Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for August 2002
Friday, Aug. 30
- Palm Mortuary opens design center
- Truck linked to abducted boy is found in Primm
- New slots divide fans of pageant
- Justice opinion says 'Net gambling is illegal
- Earnings briefs
- Las Vegas travel expected to fall
- Sources name bidders for phone book operation
- Group of lawmakers fighting gambling petition
- Vegas company cuts costs, looks for deal
- McCarran sues over 9-11 losses
- Gramm recovers in time for Foreigner's 25th anniversary
- Harter offers plan to save $9.3 million
- Council to decide future of housing project
- Teacher arrested in assault on girl, 8
- Pleas made for funding of mental health center
- Marking time: 9/11 puts civilian careers on hold
- Mold jeopardizes county's animal shelter contract
- Group says cuts hurt poor
- 'Big Dog' would have been proud
- Season opener deemed a sellout; Fremont Street hosts festivities
- Thomas, Rebels back in spotlight
- UNLV graduate assistant facing drug charges
- Columnist Dean Juipe: San Jose State on 13-week death march
- Penn going Hollywood, expanding dramatically
- Massachusetts lottery faulted in state audit
- Obituaries for August 30, 2002
- Linda Frohlich signs with Italian pro team
- Gephardt brings Democratic clout to Herrera's campaign
- Officials say tape does not prove terrorist threat to LV
- News briefs for August 30, 2002
- Subcritical experiment called a success
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Nashville
- Arbitrator settles teachers' contract
- Court briefs for August 30, 2002
- New home sought for hemmed-in gravel pit
- Holiday closings
- Holidays mean work for Culinary
- Political notebook: Ensign's help has a Silver lining
- Bellagio basking in Faberge's light
- 'Sin City': Dead man writing
- Columnist Steve Guiremand: Wyoming coming in as big winner$
- Father describes aftermath of attacks on son
- Meadows puts win steak on the line
- Six air demonstration teams to fly at Nellis
- Editorial: Don't waste money to tout propaganda
- Saint Pat: Benatar balances rock career, family
- Columnist Barb Henderson: Hooked on Stripers might be 'reel' fun
- Letter: Bush practices risky politics
- Letter: Nevada fails to protect child
- Letter: Power, water situation can be very confusing
- 'Godfather Wedding' offers wine, women and song
- Seniors to fight Kinship Care cuts
- Scene selection -- Geoff Carter: 'Pulp Fiction': Look at the big brain on Quentin
- Jury allows parole for convicted killer
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Johnson regrets actions at Bristol
- Editorial: Toss water on wildfire initiative
- Blood drives set
- LV's Collins, Gaughan draw first starts in Primm 300
- Community briefs for August 30, 2002
- Show beaten by Venetian Showroom 'curse'
- Las Vegas falls short in bid for franchise win record
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Dancers point to class bias
- Performing arts for August 30, 2002
- On display for August 30, 2002
- Datebook for August 30, 2002
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Coffey is a specialty on the Greek Isles menu
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Danger zone: Design of beltway and careless driving lead to high number of fatal accidents
- Nuke plants still searching for ways to store waste
- World of Wallace
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Workers pay the price
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Trumpeting a turn for the better
- Letter: Mideast solution rests with parents
- Letter: Nevada Power sale good for shareholders
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Out on a limb with election picks
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: Bush's culture of secrecy shrouds public records
- Columnist Erin Neff: Much dirty work to be done as election nears
- Editorial: Set aside few minutes for democracy's sake
- Editorial: Let's build new signs on beltway
- RV traveling won't be a handicap
- Pets can now get the breath of life
- Kids need a vacation from stress
- Former Association for Handicapped becomes Easter Seals
- Charity chief comes to city's defense
- Camp a good outlet for foster kids
Thursday, Aug. 29
- Percentage of Millennium Scholars dips
- Argosy casino fined $250,000
- Officials rezone casino site
- Slot maker signs U.K. deal
- Bankrupt property reports loss
- Carrier plans to trim LV flights
- Union vote divided
- Adult drug abuse is linked to early use of pot
- Lawmakers' coffers benefited
- Terrorists may have targeted Vegas
- Study on low Miss. wages could boost union drive
- 'Push, Nevada' could, well, help push Nevada
- Elementary school teacher arrested on charge of having sex with student
- DMV office to close Saturday
- Feds restart ads promoting tours of dump
- School meals graded D
- College placement exam scores down from last year
- Less holiday travel expected
- It's not all in the cards
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Can Baylor come out to play?
