The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) back issues from May 2003:
Community Parks' Future Debated: Want to play? Got to pay; Panelmulls methods to fund maintenance
May 01, 2003; ... SCOTT HEWITT, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 A special taxing district may be the future of parks in urban, unincorporated Clark County. The city-county Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission is studying the possibility of asking voters to approve a new parks district, ...
Everybody has a story: Years of service brought many adventures
May 01, 2003; ... NICOLE GRESS, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 As 80-year-old Ron Hann works in the yard around his modest Washougal home, you'd never suspect the retired family doctor once delivered 100 babies a month in Malaysia.Volunteering at his local Seventh-day Adventist Church ...
Fast Facts
May 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 * In 1932, the Nazis led in the German elections with 230 Reichstag seats. * In 1932, famine was widespread in the U.S.S.R. * In 1932, Congress set up the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stimulate the economy. ...
Iraq bill $20 billion and climbing
May 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-01-2003 WASHINGTON -- The Iraq war has cost Washington at least $20 billion and probably will consume that much or more again in the next five months, according to the Pentagon's top budget officer. An additional $5 billion to $7 billion will be needed to ...
Cost of polling places may push county to all-mail balloting
May 01, 2003; ... GREGG HERRINGTON, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 Looking to save money, Clark County commissioners Wednesday wondered if it is time to end voting at schools and other public places and go to all-mail balloting by 2006. Faced with a 35-year-old punchcard voting system and ...
Troops returning from war will get health evaluations
May 01, 2003; ... SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department, following a law meant to detect Gulf War Syndrome in returning troops, said Wednesday it will collect blood from soldiers leaving Iraq and then conduct more comprehensive health ...
Yankees welcome back Rivera with win
May 01, 2003; ... JOSH DUBOW, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 NEW YORK -- The bullpen door opened and Mariano Rivera walked out. His anthem, Metallica's "Enter Sandman," blared from the speakers as the fans cheered and chanted his name. What better way for the New York Yankees to end ...
Empire Maker favored, bruised foot and all
May 01, 2003; ... RICHARD ROSENBLATT, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Even with a bruised foot, Empire Maker was made the strongest Kentucky Derby favorite since 1992 Wednesday, heading the 17-horse field with odds of 6-5. The colt will leave from the No. 12 post ...
NCAA Basketball: Ford hasn't made up mind to remain at Texas or go toNBA
May 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 All-American guard expected to announce his decision today All-American point guard T.J. Ford will announce Thursday whether he's returning to Texas for his junior season or leaving for the NBA. In a brief interview ...
Blazer Report: Pippen's altercation may result in charges
May 01, 2003; ... ANDREW SELIGMAN, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 DALLAS -- Scottie Pippen faces a possible Class B misdemeanor harassment charge for grabbing a fan and throwing water on him immediately after the Trail Blazers beat Dallas in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff ...
Roundup: Lynch keeps Hornets alive with his shooting
May 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 Known mostly for his defense, George Lynch kept the New Orleans Hornets alive with impressive shooting, clutch rebounding and quick hands. Lynch scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and had two key steals and offensive ...
Columbia River pikeminnow reward program begins Monday
May 01, 2003; ... ALLEN THOMAS, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 Sport fishing for money resumes Monday when the pikeminnow reward program begins its 14th season of paying anglers to catch the salmon-munching predators. The pikeminnow bounty season starts in two phases: check stations ...
Pierce County overlooks court's edict for appointing lawyers incapital cases
May 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-01-2003 TACOMA (AP) -- Pierce County prosecutors were quick to file aggravated murder charges when a homeless man died after a brutal beating by four alleged white supremacists last month. The three men and one woman charged in the killing of Randall ...
Hello My Name Is ... By filling this out and wearing it wherever yougo, you just might be contributing to a friendlier world
May 01, 2003; ... BETSY TAYLOR, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 Hello, his name is Scott. Scott Ginsberg, that is. The name's not hard to remember because Ginsberg has been wearing a name tag for more than 900 days with "Scott" scrawled boldly across a piece of adhesive paper in ...
Ride Around Clark County a bicycling favorite
May 01, 2003; ... ANNIE PIERCE RUSUNEN, Columbian The Columbian 05-01-2003 Hundreds of cyclists will pedal the streets and roads of Clark County in the 20th annual Ride Around Clark County on Saturday. From Lacamas Lake to Cedar Creek, riders will explore the area on wheels during the area's ...
Last Civil War widow link to history
May 01, 2003; ... PHILLIP RAWLS, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 ENTERPRISE, Ala. -- America's last known Civil War widow never had a hoop skirt or a mansion like Tara. Alberta Martin was a sharecropper's daughter with a young baby and no job when, in 1927, she married a man 60 years ...
