Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from May 2008:
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR ANGLERS, SHELLFISH HARVESTERS.(Sports)(OUTDOORS REPORT)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREG JOHNSTONP-I reporter May always brings a captain's plate of fishing opportunity in Washington, and this year the plate is heaping. Lingcod season opens Thursday on the inland marine waters, many of which also open Saturday for shrimping. The last ...
ARMY BARRACKS: SURVIVING AT HOME.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... In a Walter-Reedesque moment, the father of a soldier returning from Afghanistan was aghast at the condition of the Fort Bragg, N.C., barracks his son was living in. Imagine greeting your loved one, who has been lucky enough to return home having survived a brutal 15-month tour ...
WRIGHT TIME FOR OBAMA TO DROP OUT.(Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: BONNIE ERBESYNDICATED COLUMNIST Sen. Barack Obama's response to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's incendiary appearance on Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., is not just a day late and a dollar short: It's a month-and-a-half late and a few million dollars ...
WE'RE IN MIDST OF POLITICAL BROWNOUT.(Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: THOMAS L. FRIEDMANSYNDICATED COLUMNIST It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy. Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead our nation, it takes your breath away. Hillary Clinton ...
DETAILS ARE UGLY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... President Bush doesn't like the word "recession." He prefers "difficult times" and "let the economists define it for what it is." The challenges faced by every family are cruel: rising fuel prices, declining assets, especially the value of a house, worries about job security, ...
PRESERVING A FUTURE.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... After a breathtakingly up and down ride, a congressional bill creating the Wild Sky Wilderness Area is finally heading to President Bush's desk for a signature. The expansion of wilderness protection to lower-lying forests, streams and valleys in Snohomish County is a signal achievement ...
EASTSIDE TRAIN A BAD PROPOSAL.(Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANTHONY CRESCIGUEST COLUMNIST After the failure of Proposition 1, elected officials in the Puget Sound area were looking, almost desperately, for ways to "do something" to alleviate our traffic woes. They were receptive, it seems, to almost any plan, no matter how ...
CAREGIVER STANDARDS: MORE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BETTER.(Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEB MURPHY AND JACK ARNTZENGUEST COLUMNISTS An April 23 guest column, "More training for long-term care workers," suggests we need to pass an initiative, such as I-1029, to require higher caregiver training standards. That's unnecessary and wasteful of millions of ...
WHAT'S IMPORTANT.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2008 ... Trivia trumps what matters in presidential campaign While putting gas in my car on a recent morning, I wasn't concerned at all about how really expensive the price of a gallon of gas had gotten over the past year, or how much of a negative impact it was having on ordinary ...
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BEST WAY TO ENSURE CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS.(Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID McLANAHAN, DONALD MITCHELLGUEST COLUMNISTS The need for meaningful health care reform remains one of the hottest topics in the public as we approach our national election. An important new study, in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine, reveals a growing ...
TRIM OR KEEP CLUSTERS ON LILY OF THE VALLEY.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARIANNE BINETTICOLUMNIST Q: I have a shrub called Pieris japonica, or lily of the valley bush, and I love the fragrant white flowers. I do notice these ugly, dried-up brown clusters on the shrub. They could possibly be old flowers from last year. Should I take these ...
A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEEDS? HOW COOL!(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANN LOVEJOYCOLUMNIST AS THE SOIL warms up and the days grow longer, a gardener's thoughts turn to vegetable love. Who can resist the idea of growing delicious vegetables and fruits? Our springtime enthusiasm often turns into summer despair when we realize that we ...
GARDEN TOUR SEASON IS UPON US.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARTY WINGATECOLUMNIST GARDEN TOURS PROVIDE inspiration and entertainment. And this year, more than ever before, your stroll through the gardens may be accompanied by live music, with artists also on hand to sell their works. You'll come home with loads ...
DEADHEAD AND PRUNE YOUR RHODODENDRONS.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: CISCOE MORRIS COLUMNIST THE BEST TIME to deadhead the spent flowers on rhododendrons is within about three weeks after they finish blooming, when the old trusses are still pliable enough to snap right off without damaging the growth buds. The main reason to deadhead ...
