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Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Valley woman dead, two sons injured in attack
July 18, 2010 in City, Idaho An attack at a Spokane Valley home early Sunday left a woman dead, one son on life support and a second son with a slashed neck. The suspected killer, identified … 4
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NASA numbers
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 $9 million: Average amount spent per day on the Constellation program 14,000: People currently employed for Constellation
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Immigration-related laws already a potpourri in U.S.
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Colorado restricts illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition. Nebraska requires verification of immigration status to obtain public benefits. In Tennessee, knowingly presenting a false ID card to … 37
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The last word against cancer
July 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Sometimes he struggles with conversation. Droplets of spit, even blood, escape his mouth like wrong answers. He grimaces when swallowing. He hates these moments, bringing a fist to his lips … 11
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NASA mission at new low
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SANDUSKY, Ohio – In a cavernous structure at NASA’s Plum Brook Station near Lake Erie, a concrete chamber five stories high rises from the ground. Its walls are 2 feet … 12
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Painting studied as possible Caravaggio
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 ROME – The Vatican newspaper reported Saturday that a new Caravaggio painting may have been found in Rome, but cautioned that further analyses are required before it can be attributed …
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BP extends well testing as containment cap holds
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI – The new cap plugging the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico held up on Saturday, but BP executives didn’t begin siphoning the oil to containment ships on …
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In brief: Biden campaign fined $219,000
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Election watchdogs have fined Joe Biden’s 2008 presidential campaign more than $219,000 for sloppy bookkeeping and accepting excessive contributions, including a discounted flight on a private jet. The …
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Obama rips GOP on jobless aid
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAR HARBOR, Maine – Moving into campaign mode, President Barack Obama on Saturday cast the Republicans as an obstructionist force bent on impeding the nation’s economic recovery for political purposes. … 2
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Hong Kong gets pay law
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 HONG KONG – Hong Kong passed its first minimum wage law Saturday, a rare departure from the wealthy Chinese financial hub’s free-market philosophy. The move was hailed by union workers …
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Divers retrieve ship’s bubbly treasure
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Now that’s some vintage bubbly. Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world’s oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of …
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Australian prime minister calls for elections Aug. 21
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CANBERRA, Australia – Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who called elections Saturday just three weeks after taking power, was once considered too far left to win a national vote. But polls …
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In brief: Polanski attends jazz festival
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Montreux, Switzerland – Roman Polanski has made his first public appearance since being released this week from house arrest, attending the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday to watch his wife …
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Clinton heading to Afghanistan
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – As concerns grow about the war in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to South Asia on a mission aimed at refining the goals of …
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Taliban targeting women, U.S. says
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan – U.S. intelligence officials say they have intercepted new orders from the Taliban’s spiritual leader that call on insurgents to target women and Afghan civilians helping American-led forces. …
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Arizona man sets up own border patrol
July 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 PHOENIX – Minutemen groups, a surge in Border Patrol agents and a tough new immigration law aren’t enough for a reputed neo-Nazi who’s now leading a militia in the Arizona …
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Generous neighbors can Make A Splash
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 A reader wrote in to ask what people could do if they wanted to support swim lessons for kids whose families can’t afford them. The obvious move, in Spokane, is … 2
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Hot cars put pets’ lives at risk
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 Even with the windows cracked, the temperature of the leather seat inside the Mercedes-Benz parked in the Value Village parking lot on East Sprague on Saturday afternoon climbed to more … 5
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In brief: Pair killed in crash were Albion couple
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 A husband and wife killed Friday in a motorcycle accident in Whitman County have been identified. William and Kathleen Russell, of Albion, Wash., were killed when their 2005 Harley-Davidson collided …
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City elevator program in doubt
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 City administrators are asking for help to salvage Spokane’s troubled elevator inspection program. State regulators in recent years have questioned the effectiveness of the city’s inspections, documents show. Although the … 6
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history » On the Web: spokesman.com/topics/local-history
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago An epic tale of murder and revenge came to an end in the Donnelly Cigar Store, 5 Howard St., in 1910.
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Missing boy’s dad says third party involved
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B2 PORTLAND – The father of a missing 7-year-old Portland boy says he believes a third party was involved along with his estranged wife in the disappearance of the child six …
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Senate run reasoning ranges from pot to God
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B3 For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat this year’s U.S. Senate race. And I’m not talking about the candidates you’ve likely heard of. There’s a doctor, a lawyer, a physicist, …
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U.S. Senate candidates, issues
July 18, 2010 in City on Page B3 To allow readers to compare and contrast the main candidates for the U.S. Senate on several issues, The Spokesman-Review asked the three main Republican challengers and the incumbent Democrat the … 4
