Stories for May 23, 2007

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  Class offers little refuge

  In City on Page A1 Over the years, Spokane has become home to thousands of refugees from some of the most politically repressive nations on earth. Few native-born Americans have any idea what they had …

• Shooter linked to Aryans

  In Idaho on Page A1 Jason Kenneth Hamilton, the man responsible for the deadly shooting spree in Moscow, Idaho, was a card-carrying Aryan Nations member licensed by the federal government to possess fully automatic weapons, …

• State rejects marina expansion

  In Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Developer Bob Holland’s plans for a big marina expansion in Bayview have been rejected by the Idaho Department of Lands, which ruled that the project would damage an …

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  NYC yellow cab fleet will be green by 2012

  In Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Every yellow cab in this city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and stricter emissions and gas mileage standards for taxis will be phased in starting …

• Airport auction offers an eclectic mix

  In Nation/World on Page A2 MADRID, Spain – More than 20,000 things people left on planes and at airports, including a wedding dress and a pair of rudimentary stilts, were auctioned off Tuesday as Madrid’s …

• Shark reproduces asexually

  In Nation/World on Page A2 A team of American and Irish researchers have discovered that some female sharks can reproduce without having sex, the first time scientists have found the unusual capacity in such an …

• FDA approves new birth control pill

  In Nation/World on Page A3 The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first birth control pill designed to eliminate women’s monthly period. The new pill, called Lybrel, uses a combination of low-dose synthetic …

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  Britain seeks Russian’s extradition in poisoning death

  In Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Britain made a bold extradition request Tuesday for a former KGB bodyguard in the poisoning death of an ex-Soviet spy turned Kremlin critic. Russia immediately refused the request, …

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  Lebanese stop bombing camp

  In Nation/World on Page A3 NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon – The Lebanese military stopped its bombardment of a Palestinian refugee camp Tuesday in an unofficial cease-fire with Islamic radicals inside, giving the camp’s trapped families their …

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  Does Bush regularly use seat belts?

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush encourages people to wear seat belts. Whether he routinely does so himself is not as clear. The question arose Tuesday, Bush’s first full day back in …

• Worker program remains part of immigration bill

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate turned back an early attack on a broad bipartisan immigration overhaul Tuesday, keeping alive a temporary worker provision that could bring in as many as 600,000 …

• New Iraq strategy stresses politics

  In Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Top U.S. commanders and diplomats in Iraq are completing a far-reaching campaign plan for a new U.S. strategy, laying out military and political goals and endorsing the selective …

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  Bomb kills 25 in Baghdad market

  In Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – A car bomb ripped through a crowded market in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood Tuesday, killing 25 people and injuring 60, in another blow to U.S. and Iraqi efforts to …

• Sometimes, refunds fall from the sky

  In Business on Page A6 Have you ever bought an airline ticket only to see the price fall and your anger rise? Now there is something you can do about it. Few customers realize it, …

• P&G to roll out extra-strength Tide detergent

  In Business on Page A6 CINCINNATI – Procter & Gamble Co. will try to convince consumers that less is better when it comes to laundry detergent. The company Tuesday detailed its plans for the rollout …

• It’s not a magic pill, Glaxo says

  In Business on Page A6 NEW YORK — You won’t lose weight in your sleep or shed pounds while eating anything you want — that’s the sobering message from the maker of a weight-loss pill …

• For 100 years, plastic has been the real deal

  In Business on Page A6 LONDON — Strap on your PVC boots, hike up your nylon stockings. It’s time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the world’s first entirely synthetic material, one that revolutionized manufacturing, …

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  Success, right on cue

  In Business on Page A6 Whether you watch national or cable TV, see movies or play video games, chances are you’ve heard music made by the artists at Spokane’s Cue 11. The sound-recording studio a …

• Company News: Halliburton to shift more investments abroad

  In Business on Page A7 Halliburton will shift some 70 percent of its capital investment over the next five years to the Eastern Hemisphere, which includes oil and gas zones in the Middle East, Russia, …

• Leak cuts oil production at Prudhoe Bay

  In Business on Page A7 JUNEAU, Alaska — BP officials said Tuesday it was too early to determine what caused a water pipe leak that led to the second partial shutdown in 10 months of …

