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

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

Calls to quit getting louder.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Gov. Kenny Guinn on Thursday joined a chorus of elected officials calling on state Controller Kathy Augustine to step down, but Augustine's attorney insisted she won't resign. "There isn't a...

Debate sparks angry exchanges among Nevadans in R-J focus group.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Members of a focus group who gathered to watch Thursday's presidential debate soon began finger-pointing not just at the television, but at each other. Democrat Dan Hinkley said: "America got to see...

Heinz Kerry public figure and a mother, son says.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Chris Heinz sees his mother two ways. There is the Teresa Heinz Kerry who distributes millions of dollars to charities and urges crowds to elect her husband president. Then there is the more...

Officials warn delay in U.S. 95 work may cost Southern Nevadans millions.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL A delay in widening U.S. Highway 95 could cost Southern Nevadans up to $35 million in wasted driving time and additional construction costs each year, officials say. But the nation's top highway...

911 CALL: 'I'm gonna kill myself'.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Lawrence Joyce told a 911 dispatcher his girlfriend's death was an accident but he was going to kill himself anyway. In his call to Las Vegas police early Tuesday, the 34-year-old tourist did not...

UNLV PRESIDENT: Foundation urges bonus for Harter.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The UNLV Foundation wants to give President Carol Harter a big bonus. Its trustees requested an item on the October Board of Regents agenda that would grant Harter an extra $90,000 a year plus a...

Ruling goes against wind power plans.(news)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled against a wind power company whose planned $130 million project at the Nevada Test Site was scuttled after national security issues arose two years ago. ...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: Richard Eng, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 2:30 p.m. Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $15,000, Fillies and mares, 3 and up Aircobra - Following three straight seconds, she may finally have a field to dominate;...

UNLV SAFETY JAMAAL BRIMMER: Declining impact.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sacks, interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries. Those are plays Jamaal Brimmer has made many times over, plays that UNLV football fans have come to expect from him. Except now, Brimmer...

Shadow Ridge to get test from Cimarron.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL As his team went through Thursday's practice, Shadow Ridge quarterback Chris Berkeley completed just about every pass he threw. Granted, there was no defense on the field, but things haven't been...

2000 OLYMPIAN JEFF LACY: Gentlemanly fighter.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL A television crew filming a documentary for the A&E Television network about Caesars Palace has been following super middleweight contender Jeff Lacy for several days. That part of the documentary...

Ravelo still gives himself fighting chance for title.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Super middleweight Jerson Ravelo will fight in a small ballroom tonight in front of perhaps 1,000 spectators, a block off the Strip but miles from the big-time boxing world. On Saturday, Jeff Lacy...

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Today's history lesson: Take Irish.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nearly flawless in three games, Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton has a chance to do something Saturday that hasn't been done in three decades. Orton has completed 70 percent of his passes for 982 yards...

Wranglers sign pair of players.(sports)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Wranglers signed center Rejean Stringer and re-signed forward Tom Nelson on Thursday. Stringer spent last season in Salzburg, Austria, totaling 38 goals and 48 assists in just 37 games. He played...

Return of Service.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The biggest spenders at Andre Agassi's annual benefit concert and auction have paid more than $100,000 each to have dinner with Robin Williams. Is there anyone Williams would pay that kind of...

SHOW REVIEW: As Dion feels more comfortable, her show improves.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL There's very little in Celine Dion's "A New Day" opus that could be called "old Las Vegas." But there is a kind of silly moment, when the singer rolls her trouser legs up to her knees and...

Testing Their Metal.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Metal music is the new punk rock. Punk music itself has been co-opted by corporations. So has metal. But at least metal doesn't get played on adult-pop stations the way pop-punk does. If a parent...

'Holiday Havoc' brings Korn to town Nov. 18.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Korn, the Used, My Chemical Romance and Las Vegas band Magna-Fi take a metal fest to the Thomas & Mack Center on Nov. 18 for KXTE-FM 107.5's "Holiday Havoc '04." Tickets go on sale Saturday at the box office, East...

MOVIE REVIEW: Ladder 49.(weekly)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL When the gong sounds, when the siren wails, when the ladder truck races from the firehouse, you know what's going to happen. You may not know how, but you always know why. And you always know what:...

