Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from September 2008:
NO HEADLINE.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... TEACHERS STRIKE LOOMS School district officials and the Bellevue Education Association have called in a mediator to help in contract negotiations. The teachers expect to meet at 5 p.m. today to decide whether to strike. B3 BENEFITS OF BUILDING TALL? The ...
STATE GOP DEFENDS ROSSI, OTHERS FOR STAYING HOME VOTERS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOOPLA, PARTY SAYS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: STEWART M. POWELL P-I Washington Bureau ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Washington state Republicans on Sunday defended decisions by gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and two congressmen to skip the Republican convention, contending they were showing greater concern for voters ...
LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISION FOR PROSECUTOR SATTERBERG FACES FIRST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CALL IN CARNATION CASE.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: LEVI PULKKINEN P-I reporter If Michele Anderson is taken at her word, she wants to die for killing. In letters and public statements, Anderson has asked to be executed for her role in the Christmas Eve slaying of six members of her family at her parents' ...
DEMOCRAT CONVENTION EVERYTHING BUT BANAL.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOEL CONNELLY P-I columnist DENVER -- EDITOR'S NOTE: P-I political columnist Joel Connelly has been going to national political conventions since 1988. He recounts the highlights and lowlights from last week's Democratic convention. For more of Connelly's ...
KING COUNTY: SOMEBODY'S TRASH.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A crackdown on illegal dumping should make a difference for King County rural areas too often littered with somebody else's trash. County Councilman Reagan Dunn has introduced a measure broadening local agencies' ability to enforce a state law against improper waste disposal. In ...
EDUCATION: DELETE 'TEST AND PUNISH' ASPECTS OF LAW.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson's proposals to overhaul No Child Left Behind have substantive merit, but they should be strengthened ("Bergeson offers fix for 'No Child Left Behind' "). Reducing mandated testing to three grades, ending the illusory demand that all ...
STORM STUMBLES IN CONNECTICUT BIRD & CO. NEARLY RALLY WITHOUT INJURED STARTERS SUN 80 STORM 76.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: GERRY deSIMAS JR. Special to the P-I UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Storm guard Sue Bird doesn't want any sympathy for the injury woes dogging her team, and she won't use them as an excuse for losing. Yes, reigning MVP Lauren Jackson is out after getting surgery on ...
MATT TUIASOSOPO, SIX OTHERS PART OF SEPTEMBER CALL-UP.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter CLEVELAND -- As expected, several of the players coming to the Mariners in the September roster expansion are familiar names. One of them just has a name that is more familiar to football fans than baseball fans. ...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: MAY-TREANOR, WALSH SEE WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT 112 MATCHES.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Olympic beach volleyball stars Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh lost for the first time in more than a year, dropping a 21-19, 10-21, 25-23 decision to Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh on Sunday in The AVP Crocs Cup Shootout in Mason, Ohio. With the loss, the two-time Olympic ...
WEEKLY WRAP AUG 25 - 31.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE RUDMAN P-I columnist In four games against Tyrone Willingham's Huskies, Oregon has scored 45, 34, 55 and 44 points. Washington's 44-10 setback Saturday in Eugene demonstrated only that the Huskies may (or may not) be the competitive equal of Washington State, a ...
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(Business)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ACCOUNTING Jacobson Jarvis hired Nathan Firl as staff auditor, I van Gomez-Macedo as tax specialist, Angela Johnson as audit supervisor and Janice Willis as accounting and technology consultant. Newman Dierst Hales hired Kimberly Albers as tax associate, Roen Ako as a tax ...
WAMU'S STOCK RULE COMES A TAD LATE.(Business)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BETTER LATE THAN ... ? In all the advice you can read about 401(k) investing, you'll likely find one recommendation mentioned over and over: Don't put all, or even a lot, of your money in your own company's stock. Thus, it is not surprising that Washington Mutual recently sent out a note ...
