Stories for November 27, 2006

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  Next: a deep freeze

  In City on Page A1 Heavy snow sent about 200 vehicles sliding off roads across the Inland Northwest on Sunday. The storms might have passed, but the slick driving conditions could remain for days. Temperatures …

• UI president focuses on image amid tightening budget

  In City on Page A1 BOISE – Tim White sits for a breakfast of blueberry yogurt, a cup of coffee – no refills – and granola, an exemplary meal in the new diet that limits …

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  On the ground in Iraq

  In Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Sectarian violence has turned Baghdad into a deadly jigsaw puzzle of contested neighborhoods where armed bands of Shiite and Sunni Muslims battle daily for control in fighting …

• Fund gets off to a good start

  In City on Page A1 The goal of this year’s Christmas Fund is $485,000, which may seem daunting this early in the effort. But thanks to generous donors who contributed early, the fund already has …

• Free bus rides set for weekend

  In City on Page A1 Gotta love getting something for free, so hop on the bus Friday, Saturday and Sunday and ride for nothing. The Spokane Transit Authority is offering the free days while it …

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  Cleveland house restored to ‘Christmas Story’ glory

  In Nation/World on Page A2 CLEVELAND – “A Christmas Story” came back to Cleveland over the weekend with a bang. The good news: No one shot an eye out.

• Road home clear for many Americans

  In Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – The journey home at the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend was smooth sailing for many travelers Sunday, although snow slowed the journey for some in the West. …

• Cabinet member lashes out at Putin

  In Nation/World on Page A3 A British Cabinet minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “attacks on individual liberty and on democracy” and said Sunday that relations with Moscow were strained after a former KGB …

• Gaza Strip cease-fire faces early test

  In Nation/World on Page A3 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Rocket fire from Gaza died down Sunday after a daybreak cease-fire, raising hopes for an end to five months of bloody destruction and a new …

• Somali troops sent to Ethiopia border

  In Nation/World on Page A3 MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia dispatched thousands of troops Sunday to within nine miles of the border with Ethiopia, heightening fears that fighting …

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  20,000 jam square to protest pope’s visit

  In Nation/World on Page A3 ISTANBUL, Turkey – In the largest protest yet against the impending arrival here of Pope Benedict XVI, more than 20,000 Turks filled a town square Sunday to denounce the visit …

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  Crowd demands answers of police in groom’s killing

  In Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – An angry crowd demanded Sunday to know why police officers killed an unarmed man on the day of his wedding, firing dozens of shots that also wounded …

• Motorcade officer for Bush dies

  In Nation/World on Page A4 A motorcycle officer injured last week while escorting President Bush in the Hawaiian Islands died Sunday, police said. Steve Favela, 30, and two other officers crashed their cycles as the …

• Huckleberries: Ex-Hagadone journalists count off

  In Idaho on Page A6 We put together an all-star team of ex-Hagadone newspaper journalists at Huckleberries Online (HBO) last week. Yeah, yeah, we didn’t have anything better to do during Turkey Week. The final …

• Native students protest adviser

  In City on Page A6 Native American students at Spokane Community College are accusing the school administration of racial insensitivity after it replaced their club’s longtime adviser with a faculty member. About 15 students, mostly …

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  At Christmas tree lots, time to get to work

  In City on Page A6 With thousands of shoppers whizzing by over the busy weekend, roadside Christmas-tree stands are opening for another season. “It’s remained quite steady, almost identical,” Bill Frick said of tree sales …

• Woman killed in crash identified

  In City on Page A6 A woman killed in a crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 195 near Colfax has been identified as Stefanie Crawford, 31, of Moscow, Idaho. Two children traveling in Crawford’s vehicle …

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  They’re friends in life’s race

  In Idaho on Page A6 They are known among their acquaintances as the Sushi Girls, eight women who for nearly two years have met twice a month at Sandpoint’s Sand Creek Grill for a night …

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  Teen drops 183 pounds aided by surgery

  In City on Page A6 The food drive was on at Central Valley High School last week, and Bob Plumb had come up with a novel idea. He’d tally the pounds he had lost the …

