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Thursday, April 12, 2007
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A child’s voice can falter, but DNA evidence speaks clearly
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A1 Three letters put registered sex offender and convicted child rapist Jimmy Cecil Arrowsmith into prison for life: DNA. In 2003, Spokane Police Detective Jerry Keller used a stuffed bear to …
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Project targets ‘epidemic’
April 12, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Children in Idaho and elsewhere in the nation are being victimized by sexual predators who track them down on the Internet, a consortium of federal, state and local …
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Vet gets overdue honor
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A1 There aren’t many words to describe the sight of a kamikaze plane dropping down onto a ship, Stan Primmer said. “It’s beyond frightening,” the Rockford farmer said of the morning …
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Four asked Skylstad to resign
April 12, 2007 in Business on Page A1 Four prominent Spokane Catholics have asked Bishop William Skylstad to resign, saying the $48 million bankruptcy deal he struck to settle sex-abuse claims against the Spokane Catholic Diocese is a …
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More coverage
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A1 @spokesmanreview.com
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Laser device scratching out spot on produce
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The days of peeling pesky stickers off apples and tomatoes may soon be over. A Georgia company is seeking federal approval for a laser that etches indelible but …
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Gates extends deployments 90 days in Iraq, Afghanistan
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Pentagon ordered 90-day extensions Wednesday for all active-duty Army troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, stretching their overseas tours from 12 months to 15 months in a move …
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Novelist Vonnegut dies at 84
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” …
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U.S. links Iran to new Iraq arms
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – The chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq asserted on Wednesday that Iranian-made arms manufactured as recently as last year have reached Sunni insurgents here, marking, if true, a …
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All charges dropped in Duke lacrosse case
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 RALEIGH, N.C. – Three former Duke University lacrosse players Wednesday were cleared of all charges that they assaulted a stripper during a team party, ending a case that widened the …
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MSNBC dropping ‘Imus in the Morning’
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – MSNBC said late Wednesday it is dropping its simulcast of Don Imus’ morning CBS Radio program after a succession of advertisers suspended sponsorship of the show’s cable TV …
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Legislature targets juvenile abuse
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 The state’s troubled juvenile justice system would undergo a sweeping overhaul under a bill approved Wednesday by a key Senate panel. Lawmakers are trying to clean up a system scandalized …
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McCain offers vigorous defense of war in Iraq
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 LEXINGTON, Va. – Sinking in polls and struggling to reinvigorate his foundering presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Wednesday delivered a robust defense of the war in Iraq, declaring …
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Thompson says his cancer is in remission
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, who is actively weighing a campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, revealed Wednesday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma 2 …
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White House may have lost key e-mails
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that it might have lost what could amount to thousands of messages sent through a private e-mail system used by political guru Karl …
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Stem-cell bill passes, will likely see veto
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject restrictions President Bush has placed on embryonic stem-cell research. Bush plans to veto the bill, but his restrictions may not last …
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On abuse, listen to your child, and trust your own instincts
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A7 Believe the children – and then help them. If Melissa Cilley could offer one answer to questions about abuse, that would be it. Cilley is director of the Victim Rights …
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Activities
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A7 The following events and activities are scheduled during the communitywide “Our Kids: Our Business” campaign, which runs through April. For more info, see spokesmanreview.com/ourkids/ Spokane County
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Texas’ ‘futile-care’ law under national spotlight
April 12, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 AUSTIN, Texas – A 17-month-old deaf, blind and terminally ill child on life support is the latest focus in an emotional fight against a Texas law that allows hospitals to …
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Actions presumed unreasonable
April 12, 2007 in City on Page A8 Washington RCW 9A.16.100: It is the policy of this state to protect children from assault and abuse and to encourage parents, teachers, and their authorized agents to use methods of …
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By visiting Cuba, Otter puts trade before politics
April 12, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Hard telling what Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is up to in Cuba. He arrived in Havana on Tuesday, but since checking back with his staff in Boise has been semi-incommunicado. …
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Riverstone comes to life
April 12, 2007 in Business on Page A10 From the window of his third-story office building, John Stone can spy a crane, bulldozers and the skeletons of new buildings. The spring construction season is in full swing at …
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Empire Health needs $100 million to modernize
April 12, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Empire Health Services needs $100 million to upgrade its computer systems and modernize Deaconess Medical Center buildings and equipment, chief executive Jeff Nelson said during public forums this week. About …
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Patent woes not hurting Vonage — so far
April 12, 2007 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK — The legal trouble threatening Vonage Holdings Corp. doesn’t yet appear to be rippling across the Internet phone industry, a stark contrast to last year’s BlackBerry patent dispute …
