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Monday, September 8, 2008
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Takeover promises market stability
September 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The government’s historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to home buyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads …
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Fast learners
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 In the newcomer center at Ferris High School, eight students from China, Ukraine and Burma are learning the English nouns and verbs necessary for basic navigation in an alien world. …
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Motorcyclists increasingly at fault
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 Washington officials say they have noticed a troubling trend regarding the causes of motorcycle crashes. “Eighty percent of fatal motorcycle collisions are now the fault of the rider,” State Patrol …
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Obesity causing a spike in teenage liver disease
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 TRENTON, N.J. – In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat and a handful have …
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Fish breaks teen’s jaw
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A2 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. It’s a fishing tale that packs a wallop so strong it broke the jaw of a southeastern Arkansas teen and covered him in fish blood and guts. …
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Green bears puzzle zoo visitors
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A2 TOKYO – Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed …
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Egypt rock slide devastates slum
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – Hopes diminished Sunday for finding survivors among hundreds of people believed trapped beneath massive boulders that destroyed an impoverished neighborhood on Cairo’s outskirts, killing at least 32 …
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CERN fires up atom smasher
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A3 GENEVA – It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe – or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday. Whatever the case, …
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New information on civilian deaths
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A3 The U.S. military says it has “new information” about allegations that an American attack last month killed scores of Afghan women and children and is sending a senior officer to …
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ABC lands first Palin interview
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A4 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has agreed to sit down with ABC’s Charles Gibson later this week for her first television interview since John McCain chose her as his …
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Mississippi rates Gustav response
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A4 GULFPORT, Miss. – If state and local officials received a grade for their preparation for Hurricane Gustav, most of them would get an A or a B. Emergency managers and …
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Birds brake here
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A6 There is a place in the middle of Washington where sandhill cranes stop for a rest and a snack in the spring, before they continue their migration. They congregate in …
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Tour of landscape ends with summer
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A6 Summer vacation is over and it’s time for students across the Inland Northwest to write their “what I did this summer” essays. So, what did you do this summer? I …
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Disc golf a free walk in the park
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A6 That other game – the one with the clubs and cart – Steve Simmons calls it “ball-golf.” His game is disc golf. And while there are plenty of similarities, Simmons …
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SpokeFest a rolling success
September 8, 2008 in City on Page A7 About 1,200 bicyclists painted downtown Spokane and Riverside State Park with a rainbow of color on a spectacular first Sunday in September. The first annual SpokeFest was “beyond all expectations,” …
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In their words
September 8, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 “Not many people are saying, ‘Hey, I need a home that’s 20,000 square feet.’ Oh, by the way, it has a bowling alley and a ballroom.” – Spokane Indians and …
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Media shows hypocracy on Palin
September 8, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 ST. PAUL, Minn. – We are such hypocrites. When it was announced that Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant, the …
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GOP spews gobbledygook
September 8, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 “We need change, all right. Change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington. We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington: throw out the big-government …
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Our View: Justices lack power to supplant Reed’s decision
September 8, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 Those who suspect courts of sticking their gavels into the Legislature’s business should take comfort from the clear, concise and prompt decision that the Washington Supreme Court issued Friday in …
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Media shows hypocrisy on Palin
September 8, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 ST. PAUL, Minn. – We are such hypocrites. When it was announced that Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant, the …
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The Slice: So, would you want an apple for a treat?
September 8, 2008 in Features on Page B1 What do Spokane-area children really want from Halloween? I’m asking.
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Weigh benefits, risks of cell phones for kids
September 8, 2008 in Features on Page B1 Dear Mr. Dad: My daughter turns 10 next week and has made it known that she expects, needs, yearns for and won’t be able to live without a cell phone. …
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GRAND FASHION
September 8, 2008 in Features on Page B1 At 57, Deb Pittack is a mother again. It wasn’t exactly how she expected to spend her retirement years, but the Cheney resident says she didn’t have a choice. When …
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Time to say hello, Solange
September 8, 2008 in Features on Page B2 Solange Knowles is a little sensitive about a certain B-word: Beyonce, that is. The 22-year-old singer is reluctant to discuss her older sister – the Bootylicious One – and it’s …
