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Archive for March 26, 2000

Western GOP lawmakers get on the land protection bandwagon: Matt Kelley; Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt had warned he might ask President Clinton to declare the arid swath of canyons and mesas a national monument - which could threaten plans for new natural gas or carbon dioxide ...; 10:35 a.m.

City doles out free locks for gun owners: Angie Wagner; "We've been practically drained," said Metro Police Sgt. Byron Stringer.; 10:34 a.m.

Efforts under way to expand gambling in Kansas: Carl Manning; Sometimes he wins. Sometimes he loses. But win or lose, he walks away happy.; 10:33 a.m.

DeBartolo expected to testify in Edwards trial this week: Natalie Gott; DeBartolo could appear on the witness stand as early as Monday, although prosecutors would not confirm exactly when he would testify. Prosecutors set the stage for DeBartolo's testimony on Friday, by calling his close friend ...; 10:30 a.m.

Torture expert gets prison time for extortion plot: Vincent Congiusti, 50, was the first of six defendants in the case to enter a guilty plea and the last to be sentenced. He pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to interfere ...; 10:29 a.m.

Binion case hinges on circumstantial evidence: He had been dead for hours.; 10:26 a.m.

Q&A: Built Ford tough: Lisa Ferguson; And that may not please Diane Ford.; 10:24 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Local author braced for backlash: Kate Maddox; Sally Denton, an award-winning investigative journalist and author, wrote a tell-all book in 1989 entitled "The Bluegrass Conspiracy," about corruption at the highest levels of law enforcement and state government in Kentucky. The book got ...; 10:20 a.m.

Columnist Sandra Thompson: Pension benefit dispute drags on: Sandra Thompson; At issue is who is entitled to the survivor benefits of Lupe Carmona's pensions: Janis, his designated beneficiary whom he divorced after six years of marriage, or Judy Carmona, whose marriage to Lupe right after ...; 10:18 a.m.

Columnist Susan Snyder: Doing the math on test standards: Come graduation day they will receive certificates of attendance instead of diplomas. They get credit for showing up but no enchilada.; 10:17 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: Gag order hampers coverage of trial: On Monday, as jury selection gets under way, you're going to notice a big difference in the media's coverage of the Ted Binion murder trial.; 10:16 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Clinton our last hope: The only thing standing between the nuclear power industry's plan to send all of its radioactive garbage to Nevada is a veto promise by President Clinton. When he returns from overseas, I expect that the ...; 10:15 a.m.

Letter: County at fault in fatal crash: AL DICICCO Coalition for Family Court Reform; 10:14 a.m.

Letter: Get impaired drivers off road: Unfortunately, we don't wonder if there will be another drunken or drugged driving crash, but when it will happen and whose family will be destroyed. If the roadside work crews are disbanded, these same young ...; 10:13 a.m.

Letter: NRA is guilty of furthering gun violence: The NRA says the government is trying to take their guns away. This paranoia seems to come from their knowledge that their constitutional argument is weak. Citizen gun owners do not make up our modern ...; 10:13 a.m.

Editorial: Disabled access is atrocious: It is disgraceful in this day and age, when federal laws mandate reasonable access for the physically disabled, that an arena run by a public university doesn't treat disabled customers with the same respect as ...; 10:11 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Nuke waste problem intensifies: A few weeks ago, in a conference room at Howard Hughes Corp. headquarters, House Majority Leader Dick Armey wondered aloud to a small group of business leaders.; 10:11 a.m.

Nuclear industry bankrolling legislators' travel bills: Benjamin Grove; The 77 trips taken by Sens. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, or their staffers varied from low-budget overnights in Williamsburg, Va., to a more lavish $17,000 week-long stay in ...; 10:03 a.m.

Teen affair was catalyst for disaster: Stacy J. Willis; But their brief affair turned tragic in a hurry.; 10:02 a.m.

Toyota Atlantic Results: 2. (1) Buddy Rice, Swift, 50.; 5:15 a.m.

Winston West Results: 2. (5) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200, $9,020; 5:14 a.m.

Cheez-It 250 Results: 2. (1) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 250, $37,785.; 5:13 a.m.

Wallace returns to short-track form in Food City 500: Pete Iacobelli; "I really put a big bull's-eye on this place, it's one of my favorites," said Wallace, who defended his Food City 500 title Sunday and became only the 10th driver in NASCAR with at least ...; 5:11 a.m.

Papis passes Tracy, gets first CART win: Mike Harris; Once he took the checkered flag Sunday in the season-opening Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, the Italian couldn't contain his excitement.; 5:11 a.m.

Ganassi team gets mixed results with new package: Mike Harris; Target/Chip Ganassi Racing has won an a record four straight CART titles with Reynard cars powered by Honda engines. Over the winter, Ganassi's team switched to Lola cars with Toyota engines.; 5:09 a.m.

Beamer happy Hokie in land of Volunteers: Pete Iacobelli; Beamer, Virginia Tech's football coach, was the grand marshall for the Food City 500 Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.; 5:09 a.m.

Wallace claims Food City 500 for win No. 50: Larry Woody; Wallace survived a typically slam-bam Bristol Speedway battle to claim the Food City 500 before an estimated 155,000 fans - the largest crowd ever to witness a sports event in the state.; 5:07 a.m.

Michael Schumacher wins Brazilian Grand Prix: Stan Lehman; Schumacher, who also won the season opener at Melbourne in his Ferrari, completed the 71-lap race on the 2.671-mile Jose Carlos Pace track at an average speed of 124.525 mph.; 5:06 a.m.

CART Toyota Atlantic Results: 2. (1) Dan Wheldon, Swift, 50.; 5:04 a.m.

Guilty plea means probation for barber's killer: Polaha said her previous 220 days in the county jail had been enough time behind bars, and she'll remain free if she complies with the terms of her five-year probation.; 4:51 a.m.

Dayton man found guilty on sixteen counts in investment scam: The jury also found that about $160,000 of the proceeds from Lantz's crimes should be forfeited to the federal government.; 4:50 a.m.

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