• MSU set to offer studies for Turks

  In Nation/World on Page A7 Montana State University has won approval of a program to bring students from Turkey to study bioengineering in Bozeman. The Board of Regents approved MSU’s proposal to offer a new …

• Professionalism takes center stage in ART production

  In City on Page A7 The Actor’s Repertory Theatre’s production of “Moonlight & Magnolias” has a quality I can describe only as “snap.” Never is there a hint of awkwardness, of hesitation, of tentativeness. All …

• Kidney swap connects two pairs of brothers

  In City on Page A7 GREAT FALLS – When Layne Smith, of Seattle, needed a kidney, brother Gary in Missoula was ready to give it – until tests showed he was not a match. About …

• Idaho Records

  In Idaho on Page A7 For 11-27-2006

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  Leftist leading in Ecuador presidential race

  In Nation/World on Page A8 QUITO, Ecuador – Rafael Correa, a leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela’s anti-U.S. president, handily defeated a Bible-toting banana tycoon in Ecuador’s presidential runoff on Sunday, partial results indicated. …

• Our view: Fund schools first

  In Opinion on Page A9 ‘Subject to appropriations.” That line precedes every recommendation in the Washington Learns report on improving education in Washington state. The report is like a shiny new car without an engine. …

• Sudan would profit on peace

  In Opinion on Page A9 KHARTOUM, Sudan – If you’re sipping a cappuccino at a coffeehouse in the glistening new Afra Mall here in Sudan’s bustling capital, the helicopter gunships and janjaweed attacks and sprawling, …

• Real Iraq force worth considering

  In Opinion on Page A9 Everybody is talking about Iraq, but nobody knows what to do about it. The White House, Congress and the military say all possible ideas are being considered and that “everything …

• In their words

  In Opinion on Page A9 “Roads won’t be maintained. Signs may deteriorate. Fences may fall down. I don’t like that kind of picture.” Nancy Curry, Turnbull wildlife refuge manager, on upcoming budget cuts.

• Get your name off junk mail lists

  In City on Page A10 www.dmaconsumers.org/ cgi/offmailing

• How do I … Elminate signal interference?

  In Business on Page A10 It happens sometimes that your router and your wireless phone will both be transmitting within the 5.8Ghz range. In that case, you’ll hear scratchy phone calls or, more likely, your …

• Spammers won’t give up

  In Business on Page A10 The war on spam continues, with some gains and some losses. But don’t for a second think we’re coming anywhere close to a Mission Accomplished moment. Not against spam, an …

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  Web sites that grow on you

  In Business on Page A10 Christopher Kelly

• A world of tangled Web sites

  In Business on Page A11 Long ago, the Internet was composed of a relatively small number of Web sites and the people to design them. That quickly changed as the Web’s popularity spread like an …

• Near biofuel, near fill-up

  In Business on Page A11 www.nearbio.com

• Celeblogs give voice to voiceless celebs

  In Business on Page A11 When CNN’s Larry King recently admitted to Roseanne Barr he’d never used the Internet, I was more surprised to discover she writes a blog. Only one question remains: Will she …

• Butterball Turkey Talk

  In City on Page A11 Web: www.butterball.com/en/files/ mp3/Butterball_TurkeyTalk_Episode_1.mp3 Feed: www.butterball.com/xml/ RSS/HolidayPodcast.rss

• A new recipe for success

  In Business on Page A11 NEW YORK — Shortly before dinner at a trendy new restaurant in New York’s theater district, a production crew started setting up. They arranged lights, checked the cameras and put …

• JARGON 2.0

  In Business on Page A11 Noob. (n.) Also spelled n00b. A newbie. Someone inexperienced at something. Usually used to describe someone who’s computer illiterate.

• The Slice

  In Features on Page B1 THE SLICE If you find yourself called upon to help a child write a letter to Santa, keep a few things in mind.

