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Monday, May 17, 2004
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Golf courses going green
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A1 WORLEY, Idaho – At the Circling Raven Golf Club, even the term “birdie” can be ambiguous. Did a golfer just beat par?
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Wildfire budget in ‘crisis’
May 17, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The federal government may have about 30 percent fewer firefighters for this year’s Western wildfire season than it did last year, according to lawmakers – setting the stage …
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Kitchen-table cardplayer antes up to big-time poker
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A1 Gerry Drehobl, a middle-class, middle-aged man who can work a TV remote as skillfully as Tiger Woods controls a 2-iron, has joined the in crowd. Around Thanksgiving, Drehobl began teaching …
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U.S. troops in S. Korea may head to Iraq fight
May 17, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Amid ongoing violence in Iraq, the United States is looking to move some of its 37,000 troops stationed in South Korea to bolster forces in Iraq, South …
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Israeli helicopters attack Fatah movement offices
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A2 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli helicopters fired five missiles at an office of the Fatah movement in a Gaza City neighborhood early today, witnesses said. The targeted building is …
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Lottery numbers
May 17, 2004 on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 5-9-6. Sunday’sLucky for Life: 12-19-43-47.
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Pope names six new saints
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A2 VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II named six new saints Sunday, including a woman who became a symbol for abortion opponents because she refused to end her pregnancy despite …
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Bids lackluster for dinosaur bones
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – A collection of fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex bones, believed to be some of the first ever found of the animal, fetched $93,250 at an auction Sunday, far less …
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Some find fast food essential
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Angela Muggenburg eats a Sausage McGriddle on her way to work, and then drives through McDonald’s again for a grilled chicken sandwich – sans mayo and French …
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Veteran actress Anna Lee dies at age 91
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Anna Lee, whose nearly 70-year acting career in movies and television spanned from her breakthrough role in “How Green Was My Valley” to an extended run on …
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Greenpeace goes on trial today under old ‘sailor-mongering’ law
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A4 MIAMI — When the wave-tossed Greenpeace activists boarded a container ship off Miami Beach two years ago, they didn’t know it could lead to prosecution under a 132-year-old law aimed …
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Filmmakers cautious to protect Tibetans
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A5 CANNES, France — Two filmmakers at Cannes took extreme precautions Sunday to make sure the people they interviewed for a rare documentary filmed in Tibet will not face a crackdown …
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Japan to ask U.S. amnesty for 1960s Army deserter
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A5 TOKYO — Tokyo plans to ask the United States to grant amnesty to an alleged U.S. Army defector who married a Japanese woman kidnapped by North Korea, an official said …
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Bad weather stalls rescue of climber
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Deep snow and whiteout conditions on Mount Rainier thwarted efforts to reach an injured climber stranded with a companion near the summit Sunday, slowing climbing rangers and forcing …
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Filipino leader widens lead
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A7 MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo widened her lead Sunday over opposition front-runner Fernando Poe Jr. in an independent count of votes from last week’s national elections, but Poe’s …
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A concert for children’s future
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A7 ROME – Nearly two decades after music greats gathered to record the hit song “We Are the World” to help Africa’s hungry, the next generation of celebrities came together Sunday …
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Prom special for these teenagers
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A8 Jamie Stone loves high school dances. She shows up early. She stays as long as she can. She never sits down and, usually, she dances alone. But not last Friday …
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Many commuters go long to work
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A8 You’ve heard of long-haul truckers. How about long-haul commuters? One in 200 commuters is what the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics calls a “stretch commuter” — someone who drives 50 …
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Familiar faces in sheriff’s campaign
May 17, 2004 in Idaho on Page A8 Voters in Benewah County aren’t likely to be in for surprises when they vote for a new sheriff in the May 25 primary election. All four candidates have been around …
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Man accused of attacking ex-girlfriend
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A8 A 27-year-old Spokane man was arrested Sunday after his ex-girlfriend told police she’d been raped and stabbed. Michael Lee West Jr. was arrested on an unrelated Washington state Department of …
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Grant to help put green in city buildings
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A8 Spokane could become the land of environmentally friendly buildings – a place where architects capture natural heat and light to lower operation costs, and there’s a strong pool of workers …
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Bond sought to remodel school
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A9 History would be served if voters pass the West Valley School District construction bond on Tuesday, advocates say. For decades, the district has stored sections of a marble and granite …
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CdA’s reputation heads east
May 17, 2004 in City on Page A9 Via my online column, I’ve become acquainted with Jonathan Cohen, a Joe Lieberman Demo/John McCain Repub from Taxachusetts, whose doorman knows how Lake City was settled. “French trappers and silver …
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Nuns give Bridal Veil couples a hand
May 17, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. — Every spring, the post office in this tiny community named for a waterfall along the Columbia Gorge struggles to meet the demand of couples who want …
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