- Panel rejects plan for hilltop homes
- Sheriff's battle hits the airwaves
- Obituaries for August 29, 2002
- Fight schedule
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Oscar: SoCal can only hold one champ
- Rebels promote coach, hire two assistants
- Spoonhour signs one-year extension
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Yates replaces son with veteran Carter
- Bittersweet return
- 51s tie franchise record for wins
- Delay is urged on new UNLV science building
- News briefs for August 29, 2002
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Nashville
- DAs will question legality of ballot's marijuana question
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Del Mar
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Special section: Tailgating area part of stadium upgrade
- Special section: Rebels to face tough games early
- Mother tells of shock of daughter's casino slaying
- Unemployment recipients to lose other aid
- Letter: Science, God not incompatible
- Letter: Rattling of war sabers is growing
- Letter: School uniforms should be given to youngsters
- Six shots add up to first degree
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist A. Allan Stipe: Nurses in short supply
- Special section: Rebels face litmus test in '02
- Abused kids face bleak future with budget cuts
- Editorial: Congress must have say on Iraq
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Old days: Fewer wins, less hassle
- Columnist Dean Juipe: New days: Big crowds, more excitement
- Nellis Air Ground School names new boss
- Special section: Expect big things from these guys
- Special section: MWC schools shoot for bids to four bowls
- Special section: Bad start only got worse for Rebel fans
- Special section: BYU back for another high-flying season
- Community briefs for August 29, 2002
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Assistance program has matured
- Second to none: 'The Second City' chugs along at Flamingo Las Vegas
Wednesday, Aug. 28
- Valley schools won't ban vending machines
- Mandalay Resort Group sees revenue, profit fall
- Wording of marijuana ballot question released
- UNLV plans $75 mil. engineering building
- UNLV to cut classes to meet Guinn request
- Ensign follows Reid's role in fund-raising
- Vegas company loses bid to find Internet posters
- Casino operator seeks deal for speedway
- Video poker chain expands in Las Vegas
- Company plans golf center
- Big mortgage lender expanding with purchase
- State's nuke dump attorney sure of victory
- Neal criticizes $10,000 in Enron donations to Guinn
- DA candidates in money duel
- Cory, James big primary spenders
- Lawyers: Perjury is hard to prove
- NLV officer wounded in shootout
- Rule to be enforced on police cameras
- Residents push for job plan at furniture mart
- Creditor is critical to National Airlines' future
- Boulder City briefs for August 28, 2002
- Area schools won't ban vending machines
- Testing company agrees to pay students' parents
- 14 Metro officers honored for outstanding service
- Ensign PAC gives $158,000 to Republican candidates, groups
- NLV police officer hit in shoulder during shootout
- News briefs for August 28, 2002
- Berkley touts Medicare prescription drug plan
- Wording unveiled for pot ballot
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Vasser to compete in the Baja 1000
- Family seeks answers in man's death at bar in gambling capital
- Walters' attorneys have two weeks to file motions
- Obituaries for August 28, 2002
- Lobato receives 100 years in mutilation slaying of man
- Editorial: Proficiency exam snafu to be costly
- Letter: Safety system could save lives
- Letter: More highway barriers needed
- Letter: Complex issue of gambling often misunderstood
- Applying the Freas
- Editorial: Budget cuts need to be done fairly
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Rebels face some serious Badgering
- Community briefs for August 28, 2002
- 51s' fans, players 'strike' accord
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Nashville
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Del Mar
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Victoria Sun: Wish comes true for Leadbetter
- Fish story: Sushi buffets plentiful in Las Vegas area
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: ASU supporters hear message of sportsmanship
- Savvy wine buys: '99 Christian Moueix Merlot
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Monday, Aug. 26
Friday, Aug. 23
- Plans for two new Summerlin villages detailed
- School plan doesn't have uniform appeal
- Contractor wins suit versus School District
- Airlines in code-sharing pact
- 'Saturday Night Live' slot machines planned
- Power outage halts gambling
- Casinos, bars excluded from smoking ban
- Utility maintains it's not for sale
- More patients at ERs citing pot use
- Firm aiding victims of predatory lending
- Nordstrom touts new Fashion Show store
- Vegas company envisions a new Riviera in Missouri
- Leadbetter picks UNLV
- Biggest man on campus
- Analyst issues tax-hike warning
- Vegas casino supplier's earnings, revenues up
- Board of Equalization rejects tax appeal
- Budget woes put squeeze on student schedules at UNLV
- Cable installer comes to aid of mail carrier
- Crime task force proposed for all ofLas Vegas
- Goodman wants to limit power of Las Vegas Ethics Review Board
- The rest of the Sun's Top 10 Most Influential Sports Figures in Las Vegas
- Free speech or pay per view?
