Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from June 2008:
TIME FOR A REAL ENERGY POLICY.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... With gasoline topping $4 per gallon, it's time for Americans to make serious decisions about our energy future. We should think about the environment, climate change and the economy at the same time, because all are tied together from here on. The price of gasoline here has ...
WORLD POPULATION: PROSPERITY BRINGS HEALTH BENEFITS.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Regarding Johann Hari's article on world population, the policy of the Bush administration with regard to family planning is the exact opposite of what is needed, both domestically and in terms of aid to developing countries ("Too many people on Earth?" May 25). One reason ...
SUNDAY SHORTS.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HEAVY THOUGHT It's understandable that emergency airlift personnel would need to know the weight and girth of a patient before heading to the location (apparently there's an increasing number of folks topping 250 pounds who can't fit into a helicopter). But reading the story in ...
OUR NATION'S SELF-RESPECT DEMANDS IMPEACHMENT.(Focus)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: LINDA BOYDGUEST COLUMNIST I wept to see Sami al Haj embrace his young son for the first time after six years in Guantanamo prison. Sami al Haj, a Sudanese news cameraman, was seized in Pakistan while working for al Jazeera News. He was imprisoned, tortured and ...
SEEMINGLY MINOR GESTURES CAN HAVE IMMEASURABLE AND LASTING IMPORT.(Focus)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: LINDA P. CAMPBELLSYNDICATED COLUMNIST Jack Davenport didn't get to see his son's last high school home run, a bomb over the right field wall at Hardin-Simmons University's Hunter Field in Abilene, Texas, May 17. Instead of snapping away as usual on his ...
CAP-AND-TRADE AN UNJUSTIFIED TAX.(Focus)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: GEORGE F. WILL SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- An unprecedentedly radical government grab for control of the U.S. economy will be debated this week when the Senate considers saving the planet by means of a cap-and-trade system to ration carbon emissions. The plan is ...
STORM'S BIRD CHOSEN FOR OLYMPIC TEAM.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Byline: DARREN FESSENDEN Special to the P-I Having one of her best passing years ever, it is only fitting that Sue Bird will be the starting point guard on the 2008 USA Women's Senior National Team. Seattle's 5-foot-9 veteran was one of the nine players named ...
BODIES OF TWO MEN LOST IN GREEN RIVER FOUND, RECOVERED.(News)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Byline: HECTOR CASTROP-I reporter Search and rescue teams on Saturday recovered the bodies of two men missing on the Green River since May 17. The men, one an experienced kayaker and the other just out on a rafting trip, were lost on a day of record heat when the ...
WOMAN SHOT, MAN STABBED OUTSIDE SEATAC BAR.(News)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Byline: HECTOR CASTROP-I reporter Two people were hurt in a melee outside a sports bar in SeaTac early Saturday, though investigators are still trying to determine what happened. King County sheriff's deputies were called to the bar in the 16300 block of ...
BOEING SAYS IT CAN HANDLE AIRLINE FUEL CRISIS - FOR NOW BUT COSTS, ECONOMY FORCE SOME CUSTOMERS TO DELAY ORDERS.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JAMES WALLACE P-I aerospace reporter ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Although sky-high aviation fuel prices have thrown a scare into the airline industry not seen since the horrendous 9/11 downturn that resulted in massive layoffs at The Boeing Co., the leader of the company's ...
BOTHELL COMPANY EXPANDING ITS TARGET USER FOR HAND-HELD ULTRASOUNDS SONOSITE PROFITS FROM DIVERSITY.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JOSEPH TARTAKOFFP-I reporter In the late 1990s, Bothell's SonoSite pioneered the market for hand-carried ultrasounds - taking the image quality of devices that typically weighed hundreds of pounds and putting it in laptoplike machines weighing less than 10 pounds. ...
AMAZON'S BEZOS TELLS A DIRTY STORY.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... BEZOS' SEX LIFE: Jeff Bezos opened up Amazon.com's annual meeting of shareholders with this tidbit from board member John Doerr, as reported by The Wall Street Journal: "In the early days when you went back in the Amazon shipping area, the books were lined up so you could see ...
