The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) back issues from June 2009:
Bankrupt automakers, dealers part ways; Sparring over plan to slash franchises; GM, Chrysler execs say ''this is our last chance''.(Business)
Jun 04, 2009 ... Byline: Ken Thomas and Tom Raum; The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Partners no more, bankrupt automakers and small-town car dealers who are being stripped of their livelihood brought the anguish of their sinking fortunes into the halls of Congress on Wednesday and sparred over ...
Look! Up in the sky! The Space Needle is a star attraction for summer visitors. Valeriy Palnchuk is the brave man who ends up in their photos.(NWWeekend)
Jun 04, 2009 ... Byline: Connie Mcdougall; Special to The Seattle Times Published-correction date: 06/06/2009. The Space Needle maintenance worker profiled in this article Valeriy Palanchuk. His name was misspelled in the article. Fifty years ago, in 1959, a Seattle businessman and ...
Severe swaying throws some bus riders from seats.(NWFriday)
Jun 05, 2009 ... Byline: Phillip Lucas; Seattle Times staff reporter Published-correction date: 06/06/2009. The name of Metro Transit spokeswoman Rochelle Ogershok was misspelled in this story about a bus that began swaying severely, frightening some passengers. Also, Ogershok said motion ...
Big change proposed to parking-zone process.(NWSunday)
Jun 07, 2009 ... Byline: Emily Heffter; Seattle Times staff reporter Published-correction date: 06/09/2009. This story about parking zones said the Seattle City Council was considering eliminating a petition process for new neighborhood Restricted Parking Zones. Residents who want a restricted ...
From 'zero to hero': he showed the way; Kenny Setiao, Cleveland High School; Grads with gifts.(News)
Jun 07, 2009 ... Byline: Linda Shaw; Seattle Times education reporter Published-correction date: 06/09/2009. Kenny Setiao attended Seattle Indian Center during his senior year. A story in Sunday's editions incorrectly reported that he had attended Seattle's American Indian Heritage program. ...
A final bow.(NW Arts&Life)
Jun 07, 2009 ... Byline: Moira Macdonald; Seattle Times arts writer A career marked by grace, lyricism and drama comes to an end at Pacific Northwest Ballet tonight, as principal dancer Louise Nadeau takes the stage for the last time in her 19 years with the company. A petite, ...
Local Scene.(NW Arts&Life)
Jun 07, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff Published-correction date: 06/10/2009. This list of the best-sellers at Seattle Mystery Bookshop identified the author of the book ''The Wandering Heart'' as Mary Mallow. The author's name is Mary Malloy. Current best-sellers at Seattle ...
Police investigate woman's death; Victim, 73, found in Marysville home; Family hadn't heard from woman who lived alone.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Charles E. Brown; Seattle Times staff reporter Marysville police are investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman whose body was found in her Marysville home on Monday. Her identity has not been disclosed. A Marysville police spokesman said a family member ...
Around the Northwest.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff and news services Everett Deadly ricin confirmed in Everett home Everett police say traces of the deadly toxin ricin have been found in samples taken from a man's home and in his wife's urine. On Monday, bail for ...
Federal Way man, 21, charged in death of roommate.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Armando MontañO; Seattle Times staff reporter A Federal Way man was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his roommate last week. Bail for Adan Rodriguez Sarinana, 21, was set at $1 million. He is scheduled to be arraigned on ...
Candidate deadline missed; glitch cited.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jean Guerrero; Seattle Times staff reporter Published-correction date: 06/12/2009. This story on Shoreline City Councilmember Janet Way's attempt to file her re-election candidacy with King County Elections incorrectly stated the filing fee. It is $84. The county ...
Deadly attack gets new attention.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Hal Bernton; Seattle Times staff reporter Draped above a bookcase in his home northeast of Seattle, Jim Ennes displays a bullet-riddled American flag. On June 8, 1967 -- 42 years ago Monday -- the flag flew over his Navy spy ship, USS Liberty, as it came under ...
Man breaks into church; biohazard declared.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Phillip Lucas; Seattle Times staff reporter A naked man who hurled himself through the front window of a Rainier Valley church early Saturday, leaving behind shards of glass and smears of blood infected with hepatitis C, may have targeted the property because of ...
A certified waste of money.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Nicole Brodeur; Seattle Times staff columnist In these days of e-everything, a letter in the mail means more than ever. Propriety. Time taken for a well-thought-out gesture. But that's not what people got from a letter sent by Seattle School ...
Cellphone parking lot closed for now.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff Passenger picker-uppers take note: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's popular cellphone parking lot will be closed for expansion for about a month starting today. When it reopens just to the north of its current location on Air Cargo ...
Detained professor settles with Snohomish.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Christine Clarridge; Seattle Times staff reporter A University of Washington art professor who was frisked, handcuffed and detained by city of Snohomish police after she snapped photographs of power lines has settled a lawsuit she filed against the city for $8,000. ...