- Obituaries for August 23, 2002
- Figure in corruption case ordered not to gamble
- News briefs for August 23, 2002
- Dorsey granted waiver by MWC
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Reno, others struggle for survival
- Columnist Barb Henderson: Wyoming: one big classroom
- Justice questions barring constable candidate, 20
- Another appeal by freeway killer is turned down
- Tribal judge to rule on Paiute feud
- Vitarelli jurors hear testimony of security chief
- Where I Stand -- Jerry Keller: Better care helps us all
- Consumer group applauds offer, but still has concerns
- Editorial: Ethics panel tosses spurious accusation
- Pioneer Trail fundraiser, celebration on Saturday
- New Paseo Verde Library to open on Saturday
- Political notebook: Kenny wants to set record straight
- Judgment in hospital death is upheld
- Letter: Tune out the political rhetoric
- Letter: Early voting good for workers
- Letter: Attacking Iraq not a wise move for United States
- Editorial: Nevada Power is tone deaf
- Planners approve Apex development
- Court briefs for August 23, 2002
- Porter has more money left than Herrera
- Community news briefs for August 23, 2002
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Classic lounge career has been a work of Art
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Cafe Michele by any name delivers festive fine dining
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Tucson
- Datebook for August 23, 2002
- Performing arts for August 23, 2002
- On display for August 23, 2002
- Production of 'BOO!' improves on improvisation
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Windswept memories of Andrew
- Stand-up comedy has become Blair's lair
- Carson's 'Tonight Show' revisited at Frontier
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Busch, Spencer return to scene of the 'crime'
- Columnist Erin Neff: Early Voting the democratic thing to do
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: Media's role will be crucial this 9/11
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Michael J. Conway: Board plays favorites
- Letter: Early voters are well prepared
- Letter: America must go after Saddam before he gets us
- Columnist Jon Ralston: An inane ethics process revealed
- Parents of Fallon leukemia victims seeking answers
- Caps on court awards may be tough to enforce
- Editorial: The devil is in the details
- Punitive damage cap law would be tough to change
- Piece of the Warsaw Ghetto comes to LV
- Mah jongg players brush up for tournament with cyber action
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Pot proposal stinks up the joint
- Soul Woman
- Camp gives break from daily woes
Thursday, Aug. 22
- LV man's bid on N.M. track delayed
- Casino equipment maker reports record earnings
- Firm's stock could be delisted
- Big gaming companies' stocks downgraded
- Lottery spending up 16 percent
- Most expensive fares cut
- Wal-Mart shelves Summerlin proposal for now
- Woman's parents open lawsuit against casino
- Goodman may yet realize dream of 'Oscar's Speakeasy'
- Long-vacant downtown Henderson casino sold
- Man is shot, killed by Metro detectives
- Water board OKs Nevada Power offer
- FBI to probe BC police treatment of man, 73
- Nevada rated low in out-of-field teaching
- Doctors dropping health plans
- A relieved Mack puts ethics woes behind him
- Las Vegas July passenger counts down 6 percent
- Duke slows work on Vegas power plant
- Cal Fed shareholders want Citibank stock
- C-M taking aim at area's first title
- DOE's 'rush to judgment' criticized
- More charges filed in pet-shop case
- Obituaries for August 22, 2002
- DA says woman's killing was a promise fulfilled
- News briefs for August 22, 2002
- Water District joins court fight over power plant water
- Airline board is again accused of bias
- Homemaking diva's firm sued
- Rebel women win exhibition opener
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Pomona races to be completed at LV Speedway
- Williams cleared of ethics charges
- Tax task force hopes to spread out new levies
