Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from July 2008:
BUYING ONLINE? STATE SALES TAX NOW AWAITS WASHINGTON LAW KICKS IN TODAY.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANDREA JAMES P-I reporter For the countless consumers who buy online to avoid paying state sales tax, the party is ending. Though Washington shoppers are on their honor to pay sales taxes each year on out-of-state purchases - it's called a "use tax" - most ...
YEAR TOUGH FOR STOCKS BUT SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES DO WELL.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: KIMBERLY CHOUP-I reporter Biotech companies and financial institutions have seen their share prices drop in the first half of this year, while a sustainable fishery has come out on top in an index of Washington state's publicly traded companies. ...
DOES FOREIGN OWNERSHIP MATTER?(Business)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL VIRGIN P-I columnist DOES IT MATTER much to you if the beer you drink is made by a foreign-owned company? How about the car you drive? Not so much? Let's up the stakes a little. How about ownership of the bank in which you deposit money or that holds ...
ZYMOGENETICS GETS DEAL TO BORROW UP TO $100 MILLION BIOTECH SEES PATH TO PROFITABILITY.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOSEPH TARTAKOFF P-I reporter Looking to strengthen its financial position, ZymoGenetics of Seattle said Monday it had reached a deal that will allow it to borrow up to $100 million over the next year and a half. During a conference call to announce the ...
FAST-GROWING EDUCATION STARTUP LANDS $3 MILLION SYNAPTICMASH OF SEATTLE CREATES ONLINE TOOLS.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN COOK P-I reporter SynapticMash is less than 10 months old. But the Seattle education startup is growing fast, approaching 30 employees and already securing contracts with about half a dozen school districts. And now the startup has reeled in $3 million, ...
REGIONAL NEWS: SNIPPET.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The corporate-travel division of Bellevue's Expedia Inc. said it is changing its name to Egencia, effective Monday. NATIONAL NEWS New product Zingo designed to reduce needle pain in kids South San Francisco, Calif.-based Anesiva Inc. said Monday it has ...
REGIONAL NEWS: WAMU REPLACES RETAIL BANKING DIVISION LEADER.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Washington Mutual Inc. said Monday it replaced the president of its retail banking division, James Corcoran. Stephen Rotella, WaMu's chief operating officer and president, took over Corcoran's job of overseeing the thrift's 2,500 or so branches and its online banking operations ...
RED LION RECEIVES BUYOUT BID FROM COLUMBIA PACIFIC HOTEL FIRM'S BOARD CONSIDERING OFFER.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RICHMAN P-I reporter Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. said Monday that Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund LLC of Seattle has made an unsolicited $151 million bid to buy the company and take it private, which the hotel company is considering. Red Lion, ...
IRAQ WAR HISTORY: A TACTICAL FAILURE.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Not only was our invasion, and now, occupation, of Iraq unjustified, but a new Army report proves that it was also botched. The 720-page report - a must-read for presidential candidates - confirms what we've seen unfolding month after month, year after year in Iraq: Our war there has been ...
CLINTON FAN NOT READY TO MAKE NICE.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: MAUREEN DOWD Columnist UNITY, N.H. -- Unity was spared the banality of unanimity. Carmella Lewis, with her Hillary T-shirt and Hillary placard, came all the way from Denver to make sure there would be plenty of ambiguity, duality and ferocity in Unity. ...
VOTE FOR CANDIDATE WHO WILL REBUILD U.S.(Editorial)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Just a few months ago, the consensus view was that Barack Obama would need to choose a hard-core national-security type as his vice presidential running mate to compensate for his lack of foreign policy experience and that John ...
SEATTLE PARKS LEVY: A WORK IN PROGRESS.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Seattle City Council has work to do if it intends to put a parks levy on the November ballot. Voters deserve as tight, fair and well conceived a plan as possible, especially during a time of economic turbulence. The process has been compressed by the lack of leadership from ...
STEINBRUECK PARK: SPRUCE WITH CARE.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... While we're in favor of Mayor Greg Nickels' $75 million plan to rehab and revamp Pike Place Market, we hope the city proceeds with caution in considering plans to do the same with Victor Steinbrueck Park. It's true that some of the city's least fortunate gather there, but then, hanging out ...