WANTED: STRONG MANAGERS FOR CHAOS AT WORK.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: MAUREEN MORIARTY Columnist TOUGH TIMES often define leaders. There is a big difference between managing and leading. Leaders provide direction, the road map for change and inspiration for even the most difficult journeys. The most effective leaders are good at ...
A DIFFERENT ITINERARY FOR CITY SIGHTSEERS.(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: ABELARD MONTAGUE GUEST COLUMNIST The Seattle P-I's May 15 issue featured a 39-page supplement full of information for folks visiting the Pacific Northwest. There were dozens of listings pertaining to Seattle, and one could easily fashion a pleasant itinerary from among ...
LIVING FOOD: A PITCH FOR CAPITAL.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... World leaders need to make dramatic commitments to feeding the hungry. At the same time, they have to build the capacity of the poorer nations to feed themselves in the future. When international leaders meet in Rome this week to discuss the food crisis, a mix of immediate ...
ELECTION SEASON: A CAPABLE JUDICIARY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Washingtonians have a right to clean, honestly conducted political campaigns. That's especially true in races for judicial positions. This week, candidates will file for elective positions all over the state. Because of the earlier primary dates, the filing period for offices on the ballot ...
GLOBALIZATION: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE CONTROLS.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2008 ... In this election year, while all eyes are on the cost of war in Iraq and the price of gas, control of the world's affairs is quietly slipping into the hands of international financial institutions. It's called globalization and it may be the most significant historic development of this ...
METRO TRANSIT: JUST PACK 'EM IN.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... High gas prices combined with the other horsemen of fiscal bleakness (job loss, home foreclosures and insanely expensive groceries) have created an uptick in mass transit use across the country. Yet another piece on the subject in The Wall Street Journal on Friday had an interview with ...
BOOKS.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "THE HOUSE ON FORTUNE STREET" Margot Livesey. 320 pages. Harper. $24.95. The vitamin-deficiency diseases, a longtime scourge in the impoverished corners of the world, are all but unknown in its well-nourished ones. The British novelist Margot Livesey, a shrewd ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... SIMONE "Simone on Simone" (Koch) Who has the audacity to record the songs of the fierce and spellbinding Nina Simone? Her daughter, who goes by Simone, takes the intimidating challenge. With Broadway leads in "Rent" and "Aida," acid jazz vocals with Liquid Soul and a ...
DRINKS.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... CHERRY-ORANGE GRANITA Serves: 6-8 2 pounds cherries, pitted 1/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1/2 teaspoon orange zest 1 cup water Fresh mint, for garnish Combine the cherries with ...
DVDS.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "MAN OF THE WEST" 99 minutes. Unrated. Anthony Mann's "Man of the West" is the obvious antecedent for Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven." In both films, a man who used to kill people for a living finds that after being unwillingly lured back into his old profession, he ...
DINNER.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... DORO WAT CHICKEN Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks Juice of 1 lemon Kosher salt 2 tablespoons ghee or butter 2 ...
GAMES.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "TEENAGE ZOMBIES: INVASION OF THE ALIEN BRAIN THINGYS" Rating: Everyone Platform: Nintendo DS (Ignition) This goofy adventure deftly combines two B-movie threats - the alien invasion and the undead uprising - in a way that hasn't been seen since Ed Wood's "Plan 9 from ...
ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... EAT/DRINK winetastetv.com This online TV channel encompasses all aspects of wine, from food pairing to regional wine events. MONEY moneyning.com The interesting and ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "GREEK" 8 p.m. ABC Family Cappie's pledges break in their fake ID cards. "HEAVYWEIGHTS" 8:30 p.m. Food Network Learn more about food industry heavyweights, the leaders of the frozen dinner revolution, Swanson's and Stouffer's. ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ADDICTED TO DECAF? A little edgy? Might have nothing to do with the meeting you're late for, and everything to do with the fact that you skipped your decaf. Yes, decaf. That supposedly nonoctane drink can contain enough caffeine to boost your mood, wake you up, help ...
