Seattle Post-Intelligencer back issues from March 2009:
CAP AND TRADE: STATE BILL CAN BE SALVAGED.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The state Senate Committee on Environment, Water and Energy missed a great opportunity last week when it gutted the proposed cap and trade legislation (SB5735) designed to address carbon dioxide emissions. Unfortunately there are still some on the committee who question the science of ...
WASHINGTON CENTURY: BIKER PLACE.(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Sometime in the 20th century, walking became primarily a form of exercise for Americans. By mid-century, bicycling was for kids and the occasional exerciser and, as the 21 century got going, for Lance Armstrong-inspired participants and viewers. For Seattle's future, walking and ...
SUNDAY SHORTS.(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... UW HUMAN RIGHTS A particularly shining aspect of the legacy of the state's great Sen. Henry Jackson was his commitment to human rights. A bill in the state Legislature would give his passion for human rights an enduring and proper place at the University of Washington, which ...
OBAMA REPEATS SOVIET MISSTEPS IN AFGHANISTAN.(Editorial)(Column)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: CELESTINE BOHLEN SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Here's a scary thought. The U.S. could be walking in the Soviet Union's shoes. Twenty years to the month after the Soviet Army pulled out of Afghanistan, the U.S. is ramping up troop commitments in a country famously ...
OBAMA'S PLANS LACK DETAILS.(Editorial)(Column)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANN McFEATTERS SYNDICATED COLUMNIST President Barack Obama has taken to heart the cheerleading aspect of his job. We have yet to see how his plans will work in real life. His proposed budget is like a dazzling magical, mirrored box - reflecting what you want ...
HOW MUCH PROGRESS AGAINST RACISM HAS WSU REALLY MADE?(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: ALEX KUO GUEST COLUMNIST Linguistic labels delineate the framework for how we look at and remember each other. These symbols and their codes also function as keys in the public construction of those we do not like or are not supposed to like, be they old or young, ...
BALENTIEN REPORTS TO CAMP OUTFIELDER DELAYED BY VISA TROUBLE.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter PEORIA, Ariz. -- As the Wladimir Balentien saga dragged on for two weeks, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu joked that the outfielder was slowly swimming toward spring training from his native Curacao. Balentien at last reached ...
'MADEA' HAS LOCK ON BOX OFFICE:.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" locked up $16.5 million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office for a second straight weekend, beating out "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience." The Jonas Brothers film, featuring the ...
NO DOUBT GOSSIP:.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... No Doubt will make an appearance on "Gossip Girl" on May 11, performing Adam and the Ants' "Stand and Deliver," the band announced on its Web site. (The show airs at 8 p.m. on KSTW/11.) No Doubt's spot on the popular TV series marks another step in the band's return from an extended ...
'PLOW' IS STILL A PAIN FOR PIVEN.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Jeremy Piven is not off the hook yet. Producers of "Speed-the-Plow" said Friday they will file for arbitration to settle their dispute with the actor for abruptly quitting the Broadway show after his doctor said he was suffering from mercury poisoning. The action came after no ...
HEGARTY'S SENSITIVITY AND RANGE ENTHRALL PACKED HOUSE AT MOORE.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: MIKEL TOOMBS Special to the P-I Antony Hegarty is a most unlikely pop star. The British-born, New York-based singer crosses Boy George - his inspiration, recent exploits notwithstanding - and Leonard Cohen, with flashes of fellow pianist (and gay hero) Elton John. ...
DECREASE YOUR ODDS OF GETTING A PINK SLIP.(Business)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: MAUREEN MORIARTY Columnist JOB SECURITY has become a major workplace concern in this environment of wave after wave of layoffs. Few workers feel safe or in control of their workplace futures. Before deciding who will be laid off, most managers take a number of ...
SUDAN: 57 REPORTEDLY KILLED IN MILITIA-ARMY FIGHTING.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Clashes between militia and local government troops in a southern Sudan town killed at least 57 people and wounded nearly 100, a government official said Sunday. More than two dozen of those killed in last week's fighting in the volatile town of Malakal were civilians, said Riek Machar, ...
