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Sunday, April 1, 2007
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Let Summer’s tragic death be a catalyst
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A1 Summer Phelps was still alive late last year when, over a couple of cups of strong, black coffee, Mary Ann Murphy and I first discussed the possibility of a community-wide …
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Confronting child abuse
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A1 Before she became Spokane’s most horrific example of abuse in recent memory, Summer Phelps was an invisible child. No one recalled much about the girl with the red hair and …
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Daughter’s birth gives woman a second chance at her own life
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A1 Pregnancy didn’t change Alisha Germany. Even as her belly swelled, the 24-year-old Spokane Valley woman continued the erratic life she’d lived since age 15: Sleeping on couches or in cars, … 1
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The kids get their say at Nickelodeon awards
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Justin Timberlake gave up his burping title but took home a trophy as favorite male singer Saturday night in a raucous, slime-drenched 20th Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice …
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Bush, Silva talk at Camp David
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAMP DAVID, Md. – President Bush and Brazil’s leader plotted cooperation on freer global trade and increased use of alternative fuels in talks that brought the allies together for the …
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Iran’s leader calls Britain ‘arrogant’
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s firebrand president accused London on Saturday of turning a dispute over his government’s detention of 15 British military personnel in the Persian Gulf into an international …
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Nation in brief: Bus collision kills 1, injures 20
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 A car going the wrong way on a divided highway collided head-on with a Greyhound bus early Saturday, killing the driver of the car and injuring 20 others, police said. …
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World in brief: ‘Latin Women’ site founder shot, killed
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 An American entrepreneur who introduced foreign men to “young, sexy, exotic and beautiful Latin Women” via the Internet was killed in the western city of Cali by gunmen on a …
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Arab relocation planned for Kirkuk
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s government has endorsed plans to relocate thousands of Arabs who were moved to Kirkuk as part of Saddam Hussein’s campaign to force ethnic Kurds out of the …
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Texas turns attention to dog bites
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 HOUSTON – In January, a 10-year-old San Antonio girl was killed by her neighbor’s pit bull. In February, a pair of dogs attacked two Houston girls on their way home …
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Kerik rejects prosecutors’ plea deal
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik has rejected a plea deal offered by federal prosecutors pursuing multiple charges against him, most related to his failed bid to become …
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Beds for homeless in short supply
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 SAN DIEGO – Now that warmer weather is arriving, the giant tent that was a winter home for 150 veterans is being packed away. “For most of us, it’s back …
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Coming Monday
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A9 Substance abuse is a factor in as many as a third to two-thirds of all child abuse and neglect cases, according to federal statistics. The rates may be even higher …
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The dark signs of abuse
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A9 Paul Haupt settles his 6-foot-2-inch frame on a couch in the cramped counselor’s office at Spokane’s Stevens Elementary School. The state Children’s Administration social worker already has reviewed the paper …
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Emergency numbers
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A9 Emergency numbers To request help or report a suspected case of child abuse or neglect (24-hour resources):
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Statistics on abuse are difficult to pin down
April 1, 2007 in City on Page A10 Like a lot of violence that occurs within families, child abuse can be awfully tough to measure. The federal government’s most oft-cited number of abused children nationwide is 900,000 a …
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Clues to Amelia Earhart’s fate surface
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A11 It’s the coldest of cold cases, and yet 70 years after Amelia Earhart disappeared, clues are still turning up. Long-dismissed notes of a shortwave distress call beginning, “This is Amelia …
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Zimbabwe activists likely assaulted in custody
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A12 HARARE, Zimbabwe – Nine opposition activists who were to be arraigned Saturday on charges of attempted murder and illegal weapons possession all required medical attention for injuries sustained since their …
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Third day of fighting rages in Mogadishu
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A12 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Artillery fire and mortar shells rained down on Somalia’s capital Saturday, killing and wounding untold numbers of civilians as government and Ethiopian troops tried to wipe out …
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Storms hammer areas of Texas
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A13 DALLAS – Thunderstorms struck parts of Texas early Saturday, knocking out power for thousands of people and spinning out tornadoes. The same group of storms sent a twister through a …
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Thousands flee flooding in Argentina
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A13 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Rising rivers in three rain-soaked provinces have forced some 38,000 people to flee their homes and floodwaters have claimed seven lives, authorities said Saturday. Civil defense …
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Perino is quick talker, fast study
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A14 WASHINGTON – Dana Perino talks fast. When she steps to the lectern to brief White House reporters, Perino, a lapsed flute player, lets fly with a staccato-like torrent of words. …
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Bush tries again on EPA posts
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A14 WASHINGTON – The White House has re-nominated three people for top jobs affecting the environment who previously were blocked in Congress because of their pro-industry views. If necessary, said industry …
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In passing: Charlotte Winters, WWI veteran
April 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A15 The last known surviving American female World War I veteran, a refined Civil War buff who met face-to-face with the secretary of the Navy to fight for women in the …
