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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Britain may take Guantanamo detainees
April 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – British Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Monday his country would consider taking Guantanamo Bay detainees if the United States asks for such help to close the detention facility. …
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World in brief: Earthquake rattles nervous residents
April 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 A strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Monday, swaying tall buildings in the capital and rattling nerves in a city already tense from a swine flu outbreak. Near the epicenter …
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Father says U.S. journalist in Iranian jail is ‘very weak’
April 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – An American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S. is vowing to remain on a hunger strike until she is freed even though she …
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Accuracy watch
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 For 04-28-2009
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Not your run-of-the-mill loggers
April 28, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 In a 1934 photograph, two young women wear jaunty grins and double-bladed axes slung casually over their shoulders. Ruth Hoershgen and June DeGraff were 19 when they won a tree-felling …
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Gregoire to call lawmakers back
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday she intends to call Washington lawmakers back into a special session to finish budget-related bills left undone when midnight struck Sunday night, ending …
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Doug Clark: Ride comes with promise of ‘rich fragrance’
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 I’ve been pretty candid over the years when it comes to my obsession with clunker cars and all the troubles they’ve caused me. Like the ’56 Buick I bought on …
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Former physician sentenced to prison
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 He spent more than 30 years as a doctor in Deer Park, working at the local hospital, giving student-athletes free physicals and getting to know families across town. But Keith … 2
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Idaho Records
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 For 04-28-2009
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Dangers accompany home biodiesel production
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 EDMONDS, Wash. – Trying to live green and beat high gasoline prices, some enterprising Americans are turning cooking oil into biodiesel in their garages. Problem is, some of these do-it-yourselfers …
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YMCA purchase deadline extended
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 The Spokane City Council has an extra month to decide if it will buy the YMCA. The Spokane Park Board put a $1 million down payment on the Y in …
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Wintertime street sand clogs sewers in Seattle
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Sand spread on streets during snowstorms in December is now sand in the gears of the largest sewage treatment plant in the area. Sand flushed into the sewage …
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Washington Records
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Idaho House prepared to adjourn
April 28, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – It’s Republican vs. Republican in an Idaho political showdown: House GOP leaders say they’ll adjourn for the session on Wednesday without passing GOP Gov. Butch Otter’s transportation plan, …
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Otter gets earful for sipping Spokane-roasted brew
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A7 BOISE – In a buy-local brew-ha-ha percolating in Boise, a southwestern Idaho coffee roaster is steamed at Gov. Butch Otter for sipping out-of-state java. David Ledgard, who owns Dawson Taylor …
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K9 Var awarded Purple Heart
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A7 One of the Spokane Police Department’s highest honors came with an unusual gift Monday night when it was awarded by Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick – a large bone. Kirkpatrick …
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Grace judge slams prosecutors
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A7 MISSOULA – The federal judge considering motions to dismiss charges in the W.R. Grace asbestos case told prosecutors Monday that they “presented discombobulated allegations and you don’t understand the evidence …
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In brief: Day care legislation makes comeback
April 28, 2009 in City on Page A7 Legislation that would regulate home day care centers in Idaho is on the move again, but with changes that make it easier to avoid state licensing. Among the amendments approved …
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Officials move to overturn mine waste dumping rule
April 28, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration took steps Monday to reverse a last-minute Bush-era rule that allows mountaintop mining waste to be dumped near streams, saying it was bad public policy. …
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Chrysler-UAW contract amended
April 28, 2009 in Business on Page A8 STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The United Auto Workers union will own 55 percent of a restructured Chrysler LLC and its retiree health care trust will get a seat on the …
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Tuesday focus: Gadgets
April 28, 2009 in Business on Page A8 If you tend to forget or neglect to move photo treasures from your digital camera to your computer, an Eye-Fi card should interest you. This clever photo memory card handles …
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Business in brief: Companies team up to make evaporators
April 28, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc. of Colville and Baltimore Aircoil Co. have formed an alliance to manufacture and distribute Aircoil evaporators. In a prepared statement, the companies said the pact will …
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Some fear flu threatens U.S. economic recovery
April 28, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy, which was showing tentative early signs of a recovery, faces a potentially grave new threat: swine flu. A widespread outbreak could batter the tourism, food …
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Harold Meyerson: Rein on banks needs tightening
April 28, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Last week in banking: Our leading financial institutions announced that they had actually made a profit in the year’s first quarter through the creative manipulation of rules and regulations; lobbied …
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