WEB TRACKERS HIT PRIVACY WALL AD TARGETING BASED ON INTERNET USE NOW UNDER FIRE.(Business)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANICK JESDANUN AP Internet writer NEW YORK -- It sounded like a winning proposition - free money - for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests and claim a ...
TO AVOID EARLY EXITS, BE CLEAR FROM THE GET-GO.(Business)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: MAUREEN MORIARTY Columnist HALF OR MORE of new employees quit a new position within the first seven months. While there can be many reasons people quit, one reason often given is, "The job wasn't what I expected." Anyone who has experienced the time and expense ...
TRAFFIC SIGNALS HAVE LOST THEIR TOUCH WITH TRAFFIC.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: KERY MURAKAMI P-I reporter Question: Cindy Russell says the traffic signals at Broadway and Madison in Seattle are dumb. They used to be smart, she says. The left-turn lanes would only get the green light when there was somebody waiting to turn. ...
YOU'VE GOT ONE MORE SHOT BUMBERSHOOT MISSED THE FIRST TWO DAYS? THERE'S LOTS TO SEE TODAY.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: GENE STOUT P-I pop music critic Don't let your final day at Bumbershoot be a bummer. Get organized and get going. There's a lot of ground to cover if you've been slacking off this weekend and missed the first two days of the marathon event. ...
LEROY SIEVERS' CANCER BLOG WAS A PLACE OF INSPIRATION.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: BOB CONDOR Columnist ON THE DAY that Leroy Sievers died last month after a highly public bout with cancer, more than 1,000 people posted comments on his "My Cancer" blog on National Public Radio's Web site. That's a lot of comments, by any cyber measure. ...
NATURAL MEDICINE.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Prebiotics: Food for the "good" bacteria Every living thing needs to eat - even bacteria. Probiotics, the beneficial bacteria found in the intestines are nourished by prebiotics, or certain kinds of nondigestible foods that make their way through the digestive system ....
REALITY CHECK.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE BELIEF: Manipulating your neck could lead to a stroke. THE FACTS: Manipulating your neck is supposed to relieve pain, not cause it. But years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors, ...
A UNITED FRONT IS KEY IN ENFORCING RULES.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: DR. ROBERT NOHLE Columnist IMAGINE STARTING a new job and not getting the company handbook. How would you know what was appropriate to wear or how to take vacation time? What if on your first day your boss told you to go home and put on a tie? Would you be upset? ...
TALES OF AN OBIT MAKER.(Editorial)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARA ADELMANGUEST COLUMNIST It's midnight and I'm trying to sleep while also composing thoughts in response to a newspaper editorial entitled "Confessions of an Obit Reader." The editorial is a reflection on why the person reads the obituary page. Alas, I am both an ...
TWO HITS AND A MISS AMONG THE ARTS OFFERINGS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: REGINA HACKETT P-I art critic Around the edges of Bumbershoot's big-draw music events, all kinds of art happen. Hard choices need to be made, and on Saturday I picked Joe Goode's dance and spoken narrative with a puppet, "Wonderboy," followed by Sherman Alexie's ...
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: EVEN MORE HISTORIC.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008 ... You have to give the John McCain campaign points for keeping secret the selection of Sarah Palin for its ticket. "I am honored," she said in Ohio, to be the first Republican woman to run for vice president. This historic election is now even more historic. Or, as she put it, "the women of ...
CONNECTICUT: 2 RESCUED UNINJURED AFTER PLANE CRASHES IN TREETOPS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A 1930s biplane glided to a crash landing in the top of a stand of trees in East Windsor on Sunday, stranding the pilot and his passenger amid the branches for several hours. No one was injured, said Michael Koczera, manager of the Skylark Airpark. The single-engine de Havilland ...
MCCHORD CARGO PLANE ENLISTED.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: HURRICANE RELIEF A cargo plane from McChord Air Force Base has been enlisted in the preparations for Hurricane Gustav. The C-17 Globemaster left the base near Tacoma early Saturday, picked up some response teams and cargo from Travis Air Force Base in California and flew ...
