Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from January 2009:
LESSONS SHINE ON FROM LIVES WELL LIVED.(News)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR. P-I columnist THERE'S A saying: By the time you get experience you're too darned old to do anything with it. In 2008 Seattle lost a handful of people whose stories over the years made it into this space. These people, all told, ...
KING COUNTY DEATHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AAG: Steven J., 61, of Seattle, Dec. 10. ABRIGO: Florinda G., 68, of Seattle, Dec. 17. ADAMS: Beatrice, 88, of Medina, Dec. 15. ANDERSON: Dennis M., 59, of Ellensburg, Dec. 28. ARVINE: Dorothe M., 86, of Vashon, Dec. 16. ASLANOV: ...
THE OLD DRINKS ARE HERE WITH HIM IN SPIRITS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: MIKE LEWIS P-I reporter Seattle's cocktail expert, its absinthe adept, its sambuca scholar, ordered first. He chose a Brown Derby, a citric-sweet mixture of bourbon, grapefruit juice and honey. It's true Paul Clarke knows rum and rye, bourbon and bitters, ...
28 HOMICIDES LAST YEAR 9 TIED TO GANGS THE 4 CASES OF JUVENILES ARE UNSOLVED.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: CASEY McNERTHNEY P-I reporter The stack of pictures that covered the kitchen table when reporters came to ask about the shooting death of Allen Joplin has been put away. His school certificates have been taken down from the walls. But Everlena ...
GREGOIRE NAMES MARSHBURN INTERIM SECRETARY OF DSHS A VETERAN STATE WORKER.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: JOHN IWASAKI P-I reporter Veteran government official Stan Marshburn will be the interim secretary of the state Department of Social and Health Services, effective Monday, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Wednesday. Marshburn, chief financial officer at DSHS ...
ASSIST WITH LEAP IN EDUCATION NONPROFIT HELPS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHRISTOPHER DURR Special to the P-I Jamiee Smith is the first in her family to attend college. After a school history that includes expulsion, transfers and a lot of hard work, she is proud of that feat. "As the only girl in the family, I started rebelling ...
HOLIDAY CLOSURES.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Here's a listing of what's open and closed today for the New Year's holiday. Banks: Closed. City halls: Closed. Regional county offices: Closed. State offices: Closed. Federal offices: Closed. Courts: Closed. ...
LIGHTING UP INCREASES WHEN ECONOMY IS DIM.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services OLYMPIA -- A study shows people are more likely to smoke than quit during economic downturn and a time of financial stress. A survey from the American Legacy Foundation found that 77 percent of current smokers are stressed by the ...
CITY SETTLES SUIT BY EX-OFFICER.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: SCOTT GUTIERREZ P-I reporter The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $12,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former Seattle police officer who alleged that unidentified city officials defamed him by "leaking" details from the officer's misconduct case to The Seattle ...
STATE STIMULUS PLAN IN THE WORKS IDEA MEANT TO COMPLEMENT OBAMA EFFORT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHRIS McGANN P-I Capitol correspondent OLYMPIA -- The deep cuts in Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget could interfere with the economic recovery efforts proposed by President-elect Barack Obama, according to the Senate majority leader. Sen. Lisa Brown, ...
BACKCOUNTRY SLIDE KILLS 1 AVALANCHE WATCH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: JON NAITO P-I reporter The year ended with another backcountry tragedy Wednesday when a 24-year-old woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after a large piece of ice and snow fell on them on a trail near Crystal Mountain. Authorities said the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: CHIEF JUSTICE PRESSES FOR RAISES FOR FELLOW JURISTS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that Congress should be as generous to judges as it already has been to itself by approving an inflation-related increase in their pay. "I must renew the judiciary's modest petition: Simply provide cost-of-living increases that have been ...
CORRECTIONS/ CLARIFICATIONS.(News)(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Beginning June 1, American travelers over age 16 who are returning to the U.S. from Canada, the Bahamas, Bermuda or Mexico will need ...
