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Stories for Sunday, October 12, 2008.
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Dave Scott has a University of Washington diploma and season football tickets at Husky Stadium.
WASHINGTON – Officials from 20 major countries on Saturday endorsed a coordinated approach to the financial crisis, but they failed to announce concrete steps, underscoring the difficulty of crafting a global plan to halt the contagion as it spread to the broader economy.
A moment in a recent debate between Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Mark Mays illustrated a problem facing voters this election season.
Stainless-steel netting costing up to $50 million will be placed beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to catch would-be suicide jumpers, San Francisco officials have decided.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
WASHINGTON Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.
OL PEJETA, Kenya – The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.
A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles hanged himself in his jail cell overnight, a few hours after he arrived in the United States to face charges, police said Saturday morning.
BAGHDAD Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied a fragile power-sharing deal with the opposition, giving all key Cabinet posts, including the crucial security ministries, to his own party.
WASHINGTON The Bush administration Saturday removed North Korea from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism after North Korea agreed to allow inspectors access to declared nuclear sites, in a deal that drew quick criticism from conservatives.
PORTLAND – Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for the state's wines, has died. He was 69.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five tribesmen in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border, the latest in a series of attacks in a region where top al-Qaida leaders are believed to be living, two intelligence officials said.
Two Arab-owned apartments were set ablaze in the Israeli town of Acre amid clashes between Jews and Arabs, police said Saturday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office.
Here's where the presidential candidates stand on some economic issues.John McCain, Republican
On taxes, he'd keep most rates where they are, phasing out the alternative minimum tax, cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent, maintaining tax rates on dividends and capital gains, increasing deductions for some business expansion costs, and giving a 10 percent tax credit for research and development wages. McCain would reduce the estate tax to 15 percent and give a $10 million exemption.
WASHINGTON – General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. It was unclear over the weekend whether the discussions were progressing and what, if anything, would come as a result.
WASHINGTON – After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
A year after agreeing to sell at a loss one of the largest undeveloped patches of industrial land in central Spokane, city leaders believe they can turn a profit from the property.
Roman nymphs danced among columns Saturday as a gladiator and two goddesses served as drum majors, directing the music and movement of the A.C. Davis High School band from Yakima.
So now comes this new and improved cockamamie plan to save the economy.Treasury Secretary Henry J. Paulson Jr. has announced that the U.S. government would buy direct stakes in the nation's troubled banks.
Publication of a Spokane author's novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives has been delayed by a British company after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday.
PORTLAND – It's a case of kill or let kill.A Portland parks leader wants to hire a crew of 70, full-time and permanent, to do nothing but kill English Ivy.
A state agency and a contractor have settled a dispute over a crane collapse that killed a Microsoft Corp. lawyer in Bellevue.
BOISE Several political commercials came out last week in the hot race for North Idaho's seat in Congress, adding charges and countercharges to the mix that voters must process as Election Day approaches.
PORT SUSAN BAY, Wash. – All around Puget Sound, fall signals not the end, but the beginning of a new life cycle, as shorebirds just passing through, or arriving to spend the winter, touch down from the far north.
SPOKANE VALLEY – A church still in its toddler years is packing hundreds of people into Sunday services each week on South Barker Road in Spokane Valley. The church building itself is even newer than the congregation; it opened its doors in September.
PORTERVILLE, Calif. – National forests and parks – long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels – have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.
POCATELLO, Idaho – About half of the 19 HIV cases reported in southeastern Idaho this year have been traced to couples who met over the Internet, according to the Southeastern District Health Department.
POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State University archaeological team was merely called to the scene to ensure that a planned outhouse at a new state park wouldn't encroach upon an old homestead.
When Todd Mielke was elected to the Spokane County Commission four years ago, some worried the Republican would always favor developers over citizens interested in neighborhood preservation and rural land conservation. The region's housing boom coincided with Mielke's first two years in office, and trees on the hillsides around Spokane seemed to disappear underneath the weight of McMansion developments.
The good news for Barack Obama is that the calamities in the financial world may have created an insuperable barrier to John McCain's White House ambitions.
The race between Republican Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard and Democrat Brian Sayrs pits two knowledgeable candidates with a passion for public service.