- Moo-mania spreads to Strip
- Oquendo, Pecos school approved
- Billboard rules not waived
- Enterprise area gets zoning guide
- Commission gives a boost to protested Head Start plan
- Provisional OK given for resort
- Clarification
- Fight schedule
- County to proceed with ballot question on utility
- Chairman of Indian gaming board resigns
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: HR bounty seekers way off base
- Croom wants to carry load for Rebels
- New city manager plans to streamline government
- Furniture mart job plan raises concerns
- New company, fresh faces
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Vargas: Oscar better come out punching
- Funding sought to build park around Kiel Ranch
- Las Vegas council briefs
- Letter: Message on early voting is asinine
- Letter: Marijuana too often glorified
- Letter: Atkinson Gates is threat to those seeking adult fun
- Editorial: Mystery in Fallon continues
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Del Mar
- Editorial: Expedite plans for Amber Alert system
- Community briefs for August 22, 2002
- Chaparral High, UNLV grad serving with Seabees in Spain
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Jacob Snow: An uphill transit task
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Land of the lost: Museum in Overton features Southwest history
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Multitudes of opinions on Iraq
- Howell off to fast start at Reno-Tahoe Open
- Howell, Riley, O'Meara chasing Reno-Tahoe Open title
- Ex-UNLV star Riley guns for PGA's Reno-Tahoe Open
Wednesday, Aug. 21
- US Airways, Continental trimming service
- Nevada sales tax down for second straight month
- California girl is safe with family in Nevada
- Hispanic population struggles with growth
- Amber Alert plans for Vegas may be expedited
- Judge allows extension
- Expansion could result in losses
- AOL buying out partner
- Telecom operator cutting jobs
- Major expansion set for Sunrise hospital
- County briefs for August 21, 2002
- Apex, Red Rock plans set back
- Research offers hope for problem gamblers
- UMC CFO: Sept. 11 added to debt of $9 million
- Report: Rape suspect stopped, then released
- Stripper ordinance might be changed
- Tour of duty: Former Honor Guard soldier spent months cleaning Pentagon devastation
- Republican candidates raise taxing issues for state
- Ex-UNLV star Riley guns for PGA's Reno-Tahoe Open
- Bill would give workers suit option
- Continental planning reductions
- News briefs for August 21, 2002
- Man, woman found shot to death in NLV
- Equitable formula proposed for state indigent care
- Closing arguments expected today in Mack ethics trial
- High arsenic, tungsten levels found in Fallon
- Council braces for new attack on land deals, pay
- Killer's case might go to Supreme Court
- 51s clinch division
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Fresno
- Johnson wants to bring back magic to Rebels
- Mayweather: Oscar will win because of his trainer
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Wisconsin gets jump on Rebels
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: LV's Carpentier seeks repeat of '96 Montreal win
- Columnist Victoria Sun: PGA champ Beem to play in LV event
- Columnist Peter Benson: Finchem honored for service on PGA Tour
- Correction
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Del Mar
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Letter: Date of primary leads to apathy
- Letter: Disclosure laws unconstitutional
- Letter: Hawkish White House puts Iraq ahead of citizens
- Editorial: It's an emergency; erect barriers now
- Editorial: Beef up security at DOE sites
- Officials emphasize safety on valley's school routes
- Fed judge to rule on Aerotech suit
- Palo Verde theater program cited
- VFW commander receives honor
- Community briefs for August 21, 2002
- Firefighters have big boots to fill
- NLV eyes development changes
- Obituaries for August 21, 2002
- State to negotiate with top bidder for Summit View
