Stories for October 6, 2009

• Co-chair of first Earth Day calls on youth to act

  In Idaho A former California congressman who co-chaired the first Earth Day celebration in 1970 said Tuesday that today’s young people need to stand up more for what they believe in. 1

• Bio-energy park, Sirti, city of Spokane receive energy funds

  In Business A bio-energy park near Fishtrap is among the largest Washington recipients of $20 million in federal stimulus money set aside for energy projects. The city of Spokane and Sirti received …

• Spokane Parks director resigns

  In News, City The director of the Spokane Parks Department resigned today, less than 18 months since accepting the position. 8

• North Idaho students eligible for vaccine at school

  In Idaho Students in North Idaho’s public and private schools will bring home permission slips this week to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine at school.

• Browne’s Addition named one of nation’s 10 greatest

  In City Browne’s Addition, the oldest residential neighborhood in Spokane, is being recognized as one of 10 great neighborhoods in the United States for 2009 by a prestigious planning organization. 4

• EWU to play UW in football

  In Sports The Washington Huskies announced Tuesday they are canceling a future home-and-home football series with BYU and added Eastern Washington, a Football Championship Subdivision team, to their schedule in 2011. It … 6

• Initiative has social service agencies worried

  In City Recent polls that show Washington’s I-1033 with a comfortable lead have alarmed nonprofits that work on housing and children’s issues. They’re asking volunteers to help defeat the measure, which would … 11

• Sex offender treatment center patient loses appeal

  In Region An 18-year legal battle over the Special Commitment Center for sexual predators on McNeil Island, where Kevin Coe lives, has come to an end.

• Boeing sees $1B charge from rising costs

  In Business, City Boeing on Tuesday said it will record a $1 billion charge because of a delay in producing a new version of the 747 freighter jet, blaming slow sales and late …

• Spokane Police logs 9/29/2009 to 10/4/2009

    In City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 2009.

• Girl dies in crash after driver reaches for cell

  In City A 6-year-old girl from Grant County died Monday evening in a one-car rollover accident that occurred when her mother, the driver, reached for a cell phone, sheriff’s deputies said. 6

• Mother of teen thief fears for son

  In City, Idaho The mother of Colton Harris-Moore — the notorious 18-year-old Camano Island serial burglar who has become a cult hero to some — said Monday that if her son indeed fired …

• Bonner County police logs 10/5/2009

    In Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Oct. 5, 2009.

• Mild afternoon coming after cold night

  In City, Idaho Cold overnight temperatures are expected to give way to bright sunshine and a mild afternoon today as highs push toward 60 degrees across the Inland Northwest.

• Neighboring planets to be noticeable in pre-dawn sky

  In Outdoors, City, Idaho Three of Earth’s nearest celestial neighbors will be visible as a group in the morning twilight this week, astronomers said.

• Federal money fueling projects across the region

  In City on Page A1 Justin Koogler’s personal stimulus came in the form of $300 for textbooks at North Idaho College. A returning Iraq war veteran, Koogler was having trouble covering the expenses of going … 3

• Mask-wearing inmate sparks his attorney’s swine flu fears

  In City on Page A1 Mitchell A. Hardin’s attorney wanted nothing to do with him. Set to enter a plea on a residential burglary charge in Spokane County Superior Court last week, the 21-year-old inmate … 2

• Chancellor to retire from CCS

    In City on Page A1 Gary Livingston, a longtime fixture in local education, will step down as the chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane after this academic year. Livingston, 62, said he intends to … 1

• Studies find higher autism rate

  In Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children has an autism disorder – higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150. Greater awareness, broader …

• Accuracy watch

  In City on Page A2 For 10-06-2009

• White House rejects pullout

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won’t walk away from the flagging war in Afghanistan, the White House declared Monday as Obama faced tough decisions – and intense administration debate – …

• Rifts deepen on war strategy

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that President Barack Obama’s advisers should keep their guidance private, in effect admonishing the top U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan for …

• Sotomayor jumps into Supreme Court role

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – By midmorning on the first day of the Supreme Court’s term, it was clear new Justice Sonia Sotomayor will fit right in – and in particular with her …

• Ohio delays executions to review policy

  In Nation/World on Page A3 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday delayed the state’s next two executions to allow a full review of lethal injection procedures, the latest in a series of unprecedented …

• Nation in brief: Obama orders emissions cut

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is putting the federal government on a greenhouse-gas diet. In an executive order signed Monday, Obama directed all agencies to set targets for reducing climate-altering …

• Suicide bomber strikes U.N. office in Pakistan

  In Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the U.N. food agency’s Pakistan headquarters Monday, killing five people a day after the new …

• Honduras revokes restriction of liberties

  In Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The interim Honduran government on Monday revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President …

• World in brief: N. Korea hints of return to talks

  In Nation/World on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea is in the final stage of restoring its nuclear facilities, a news report said today, as leader Kim Jong Il expressed a conditional willingness …

