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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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Editorial: Filling out census today will keep worker away
April 7, 2010 in Opinion on Page A13 If you’re feeling hapless about federal government spending, here is one thing you can do about it: Fill out your census form and drop it in the mail. If you … 7
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Kathleen Parker: RNC chief plays wrong card
April 7, 2010 in Opinion on Page A13 When you’re Michael Steele, there’s no waking up and thinking: Ahhhh, at least the worst is over. Whatever the week, Monday is the start of another very bad one. No … 3
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Rio landslides kill at least 95
April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A14 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil– The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history triggered landslides Tuesday that killed at least 95 people as rising water turned roads into rivers and paralyzed …
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U.S. may rethink Karzai invitation
April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A14 LOS ANGELES – Less than 10 days after President Barack Obama paid his Afghanistan counterpart a surprise visit, the two countries find themselves engaged in an escalating verbal battle that …
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Sports in brief: Just call him Gramps Favre
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Football: The Minnesota Vikings may have finally found their quarterback of the future: Brett Favre is a grandfather. His 21-year-old daughter, Brittany, gave birth to a boy – Parker Brett. …
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UConn tops Stanford for back-to-back titles
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 SAN ANTONIO – There was no panic in the locker room. No pep talk, either. Maya Moore and her Connecticut Huskies knew the score. “It couldn’t get any worse,” she …
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Offensive line coach returns to help out Cougs
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – When Steve Morton was coach of Jim Walden’s offensive line coach at Washington State some 30 years ago, he mentored such offensive linemen as Mike Utley, Dan Lynch, …
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A’s top M’s in pitchers’ duel
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 OAKLAND, Calif. – Scoring runs wasn’t going to be the only problem the Seattle Mariners had in taking their first loss of the season. The mere act of getting a …
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Shock say no time for panic
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Spokane first-year head coach Rob Keefe is often a man of many words, but he needed only one to describe what happened in the Shock’s 74-62 season-opening Arena Football League …
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Today’s Best
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Eric Staal Carolina Hurricanes forward had two goals and two assists in 8-5 win over Tampa Bay.
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Scoreboard
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Basketball NCAA women’s tournament
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Newsmakers
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Announced South African Caster Semenya intends to return to competition June 24 at a meet in Zaragoza, Spain, agreeing to wait for the results of her gender tests before coming …
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In brief: Jazz outlast Thunder in OT thriller
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 NBA: Deron Williams scored a career-high 42 points, including a go-ahead jumper from the top of the key with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, and the host Utah Jazz pulled …
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Prep Preview Soccer
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 All-league returners Here are the first-team returners in the GSL and GNL
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On the air
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 For 04-07-2010
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Today’s menu
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 For 04-07-2010
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Prep roundup: Highlanders earn victory in slugfest
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 Katelyn Harvey hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Shadle Park softball team (3-4) over Gonzaga Prep (3-3) 11-10 in Greater …
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Roundup: Mortellaro’s streak ends
April 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 Idaho’s Kayla Mortellaro saw her string of tournament wins snapped at two, but she still earned a top-five finish, scoring a final-round 75 Tuesday at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in …
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New food flavors can be hit-and-miss
April 7, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Late-night brainstorming. Kitchen tinkering. Reams of research or an offhand joke. There’s no telling where the next big thing in food will come from.
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Spokane-area chefs share favorite ingredients
April 7, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Are you looking for a few simple ways to add flavor to everyday dishes and try something new? We asked local chefs to share their favorite ingredients – the one …
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Garbanzos going green at Costco stores
April 7, 2010 in Food on Page C1 We all know garbanzo beans. The dried, blond beans, aka chickpeas, are fantastic in hummus and other Mediterranean dishes. Right? Starting tomorrow, Costco shoppers will get a chance to try …
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That’s a bad, bad Badu
April 7, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Singer Erykah Badu faces a disorderly conduct charge for her nude music video shoot in downtown Dallas’ Dealey Plaza. Badu, a Dallas native, performed a walking striptease in front of …
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Horoscope
April 7, 2010 in Features on Page C2 For 04-07-2010
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Carolyn Hax: Let son, fiancee sort out the delay
April 7, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Carolyn: Two weeks before their large wedding, my son’s fiancee called it off with no warning. Apparently she is afraid to get married now, but wants to go with …

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