A NOTE TO READERS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... The suggested price for home delivery of the Seattle P-I has increased. Increases are moderate and vary by subscription type. Please see the updated rates in the adjacent box. If you have paid in advance to our office, your expiration date will not change as a result of the ...
FEAR REMAINS FROM HATE CRIME.(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: SARAB SINGH GUEST COLUMNIST I remember the words of King County Superior Court Judge Monica J. Benton, while delivering judgment, when she said Louis Vazquez should be given leniency in the same way that Sukhvir Singh has given forgiveness. She added that the attack ...
PRODDING THE SACRED COW.(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: RICHARD PAULI GUEST COLUMNIST The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy, has overlooked the biggest threat to human health and human future - the increasing rate of climate destabilization from global warming. Last year the foundation ...
WASHINGTON CENTURY: THE SAFEST CATCH.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Even now, commercial fishing remains one of the deadliest occupations. As various markers and memorials remind us, Washington state has suffered more than its share of the sorrow, tragedy and devastation of loss. More than might have been imagined, this state can decide whether ...
IT'S 'ATLAS SHRUGGED' ALL OVER AGAIN.(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE ECONOMIST Books do not sell themselves: That is what films are for. "The Reader," the book that inspired the Oscar-winning film, has shot up the best-seller lists. Another recent publishing success, however, has had more help from Washington, D.C., than Hollywood ....
BUDGET: PAN FOR CASH.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 02, 2009 ... I see where the president's budget plans to tax the rich and this has brought the anguished cry that he has begun class warfare in the country. Well, there has been a war on the poor and the middle class since the Reagan administration and it has become so continuous and pervasive that it ...
GARFIELD LOOKS TO CHANGE ITS LUCK AT STATE BULLDOGS AIM NOT TO REPEAT EARLY EXITS.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: DEREK BELT Special to the P-I RENTON -- Garfield's boys' basketball team drew heavy favorite Ferris of Spokane in last year's Class 4A state tournament opener. Sure enough, the Bulldogs lost and Ferris went on to claim its second consecutive state title. ...
LEWIS & CLARK, MOSES LAKE AMONG HIGHLY TALENTED FIELD NEWCOMER EASTLAKE JOINS USUAL CONTENDERS.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: SAM CAMERON Special to the P-I RENTON -- The 4A girls' basketball state tournament draw Sunday afternoon featured all the familiar faces. Three-time defending state champion Lewis & Clark and coach Jim Redmon were there. Senior guard Nichole Jackson and ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009 ... It happened on March 2 1973 : Jim Fox matched a Sonics record when he snatched 12 rebounds in the second quarter of Seattle's 139-119 win over the Buffalo Braves. Fox finished with 22 rebounds. 1986 : Al Moscatel hit a 25-foot shot with 3 seconds left to give the ...
HUSKIES' SUCCESS PART OF A CITYWIDE RENEWAL.(Sports)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: ART THIELP-I COLUMNIST FOLLOWING ELECTION OF a black president, collapse of Washington Mutual bank and disappearance of the Sonics, it is easy to say that nothing surprises anymore. Nevertheless, the achievement of at least a Pac-10 co-championship for ...
CANCER'S NO MATCH FOR MORITZ.(Sports)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: JIM MOOREP-I COLUMNIST TWO NIGHTS AFTER Christmas, they spent a holiday evening together, Andrew Moritz with his mom, brother-in-law and four younger sisters, watching a movie at their childhood home. The former Franklin High and Washington basketball ...
M'S PUT POTENTIAL CLOSERS TO THE TEST CORCORAN, BATISTA, LOWE AMONG LEADERS.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter PEORIA, Ariz. -- They have a few scattered spring innings to prove to an unfamiliar coaching staff that they have not only the physical stuff but also the mental stuff to be a major league closer. Pressure? Absolutely. But ...
HAWKS MAKE A DEAL, WAIT FOR WORD DT COLE SIGNS HOUSHMANDZADEH TO DECIDE TODAY.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: CLARE FARNSWORTH P-I reporter The Seahawks will have to wait until Monday morning for T.J. Houshmandzadeh's decision on his free-agent destination. As will the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and everyone else interested in where the top-rated wide receiver in ...