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  Americans living larger

  In Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON — McMansions are sprouting in the suburbs of Washington and Atlanta, in southern Connecticut and out West in Utah as an appetite for bigger homes just keeps on growing. …

• Stocks flat as investors await results

  In Business on Page A7 Wall Street ended an erratic session little changed Tuesday as investors upbeat about the latest round of takeover activity remained hesitant to take the market higher ahead of new economic …

• Moscow shootings test new blood supply system

  In City on Page A9 When Jason Hamilton’s weekend rage sent three of his five shooting victims to Moscow’s Gritman Medical Center, it was the first test of a new arrangement that provides more blood …

• Survey: U.S. Muslims reject extremism

  In Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Unlike Muslim minorities in many European countries, U.S. Muslims are highly assimilated, close to parity with other Americans in income and overwhelmingly opposed to Islamic extremism, according to …

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  Mock funeral focuses on life choices

  In Idaho on Page B1 Death hit students hard at Coeur d’Alene’s alternative high school this year. Suicides by Lake City and Coeur d’Alene high school students and the apparent drug overdose death of another …

• Pia K. Hansen: It’s a different world for immigrants today

  In City on Page B1 Here we go again – another round in the immigration debate is in full swing. There are few topics other than perhaps gay rights and abortion that can get people …

• Commissioner faults planners

  In City on Page B1 County Commissioner Mark Richard lashed out Tuesday at planners who failed to report that there was a solid argument in favor of allowing a young couple to build a home …

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  Ideas abound at growth workshop

  In Idaho on Page B1 Kootenai County must look to other fast-growing areas and steal ideas for how to deal with skyrocketing populations that affect everything from traffic to the West’s iconic charm. That was …

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  Hail crashes school groundbreaking

  In Idaho on Page B1 Thunder roared overhead shortly after Post Falls schools Superintendent Jerry Keane welcomed guests to a groundbreaking ceremony for a new elementary school Tuesday. Drizzle soon turned to hail, and city …

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  13-year-old aces SAT math test

  In City on Page B1 Trevin Hiebert’s math skills surpassed those of his parents sometime when he was in elementary school. Now, not only is the 13-year-old better at solving mathematical equations than his family …

• Theft charges recommended in PTO case

  In Idaho on Page B1 Nearly a year and a half after members of the parent-teacher organization at Ramsey Elementary reported more than $23,000 missing from their coffers, the Coeur d’Alene Police Department is recommending …

• Voters reject levy for highway district

  In Idaho on Page B1 The East Side Highway District is not getting additional cash to keep up routine road repairs and maintain equipment after voters rejected a $500,000 property tax increase Tuesday by an …

• Former Aryan Nations leader arrested

  In City on Page B2 The former Washington state leader of the Aryan Nations who later became a sheriff’s deputy in Arizona was arrested last weekend on seven drug-related felony charges, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s …

• Relatives suspected of identity theft

  In City on Page B2 An 83-year-old man wanted help from his family but instead he’s out $50,000, police said Tuesday. Spokane police detectives have issued an arrest warrant for the man’s daughter-in-law, Dianne “Maggie” …

• Idaho’s budget director retiring

  In Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – The architect of Idaho’s $2.6 billion state budget said Tuesday he’s retiring to assist his ailing 91-year-old mother. Brad Foltman, 61, Division of Financial Management administrator since 2003 …

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  Man’s body found in burning house

  In Idaho on Page B2 Firefighters found a dead man inside a burning Coeur d’Alene home Tuesday. The man, whose identity was not released Tuesday night, was found in the basement of the home in …

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  Fairchild changes command

  In City on Page B3 Col. Scott M. Hanson mouthed the words “thank you” to his vice commander after giving his final salute on Tuesday as commander of Fairchild Air Force Base’s 92nd Air Refueling …

• Appeal denied in clergy abuse case

  In City on Page B3 A Catholic religious order that trained former priest Patrick O’Donnell can be sued by dozens of sexual abuse victims who contend the group knew O’Donnell was a pedophile and should …