ZUNE TUNES OUT ON LEAP DAY MICROSOFT SAYS IT'S JUST A 'BUG'.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: JOSEPH TARTAKOFF P-I reporter For thousands of Zune owners, Dec. 31 was the day their music player died. Shortly after midnight Wednesday, owners of the 30-gigabyte model of Microsoft Corp.'s Zune began to report their devices had suddenly frozen. ...
NEXT TIME, CITY WILL USE SALT NICKELS ALTERS SNOWSTORM POLICY WHILE STICKING BY 'B' GRADE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: KATHY MULADY P-I reporter The next time a serious snowstorm hits Seattle, the city will bring out the salt, reversing a decade-old practice put in place to protect salmon. Mayor Greg Nickels, under heavy criticism for his handling of the pre-Christmas ...
FAST-FOOD CHAINS MUST POST FAT, CALORIES COUNTY'S NEW RULES AIM AT HEALTHIER EATING.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: TOM PAULSON P-I reporter One of King County's New Year resolutions for 2009 is to get you to eat healthier. No offense, but health statistics show that many of you (nearly 720,000 people) could stand to lose a few pounds. As of Jan. 1, based on ...
GAO DISMISSES PROTEST.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest against a $3 billion cleanup contract award at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The dismissal doesn't yet allow Lockheed Martin Integrated Technology to take over support services at the site. The GAO says the Energy ...
5 REASONS WHY ALL IS NOT LOST FOR 2009.(Business)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: BILL VIRGIN P-I columnist "YOU PEOPLE IN the media report only bad news so you can sell more newspapers." Of all the sins that the media can accurately be accused of, that canard isn't among them. To print nothing but bad news is no fun either for reporters ...
2008 WINNERS LOST THE LEAST ONLY 3 FIRMS IN STATE INDEX POSTED GAIN IN SHARE PRICES.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: DAN RICHMAN P-I reporter The year that could be dubbed Terrible 2008 crushed share prices on national indexes and at Washington state's largest publicly traded companies, with only three companies in the Harris Washington 100 showing a gain in their stock prices. ...
STATIONS' MAIN TOPIC IN 2009 WILL BE MONEY LISTENERS NOTICE THE BUDGET CRUNCH FALLOUT.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: BILL VIRGIN P-I reporter You may not miss all the political ads of 2008, but here's someone who does: the radio industry. Political ads aren't the most lucrative of accounts, but given what's happening or projected to happen with such segments as ...
NATIONAL NEWS: TWO DELL LEADERS LEAVING IN GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Computer maker Dell Inc. said Wednesday that Michael Cannon, president of global operations, and Mark Jarvis, chief marketing officer, will leave the company as part of a global restructuring. Cannon will leave effective Jan. 31 and be replaced by Jeff ...
REGIONAL NEWS: SEATTLE TIMES-OWNED MAINE NEWS GROUP GETS NEW CEO.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PORTLAND, Maine -- The largest media organization in Maine is getting a new chief executive officer. Robert Bickler, who has been president and general manager of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for five years, will become Blethen Maine Newspapers' new president ...
ORNAMENTALS CAN BE COUNTED ON FOR A BRIGHT SHOW IN WINTER.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARTY WINGATEColumnist IN THE MOVIES, the plain-jane secretary rips off her glasses and lets down her hair to reveal beauty unnoticed until that moment. In the garden, it's the same thing. Unassuming shrubs and trees drop their leaves and become lovely winter ...
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FROM P-I READERS.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: P-I STAFF We asked you to share your New Year's resolutions. And you did. Some are amusing, some are poignant, some are flat-out resolute. Here's a sampling. You can check out the rest of them online at seattlepi.com/393260. ---- ...
JOKES FLY IN PNB'S 'NUTCRACKER' FINALE.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: R.M. CAMPBELL P-I dance critic Snow may have left the streets of Seattle but not the stage of McCaw Hall, where it fell, then fell some more Tuesday afternoon: a kind of perverse celebration in 2008's final performance of Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of "The ...
NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous one-liners will be back for generations to come, now that 1984's "The Terminator" has been selected for preservation in the nation's film archive. The James Cameron film set a new standard for science fiction and made Schwarzenegger, now ...
ONE MORE TIME.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Seattle Men's Chorus performed all of its scheduled holiday concerts this year, but an estimated 1,600 ticket holders were unable to get to Benaroya Hall because of the bad weather. So there'll be one more helping of "Fruitcake" on Monday night at 7:30. Benaroya has waived all facility ...
'PHANTOM' SEQUEL WILL OPEN ON 3 CONTINENTS.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says the long-awaited sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" should be ready at the end of 2009, with a possible simultaneous opening on three continents. Lloyd Webber told The Times of London that he hopes the new musical, to be called "Phantom: Love ...
TIME TO ROOT SOME NEW RESOLUTIONS.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS SMITH Columnist WHEN IT COMES to resolutions, I tend to renew a few standards, such as planting a tree, making compost and becoming less reliant on pesticides. Those standards are still worth keeping, but I've added a few new ones this year. KEEP A ...
GETTING CLOSE TO EARTH IS HEAVEN.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANN LOVEJOY Columnist AS THE BRISK holiday season gives way to the ebb tide of the year, this balance point between old and new offers us a chance to rethink many things. This year, I am rethinking my relationship to the garden. Again. During the past ...
DIG INTO THE NEW YEAR WITHOUT SWEAT.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARIANNE BINETTI Columnist Five resolutions for the dirt-cheap, lazy gardener: 1. No more worrying about the frozen plants in your garden. There's nothing you can do about it now and if they don't come back it's not your fault. Every so often ...
IRONCLAD INTENTIONS ... WITH SOFT FILLINGS.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: CISCOE MORRIS Columnist I WILL NEVER again allow my TV partner, Meeghan Black, to trick me into doing all of the hard work: digging, transplanting, coaxing huge plants out of pots. To achieve this goal, I would have to outwit Meeghan. Now that I think about it, I ...
GARDEN BOOK.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THIS COMMON GROUND: SEASONS ON AN ORGANIC FARM Scott Chaskey (Penguin, 208 pages, $14) If you've ever dreamed about running off to the country and growing food and flowers as a full-time job then this lyrical book will inspire you to take that city job and chop it ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... EAT THIS; LOOK GREAT What's in that canned food you just picked up at the grocery? Might be wrinkles, impotence and heart disease. Even if it shouts "no trans-fat!" or "contains omega-3s!" on the front of the label, it also may list a lot of aging ingredients in the fine print ...
ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BOOKS librarything.com A network for book lovers to see what others have on their shelves. PETS loveyourdog.com Updated daily, this site covers a range of topics for dog owners including a fact and lesson ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "LOONEY TUNES" MARATHON 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Cartoon Network If you're not feeling loony enough, check out the adventures of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. "THE JEFFERSONS" MARATHON 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday. TV One Get movin' on up ...
DVD.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "SWINGTOWN: THE FIRST SEASON" Four discs. Not rated. "Swingtown" centers on three very different couples living in an affluent suburban Chicago during a time of sexual experimentation and changing gender roles and expression. The couples range from the open and ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" Soundtrack (N.E.E.T./Interscope) Sri Lankan-British rapper-provocateur M.I.A.'s idea of clout remains novel and idiosyncratic, as evinced by this collection from "Slumdog Millionaire." Part soundtrack, part score, the album is largely a showcase ...
BOOK.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "THE COMPLETE LYRICS OF OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II" Edited by Amy Asch. Alfred A. Knopf. 422 pages. $65. About the last thing you'd expect, a song so brazenly sexually suggestive and politically incorrect that it's inappropriate for a family newspaper to print the lyric, is ...
GAME.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "RISE OF THE ARGONAUTS" Rated: Mature Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (Codemasters) Who wouldn't want to step into the sandals of Jason, Hercules, Achilles and all those other Greek legends? It's a ...