AMERICA LOVES BOTH THE LAW AND THE GUN.(Editorial)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: RUPERT CORNWELL SYNDICATED COLUMNIST You can live in a country for more than a dozen years. You can marry one of its citizens, and watch your son grow up to be one of its citizens. Yet on occasion, here in the United States, I still feel like an alien from the opposite ...
520 BRIDGE: IT'S GOVERNOR'S JOB TO MAKE THE CALL NOW.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... For many years we have been hearing about the requirement for a new bridge over Lake Washington. Gas and very likely many more items have been taxed. So far all we have heard is that the state, King County and all local city governments have had their fingers in the pie without a firm ...
MCCAIN MULLS RUN AS ONE-TERMER.(Editorial)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARSHA MERCER SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- How bad is it for John McCain? Some supporters keep suggesting he would have a better shot at the White House if he promised to serve only one term. Cue the old joke about the contest in which the first prize ...
BOOKS.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... "HIT AND RUN" Lawrence Block. William Morrow. 287 pages. $25. John Keller, professional hit man, is on his way to Des Moines to take a life - one last job before retiring to spend more time with his stamp collection. Keller is the consummate pro. He's killed hundreds ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... EARLIMART "Hymn and Her" (Majordomo) Unless they're also fans of the Georgetown Music Festival, most Seattle fans of Elliot Smith, Wilco and Sonic Youth probably don't know about Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray, who operate as Earlimart. This is a tapestry of ...
DRINKS.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... YANKEE DOODLE (ABOVE) 11/2 ounces SKYY Infusions Grape Vodka 1 teaspoon raw sugar 4 slices of fresh peeled ginger 5 large green grapes Soda Muddle grapes, ginger and sugar in pint glass. Add ice and vodka. Shake ...
DVDS.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... "MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS" Rated PG-13. 95 minutes. Norah Jones makes her acting debut and Wong Kar Wai does his first English-language film with this tale of a brokenhearted lover on a meandering crosscountry foray. Singer Jones takes the lead in Wong's dreamy tale of a ...
DINNER.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SWISS CHARD WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND PINE NUTS Serves: 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes 2 tablespoons pine nuts 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 large sweet onion, coarsely chopped 1 bunch ...
GAMES.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SECRET AGENT CLANK Rated: Everyone older than 10 Platform: PSP Clank the Sidekick gets to be Clank the Hero in this newest addition to Sony's "Ratchet & Clank" buddy game franchise. Stepping out from behind Ratchet's big ears to take the lead in this ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... "EXPLORER: GORILLA MURDERS" 7 p.m. National Geographic A look at the killing of six mountain gorillas in Africa's Virunga National Park. "CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD" 8 p.m. KING/5 Survey says: Vincent Pastore's crew takes on the gang ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FEELING WIMPY? TRY THIS QUICK, HEALTHY FIX If your arms feel like wet noodles after carrying groceries or pushing a swing, check your multivitamin: It and you may be low on magnesium. Your muscles (and your heart, nerves and intestines) require this mineral to function properly, ...
SOLE CUSTODY FOR KIMORA SIMMONS.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Kimora Lee Simmons won sole custody of her two daughters with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. The couple divorced in March after almost 10 years of marriage. Legal papers show that Russell, 50 ((age)), will have his children, Ming, 8, and Aoki, 5, one week out of every eight and ...
STATE FAILS TO MEET FOSTER CARE ACCORDS, JUDGE RULES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN IWASAKI P-I reporter The state has lagged in its caseworkers' monthly visits to foster children, one of four areas where Washington has failed to comply with agreements made to settle a landmark suit in 2004, a judge ruled Monday. Whatcom County ...
SCHOOL AIDE CHARGED WITH MOLESTING KIDS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I reporter A Seattle Public Schools instructional aide has been accused of sexually touching two female students over two years during an English language immersion class at Aki Kurose Middle School. Prosecutors accused Sergio Urrutia, ...
RENTON MAN AN ABU GHRAIB TORTURER, SUIT SAYS FEDERAL ACTIONS ACCUSE U.S. MILITARY CONTRACTORS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES A Renton man who worked as an interrogator for CACI Inc. is among defendants named in federal lawsuits filed Monday by three Iraqis and a Jordanian alleging that they were tortured by U.S. military contractors while detained at the Abu Ghraib ...
