The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) back issues from June 2003:
Cape Horn: A view for a few
Jun 01, 2003; ... GREGG HERRINGTON, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 The unmet potential of Cape Horn stems from a classic case of a government report collecting dust, its good intentions shelved and virtually forgotten. Consequently, the Columbia River Gorge viewpoint, one of the most ...
Camas falls short in state title bid
Jun 01, 2003; ... KIM WETZEL, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 CAMAS -- No one expected them to get this far. With that in mind, that the Camas boys soccer team proved to be the second-best 3A team in the state is a pretty amazing feat. The Papermakers lost 5-0 to Newport of Bellevue ...
Commentary: It's all in the final details
Jun 01, 2003; ... GREG JAYNE, The Columbian' The Columbian 06-01-2003 They'll never forget the details. The laughs before the game. The tears after the loss. The sweat, the toil, the guts that put them among the best teams in the state in their chosen sport. They'll never forget the practices ...
This time, Ridgefield baseball on wrong side of comeback
Jun 01, 2003; ... ANDREW SELIGMAN, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 YAKIMA -- There was a familiar flow, but a different result. This time, the other team made the last push. This time, the opponent grabbed the ring just as this merry-go-round of a game was about to pass once more, with the ride ...
Rally time runs out on Skyview in semifinals
Jun 01, 2003; ... PAUL VALENCIA, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 TACOMA -- The Skyview magic lost its potency Saturday at the Class 4A state softball tournament. After consecutive late-inning, come-from-behind victories in Friday's first two rounds, the Storm couldn't get the clutch hit in ...
State Soccer: Connell beats Sultan for second straight 2A title
Jun 01, 2003; ... Kim Wetzel, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 CAMAS -- The Connell Eagles, in their third consecutive trip to the Class 2A boys soccer final four, scored two goals in one minute to repeat as 2A champions Saturday beating Sultan 2-0 at Doc Harris Stadium. Last year, Connell ...
Erickson rolls to third straight 2A title
Jun 01, 2003; ... ANDREW SELIGMAN, Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 YAKIMA -- Kevin Erickson didn't waste time, didn't see a need to hang around. The Ridgefield senior wanted to end it quickly and did just that, rolling to his third consecutive Class 2A championship with a 6-0, 6-1 victory ...
Political Notebook: When it comes to elected posts, 'lesser' can bemore
Jun 01, 2003; ... GREGG HERRINGTON, The Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 One of the sorry realities of politics is that a few people elected to public office are not bright, or are too-easily led or are lazy or are off-the-chart combative, and it just doesn't come through to the voters. So, ...
Business Notebook: Newest downtown project to get started
Jun 01, 2003; ... JULIA ANDERSON, The Columbian' The Columbian 06-01-2003 A construction fence will go up around the former American Legion property in downtown Vancouver in the next couple of weeks in preparation for demolition work at the site. With a complicated financing package arranged, ...
Decorating with glass: Collectors smash myths, bring artwork into thelight
Jun 01, 2003; ... ANGELA ALLEN Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 Henry Hillman estimates he owns 400 pieces of glass art. He's collected glass since the early '80s, in the heat of the studio movement. Mention Dale Chihuly, Billy Morris, Paul Marioni or Lino Tagliapietra, and he'll step a few ...
N.C. authorities arrest Olympic bomb suspect
Jun 01, 2003; ... KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 MURPHY, N.C. - Eric Robert Rudolph, the Olympic Park bombing suspect who became almost a mythic figure during his years on the run in the Appalachian wilderness, was arrested early Saturday as he scavenged for food behind a ...
Authorities outline evidence linking Rudolph to bombings
Jun 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 Eric Rudolph is charged with four bombings in Georgia and Alabama, including the explosion at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Some of the evidence authorities say link him to the bombings: * The ...
