Spokesman.com Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65864/ a1818315e798413ad8fae2875968be01 2008 The Spokesman-Review Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey scored 40 points in NBA win over Chicago. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65587/ a442af39a9c8edd3adcbf74d7d5aa21f 2008 The Spokesman-Review This group of Masai warriors in a village was one of the highlights on an unconventional Christmastime safari to Africa. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65586/ d7fc5540f145755ea99ef97298dab16b 2008 The Spokesman-Review There’s something special about that small circle of light that has drawn people together since the beginning of time. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65847/ 30b517ff9800f29fb57274258b538bc1 2008 The Spokesman-Review Shalonda Frederick navigates the stairs at her apartment in Glen Burnie, Md., this month. Associated Press photos Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65826/ 6f2cfed99263100decdf092de8e8ffdf 2008 The Spokesman-Review President-elect Barack Obama Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65828/ c4ff5b4105dab19dd673a865b492a062 2008 The Spokesman-Review Noah Galuten eats Syrian food with friends at the Sham restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., Dec. 12. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65831/ cfd7e5b7f02ef663973f4157ccc64843 2008 The Spokesman-Review Kiefer Sutherland is shown in a scene from the film “24: Redemption.” “24” returns Jan. 11. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65583/ cc23aca1c020089e1a5c8634d427fed4 2008 The Spokesman-Review Even an ordinary bottle of wine can be made festive and unique with pretty packaging. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65827/ ba15a0bd4199cac762d2797d7d0fcb93 2008 The Spokesman-Review At left, Deviled Shrimp with Bacon: Shrimp and bacon, with help from horseradish and cayenne, give this creamy dip a little kick. At right, Goat Cheese Marinara with Shredded Basil. Both recipes come from Peggy Fallon’s book “Great Party Dips.” Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65868/ 9e5830dcc5eb5f518cbdeaf9b74ded84 2008 The Spokesman-Review A rare sight at McCarthey: The visiting team celebrating a win. Portland State’s (11) Dominic Waters and Andre Murray (3) jump for joy at the final buzzer after beating Gonzaga 77-70. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65844/ 784cc99a4a0711f040b62880fb89b332 2008 The Spokesman-Review A new home is shown in East Palo Alto, Calif. Sales of new homes fell in November to the slowest pace in nearly 18 years, while new home prices dropped by the biggest amount in eight months. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65585/ a2284a0eaf17426b5e70defaf4008e9b 2008 The Spokesman-Review For the environmentally conscious party host, there are several ways to make a New Year’s Eve party more green-friendly this season. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65584/ 0a5f1afba05c830143cc341e1f3719c8 2008 The Spokesman-Review Chocolate Caramel Fondue With Fresh Fruit Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65594/ 695e7420c43de03704cb549a4134ac73 2008 The Spokesman-Review Recycle those worn-out rechargeable batteries at participating Call2Recycle retailers across the country. Rechargeable batteries are a long-lasting and reusable power source, but eventually lose their ability to charge. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65829/ f5b39a9254c36401f17e665c3d5264c5 2008 The Spokesman-Review When Santa makes his way across the U.S., he will often find cookies and cocoa by the chimney to help him make it through his long night. Associated Press photos Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65845/ 4dcef0bcf01ca7141821029453bcde35 2008 The Spokesman-Review The price of poinsettias such as these at the Flower Box in Wethersfield, Conn., has risen as grower costs have risen. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65848/ 816d42bf51c2255b3ba72a09a06df16b 2008 The Spokesman-Review John McClain, a machinist, was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsil last year. He lives in Allen, Texas. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65830/ d5dca661d67ba6b1fd096d1520f68aab 2008 The Spokesman-Review Children feed carrots to Santa Claus’s horse as he arrives to celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas at the Dutch Embassy in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65846/ fdc5f3b86a50b97550ad23317a7f5379 2008 The Spokesman-Review A worker prunes poinsettia plants at Kurtz Farms in Cheshire, Conn., in August. The plants are started from June to September and must be grown in greenhouses kept between 65 and 70 degrees. FILE Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65849/ 2762baf6401ec6fc7223424e66189b79 2008 The Spokesman-Review Before his adoption, Chewie spent time at SCRAPS. Now he goes on walks in a park and sleeps at night with his owner’s daughter. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65859/ 71d967d3c8e1494a6c5fb8bd2e95912e 2008 The Spokesman-Review Vice President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens as President-elect Barack Obama’s National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers speaks during a meeting Tuesday in Washington. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65860/ 47a57968949378df31b73e680add39dc 2008 The Spokesman-Review Pedestrians stop to help a motorist stuck on ice Tuesday following a weekend snowstorm in Seattle. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65862/ 05c3352291970f2e2a2ad0c4ee1d44cb 2008 The Spokesman-Review Curator Clark Evans displays the burgundy velvet, gilt-edged Lincoln inaugural Bible at the Library of Congress on Tuesday. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65861/ ec081a20dfa92f6c9152efd901901976 2008 The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review Inmates walk toward the residence building Tuesday on the campus of the minimum-security Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women in Medical Lake. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65863/ 407fcf3f52aa661524370f4ef6092fd2 2008 The Spokesman-Review An Iraqi boy looks out of his gate at a U.S. soldier on a routine patrol in Baghdad on Tuesday. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65865/ 10a14d9a1cd063e7e6615be14069e6f1 2008 The Spokesman-Review Firefighters help a motorist down from a pickup after it slid off the road and rolled over in the ditch along westbound U.S. Highway 36 on Tuesday in Decatur, Ill. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65869/ af496278807b78da7b144f6a0876f761 2008 The Spokesman-Review Gonzaga’s Jeremy Pargo takes it to the basket against Portland State’s Julius Thomas. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65872/ da7188d67051678772f68e66b72bfd34 2008 The Spokesman-Review TCU running back Aaron Brown displays ball after scoring. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65870/ 0a184ca815e9ce8c30528c9cf347ec32 2008 The Spokesman-Review Gonzaga coaches watch the game slip away on Tuesday. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65871/ f084399b9fd1cebe8a44c9e73146c0f7 2008 The Spokesman-Review Coach Jim Mora shares thoughts with Julian Peterson. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65867/ cdb606f0becd72dd7a2a108a1005bd97 2008 The Spokesman-Review Jeremy Pargo arrives too late to stop PSU’s Phil Nelson from giving Vikings the lead for good with his only 3-pointer of the game. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65886/ eeeb6f2b074fcfe6ee01b667f707eb41 2008 AP Visitors look at a 25 feet (950 centimeters) high Santa Claus sand sculpture created by Sudarshan Pattnaik at a beach in Puri, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) away from Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65938/ 459b59e99ef4c5849b1e381b687442d7 2008 The Spokesman-Review The traffic lights at Second and Lincoln were down because of the power outage that affected a good portion of downtown Spokane on Wednesday night. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65904/ 5dc01e0b316917bdc300e2da4f365b9b 2008 The Spokesman-Review Spokane Police Officer Mike Schneider (right) lends the strong arms of the law to stuck motorist Machelle (cq) Winn (left) at the corner of Ash and Maxwell, December 24, 2008 in Spokane, Wash. Winn slid into the snowbank on her way to buy new tires. Pat Libby of All Service Towing and Repair happeneded by a few minutes later to pull Winn out. Libby didn't charge her for the assistance, he just wished her a Merry Christmas. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65931/ 51992c0435a4d6ea8b266357068e263b 2008 The Spokesman-Review Spokane firefighters are on the scene of a transformer fire at Monroe and Sprague. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65932/ 21b8aa5d00512437994f69de9e844ef0 2008 The Spokesman-Review People exit the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane after the power went out Wednesday night. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65905/ 7a5ab79d7dbcfde2516de669f2593b42 2008 The Spokesman-Review Firefighters at Spokane Fire Department Station #3 made good use of the icicle forming near the front entrance of the building at Ash and Indiana. December 24, 2008 in Spokane, Wash. They slid a stuffed animal onto the ice just 12 hours before the picture was taken on Wednesday afternoon. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65878/ 7aaca545e84917fbd79bbdcbc0aa10ea 2008 The Spokesman-Review A postal employee shovels snow from the roof of the downtown Spokane Post Office Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Five to nine inches of new snow is expected by Christmas Day. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65821/ f368cb7610568905900f7aa25e68c8f9 2008 CTW Features home, eco-conscious, remodel Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65877/ 4a472d9e135b4157e32756c40c022d37 2008 The Spokesman-Review Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live fame... Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65879/ 28829ae5dffd8c126dae329f6e2783b6 2008 The Spokesman-Review "Isn't this fun?" said Dan Dolezal, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice as he cleared the snow from the roof of his business, Camera Corral in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65875/ 40241c4198943e6245fa18a6a40fa18e 2008 skiing, Bogus Basin Bogus Basin ski area, Dec. 23, 2008 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65888/ 790dc562b015b22904e6f0638f9e7948 2008 AP A Turkish man walks by a Christmas installation in central Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Even in predominantly Muslim Turkey, Christmas has evolved as a prime time shopping season as Turks joyfully celebrate New Year's Eve with special dinners and exchange gifts with their loved ones. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65866/ 59a3dd83c6a6552b4954374d432883b7 2008 www.amazon.com books, Christmas, green Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65876/ 79a002c7465135536aea4f28f5ba19a3 2008 The Spokesman-Review prairie chicken foreplay Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65874/ 7b80a3800d3519f707ab6e751c6ed549 2008 The Spokesman-Review Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65881/ f4de37a479057da8fba58bf009653516 2008 AP A couple watches illuminations on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65873/ a23b10c14839b6c2ea5889b260dd19d0 2008 The Spokesman-Review Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65880/ 4e8ff2522e383dcdb611679da899bb51 2008 AP Bulgarian Carol-singers perform a traditional Christmas dance and sing as they are reflected at a glass in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. During the Christmas holidays Carol-singers visit with joy the houses at the Balkan country as people give them gifts as ring-shaped buns, coins, meat, beans. It is believed that more of gifts, the richer the harvest will be in the upcoming year. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2008/dec/24/65884/ 43ed9c0426b345539a7c533bd6af23ed 2008 AP U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Erin Mohan takes his sack full of candy canes out of his mail van before he begins delivering mail Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 in Winona, Minn. After four Christmases of dressing as Santa, Mohan has learned to carry the treats to give to children and adults alike who greet him at their door.