NORTH KOREA: FIRST LOAD OF U.S. WHEAT UNLOADED IN PYONGYANG.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A U.S. freighter began unloading tons of American wheat in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday, as the government agreed to give international aid workers unprecedented access to its isolated, hunger-stricken territory. The shipment is the first installment of 500,000 ...
FRANCE: DIPLOMAT NAMED TO HEAD U.N. PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday tapped a French diplomat to become the world body's newest peacekeeping chief. Alain Le Roy, who has been helping French President Nicolas Sarkozy's administration bolster its ties with North Africa and has extensive experience in the Balkans, ...
MEDICAL ID THEFT IS A BIG PAIN TOO.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: PHUONG CAT LEP-I REPORTER IN MAY, an Edmonds woman was arrested for using another woman's identity to obtain nearly $180,000 worth of medical services and prescriptions drugs. It's a form of identity theft that doesn't happen as often as cases involving ...
BIRD WATCHING:.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... You can't put together a boarding party, but just seeing the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Eagle is a breathtaking experience. One of the tallest of the world's remaining tall ships, the majestic square-rigger will tie up at Seattle's Pier 66 Tuesday and Wednesday before heading to ...
STAYIN' ALIVE:.(Television)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Fans of Jason Mesnick, the likable divorced dad from Kirkland who may be sweeping DeAnna Pappas off her feet in ABC's latest edition of "The Bachelorette," breathed a big sigh of relief Monday night. Pappas kept him in the running for her hand for another week. Not so happy is Jeremy, a ...
THE ART OF LIVING TO BE 100 GENEVIEVE TUCK'S CANVASES AND LIFE REFLECT A SENSE OF WONDER.(Life and Arts)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOLLY MULLENP-I reporter Genevieve Tuck has spent most of her 100 years with a brush in one hand, oil paints in the other and a landscape stretched out in front of her waiting to be captured on her canvas. She is a plein air oil painter, meaning she would ...
ABC'S TUESDAY NIGHT DUO IS POPULAR - AND DEGRADING SUMMER OF HUMILIATION.(Television)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOANNE OSTROWThe Denver Post Tuesday is debasement night this summer on ABC. There's plenty of degradation to go around, for those on camera, as well as those watching. A pair of series devoted to physical goofs are noteworthy not only for ...
PEDDLING 'SEA TO SEA' TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE DOWN AND OUT.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: NOEL LYN SMITH P-I reporter Clad in yellow and blue jerseys, 144 bicyclists gathered among the usual walkers and beachcombers Monday morning on the shores at Golden Gardens Park. Each dipped their rear tires in the cool waters of Puget Sound before ...
BLAZE THAT KILLED 3 PEOPLE WAS ARSON HOMELESSNESS AND DEATH IN WAKE OF BURIEN FIRE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOISES MENDOZA AND HECTOR CASTRO P-I reporters The fire that raced through two Burien apartment complexes, killing three people early Sunday morning, was intentionally set, officials said Monday. Investigators believed the fire started at the entrance to the ...
MAN SUES OVER FALL FROM UW FRATERNITY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPH P-I reporter A University of Washington graduate who fell from a fourth-floor fraternity-house window three years ago filed a lawsuit against the fraternity earlier this month, claiming that the fall stemmed from a culture that promotes alcohol consumption ...
AG OPINION ASKED ON GUN BANS SIX STATE LEGISLATORS URGE MCKENNA TO WEIGH IN ON SEATTLE, OTHER CITIES' RULES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHRIS McGANN P-I Capitol correspondent OLYMPIA -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Washington, D.C., gun ban combined with Seattle's attempt to restrict guns on city property has sparked a legislative discussion about an issue Washington Democrats have consistently ...
DONORS HELP SAVE HOME OF SEATTLE JAZZ ICON.(News)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR. P-I reporter NEWS SPREAD like a hot jazz riff: Ernestine Anderson, four-time Grammy- nominated vocalist, was in danger of losing her Seattle home to foreclosure. One by one, souls responded. There was Eleanor Rubie of Seattle, who ...