DRINK.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Still interested in drinking? This might at least clear out your sinuses. MADRAS MOJITO Serves: 1 Cayenne pepper 4 to 6 fresh mint leaves Sugar 1 1/2 ounces Old Monk dark rum 2 ounces sweet-and-sour (see note) ...
DINNER.(Life and Arts)(Recipe)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PALE ALE HOPPIN' JOHN Serves: 6-8 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 2 hours 1 pound black-eyed peas 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, diced (about 1 cup) 1 red or green bell pepper, seeded and ...
BUSH ON TRIAL? MIGHT NOT BE WORTH IT.(Editorial)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: RUTH MARCUS SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- Should Bush administration officials be put on trial for crimes such as authorizing torture? Personally, I'm just relieved to have this crowd heading out of office and their policies - on torture, on ...
FREE HEALTH CARE WOULD COST PLENTY.(Editorial)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: GEORGE F. WILL SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- Health care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America's economy, can be "a nation-ruining issue." As Michael Leavitt ends four years as secretary of health and human services, he offers this ...
ALASKAN WAY VIADUCT: RECURRING DREAM.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Could this be the Year of the Tunnel for Seattle? An idea that seemed buried could make a decisive comeback. After being left off a list of two final possibilities for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct, a waterfront tunnel survived the end of 2008. On Tuesday, Gov. Chris ...
ARABS AND ISRAELIS: DO-GOODERS CONFUSED.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... If David Brumer (Wednesday guest column) thinks that a return to the delusional "peace process" and "two-state solution" will save Israel from genocidal Palestinian regimes hurling missiles and rockets at its civilian population, he might be interested in some choice real estate I know ...
SCIENCE KEEPS EXPANDING IN THE TV UNIVERSE.(Television)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: JOANNE OSTROW The Denver Post The smart shows are stepping up their game, demanding more of us non-science majors. Compared with earlier TV masters like Steven Bochco and David Kelley, the new auteurs are light-years ahead of their audiences. ...
MAN, 81, WON'T GO TO TRIAL IN SON'S DEATH.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services TACOMA -- An elderly Spanaway man accused of killing his son during an argument last year has been found incompetent to stand trial. Clarence Gerald Munce, 81, suffers from dementia. A first-degree murder charge against ...
FIREFIGHTERS VOLUNTEER TO GIVE UP PAY RAISE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services VANCOUVER -- Firefighters here say they will forgo a 4 percent pay increase this year because of the tough economic times facing the city. The Vancouver Firefighters Union says its 164 members voted 91 percent in favor of giving up ...
AVIAN HAVEN BIRDS OF DIFFERENT FEATHERS FLOCK TO DISCOVERY PARK.(Getaways)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: GREG JOHNSTON P-I reporter The morning was beautiful but bitterly cold and the birding slow when Jan Young lifted her binoculars and began sputtering. "Oh, oh, oh, look, look, look!" she said, pointing low toward the northern horizon. A perfect ...
HIDDEN WINE TREASURES DON'T JUDGE THESE BOTTLES BY THE SETTING.(Getaways)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: LESLIE KELLY Special to the P-I WOODINVILLE -- When I invited my friend - a transplant from New Orleans - to go wine tasting in Woodinville, she might have pictured an afternoon in a bucolic setting. Maybe something lifted from a scene in the iconic movie "Sideways," ...
RESERVE TEEMS WITH LIFE LOOP TRAIL IS A REFRESHING WINTER TREAT.(Getaways)(hike of the week)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: KAREN SYKES Columnist GOT CABIN FEVER? Don't want to tromp through snow at the higher elevations? Here's a cure: Go for a lowland hike. The Padilla Bay Shore Trail west of Burlington is a dandy, guaranteed to cure winter blahs, though the trail is interesting any time ...
CUTTING-EDGE EQUIPMENT FOR DOWNHILL THRILLS.(Getaways)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: STEPHEN REGENOLD Special to the P-I EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series on gear trends in skiing and snowboarding for the 2008-09 season. IN THIS SECOND COLUMN on gear trends in skiing and snowboarding, a jacket with embedded electronics, ...