Horn no free-speech issue; Fowl flap: Chicken owner lets car horn fly; Judge rules early wake-up call was honking harassment.(NWTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Rahner; Seattle Times staff reporter Published-correction date: 06/10/2009. A court decision involving whether honking a car horn is constitutionally protected free speech was written by Washington Court of Appeals Justice C. Kenneth Grosse. Another judge was ...
Live music.(YourTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Matson; Seattle Times staff reporter The Offspring This quartet represents aggro-bratty Californian pop-punk that, like cockroaches and God's love, will never die. The Offspring is in Seattle tonight, playing with Alkaline Trio and Street Dogs at 8 p.m ....
Cultures collide in tale of redemption.(YourTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... New DVDs -- This might make your day: Clint Eastwood's latest hit, "Gran Torino," is among today's new DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews, search the movie title at seattletimes.com). *** ...
Goofy, calculated charm.(YourTuesday)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Ann Powers; Los Angeles Times New CDs -- The Black Eyed Peas are possibly the greatest bubble-gum group of the Extreme Ice Fruit Explosion era. Following in the path forged by the Monkees, the Archies and the Spice Girls, the Peas present themselves as a cast ...
Security tight after Gabon ruler dies; Longest-serving president in world; Land, sea borders, airport closed.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Yves Laurent Goma and Rukmini Callimachi; The Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Omar Bongo, the world's longest-serving president whose 42-year rule of Gabon was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by "Big Men," died Monday. He was 73. The ...
Shell settles lawsuit over Nigerian deaths.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Kahn; The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Royal Dutch Shell agreed to a $15.5 million settlement Monday to end a lawsuit alleging the oil giant was complicit in the executions of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other civilians by Nigeria's former military regime. ...
Roughly 1 in 5 working adults lacks insurance.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Kyung M. Song; Seattle Times staff reporter Nearly one of every five working-age adults in Washington state lacks health insurance, a record rate for this decade and a number that's unlikely to fall without comprehensive changes in health care, according to estimates ...
2 police officers killed in Acapulco attacks.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific Coast resort city plagued by drug violence. The bold ...
U.S. admits Afghan air errors.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Monday that U.S. troops did not follow proper tactics and procedures during an air assault last month on Taliban fighters that also killed civilians. Geoff Morrell, a Pentagon spokesman, said the number of ...
Global weapons spending increases; $1.46 trillion; Report puts China in second place after U.S.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Malin Rising; The Associated Press STOCKHOLM -- World governments spent a record $1.46 trillion on upgrading their armed forces last year despite the economic downturn, with China climbing to second place behind the United States, the top military spender, a Swedish ...
TV's mock pundit takes show to Iraq; For Colbert, the word is 'haircut'.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Kim Gamel; The Associated Press CAMP VICTORY, Iraq -- Wearing a camouflage suit and tie, Stephen Colbert took his show to Baghdad to entertain U.S. soldiers in Iraq. For openers, President Obama appeared by video to thank the troops. "You're welcome," the mock ...
White House unveils plan for more jobs; Economic stimulus; Save or create 600,000 jobs this summer.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Robert Schroeder; MarketWatch WASHINGTON -- The White House is ramping up its plans to stimulate the economy, rolling out new projects Monday that President Obama says will save or create 600,000 jobs this summer. At a Cabinet meeting Monday, Vice President ...
Justices let military policy on gays stand; Supreme Court; Decision may leave White House to resolve issue.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: William Branigin; The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay people from serving in the U.S. military, a move that could effectively leave ...
Polls shows Iranians still wary of U.S. Close Up.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Alan Fram; The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Few Iranians have favorable opinions of the United States, a view that has changed little since the election of an American president who has expressed a willingness to talk to Iran, a rare poll of Iranian citizens showed ...
Victory requires Facebook friends; Close Up.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Elham Khatami; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In Iran, where mosques once served as the primary campaign stump for political candidates, Facebook is changing the face of the presidential election. Nearly half of Iran's 46 million eligible voters are under age 30, ...
Newsline; For updates and more in-depth stories: seattletimes.com/nationworld.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services The Nation Detective accused: Prosecutors Monday charged Los Angeles Police Department Detective Stephanie Lazarus, 49, with premeditated murder in connection with the fatal shooting two decades ago of her ex-boyfriend's wife, ...
DNA links flock to crash; Flight 1549 landed in Hudson River; Lab confirms feathers from Canada geese.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Thomas H. Maugh Ii; Los Angeles Times Chemical analysis of feathers has confirmed that the birds that caused US Airways Flight 1549 to crash-land in the Hudson River in New York were migratory Canada geese, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution reported Monday. ...