UW'S THOMAS POINTS TO TEAM FRESHMAN SHRUGS OFF SLUMP TALK.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: DAN RALEY P-I reporter Isaiah Thomas occupied an end-zone seat in Edmundson Pavilion, signing autographs, unwinding after Saturday's 83-78 victory over Arizona. This seemed like a perfect time to approach Washington's precocious freshman guard. He had ...
NORTHWEST UW CREW MAKES HISTORY AT OXFORD.(Sports)
Mar 02, 2009 ... The University of Washington men's crew became the first American university eight to row the Boat Race course against Oxford in a pre-Boat Race fixture on Sunday. The men's varsity eight rowed two roughly 10-minute pieces along the 4.5-mile course on the Thames River, losing ...
TRIAL IN BABY'S DEATH DELAYED.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services PORT ANGELES -- The trial of a 16-year-old Port Angeles girl accused of drowning her infant son in a toilet has been postponed until April 20. It was scheduled to begin Monday. ...
TO THE PARENTS OF A MOLESTED CHILD, IT'S HELP THAT'S PRICELESS.(News)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: MARY SWIFT Columnist HOW DO YOU put a value on human services? Until you need them, you probably don't. But when you do, you find them priceless. Case in point: Dawn Walker and her daughter Jessi. Every other week, Jessi and her mother ...
IN THE P-I: 1955.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... The P-I has been covering Seattle and the Northwest since 1863. Please share your memories of the paper at seattlepi.com/pimemories or write to us at: ...
POLICE SEEK PERSON TARGETING PLANES WITH GREEN LASER.(News)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: CASEY McNERTHNEY P-I reporter A green laser was pointed at a commercial passenger jet headed to Sea-Tac International Airport on Sunday night, and police are trying to find who is responsible. The laser targeted Horizon Air flight 2562 from Portland about ...
I-90 BRIDGE EASTBOUND NOT SINKING - IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT.(News)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: LARRY LANGE P-I reporter Question: Rob Seaborn asked about a disconcerting dip in the Interstate 90 pavement that jiggles his eastbound car as it approaches Mercer Island above Lake Washington. "While driving on that section, there's a bridge span ...
CULTURE WARRIOR QUESTIONS THE FAITH OF OUR SENATORS.(News)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: JOEL CONNELLY P-I columnist HE USED a closed-door meeting in 2004 to implore Christian conservatives to "win this culture war," and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has now gone public and personal with a religious-themed attack on colleagues in Congress. ...
FAKED CLAIM WAS 'DEPLORABLE'.(Metro)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A former soldier from Kent who faked combat service in Iraq to get medical compensation has been sentenced to three years' probation by a federal judge who called his behavior "deplorable." Brandon V. Perkins appeared Friday in U.S. District Court before Judge Richard Jones, who told the ...
PAKISTAN: SUSPECTED U.S. MISSILES KILL 7 AL-QAIDA FIGURES.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Suspected U.S. missiles killed seven people in a Pakistani Taliban stronghold Sunday, officials said. The missile strike underscored the Obama administration's unwillingness to abandon a Bush-era tactic said to have killed several key al-Qaida figures, despite persistent ...
DOCUMENTING A TROUBLED MIND MOVIE HELPS FILMMAKER FORGE CONNECTION WITH MENTALLY ILL FATHER.(News)
Mar 02, 2009; ... Byline: CAROL SMITH P-I reporter The cyclists rolling by on their way to Green Lake don't seem to notice the man sitting vigil under the Ravenna Boulevard overpass. The man wears a bicycle helmet over his baseball cap and dark glasses on a dark day. Though he camps in plain ...
SUPERCOMPUTERS TACKLE THE MUD-FLAP.(Business)
Mar 02, 2009 ... DIESEL-POWERED COMPUTATIONS: People typically think of supercomputers as most useful for handling enormously time-consuming and mind-bendingly complex calculations, like climate patterns, or genome mapping or aircraft design. Or truck mud-flap design. All right, so ...
HOSPITAL WON'T ASSIST IN SUICIDE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services PROSSER -- Prosser Memorial Hospital has decided not to participate in the state's new assisted suicide law, making it the second hospital in the Yakima Valley to bow out of the initiative passed by voters last fall. The hospital's ...
