Best of Northwest/QF6 (5/10/05)

APhoto Fix: After years of debate and delay, Germany today finally dedicated its national Holocaust memorial, an undulating field of concrete slabs on a site resonant with both the terror of German history and the vibrancy of today’s reunited Berlin. The memorial was designed by U.S. architect Peter Eisenmann.

A Boise man was charged with vehicular manslaughter in a road-rage accident that killed a young family — father, mother and baby. Mark Lazinga , 45, faces 30 years in prison after accidentally killing the family while chasing a vehicle driven by a Boise State football player here .

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: David Horsey /PI ( Good news for graduates? ), Wayne Stayskal ( US traffic jams ), and Gary Varvel ( Tony Blair ).

2. Humor Fix: “And the number one movie this week is “Kingdom of Heaven”. It’s a film about the 12th century crusades; a time when the tensions between Christians and Muslims led to bloody violence in the Middle East. Well, thank God those days are gone forever, huh? People were so primitive back then” — Jay Leno .

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Positive Quote here .

4. Northwest News Fix: Soaking wet, but still in a drought here , Forbes lists Micron CEO Appleton among the worst execs here , Seattle police Taser pregnant woman here , Illegal alien with Oregon driver’s license charged with 41 counts, including murder here , and Court: Washington can’t favor minorities in awarding road contracts here .

5. Top of the News Fix: Feds pay $5.8 billion to jail criminal aliens here , US forces raid terrorist stronghold here , Feds probe huge computer attack here , Lennon killer to speak on shock TV here , and Son finds exposed coffins at Chicago cemetery here .

6. Opinion Fix: Victor Erofeyev /NY Times ( How Russia lost WWII ), Mort Kondracke /Roll Call ( Both sides to blame in Senate filibuster game ), Brendan Miniter /Wall Street Journal ( Soaking the Green in Oregon ), Steve Malloy /Washington Times ( Fat hysteria ), and Irwin Stelzer /Weekly Standard ( Blair’s last hurrah ).