The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is taking a half-million dollar gamble that voters will support its two-part proposal to increase property taxes.


FROM $40 TO MONEYMAKER
Forget Annika Sorenstam teeing it up with the boys. Forget Funny Cide's gallop toward the thoroughbred Triple Crown.

If you're searching for the sweetest Cinderella story, look no further than Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.

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THIS WEEK
Tuesday The Metropolitan Police Department's Civil Service Board meets at 1 p.m. in commission chambers of the Clark County Government Center, 500 S.

COLUMN: Norm!
The war's over, but not the running battle between the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith. It flared again during and after Wednesday's Academy of Country Music Awards show at Mandalay Bay.

Strip club probe comes amid building boom
Dolores Eliades walks about her family's new Sapphire strip club, hawking the $35 million topless bar and nightclub.

Kirkland leaving with no regrets
RENO -- The departure of Nevada's public safety director is being cheered by some state troopers who charge Richard Kirkland's heavy-handed management divided the state law enforcement agency and led to poor morale and crippling turnover.

Vacancies put hole in Highway Patrol morale
RENO -- Nevada Highway Patrol Col. David Hosmer concedes trooper morale is low, especially in Southern Nevada where vacancies are taking a toll.

COLUMN: John L. Smith
What happens here stays here -- unless it involves an FBI agent, a handgun and a defenseless freezer.

PROPERTY TAX INCREASE: Library district bets on June 3 vote
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is taking a half-million dollar gamble that voters will support its two-part proposal to increase property taxes.

Magazine bestows top honor on library
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has received top honors for 2003 from the Library Journal, which picks an annual favorite.

NEON SUNDAY: Brooks & Dunn, Yanni on tap
Having four arenas in town offers plenty of variety, with large crowds gravitating to either a boot scootin' country party or a large-scale zen bliss-out.

ROAD WARRIOR: Growing number of drivers lobbying for safety devices in taxicabs
Most longtime taxicab drivers have stories similar to one Craig Harris tells. One night several years ago he picked up passengers from an apartment complex on Harmon Avenue.

WASHINGTON DIGEST: Bush declares victory after vote on $350 billion tax bill
WASHINGTON -- Congress last week approved a $350 billion tax bill that lowers tax rates on income, capital gains and dividends and increases tax credits benefiting families with children.

Deaths
Clifton Allison Jr. Clifton H. Allison Jr., 59, died Saturday at Nathan Adelson Hospice. He was born June 23, 1943, in Michigan.

Assembly approves bill to reduce car registration fees by 25 percent
CARSON CITY -- The Assembly late Friday approved a bill to cut car registration costs by 25 percent.

FROM $40 TO MONEYMAKER
Forget Annika Sorenstam teeing it up with the boys. Forget Funny Cide's gallop toward the thoroughbred Triple Crown.

PHOTOS: Snow Mountain Powwow


Lawmakers make ground on budget
CARSON CITY -- Lawmakers put out a few dozen small budget fires Saturday, but left the major conflagration -- public schools funding -- blazing away unchecked.

Tributes to the Brave
As a Memorial Day tribute, fifth graders at Heard Elementary School on Nellis Air Force Base were asked to write their thoughts on freedom, military service and the war in Iraq.

WEB CASINOS THORNY ISSUE
World Series of Poker world champion Chris Moneymaker won entry to the World Series by playing in online poker tournaments at PokerStars.

The Ultimate Price: NEVADA'S WAR DEAD

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