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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Harnessing the force of forgiveness
March 8, 2006 in City on Page A1 Anger consumed her. It pervaded her life to the extent that Sue Koentopp could no longer sleep at night. During the day, she was irritable and tired, unable to focus …
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Councilwoman, coalition outraged at firehouse case
March 8, 2006 in City on Page A1 Some Spokane women are reacting with outrage at the city’s handling of the sexual encounter in a firehouse between a 16-year-old girl and a 35-year-old firefighter. The anger intensified this …
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On the rise
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has grown to as many as 12 million, and they now account for about one in every 20 workers, …
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Patients overbilled
March 8, 2006 in City on Page A1 An audit shows that the private ambulance company serving Spokane residents has over-billed hundreds of patients and insurance companies a total of $320,689 since January 2003, while the Fire Department …
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Budget score card
March 8, 2006 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – With a budget deal that includes $7 million to fix up minor league baseball parks, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown didn’t have to reach far Tuesday to find …
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Lottery numbers
March 8, 2006 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Wash. Daily Game: 4-8-7. Tuesday’s Keno: 1-2-13-15-16-24- 42-43-45-49-51-52-53-54-64-65- 68-75-79-80.
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Scientist suggests Nessie really a circus elephant
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – So maybe the Loch Ness monster was actually a circus elephant. Neil Clark, curator of paleontology at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, sees striking similarities between descriptions of …
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Reeve’s widow dead at 44
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Dana Reeve, who won admiration for her devotion to her husband, actor Christopher Reeve, through his decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer at …
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Deputy charged in shooting of vet
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 A sheriff’s deputy who was videotaped shooting an unarmed Iraq War veteran after a car chase was charged Tuesday with attempted voluntary manslaughter. The videotape showed the veteran – Senior …
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Pioneering director Parks, 93, dies
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 Gordon Parks, who became the first black staff photographer at Life magazine in the late 1940s and broke more ground in Hollywood two decades later as the first black to …
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GOP bills threaten port deal
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Showing no sign of backing down from a possible showdown with President Bush, House Republican leaders on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to block a government-owned Arab company’s takeover …
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Patriot Act bill passes Congress
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House renewed the USA Patriot Act in a cliffhanger vote Tuesday night, extending a centerpiece of the war on terrorism at President Bush’s urging after months of …
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Russia moves closer to U.S. over Iran
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Russia appeared Tuesday to close ranks with the United States and Europe over Iran’s nuclear program, after briefly promoting a plan that would have allowed Iran to conduct …
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Mexico to pay for denied abortion
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials said Tuesday that they will pay a legal settlement to a woman who was prevented from having an abortion after being raped at the age …
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Three hostages shown in video
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two Canadians and a Briton taken hostage last fall during their Christian peace mission to Iraq were shown Tuesday in a videotape on Al-Jazeera television – without the American colleague …
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India suspects terrorism in deadly bombings
March 8, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW DELHI, India – A series of bombings rocked a packed railway station and crowded Hindu temple Tuesday in the holy city of Varanasi, officials said, killing at least 20 …
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Pension changes ahead at GM
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 DETROIT — General Motors Corp., following in the footsteps of other large employers trying to cut pension costs, said Tuesday that it will shift its pension program for salaried employees …
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CdA Mines reports record-high revenues
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Higher silver and gold prices helped boost Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.’s fourth-quarter revenues to a record high of nearly $55 million, company officials reported Tuesday. The company earned $9.9 million, …
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ISR opens office in Silicon Valley
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Liberty-Lake based ISR said it has opened a Silicon Valley office to develop heat-dissipating products for corporate customers. The private company, which has 250 workers, will target businesses such as …
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Fastow breaks long silence
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 HOUSTON — Before Congress, he invoked the Fifth Amendment. He made no public statements. In court, he spoke few words other than his pleas — first not guilty, then a …
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Native intuition
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Mother Nature is getting a new Inland Northwest ally: a Spokane-based seed company specializing in sometimes finicky – but crucial – native grasses, plants and wildflowers. Clearwater Seed sank roots …
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Brain-training game a hit with older adults
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A6 TOKYO — Like many retirees, Isamu Shishido sometimes forgets names and even his own telephone number. But now the 67-year-old says he’s found a product that could sharpen his thinking: …
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Windows search engine unveiled
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A7 SEATTLE — In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer …
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Charges weigh on Albertson’s earnings
March 8, 2006 in Business on Page A7 Albertson’s Inc., the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain, said Tuesday its profit in the fourth quarter declined 17 percent, weighed down by charges. For the quarter ended Feb. 2, net income …
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