Group of Eight leaders try to overcome fallout over Iraq, focus onglobal issues
Jun 01, 2003; ... MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 EVIAN, France - The world's seven richest industrial countries and Russia struggled to reach common ground Saturday on a range of global issues in advance of an economic summit. The Group of Eight gathering, ...
'Just a Country Boy'
Jun 01, 2003; ... ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press Writer The Columbian 06-01-2003 ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. - The entire time investigators were scouring southern Louisiana for a serial killer, Derrick Todd Lee was just a country road away, hiding behind a smile. With his easy charm and good ...
Allies expand hunt for weapons
Jun 01, 2003; ... DAFNA LINZER, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 BAGHDAD, Iraq - The CIA is reviewing its intelligence, British agents are reportedly doubting their own assessments and Saddam Hussein's enemies are being accused of manufacturing evidence. Now, senior politicians on ...
WNBA Report: White helps spark Indiana's victory
Jun 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 Tamika Catchings had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Niele Ivey scored a career-high 14 points and Stephanie White added 13 as the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 71-60 Saturday at Indianapolis. Murriel Page led Washington ...
Venus Williams set to face promising Russian
Jun 01, 2003; ... STEVEN WINE, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 PARIS - Venus Williams sounded like a wistful old-timer talking about her opponent today at the French Open, 18-year-old Vera Zvonareva. The promising young Russian has climbed from 371st in the rankings at the beginning ...
Funny Cide has the look of Triple Crown champion
Jun 01, 2003; ... RICHARD ROSENBLATT, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 NEW YORK - A safety pin derailed Spectacular Bid. Fatigue wiped out Alysheba and Silver Charm. An early move ended Real Quiet's try. Injury stopped Charismatic. A stumble at the start was ...
Light shines on Jourdain win
Jun 01, 2003; ... MIKE HARRIS, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Nighttime was the right time for Michel Jourdain Jr. The 26-year-old Mexican driver held off challenges from Paul Tracy and Oriol Servia on Saturday for his first Champ Car victory in CART's first race ...
Motor Sports: Nemechek wins Busch race at Dover
Jun 01, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 Joe Nemechek took advantage of Matt Kenseth's late-race blunder Saturday and became the first driver in 17 years at Dover International Speedway to win a NASCAR Busch series race from the pole. Winston Cup points leader Kenseth ...
Stanley Cup Finals: Another OT playoff win for Ducks
Jun 01, 2003; ... ALAN ROBINSON, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 ANAHEIM, Calif. - The goal that gave Anaheim hope came on a shot Martin Brodeur never lets in. The goal that got them back into the Stanley Cup finals came on a shot Ruslan Salei never puts in. Salei scored off ...
Overtime is 'Jiggy' time for Anaheim
Jun 01, 2003; ... KEN PETERS, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 ANAHEIM, Calif. - Overtime is Jiggy time. When the Mighty Ducks saw the final seconds ticking off with the game tied in regulation Saturday night, they had good reason to feel confident going into the overtime. ...
Puyallup imposes kindergarten fee
Jun 01, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 06-01-2003 PUYALLUP (AP) Thanks to a squeeze in state aid, the Puyallup School District has imposed a tuition of $1,800 for full-day kindergarten during the 2003-04 school year. Many parents didn't learn of the fee until after they had enrolled their ...
Opinion - In Our View: Save the Green; New tax on home buyers isn'tideal, but conservation is a critical need
Jun 01, 2003; ... Columbian The Columbian 06-01-2003 Ask anyone who has come here from outside the Pacific Northwest: One of the most remarkable things about Clark County is that it's green. Really green. And not just in spring and summer, but virtually year round. Even in the dark, dank days ...
Shower scene continues to haunt Leigh
Jun 01, 2003; ... BOB THOMAS, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Janet Leigh has starred in 50 movies, appearing opposite many of the biggest names in Hollywood. Yet she will never be as famous as the girl in the shower. The scene occupies a mere 45 seconds on ...