More bodies, debris found; Air France crash; In all, 24 bodies recovered; hunt for black boxes narrows.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Marco Sibaja and Bradley Brooks; The Associated Press RECIFE, Brazil -- Search crews have recovered 24 bodies of passengers on the Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean eight days ago with 228 people on board, Brazil's military said Monday. They also ...
State decides to let higher health-care premiums do dirty work; STRATEGY: FORCE OUT MEMBERS; By doubling costs in some cases, officials hope Basic Health Plan can weather 43 percent budget cut.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Kyung M. Song; Seattle Times health reporter Officials with Washington's Basic Health Plan are resorting to steep premium increases to achieve what they were loath to do on their own -- expel thousands of working-class people from the cash-strapped state insurance ...
Sotomayor stumbles -- literally.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, left, ran into unexpected trouble Monday. The federal appeals-court judge tripped while rushing for her plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport, suffering a small fracture to her right ankle, according to the White House. Undeterred, Sotomayor flew on ...
As Democrats push agenda, Senate 'pillars' notably absent.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Paul Kane; The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- The weeks ahead were supposed to mark the moment in which President Obama used a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority to push some of the most ambitious items on his agenda through the Senate, brushing aside GOP opposition as ...
Professor says he provokes, but others call it abusive; DRAMA AT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.(News)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Miletich; Seattle Times staff reporter Over the years, Western Washington University professor Perry Mills has referred to an overweight student as a "400-pound canary who warbles nothingness"; slapped the nickname "Precious" on a male colleague he believed to be ...
Feds study changes set for Virgin America.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Harry R. Weber; The Associated Press ATLANTA -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is reviewing transactions proposed earlier this year by Virgin America involving its U.S. shareholders, amid questions raised by Alaska Airlines about whether the privately held carrier ...
Banks win, lose with TARP; Feds to decide which can repay funds; Results may widen gap between strong, weak.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Stevenson Jacobs and Daniel Wagner; The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Banks have been eager to pay back bailout money almost since the moment they accepted it. Now the government is deciding which banks can return the cash -- at the risk of setting up a system of winners ...
iPhone makes a $99 call; Apple announces other price cuts at software-developers event; But no surprise appearance by Steve Jobs.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jordan Robertson and Jessica Mintz; The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half and lowered some laptops by $300 Monday, the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year and a half ago. With ...
Ginsburg issues a stay on final leg of auto deal; Delay may be temporary; Sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat halted by Supreme Court 'pending further order'.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Bree Fowler; The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Chrysler's five weeks of breakneck-speed bankruptcy proceedings came to a screeching -- but possibly temporary -- halt Monday, when a Supreme Court justice delayed its sale of assets to Italy's Fiat. The move ...
On the Move.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff Seattle area Airlines: Kelley Dobbs was promoted to vice president of human resources and labor relations.at Alaska Airlines. Health care: Dr. Jeffery Abrams of Abrams Chiropractic Clinic was elected president of the Washington ...
The NEX big thing.(Business)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press Analysis -- The recent rally in stocks has been fueled by bargain-hunting, but real, long-running bull markets are nearly always powered by new technologies that create new industries and companies. In the 1980s, it was PCs, ...
Northwest Voices; Letters, faxes and e-mails.(Opinion)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Middle East Don't "Rush" to judgment Editor, The Times: Elaine Solberg's diatribe regarding President Obama's speech in Cairo made one thing painfully clear -- it's very likely that she neither heard nor read Obama's words ["Since when is U.S. a Muslim ...
Young lives thrive thanks to Camp Fire; Editorial notebook.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Jun 09, 2009 ... THIS time of year, the parade of nonprofit fundraising breakfasts and luncheons can seem like one endless hard sale. But it is instructive -- and helpful to an organization's bottom line -- to attend some of them. I recently attended Camp Fire USA's 17th Annual Leadership ...
A presidential boost for Internet access; The Democracy Papers.(Opinion)
Jun 09, 2009 ... FREE and open access to the Internet helped the technology grow and thrive. The political fight to maintain robust access for all has picked up strength in Washington, D.C. That is good news for consumers. The shorthand for the field of battle is net neutrality. Proponents argue ...
Ackley on deck at No. 2 draft pick; Mariners; Tar Heel is best bat available; Nats still likely to take Strasburg.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Larry Stone; Seattle Times staff reporter When Jack Zduriencik and Tom McNamara worked together in Milwaukee, they referred to the June amateur draft as "Christmas." "The presents were the players," explained McNamara, in his first year as Seattle's scouting ...
CLASS OF '99.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Larry Stone; Seattle Times staff reporter Jeff Heaverlo remembers the cover story in Baseball America so vividly that 10 years later, he can recite the headline, word for word. "Scouts flock to talent-rich ... dot dot dot ... Washington, with a question mark," ...
