Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from October 2008:
A NEW NETWORK OF VOTERS FACEBOOK APPLICATION LETS USER REGISTER VIA THE POPULAR WEB SITE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPH P-I reporter Brett Horvath figures he has personally registered roughly 30 voters using his iPhone and the Facebook application he helped design. He admits he's brought the iPhone out in the grocery store a few times and asked a fellow shopper if ...
CORRECTIONS/ CLARIFICATIONS.(News)(Correction notice)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Mayor Greg Nickels cut funding for the Aurora Transit, Pedestrian and Safety Improvements project from $19.7 million to $3.8 million in ...
RUSSIA: BILLIONAIRE, GORBACHEV FORM NEW POLITICAL PARTY.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Russian billionaire said Tuesday he is teaming up with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to form a new political party that will challenge the country's recent steps away from democracy. Alexander Lebedev, a former lawmaker who has built a fortune in business and investment, said ...
COLOMBIA: 270,000 FORCED FROM HOMES SO FAR THIS YEAR, GROUP SAYS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Human rights activists say armed groups forced at least 270,000 Colombians to flee their homes in the first half of this year. The director of Bogota's CODHES human rights group says leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and drug traffickers are pushing people from their homes as ...
JURORS TO DECIDE SERIAL RAPIST'S FATE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services JURORS TO DECIDE SERIAL RAPIST'S FATE -- Twelve King County jurors began deliberating Tuesday, having heard all they were allowed to hear about Curtis Thompson, a convicted rapist accused in a string of attacks in 2004. Withheld ...
NEW CAPITOL HILL PIZZERIA HAS SOUL.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: LESLIE KELLY THE MANTRA that goes something like "eat local, sustainable, organically grown foods" has mostly been heard at upscale restaurants. (What I wouldn't give for a local, sustainable, organic taco truck.) But there's a new take- and-bake pizza place ...
IT'S NOT SO HARD TO MAKE VEGETARIAN GYOZA.(Life and Arts)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: LYNNE ROSSETTO KASPERCOLUMNIST Dear Lynne: When I was growing up, my mother made gyoza, the pork- and cabbage-filled Japanese dumplings. My wife is a vegetarian, so I'd like to find something to replace the pork, yet keep the rich spicy flavor. - Tom in Alabama ...
THE CENTURIONS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE RUDMAN P-I columnist In the wake of posting 101 losses this season (most in the American League), the Mariners now likely need to hire a manager to replace Jim Riggleman, a general manager to replace the fired Bill Bavasi (much of the mess is his fault), tear ...
SANDRA LEE FANS, SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS.(Life and Arts)(ON FOOD)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: REBEKAH DENNP-I COLUMNIST ATTENTION, FANS of Sandra Lee, of "Semi- Homemade" fame! Do you have a burning question for Sandra? Or a desire to get up close when she comes to town this month? The Seattle P-I is partnering with University Book Store in a ...
VOCALISTS GIVE BROWNE'S MUSIC WINGS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: SHAWN TELFORD Special to the P-I The second half of Jackson Browne's concert Monday night at McCaw Hall was much better than the first. It wasn't just the songs that made it the stronger half, it was the two singers standing behind him, Alethea Mills and Chavonne ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Oct. 1 1949 : Notre Dame made its first-ever appearance in Husky Stadium. Led by eventual Heisman Trophy winner and Associated Press player of the year Leon Hart, the Irish extended their undefeated streak to 30 games by whipping the Washington 27-7. 1960 : Tom ...
HOCKEY GONCHAR TO UNDERGO SURGERY.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will have arthroscopic surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to six months of the NHL season. Gonchar, one of the league's top offensive defensemen, has cartilage and ligament damage and had hoped to avoid ...
FEELING THE STING DESPITE THE BEE CRISIS, YOU STILL CAN SAVOR NW HONEYS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: REBEKAH DENN P-I food writer MAPLE VALLEY -- There are still areas where the bees busily cluster and circle at Mech Apiaries, ready to feast on pollen from the knotweed growing beside a nearby creek, crawling busily over the fragrant anise hyssop and bright dahlias ...
