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Thursday, January 4, 2007
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Chief makes changes
January 4, 2007 in City on Page A1 In what she described as her toughest decision so far, Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Wednesday announced a department reorganization intended to increase efficiency, facilitate communication and encourage responsiveness …
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Fox TV fans switch to dish
January 4, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 North Idaho sports fans ticked off over the fact that they can’t get Fox TV on Time Warner Cable are overwhelming local satellite television companies. Andrew Wascisin, a technician at …
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Air National Guard wing may land at Fairchild
January 4, 2007 in City on Page A1 A proposal to station a new Air National Guard wing of narcotics-fighting planes at Fairchild Air Force base is gaining traction with military leaders and Washington’s congressional delegation. The proposal …
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VA hospital director retires
January 4, 2007 in City on Page A1 Joe Manley, a Vietnam veteran who spent a dozen years as director of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, retired Wednesday, capping a period of rapid growth and striking …
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Weather delays help for U.S. sailor near Chile
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 A 47-year-old man from Southern California, whose childhood dream was to sail solo around the world, is adrift in a storm-damaged boat off the coast of Chile waiting for rescuers …
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Woman to give birth after embryo rescue
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – The baby album for Rebekah Markham’s soon-to-be-born child could include something extra special: photos of officers using flat-bottomed boats to rescue frozen embryos from a sweltering hospital …
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Iraqis arrest three over Saddam hanging video
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi authorities reported the arrests Wednesday of two guards and an official who supervised Saddam Hussein’s hanging and said the guard force was infiltrated by outsiders who …
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In brief: Romney forms 2008 committee
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took the initial step in a 2008 presidential bid, another hopeful in a crowded Republican field headlined by the party’s more familiar names of John McCain …
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Bush considers smaller troop push
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush plans to order extra U.S. troops to Iraq as part of a new push to secure Baghdad, but in smaller numbers than previously reported, U.S. officials …
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Negroponte to join Rice in State Department
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has persuaded John Negroponte to leave his post as director of national intelligence and come to the State Department as her deputy, government …
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Democrats promise action in Congress
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats stepped hungrily to the brink of power on Wednesday, promising immediate action to limit the influence of lobbyists and pledging to constantly prod the Bush administration …
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Ford laid to rest in Michigan
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Gerald R. Ford was laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential museum Wednesday after eight days of mourning and remembrance that spanned the country, …
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In brief: Tax numbers printed on labels
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 MILWAUKEE – The Social Security numbers of 171,000 Wisconsin taxpayers were printed on the labels of tax booklets to be mailed out, prompting state officials to warn of possible identity …
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Bush plans cuts to erase deficit
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President Bush, boasting that it took only two years to cut in half the record budget deficit from early in his tenure, said Wednesday that he would propose …
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Security card riles transport workers
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Truck drivers, longshoremen and mariners will have to pay as much as $159 for a high-tech identity card that will grant them access to U.S. ports. Groups representing …
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Defibrillators may be overused
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 DETROIT – As many as a third of Americans who get implantable defibrillators to correct heartbeat irregularities may not need them, a finding that could lead to as much as …
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Parkinson’s drugs found to weaken heart valves
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 The risk of heart valve damage with two drugs for Parkinson’s disease may be far greater than was known, new research suggests. The drugs are not the main treatment for …
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Gene test may aid lung cancer patients
January 4, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 Scientists in Taiwan have developed a simple, five-gene test aimed at showing which lung cancer patients most need chemotherapy, as similar tests now do for people with breast cancer and …
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Bert Caldwell: CEO Jones reflects on a Banner year
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 D. Michael Jones has seen Spokane and Spokane banking coming and going. Coming when he returned to Spokane 33 years ago to join Washington Bancshares Inc., the forerunner of Old …
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Business in brief: Enron’s Causey begins sentence
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Former Enron Corp. executive Richard Causey has reported to prison to begin serving 5 1/2 years for his role in the company’s scandalous collapse, his attorney and prison officials said …
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As minimum wage rises, small businesses feel pinch
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK — The new year brought an instant jump in labor costs for thousands of small business owners in states across the country whose minimum wages went up as …
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Housing slump hits home in Colville
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 A nationwide home-building slowdown has led to temporary layoffs and manufacturing cutbacks at a Hearth & Home Technologies factory in Colville. The slump forced the large employer to halt production …
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College football fans are gearing up
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 University of Florida and Ohio State University logos seem to be slapped on everything except bazookas these days. Check out the schools’ merchandising Web sites with just days to go …
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Coffee lovers crave choices
January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 SEATTLE — Even in this caffeine-soaked city, there are times Tommy Key can’t make it to a Starbucks for his favorite pick-me-up. On those grim mornings, Key’s preferred stand-in is …
