The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) back issues from July 2009:
Turning the Key; Trying to reinvent itself by attracting everything from WWE to Beyonce, KeyArena is poised to make its first profit since 2000; Life after the Sonics; One year later.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Percy Allen; Seattle Times staff reporter Editor's note: First of two parts examining the impact of the Sonics' move. Today, changes at KeyArena. Thursday, the effect on Seattle and Oklahoma City. Nearly a year since the city of Seattle agreed to a settlement ...
M's fall in night at improv; Yankees 8, Mariners 5; Seattle's makeshift lineup can't pull out victory at new Yankee Stadium.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK -- Some words of advice were given to relief pitcher Chris Jakubauskas as he took the mound with the bases loaded and two out in a tie game. They came courtesy of manager Don Wakamatsu and summed up perfectly ...
Seahawks fans can sign up for training camp visits in August.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Danny O'Neil; Seattle Times staff reporter Itching for a look-see inside the Seahawks' nest? Seattle's NFL team will open its preseason training camp to the public for 14 practices, Aug. 3-20, at the team's lakeside headquarters in Renton. Visitors ...
Williams sisters advance; Wimbledon; Venus, Serena each win in straight sets and will play a Russian in the semifinals.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Liz Clarke; The Washington Post WIMBLEDON, England -- With virtually identical firepower and focus, American sisters Venus and Serena Williams moved one step closer to a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final Tuesday, crushing their respective opponents to advance to the ...
Sideline Chatter.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dwight Perry; The Seattle Times Ova here, ova there, Serena's heard a lot out there From Russia, with 30-love: "Everyone is from Russia," noted Serena Williams, scanning the women's tennis scene. "Sometimes I think I'm from Russia, too. I feel ...
West-leading Minnesota defeats Dream in Atlanta; WNBA; Wiggins scores 23 for Lynx, who are a half-game ahead of the Storm.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Candice Wiggins has picked up her production since the Minnesota Lynx lost Seimone Augustus for the season. Wiggins, a former Stanford guard, scored 23 points and Nicky Anosike had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lynx to a ...
Sampson's appeal is rejected by NCAA; College basketball; Ex-Indiana coach got 5 years of potential penalties.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA is finished with the latest Kelvin Sampson saga. The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the former Indiana coach, who was given five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible ...
After L.A. disaster, Storm tries to regroup; Storm; Maintaining same routine has been key for Seattle on road.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jayda Evans; Seattle Times staff reporter Play as many road games as the Storm has to open the season, and you learn quickly what your team's secret is to winning. For Seattle, it has been routine. And the keeper of the Storm's rituals? Forward Swin Cash. ...
Curry is latest coach to be fired by Pistons; NBA; 4 others have been let go in Dumars' 9 years of making basketball decisions.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press And Mcclatchy Newspapers DETROIT -- All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons. Bring home a league championship or hit the road. Michael Curry was fired Tuesday after one season, and the Pistons are in the ...
Vick's finances in spotlight; NFL notebook; Bankruptcy plan in works for infamous jailed quarterback; he's been making $10 an hour.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. -- Michael Vick's revised bankruptcy plan would funnel more of his future pay to his creditors and ensure that they receive a portion of his earnings even if the suspended NFL star doesn't return to the league. U.S ....
Senate plans a hearing on BCS issues; College football; Tuesday's session is likely to focus on antitrust matters concerning Bowl Championship Series.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Frederic J. Frommer; The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It is the second time this year Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system ...
Canadiens acquire Gomez from N.Y. NHL; Rangers get Higgins, added salary-cap room in 6-player trade.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press An old-fashioned trade upstaged the anticipation of the league's free-agent shopping season. Looking to clear space under the salary cap, the New York Rangers shipped top center Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for forward ...
When rivals were more friendly.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jose Miguel Romero; Seattle Times staff reporter The word rivalry brings to mind thoughts of bitter, hard-fought battles against a hated adversary. Think Huskies-Ducks in football. Yankees-Red Sox in baseball. Or any one of the countless derbies in soccer's ...
Sizemore will need surgery on elbow; Baseball notebook; Cascade High grad will endure soreness until season ends.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times News Services CLEVELAND -- Indians All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore, a graduate of Cascade High School in Everett, will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow, trainer Lonnie Soloff said Tuesday. Soloff said "there's ...