MAN BEATEN IN U DISTRICT HEIST.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: P-I staff and news services SEATTLE -- Police say two men armed with a handgun and club forced their way into a University District residence, stole electronic items and one hit a resident several times in the head before leaving. Officers brought in a police ...
NATURAL MEDICINE.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Breast-feeding does everybody good Along the way, most people have heard that breast-feeding is "best for baby." Some of the benefits for breast-fed babies include fewer infections, healthier digestion, less risk of developing allergies, higher I.Q. scores and improved social ...
THERE'S A DOWNSIDE TO POSITIVE THINKING.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BOB CONDORCOLUMNIST OPTIMISM MIGHT BE harder to come by these days, say, than at this time last year, but there is no shortage of research that indicates being optimistic is a positive health habit. Scrolling through numerous studies, optimism has been associated ...
REALITY CHECK.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE BELIEF: Sugar in the diet can lead to acne. THE FACTS: Any link between sugar and acne has long been dismissed. But now scientists are taking another look. In recent years, studies have shown that what matters may not be sugar itself but a ...
THE YOU DOCS.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE LUNCH THAT MAKES YOU SMARTER You know that kid in your office who keeps stepping onto your work turf and sucks up to the boss to boot? Here's how to turn him into a problem the size of a fungus gnat: spinach. Seriously, filling up on that green can keep your brain ...
ONLINE.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... DIY funkyfriendsfactory.com Download patterns for cross-stitch designs, teddy bears, plush stuffed animals and needle felting. GAMES monkeywantbanana.com/ShoppingCartHero Earn points for racing down ...
TV.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... "THE BACHELOR" 8 p.m. KOMO/4 Jason takes his son to New Zealand to meet the final two women. "THE BIG BANG THEORY" 8 p.m. KIRO/7 A paintball game leads to a fight between Sheldon and Penny, and romance for Leslie and Wolowitz. ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE BLACK LIPS "200 Million Thousand" (Vice) You know, it's almost off-putting that music so gritty, raunchy and in parts kind of scary can be so catchy at the same time. But hey, that's the Black Lips. One minute Atlanta's beloved garage rockers are luring you into ...
BOOK.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... "FLANNERY" Brad Gooch. Little, Brown and Co. 416 pages. $30. The most important element of Brad Gooch's rich, intimate biography of Flannery O'Connor is the reminder that this elusive American writer sustained a wide range of literary confidantes and friends, briefly ...
MUSIC.(Life and Arts)(Sound recording review)
Mar 02, 2009 ... JAKE OWEN "Easy Does It" (RCA Nashville) Jake Owens brings it back for another go on "Easy Does It," his second album. Here it's less a position statement than proof that he's proficient in the style, which could be called midperiod Toby Keith. That's just one of ...
GAME.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... "ONECHANBARA: BIKINI ZOMBIE SLAYERS" Rated: Mature Platform: Wii, Xbox 360 (D3Publisher) Adult Wii owners may be thrilled to see another M-rated game finally make its way to the kiddie-centric machine. After all, there's nothing wrong with wanting a little grown-up ...
DRINKS.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... GREAT DIVIDE ESPRESSO OAK AGED YETI IMPERIAL STOUT How do you give a Yeti coffee? Great Divide Brewing Co., based in Denver, takes their 9.5 percent alcohol by volume Yeti Imperial Stout and adds local espresso. They also age the beer on oak chips to add yet another dimension ....
DINNER.(Life and Arts)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FETTUCCINE WITH FENNEL AND LEMON Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15-20 minutes 3/4 pound fettuccine 2 fennel bulbs 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 lemon, zested and juiced, divided 1/3 cup ...
REGION NEEDS GOOD JOBS.(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID WEST GUEST COLUMNIST When the world's economic woes hit Seattle head on, local elected leaders must be fully prepared to help the families that need help the most. Recently, members of Seattle's Chamber of Commerce advised us on these pages (Feb. 23) to grill ...
WASHINGTON'S SCHOOLS ARE STUCK IN THE SWAMP OF THE 20TH CENTURY.(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID MARSHAK GUEST COLUMNIST It is our current misfortune in Washington to be stuck with K-12 school policy leaders who seem to gaze only toward the past. Not every state fares so poorly. In Ohio, Gov. Ted Strickland initiated a statewide dialogue in 2007 to ...