• Meth ring defendant sentenced to prison

  In City on Page B3 The last defendant in a 19-member drug distribution ring has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison. The Mexico-based ring was responsible for distributing substantial quantities of methamphetamine and …

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  Downtown condo fire quickly extinguished

  In City on Page B3 A downtown condo project under construction survived a brief fire that burned a large patch of roofing materials on top of the building. The fire at 161 S. Adams St. …

• Spokane settles records case

  In City on Page B3 The city of Spokane will pay $40,000 to an animal rights organization to settle a lawsuit that accused the city of violating the Public Records Act. The dispute arose from …

• Time to resolve immigration

  In Opinion on Page B4 Even before congressional backers of a new, bipartisan, immigration-reform proposal had finished sharing their ideas, rabid critics began foaming at the mouth. This week, as the U.S. Senate plunges into …

• Wealth could cost candidates

  In Opinion on Page B4 A magazine recently asked the burning question: Are you rich yet? Finally, this was something the presidential candidates agree on: Both Democrats and Republicans can shout “Yes!” It’s been a …

• Outside view: Action on offenders

  In Opinion on Page B4 The following editorial appeared Thursday in the Vancouver Columbian.

• Memorial Day for idealists, not cynics

  In Opinion on Page B5 Vacationing last week in Tennessee, where the school year ends soon, I attended church at a small parish near Nashville. It was their Youth Sunday, celebrating graduating seniors. In many …

• Greene, WSU football will part ways

  In Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Washington State University assistant football coach Ken Greene will not continue with the program, multiple sources in the athletic department have confirmed. Greene, who joined WSU’s staff in …

• Cougs revive Thanksgiving Alpo spirit

  In Sports on Page C1 So Washington State, by way of shedding a potential and extraneous game with Gonzaga, is ceding the territory of Alaska to the Zags and playing a tournament in … Spokane? …

• Rare clutch hit from Sexson sends M’s past Devil Rays

  In Sports on Page C1 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The way Richie Sexson has been hitting lately, he wasn’t sure his grounder would get through the infield. “Right when I hit it, my thought was: …

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  Leg up on the field

  In Sports on Page C1 It’s not true that Adam Walden became one of the best hurdlers in the state because he had to jump over any of his 14 brothers and sisters racing to …

• Blazers, Sonics hit lottery

  In Sports on Page C1 The Portland Trail Blazers beat the odds and won the right to settle the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant debate. With a 5.3 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick, the …

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  Stuckey won’t return to Eagles

  In Sports on Page C1 Rodney Stuckey, the most celebrated basketball player in Eastern Washington history, will not return for his junior season. The Spokesman-Review has confirmed that Stuckey, who declared for the NBA draft …

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  Daugherty hospitalized in Everett

  In Sports on Page C1 EVERETT – June Daugherty, Washington State’s new women’s basketball coach, is listed in critical condition at a hospital in Everett after suffering what is reported to have been a heart …

• Fisher, O’Gara steer toward same goal

  In Sports on Page C2 INDIANAPOLIS – When Andy O’Gara comes home at night, he tells his future wife about his productive “wrenching” on a race car to make it go faster. When Sarah Fisher …

• Anaheim earns shot at Ottawa

  In Sports on Page C2 ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jean-Sebastien Giguere and the Anaheim Ducks held off the Detroit Red Wings to earn a second trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Giguere shut out Detroit for …

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  Spurs take command

  In Sports on Page C2 Tim Duncan and Tony Parker are making the Western Conference finals look way too easy. Duncan had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Parker lived up to his pledge of …

• Griffey catches Killebrew

  In Sports on Page C3 Ken Griffey Jr. tied Harmon Killebrew for eighth place on the home run list Tuesday in Cincinnati, hitting the 573rd of his career. The 37-year-old outfielder hit a two-run shot …

• WSU loses two players to grades

  In Sports on Page C4 PULLMAN – Washington State University running back Derrell Hutsona and safety DeWayne Patterson have both failed to meet NCAA standards and will no longer attend the university, head coach Bill …

• IEL ALL-LEAGUE: Capaul, DeLong take honors

  In Sports on Page C5 Lake City High pitcher/first baseman Alex Capaul has been named the Inland Empire League’s player of the year. Capaul (6-1) led the Timberwolves to the State 5A championship last weekend.