POLICE TO INCREASE PATROLS AT MARKET AFTER SHOOTING.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: SCOTT GUTIERREZ P-I reporter Seattle police plan to send extra patrols this week around Pike Place Market and Victor Steinbrueck Park after a shooting Sunday that wounded three people. The victims, all men in their 20s, were shot after an argument between ...
RAFTER REPORTED MISSING.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A rafter was missing Monday night after he slipped below the surface of the Snoqualmie River east of Fall City. The man, thought to be in his 30s, was last seen just after 5:30 p.m. A companion rafting near the man told firefighters that he saw his friend fall into the river and disappear ...
TUKWILA MAN FACES HOMICIDE CHARGE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services SEATTLE -- A Tukwila man accused of fighting with another man at a South King County casino, and then running him over with his van, now faces vehicular-homicide and hit-and-run charges. Investigators say Rafael Facundo-Rios, 29, ...
PENGUINS SEEN AS 'CANARIES IN CLIMATE COAL MINE'.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: CLAIRE TRAGESER P-I reporter Dee Boersma and her team of students hadn't been in the Argentine penguin colony very long before they made a new friend. A young penguin had lost his nest in a fight, so he decided the space under Boersma's turbo-powered Ford ...
CONDO DEVELOPERS TOLD: PAY MORE OF RENTERS' COSTS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANGELA GALLOWAYP-I reporter Developers who convert apartments into condos would have to pay some moderate- and low-income Seattleites considerably more in moving expenses under a measure approved Mondy by the City Council. The council voted 8-0 to ...
CITIES SKEPTICAL OF COUNTY'S NEW JAIL PLANS MISDEMEANOR HOUSING EXTENDED?(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: HECTOR CASTRO P-I reporter If King County leaders want to keep cities from building their own jails, they will have to act quickly and prove that they're serious about providing a regional jail system that will house not just felons, but misdemeanor inmates, too. ...
TWO MAKAH WHALERS SENTENCED TO PRISON.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: PAUL SHUKOVSKYP-I reporter Five whalers from the Makah Tribe who illegally killed a protected gray whale in September in the Strait of Juan de Fuca were sentenced Monday to a combination of prison time, supervised release and community service. U.S ....
KING COUNTY DEATHS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ABRAMS: George J., 85, of Seattle, June 22. ADAMS: Patricia, 74, of Kent, June 20. ANTHONY: Eda A., 89, of Seattle, June 22. BECK: Richard L., 76, of Normandy Park, June 20. BERTRAND: John A., 55, of Federal Way, June 18. BICKFORD: ...
BELLEVUE TARGETS HOUSE CONCERNS BUT CITY STILL WRESTLES WITH HOW TO REGULATE SIZE OF NEW HOMES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I reporter Late last year, the city of Bellevue approved simple fixes to address common complaints about megahomes. Those include requiring more greenery in front yards and forcing builders to preserve more trees. Developers can no longer ...
HALLADAY PUTS ON CLINIC JAYS ACE THROWS SIXTH COMPLETE GAME OF SEASON.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: GARY WASHBURNP-I reporter There was a collective hope among Mariners faithful that instead of popping sunflower seeds and basking in his first victory in a month, Erik Bedard was intently watching Toronto's Roy Halladay operate on the Seattle hitters Monday. ...
WORD ON NEW MANAGER IS ENCOURAGING.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JIM MOORE P-I COLUMNIST THIS COLUMN WAS supposed to be a profile of Jim Riggleman, but I didn't find much to profile. He might be the second coming of Bob Melvin, which could be good for the team and bad for sportswriters. Returning for his first home game ...
CHANGE OF PACE BREAKS PRESS BENEFACTORS UNITE TO LIFT FORMER NBA PLAYER FROM STREETS.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RALEYP-I reporter Joe Pace has a place. Over the weekend, the former NBA player who has been living in a downtown homeless shelter for several months received the keys to a low-income house in North Seattle, taking up residence not far from Children's ...