American actor keen on Fox's new 'Eddie'
Jun 01, 2003; ... MATT WOLF, Associated Press The Columbian 06-01-2003 LONDON - What keeps "Keen Eddie" keen? Being in Britain, says Mark Valley, who plays a brash American detective abroad in a new Fox cop show. Valley is Eddie Arlette, who botched a sting operation for the NYPD and was then ...
Negotiators reach deal on state budget
Jun 02, 2003; ... DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 OLYMPIA - House and Senate negotiators reached a budget accord Sunday, producing a $23 billion, two-year spending plan that erases a $2.6 billion spending gap mostly with cuts and budget freezes. No general tax increase ...
Israel eases restrictions on travel for Palestinians
Jun 02, 2003; ... RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 JERUSALEM - Israel eased travel restrictions Sunday on Palestinians and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he would probably dismantle illegal settlement outposts soon, as leaders prepared for a summit with President Bush ...
U.N. believes observers tortured
Jun 02, 2003; ... RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 BUNIA, Congo - United Nations investigators have identified the killers of two U.N. military observers in northeastern Congo and believe the two may have been tortured before they were murdered. Investigators "have ...
SARS claims life of seventh Hong Kong health care worker
Jun 02, 2003; ... HELEN LUK, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 HONG KONG - A seventh front-line Hong Kong health care worker died of SARS, it was announced Sunday, while Canadian nurses accused hospital officials of ignoring warnings of Toronto's latest outbreak, which also claimed another ...
Cheeks, Sixers not talking
Jun 02, 2003; ... ROB MAADDI, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers still have not received permission from the Portland Trail Blazers to talk to Maurice Cheeks about their vacant head coaching job, team president Billy King said Sunday. The Trail ...
Sturgeon Festival gets wild
Jun 02, 2003; ... MARGARET ELLIS, Columbian The Columbian 06-02-2003 Sarah Middelstadt returned to the Sturgeon Festival on Sunday, just to see the snakes. "All three of them begged me," Middelstadt said of her two kids and a friend. But they didn't have to work too hard to convince ...
Library services to extend northward
Jun 02, 2003; ... TOM VOGT, The Columbian The Columbian 06-02-2003 Yale precinct voters in Cowlitz County have approved formation of a rural partial-county library district that will contract for services with the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Library cards will be available to all ...
Controversial ImClone drug found to help fight cancer
Jun 02, 2003; ... DANIEL Q. HANEY, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 CHICAGO - The fortunes of Erbitux, the experimental medicine that brought down the head of ImClone and ensnarled Martha Stewart in a Wall Street scandal, got a boost Sunday from a new study that concluded it helps terminally ...
Illinois called underdog in competition for new 7E7 Boeing airliner
Jun 02, 2003; ... DAVE CARPENTER, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 CHICAGO - The last time Illinois wooed Boeing Co., it lured the aerospace giant's headquarters from Seattle with an irresistible package of central location, air links and tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives. ...
Decisions to involve more Iraqis
Jun 02, 2003; ... TIM SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer The Columbian 06-02-2003 BAGHDAD, Iraq - The number of Iraqis participating in the formation of a new government will be more than tripled to between 25 and 30 to "accelerate and broaden" the process, a senior U.S. official of the American-led ...
Mueller praises Saudis
Jun 02, 2003; ... ADNAN MALIK, Associated Press Writer The Columbian 06-02-2003 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - FBI Director Robert Mueller said Sunday that the Riyadh suicide bombings bore "all the hallmarks" of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror group, and he praised the U.S.-Saudi cooperation in the ...
Kenyan president promises end to corruption, greed
Jun 02, 2003; ... SUSAN LINNEE, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's president said Sunday the era of corruption and political handouts is over in the East African nation, and it's time to get back to work and reward honest labor. Mwai Kibaki's National Rainbow ...