• Lakeside, Naches line up

  In Sports on Page C5 Matt Sullivan is seldom at a loss for words, whose discourse when the subject is baseball often ranges wide. He first addressed his Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) Eagles’ chances when …

• CdA hires Gilkey as new A.D.

  In Sports on Page C5 Coeur d’Alene High dipped into the 3A ranks to hire its next athletic director. Todd Gilkey, A.D. at St. Maries the past eight years, was named Coeur d’Alene’s A.D. on …

• State boys golf : Frame leads GSL’s first-day efforts

  In Sports on Page C5 BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Six of the nine boys representing the Greater Spokane League made the first-round cut Wednesday in the State 4A tournament at the Shuksan Golf Club. Of the …

• Sasquatch women rarely miss on links

  In Sports on Page C5 Check out this resume: five Eastern Region championships, four NWAACC titles and five years running as the NWAACC Coach of the Year. That long list of honors and titles belongs …

• State girls golf: Freshman Thomas guides trio of Tigers

  In Sports on Page C5 Lewis and Clark, led by freshman Chessey Thomas, boasted the best record among Greater Spokane League schools after the first day of the State 4A tournament Monday at the Avalon …

• Campfire gourmet

  In Food on Page D1 Memorial Day’s almost here. Time to go camping. Before heading out, stock up on camp favorites. Soup in a cup. Hot dogs. Canned pork and beans. Instant coffee. Freeze-dried packets …

• Fresh sheet: It’s time to tidy up the kitchen

  In Food on Page D1 The weather’s warming, the sun is shining. Must be time for … a little spring cleaning. Here are some kitchen cleaning tips from Mr. Appliance of North Idaho in Athol:

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  New butcher cuts are time-savers

  In Food on Page D1 It’s no secret that grocery stores are adding coffee bars, mouthwatering boulangeries, even sushi bars in hopes of wooing increasingly discerning consumers who want high-quality food without hours of preparation. …

• Carolyn Hax: List of what moms do all day

  In Features on Page D2 Carolyn: Best friend has child. Her: exhausted, busy, no time for self, no time for me, etc. Me (no kids): Wow. Sorry. What’d you do today? Her: Park, play group …

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  People: What’s up with that, dawg?

  In Features on Page D2 Whoever wins the “American Idol” title tonight, Paula Abdul is probably the person most thankful to survive the season. The “Idol” judge broke her nose over the weekend when she …

• A call to grow your own food

  In Food on Page D3 SCARBOROUGH, Maine – During World War II, the government urged Americans to plant “victory gardens,” backyard plots of fruits and vegetables that were supposed to ease reliance on the war-strained …

• China’s food exports raise questions

  In Food on Page D4 The importation of ingredients from China contaminated with an industrial chemical has rocked American food regulators, along with possibly thousands of U.S. families who lost a cat or dog to …

• Books for Cooks : Create ‘Ethnic Paris’ in your kitchen with lentil dish

  In Food on Page D4 Take a trip to the immigrant neighborhoods of Paris in “The Ethnic Paris Cookbook: Bringing the French Melting Pot into Your Kitchen.” The book, by Charlotte Puckette and Olivia Kiang-Snaije, …

• Miss Manners: Sexual orientation not a matter for discussion

  In Features on Page D7 Dear Miss Manners: This is a slightly touchy subject, but are there any circumstances under which it is appropriate to inquire as to a person’s sexual orientation? I have a …

• TV notes : ‘Jericho’ fans protest program’s departure

  In Features on Page D7 We were on to the “Lost” legion and “Heroes” worshippers, but who knew there were also “Jericho” junkies? An online movement is afoot to bring back the just-canceled CBS drama, …

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  ‘Idol’ pedestal a bit shorter

  In Features on Page D7 For five straight years, Vicky Conlu wouldn’t have thought of missing a single episode of “American Idol.” If the show was on the air, she was there. But this season, …

• Achievements: Riley McNeal receives Purple Heart

  In Features on Page D8 Lance Cpl. Riley McNeal received a Purple Heart award from the Marine Corps. McNeal was injured by a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq. He is a senior at the …