SR Morning Headlines (2/16/05)

* Ferris High teacher resigns: District says Sayeed X had sexual relationship with girl / Rob McDonald , SR — Oh great, this guy continues to draw salary for 7 months and promises to not seek another job in the district. So, Spokane schools simply pass their problem onto another district. Isn’t this how the Catholic Church got into trouble.

* Ex-Idaho neo-Nazi arrested: Charged with possessing machine guns / Bill Morlin , SR — Keith Gilbert used to walk in and out of our old office on Fourth Street as though he owned the place. Now, he’s not even going to own his bunk in his cell.

* Cindy Wu’s best speller in the Valley: Fourteen-year-old Horizon eighth-grader wins close spelldown with Bowdish student / Sara Leaming , SR — See if you can handle: “improvisation,” “lexicographer,” “femininity,” “diversification” and “insatiable.”

* Ex-GU student admits forging licenses: Child porn, other forgery charges dismissed / John Craig , SR — And the defense attorney called this goofball “a good kid.” Don’t defense attorneys say the darndest things?

* DEQ wants money for Lake CdA plan: New post needed to help get lake off of Superfund cleanup list, lawmakers told / Betsy Z. Russell , SR — Yeah, Sen. Keough , it is a priority to get Lake Coeur d’Alene delisted. And Rep. Harwood ? All that talk about attacking the point source isn’t going to get the lake de-listed. Do you ever listen, pal?