• Obama makes pitch for health reform

  In Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying “nobody has … 1

• Cell breakthrough earns Nobel for U.S. scientists

  In Nation/World on Page A9 Three U.S. scientists who discovered key aspects of how cells and animals age and how cancer cells become immortal Monday won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Elizabeth …

• Shroud of Turin called medieval fake

  In Nation/World on Page A11 ROME – Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin – revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb – and say the experiment proves the relic was man-made, …

• Vaccine-like shots help fight cocaine addiction

  In Nation/World on Page A12 CHICAGO – Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug …

• More kids insured in region

  In Idaho on Page A13 BOISE – While the number of Americans without health insurance has been rising for the past decade, the picture is different in Idaho and Washington, where the percentage who lack …

• Volunteers help support relatives who raise kids

  In City on Page A13 When Glenda Weaver heard through the grapevine about a couple in their 80s raising their great-great-grandchildren, she went to their home near St. Maries and knocked on the door. The …

• Doug Clark: Value remains subjective in the world of old art

  In City on Page A13 You’ve all heard those “Antiques Roadshow” tales of windfall and wonder. You know, the rusty sword that turns out to be a prized Civil War relic. 1

• Region in brief: Lost Silver Mountain worker rescued

  In City on Page A13 A Silver Mountain Resort employee was rescued after spending Sunday lost on the mountain. Joel Kopf, 43, was taken to Kootenai Medical Center with a head wound after a Fairchild …

• KMC visitors policy changes to stave off flu

  In City on Page A14 Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene announced Monday immediate changes to its visitor policy as part of a wider effort to stem the spread of influenza. Providence Sacred Heart Medical …

• Group seeks Web votes in photo contest

  In City on Page A14 The Spokane Preservation Advocates organization is asking for help to win a national photo contest with a preservation theme. A picture taken of a volunteer work crew last spring was …

• Council says I-1033’s outcome would be grim

  In City on Page A15 The Spokane City Council made grave warnings Monday about a proposed state initiative that would limit future increases in local government spending. Council President Joe Shogan warned of heading “back …

• Searchers swarm area near crash site

  In City on Page A15 SEATTLE – Dozens of police combed thick forest near the small town of Granite Falls on Monday, hoping they’d find a teenage burglar who may have recently turned his attention …

• Region in brief: Woman, boyfriend get prison in embezzlement

  In City on Page A15 A Spokane woman and her boyfriend who paid for a trip to the Super Bowl and other luxury items with more than $800,000 in embezzled funds from a Spokane business …

• Wind, cold in forecast

  In City on Page A15 Forecasters said Monday another windstorm – weaker than the weekend’s – will hit the Inland Northwest on Wednesday. A hard freeze is expected by Friday night. Frost was expected Spokane …

• Retail’s headache is shopper’s delight

  In Business on Page A16 NEW YORK – There has never been a better time to be a consumer. America is on sale. The Great Recession has caused massive job losses and hardship for millions, …

• Service sector showed growth in September

  In Business on Page A16 NEW YORK – The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the fledgling economic recovery, although jobs remain scarce. The …

• Recovery to fall on businesses, economist says

  In Business on Page A16 The recession is over, but a long-term recovery depends on the ability of business to pick up where the federal government leaves off when $787 billion in economic stimulus money …

• Ask a Planner: Make your wishes known while you can

  In Business on Page A16 Everyone needs an estate plan, but many fail to create one. This is surprising because it’s your chance to say how you’d like your person and property managed if you’re …

• Region in brief: Bellevue man hid accounts

  In Business on Page A18 SEATTLE – A Bellevue, Wash., man is the latest of about half a dozen people nationwide to accept plea agreements in an investigation of Swiss banking giant UBS. Roberto Cittadini, …

• Cal Thomas: TV helps to sap morality

  In Opinion on Page A19 In olden days when “a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking” there was a morals clause written into an actor’s film contract. The purpose was to restrain …

• Editorial: Pair lead struggle for more-open government

  In Opinion on Page A19 Back in the 1970s it was citizens of Washington state who took the initiative – literally – to force government to do its business in the open. Government officials in …

• Washington records

  In City on Page A20 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• Idaho records

  In City on Page A20 For 10-06-2009

• A family man now

  In Sports on Page B1 MOSCOW, Idaho – To this day, nearly 30 years later, the pointed words still rattle in Ken Hobart’s mind. It was the end of the 1981 season, and Hobart went …

• GSL coaching legend dies

  In Sports on Page B1 High school basketball in Spokane has had defining figures for every era of its evolution – and Dave Robertson indisputably set the standard in his. The hall of fame coach, … 1

• Spokane doctor finishes 153-mile Spartathlon

  In Sports on Page B1 Look closely, and you’ll see Lisa Bliss smiling, even in the rain. That’s not unusual. The Spokane doctor loves to run.