A Royal Tale.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL When the Rainbow Company opens its new season with "The Little Princess, Sara Crewe," another classic tale by author Frances Hodgson Burnett, it will mark the return to local theater of Georgia Neu,...

Getting Artsy.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Boulder City plays host to the annual invasion of outsiders Saturday and Sunday as the 42nd annual Art in the Park event hits town. Approximately 200,000 people are expected to visit the nearly 400...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Big Dog's Casino and Cafe.(weekly)(Restaurant Review)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Among the waves of restaurant trends that are washing over us (and sometimes drowning us) is the one in which bars, particularly poker bars, decide to heck with boring old bar food -- you know,...

GAME DORK: Circular Logic.(weekly)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Dale Earnhardt used to drive his stock car behind other cars and bump them out of the way. Once, he said he would bump his own kid out of the way to win a race. I wouldn't have the guts to follow in...

A Welcome Success.(business)
October 1, 2004... BYLINE: EMILY KUMLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL A local company is enjoying success getting visitors to leave a little extra money in Las Vegas before heading home -- and benefiting the Nevada Cancer Institute at the same time. Miniature versions...

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

Miniature versions of Las Vegas landmark aid cancer institute.
October 1, 2004

Gaming stocks surge in September.
October 1, 2004

Officials say time to start holiday job hunt is now.
October 1, 2004

Number of homes for sale swells as red-hot market cools.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Local housing experts predicted in April that the explosive Las Vegas market would begin to cool down, and there are signs that's starting to happen. Resale home prices have remained relatively...

Clark County may lead nation in voter sign-ups.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL A massive spike in voter registrations has placed Clark County on a pace to lead the nation in the percentage of new voters and has resulted in Democratic gains that could affect the general election in a...

CABBIE'S DEATH: Death sentence sought.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Prosecutors decided Friday to seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally torching a cabdriver. District Attorney David Roger said a team of prosecutors reviewed the charges against...

Armstrong brings ray of hope.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Lance Armstrong never met Alex Nietrzeba. But when the 15-year-old Las Vegan was diagnosed with brain cancer, the man who had overcome cancer to win the Tour de France inspired the young soccer...

Nellis general moving up and on.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Friday was a big day for Maj. Gen. Steve Wood at Nellis Air Force Base. He got a call at 5 a.m. advising him that his boss will pin a third star on his shoulders Monday, when he hands over command...

Gunman escapes police dragnet after carjacking.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL A gunman pulled off a carjacking, fired on the car's owner and traded gunshots with a police officer before slipping through a police dragnet Friday afternoon. No one was hurt in the cascading...

Five more West Nile cases confirmed in Clark County.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Local health officials confirmed five new cases of West Nile virus in Clark County this week, officials said Friday. The total number of confirmed cases in the county now stands at 18. In addition, two more...

Bush names Boggs McDonald to national commission.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald was appointed Friday by President Bush to serve on a national commission related to international study programs. Boggs McDonald, a Republican appointed...

Regents to study Harter raise.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL A proposal to give UNLV President Carol Harter a raise from foundation funds has furrowed a few brows on the Board of Regents. The foundation proposed giving Harter $90,000 a year on top of her base...

New indictment against mother in diabetic girl case.(news)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Cheryl Musso, the woman accused of killing her diabetic daughter by depriving her of insulin, was indicted Friday on accusations she once dragged her daughter out of a vehicle by her hair in a rage. ...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: Richard Eng, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 12:30 p.m. Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $39,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds Netty's Knockout - Ward second time out maiden should move forward; big switch...

Klitschko, Williamson both at crossroads.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL In one corner will be a former heavyweight champion who owns a doctorate in sports science. In the other will be a wannabe contender with a Master's degree in administrative services from Northern...

Rebels chase fifth straight in UNR rivalry.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Even though UNLV has kept the Fremont Cannon red the past four years, the games against UNR have been close and intense. The games usually come down to key plays in the fourth quarter, regardless...

POWERFUL PERFORMANCE: Palo Verde pounds Centennial.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: SAM LEEPER, REVIEW-JOURNAL In Palo Verde's first game as the area's top-ranked high school football team, coach Darwin Rost urged his Panthers to play physically against Centennial. Palo Verde (5-0, 1-0) dominated from the...