• Motherly instincts quickly emerge when thrown into eye of the storm

  In Features on Page B1 When high winds broke off the top of an old and very large blue spruce in my yard, I was asleep. But the sound of that big tree as it …

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  SUPERHEROES

  In Features on Page B1 Imagine a scene out of the old television commercials. A microphone-wielding interviewer walks up to a family of superheroes and asks, “You’ve just saved the world from destruction. What are …

• Horoscope

  In Features on Page B2 For 11-27-2006

• Annies’s Mailbox: Seek help on tough decisions

  In Features on Page B2 Dear Annie: I’ve been married nearly 20 years. My husband has always been self-centered and verbally abusive. We have five children – the youngest only 3 – so we have …

• Hints from Heloise

  In Features on Page B2 Other uses for bread bags: “Use to dispose of small, dirty diapers.

• Wild ride on the marry-go-round

  In Features on Page B2 Wendie Malick is not at all uptight about playing uptight. “I tend to play extreme women who blow real hot and cold, and I don’t in my own life. I’m …

• Kids’ caffeine culture

  In Features on Page B3 PHILADELPHIA – The customer marched up to the counter of the Treehouse and placed her order for a one-shot espresso. She was 8, an elementary schooler waiting with her parents …

• DOD lets you keep an eye on Santa Claus

  In Features on Page B3 According to legend, Santa knows when you are sleeping and he knows when you’re awake. Apparently he’s been keeping track of your behavior and there is some sort of list …

• Children encouraged to get out

  In Features on Page B3 A back-to-nature movement to reconnect children with the outdoors is burgeoning nationwide. Programs, public and private, are starting or expanding as research shows kids suffer health problems, including obesity, from …

• Just send best wishes in response to mailing

  In Features on Page B7 Dear Miss Maners: I received the following in the mail last week, and I’m not sure what I’m to do. (The names are changed for privacy; the rest is word …

• Idaho Calendar

  In Features on Page B7 For 11-27-2006

• Spokane Calendar

  In Features on Page B7 For 11-27-2006

• Fast Break

  In Sports on Page C1 For 11-27-2006

• Seahawks to take on Packers

  In Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – Brett Favre’s private jet was revving, ready to take the quarterback and icon back home to another offseason in Mississippi. The Seahawks’ team jet was nearby at the …

• BCS system is far from perfect

  In Sports on Page C1 Call the Bowl Championship Series flawed. Call it a bogus way of crowning a national champion. Call it nasty names that can’t be mentioned here. But please don’t call the …

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  Parker leads Spurs past Sonics

  In Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – Tony Parker was blunt in his own assessment. For three quarters, he did very little to help San Antonio. Parker’s nearly perfect fourth quarter, however, kept the Spurs …

• Bjorkland and U-Hi seek title

  In Sports on Page C1 Mark Stinson was blindsided. “Wow,” the University girls basketball coach said, “I don’t remember the last time I talked to somebody who hadn’t seen her play.”

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  Patriots down Bears

  In Sports on Page C1 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady’s decision to run on two key plays was a surprise. That he didn’t fumble may have been more of a shock. Cutting on new artificial …

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  Nuggets golden over Clippers

  In Sports on Page C2 Carmelo Anthony had 33 points, J.R. Smith added 23 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-88 for their fifth straight win on Sunday night in Denver. Denver, …

• No place like home for UConn

  In Sports on Page C2 Freshman Gavin Edwards scored 16 points as No. 18 Connecticut beat Albany 86-55 Sunday, extending the Huskies’ home winning streak to 24 games. This meeting was far different from last …

• U.S. team defeats Canada in Gold Cup

  In Sports on Page C2 Tied 1-1 with time running out in overtime, the United States thought it would need to beat Canada with penalty kicks to take the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Carson, Calif. …

• Job openings at Arizona St., N.C. State

  In Sports on Page C2 TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State fired coach Dirk Koetter, who led his team to a bowl the last three seasons but rarely beat the best in the Pac-10. Athletic director …

• Sabres victorious over Rangers in overtime

  In Sports on Page C2 Chris Drury deflected in Teppo Numminen’s shot 1:36 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres got back to winning on the road Sunday night with a 3-2 victory over the New …

