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Friday, July 10, 2009
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Business in brief: China says Rio Tinto stole data
July 10, 2009 in Business on Page A14 BEIJING – Four employees of miner Rio Tinto Ltd. detained on spying charges are accused of bribing Chinese steel company managers to obtain secret information on China’s position in talks …
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Mead church taking shape
July 10, 2009 in Business on Page A14 After seeing their last church go up in smoke – by design – Mead United Methodist Church members are watching their next building become reality. The $465,000 project is a …
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High jobless claims show economy’s weak
July 10, 2009 in Business on Page A14 WASHINGTON – Even though new claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, dipping below 600,000 for the first time since early January, the number of Americans seeking …
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Amy Goodman: Activists not treated equally
July 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion zealot charged with killing Dr. George Tiller, has been busy. He called the Associated Press from the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas, saying, “I know there …
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Editorial: Makeover will soften Hillyard’s tough image
July 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 For all its history and blue-collar pride, Hillyard has been identified for years – fairly or not – with a touch of the rough and tumble. Old-timers remember the Spokane …
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Shull adjusts to life as pro
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PRINCETON, W.Va. – Life in the Appalachian League is much different for Trevor Shull in 2009. It’s no wonder last year seemed much longer than what it was. Shull was …
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Cougars feel budget pinch
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The economic tsunami that swamped Washington state’s academic institutions, resulting in budget deficits and tuition increases, will have an impact on Washington State University athletics. But probably not …
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Sports in brief: Akey says base tour humbling
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Football: University of Idaho’s Robb Akey (above, left), who is one of five college football coaches on a tour of military bases in the Middle East, relayed these thoughts back …
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Indians lose in ninth
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Emeralds walked away with a 3-2 win during Thursday’s opener of a five-game series with Spokane. Indians reliever Chris Matlock (0-3) issued three walks in …
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Franklin mints victory for Felix, M’s
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – On another night of intrigue with the Seattle Mariners, reports about shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt were generating more hits than the M’s themselves against the Texas Rangers. Then Franklin … 2
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Today’s Best
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Swin Cash Matched her season high with 18 points, leading Seattle over Sacramento in the WNBA.
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In brief: Phelps sets world mark in 100 butterfly
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Swimming: Michael Phelps broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships in Indianapolis Thursday, just two months after returning from a suspension that was part …
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Newsmakers
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Suing A fundraiser at Binghamton (N.Y.) University has sued two senior athletic department officials, accusing them of using her as a “plaything” and trying to make her ply big donors …
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Scoreboard
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Baseball American League
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Baseball notebook: Phillies scout Martinez
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 Pedro Martinez said his agent is negotiating with the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to get the pitcher back into the major leagues. Martinez said the Phillies have been scouting him in …
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Hunting + fishing
July 10, 2009 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B4 Fly fishing WDFW Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area Manager Juli Anderson reports fly fishers have recently caught trout measuring up to 17 inches long in Z Lake. Getting there requires some …
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Cash props up Seattle
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 SEATTLE – Swin Cash matched her season high with 18 points, leading the Seattle Storm to a 66-55 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night. Lauren Jackson, who was …
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Regional roundup: Williams, Fern advance
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 Second-seeded Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho, and David Fern of Spokane both won two matches Thursday to advance to today’s quarterfinals of the 108th Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s Men’s Amateur …
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Betancourt talk surfaces
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 SEATTLE – Trade speculation swirled throughout Thursday night’s Mariners game over the status of shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt. The injured shortstop was pulled from a scheduled rehabilitation start with Class AAA …
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Busch down in dumps
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 Kyle Busch hasn’t mellowed following his last-lap accident at Daytona that sent him into the wall, and then the infield care center – even as points leader Tony Stewart says …
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Spokane County Raceway motors on despite rumors
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 One thing Spokane County Raceway oval track manager Larry Bertrand and Jessie Taylor, the president of the Inland Northwest Super Stock Association, want heard across the region heading into Saturday’s …
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On the Air
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 For 07-10-2009
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Today’s menu
July 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 For 07-10-2009
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Emerson Drive’s road hardly easy
July 10, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Emerson Drive is named after a remote highway in Alberta, and this country band has certainly followed a twisting road over its career. In 2004, the last time Emerson Drive …
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