TOP 10 SHOWDOWN: Mustangs stun Spartans.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Cimarron-Memorial entered the season with as many state championships -- two -- as Shadow Ridge had varsity football victories. But the new kids sent a message to the old guard Friday night,...

Christman helps Vikings end hex against Jaguars.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: TIM GUESMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Valley had fallen short in its last four games against Desert Pines going into their Northeast Division football opener against the Jaguars on Friday. But after rolling to a 3-1 start this season,...

Armstrong uncertain of cycling plans.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong stopped in Las Vegas on Friday for a promotional event and said he is unsure if he will roll the dice and go for a seventh consecutive Tour title. "I...

Hokies look to halt Mountaineers' climb.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two seniors, running back Kay-Jay Harris and quarterback Rasheed Marshall, have carried No. 6 West Virginia to a 4-0 start. But the Mountaineers' climb to an unbeaten season might hit a roadblock today....

NFL FORECAST: Patriots, Belichick to dissect dreadful Bledsoe, cover spread.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Due to a ridiculous quirk in the NFL schedule that gives some teams a bye as early as Week 3, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had an extra week to prepare for the quarterback formerly known as...

Ouma stays loose for chance at belt.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Heavyweight DaVarryl Williamson once had a brief stint as a stand-up comedian, but it was super welterweight contender Kassim Ouma who was the comic at a Thursday news conference at Caesars Palace. ...

Jones stops Quintero on Gold Coast card.(sports)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Russell Jones was brought in to be merely an opponent Friday. He wound up teaching Arturo Quintero that not all opponents are alike. The bout at the Gold Coast was intended as a showcase for Quintero,...

Easier way to pay could be merely a fingertip away.(business)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A San Francisco company that plans to revolutionize the world's payment systems with fingerprint-reading technology says its also ready to adapt that technology for casinos. Technology patented...

Southwest Gas Corp. case leaves parties at odds.(business)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection, which represents consumers and small businesses in utility rate cases, demonstrated this week how it can be a thorn in the side of other rate...

New York developer plans $60 million condo project for South Strip.(business)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL A New York developer plans to build a $60 million, 272-unit midrise condominium project on Las Vegas Boulevard South at Pebble Road, a rapidly growing corridor of urban resort lifestyle. Gian Matteo...

Alliance Gaming shares plummet.(business)
October 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Alliance Gaming shares fell 19.65 percent Friday, a day after the company warned it expected a first-quarter operating loss. Alliance closed Friday at $12.10, down $2.96. The company warned late Thursday it...

New York developer plans $60 million condo project for Las Vegas.
October 2, 2004

Warning causes shares of Las Vegas-based gambling firm to plummet.
October 2, 2004

Number of homes for sale in Las Vegas swells as red-hot market cools.
October 2, 2004

Easier way to pay at casinos could be merely a fingerprint away.
October 2, 2004... Byline: John G. Edwards Oct. 2--A San Francisco company that plans to revolutionize the world's payment systems with fingerprint-reading technology says its also ready to adapt that technology for casinos. Technology patented by the...

Southwest Gas case leaves Nevada regulators, consumer advocates at odds.
October 2, 2004

Japanese returning to Las Vegas.
October 2, 2004

Station Casinos snaps up shuttered Las Vegas landmark.
October 2, 2004

Story lines, human element fuel sports writer's love of boxing.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Like many young men of his era, Tim Dahlberg idolized Muhammad Ali. When Ali was training at the Stardust for an upcoming fight, Dahlberg was thrilled when his uncle offered to take him to watch the...

Two accused of stealing from district teach math at charter school.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two former Clark County School District administrators facing multiple charges of felony theft are teaching math at Odyssey Charter School. Both Larry McKay, the district's former athletic...

Woman slowly recovers from West Nile virus.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Three months ago today, Joan Swanson was sitting on the porch of her East Russell Road home, chatting with a neighbor and enjoying a glass of wine, when her left leg began itching. She...