MCGREGORY, COUGHLIN SWAP 100 BACK RECORD HOELZER JOINS THEM IN QUALIFYING FOR FINALS WITH SUBMINUTE SWIM.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREG ECHLINSpecial to the P-I OMAHA, Neb. -- With breakfast barely digested in the Pacific time zone, two world records flipped like fresh pancakes in the Monday morning preliminary heats of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials at the Qwest Center. Hayley ...
BOASE TAKES HARD LESSON FROM TRIALS.(Sports)(Column)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: ART THIELP-I COLUMNIST EUGENE, Ore. -- Mostly because the depth of talent stretches thin the line between heartwarming and heartbreaking, the U.S. Olympic track and field trials are known as the world's toughest track meet. Jordan Boase gets the point. ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... July 1 1969: Don Mincher clubbed his 10th home run and Gene Brabender allowed seven hits in a complete-game effort as the Seattle Pilots routed the Oakland A's 7-1 at the Coliseum. Oakland's Reggie Jackson hit his 30th home run of the season. 1992: The Baseball Club ...
LAGAT TO REPRESENT U.S. AT OLYMPICS EX-WSU STAR WINS 5,000 TO EARN TRIP.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES EUGENE, Ore. -- Bernard Lagat said he took every word seriously when he recited the oath that made him a U.S. citizen. Maybe that's why the smile was so wide when he finally became a U.S. Olympian, as well. Lagat, who ran at ...
SOUNDERS WON'T SNEAK UP ON CHIVAS USA THIS TIME.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: MATTHEW GASCHKSpecial to the P-I The Sounders have a lot to prove Tuesday when they face Chivas USA in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Last year at this time, the Sounders played spoilers in the annual tournament, winning two games against ...
SONICS QUESTIONS REMAIN JUDGE'S INQUIRIES DURING CLOSING OFFER LITTLE INSIGHT.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREG JOHNSP-I reporter Given the fate of the Sonics' future in Seattle now lies in the hands of Marsha Pechman, it's impossible not to wonder what the U.S. District Court judge was thinking as she sat through the six-day trial between the team's Oklahoma City ...
ROWLAND-SMITH TAKING ROLE SERIOUSLY AUSSIE TREATING TONIGHT'S SPOT START LIKE AUDITION.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: GARY WASHBURNP-I reporter A 24-month absence from the starting rotation has only whetted Ryan Rowland-Smith's appetite, so he refuses to view his first major league start Tuesday as merely an emergency outing to spell a paper-thin rotation. He hopes that ...
ON DECK.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MARINERS (31-51) VS. BLUE JAYS (41-43) WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field SERIES: Game 2 of a 3-game series TV/RADIO: FSN; KOMO-AM/1000 MATCHUP: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (2-1, 2.66) vs. RHP Jesse Litsch (8-4, 3.82) 2008 ...
BOEING BONUSES CUT AS SHARES PLUMMET 80,000 CURRENT AND PAST REGIONAL EMPLOYEES LOSE OUT.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JAMES WALLACE P-I aerospace reporter Shares of The Boeing Co. in June posted their biggest monthly decline since the bottom fell out of the industry after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and the big losers are some 80,000 current and past employees in the Puget Sound ...
HANG UP AND DRIVE: BAN ON HAND-HELD CELL PHONES BEGINS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: PHUONG CAT LE P-I reporter If the cell phone rings when you're driving, don't answer it. Unless, of course, you have a headset or hands-free device. Starting Tuesday, using a hand-held cell phone - that is, holding a cell phone to your ear - ...
TOO BIG? SEATTLE MIGHT LIMIT HOME SIZES PROPOSAL DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH FOR SOME CRITICS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I reporter Steve Hokoda's neighbor hates his house, which was built to cover every allowable square inch on a small Ballard lot. The 3,700-square-foot home replaced an eyesore, he said. But now it dwarfs the modest, midcentury home next ...
NBA DAVIS OPTS OUT OF CONTRACT.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Golden State point guard Baron Davis elected to become a free agent, opting out of the final year of his contract with the Warriors in a surprise move. Davis had until Monday night to decide whether to turn down his $17.8 million contract for next season, the final year of a ...
TEENAGER DROWNS IN YAKIMA ROCK QUARRY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services YAKIMA -- A 15-year-old boy who decided to cool off in a Yakima rock quarry drowned ...