• BCS standings

  In Sports on Page C2 HarrisUSATodayCmpBCSRkPtsPctRkPtsPctRkPctAvgPv1. Ohio State128501.0000115751.000011.0001.000012. USC227110.9512214910.946720.9400.946033. Michigan326140.9172314450.917530.9300.921624. Florida425280.8870414050.892140.8900.889745. LSU522940.8049512550.796850.8300.8106106. Louisville721750.7632711690.742260.7800.761897. Wisconsin621760.7635612210.7752120.5900.709688. Boise State918720.6568910180.646370.7200.6744119. Arkansas818900.6632810420.661690.6600.6616610. N. Dame1017650.6193129280.589280.6700.6262511. Auburn1216800.5895119850.6254100.6400.61831212. Oklahoma1117430.6116109940.6311150.4100.55091513. Rutgers1315580.5467137770.4933110.6100.55001414. Virg. Tech1412980.4554147440.4724160.4000.44261715. W. Virginia1512260.4302156680.4241170.3500.4014716. Tennessee188720.3060194340.2756t130.5300.37052017. Wake For.1610710.3758166070.3854180.2800.34712118. California215980.2098203430.2178t130.5300.31921919. Texas179450.3316175960.3784210.1800.29671320. Nebraska207930.2782185230.3321t230.0700.22682221. BYU197980.2800213390.2152220.0800.19172322. Ga. Tech224390.1540222590.1644NR0.0400.11951623. …

• On the Air

  In Sports on Page C2 For 11-27-2006

• UO boss confirms Moos’ departure

  In Sports on Page C2 EUGENE, Ore. – Bill Moos is resigning as Oregon’s athletic director, school president Dave Frohnmayer said Sunday. Moos will remain in the position until March 2007.

• ‘King of the Skins’ edged out by rookie Ames

  In Sports on Page C2 LA QUINTA, Calif. – Stephen Ames took the big bucks in his first Skins Game. Ames rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole Sunday for $270,000 …

• GSL Preview Girls basketball

  In Sports on Page C3

• Kildow not merely a downhill skier

  In Sports on Page C3 ASPEN, Colo. – Lindsey Kildow yearns for a legacy more versatile than the downhill thrills and spills that have marked her career. The 22-year-old two-time Olympian from Vail, who’s proven …

• Pirates remain perfect

  In Sports on Page C3 The Whitworth men’s basketball team completed a perfect road trip on Sunday with an 83-30 win over Caltech in the Caltech/Whittier Thanksgiving Classic. With all five regular starters resting on …

• No miracle for Prep

  In Sports on Page C3 Gonzaga Prep football made the start of its state semifinal football game seem too easy. And maybe that was the problem. After two weeks spent rallying from the brink, maybe …

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  Giant meltdown

  In Sports on Page C4 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Adam “Pacman” Jones jumped up and down, waving his arms, encouraging the fans who stuck around to stand and cheer their Tennessee Titans. He and Vince Young …

• Seau sustains injury to right arm

  In Sports on Page C4 New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau, who came out of retirement for one last run at a Super Bowl, left Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears with an injury to …

• Standings

  In Sports on Page C4 AMERICAN CONFERENCE EastWLTPctPFPAHAAFCNFCDivNew England830.7272531443-35-05-33-04-1N.Y. Jets650.5452032283-33-25-41-13-1Buffalo560.4551912253-22-43-42-21-3Miami560.4551971983-22-42-53-10-3

• NO HEADLINE

  In Features on Page C4 NFL BOXES Jets 26, Texans 11

• Saints march past the Falcons

  In Sports on Page C4 The New Orleans Saints managed to catch two long touchdown passes, even though their best receiver wasn’t on the field. The Atlanta Falcons couldn’t catch anything.

• Today’s menu

  In Sports on Page C5 For 11-27-2006

• Eagles must move on, face Titans

  In Sports on Page C5 The Eastern Washington men’s basketball team doesn’t have much time to fret over its near miss against 16th-ranked Washington on Friday night. The Eagles (2-3) face Cal State Fullerton tonight …