangled Banner," or even the Russians' contribution to the American...

SHOW REVIEW: `Saturday Night's' all right.(weekly)(Review)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD , REVIEW-JOURNAL The Sahara's stage version of "Saturday Night Fever" is a lot like disco itself -- crass, unrefined and chintzy around the edges, but still kind of fun if you're in the mood for it. This is a...

Her Own Woman.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL LeAnn Rimes is 21, but with a decade of professional experience behind her, she knows how to handle an interview. She comes across as an old pro, relaxed, genuine and quick with a good quote. So,...

Changing the world, one punk at a time.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL The punk movement isn't the niche it was perceived to be in the 1970s and 1980s. It's mainstream. And it is heavily politicized for the first time in a generation. Punk's reigning national tour, the...

TICKETS: Carole King coming to Caesars Aug. 21.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Carole King is on tour for the first time in more than 10 years, and she's taking it to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Aug. 21. Prices are $65 and $100. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the hotel, 3570 Las...

Getting Lucky.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: CAROL CLING , REVIEW-JOURNAL He's an authority at triggering laughs playing deadpan good guys, whether doctor ("Airplane!"), secret agent ("Spy Hard"), president ("Scary Movie 3") or cop (the "Police Squad" TV series and its three...

MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Mother'.(weekly)(Review)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: CAROL CLING , REVIEW-JOURNAL As "The Mother" so deftly demonstrates, the proof is in the pudding -- and the tale is in the telling. It's got a soap-opera premise straight out of a daytime drama (or a weepy '50s melodrama),...

Art in the Grotto.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Works by seven Las Vegas Art Museum art instructors are on display at the Sahara West Library's Grotto Gallery. The "Art in the Grotto" exhibition of drawings, paintings and mixed media includes works...

Having a Blast.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Remember the old days when you could celebrate the nation's birthday by blowing off your fingers with an M-80 or cherry bomb? Neither can we, it's been so long since they were outlawed here. But there...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Sweet Georgia Brown's.(weekly)(Review)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA , REVIEW-JOURNAL When somebody asked me a while back what smothered steak was, I explained that in the classic interpretation it's beef steak -- round seems to be a popular choice -- breaded and sauteed and...

GAME DORK: Hot, Hot, Hot.(weekly)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL Recently, I decided it would be a good idea to find out what women think of video games. My scientific method for this study was to interview America's "hottest" women, as declared by Maxim magazine. I...

Authority bid to dismiss lawsuit denied.(business)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada Power Co. won a key procedural battle with the Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday when a federal judge denied the authority's motion to dismiss a lawsuit. The electric utility in...

Sierra Pacific Power files proposal to put up gas-fired plant.(business)
July 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno is proposing to build a 500-megawatt, gas-fired power plant at its Tracy power plant site as part of a proposed resource plan it filed Thursday with state regulators. The...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
July 2, 2004

Boyd Gaming Corp. undergoes growth spurt with buyout of Coast Casinos.
July 2, 2004

Judge denies Southern Nevada Water Authority bid to dismiss utility lawsuit.
July 2, 2004

Bureau of Land Management hikes mining claims fees.
July 2, 2004

Reno, Nev.-based Sierra Pacific Power files proposal to put up gas-fired plant.
July 2, 2004

Convention authority expects 277,000 visitors in Las Vegas for holiday weekend.
July 2, 2004

Municipal Court judges seek pay raise.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Those who mete out justice in Las Vegas Municipal Court want a little justice for themselves come payday. Las Vegas Municipal Court judges have asked city officials for what amounts to a 9.5...

Fireworks law largely ignored.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Under the law, residents of Pahrump can't even light a sparkler during the Fourth of July weekend. But a Town Board member said the law that prohibits the use of all types of fireworks throughout...

INTERNAL INVESTIGATION: LV police officials faulted.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL An internal investigation that concluded Friday found a Las Vegas police captain and lieutenant neglected their duties while supervising officers who allegedly had sarcastic T-shirts made to commemorate...

Fire prompts Imperial Palace evacuation.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL When the order to evacuate came, Pauline Chapman didn't hesitate. The vacationing Brit and her relatives left their restaurant table at Imperial Palace and joined the crowd filing out the Strip...

Study: Fewer minors successful at buying tobacco.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Fewer high school students bought cigarettes at Nevada stores in 2003, according to a biennial study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Nevada Department of...

RALLYING VETERANS: Kerry backer visits LV.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland lashed out at President Bush on Friday for his decision to call up 5,600 inactive reserves for possible deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. "It is a back-door...

MURDER-FOR-HIRE CONSPIRACY: Details of plot alleged.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman accused of plotting to kill her ex-husband might have been motivated in part by a nasty child custody dispute that involved a false accusation of child molestation, a prosecutor said in court...

Judge denies bail for slaying suspect.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A man accused of beating a retired Air Force major to death in a Wal-Mart parking lot was back in court Friday, a little more than two weeks after he disappeared while out on bail. During his...

State says police owe $25,000.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Metropolitan Police Department since September has refused to pay a bill the state says it owes for health insurance coverage for retired police employees. The department has not paid the overdue...

Police report details struggle to subdue off-duty officer.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL It took five zaps from a Taser to subdue an off-duty police officer during a melee inside a Henderson gas station Tuesday, a police report says. When the fracas ended, Las Vegas police Sgt. Lawrence...

Grant to aid teaching of U.S. history.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Clark County School District has received a $985,729 federal grant to improve the quality of teaching American history. The money, received Friday, will be used for teacher training aimed at fostering greater...

Trial ordered for suspect in two shooting deaths.(news)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A 15-year-old gang member was ordered to stand trial Friday on charges he fatally shot two people in Las Vegas. During Gerardo Garcia's preliminary hearing, the only purported witness to the slaying...

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.(sports)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD ENG, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time noon Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3 and up I Love to Win - Just missed in last, now shortens up in distance and Cerin switches to P...

De La Hoya getting fight fit.(sports)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Oscar De La Hoya took his robe off before the start of his June 5 fight at the MGM Grand with Felix Sturm, promoter Bob Arum, seated in the first row only a few feet away, was aghast. De La Hoya...

Mayweatherappeals batteryconviction.(sports)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has appealed his June 10 Justice Court conviction on two counts of misdemeanor battery, saying he was denied information that might have exonerated him. Justice of the Peace...

Needy Dodgers giveJackson another try.(sports)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL In desperate need of a reliable starting pitcher, the Los Angeles Dodgers have decided again to try their luck in Las Vegas with top prospect Edwin Jackson. The 20-year-old right-hander was recalled...

Ray avoids crashes, wins feature.(sports)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Mike Ray needed a little luck to win Friday night's featured Super Late Models race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring. The two-time season champion was leading when he encountered two spinning...

Double-stack railcar pioneermaking move to Henderson.(business)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Pacer Stacktrain, a leader in double-stack technology for railcars, is moving its corporate headquarters from Concord, Calif., to Henderson and will employ about 350 people, a city official said Friday....

Calpine, tribe closer to deal on power plant.(business)
July 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL An independent power producer and the Moapa Band of Paiutes are moving closer to their goal of building a 720-megawatt power plant on the reservation northeast of Las Vegas. Calpine Corp. of San...

Utility firm, Las Vegas-area tribe closer to deal on power plant.
July 3, 2004