Daily Roundup
May 01, 2003 ... The Columbian 05-01-2003 Vancouver First quarter earnings drop at Nautilus Group The Nautilus Group finished the first quarter with net sales of $129.4 million, a 4.8 percent decrease from the same time period last year. Net income for the quarter, which ...
Boomer fashion needs noticed
May 01, 2003; ... ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 NEW YORK -- When Ann Pinkerton was in her 20s and 30s, she was a slave to the latest fashions, from bellbottoms to micro mini skirts. Now, in her early 50s, Pinkerton wants to look stylish, but has trouble finding clothes ...
Northwest firms suffer pension shortfalls
May 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-01-2003 SEATTLE (AP) -- For probably the first time ever, all the Northwest's largest private pension funds were in the red in 2002. The future for the funds looks bleak, too. "It's not a pleasant issue and it's not going to go away," said Steven ...
U.S. prepares for possible SARS outbreak
May 01, 2003; ... LAURA MECKLER, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are stockpiling ventilators, training health workers and encouraging hospitals to create isolation wards in case the SARS virus spreads in the United States the way it has in China, Canada and ...
Schools mishandling teens' learning, behavioral troubles
May 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-01-2003 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Any schools are ill-equipped to deal with teens with learning or behavioral problems, so a disproportionate number of those children end up in juvenile court, a government report says. The study by the National Council on ...
Worms found in shuttle wreckage
May 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-01-2003 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Hundreds of worms from a science experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia have been found alive in the wreckage, NASA said Wednesday. The worms, known as C. elegans, were found in debris in Texas several weeks ago ....
Forsberg, Naslund, Brodeur finalists for Hart Trophy
May 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 NEW YORK -- Colorado forward Peter Forsberg, Vancouver forward Markus Naslund and New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur were selected as finalists Wednesday for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL's most valuable player. Forsberg had ...
State: Waste mishandling violates law
May 01, 2003; ... LINDA ASHTON, Associated Press The Columbian 05-01-2003 YAKIMA -- The U.S. Department of Energy is in violation of the state's hazardous-waste law for failing to properly manage radioactive waste buried in unlined trenches at the Hanford nuclear reservation, state regulators said ...
TOP VIDEOS
May 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Top VHS Rentals (Based on data provided by the Video Software Dealers Assn.) 1. "Harry Potter And The ...
Starbucks' tried-and-brew formula
May 02, 2003; ... JONATHAN NELSON, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 CAMAS - If customer demand truly drives the placement of a new Starbucks, as company officials say, then the coffee giant's decision to open its latest Clark County store makes perfect sense. The 1,500-square-foot store, ...
Former Enron official faces more charges
May 02, 2003; ... KRISTEN HAYS, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 HOUSTON - The probe into the collapse of energy trading giant Enron Corp. broadened Thursday with 31 new charges against former chief financial officer Andrew Fastow and indictments of fraud and insider trading against his wife ...
Crosby centennial laid-back like the star
May 02, 2003; ... BOB THOMAS, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. - In a glade of towering eucalyptus trees south of San Francisco looms the Bing Crosby manor, its tall red-brick facade and peaked gray-blue slate roof resembling a stately house of England. This was ...
Quake warning system proposed for Los Angeles
May 02, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-02-2003 LOS ANGELES (AP) Scientists working in Southern California have proposed a way of interpreting feeble tremors that herald a large earthquake, a step that could help in providing warning. The system theoretically could give anywhere from seconds to ...
Branch named Clark College president; Educator comes from Baltimore
May 02, 2003; ... TOM VOGT, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 Baltimore-area educator R. Wayne Branch is Clark College's new president. Clark's board of trustees chose Branch over three other finalists to fill the yearlong vacancy. Branch has been president of the Essex campus of the ...
Commentary: Wallace still doesn't understand
May 02, 2003; ... ANDREW SELIGMAN Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 Two days after feeling the crack of the whip, the $16.2 million slave gave an Uncle Tom impersonation that should have offended anyone who felt the sting of discrimination. He stood by his locker after Wednesday's playoff ...
College Notebook: First time a charm for Kebede in 10,000-meter run
May 02, 2003; ... KIM WETZEL, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 Clark College runner Yesewzer Kebede set a school record in the 10,000-meter run last weekend at the Oregon Invitational in Eugene. Not bad considering it was the first time she's ever competed in the race. Kebede, a ...
