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Sunday, July 19, 2009
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Valley Girl Triathalon draws strong field
July 19, 2009 in Sports, City The red swim caps went first at 7:45 a.m. as the cheering reached its crescendo. The white followed five minutes later, then the green, and so on through seven waves … 1
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Soldier held in Afghanistan is 23-year-old Idahoan
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World, City, Idaho HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a …
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Watson squanders chance at historic win
July 19, 2009 in Sports TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — Tom Watson stood over an 8-foot par putt Sunday evening on the final hole of a mystical British Open, one stroke away from becoming the oldest …
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No. 2 officials need to be ready
July 19, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – More lieutenant governors are stepping into their states’ top spots this year than at any time in recent history, prompting renewed attention on who holds these rather obscure …
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The ripple effect: New lease, life
July 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 The four plants in Jerry Horton’s apartment are nothing to stir a botanist’s heart. They’re a little droopy. Some leaf tips are turning brown. Horton says he needs to get …
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Pair’s role in CIA coercion emerging
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 In April 2002, as the terrorism suspect known as Abu Zubaida lay in a Bangkok hospital bed, top U.S. counterterrorism officials gathered at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., for a … 3
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Accuracy watch
July 19, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 07-19-2009
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Aviation Hall inducts Jimmy Stewart
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 DAYTON, Ohio – Astronaut Edward White, who gave his life as part of man’s race to the moon, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday along …
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Taliban show U.S. soldier
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday …
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Venezuela’s drug role soaring, report says
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BOGOTA, Colombia – A report for the U.S. Congress on drug smuggling through Venezuela concludes that corruption at high levels of President Hugo Chavez’s government and state aid to Colombia’s …
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Honduras negotiations stall
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Hopes for a quick resolution to Honduras’ political crisis faded Saturday when its interim government balked at a proposal for a national unity government headed …
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In Passing
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Henry Allingham, world’s oldest man London – The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, died Saturday after spending his final years reminding Britain about the 9 …
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GOP looking again to Haley Barbour
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was Republican National Committee chairman the last time his party was at such a low, after the election of 1992. Two years later, …
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Light-rail crash injures dozens
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 San Francisco – Several dozen people were injured when two San Francisco light-rail trains collided Saturday afternoon at the West Portal Station, authorities said. Officials said 47 people were taken …
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Sanford: God will make me better
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released today that God will change him …
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Astronauts install porch on lab
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts working inside and out installed a porch for experiments on Japan’s enormous space station lab Saturday, accomplishing the major objective despite microphone static that often …
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Six slain in two states; suspect in custody
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. – Six slayings in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama are linked, and a suspect who was sitting on the front porch of a …
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Coffee shop patron’s generosity snowballs
July 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At 8:05 a.m. on July 6, a 32-year-old mother of two pulled up to the Steamin’ Bean drive-through window and did something nice for someone else. …
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Wheelchair Games wrap up
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 David Fowler travels all over the country. Until his Spokane visit this week for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, he had seen only one piece of public art with a … 1
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Youth conference site shifts to church
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 The Odyssey Youth Center’s weekend Youth Conference for Hope, scheduled to begin Friday at Itron at Liberty Lake, will now be held at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya St., …
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Body found of man who died saving child from river
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 KELSO, Wash. – The body of a man who rescued a young girl from drowning in the Cowlitz River, then disappeared in the water, was found Saturday, according to Cowlitz …
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Old buildings coming down
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B2 Demolition began this week in the historic Opportunity block on the southwest corner of Sprague Avenue and Pines Road. Several run-down buildings are coming down to make way for a … 2
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Boy, 2, returns home after weeks in hospital
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B3 WENATCHEE – Neiko Wellborn made up a song Wednesday as he painted a choo-choo train in his coloring book. His medicine makes him sweaty, sending his black hair into spikes …
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Campaign will sort out whether Envision Spokane suits voters
July 19, 2009 in City on Page B3 Funny thing about elected officials who must rely on the wisdom of voters for their jobs: Sometimes they don’t trust voters to make the right decision when it comes to … 2