STIMULUS: SEATTLE DISRESPECTED? MIGHT BE A REASON.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Mayor "never mind the 'no' vote, give 'em a tunnel anyway" Nickels has a lot of gall, complaining that the stimulus funding "disrespects the voters." John Johnson Seattle TROOPS PHOTOS OF DEAD SOLDIERS AND PRIVACY Regarding photo of ...
WASHINGTON CENTURY: FLAWED TAX SYSTEM.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Washington state's tax system is flawed, unfair and strange. The root of the problem is the lack of a state income tax. We've staggered through recessions in the past without addressing the income tax question. If Gov. Chris Gregoire and a lot of legislators have their way, we ...
WOMEN'S RESILIENCE RISES ELEGANTLY OUT OF 'RUBBLE'.(Life and Arts)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: GIANNI TRUZZI Special to the P-I There's plenty of building going on in the dusty Denny Regrade warehouse where "Rubble Women" is staged. In its brick-by-brick construction, folklore and myth are the mortar that binds this elegant tribute to the resilience of women. ...
REGION'S BEST SIZE UP TALENT.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: MICHAEL McLAUGHLIN P-I reporter Renton coach Rick Comer surveyed a roomful of lounging high school boys and shook his head slowly. "I think I could put together a pretty decent squad with this group," Comer said with a straight face before bursting into ...
SEATTLE U SET FOR UW REDHAWKS OUT TO PROVE THAT THEY BELONG IN D-1.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: GREG JOHNS P-I reporter This might fall into one of those "be careful what you wish for" scenarios, but Seattle University insists it's ready and willing to take on Washington in a hostile Edmundson Pavilion on Tuesday night. The game figures to be a ...
MARINERS 5, WHITE SOX 3.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009 ... THE SCENE: It was the warmest day of the spring (84 degrees) and 3,481 fans showed up as the White Sox christened their new Camelback Ranch facility in Glendale, Ariz. STAR OF THE GAME: Mariners left-handed starter Jarrod Washburn threw two quiet innings, needing just 23 pitches ...
WASHBURN'S FASTBALL HAS A NEW WRINKLE A MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT GIVES HIS HEATER A LITTLE MORE LIFE.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: JOHN HICKEY P-I reporter PEORIA, Ariz. -- Jarrod Washburn likes to make jokes about his breaking pitch - or lack thereof. The joke is that the Mariners left-hander isn't throwing a breaking ball at all. Not during the two innings he worked in a 5-3 Cactus ...
JUNIOR GETS HIS SPRING SWINGS KID PITCHERS GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH GRIFFEY IN SIMULATED GAME.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: JOHN HICKEY P-I reporter PEORIA, Ariz. -- The names Travis Mortimore and Jake Wild mean nothing to the average Mariners fan, but Monday morning they got their 15 minutes of spring training fame. Mortimore, a lefty, and Wild, who is right-handed, were ...
HAWKS SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON COLE ONCE-OBSCURE LINEMAN SIGNS DEAL FOR STARTING SPOT.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: CLARE FARNSWORTH P-I reporter Before the NFL free-agency period began, Colin Cole was an undrafted backup defensive lineman who had played the past 4 1/2 seasons with the Green Bay Packers for the league's minimum salary. Then, Cole came to Seattle for a ...
HOPE FADES IN SEARCH FOR COOPER, 2 OTHERS COAST GUARD RESCUES MAN FOUND CLINGING TO OVERTURNED BOAT MONDAY.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009; ... Byline: MOLLY YANITY AND CLARE FARNSWORTH P-I reporters Hopes of finding former University of Washington and Seahawks linebacker Marquis Cooper and two other men lost in the Gulf of Mexico dimmed late Monday. Family members reported Cooper and three friends ...
LOOK BACK.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2009 ... It happened on March 3 1966: Seattle University handed Texas Western a 74-72 defeat at the Seattle Coliseum, the Miners' only loss of the season. Texas Western was en route to becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to win the NCAA championship. ...