Timbers fall to Seattle in A-League opener
May 02, 2003; ... PAUL DANZER, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 PORTLAND - A little patience, please. The Portland Timbers hope the 5,993 fans who watched them fall 1-0 to the Seattle Sounders in their A-League opener Thursday have some. And, they hope to find some patience of their ...
Blazer Report: Genius comes after couple of victories
May 02, 2003; ... NICK DASCHEL The Columbian 05-02-2003 Within the past few days, Portland coach Maurice Cheeks has gone from someone who scarcely deserves to sit on an NBA bench, to genius. A week ago, critics pounded Cheeks, saying Dallas' Don Nelson was significantly working over the Blazer ...
War in Iraq colors offerings on National Day of Prayer
May 02, 2003; ... KELLY ADAMS, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 Set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, America's leaders and its military were the focus of Thursday's 52nd Annual National Day of Prayer. In Vancouver, an observance on the steps of city hall drew at least 100 ...
Scholarship granted in name of New York heroes
May 02, 2003; ... DEAN BAKER, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 Their two sons died as heroes in the 9/11 Twin Towers attack, but John and Jan Vigiano are keeping their legacy alive in Vancouver today. The Vigianos will talk about the day their sons, a New York City firefighter and a ...
Democracy, not force, said key to ending terror
May 02, 2003; ... GREGG HERRINGTON, Columbian The Columbian 05-02-2003 In the end, terrorists will not be stopped by armies, high-tech weapons, color codes or the USA Patriot Act, says the author of "Jihad vs. McWorld." Instead, he told a Vancouver audience Wednesday night, hopes lie in the ...
Israeli troops attack, kill 12 Palestinians
May 02, 2003; ... IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops stormed a Hamas stronghold on Thursday, setting off the most intense gunbattle in the Gaza Strip in 21/2 years of fighting, just a day after mediators presented a Mideast peace plan. ...
Young quake victims focus of search
May 02, 2003; ... JAMES C. HELICKE, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 CELTIKSUYU, Turkey - Listening for small voices, rescuers early today searched for dozens of children buried in the rubble of their dormitory after an earthquake struck southeastern Turkey. At least 100 people were killed ...
Georgia students to hold white prom party
May 02, 2003; ... ELLIOTT MINOR, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 ALBANY, Ga. - A year after holding their first integrated prom, some students at Taylor County High School have decided to again hold a separate, private party for whites only. While many whites say they still plan to ...
U.N. international staff returns to Iraq capital
May 02, 2003; ... EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 UNITED NATIONS - U.N. international staff returned to Iraq's capital Thursday for the first time since the war and will immediately begin to assess emergency humanitarian needs. The 21-member team was led by the ...
Johnson's surgery on ailing knee goes well
May 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 PHOENIX - Four-time NL Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday, his first operation in seven years. "According to all reports the surgery went as expected," Arizona manager Bob ...
Wade, Ford declare for NBA draft
May 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 Texas' T.J. Ford and Marquette's Dwyane Wade, the only underclassmen on this year's All-America team, will both apply for the NBA draft. They announced their decisions Thursday, as did Washington State junior guard Marcus Moore ....
Waltrip takes pole for Busch race
May 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-02-2003 Michael Waltrip won the pole for the Busch series race after water on the surface at Richmond International Raceway delayed qualifying for nearly four hours Thursday. It was the Winston Cup regular's 14th career Busch pole and ...
Happy Mother's Day: Time together: The best gift
May 03, 2003; ... PAT STEPHENS Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 While Moms will treasure the pretty gifts you give her for Mother's Day, she will also treasure the memories of spending some time together doing something fun. Take the time to visit. Even if you only go for a walk together along one ...
Baby sitter sentenced to 15 years
May 03, 2003; ... STEPHANIE THOMSON, Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 Visibly pregnant and proclaiming her innocence, baby sitter Heidi Fero pleaded to a judge Friday to spare her from prison. She cried when she heard his decision: 15 years, longer than what is recommended by state ...
Train hits pickup; man, woman killed
May 03, 2003; ... JOHN BRANTON, Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 A woman and man were killed Friday evening when their pickup collided with a freight train at a private crossing along Southeast Evergreen Highway east of Fisher's Landing. Vancouver police declined to identify the victims, ...
Corrections
May 03, 2003 ... The Columbian 05-03-2003 Tacoma Art Museum: Glassmaker Dale Chihuly's hometown is Tacoma. A story on page D1 Friday listed an incorrect city. It is The Columbian's policy to correct errors. Contact Mary Ricks, the information editor, at 360-699-6006. $00:0300034321: ...