• Norman Chad: It’s time to root against Yankees

  In Sports on Page B1 Like many non-New Yorkers, I root against the Yankees. It’s been a losing proposition in recent years – last season was the first time they missed the playoffs since the …

• Sports in brief: Griffey collects bonuses

  In Sports on Page B1 Baseball: Ken Griffey Jr. will collect $3.15 million of a potential $5 million for returning to the Seattle Mariners. The 39-year-old slugger earned an additional $1.15 million in bonuses tied …

• Chase suddenly tighter

  In Sports on Page B2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Longtime NASCAR fans deride the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship as manufactured drama that has ruined the racing. Try telling that to the five drivers who …

• Daye has highlight reel play

  In Sports on Page B2 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Austin Daye’s physique has always drawn comparisons to Tayshaun Prince. It only took the Detroit Pistons rookie from Gonzaga two quarters to bring Prince’s most famous …

• Scoreboard

  In Sports on Page B2 Football NFL

• Sports in brief: Kuchar wins Turning Stone in playoff

  In Sports on Page B2 Golf: It had been so long since Matt Kuchar had won on the PGA Tour that a huge case of nerves was a given, especially when faced with a sudden-death …

• Today’s Best

  In Sports on Page B2 Brett Favre Threw for 271 yards and three TDs to beat Green Bay, becoming first QB to beat every NFL team.

• Newsmakers

  In Sports on Page B2 Ordered A judge has ruled the man accused of gunning down a legendary Iowa high school football coach is mentally competent to stand trial. Butler County District Judge Stephen Carroll …

• Mariners start to work on ’10

  In Sports on Page B3 SEATTLE – The off-season settled upon Safeco Field on Monday, and there were no visible signs of Ken Griffey Jr.’s tears or the spirited postgame celebration of less than 24 …

• Favre gets his revenge

  In Sports on Page B3 MINNEAPOLIS – Brett Favre proved to the Green Bay Packers he has plenty of fire left inside, and in his right arm. Favre’s first game against his former team was …

• Prep notebook: Crossover Classic has stellar field

  In Sports on Page B3 Volleyball is at its season midpoint and Mead travels to Lewis and Clark tonight for the renewal of their recent Greater Spokane League rivalry, then joins many of the best …

• Stage familiar to Twins

  In Sports on Page B3 The Minnesota Twins seem to think that 162 regular-season games aren’t enough. The Twins host the Detroit Tigers today in a tiebreaker for the American League Central title and a …

• First look: WSU vs. Arizona State

  In Sports on Page B3 Time: 2 p.m. Saturday. TV: None Site: Martin Stadium, Pullman

• On the air

  In Sports on Page B4 For 10-06-2009

• Today’s menu

  In Sports on Page B4 For 10-06-2009

• Roundup: Whits win own event

  In Sports on Page B5 Led by freshman Christian Boudreau, whose 7-over-par 151 earned him a share of third place, host Whitworth held off defending Northwest Conference champion Linfield to win its own Whitworth Invitational …

• The Slice: A light at the end of the toilet?

  In Features on Page C1 When I was a teenager, my family lived in a house with an odd layout. In order to get to the basement, you first had to go out to the …

• Weight-loss contests effective way to shed pounds

  In Features on Page C1 Marlana Francis took a walk one day last year thinking it would be the start of a new exercise program. She’d attempted weight loss before, but nothing ever worked. This … 2

• And she’s a pretty nice girl

  In Features on Page C2 A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney’s writing talent was winning prizes when he was just 10 – though for an essay about the queen, rather …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Tell sons budget not what it used to be

  In Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for more than 20 years. This is my second marriage. “Tony” has been a wonderful stepfather to my sons. All three …

• Horoscope

  In Features on Page C2 For 10-06-2009

• Oxygen aided suicidal reader

  In Features on Page C3 Q. I have suffered with “The Monster” for more than 20 years. That’s what I call my headaches. It took five years and trips to five different teaching hospitals to …

• Health bulletin board

  In Features on Page C3 Today Tai Chi Classes – Tai Chi Basic – Ten-week session begins today. Held Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m. at Rockwood at Hawthorne, 101 E. Hawthorne Road. Tai Chi for Health – …

• Dr. Gott: Skin itch caused by rare disorder

  In Features on Page C8 DEAR DR. GOTT: Would you like one more letter about a severe-itching diagnosis? I was in my 60s when mine started. I did not have a rash or any visible …

• Bring back bumper stickers

  In Letters Just a few years ago the words “Save our Dams” dotted vehicles and buildings across Eastern Washington. It’s time for us to dust off those bumper stickers and posters and …

• Boomers, tighten belts

  In Letters Another six months of nation-building wars, tax breaks for the wealthy and increased health care, insurance and Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid costs (including prescription drug benefits for seniors) and add …

• Care, profits poor match

  In Letters Health care should not be delivered by for-profit corporations.

• McLaughlin is reliable defender

  In Letters Who was the City Council candidate in 2005 who testified before the council, challenging them to turn down a deal to sell Joe Albi Stadium and the surrounding 89 acres … 1