- Rising tuition costs driving up state's prepaid program
- Funds aid UMC
- Coffee drinkers buzzed by decaf options
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Desert Passage bids aloha to Hawaiian-themed store
- Savvy wine buys: '96 Lanzerac Cabernet Sauvignon
- Trash course: Las Vegas artists celebrate their distinctive cultural roots
- LV firm in online gambling pact
- Young stars, old vets compete at Reno-Tahoe Open
Tuesday, Aug. 20
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Kelly Thompson: A daughter's tribute
- Year-round schools here to stay
- Security at U.S. nuclear sites criticized
- Judgment won in oil and gas Ponzi scheme
- Lawsuits settled against developers, contractors
- Tires recalled from Ford SUVs
- Casino developer selling notes
- Coast to run sports book
- Firm sued over waste disposal
- Adelson called masterful at using others' money
- Man, 73, hospitalized after police encounter
- State unemployment falls below national rate
- Survey may point to UNLV student apathy
- National seeking new financing to stay aloft
- A guilty verdict might not end Mack in politics
- Goodman bobblehead being hawked on eBay
- Valley air quality health threat for some
- Neighbors seek part in Stratosphere lawsuit
- Back child support can block passport
- Penalty deal nearing over proficiency test foul-up
- Gambling vote set in Nebraska
- Strike talk looms large amid 51s' PCL championship run
- C-M heads to World Series
- Guard rail project to start in 4 months
- News briefs for August 20, 2002
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Script calls for resolving strike threat
- Poll: Race for Congress narrows
- City Council, planners to consider vision of city
- Teenager will face charges as adult in bus hijacking case
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Busch vs. Spencer at Bristol: Part 2 this weekend
- Rebels top Yavapai in exhibition game
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Del Mar
- UNLV's pioneering second president, Zorn, dies at 85
- Neighbors seek standing in Stratosphere suit
- Libraries will have longer weekends
- Obituaries for August 20, 2002
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Fresno
- Letter: An early voter takes offense
- Letter: Delaney a great writer, person
- Letter: Plan for homes near Red Rock is abominable
- Editorial: Whoa!
- Editorial: Yes, Wal-Mart, there is a subjective side
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
- Running hot: Greco, Anders pay tribute to Peggy Lee with 'Fever'
- Wells Fargo gives $97,500 to groups
- Urban development caucus honored
- Community briefs for August 20, 2002
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Facing an altered reality
Monday, Aug. 19
- Summerlin residents aim to block Wal-Mart
- Water board preparing to bid on utility
- Plan for mentally ill is questioned
- Recipe for smog soup: Mix sun, smoke, dust and car emissions
- Generation gap: Some older users find idea of children at the senior center unacceptable
- Man on trial after serving time for killing
- Harter pushes UNLV as research facility
- Colleges' domestic partner benefits still stalled
- LV accountant disciplined by SEC
- Senecas, Pataki sign pact for casinos
- Vegas-based manufacturer reports loss for quarter
- Pioneer owner reports revenue decline
- Second-quarter loss reported
- Firm bringing high-tech operation, jobs to Vegas
- Aristocrat buying Midwest distributor
- Comdex: Terrorism resulted in $52.4 million loss
- Vegas workers decertify union
- Hurdles remain, analysts say
- Early voting off to busy start in malls and markets
- News briefs for August 19, 2002
- Officers cleared in death of man
- Two indicted in beating, torture of Las Vegas man
- Medical school restructuring will phase out private firms
- Fatal crashes prompt plan to build median barrier on U.S. 95
- UNR may get new building in Vegas
- Births
- Community news briefs for August 19, 2002
- Cimarron gains Legion title game
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Beem slips away from his past
- Strike could help 51s but ...