PLANT PICK.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... Berberis julianae (wintergreen barberry) Our gardens and public spaces abound with barberry, but for the most part, the thorny shrubs we see are Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' or 'Crimson Pigmy.' Here's a change of pace: wintergreen barberry, Berberis julianae, ...
LATE SPRING MEANS WE WAIT TO PLANT.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHRIS SMITHCOLUMNIST WHEN THE DR. SEUSS character King Derwin of Didd got tired of the four things that came down from his sky, he had the royal magicians conjure him up some oobleck. This new, sticky green stuff proved a disaster, and the king was forced to admit, ...
READ THIS.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... "THE PLAGUE OF DOVES" Louise Erdrich. 313 pages. HarperCollins. $25.95. A terrible act of racism stands at the center of Louise Erdrich's masterly new novel: In the early years of the 20th century, after members of a white family are murdered, a group of men run ...
LISTEN UP.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... ESTELLE "Shine" (Home School/Atlantic) Whether with effortless R&B phrasing or a tart hip-hop flow, British newcomer Estelle shows that she suffers no fools - especially if they're men. The tangy "More Than Friends" finds Estelle, the first artist on John Legend's ...
DRINK UP.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... This lemon basil "tehito," based on silver (unaged) tequila, is pleasantly bracing in its citrusy freshness. LEMON BASIL TEHITO Serves: 1 7 fresh basil leaves 3 lemon wedges Splash simple syrup 1 ounce 100 percent agave ...
WATCH THIS.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... "THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE" 179 minutes. Unrated. Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott's Roman adventure "Gladiator" borrowed liberally from the story line of this 1964 epic with an all-star cast including Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, James Mason, Christopher Plummer ...
COOK IT.(Life and Arts)(Recipe)
May 01, 2008 ... CHIPOTLE PORK POSOLE Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound) halved crosswise Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 medium onion, chopped ...
GAME ON.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... "INSECTICIDE" Rated: Everyone 10+ Platform: Nintendo DS (Gamecock) Welcome to a world where insects have evolved to become the dominant species on the planet. Sounds creepy, but it's pretty clever. Here, in film noir style, a detective bug named Chrys Liszt is ...
HOW TO ... DESIGN YOUR OWN FLOWERS.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... Grow a good-looking Mother's Day card with handcrafted flowers. Freshly cut flowers make a beautiful bouquet, but you're lucky if they last a week. Handcrafted flowers, on the other hand, will last forever. And Mom will think of you every time she sneaks a peek at your handmade creation. ...
WHAT'S ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... DRINK barmeister.com This online guide for bartending has game ideas, bar reviews and cocktail recipes. TRAVEL bravenewtraveler.com This ...
ON THE TUBE.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... "SMALLVILLE" 8 p.m. KSTW/11 Clark thinks the world might be better off if he had never arrived in Smallville, so Jor-El shows him what life would be like if that were the case. "GREY'S ANATOMY" 9 p.m. KOMO/4 Addison returns to ...
IN PRAISE OF WOODEN VESSELS: MAN-MADE NATURAL WONDERS THE BEAUTY OF BOATS.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: LAWRENCE W. CHEEKSpecial to the P-I We humans crave to be in the presence of beauty. It's a drive as fundamental as hunger or sex, underlying everything from buying flowers for the dinner table to our creation of national parks. And it's the only thing that explains ...
TEENS PUT THEIR LIVES IN VERSE FOR POETRY CONTEST.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: NOEL LYN SMITHP-I reporter A lesson in life is learning to let situations change and finding the strength to continue. For Rachel M. Wiegand, winner of the 16-and-younger division of the P-I's poetry contest, her poem "Mukilteo Beach" reflects on ...
THE PAYOFF:.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... Gary Snyder, who spent his formative years in the Seattle area, has won the 2008 Ruth Lilly Prize for his body of work. The Lilly Prize, with a stipend of $100,000, is one of the most lucrative prizes in American letters. Snyder is considered a Northwest poet because of his nature-centered ...
THE FINAL FOUR:.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008 ... Brooke White, a 24-year-old ((age)) folkster from Mesa, Ariz., was eliminated from "American Idol" Wednesday night as the Fox show trimmed the competition to the top four finalists. On Tuesday, White sang two songs by Neil Diamond: "I'm a Believer" and "I Am I Said." Simon Cowell called ...