EYMAN ALLY ARGUES DESCRIPTION COVERS UP AMENDMENT'S IMPACT BALLOT WORDING CHALLENGED.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: GREGORY ROBERTS P-I reporter Not only does Tim Eyman think that a proposal to amend the King County Charter is a bad idea, he thinks the description of the proposal on the November ballot is misleading. So his allies have gone to court to get the wording ...
STRIKE COULD PUT OFF FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN BELLEVUE TEACHERS PLAN TO VOTE TODAY.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DEBERA CARLTON HARRELL P-I reporter Students in the Bellevue School District will not begin classes Tuesday if the district's teachers vote to strike. District officials and the Bellevue Education Association continued negotiations Sunday night after ...
RENTON WEIGHT LOSS CENTER TO CLOSE.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES RENTON -- Valley Medical Center in Renton has decided to close the Washington Bariatric & Weight Loss Center, citing business reasons. The center will no longer take new patients, but is working with current patients to refer them ...
MIND OF A DETECTIVE, EYE OF AN ARTIST.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOISES MENDOZA P-I reporter BELLEVUE -- Detective Greg Bean sees things differently from most law enforcement officers. Everywhere he looks, he sees angles and shadows. And when he walks down the street he sees the bright hues of pink, purple and red in ...
BROKEN RULES COULD BENEFIT NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL TO MULL INCENTIVE ZONING.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I reporter Next week, the Seattle City Council will begin deciding how communities would benefit if developers are allowed to build taller in neighborhoods citywide. As it prepares to expand the model approved two years ago for ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DON'T FALL FOR THESE LABEL TRICKS The benefits of 100 percent whole grains are piling up faster than endorsement offers in Michael Phelps' inbox. And so are the number of products touting whole grains on their labels. The trouble? Labels don't always present an accurate picture ...
ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... GAMING freetetris.org An oldie but goodie, Tetris should be a part of every lunch break. HISTORY mercerislandphotos.com Page through an old photo album found at an estate sale on Mercer Island. The photos are of the island and ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "REPUBLICAN CONVENTION" 12:20 p.m. CSPAN; 3 p.m. CNN; 4 p.m. MSNBC; 5 p.m. KCTS; 7 p.m. KOMO/4, KING/5; KIRO/7 Now, it's the Republican Party's turn for the spotlight as it gathers in St. Paul, Minn., for its convention. "DEAL OR NO DEAL" ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DONAVON FRANKENREITER "Pass It Around" (Lost Highway) Donavon Frankenreiter has a more distinct name than his longtime buddy, Jack Johnson, but the two surfers turned surf rockers are fairly even at relying on characteristic charisma to compensate for their ...
BOOKS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "FRACTURED" Karin Slaughter. Delacorte. 400 pages. $25. Karin Slaughter's latest effort, "Fractured," will have readers burning the midnight oil - both because they can't stop reading and because they'll be afraid to turn off the lights. The action begins on a quiet ...
DVDS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" 1,620 minutes. Not rated. John Hawkesworth is better remembered for having created "Upstairs, Downstairs," but his later miniseries, "The Duchess of Duke Street," belongs right up there with one of the greatest ...
GAMES.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "LEGEND: HAND OF GOD" Rated: Mature Platform: PC (THQ) Simply trying to load "Legend: Hand of God" onto my PC was an absolute failure on many levels. On Google, there were several message boards on which a band of others was sharing the pain. Some found a workaround, ...
DRINKS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ORVAL TRAPPIST ALE If you call yourself a beer drinker, but you've never tasted the wonders of Orval, I'd pay attention if I were you. Orval is the world-renowned beer pro- duced at the monastery of the same name in south- eastern Belgium since the 1930s. That's ...
DINNER.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... LOMO SALTADO (PERUVIAN BEEF STIR-FRY) Serves: 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 15-20 minutes 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 medium potatoes, julienned 1 1/2 pounds bottom sirloin or skirt steak Salt and ...