NATURAL MEDICINE.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The benefits of going green with tea Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, second only to water. It has been enjoyed in Eastern countries for more than 4,000 years and Chinese and Japanese traditions attribute many healing properties to this beverage. Today, scientists ...
CHILD-HEALTH MYTHS PARENTS SHOULDN'T SNEEZE AT LET'S SEPARATE THE CHILD-HEALTH FACTS FROM FICTION.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: DR. ROBERT NOHLE COLUMNIST DAY-IN AND DAY-OUT parents ask me about certain health conditions or treatments that have no basis in fact. Those guys on "Mythbusters" have made a career of separating the truth from urban legend - though it often involves explosions, fire ...
BEST CELL PHONES FOR EASE OF TEXTING.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING If you're the parent of a tween or teen, you've likely found yourself text-messaging on your cell phone - or wishing you could - just to stay in touch. But you also may have noticed that typing words on a phone's numeric keypad can be ...
REALITY CHECK.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE BELIEF: Dust mites make allergies worse. THE FACTS: Most people with allergies or asthma know well the hazards of dust mites, the microscopic household critters long said to be one of the most common triggers of allergic symptoms. But that ...
SERIES FINALE WASN'T MERE CHILD'S PLAY.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: R.M. CAMPBELLP-I music critic The Seattle Symphony "Coming to America" Festival, which opened Thursday night at Benaroya Hall, is a pretty high-minded affair. But not so much that orchestra officials forgot the children in their midst. Thus, "Coming to ...
ARIZONA: NASA LANDER ROBOT MAKES TEST RUN ON SURFACE OF MARS.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... NASA's new robot on Mars has reached out and touched the soil for the first time, leaving behind a striking footprintlike impression, scientists said Sunday. The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm was making a test run, just one week after its landing. The spacecraft, which is ...
LAKERS VS. CELTICS: A LITTLE SLICE OF AMERICANA.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: NORMAN CHADCOLUMNIST THE WRITERS' STRIKE ended just in time for David Stern: A year after surviving a Spurs-induced somnambulant NBA Finals and the outlaw ref Tim Donaghy, the NBA czar splurged on a DreamWorks-like script to give us a Celtics-Lakers fairy tale. It's ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... June 2 1987: With the No. 1 overall selection in the free-agent draft, the Mariners picked outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and promptly signed him to a $150,000 contract. "He has a lot of potential," said Roger Jongewaard, the Mariners' director of scouting. 1990: Randy ...
SOUNDERS FC LIKES BRAZIL'S STYLE EXPANSION MLS SQUAD ENVISIONS 'BEAUTIFUL GAME' IN SEATTLE.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: MATTHEW GASCHKSpecial to the P-I The game between Brazil and Canada was only three minutes along Saturday night and the crowd of 47,052 at Qwest Field already was bursting at the seams with excitement. Brazilian forward Robinho dazzled the Canadian ...
MARGO'S GIFT KEEPS GIVING.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: DICK ROCKNESpecial to the P-I AUBURN -- Margo's Gift, who completed his stellar 2-year-old year by bringing fame, fortune and some excitement to Northwest thoroughbred racing, gave notice Sunday that he hasn't lost his fast-closing ability to win races. ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ARCHITECT Mahlum Architects hired Pierce McVey as an associate principal. BOARDS CellCyte Genetics Corp. appointed Jay Traverse to its scientific advisory board. Marguerite Casey Foundation elected Lynn Huntley and David Villa to its board of ...
YOUTH BASEBALL INJURY STATS: OUCH!(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: BOB CONDOR COLUMNIST NO DOUBT the Little League bleachers are buzzing in Wayne, N.J., and just about any youth baseball diamond that learns about a May 19 lawsuit filed by the Domalewski family. The New Jersey parents of former pitcher Steven Domalewski sued ...
A MOMENT WITH VIRGINIA MADSEN / ACTOR.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Virginia Madsen, a critically acclaimed actor whose role in "Sideways" earned her an Academy Award nomination, visited Seattle recently to promote a voting-awareness campaign sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Allergan, the makers of Botox. The 46-year-old ((age)) ...