HOW THE BATTLE OVER A WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME A 'FLASH OF GENIUS' ACTOR AND DIRECTOR DRAWN TO TALE OF LITTLE GUY VS. CORPORATE GIANT.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: TRAVIS NICHOLS Special to the P-I "Flash of Genius" is the story of inventor Robert Kearns, the idea man behind the intermittent windshield wiper. Out of this admittedly quirky premise, director Marc Abraham and star Greg Kinnear manage to present an affecting ...
KEITH GRINSTEIN: 1960-2008 EXEC HAD HEART FOR COMMUNITY.(Business)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOISES MENDOZA P-I reporter Keith Grinstein wheeled and dealt as a high-powered lawyer and executive who earned his spot at the top of Seattle's high-tech and business elite, most recently serving as chairman of coin-counting machine company Coinstar. ...
SOUTH LAKE UNION 'CHARM' GETS TOO PRICEY.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE LEWIS P-I reporter The story of a neighborhood's change, as both men remember it, doesn't necessarily begin with the hosted wine-and-sushi gathering at Vulcan's Denny and Westlake office - but that's a good place to start. John Fairman, owner of two ...
ARSON MAY BE THE CAUSE OF FIRE THAT KILLED 4.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: MOISES MENDOZA P-I reporter A fire that killed two adults and two children at a mobile home park in Snohomish may have been the result of arson. "We have reason to believe criminal activity occurred here based on information we obtained in our ...
HOUSE VALUES DECLINE 8.2 PERCENT IN JULY.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: AUBREY COHEN P-I reporter New figures on Seattle-area home prices won't surprise those paying attention to the area's continuing slide. The price of a typical house in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties fell 8.2 percent in July, the sixth consecutive ...
AREA TROOPS ORDERED TO IRAQ 2 STRYKER BRIGADES, NATIONAL GUARD TO DEPLOY NEXT YEAR.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: MIKE BARBER P-I reporter After welcoming scores of local troops home this year, Washington will again experience a significant increase in the active-duty and National Guard soldiers serving in Iraq, beginning this month. After months of preparation, the ...
WILL HER HANDLERS LET PALIN BE PALIN?(News)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOEL CONNELLYP-I columnist AFTER LAST week's disastrous interview with Katie Couric on CBS - wickedly parodied by Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live" - a cry has come from the Republican right: Let Sarah Palin be Sarah Palin. Will it be heard at John ...
COUNCIL DELAYS STREETCAR VOTE QUESTIONS ARISE ON MONEY, LOCATIONS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: LARRY LANGE P-I reporter On the journey to add streetcars, Seattle's taking a break as more questions are raised. City Councilwoman Jan Drago, keying on a report from last spring, on Tuesday offered a resolution that would have had the council support ...
WOMAN JAILED AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT BUILDING.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services SEATTLE -- Bail was set Tuesday at $250,000 for an 18-year-old woman accused of firing several rounds at a Magnolia apartment building and trying to rob a man parked in the street. The suspect remained in the King County Jail for ...
SENTENCED TO 1,030 YEARS, RAPIST GOES ON TRIAL HERE, TOO.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: LEVI PULKKINEN P-I reporter At 38, Mark Wayne Rathbun is many things. A man with a bright future isn't one of them. Known in Long Beach, Calif., as the "Belmont Shore Rapist," Rathbun was convicted in California of 59 counts related to the ...
KING COUNTY DEATHS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ADAMO: Susan B., 51, of Seattle, Sept. 24. ALLEN: Robert J., 71, of Seattle, Sept. 14. BALLINGER: Takzaneg D., 89, of Kirkland, Sept. 23. BERSCHEIDT: Gerald P., 84, of Tacoma, Sept. 23. BROWN: Rodney A., 83, of Seattle, Sept. 24. ...
POPULAR NIGHTCLUB ON CAPITOL HILL FILES SUIT TO KEEP THE MUSIC GOING OWNERS PLAN TO TERMINATE LEASE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: KERY MURAKAMI P-I reporter Neighbours nightclub, an institution in Capitol Hill and Seattle's gay community, has filed a lawsuit to keep the music going at the club. In a suit filed in King County Superior Court on Sept. 23, the club's attorney said the ...