SPRINGSTEEN ENDS TOUR AT BIKER CELEBRATION.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toned down but revved up. Springsteen played more than 30 songs over 3 1/2 hours Saturday night on Milwaukee's lakefront for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. Only for a few moments did the rocker, who ...
JUST FRIENDS.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Jennifer Aniston will return to NBC, the TV network that made her a star on "Friends," for a guest appearance on "30 Rock." There were no immediate details on the role Aniston will play or the date the episode will air. The New York-based series, which begins its third season in October, ...
THE BOOK ON PALIN.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is much in the headlines since her selection as John McCain's running mate. Those wishing to know more about her need look no further than a biography that was published in April by Epicenter Press in Seattle (epicenterpress.com). Kaylene ...
'LOSER' KICKS OFF BECK'S WINNING CONCERT.(Life and Arts)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: GENE STOUT P-I pop music critic With a devil's haircut and a punk-rocker's attitude, Beck and his five-piece band performed a raucous, stripped-down concert Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. It was just the kind of musical celebration that a large, ...
AFGHANISTAN: TROOPS TOOK FIRE BEFORE CIVILIAN DEATHS, REPORT SAYS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... An Afghan army commander said that U.S. and Afghan troops were fired on first from a village where a government investigative commission says 90 civilians were killed, according to a report released Sunday. The chief of staff for the army's Herat corps told the head of the ...
CAMPAIGN COUNTDOWN: 64 DAYS TO THE ELECTION.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I NEWS SERVICES BIDEN'S SERVICE RECORD OUT Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the same number received by Vice President Dick Cheney, and later was disqualified from military service ...
DEATH, TAXES AND THE ARIZONA CARDINALS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: NORMAN CHADColumnist THE 2008 NFL season, like most NFL seasons, will be littered with bad coaching, bad quarterbacking, bad announcing and, of course, bad replay challenges. And, in a time of uncertainty, the only certainty is that the New England Patriots will not ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sept. 1 1906 : The University of Washington replaced Oliver Cutts, the first former All-America football player (Harvard, 1901) to coach a Washington team, with Victor Place, a former Dartmouth player. 1917 : The University of Washington named Claude Hunt its new ...
RODDICK'S OPEN RUN RELYING ON MCENROE.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: RAVI UBHA Columnist GIVEN HIS IMPRESSIVE record under Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe, it's little surprise Andy Roddick is playing well at the U.S. Open. Roddick split amicably with his brother and coach, John, on the eve of the Open, the latter ...
THE NOT-SO-FINAL 53.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Here's a look at the Seahawks' "for now" 53-man roster. Things will change after defensive tackle Rocky Bernard and nickel back Jordan Babineaux have served their one-game suspensions. OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS (3): Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace, Charlie Frye ...
HEAT TURNED UP ON WILLINGHAM UW FANS ARE BRISTLING AFTER CRUSHING LOSS AT OREGON.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOLLY YANITY P-I reporter One question looms for the Washington Huskies: What now? The Huskies endured their worst loss to archrival Oregon in 25 years and, with that 44-10 walloping in Eugene on Saturday night, one unfortunate positive emerged. ...
FOR BACKUPS, BANS MEAN CHANCES SUSPENSIONS TO TWO DEFENDERS WILL TEST HAWKS' DEPTH.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: CLARE FARNSWORTH P-I reporter Josh Wilson, come on down. Craig Terrill and Red Bryant, you, too. With nickel back Jordan Babineaux and starting defensive tackle Rocky Bernard receiving one-game suspensions Saturday from the NFL for violating ...
FEAR NO EVIL COULD SURPRISE AGAIN AT EMERALD DERBY GELDING HAS WON THREE OF PAST FIVE RACES.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DICK ROCKNE Special to the P-I AUBURN -- Before the Emerald Downs thoroughbred race meeting began in April, trainer Frank Lucarelli thought Fear No Evil was capable of competing favorably against other 3-year- olds at the high end of the claiming ladder. ...