'SEX AND CITY' IS A HOT TICKET:.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals have not lost their sex appeal. The big-screen "Sex and the City" - reuniting Parker and TV co-stars Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon - strutted to a $55.7 million opening weekend, far exceeding Hollywood's box-office ...
HITTING THE HIGH NOTES:.(Life and Arts)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli says he believes operatic treatment of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" will help people see the world's environmental predicament from a fresh point of view. "Opera makes you reflect," said Battistelli, who is working on an opera based on Gore's book ...
DENNIS FARINA DODGES A COUNTY FELONY BULLET.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Los Angeles County prosecutors won't file felony charges against actor Dennis Farina for having a gun in his luggage at an airport last month.The District Attorney's Office said there wasn't enough evidence to charge Farina with a felony. The case was refereed to the city attorney's ...
WILD SKY EVENT HAS UNLIKELY GUEST.(News)(Column)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JOEL CONNELLY P-I columnist INDEX -- When it was disclosed that Undersecretary of Agriculture Mark Rey would be on hand for the Wild Sky Wilderness dedication, "prince of darkness" and "Darth Vader" jokes were passed among conservationists. Rey was the only ...
TROUBLED CHILDREN IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS CASAS ARE 'EYES AND EARS' OF COURT.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: KATHY MULADY P-I reporter Jodi Logan lived in seven foster homes as a teenager. She says her mother loved her, but struggled with drug addiction and couldn't manage to get her children to school in the morning, clean the house or keep track of appointments. ...
DRIVER FEELS 'PENALIZED' BY NEW BUS LANES.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: LARRY LANGE P-I reporter Question: Skip Borland and Brendan Vaughn had questions and critiques about new bus lanes being created on Elliott Avenue West and 15th Avenue West between Denny Way and the Ballard Bridge. Buses used the lane during peak hours ...
NEW DISCOVERIES AHEAD FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS AFTER YEARLONG DEPLOYMENTS, TROOPS ENFOLDED IN FERVENT WELCOMES HOME.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: HECTOR CASTRO P-I reporter The brass band played, the crowd cheered and some cried as soldiers returning from tours in Iraq marched into Fort Lewis' Soldier Field House on Saturday morning. The balloons, flags and posters filling the auditorium were to ...
FORMER SCHOOL GUTTED.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A crane will be brought in to help determine what caused a three-alarm blaze that gutted the former Angle Lake Elementary School, sending up a column of black smoke that could be seen for miles Saturday night near Sea-Tac Airport. Fire Department spokesman Dave Nelson said that by the time ...
SOUNDER TO SERVE MUKILTEO REGULAR STOPS BEGIN MONDAY NEW STATION IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: LARRY LANGEP-I reporter As ridership on its commuter train continues to rise, Sound Transit is adding a stop in Mukilteo starting Monday, after the agency debuted the new service Saturday with free rides to the Mariners game. Regular service begins Monday ...
STRUGGLING STUDENT GETS CHANCE TO BE KID AGAIN.(News)(Column)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: MARY SWIFTColumnist JOSH CONGER SKIPPED school last Thursday. There was a time that would have been cause for concern. This time, it was cause for celebration. A ninth-grader at Tahoma Junior High in Maple Valley, Josh was in Seattle ...
SEATTLE P-I WINS 34 AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF The Seattle P-I received 34 awards for print and online coverage from the regional Society of Professional Journalists during a banquet honoring journalistic excellence in 2007. P-I staff members received 14 first-place awards at the Saturday ...
VETS' INTENTIONS WERE SHATTERED IN WARTIME HORRORS STORIES RECOUNT EXPERIENCES IN IRAQ.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: LISA STIFFLERP-I reporter One former soldier recounted an interrogation of an Iraqi by his fellow combatants so brutal he likened it to "a frat house gang rape." Another was still troubled not by his close brushes with death, but by the times he nearly ...
FORUMS TO FOCUS ON BETTER DESIGNS FOR TOWN HOMES.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF Seattleites frustrated with the boom in ugly town houses can learn about solutions in public forums being held Monday and Saturday. In the past eight years, single-family housing has given way to about 8,000 town homes throughout Seattle. Many town ...
