SR Headlines (2/22/05)

* BNSF fuel depot leak draws federal attention: Aquifer spans two states, and interstate commerce and Railroad Act rules may apply, Sen. Murray notes / Jim Camden & James Hagengruber : BNSF may have its hands full because it no longer has just Idaho to push around here.

* Generosity overwhelms hockey player, his family: ‘We were touched by an angel,’ says father of Kootenai Colts player with leukemia / Cynthia Taggart , SR — Now, if this kid can beat leukemia, we’ll truly have a happy ending to this story.

* Favorite son: GU’s Turiaf shows off his adopted town / Steve Bergum , SR — Gonzaga’ll be losing another great one when the season ends. Casey Calvary. Dan Dickau. Blake Stepp. Ronny Turiaf.

* Hard to believe child molesters can marry victims: Just one gift appropriate for this couple / Doug Clark , SR — Only Clark would be concerned about the perfect gift for Mary Kay LeTorneau and her boy-toy, Vili.

* Inmate’s retrial could be expensive: Jury must determine sentence for former death row prisoner / Susan Drumheller , SR — And they call this justice. Might as well release the guy and wait for him to reoffend. It’ll be less expensive for everyone, except, of course, his next victim.