IT'S A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR 'IDOL' JUDGES, TOO.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
May 01, 2008 ... Paula Abdul has acknowledged what some "American Idol" viewers have long suspected: The judges sometimes see dress rehearsals and use that exposure to help formulate their comments on the evening's live performances. The issue came up this week after Abdul tried to explain ...
'LADY' HAS THE LOOK BUT NOT THE ROMANCE.(Life and Arts)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: GIANNI TRUZZISpecial to the P-I Cameron Mackintosh never skimps on spectacle, and his revival of Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" doesn't disappoint. The extravagance of the staging by the producer of "Cats" and "Les Miserables," originally in London and ...
3 MINORS TAKEN FROM CHURCH OVER SEX FEARS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... NEW MEXICO -- State police have removed three children from a church whose leader claims to be the Messiah and acknowledges having sex with some of his followers. The two girls and one boy - all under the age of 18 - were taken from the compound near Clayton in northeastern New Mexico ...
PAUSE THE BOOS AND GIVE SEXSON HIS DUE.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: SETH KOLLOENCOLUMNIST LET'S TAKE a moment, pause our booing of Richie Sexson, and give the man a tip of the cap for his upcoming 300th home run. Because no matter what we think of his recent struggles, Sexson's baseball performance has been far better than ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... May 1 1990: Mariners pitchers issued nine walks, including five in the sixth inning, and Seattle lost to the Boston Red Sox 8-2 before 20,876 fans at the Kingdome. Losing pitcher Randy Johnson walked Tony Pena, who hadn't walked in 74 previous at-bats, and struck out Wade Boggs ...
GORDON HUNGAR: 1926-2008 'LAST MINUTE KID' OF UW LORE.(Sports)(Obituary)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RALEYP-I reporter The Seattle P-I dubbed him "the Last Minute Kid," supplying Gordon Hungar with a nickname created from sportswriter exasperation as much as admiration. In 1945, Hungar, a freshman running back for Washington, came off the bench and ...
STORM DROPS FIRST TUNEUP.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I NEWS SERVICES The Storm fell 66-46 in its preseason opener at Chicago on Wednesday. Yolanda Griffth, one of the Storm's high-profile offseason acquisitions, led the team with nine points. No other player scored more than six for Seattle. ...
NEW PHOTO SOFTWARE HELPS 'CSI' DETECTIVES SOLVE THE CRIME 'IT'S MICROSOFT'S WORLD, KID'.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: TODD BISHOPP-I reporter Microsoft Corp. says it didn't pay for the use of its Photosynth image-browsing software on Wednesday night's episode of the CBS series "CSI: New York." But it would be difficult to imagine a more valuable plug for the technology. ...
YAHOO BID OPTIONS WEIGHED MICROSOFT BOARD REPORTEDLY MEETS TO CONSIDER NEXT STEPS.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: TODD BISHOPP-I reporter With Microsoft Corp.'s Yahoo acquisition bid stuck in an apparent stalemate, the Redmond company's board met Wednesday to weigh its options but didn't reach a final decision, The Wall Street Journal reported. The two companies ...
NEW PORT IN B.C. MAY POSE THREAT BUT TIMING OF ITS DEBUT ISN'T IDEAL.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: KRISTEN MILLARES YOUNGP-I reporter Up north in the B.C. Prince Rupert Port Authority, a new business model is blooming. Rather than sending goods through where people are, shipping companies allied with Beijing-based COSCO are shipping containers through where people ...
CABLE SPINOFF:.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to spin off the rest of its cable-TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate's sprawling corporate structure. The news came as Time Warner reported a 36 percent decline in first-quarter ...
ONLINE PROGRAM AIMS TO OFFSET COST OF AUTISM TREATMENT TEACHTOWN GIVES FAMILIES HOPE.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: PAUL NYHANP-I reporter Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and powerful groups including Autism Speaks often dominate the battle over autism treatment. But a 10-person Seattle software firm is quietly working on one of the biggest problems in treating autism: the ...