RANGER, SUB OFFICER, MP WITH LINKS TO STATE DIED IN WAR LAST MONTH.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE BARBERP-I reporter At 21, Army Spc. Christopher Gathercole had become one of the elite Rangers, wanting stability in his life after spending a good part of it in foster homes in Santa Rosa, Calif. Gathercole served with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: BUSH BROKE PROMISE BY NOT FIRING ROVE, MCCLELLAN SAYS.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's former chief spokesman. "I think the president should have stood by his word, and that meant Karl should have left," ...
SEAHAWKS IN FLUX AS MINICAMP BEGINS DESPITE UNCERTAINTY AROUND HIM, HASSELBECK HAPPY HE'S HEALTHY.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: CLARE FARNSWORTHP-I reporter KIRKLAND -- Matt Hasselbeck's most reliable receiver, Bobby Engram, is threatening to prolong a no-show aimed at getting a contract extension, and his highest-paid receiver, Deion Branch, is continuing to rehab from knee surgery. ...
IF BIG BROWN LOSES, YOU KNOW WHOM TO BLAME.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: LARRY LEE PALMERCOLUMNIST IT IS MY guilty (but distinct) pleasure to return to the Big Apple to cover the Belmont Stakes for the fourth time in six years. Based strictly on results, however - I've never seen a horse complete the Triple Crown - maybe I should take up ...
TIGERS POUNCE ON PUTZ DETROIT'S FOUR-RUN NINTH DOES IN M'S.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN HICKEYP-I reporter The Mariners came into Sunday having won three of their past four games. For a team with the worst record in the American League, that's akin to riding a wave. So manager John McLaren's club tried to ride it one more time Sunday ....
STORM RALLIES FOR VICTORY AGAIN BIRD'S LATE LAYUP HELPS BEAT COMETS FOR BEST START IN TEAM HISTORY.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: DARREN FESSENDENSpecial to the P-I Sheryl Swoopes spent 11 seasons with the Houston Comets, winning four WNBA championships, three most valuable player awards and three defensive player of the year awards. But in the Seattle Storm's 64-63 win over her old team on ...
UW WOMEN'S FOUR BOAT WINS NATIONAL TITLE WESTERN WINS FOURTH TEAM TROPHY IN ROW.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JAMES RAIASpecial to the P-I GOLD RIVER, Calif. -- It was the crew version of musical chairs and it resulted in a surprisingly strong finish Sunday for Washington at the NCAA women's rowing championships. The Huskies, who were uncertain of their ...
FAMILIAR PAIN RETURNS BATISTA LEAVES GAME AFTER TWEAKING GROIN.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN HICKEYP-I reporter Miguel Batista thought he'd put problems with his right groin behind him. Apparently not. The Mariners right-hander was clinging to a 3-2 lead over Detroit starter Jeremy Bonderman in the sixth inning Sunday when the ...
ON DECK.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MARINERS (21-36) VS. ANGELS (34-24) WHEN/WHERE: Monday, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field SERIES: Game 1 of a 3-game series TV/RADIO: FSN; KOMO-AM/1000 MATCHUP: LHP Jarrod Washburn (2-6, 6.54) vs. RHP Ervin Santana (7-2, 3.09) 2008 SERIES: ...
MOTOR SPORTS BUSCH DOMINATES AT DOVER.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Kyle Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race Sunday at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season. Busch won for the third time in the past five Cup races, earned his fifth ...
ON THE ROAD? DON'T TALK TO THE HAND TALKING ON A HAND-HELD CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING IS A $124 TICKET STARTING JULY 1.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: SCOTT GUTIERREZ P-I reporter Mike Place isn't a state trooper or a traffic safety expert. But as a sales manager at a downtown Car Toys store, he's fielded plenty of questions about Washington's new ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving. "Mostly ...
URBAN FARMING SPROUTS IN SEATTLE OVERLOOKED NOOKS AND CRANNIES COLONIZED TO GROW FOOD.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I reporter Outside Mary Heim's house, between the sidewalk and street, is a rectangular strip of dirt - part of her long-standing war against mowing the lawn. She applied for a permit to remove grass and two sickly trees in the strip next ...