Commentary: Dallas needs plenty of help
May 03, 2003; ... NICK DASCHEL, Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 There are a few teams capable of weathering Portland's energy, precision and focus Friday night in the Rose Garden. The Lakers. Chicago of the Jordan era. Detroit's Bad Boys. But not Dallas. Not ...
By the Numbers: Greatest hitter? Barry Bonds is in that group
May 03, 2003; ... GREG JAYNE, The Columbian' The Columbian 05-03-2003 The greatest hitter ever? The most dangerous man to carry a piece of wood to the plate, altering the game each time he steps into the batter's box? Once upon a time, a century ago, the answer might have been Cap Anson or Ed ...
Press Talk: Tough calls in the news business
May 03, 2003; ... LOU BRANCACCIO, The Columbian' The Columbian 05-03-2003 On Friday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer did a story about a very messy divorce the Tacoma police chief was going through. On Saturday, the police chief was dead and his wife was in critical condition. This was ...
Deputy's wife gets 1 year for setting fire to home
May 03, 2003; ... STEPHANIE THOMSON, Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 A 29-year-old mother was sentenced to one year in prison Friday for setting fire to her Hazel Dell home. Kimberli Swenson, the wife of Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Swenson, entered a Newton plea last month. The plea ...
Lewis and Clark bicentennial gets an early kickoff
May 03, 2003; ... DEAN BAKER, Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 Eager local Lewis and Clark history buffs plan to begin three years of bicentennial observances a little early: on May 14 -- 199 years after the explorers left St. Louis in search of a Northwest Passage. The Corps of Discovery ...
Best Bet: Ole! 300,000 expected to enjoy Portland's Cinco de MayoFiesta
May 03, 2003; ... The Columbian The Columbian 05-03-2003 PORTLAND -- It has the unofficial title of largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the United States, and certainly has no equals when it comes to multicultural festivals in Oregon. The 19th annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Portland brings ...
Plot renews small-plane concerns
May 03, 2003; ... CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities say they have uncovered an al-Qaida plot to crash an explosives-laden small aircraft into the American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. That prompted the Homeland Security Department to warn about ...
Tens of thousands in Gaza pay tribute to Israeli raid victims
May 03, 2003; ... IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Firing rifles into the air and hoisting bodies over their heads, tens of thousands of Palestinians filled the streets Friday to mourn 13 people killed in an Israeli raid, and warned their new prime ...
Spotlight: Decision on Price could come today
May 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 Alabama coach Mike Price could learn today if off-the-field conduct will cost him his job before his first team takes the field. University President Robert Witt, who took over shortly after Price's hiring in December, will ...
Baseball Report: Agent -- Marlins should conduct injury inquiry
May 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 Pitcher A.J. Burnett's agent says the Florida Marlins need to conduct an inquiry regarding the health of the right-hander, who is out for the season following elbow surgery. "We should find out the truth," agent Darek Braunecker ...
Billups finds his shot, Pistons still alive
May 03, 2003; ... MIKE BRANOM, Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Chauncey Billups broke out of his 3-point shooting slump in a big way, sending the Magic-Pistons series back to Detroit for a decisive Game 7. Making more 3-pointers in the first quarter than he had all ...
NBA Notes: Stockton first to leave Jazz with announcement that he'sfinished
May 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 John Stockton left the Delta Center on the verge of tears Friday, all but certain it is time for him to retire. Stockton, the NBA's career leader in assists and steals, met with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and owner Larry Miller and ...
Ore. education officials drop controversial plan
May 03, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-03-2003 PORTLAND (AP) -- State education officials have backed off their plan to hold minority, low-income and disabled students to lower standards to give schools more time to show improvements in achievement. The state Department of Education told ...
Tacoma teenager arrested after explosives found
May 03, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 05-03-2003 PARKLAND (AP) -- About 60 residents of an apartment complex in this south Tacoma suburb were evacuated Friday after sheriff's deputies found a pound of an explosive substance in one unit, KOMO-TV and KIRO-TV reported. Ed Troyer of the Pierce County ...
Jewish faith spurs island curiosity
May 03, 2003; ... MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 HONOLULU -- On a recent stop at a gas station on the North Shore of Oahu, Rabbi Yitzchok Krasnjansky got an unusual request from the attendant. "The guy asked me if he could take a picture," Krasnjansky said. "He asked ...
Tomorrow comes, but will drama?
May 03, 2003; ... DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 NEW YORK -- Seven years ago when guitarist Lindsey Buckingham began working on a solo album, he was confronted by a cold reality: His record company had no interest in a Lindsey Buckingham solo album. A Fleetwood Mac ...
Billboard's Top Sellers
May 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 05-03-2003 Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan; radio playlists; and ...