TRAVEL BARGAIN OF THE WEEK.(Getaways)
Jan 01, 2009 ... SAVE $180 ON HOTEL PACKAGE IN SAN FRANCISCO: This deal is good through February (except Dec. 31) at the Orchard Hotel in the City by the Bay. For $299, this "San Francisco Faves" package gives you one night's accommodation, a $100 voucher for lunch or dinner at Scoma's ...
BASEBALL: FUENTES, ANGELS REACH DEAL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Reliever Brian Fuentes and the Los Angeles Angels reached agreement on a two-year deal, perhaps giving the AL West champions a replacement for record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez. Fuentes gets $17.5 million over the two seasons. There's a club option for $9 million in ...
UW STARTS ANEW TODAY ROOKIE COACH SARKISIAN CAN DRAW LESSONS FROM THE SHORTCOMINGS OF HIS PREDECESSOR.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: MOLLY YANITY P-I reporter Upon meeting his Washington players for the first time, Steve Sarkisian told them they had a clean slate. The same holds true for the rookie head coach, scheduled to take over the Huskies full time late Thursday after USC plays ...
NBA NOTES.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PIETRUS OUT INDEFINITELY: Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist on a dunk against Detroit on Monday. Pietrus was injured in the second quarter when he banged into the Pistons' Jason Maxiell and landed awkwardly on his back ...
COLLEGE BOWL GAMES.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... OUTBACK BOWL WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, 8 a.m., Tampa, Fla. MATCHUP: South Carolina (7-5) vs. Iowa (8-4) TV: ESPN LINE: Iowa by 4 STAT THAT MATTERS: Iowa RB Shonn Greene is the Big Ten's offensive player of the year and set the Hawkeyes' ...
SEATTLE U FINALLY GETS A KEY DATE.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: GARY WASHBURN P-I reporter THE SENIORS AT Seattle University realize they are making a major sacrifice for the future of the program. The Redhawks have no chance of making the NCAA Tournament in their first year of Division I basketball and would have been a ...
4 COACHES SHARE MENTORS AND GOALS.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: DICK ROCKNE Special to the P-I Linked by common bonds, four Southern women - LaVonda Wagner, Nikki Caldwell, Niya Butts and Tia Jackson - have by happenstance come together in the Pac-10 Conference as head coaches with a single purpose: to elevate their teams' ...
HUSKIES FRESHMAN BRESHERS TO REDSHIRT.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: DAN RALEY P-I reporter As anticipated, Washington freshman forward Tyreese Breshers is headed for a redshirt season, unable to recover quickly enough from a high school shin injury and resulting surgery. Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar made that determination ...
JACKSON OUT TO SHOW HE CAN LIVE UP TO POTENTIAL ROOKIE YEAR 'HUMBLING' FOR FIRST-ROUND PICK.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: GREG JOHNS P-I reporter Seahawks defensive end Lawrence Jackson called his rookie year "a humbling experience," but the team's 2008 first-round draft pick vows that better things lie ahead. The former USC standout struggled to make an impact in his first ...
2009: 5 TO WATCH.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1 CLOUD COMPUTING The super-hyped tech term of 2008 could lead to a faceoff between Amazon.com, Google and Microsoft in 2009. The concept behind the term is simple: It describes access to seemingly limitless computing power and storage space via the Internet. Big firms are ...
2009: 5 TO WATCH.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1 FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ The centerpiece of the 12-player trade initiated by Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik, Gutierrez is scheduled to play center field in 2009. He brings Gold Glove caliber defensive skills, which should substantially aid a pitching staff that got clobbered in 2008 ....
5 TO WATCH 2009.(Life and Arts)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1 REOPENING OF THE CROCODILE CAFE The abrupt demise last December of the Crocodile Cafe, a storied club where R.E.M., Nirvana, Hole, the Beastie Boys and many other groups performed, caused widespread consternation among longtime fans of the historic showroom. In September, news ...