Golf Roundup: Perry can finally rest after two brilliant weeks
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 Exhausted from the best two weeks of his career, Kenny Perry settled into a chair next to tournament host Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 majors and 73 victories on the PGA Tour. "I don't know how you did it," Perry told him. ...
Williams, last original D-back, gone for good
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 Matt Williams, the last of the original Diamondbacks and a five-time All-Star with 378 career home runs, has played his final game for Arizona. The Diamondbacks announced Sunday the 37-year-old third baseman has been designated ...
Las Vegas keeps rolling with 2-1 win over Portland
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 PORTLAND - Andrew Lorraine tossed seven shutout innings as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Portland Beavers 2-1 Sunday afternoon at PGE Park for their fifth consecutive win. Lorraine (4-3) gave up four hits, two walks and struck out ...
Pistons will announce hiring Brown as coach today
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 Larry Brown will be introduced as the coach of the Detroit Pistons at a news conference today, a source within the league said. Brown reached an agreement on a five-year deal worth about $25 million, said the source, who had ...
NASCAR Winston Cup - Newman powers to win
Jun 02, 2003; ... DICK BRINSTER, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 DOVER, Del. - Victory eased the pain Ryan Newman felt after muscling a 3,400-pound stock car around the track for half the afternoon. Newman lost his power steering, but not his determination, and held off Jeff Gordon ...
Montoya wins at Monaco to end Schumacher streak
Jun 02, 2003; ... SALVATORE ZANCA, Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Juan Pablo Montoya won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, ending Michael Schumacher's three-race winning streak in Formula One. Montoya held off Kimi Raikkonen in the final laps on the twisting ...
Schumacher wins Top Fuel at NHRA Route 66 Nationals
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-02-2003 JOLIET, Ill. - Tony Schumacher earned his first win of the season and the eighth of his career at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals on Sunday. Schumacher drove his dragster down the quarter-mile track in 4.530 seconds at 321.50 mph to ...
Angler lures trouble with car
Jun 02, 2003; ... AP The Columbian 06-02-2003 MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) Steve Wagner decided to stop on his way to work for some quick fishing at the Savage Rapids Dam in the Rogue River, got out of his car, then saw his car roll into the river. The case of fishing fever on a blissful spring morning ...
Bush arrives in Middle East to push peace
Jun 03, 2003; ... TERENCE HUNT, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- President Bush, taking the lead in the frustrating search for Mideast peace, pledged Monday to work unstintingly for the goal of Israel and a Palestinian state living side by side. He said that "this is ...
FCC eases limits on media ownership
Jun 03, 2003; ... DAVID HO, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators voted Monday to allow companies to buy television stations reaching nearly half the nation's viewers and to own newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city, relaxing decades-old rules ...
Communities move to ban curbside basketball hoops
Jun 03, 2003; ... JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 PAULSBORO, N.J. -- Twelve-year-old Danny King used to spend hours shooting baskets in the street in front of his home after his mom and dad bought him a portable hoop. But now the hoop is pushed up against the side of the house, ...
Riot squads clash with thousands of protesters for second day
Jun 03, 2003; ... NAOMI KOPPEL, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 GENEVA -- Riot squads fired tear gas, rubber pellets and water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-globalization demonstrators and passers-by Monday night after a standoff on a bridge in central Geneva. Some in the crowd threw ...
Protesters beaten as strike targets Zimbabwe government
Jun 03, 2003; ... ANGUS SHAW, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Government troops fired live ammunition and tear gas and beat demonstrators with clubs and rifle butts Monday as the opposition launched a week of strikes and protests aimed at forcing President Robert Mugabe ...
Bishop acknowledges concealing priest sex abuse allegations
Jun 03, 2003; ... BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 PHOENIX -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix has relinquished some of his authority in an unprecedented agreement with prosecutors that will spare him from indictment on charges of protecting child-molesting priests. ...
