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Saturday, December 6, 2008
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Plant bid choice disputed
December 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 New questions are emerging over Spokane County’s desire to build a $142 million sewage treatment plant that would remove less pollution but cost about the same to operate as another …
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Atheists’ sign stolen, revving up controversy
December 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The controversy over an atheist group’s display in the state Capitol continued Friday, as a thief made off with the sign, which was dropped off hours later at …
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Chiefs fans help bureau by tossing teddy bears
December 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 Thousands of teddy bears will fly across the ice tonight at the Spokane Chiefs hockey game at the Spokane Arena, as fans participate in the annual Christmas Bureau teddy bear …
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Veteran storytellers
December 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 Hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor from people who were there isn’t the same as watching a Hollywood version of the attack, students at Chase Middle School said Friday. …
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Rescue for automakers closer as Pelosi yields
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Bush administration cleared a major hurdle late Friday to granting aid for Detroit’s struggling auto industry as soon as next week, but …
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Caroline Kennedy eyeing Senate seat
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a close relative who says the powerful …
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Tearful Simpson offers apology at sentencing
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – This was not the O.J. Simpson of old. His wrists shackled, eyes reddened and husky voice cracking, the fallen football star – who famously was acquitted of …
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Pinup of ’50s hospitalized
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said …
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Bush touts successes across Middle East
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – In a sweeping defense of his record, President George W. Bush asserted Friday that his administration is leaving the Middle East a “freer, more hopeful and more promising …
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Russian Orthodox leader dies at home
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, the iconic religious leader who restored the church from a post-Soviet shell to an institution of privilege and power, died at his Moscow …
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Blackwater guards indicted in deadly Baghdad shooting
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been charged in a September 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead and raised questions about the U.S. government’s use of …
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County offers cash to attract bidders
December 6, 2008 in City on Page A9 State auditors believe Spokane County may have made an illegal promise to the losing bidder of a proposed sewage treatment plant. In 2006, the county agreed to pay up to …
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Gunmen in drag net millions in jewelry
December 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 PARIS – Armed robbers wearing women’s wigs and clothing made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in …
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Oil tumbles to lowest price since ’04
December 6, 2008 in Business on Page A10 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oil prices hit four-year lows Friday as employers cut the highest number of jobs in 34 years. The continuing decline in prices is so dramatic and so …
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Sterling sells stock to U.S. Treasury
December 6, 2008 in Business on Page A10 The parent company of Sterling Savings Bank closed a deal that will bring the corporation $303 million from the U.S. Treasury. Sterling Financial Corp. sold to the Treasury department 303,000 …
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WHEELS
December 6, 2008 in Business on Page A10 It’s the time for holiday parties, with their scent of stale perfume, unidentifiable hors d’oeuvres and idle chatter. If the conversation turns to cars, it’s easy to impress others even …
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For new graduates, one bright spot
December 6, 2008 in Business on Page A10 While the general job picture for college students graduating in 2009 is grim, it’s a heyday for those with degrees in computer science. Aggressive technology firms continue to hire and …
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Unemployment soaring
December 6, 2008 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – A half-million American jobs disappeared last month, the worst mass layoffs in more than a third of a century, as economic carnage spread ever faster. In Idaho, unemployment …
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Friendship stars in lead role
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 Watching students from Gonzaga University practice lines with developmentally disabled adults won’t solve the world’s problems. The economy was still tanking after play rehearsal this week. Winter was still coming. …
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Fake explosive spurs school lockdown
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 A fake grenade that a 14-year-old freshman brought to West Valley High School on Friday prompted a lockdown and heavy police response. The boy, whom police have not identified, purchased …
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A winner, by the sweat of his brow
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 A Rathdrum 7-year-old won a national hamburger cooking contest Friday that will land his creation – made with jalapeños, Cajun spices, pepper jack cheese and grilled onions – in Red …
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New Geiger lawsuit filed
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 In October 2005, an inmate at the Geiger Corrections Center reported she had been raped by a guard at the West Plains prison. The report made its way to at …
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New rule eases ban on guns in national parks
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B2 WASHINGTON – People will soon be able to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks and wildlife refuges. The Bush administration said Friday it is overturning a 25-year-old federal …
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City plugging old meters as gifts
December 6, 2008 in City on Page B2 Once a tool more to the Grinch’s liking, the city of Spokane is betting its supplies of mothballed parking meters will spread joy this holiday season. The street department will …
