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Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Padres nip Mariners
May 22, 2010 in Sports Matt Stairs cracked a long solo homer off the facade of the second deck, San Diego starter Clayton Richard wiggled free from the few jams he faced, and the Padres … 1
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Newspaper earns honors from SPJ
May 22, 2010 in City “Beyond the veil,” The Spokesman-Review’s coverage last summer of the Fairy and Human Relations Congress near Twisp, Wash., took a top award in this year’s Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition … 3
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List of 2010 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition
May 22, 2010 in City Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists
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Bear sighting clogs Indian Trail
May 22, 2010 in City Wildlife and fire department crews removed a black bear that wandered into a northwest Spokane neighborhood this afternoon. 1
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Area Boy Scouts celebrate organization’s 100th year
May 22, 2010 in City Dakota Smith had no idea welding had anything to do with the Boy Scouts. “I thought it was all outdoors and stuff,” the 10-year-old from Spokane said. There was the … 2
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President steers new fuel standards
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama directed the government Friday to set the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tighten rules for future cars and SUVs, setting … 6
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EPA endorses river plan
May 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A plan to remove oxygen-robbing contaminants from the Spokane River received final approval Friday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added its blessing to the plan to remove 87,000 pounds a …
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Costner rigs may be key to cleanup of Gulf spill
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – The “Kevin Costner solution” to the worsening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may actually work, and none too soon for the president of Plaquemines Parish. … 2
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Lessons in firefighting
May 22, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 WALLACE – Tom Tidwell, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, was a young recruit when he first heard the stories of the 1910 fire. Fresh out of college, he’d been … 1
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American, 13, shatters Everest record
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIJING – A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest today, breaking the former record as part of his quest to climb the … 1
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In brief: Iraq releases Iranian detainees
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Tehran, Iran – Two Iranians arrested by U.S. forces in Iraq were released Friday, a day after neighboring Iran allowed three young Americans detained in the Islamic Republic since last …
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Court rejects captivity appeal
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A key appellate court on Friday concluded prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot challenge their captivity through rights granted under the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. …
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Soldiers face probe in deaths
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. military is investigating allegations that a small group of American soldiers deliberately killed three Afghan civilians in a series of shootings earlier this year, Western … 1
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Ex-wrestling magnate ready for Senate tangle
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 HARTFORD, Conn. – Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon won the Republican party endorsement for U.S. Senate in Connecticut on Friday and vowed to “lay the smackdown” on state Attorney General … 1
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Indian plane down; up to 160 fatalities
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW DELHI – As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed and burst into flames at dawn today as it overshot … 1
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Embassy caterer held in Times Square plot
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The co-owner of a catering company that organized events for the U.S. Embassy is among six men detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the failed Times Square … 1
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Environmentalists to lead panel on spill
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Facing a growing furor over the monthlong Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the White House on Friday named two environmentalists to lead a presidential commission investigating the disaster. … 1
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‘Shrek’ tickets briefly hit $20
May 22, 2010 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK – A few theaters seemed to flirt with the idea of raising the adult ticket price to $20 to the IMAX 3-D family movie “Shrek Forever After,” opening …
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Financial reform bills similar
May 22, 2010 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Banking and business lobbyists prepared a last-ditch effort Friday to scale back ambitious new regulations governing the financial industry, hoping to sway congressional leaders who are putting the …
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Microsoft applies to expand at Quincy
May 22, 2010 in Business on Page A6 One month after Washington state lawmakers gave a sales tax break to data centers, Microsoft has begun seeking an expansion of its giant data storage center in rural Grant County. …
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EU sanctions win backing
May 22, 2010 in Business on Page A6 BRUSSELS, Belgium – European Union finance ministers backed tougher sanctions to prevent them running up too much debt in the hopes of winning back market confidence and getting a handle …
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Cases of illness spur recall of alfalfa sprouts
May 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Salmonella found in raw alfalfa sprouts appears to have sickened 22 people in 10 states, including a baby in Oregon, prompting a nationwide recall of the product. Caldwell …
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Calling all cell users: Quiet down!
May 22, 2010 in City on Page B1 I was standing on a downtown Spokane corner this week, when a man walked up beside me and bellowed, “We have a problem!” I performed an involuntary standing long jump. … 3
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A recovery worth saluting
May 22, 2010 in City on Page B1 After being hit by a city dump truck in 2008, Zach Donovan survived, not only to walk again but to fly to Washington, D.C., next month to meet President Barack … 1