HOOVER DAM POLICE: Suicide watch part of job.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL He was a young man, probably in his early 20s, and he wanted to kill himself. He'd chosen this spot for it, the top of one of the world's most storied structures. He'd left his family behind in...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Robinson ends well-paid stint as coach of Rebels.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL The twilight of John Robinson's career might have been lackluster on the field, but it's been much less depressing for his pocketbook. Robinson, who announced his retirement last weekend, will by...

Stars return for ninth Agassi charity event.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The big question going into Andre Agassi's ninth Grand Slam for Children: Could anyone meet or beat last year's knockout punches by Elton John and Ty Warner? Saturday's benefit concert and...

Crawling from moving truck ends in death.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A group of Navy personnel traveling to Kingman, Ariz., for an airshow met with tragedy Friday night when one of the men died after tumbling from a moving vehicle on Interstate 40. Jason Pallanes, 33, of Azusa,...

Body found at car wash.(news)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas police charged a 54-year-old man in the slaying of his wife, whose body was found at a car wash Saturday morning. Police said a witness discovered the woman's body about 6:30 a.m. at a car wash in the...

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD ENG, REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 12:30 p.m. Race 1 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $14,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3 and up Eleanor Rose - Sadler filly takes a big class drop to face these; has speed to...

Rebels ease frustrations with blowout of UNR.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL After the major disappointment that accompanied its first four games, UNLV finally was able to celebrate Saturday night. The Rebels celebrated and celebrated and celebrated. They scored four...

Klitschko awarded five-round decision.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL For the second time in as many fights, Wladimir Klitschko was unable to go past the fifth round. But fortunately for the one-time heir to the heavyweight throne, he squeaked out a technical split...

INTERNET EXTRA: Smyser's sweep fuels Rancho tennis victory.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Chris Smyser was 3-0 in singles to lead Rancho's boys tennis team to a 37-8 victory over host Desert Pines on Friday. The doubles teams of Hong Wong and Paul Martin, and Stephen Landy and Seth Turner, each went...

Lacy's knockoutwins 'gold medal'.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jeff Lacy had the words "Left Hook" emblazoned on the waist band of his trunks. Based on the way he fought against Syd Vanderpool on Saturday at Caesars Palace, "Left Uppercut" would have been more...

INTERNET EXTRA: Calderon's goal boosts Clark over Gorman.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Luis Calderon scored 30 seconds into the second half to lift Clark's boys soccer team to a 1-0 victory over visiting Bishop Gorman on Friday. Goalkeeper Jose Alvarez had the shutout, and Adrian Rodriguez...

INJURED PLAYER: Estandia sees game action.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The decision apparently taken down to game time, UNLV played tight end Greg Estandia in its second series, opting to insert him rather than redshirt him. Estandia had been out all season with an...

Desperate Packers inspire confidence.(sports)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL As dangerous duos go, Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre and running back Ahman Green are no worse than second-best in the NFL. At least for the moment, the most feared twosome is from Indianapolis. ...

Achieving Her Comfort Level.(living)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL One song shot Norah Jones to sudden fame in 2002. "Don't Know Why" was a huge hit, partly because it had the sultry feel of a standard ballad. And yet, her record label wanted to release the song first...

SOMETHING FOR EVERYTHING: Puppy Love.(living)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL We're guessing you didn't know you could buy fortune cookies for your dog. Or anti-anxiety toys for your cat. Or a CD that would teach your bird to speak -- G'day -- with an Australian accent....

American Red Cross helps military families keep in touch.(living)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Most people probably already know about the American Red Cross's work in helping Americans cope with the aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters. What may not be as well known is that...

NEVADAN AT WORK: NICK BENSON; President and chief executive officer of Sunterra Corp.(business)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nick Benson has been a solider, author and an amateur aviator. He's lived in Africa, Britain and the United States. He now uses his worldliness to sell time-share vacations in sites around world as...

ENERGY ISSUES: Power struggle.(business)
October 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Don Laughlin has conflicting feelings about the Mohave Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant that towers over the Colorado River town that bears his name. "I have mixed emotions on it,"...

Las Vegas Review-Journal business calendar column.
October 3, 2004

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
October 3, 2004

Laughlin, Nev., weighs coal plant's pollution, water use against benefits.
October 3, 2004