QUICK FIX NOT LIKELY FOR COUGS INEXPERIENCE REARED ITS UGLY HEAD IN SEASON-OPENING LOSS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: HOWIE STALWICK Special to the P-I Paul Wulff knows Washington State fans were disappointed with the Cougars' mistake-filled debut Saturday, but the coach has got more bad news: Some of those mistakes are going to keep happening for a while. "I'm not so ...
SHINPOCH STAKES REVERBERATES WITH CHEROKEE ECHO.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DICK ROCKNE Special to the P-I AUBURN -- Bud Klokstad, 75-year-old trainer of thoroughbreds who is recovering from ailments treated during an 8 1/2 -day hospital stay, got the medicine he needed Sunday when his 2-year-old filly, Cherokee Echo, scored an upset victory ...
TRIBAL MEMBER DROWNS IN CRAB BOAT ACCIDENT.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES BLAINE -- A Swinomish tribal member drowned last week after an accident on a crab boat west of Blaine. Whatcom County sheriff's Sgt. Kevin D. Mede said a large wave hit the boat Thursday afternoon, causing ...
SMOKED SALMON RECALLED OVER LISTERIA.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES BELLINGHAM -- A Bellingham seafood company is recalling 4-ounce packages of smoked salmon with pepper that were distributed in seven states. The recall of "Cracked Pepper Style Smoked Salmon" lot number 54933-2 made by Trans-Ocean ...
NO JAIL FOR EX-GUARD IN VOYEURISM CASE.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES SPOKANE -- A former federal security guard in Spokane has been spared jail time after pleading guilty to using surveillance cameras to watch women undress. Instead, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno ordered three ...
STATE DROPPING FREE WI-FI AT REST AREAS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES OLYMPIA -- Wireless Internet access is flickering out at highway rest areas across Washington state. The service was established two years ago at 28 of the state's 42 rest areas, but the state Department of Transportation says not ...
GUILTY PLEA ENTERED IN FATAL STABBING.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES PORT ORCHARD -- A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing of his wife in Bremerton. Under a plea agreement, Kitsap County prosecutors write that they will recommend 27 years and nine months in prison for ...
BLUE ANGELS' ROUTINE COOLS BATTERS' JETS AIR SHOW PROVES A BIT DISTRACTING.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter CLEVELAND -- The Blue Angels are undoubtedly cool - but not very helpful when you're trying to hit a 95-mph fastball. A major air show took place at a nearby airfield during day games between the Mariners and Indians on ...
M'S FINALLY USE BROOMS TEAM'S 2ND 3-GAME SWEEP THIS SEASON.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter CLEVELAND -- There are some followers of baseball who insist that pitching the ninth is just like pitching any other inning and that the concept of the closer is silly. Roy Corcoran would argue with those people. ...
RECORD ROUTS.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE RUDMAN P-I columnist To the public hand-wringing over Washington's 44-10 loss to Oregon, we can only add that, in his 37 games as the UW's football coach, Tyrone Willingham has seen his Huskies allow 40 or more points in a game 10 times (Don James teams allowed ...
DIDDY ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHT? SAY IT AIN'T SO.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy. Sean "Diddy" Combs complained about the "too high" price of gas and pleaded for free oil from his "Saudi Arabia brothers and sisters" in a YouTube video posted last week. The hip-hop mogul said he is now flying on ...
TOO IRRESPONSIBLE FOR KIDS' SAKE.(Editorial)(Column)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: STANLEY CROUCHSYNDICATED COLUMNIST Two controversies have arisen of late. One is an argument growing because more than 100 college presidents are advocating the lowering of the legal drinking age because, they say, it will prevent binge drinking among underage ...
YES, HELMETS WORK.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Rising motorcycle ridership has brought a sad increase in fatalities. State efforts to reduce the toll look more valuable than ever. As a Seattle P-I story noted last week, tougher enforcement beginning last year and more emphasis on training seems to be making a difference in ...