BOATER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL CRASH POLICE SUSPECT ALCOHOL, SPEEDING.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: KERY MURAKAMI P-I reporter A boater was arrested after police say he was speeding and possibly drinking when he plowed his boat into the back of another on Lake Tapps in Pierce County on Monday night. The accident killed one man and critically injured two ...
FAITH-BASED VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HELPS FELONS, FAMILIES.(News)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARY SWIFT Columnist CALL THIS A STORY of redemption, testimony to the power of faith and compassion. Auburn's Terry Read, now 62, had a successful career in business. Then he got involved in high-level drug trafficking and spent six years in federal ...
NATIONAL NEWS: CHILD LABOR IN UZBEKISTAN PROMPTS WAL-MART BOYCOTT.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday it has told suppliers to stop acquiring cotton from Uzbekistan to try to put an end to forced child labor in cotton harvesting. The world's largest retailer said it has formed a coalition representing 90 percent of U.S ....
WAMU STOCK RISES - CLOSES AT 8 CENTS A SHARE.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL VIRGIN P-I reporter Washington Mutual Inc. stock had a good day Tuesday, more than doubling in price during the trading session. Those who have been following the events of the past week involving the Seattle-based consumer bank and mortgage company ...
UW SUES TO END BANK CONTRACT SAYS LENDING COST IT $7.5 MILLION.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: AMY ROLPH P-I reporter The University of Washington is trying to terminate the contract with its bank of 20 years, saying in a lawsuit that the institution refused to respond to the school's attempts to withdraw money from a failing lending program that has cost it ...
ROSSI LINKED TO BUILDER FUNDRAISING HE CALLS ACCUSATIONS 'FLAILING' BY GREGOIRE CAMP.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHRIS McGANN P-I Capitol correspondent OLYMPIA -- Documents released Tuesday tie Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi to a fundraising campaign that was recently deemed illegal by the state attorney general. The notes from a May 2007 meeting of ...
FEDERAL MONEY FOR LOCAL RAIL.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The federal government will pay $6 million for work on a rail line to benefit Amtrak and Sound Transit trains in Tacoma. The money is part of nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country that Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced Tuesday at a news ...
NO REPRIEVE FOR LOCAL STOCKS JUST 12 HARRIS WASHINGTON 100 COMPANIES SHOW GAINS IN 2008.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL VIRGIN P-I reporter The numbers confirm what most investors had already guessed: This just isn't the year for Washington stocks. Just 12 stocks in the Harris Washington 100 have gains to show for the first nine months of 2008. Only nine more kept ...
HOW ABOUT SPLITTING THE TANKER AWARD?(Business)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: JAMES WALLACEP-I reporter WITH THE AIR FORCE tanker competition in limbo until after a new president and his administration takes over in January, a proposal by a powerful member of Congress that the Pentagon buy tankers from both The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman ...
DON'T PUT OFF GETTING A WILL AND LIVING TRUST.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: SUZE ORMAN Columnist Editor's note: This is the final "Women & Money" column by Suze Orman. She has discontinued her column. THERE AREN'T a whole lot of guarantees in life, but here's one thing all of us can count on with 100 percent certainty: We are ...
NO VENTURE-BACKED IPOS IN LAST QUARTER FIRST TIME THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE '78.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEBORAH GAGE San Francisco Chronicle The market for initial public offerings in the U.S. hit a 30-year low last quarter, making it harder for startups to find exits and for venture capitalists to return money to investors, according to a new report. For ...
ROAD WORK TO BEGIN NEAR STADIUMS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: LARRY LANGE P-I reporter Crews will begin building the second part of a major highway intersection between Seattle's sports stadiums in November, closing the loop on some long-delayed work and likely bringing more congestion and night work to that area until ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... GET ENERGIZED - FAST Yaaawn. Find yourself fighting to keep your eyes open every afternoon or even listening to your boss during a morning meeting (and not because you're daydreaming about your next vacation)? Try this: Discreetly rub the back of your neck, massage each hand ...
ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... GOSSIP celebrius.com Get your daily dose of celebrity gossip in a visual format at Celebrius. ECONOMICS visualizingeconomics.com Intriguing statistics and maps make economics easy to understand at this blog. ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" 6 p.m. DirecTV DirecTV subscribers will see episodes before they air on NBC in 2009. GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE 7 p.m. KCTS/9 Gov. Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi face off in Yakima. "PUSHING DAISIES" ...
DVDS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL" 112 minutes. Rated R. The latest installment from the Judd Apatow comedy machine elevates "How I Met Your Mother" co-star Jason Segel to lead status. Segel plays a chump newly dumped by his girlfriend (Kristen Bell), a TV star vacationing ...
BOOKS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "AMERICAN WIDOW" Alissa Torres. Art by Sungyoon Choi. Villard. 210 pages. $22. The graphic novel "American Widow" is a memoir about the author; her husband, Luis Eduardo Torres; and his death Sept. 11, 2001. That day is fraught with so many emotional and political ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "KELLIE PICKLER" Kellie Pickler With more time to create than she did in the rush after her run on "American Idol," Kellie Pickler's second album is another solid step toward country stardom. She recently told Billboard that when it comes to her songwriting, "It's ...
GAMES.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "BUZZ! QUIZ TV" Rated: Teen Platform: PlayStation 3 "BUZZ! MASTER QUIZ" Rated: Everyone Platform: PlayStation Portable "Buzz! Quiz TV" offers more bells and whistles than its PS2 predecessor, including user-generated content, downloadable ...
DRINKS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... MASALA CHAI Serves: About 6 4 cups water 6 black tea bags 1 tablespoon white sugar (or brown, if desired) 4 whole white cardamom pods 4-5 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick, cracked 1 1/2 cups milk ...
DINNER.(Life and Arts)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SOUTHWESTERN BEEF CHILI WITH CORN Serves: 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 carrots, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 poblano or bell pepper, chopped 1/2 pound ...
CAPITALISM IS DEPENDENT ON CREDIT.(Editorial)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: RICH LOWRY SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Opponents of the Henry Paulson bailout plan are prepared to try an economic experiment: Is it possible to have capitalism without capital? The massive government intervention in the financial system represented by the ...
HOUSE SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE PUBLIC.(Editorial)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: GEORGE F. WILL SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- His name was George F. Babbitt. He was 46 years old now, in April 1920, and he made nothing in particular, neither butter nor shoes nor poetry, but he was nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people ...
TAINTED MILK: REGULATIONS MATTER.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... For a malfunctioning market that suffers from poor regulation, look to China's food production. The alarm over tainted milk should be worldwide. China should be able to feed its children without introducing melamine, an industrial additive that killed many U.S. pets, into infant ...
P-I ENDORSEMENT: RE-ELECT BERGESON.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson remains the best choice for voters this fall. She should be re-elected for another term for the nonpartisan office. Bergeson has been a steady advocate for education excellence and systemic reform. This has not ...
SEATTLE'S BUDGET: INTELLIGENT DESIGN.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... With the economy wavering, Seattle's budget may take some hits. But if you want to talk about starting a tough period from a strong position, the city is the place to focus. Seattle isn't King County or Washington state, where maintaining budget balance will be done with harsh ...
SHINE A LIGHT ON GOP'S STEALTH CAMPAIGN.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN GASTIL GUEST COLUMNIST On Nov. 11, 1990, I received a call from my mother, who had just lost her re-election bid to the school board in Southern California. Her previously unknown opponent had never once appeared in public. As it turned out, my ...
A HERO BETRAYS HIS CIVILIZATION.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: ERIN SOLARO GUEST COLUMNIST It is immoral to flaunt one's pain, and even more immoral to permit one's surrogates to do it for you, as is happening with Sen. John McCain's campaign. This is not merely the extension of the despicable American "Cult of ...