- Local sports calendar
- Letter: Her compassion clearly evident
- Letter: A loss for Sun and community
- Letter: Thompson made difference
- Letter: Outsider rips pot proponents
- Letter: Vouchers violate state constitution
- Letter: Insurance firms calling the shots
- Letter: Raising wages is sneaky way to raise taxes
- Ex-Rebel Chris Riley finishes surprising 3rd
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Fresno
- Springsteen concert showcases 'The Rising'
- Editorial: Safety is best when permanent
- Editorial: Voting early is good, but it can be risky
- Obituaries for August 19, 2002
- D'ohlightful: The Simpsons' steadily approaches TV milestone
- Sorensen likely finished after another head injury
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Arlington preview races bode well for Breeders'
- Forbes wins fight but loses title belt
Friday, Aug. 16
- Killer gets 4 life terms
- Physicians in LV face two probes
- Mayor attests to Mack's honestly, integrity
- Deficit may force college-class cuts
- Regents approve $1.2 billion budget
- President appointed for Henderson college
- Despite odds, Democratic candidates vow to put up fight
- Streets of danger: Program targets Las Vegas' high rate of pedestrian accidents
- Police: Deaths may have been gang shooting
- Man put on probation for submitting false claims
- Mother whose son died in car trunk sentenced
- Car seat saves child caught in fatal crash
- Firm doesn't want to pay full state fine
- Indian casino expanding
- Riviera obtains credit facility
- Aladdin lowers its financial backstop
- Regulator: Gaming firms not immune to scandal
- U.S., Vegas personal bankruptcy filings jump
- Analyst Grubman quits firm
- Stock trading on Nasdaq National Market
- Attorneys: National likely looking for new backers
- Nevadans worried about market slump
- Bibby agrees to return to Sacramento Kings
- County urged to step up recycling
- Obituaries for August 16, 2002
- Police continue search for rapist
- Community news briefs August 16, 2002
- BLM: No conflict of interest in Blue Diamond proposal
- Judge defends daughter's 'timeout' in jail
- Jury awards $4 million in malpractice case
- News briefs for August 16, 2002
- Rebels plan scrimmage Saturday under the lights
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Chuckwagon races not so wholesome
- Ellis helps pitch 51s to win at Calgary
- Ready for football?
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Where I Stand: Guest Columnist Jeff Hardcastle: Growth's other side
- Local PGA players
- Former Metro cop convicted in robbery case
- Trooper injured by mail bomb settles with state
- Plea deal made in fatal shooting
- Early voting gains popularity
- Columnist Barb Henderson: Cowboy Shooters rekindle spirit of the Old West
- Letter: Shame on Vegas for hosting event
- Las Vegas Area Fishing Report: Anglers catching stripers, catfish at Lake Mead
- Letter: Joe manifested a resilient spirit
- Letter: Delaney's work at charity made real impression
- Editorial: Loan denial raises issue of fairness
- Editorial: Party should adhere to disclosure laws
- Cimarron wins a wild one at regional
- N.M. turns out Centennial's lights
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Schmidt ponders scaling back in IRL
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Calgary
- Legends in Concert: Springsteen leads wave of mega-stars headed for Vegas
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- 'Black 365' focuses on civil-rights era
- Performing Arts for August 16, 2002
- Rock in The Rio house
- Datebook for August 16, 2002
- On display for August 16, 2002
- Spotlight on Springsteen
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Customers floored by Cafe Michele renovations
- Carson's 'Tonight Show' revived in kitschy tribute
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Children need guidance in eating habits
- Remembering Sandy Thompson: 1948-2002
- Jackie Robinson's legacy explored in play
- Next in saga over planned dumpsite: Debating list of 293 unresolved issues
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Taking one final stand on behalf of children
- The Daly News
- Camp helps make life better for kids
- Festival will take on pioneer flavor
- Tread carefully with tires
- Editorial: President shows his true colors
- Editorial: Red Rock's gateway should be pristine
- Letter: Atkinson Gates shows courage
- Letter: 'New Democrats' don't understand party's strength
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Election officials foster apathy
Thursday, Aug. 15
Wednesday, Aug. 14
Tuesday, Aug. 13
Monday, Aug. 12
Friday, Aug. 9
- Sun executive dies in crash
- Customer service survey of energy producers ranks Nevada Power parent last
- Regulators support new standards on work cards
- Misplaced radioactive device raises concerns
- Summit View's woes remain