January getting on-job training; Storm; Spokane native lands in Indiana's starting lineup as rookie.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jayda Evans; Seattle Times staff reporter INDIANAPOLIS -- Briann January didn't have to wait for a veteran WNBA player to welcome her to the league; Indiana coach Lin Dunn handled that. January, the rookie Fever guard from Spokane, cut under a screen twice ...
Humiliating, but an honor.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jerry Brewer; Seattle Times staff columnist Three things I'll never be able to do: Dance like a young Michael Jackson. Too stiff. Win Mr. Universe. Too, uh, traditionally handsome. And hit a pitch from Danielle Lawrie. Too mortal. ...
School's out for draft pick Fucito; Sounders FC; Harvard degree in hand, fourth-rounder getting shot at Seattle's roster.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jose Miguel Romero; Seattle Times staff reporter TUKWILA -- When Sounders FC fans last heard from Michael Fucito, he was on his way from preseason training to Harvard to finish the coursework for his psychology degree, not sticking with the team to open the regular ...
Busch's reaction hits a sour note.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Jenna Fryer; The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Driver Kyle Busch has often bucked the system, embracing the notoriety that comes with being NASCAR's newest bad boy. He doesn't care if fans dislike him -- and many do -- and he makes no apologies for ...
Detroit seeks to lift Cup; NHL.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- The Detroit Red Wings visited Pittsburgh for this very game last year, outplayed the Penguins in their building and, in the final indignity, paraded with the Stanley Cup on the same ice where Pittsburgh icon Mario Lemieux once played. ...
Shock rebounds from rout; WNBA.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Not many teams can pull off an upset on the same night they raise a championship banner. That is what the Detroit Shock managed Monday. Detroit was missing three key players and was two days removed from ...
ESPN: Vikings give Favre a deadline; NFL.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: McClatchy Newspapers Could the Brett Favre-to-the-Minnesota Vikings saga finally be nearing an end? The answer to that question depended on whom you listened to Monday. And neither the Vikings nor the Favre camp were talking -- at least on the record. ...
Bryant makes Game 3 vow; NBA Finals; Lakers superstar says team with 2-0 series lead is ''about to kick it up''.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kobe Bryant has changed his look. Gone is the teeth-baring, nose-flaring scowl the Los Angeles Lakers' superstar showed again and again in Game 1 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. The intensity diminished after Game 2, ...
Braves survive Pirates in 15-inning marathon; NL Beat.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services David Ross' bases-loaded infield single in the 15th inning drove in Jeff Francoeur to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that lasted 4 hours, 46 minutes Monday night. Ross hit the grounder to ...
Rangers' Hamilton will be out 4 to 6 weeks; AL Beat.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton will undergo surgery today to repair a partial tear in an abdominal muscle and is expected to miss the next 4 to 6 weeks. "That's great because we thought it would be longer," manager Ron ...
A.M. Briefing; Tennis: Top-ranked Nadal is having medical tests on knees ; NCAA baseball: Texas advances to College World Series.(Sports)
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services Tennis Nadal plans to announce his status for Wimbledon by Wednesday: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal is having his knees checked by doctors in Barcelona, Spain, and expects to announce his status for Wimbledon by Wednesday. ...
Chelan River on way to a year-round flow.(NWWednesday)
Jun 10, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press CHELAN -- They turned on the Chelan River, and it works. The Chelan County Public Utility District is spending nearly $16 million to restore year-round flow to the river gorge, a four-mile stretch from the dam at the foot of Lake Chelan to ...
Shoreline council member won't be on ballot.(NWWednesday)
Jun 10, 2009 ... Byline: Jean Guerrero; Seattle Times staff reporter Published-correction date: 06/12/2009. This story on Shoreline City Councilmember Janet Way's attempt to file her re-election candidacy with King County Elections incorrectly stated the filing fee. It is $84. The county ...
Grace in the shade.(YourWednesday)
Jun 10, 2009 ... Seattle Center Summer Fitness offers free tai chi classes Tuesdays in June and August at the Seattle Center's Mural Ampitheatre. School of Oom Yung Doe head instructor Sherry Picatti, with 14 years of training, guides the class in the shade Tuesday. CAPTION(S): ...
Rum's the word at Ballard's La Isla.(YourWednesday)
Jun 10, 2009 ... Byline: Tan Vinh; Seattle Times staff reporter Happy Hour -- Recently, I overheard some happy-hour revelers noting that even though La Isla summons images of a beach bar, they couldn't pinpoint why. No beachfront view. No faux straw-hut decor (thank ...
A local dancer in national television spotlight; Q&A; Paris Torres, contestant, ''So You Think You Can Dance''.(YourWednesday)
Jun 10, 2009 ... Byline: Marian Liu; Seattle Times staff reporter Issaquah is in step with this season's "So You Think You Can Dance." The TV dance competition features local dancer Paris Torres, who has risen to the Top 20. Torres, a Skyline High School graduate, started learning ...