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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Getting There: Ash Street construction begins
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 One of Spokane’s major southbound arterials will shut down today for a facelift. Crews will close Ash Street from Broadway Avenue to Northwest Boulevard, forcing southbound commuters to shift to …
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It’s time for lame-duck math WASL, which kids don’t have to pass
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 When you’re a senior in high school, it can be hard to wrap your brain around the concept of inevitability. That whole death and taxes thing is so down-the-road. But …
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Church in flux awaits Benedict
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – To Pope Benedict XVI, experts say, the U.S. Catholic Church is a bit like an adolescent: young and unpredictable. There are bankrupt dioceses and empty seminaries – yet …
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Connect: Volunteer a legal advocate for kids
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 For more than 20 years, Gayle Kiser has been a court-appointed special advocate representing children in Spokane courts. She’s listened to stories from the war zone of dysfunctional families that …
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Plea made to combat rising food costs
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The president of the World Bank on Sunday urged immediate action to deal with mounting food prices that have caused hunger and deadly violence in several countries. Robert …
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Dalai Lama urges China to pull troops from Tibet
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 SEATTLE – The Dalai Lama said Sunday that Tibet cannot make any more concessions to China and renewed his calls for the government to cease suppression in his homeland and …
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Lottery numbers
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-7-6. Sunday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-12- 13-26-27-39-42-45-46-49-51- 61-62-65-70-75-77-79-80.
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Iraqi government fires 1,300 soldiers, police
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s government moved Sunday to restore discipline within the ranks of the security forces, sacking more than 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted during recent fighting against Shiite …
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Carter gets cold shoulder in Israel
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is getting a cool reception in Israel, where he arrived Sunday at the start of a nine-day Middle East tour that he said …
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Kenya opposition leader named prime minister
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAIROBI, Kenya – President Mwai Kibaki named opposition leader Raila Odinga as prime minister Sunday, implementing a long-awaited power-sharing deal aimed at resolving a political crisis that left more than …
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World in brief: Oil reform faces block, leftist says
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Mexico’s foremost leftist leader predicted Sunday that protesters would prevent Congress from moving forward on the president’s oil reform proposal during the current legislative session. At a rally in Mexico …
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Sect mothers ask governor to help kids
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN ANGELO, Texas – The mothers of children removed from a polygamous sect’s ranch in West Texas after an abuse allegation are appealing to Gov. Rick Perry for help, saying …
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Clinton says Obama sounds ‘out of touch’
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 GRANTHAM, Pa. – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Sunday night that Sen. Barack Obama, through his recent description of sentiments in small-town America, reinforced a stereotype of “out-of-touch” Democrats that …
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Nation in brief: Mom, girls drown in a Vermont brook
April 14, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WARDSBORO, Vt. - A woman reported missing with her two daughters waded into a brook carrying one of them and eluded a rescue attempt before mother and child were swept …
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In brief: SUV crashes into Downtown Library
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A6 Bookworms can breathe easy, knowing that services at Spokane’s Downtown Library won’t be disrupted, despite a crash that sent an SUV into a work area. “The customer won’t notice a …
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Delayed marina edges toward opening
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A6 POST FALLS – A 142-slip marina at Post Falls Landing is slated to open any day, said developer Harry Green. Moored there will be a new $75,000 Kootenai County Fire …
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Black dogs are least likely to be adopted
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A6 They can wag their tails, plead with chocolate eyes and show off sparkling personalities, but a dog with black fur is still the least likely to be adopted from an …
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Willms residents rebuild after flood washes Camden street
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A6 CAMDEN – Pend Oreille County crews worked Sunday to clear out tons of soaked soil where a clogged 18-inch culvert caused a normally tiny creek to back up, flood and …
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Media partners
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A8 KREM-TV: krem.com
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Activities
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A8 Find a complete calendar online at spokesmanreview. com/ourkids Spokane County
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How to become a CASA volunteer
April 14, 2008 in City on Page A8 Fill out an application at one of the CASA offices or online. A screening interview will examine the applicant’s background, upbringing and professional experience.
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In their words
April 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 “We talk a lot, but we don’t communicate very much.” – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, describing his relationship with state legislative leaders during the recent session, when fellow Republicans failed …
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GOP still bungling black vote
April 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 If Sen. John McCain needed to prove he is a real Republican, he did it when he continued an old Republican tradition of utterly inept attempts to appeal to black …
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Heat rules face test
April 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 After the endless winter of 2007-08, Inland Northwest residents will be slow to see a down side to the onset of warmer temperatures. If there is an exception, though, it …