Maybe you remember "Dave."It was a 1993 movie starring Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic, an everyday guy who happens to be a dead ringer for the president. When the chief executive is stricken, his aides secretly recruit Dave to fill in for him. Problem is, Dave quickly begins to lose himself in the role. There's a wonderful scene where, trying to find money in the federal budget to fund a homeless shelter, Dave turns to his friend Murray, an accountant, for help.
Steve Smith and Carla Savalli are my latest heroes.They both resigned from the newspaper when the recent layoffs were announced. They did this for different reasons and without new employment. They acted on their own ethical principles. In both cases, this was not done lightly and it took guts.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
Here's all you probably need to know about the national tour of "The Phantom of the Opera," which just began its three-week run in Spokane:
There is no line on the statistical spread sheet of a college football game that measures discipline.
CORVALLIS, Ore. If there ever was a football game that illustrates a clichι, Washington State's 66-13 steamrolling by Oregon State on Saturday before 45,289 at Reser Stadium was it.
In late August, head coach Hardy Sauter said he wanted his Chiefs to be the same defensive stalwarts that helped lead Spokane to a Memorial Cup championship last season.
Parking along the shoulder had already snaked around the curve that connects Washington Street to Betz Road, which is to say a mile from Woodward Stadium, a walk sure to cut into anyone's pre-game tailgating. So the resourceful Montana fan hit on a remedy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
One by one the title contenders dropped out Saturday night, giving Jimmie Johnson a clear shot at widening his lead in the Chase for the championship.
The United States breezed into the final round of World Cup qualifying with unusual ease. DaMarcus Beasley scored a pair of first-half goals, Landon Donovan and former Gonzaga University star Brian Ching (second from left in photo) padded the lead early in the second, and the Americans routed Cuba 6-1 Saturday night at Washington. Jozy Altidore and Oguchi Onyewu added goals for the U.S. in the final minutes as the game got sloppy. The Americans (4-0) already have secured a berth in next year's six-nation finals of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.
Vitali Klitschko reclaimed the WBC belt and fulfilled a self-proclaimed dream to hold a heavyweight title at the same time as his brother, stopping Samuel Peter with a technical knockout Saturday night in Berlin.
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Gonzaga University dropped its fourth straight West Coast Conference match, falling to 20th-ranked and conference-leading Santa Clara 25-23, 25-19, 25-19 at the Martin Centre.
It seemed the tougher the situation, the better the Lewis and Clark High volleyball team played.
Andrew Kimpel of North Central captured the Richland Invitational boys cross country title and four Indians finished in the top six Saturday.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
Two women whose roots are deep in the junior program have been inducted into the Spokane County United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
Scott Birkhofer booted a 36-yard field goal with 12 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the game and the Linfield Wildcats held off the Whitworth Pirates 31-28 in Northwest Conference football action on Saturday in McMinnville, Ore.
CORVALLIS, Ore. The Washington State offensive line is running out of players.The group suffered through another tough game Saturday in WSU's 66-13 defeat at the hands of Oregon State in front of 45,289 at Reser Stadium, suffering from a lack of continuity and an inability to execute.
Quarterback: C
It's hard to grade any lower when the starter is on his back much of the game.
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran for 170 yards and a touchdown in ther Ducks' 31-24 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.
LOS ANGELES – A convincing victory was of little consolation to Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez, who reacted as if he was on the losing side.
FRESNO, Calif. Better. Close. But still not a win over a Football Bowl Subdivision team for University of Idaho football coach Robb Akey.
STANFORD, Calif. – Toby Gerhart dived across the goal line for a 1-yard score with 25 seconds left, capping an improbable last-minute drive led by third-string quarterback Alex Loukas in Stanford's 24-23 victory over Arizona on Saturday.
Chase Holbrook passed for 409 yards and three touchdowns to help New Mexico State win a Western Athletic Conference shootout over Nevada 48-45 on Saturday in Reno, Nev.
HELENA, Mont. – Zach Thiry kicked a 31-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining Saturday to lift Carroll College to a 24-21 win over Montana Western.
DALLAS They were the kind of plays Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley made when they were kids playing sandlot football in West Texas.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Holy Toledo.Michigan's K.C. Lopata missed a 26-yard field goal with 4 seconds left Saturday, giving the Toledo Rockets a 13-10 college football win over the once-mighty Michigan Wolverines.
Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season.Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 Saturday night at The Swamp in Gainesville, Fla.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Eric Morris scooted 1 yard around right end for a touchdown in overtime and Jamar Wall made that score stand up for Texas Tech with an interception, and the seventh-ranked Red Raiders defeated Nebraska 37-31 on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 17 Oklahoma State stopped a Missouri offense that had been scoring at will all season, intercepting Chase Daniel three times in the second half and upsetting the third-ranked Tigers in a 28-23 victory on Saturday night.
For Saturday, October 11, 2008.
SEATTLE Charlie Frye's last regular-season start was the kind of afternoon you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
Former Montana State quarterback Travis Lulay was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad this week as the team prepared to take on the Green Bay Packers.
The top six and bottom six teams in the NFL, based on current level of play:1. New York Giants (4-0): Fewer expectations than some of the above. A lot of skeptics picked them third in their division, assuming the Super Bowl run was a fluke. It wasn't.
Got a question for those who live way out in the country or in some small town.It's this: What is the best reason to come to Spokane?
The penguin has finally found his wings.Earlier this week, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed announced that his Sunday-only comic strip "Opus" will end on Nov. 2.
Spokane Police Officer Alfred Waterbury was just doing his duty.But that duty, as duty sometimes does, led to his death.
Dennis Quaid is no stranger to sports on screen: Check out "The Rookie," "Any Given Sunday," "Everybody's All-American" and even "Breaking Away," which put him on the map.
Dear Carolyn: After a few years of dating, my partner and I are talking about living together. I would be glad to sell my place and move into hers. I really only need space enough for a computer, a dozen items on hangers and a couple of drawers. If she felt like moving into my place, I could happily part with most of the stuff in my house.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
Dennis Miller is a wiseass and proud of it. Thing is, he's a political wiseass and that sets him apart. Because at least since Sept. 11, 2001, he's been leaning toward the right side of the political spectrum.
The deadpan and depressed characters Bill Murray has specialized in portraying as an actor in recent years have always stood in contrast to the life-of-the-party guy he is in real life – whether on a golf course or shuttling people around downtown Stockholm in a golf cart, as he did last year.
LOS ANGELES – It's a bright, sunny morning after a gig, and Chrissie Hynde is doing what any good rock star would: hanging out in her hotel room, casually flipping the pages of a magazine and eyeballing porn. Not the kind about sex – the kind about luxury goods.
For the seventh year in a row, area readers have the chance to participate in the Spokane Is Reading project.
Fans of Candace Bushnell may be surprised to learn that her latest book focuses more on high-rises than high heels.
Fiction
1. "The Lucky One" Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $24.99)
When I was a boy, there were still a few veterans of the Spanish American War, and more of The Great War, or World War I, and now all those have died and those who served in World War II are passing from us, too. Robert Hedin, a Minnesota poet, has written a fine poem about these people.
For Sunday, October 12, 2008.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. – On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Two years ago, coastal residents had a gold rush on their hands.Developers, eager to turn wave energy into electricity and certain that Oregon offered a powerhouse resource, laid claim to promising sites from Newport to Coos Bay.
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LOS ANGELES – When the U.S. housing market hit the skids, homebuilders like KB Home that thrived by offering large homes with expensive amenities began to rethink their designs with an eye toward making smaller, less costly homes.
Why is it when we have a bad customer experience we can hardly wait to sit down and write a scathing letter or make an angry phone call? But when we have a great experience, suddenly finding time to compliment the provider or merchant falls to the bottom of the list? I, too, am guilty of this.
In today's roller coaster market, renewed attention to some of the bigger, stronger U.S.-based companies that are bringing home the bacon from around the world is warranted.
A picture is worth a thousand tracks, rubs, scrapes and scats. At least it was to Cheney bowhunter Thom Long. After taking up archery in the late 90s, Long switched to muzzleloader to take advantage of late deer seasons near his home. This year, he got back into archery hunting – in a big way.
No law prevented Mike Weaver from evicting the messy tenants in his home along the Spokane River.
Biologists and conservationists have been using remote camera technology on a limited basis for years to help document lynx, fishers, wolverines, wolves, grizzly bears and other rare wildlife species in the Inland Northwest.
A state judge has affirmed the right to access streams from Montana's public bridges in a ruling that also said property owners can build fences up to the edge of a bridge.
FORKS, Wash. – Pounding rain and heavy mist are constant in this timber town, where logging's decline left a graveyard of rusting timber mills and unemployment.
Lindsay Blake sauntered into the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hilton, her blond bob fluffed like a pillow and her maroon dress showing a bit of wink, wink.
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