- Harrah's opens casino in Southern California
- MGM Grand casino fined for booze giveaway
- Colville Tribes reaches agreement with state
- Three arrested for chemicals used in gambling scam
- News briefs for August 9, 2002
- Firm wins airport land-use contract
- Report: Flatley interested in buying hotel-casino
- Schwikert on top heading into finals
- Republican race is among most watched
- History found: Bomber that crashed in 1948 located at bottom of Lake Mead
- Suspect confesses murder at church service
- Open bilingual positions prompt waiver request
- Aerotech may face criminal charges
- High court upholds murder conviction
- Telecom firm sold to Asian group for $250 million
- WorldCom uncovers $3.3 billion more in accounting problems
- Fewer mid-size cars planned
- Productivity grows at 1.1%
- Low inventory levels dampen July retail sales
- Rebel teams earns classroom kudos
- Henderson awarded Johann scholarship
- Obituaries for August 9, 2002
- Reid, Ensign praise compromise public lands bill
- Dorsey says problems are behind him
- Ill. officials aim for quick sale of Emerald license
- Columnist Dean Juipe: UNLV can boast about its facilities
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Omaha
- Furniture mart, retailers may be near agreement
- Planners OK 1,800 homes in northwest
- Candidates say the economy, taxes are biggest concerns
- Ethics Commission settles its case against North Las Vegas constable
- Fewer high school grads attending college right away
- Community briefs for August 9, 2002
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Randy Walker: A viable safety option
- Editorial: Aid for sick workers may yet finally arrive
- GOP getting more involved on local level
- Letter: We are the U.S.A. -- not America
- Letter: Ethics complaint is a waste of time
- Letter: Temporary site for nuke storage may be needed
- Perseid meteors are on the way
- Democrats court Hispanics in LV
- Cop's attorney tries to shake witness story
- Editorial: Put safety ahead of old zoning
- Las Vegas Area Fishing Report
- Columnist Barb Henderson: It's good to be outdoors
- BofA Foundation contributes $370,000
- MountainView lab receives accreditation
- Mexican-Americans unclear about Fox's vision for immigrants
- Determined Reno team to play for Legion title
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Fittipaldi to NASCAR not as weird as it seems
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Bootlegger Bistro still a shoo-in for fun, food
- On Display for August 9, 2002
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Seven up and running as a popular Strip club
- Datebook for August 9, 2002
- The many faces of Cher: Multifaceted diva says current tour is her last
- 'Honky Tonk Angels' a fun return to basics
- Performing arts for August 9, 2002
- Parents need to listen, set boundaries to keep children safe
- Sharp insurance discounts not likely soon
- State insurance division could use more clout
- Editorial: Sandy Thompson's name will live on
- Editorial: Not much promise in a UMC sale
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist: Paul R. Brown: The 'unlivable wage'
- Columnist Jeff German: Traffic case raises questions of favoritism
- Letter: Consider sale of water district
- Letter: Vets suffer while others get aid
- Letter: Death penalty not the answer
- Letter: Naval officials treated unfairly
- Letter: Teen shares loss over tragic death
- Letter: Consider effects of marijuana
- Letter: Our right to sue is the only thing that was capped
- Tenuta shapes act of her own accord
- Sir Isaak
- There's still time to join camp contributors
- This camp receives stamp of approval from children
- NLV is taking a bite out of crime
Thursday, Aug. 8
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Monday, Aug. 5
Friday, Aug. 2
- Kerr-McGee discloses charges, plant sale denied
- Las Vegas access center to close
- Makeup of medical malpractice bill
- Conviction of Jessica Williams is upheld
- Guinn plans to tap 'rainy day' fund
- Mayor objects to lap-dancing rules
- Doctors question reform bill
- Lawmakers praise tort reform legislation
- Developer to build Vegas timeshare
- Analysts criticize mall owner
- Canadian firm sells Henderson casino
- LV firm receives inquiry by SEC on AOL deals
- Simon says: Las Vegas keeps winning in PCL
- ATSB lack of response frustrates National CEO
- Canadian firm sells interest in Henderson casino
- Reilly's good grades may bring raise
- UNR seeks larger presence in Southern Nevada
- UMC may need to be bailed out by county
- Perry's lawyer says his client mistreated in jail
- Art start: Downtown storefront is humble beginning for city's first association
- Goodman sees LV Valley as unified metro area
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Hermansen can salvage his career
- Las Vegas' Webb signs with SE Mo.
