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Sunday, April 25, 2010
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Allison Cowles obituary news release
April 25, 2010 in City Allison S. Cowles, one Spokane’s most prominent and influential civic leaders, died in the early hours of Sunday morning at her residence in Spokane. Family members reported the cause of …
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White Sox sweep Mariners
April 25, 2010 in Sports CHICAGO – Take a bench that’s hardly conventional to start, then throw in some nagging injuries, and this is what you’re left with. Call it the downside of your 2010 … 1
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Fishing times
April 25, 2010 in Outdoors Lunar fishing times
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Allison Cowles dies at 75
April 25, 2010 in City Allison Stacey Cowles, a longtime Spokane civic leader, education activist and matriarch of the family that publishes The Spokesman-Review, died early today at the age of 75. 8
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North Spokane Corridor interactive timeline
April 25, 2010 in City An interactive timeline about the North Spokane Corridor project.
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Building spared despite location
April 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 From the inside, the Cecil Apartments may not seem worth saving. The vacant building, which turns 100 this year, is in the path of a proposed expansion of Interstate 90 … 1
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Gust-filled first day lures only the hearty
April 25, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Young Christopher Salinas enrolled in the short course of becoming a fisherman Saturday at Fishtrap Lake. The lessons nearly wore out his uncle, Ted Urban, of Spokane, as they joined … 1
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Freeway redraws housing footprint
April 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 With decades of studies, draft reports, public meetings and money shortfalls, Spokane’s north-south freeway has remained more of a concept than a road. Even the portion of the freeway that … 2
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Airlines ask passengers to give up seats
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Airlines appealed to passengers to give up their seats to stranded travelers Saturday, as carriers across Europe attempted to clear a backlog of thousands of tourists grounded by …
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Graham stalls climate bill
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Two of President Barack Obama’s top remaining domestic policy initiatives – energy and immigration – appeared on the brink of collapse on Saturday, after a Republican senator at …
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In brief: Journal adding metro section
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 New York – It might be the last great American newspaper war. And Rupert Murdoch intends to win it. On Monday, Murdoch is racheting up the challenge his Wall Street …
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Tornadoes kill 10 across South
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Tornadoes ripped through four states in the South on Saturday, leaving broken crosses in front of a flattened church, splintering houses and overturning vehicles as they … 1
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Challenges in store for immigration law
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHOENIX – Civil rights advocates vowed Saturday to challenge Arizona’s tough new law targeting illegal immigration, saying it will lead to racial profiling of Hispanics despite the governor’s assurance abuses …
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In brief: Gunmen target security official
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Mexico City – Gunmen armed with high-caliber weapons ambushed the top security official in Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s home state early Saturday, wounding her and killing at least four other …
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Obama avoids ‘genocide’ tag on anniversary of massacre
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Candidate Barack Obama repeatedly promised he’d call the almost century-old massacre of Armenians in Turkey a genocide. President Obama twice now has refused to do so. Commemorating … 1
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Abbas to Obama: Impose deal
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on President Barack Obama on Saturday to impose a Mideast peace deal, reflecting growing frustration with what Palestinians see as Washington’s …
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Oil leaking from well head
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard discovered Saturday that oil is leaking from the damaged well that fed a massive rig that exploded last week off Louisiana’s coast, while bad …
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Life on rig can be lonely, lucrative
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 PORT FOURCHON, La. – Life on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has come a long way since the black gold was discovered underwater here 60 years ago. …
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Driver saves duckling brood
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 WEST ALLIS, Wis. – A mother duck didn’t survive her walk across a busy Wisconsin roadway, but a motorist made sure the 14 ducklings stayed safe – even one that … 2
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Obama hails auto bailouts
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Unexpectedly good news about the government’s auto industry bailout has bolstered the case for comprehensive federal regulations for the financial system, President Barack Obama said in his weekly …
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Goldman scored on ‘shorts’
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Goldman Sachs executives bragged in internal e-mails in 2007 that they were making “some serious money” as the real estate bubble burst, according to documents released Saturday by …
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Incumbent says rival isn’t bisexual
April 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 PHILADELPHIA – The old tactic of dragging out an opponent’s sexual skeletons for political gain is being turned on its head in the City of Brotherly Love. In a left-leaning …
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Maybe she’ll be our first cereal mayor
April 25, 2010 in City on Page B1 On Thursday, Mary Verner demonstrated her complete lack of understanding of the dark forces that rule this city by launching her campaign for a second term as mayor of Spokane. … 9
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Killed texting bill had broad backing in Idaho Legislature
April 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – There was one issue on which Idaho lawmakers from both parties were united before this year’s legislative session started: Making Idaho the 24th state to ban texting while …