CRAFT-BREW INVESTORS SEE FLAT RETURNS.(Business)(Column)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL VIRGINP-I COLUMNIST WAY BACK in the dusty lists of "get around to it someday" column-topic ideas, there was an entry (and it may still be there) for a spoof news story on a new IPO that combined two of the era's hottest, can't-miss business opportunities - a ...
AT&T TO OFFER TV SHOWS ON WIRELESS HANDSETS IT MATCHES VERIZON IN PUSH FOR MORE REVENUE.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: SANFORD NOWLINSan Antonio Express-News AT&T Inc., the nation's largest cellular provider, will launch a service Sunday that will allow customers to watch TV on their wireless handsets. The service, called Mobile TV with FLO, will match the ...
NATIONAL NEWS: MERCK ORDERED TO CORRECT PROBLEMS AT VACCINE PLANT.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... TRENTON, N.J. - The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Merck & Co. to correct numerous manufacturing deficiencies at its main vaccine plant, the latest in a string of setbacks for the drug maker. The agency Wednesday released a warning letter sent to Merck's chief ...
REGIONAL NEWS.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Loss at InfoSpace is linked to a $6.7 million charge The auction-rate securities mess hit InfoSpace hard during the first quarter, with the Bellevue Internet search provider saying it took a $6.7 million impairment charge related to its investments in the financial instrument. ...
IS FISHER TUNING OUT RADIO FOR TV? MEDIA OWNER ADDING VIEWERS.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL VIRGINP-I reporter Fisher Communications Inc. executives told Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting they believe the Seattle-based broadcasting company has great brands and great opportunities to add to its portfolio. Left unanswered, though, is ...
EYMAN TAKES OUT LOAN TO PAY FOR INITIATIVE USUAL BACKER HAS OTHER OBLIGATIONS.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHRIS McGANNP-I Capitol correspondent Faced with lackluster donations and the indefinite loss of his main financier, citizen initiative sponsor Tim Eyman is for the first time putting his money where his mouth is. After more than a decade of working on ...
'SQUIRRELMAN' FINDS A LITTLE SLICE OF PARADISE TO CALL HOME SKAGIT CO. LANDOWNER OFFERS SPOT TO PARK HIS RV.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE LEWISP-I reporter David "Squirrelman" Csaky finally found a piece of land where he can nest for a while. The homeless treehouse builder, whose story gained considerable attention when he faced eviction from a city-controlled lot in Seattle, has ...
A MEDIA PROTEST CLOUDS MARINE'S FINAL JOURNEY.(News)(Column)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR.P-I COLUMNIST IN LIFE, Lt. Col. William G. Hall of Seattle didn't always care for the way events in Iraq were spun. The same might be said about last week's coverage of his burial. It should never have become controversial. ...
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB QUALIFIES TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL COMPETITION ROCKETEERS REACH NEW HEIGHTS AT INGRAHAM.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: JESSICA BLANCHARDP-I reporter Launching model rockets, it turns out, can be rather risky business. They take safety precautions, but over the past two years students in Ingraham High School's rocketry club have dodged an errant rocket, plucked another ...
EX-WEYERHAEUSER WORKER ACCUSED:.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Prosecutors have filed 212 counts of felony theft against two sisters accused of embezzling $481,060 from Weyerhaeuser Co. Former Weyerhaeuser employee Dyana Magno Cabuang, 50 ((age)), and her 53-year-old ((age)) sister, Lena Adriano De La Fuente, were charged Tuesday in King County ...
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PAY MORE BOARD SET TO APPROVE A 2 PERCENT BOOST.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPHP-I reporter Tuition likely will rise again next fall for thousands of students at community colleges in Washington, meaning the annual cost of attending the two-year schools has jumped by $1,215 in a decade. The increase for the fall will be ...
'FREE' TVS WEREN'T 2 FIRMS FINED CONSUMERS CAN GET REFUNDS FROM WEB PROMOTIONS.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: PHUONG CAT LEP-I reporter They were touted as free, but the 42-inch, wide-screen HDTV, the laptop computer, the digital camera and the other big-ticket items really weren't. Consumers who clicked on the pop-up ads or online links discovered that they had ...
