Columnists

San Diego appeals panel throws out challenge to anti-El Toro airport initiative

The Associated Press
Thursday November 22, 2001

SAN DIEGO — A state appeals court on Wednesday threw out a challenge to an anti-airport initiative at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro. -more-


Las Vegas crowds expected to shrink this Thanksgiving

By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press
Thursday November 22, 2001

LAS VEGAS — While the glittering Las Vegas Strip may not be as crowded over the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend as last year, those who do come are expected to spend more money, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reports. -more-


No snow at Olympic venues, but folks aren’t worried

By Patty Henetz The Associated Press
Thursday November 22, 2001

PARK CITY, Utah — It’s Thanksgiving week and the American flags on Park Avenue flutter in a quiet breeze, the sun hangs in a sapphire sky and a few gauzy clouds trail over the Wasatch Mountains. -more-