KEEP, DON'T SELL, SCHOOL BUILDINGS.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: JENNIFER ASPELUND GUEST COLUMNIST The Seattle School Board is set to sell six elementary schools as surplus property, but is it in the students' and public's best interests? Consider the pupils first. Class size really does make a difference in academic ...
BAILOUT: INVEST IN WORKERS, NOT IRRESPONSIBLE INSTITUTIONS.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Wow! I never thought I'd agree with Republicans on anything, but hooray for those who voted against the stupid bailout. My reasons for disagreeing with the bill are different from theirs, however. If members of Congress would use the few days they have off to read history books, they could ...
TRIPLE DOOR CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH:.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Upscale downtown Seattle nightclub the Triple Door, located at a former vaudeville theater below Wild Ginger, celebrates its fifth anniversary with performances by Northwest bluesman Robert Cray at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the club (216 Union St). The supper club, which can ...
POLITICS GET HEATED ON 'THE VIEW' ... AGAIN.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the only politically conservative member of the hosting crew on ABC's "The View," apparently is becoming more annoyed with her liberal counterparts. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker quotes "a longtime staff member" of the show as saying, "It's not ...
WINE PICK OF THE WEEK.(Life and Arts)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... 2007 J&F LURTON LAND OF FIRE RED (ARGENTINA) $8 LURTON IS ONE of the most important names in the French wine region of Bordeaux, where that family owns more vineyards and wine estates than any other family. This empire began almost a hundred years ago and seems to expand with ...
RELISH THE END OF THE SEASON WITH LIVELY CHUTNEYS AND JAMS.(Life and Arts)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANN LOVEJOYCOLUMNIST THE ABBREVIATED summer left a lot of not-quite-ripe fruits and vegetables lingering in the garden. Happily, slightly unripe produce is perfect for making jams and chutneys. Apples, plums and pears join green and red tomatoes and peppers in an ...
LOCKER REMAINS UPBEAT, SAYS HE'S OPEN TO PLAYING ANOTHER POSITION.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: GARY WASHBURN P-I reporter Jake Locker appears to be taking his potentially season-ending injury better than most of the Washington faithful. Locker is the unquestioned leader of the program, and his fractured right thumb could spell the end of the Tyrone Willingham ...
EX-DUCK INSISTS HE'S ALL CRIMSON AT THIS POINT NO JOY IN OREGON WIN FOR STUDENT AIDE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: HOWIE STALWICK Special to the P-I PULLMAN -- Josh Tschirgi is less than a year removed from a highly successful playing career at Oregon, so it would seem only natural if the Washington State student assistant coach experienced mixed emotions as he watched the Ducks ...
FRESHMAN RESUSCITATES PAC-10.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RALEY P-I REPORTER THE LOSSES HAVE been mind-boggling, the despair palpable. Forget the American economy for a moment - the Pac-10 can't keep its marquee players on the football field. The last round of games claimed Washington quarterback Jake Locker ...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: MARK MANCHESTER BALLARD'S ROOSTERTAIL RECEIVER HYDROS HERITAGE CARRIED OVER NICELY TO GAMES ON GROUND.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN RALEY P-I reporter Mark Manchester's lineage was hydroplane royalty, but his own sporting pursuits were confined to land. He was a tight end for the 1981 Ballard High School football team, someone so long and lean he resembled a human roostertail when ...
ARSENAL'S POOR PLAY UPSETTING MANAGER.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: RAVI UBHACOLUMNIST ARSENAL FANS WERE sullen over the weekend, on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets the Premier League has seen. Hull City's 2-1 win Saturday was embarrassing for more than one reason: Hull spent last season in the Championship and ...
JACOBS PRESENTS A LARGE PROBLEM 264-POUND GIANT A BIGGER, SMARTER RUNNING BACK.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Byline: CLARE FARNSWORTH P-I reporter RENTON -- Lofa Tatupu was watching video of Brandon Jacobs when he had one of those "what is he doing?" moments. Jacobs, the 264-pound running back for the New York Giants, was staring at a decent-size hole in the Washington ...