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Monday, December 13, 2004
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Rate of Guard deaths is higher
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a reversal of trends of past wars, part-time soldiers in the Army National Guard are about one-third more likely to be killed in Iraq than full-time active-duty …
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Fund makes Christmas merrier for 17,060 people
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A1 More than 4,800 families will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the generosity of the community. During the first week of operations of the Christmas Bureau, the fixings of Christmas …
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Eight more Marines die in Iraq
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Eight U.S. Marines were killed in two separate incidents in Iraq’s restive Anbar province, the military said today, a day after American warplanes pounded Fallujah with missiles …
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Last chance for the homeless
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A1 The Truth Ministries homeless shelter in downtown Spokane is the last stop for the down and out. “We get the population that is kicked out of everywhere else,” director Marty …
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Developer wants to dig lake for waterfront homes
December 13, 2004 in Idaho on Page A1 In a county with 20 lakes, two major rivers and countless streams and creeks, building a man-made lake may seem odd. But it could become a creative way to make …
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Crews rushed to ship spill
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With the weather improving Sunday, the Coast Guard planned for a helicopter to lower a salvage team to a soybean freighter that broke in two off Alaska’s …
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U.S. feels heat at climate meeting
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The United States is the big odd man out as diplomats, scientists and environmentalists from more than 190 countries gather here at the 10th meeting of …
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Whooping cranes guided home
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – Thirteen endangered whooping cranes landed safely at a west-central Florida wildlife refuge Sunday morning, finishing a 64-day, 1,200-mile journey from Wisconsin to their wintering grounds. Following …
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Turnover undercuts FBI
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The rapid turnover of top-level managers and highly trained specialists since Sept. 11, 2001, is causing disorder within the FBI and undercutting its efforts to meet the mandate …
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Report predicts rapid U.S. growth
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 Residential and commercial development in the next quarter-century will eclipse anything seen in previous generations as the nation moves to accommodate rapid population growth, according to a Brookings Institution report …
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Attack kills 5 Israelis
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian militants blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a ton of explosives through a tunnel, killing …
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Karzai: Bin Laden will be caught
December 13, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that Osama bin Laden is “definitely” in the region and eventually will be caught, even though American and Pakistani generals admit …
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Race could go beyond recount
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – The race for governor might not be over even after a second recount, a lawyer for the state Democratic Party has suggested in a letter to state election …
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No Southern hospitality for ex-editor
December 13, 2004 in Idaho on Page A6 Ex-SR editor Chris Peck hasn’t found love and happiness down south in Memphis, Tenn. Seems he left the frying pan of hard newsroom times here and landed in the fire …
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She needs another miracle
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A6 They called her “the Legend” at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Cindy Scinto had 25 heart catheterizations and two bypasses in just over two years. Then her heart stopped beating altogether …
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Accuracy watch
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A6 For 12-13-2004
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A special spree for the holidays
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A6 BreAyan Lane didn’t want to wait for Christmas to use a gift she picked out Sunday afternoon at NorthTown Mall’s JC Penney. The 6-year-old Spokane girl slipped the gift on …
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Man dies when hit by pickup
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A6 A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday evening while trying to cross North Division Street, just north of Francis Avenue. The man had made it across five lanes of traffic …
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Hampton jazz fest tightens belt
December 13, 2004 in Region on Page A6 MOSCOW, Idaho — The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho is delaying projects, turning to sponsors and scrutinizing payouts to help the university grapple with a $36 …
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High winds topple trees, cut power to thousands
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – Winds with gusts up to 75 miles an hour downed trees and cut off power to thousands of homes Sunday in the central Cascade foothills and southeast King …
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Search fails to find hunter
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A7 DAYTON, Ore. – A renewed two-day search in a rugged section of the Coast Ranges of Oregon failed to find any trace of Jeromy Childress, an elk hunter missing since …
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Demand dwindles for flu vaccine
December 13, 2004 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – Rod Watson had to cancel 1,000 flu-shot clinics in four states when the national vaccine shortage cut off his supply two months ago. Now Watson has flu shots …
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Parents head back to school
December 13, 2004 in Region on Page A8 WILDER, Idaho — The Wilder School District is getting parents back into the classroom to help narrow the learning gap between poor Hispanic students and their white counterparts. About 95 …
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Techno trash piles up
December 13, 2004 in Business on Page A12 NEW YORK — When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount …
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