- Dockside gaming debuts at seven Indiana casinos
- Obituaries for August 2, 2002
- Man killed in river accident
- Political notebook: Herrera receives endorsement of police group
- Reilly's good grades may bring big raise
- News briefs for August 2, 2002
- Museum spotlights veterans' contributions
- Veterans complain of VA problems
- Public debate on St. Rose Parkway plan nears end
- Letter: Bush determined to get Saddam
- Letter: Commissioners show audacity on lap dance curbs
- Tabish team seeks documents from Justice Department
- Editorial: Tort reform may not be a cure-all
- Las Vegans recall encounter with kidnapper
- Plans for power plants on hold
- River guide reports more cases of illness
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Memphis
- Columnist Susan Snyder: It's finally map time in Vegas
- Court briefs for August 2, 2002
- Witness describes fatal stabbing
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Riddle's answer: Let's return to Sinatra era
- UNLV film, dance students heading to Scotland
- Community briefs for August 2, 2002
- Blood drives
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Burgeoning CIA pays a visit to MGM Grand
- 'Folies' still has plenty of legs
- United Skates: Goebel among talented cast of 'Champions on Ice'
- Theater runs Broadway gamut
- On Display for August 2, 2002
- Datebook for August 2, 2002
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Performing arts for August 2, 2002
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gordon part of Brickyard history
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Jim Deacon: Now let's get it right
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Tracy success story: From busboy to business owner
- A list of Mississippi casinos
- Letter: Investigation didn't clear Bush
- Letter: Corporate greed continues to plague Nevada
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Results of session are pending
- Columnist Erin Neff: Victorious doctors may have little to celebrate
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: Senate could try again on senior prescriptions
- Editorial: Another report tells of danger at Yucca
- Editorial: Drug bill needs top priority
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Time to right a wrong
- Columnist Jeff German: Shalmy has Herculean task before him
- Lawmakers write doctors' prescription
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Don't ever forget the lessons of Sept. 11
- Considerate twins would benefit from trip to camp, says mom
- Center will help build dreams
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Dancing around real issues
- The Great Wall
Thursday, Aug. 1
- Two Calif. teens kidnapped in car stolen in Vegas
- Layoffs ordered at Timet
- Opponents of Louisiana casino hold prayer vigil
- Bank moves against Internet gambling
- Book maker's loss widens
- Tort reform package OK'd
- County sets limits on strip club acts
- Builders hit with defect award
- RTC won't add up fines for bus company
- Departures won't cause power rate hike, says advocate
- Rain continues to elude valley
- Hottest July ever
- Rating agency downgrades Mikohn Gaming
- Police insurance plan needs bailout
- Herbst Gaming eyes IGT casino, slot route assets
- Regulators monitor marketing of Nevada Numbers
- Crash leaves woman without her family
- Station options land, may move against Coast
- Las Vegas retail operators post improved results
- Nevada minorities making economic strides, study says
- Upstart Basic gains state Legion berth
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Russell takes aim at sweep of 'Western Swing'
- New-look 51s not ready to pop cork
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Pressure remains on Thomas
- News briefs for August 1, 2002
- Edison: Parents satisfied
- 60th anniversary sees many changes in LV fire protection
- N.J. salesman, 73, claims $165 million lottery ticket
- Former executives surrender
- Police seek identity of body
- Silt forcing marina to move
- Bank robbery suspect arrested
- Ruiz, Johnson fail to capitalize
- Fight schedule
- State workers' insurance bill passes
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Freitas to face Attah, but it's Mayweather he wants
- Doctors meet to study lawmaking process
- Former GOP activist, Assembly candidate Millspaugh dies at 55
- Obituaries for August 1, 2002
- Defendant to testify about fatal stabbing of brother
- State College enjoys tangible evidence of opening soon
- Nellis leaps into future of high-tech warfare
- Judge urged to drop abuse case in child's drowning
- Court briefs for August 1, 2002
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Del Mar
- Letter: Bush had reason for pulling funds
- Letter: Sour grapes over Capstone
- Letter: Why would any Nevadan ever vote Republican?
- Editorial: Just what's the rush, anyway?
- Editorial: Privatization isn't right fit for prisons
- Where I Stand -- Guest columnist Linda Smith: Charities in a pinch
- Cimarron-Memorial grad tours with Army musical
- Civil warp: Dueling 'Star Trek' conventions duke it out for Las Vegas supremacy
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Short-term future clouded at Mandalay Bay Theatre
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Feeling rescued from grief