Dilfer talks about his son's death
Jun 03, 2003; ... JIM COUR, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 KIRKLAND -- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trent Dilfer broke down and cried Monday when he talked publicly for the first time since his 5-year-old son died. Trevin Dilfer died April 27 in a California hospital after a 40-day ...
NFL: Bengals release former Oregon quarterback Akili Smith
Jun 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 Quarterback Akili Smith's four frustrating years with the Cincinnati Bengals ended Monday as new coach Marvin Lewis continued to remake the roster by releasing the former first-round pick. Smith was the third overall pick in the ...
Robredo latest to pull upset
Jun 03, 2003; ... HOWARD FENDRICH, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 PARIS -- Meet Tommy Robredo, the latest wild card dealt by the French Open. He celebrates midmatch points as though he's just won a title. He spins drop shots when no one else would. He's 21, the youngest man left at ...
Sorenstam's focus turns to LPGA Championship
Jun 03, 2003; ... NANCY ARMOUR, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 AURORA, Ill. -- Annika Sorenstam tested herself against the best at Colonial, then returned to the top of the LPGA Tour without missing a step. Now she has her sights set on something major: this week's LPGA ...
Baseball Report: Schilling fined $15K for destroying camera
Jun 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 Arizona Diamondbacks ace Curt Schilling was fined about $15,000 by Major League Baseball on Monday for destroying a camera used to evaluate umpires. Schilling smashed part of the Questec Umpire Evaluation System on May 24 during a ...
Devil Rays set to make top pick of baseball draft
Jun 03, 2003; ... DENNIS WASZAK Jr., Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 NEW YORK -- A handful of players are certain to be selected with the first picks of the baseball draft. How it shakes out after that is anyone's guess. "It will never be an exact science," said Tampa Bay general ...
Sixers, Cavaliers introduce new head coaches
Jun 03, 2003; ... CHRIS SHERIDAN, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 There are still plenty of NBA coaching jobs out there, and plenty of unemployed former coaches to fill them. With Larry Brown taking over the Detroit Pistons and Paul Silas going to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, ...
Veteran doesn't let opportunity pass
Jun 03, 2003; ... KEN PETERS, Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Steve Thomas waited 19 years for the chance. When it came, he wasn't about to miss it. The 39-year-old Thomas, playing in his first Stanley Cup finals, wristed a shot past sprawling goaltender Martin ...
Blueback are back and worth drive to coast
Jun 03, 2003; ... DAVID FIELDER, Columbian The Columbian 06-03-2003 TAHOLAH -- Now is "the time when the blueback return" -- "Panjulashxuhtltu," according to the Quinault Indian Nation calendar. This year the tribal people have even more reason to celebrate, with one of the largest sockeye ...
More than flour & flowers: Artful wedding cakes transcend mere baking
Jun 03, 2003; ... JOAN BRUNSKILL, Associated Press Writer The Columbian 06-03-2003 NEW YORK -- No question about it, the perfect wedding cake is the dream of every bride and groom. One big question is, who makes the cake? There's no shortage of professionals who make cakes that scale ...
Berries brighten dessert
Jun 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 Here's a spring-into-summer dessert that will nicely dress up a special occasion table. Strawberries are layered in a coconut cake spread with fluffy "seven minute frosting" and toasted coconut, topped with more fresh strawberries. ...
Veggie Cooking: Vegan gains funk, flavor
Jun 03, 2003; ... J.M. HIRSCH, Associated Press Writer The Columbian 06-03-2003 CONCORD, N.H. -- Sarah Kramer takes seriously her job as a self-described "vegan warrior." Her mission? To dispel myths about meatless living and inspire people to crave the sort of mirthful, easy-to-make meals she ...
Quick-Fix Meals: Add flair to burger
Jun 03, 2003; ... The Associated Press The Columbian 06-03-2003 Cheeseburgers are a classic, a perennial particularly in evidence at grilling time. But being a classic lends itself to personal variations, with much possible finessing of details. The purist can always revert to the original ....