SEATTLE TO SUPPORT FARMERS MARKETS BY CUTTING FEES.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANGELA GALLOWAYP-I reporter Farmers markets in Seattle will get a break in permitting fees when they set up shop on city streets and in parkland. The move is meant to help such markets find affordable long-term locations, officials said Wednesday. Largely ...
SIMPLE TOOLS USED TO ENVISION SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX PROBLEMS LEADERS GATHER TO PLOT REGION'S FUTURE.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTONP-I reporter Wielding maps and tools normally used by kindergartners, developers, captains of industry, elected officials, nature lovers and academics envisioned the region's future Wednesday. Asked to assess how the region is expected to ...
COUPLE QUESTIONED IN TRACK COACH'S DEATH THEIR HOME IS SEARCHED IN SLAYING INQUIRY.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: SCOTT GUTIERREZP-I reporter Detectives investigating the slaying of a Ferndale track coach have questioned both a woman who had an affair with the victim and her husband, according to court documents. Jeremy Scully, 38, was found Sunday in the woods on ...
DEATHS OF 2 SOLDIERS OVERSEAS REPORTED.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services FORT LEWIS -- A Fort Lewis soldier has been killed in Afghanistan and a second has died in Kuwait, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, of Ramona, Calif., died Tuesday in Bastion, Afghanistan, ...
PHINNEY RIDGE'S CORNER GROCER IS TAKING A STAND - BY GETTING BIGGER EXPANSION WILL NEARLY DOUBLE KEN'S MARKET.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: AUBREY COHENP-I reporter The produce section at Ken's Market currently takes up the back wall of the Phinney Ridge grocery store, with tools and cookware shelved above the fruits and vegetables. After a proposed expansion, the produce would move up front, ...
KING COUNTY DEATHS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... ANDERSON: Chase B., 19, of Yarrow Point, April 25. AXELSEN: Donald, 78, of Seattle, April 28. BARTLETT: Jackson T., 58, of Sammamish, April 17. BEACH: Alberta V., 77, of Issaquah, April 22. BIRKELAND: Christian J., 74, of Bainbridge Island, April ...
TORU SAKAHARA: 1916-2008 'RELUCTANT LEADER' DIDN'T SHY AWAY FROM THE TOUGH FIGHTS.(News)(Obituary)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: CASEY McNERTHNEYP-I reporter Toru Sakahara didn't often talk about his time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans and the prejudice he'd faced despite being an American citizen. What he focused on, day by day, was helping those in the community ...
FORMER STATE TROOPER GETS JAIL FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT MAN ASSAULTED WOMAN AFTER TRAFFIC STOP.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: VANESSA HOP-I reporter A former Washington State Patrol trooper convicted of sexually assaulting a woman he had arrested for suspected drunken driving was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail, the maximum term for the crime. "The jury got it right," ...
NAVY IS TRYING TO CATCH SHARKS AFTER FATAL ATTACK.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... MEXICO -- Authorities used baited hooks to catch sharks Wednesday near a beach where a U.S. surfer was killed in an attack. Adrian Ruiz, 24, of San Francisco bled to death Monday after being bitten on the thigh while surfing off Troncones beach west of Acapulco. ...
CORRECTIONS / CLARIFICATIONS.(News)(Correction notice)
May 01, 2008 ... Araceli Hernandez, program manager at CASA Latina in Seattle, said undocumented men not associated with the organization's day-worker center have been entrapped several blocks from the center by immigration agents posing as employers ....
CITY MAY ASK DELAY IN SONICS TRIAL SEATTLE WANTS SIX MONTHS TO PREPARE IF MONETARY DAMAGES TO BE DECIDED.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREG JOHNSP-I reporter Lawyers for the city of Seattle have requested their court case with the Sonics be delayed six months if the judge agrees with the team's recent motion to decide monetary damages during the trial. The Sonics' lawyers filed a motion ...
UW CREW DIPPING INTO DEEP TALENT POOL VARSITY EIGHT MIGHT BE FASTER THAN LAST YEAR'S UNBEATEN IRA CHAMPS.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RALEYP-I reporter Members of Washington's varsity eight men's crew, so unified and powerful with every stroke last season, smiled for the cameras one last time at Conibear Shellhouse, taking their final bows. Then these Huskies rowers - who finished ...