Bedard set for Fenway? M's notebook; Ace could go four innings Saturday against Red Sox.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK -- Erik Bedard is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today, and the team hopes he can get up to around 55 or 60 pitches. If that's the case, they figure he could throw 60 pitches in a start and get through roughly four ...
A.M. Briefing; Cycling: Astana rider Armstrong awaits start of Tour de France ; Auto racing: George is asked to step down as head of Indy track.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services Cycling Armstrong begins quest for eighth Tour victory Saturday: Lance Armstrong says he believes he can win an eighth Tour de France title, well aware his aging legs are not as strong as they used to be. The 37-year-old Texan is ...
Inmate seriously hurt in prison fight.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times Staff An inmate at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center was flown to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday after suffering a serious head injury during a prison fight on Monday. Scott McDonald, 45, and his cellmate, Kenneth Smith, got into a ...
Smooth sailing for 'oil-free' food; Organic produce; Engineless sailboat transports goods from Sequim to Seattle.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Diane Urbani De La Paz; Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM -- Let us follow a strawberry, flush from the field as it travels on wind and water -- but without petroleum -- from Sequim to the big, hungry city. People in Seattle want these oil-free Sequim berries with ...
Live music.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Matson; Seattle Times staff reporter Sir Richard Bishop What hits first when witnessing Sir Richard Bishop play guitar is his reckless skill. On acoustic guitar, he shreds strings and beats wood, lunging and pulsing; and on electric, his raga-range ...
Union serves fare with flair, for half the price.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tan Vinh; Seattle Times staff reporter Happy hour -- Chef Ethan Stowell drops the pretense that happy hour is some kind of light endeavor. During happy hour at Union, one of four restaurants he runs, Stowell serves fresh spaghetti with veal meatballs and a ...
Dirty Projectors dwell in fringes of pop music.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jonathan Zwickel; Special to The Seattle Times There are two human reactions upon experiencing total novelty: attraction or fear. You hear the music of the Dirty Projectors in all its dumbfounding originality and you're switched on -- magnetized toward the ...
Pre-grill drill: marinate steaks.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Susan Selasky; Detroit Free Press What's your plan for a hot summer meal? A sizzling steak on the grill? Now we're talking. My advice is to marinate a nice, juicy steak. A marinade will add flavor and it will help tenderize the meat. Marinades are ...
Crunchy Peanut Butter Ice Cream: cool dessert in a few easy steps.(YourWednesday)(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Renie Enna; Chicago Tribune No question, the supermarket freezer case is chock-full of delicious ice cream. So why make your own? "Homemade ice cream is one of the easiest yet smartest desserts to serve -- ready to go when you want it," noted Alex Barker, ...
Homemade iced tea.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Heather McPherson; The Orlando Sentinel In the summer, a glass of freshly brewed iced tea can quench and cool anyone in no time. Making tea from scratch costs just pennies. Here are tips for making two quarts of tea from "Iced Tea" by Fred Thompson ...
Judge nixes Bush administration's logging rule; Environmental considerations cited; Change was supposed to protect spotted owl.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jeff Barnard; The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A federal judge on Tuesday struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled ...
Petitioners again seek to protect giant worm.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nicholas K. Geranios; The Associated Press SPOKANE -- Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators. They filed a petition Tuesday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
A dog that eats paper blamed in forgery.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press ARLINGTON -- A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband's bank account without permission blames her dog. Arlington police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield says detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the ...
Around the Northwest.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff and news services Newcastle New lanes to open on new bridge The two-lane bridge over May Creek on Coal Creek Parkway has been expanded to four lanes, and all four lanes of the new May Creek Bridge will open to traffic on ...
Tree kangaroos back at zoo.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Huen, an 8-year-old male, marks the return of endangered Matschie's tree kangaroos to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo as conservation ambassadors for the zoo's Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. This year the program celebrated the passage of Papua New Guinea's first ever national ...
Federal grant to aid fishing-net removal; 3,000 lost nets litter Puget Sound.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michelle Ma; Seattle Times staff reporter Nearly all of the abandoned fishing nets in Puget Sound that kill marine animals and damage habitat will be removed with the help of $4.6 million in federal stimulus money. The net-removal efforts are among six ...
Skatepark passes slick test.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Skateboarder Justin Gollmer was brought in Tuesday to test the new ''glass wall'' feature of Seattle Center Skatepark to see if it needed sandblasting for greater grip. At first he found it slippery but decided ''it just takes some getting used to,'' adding that it ''looks awesome, really ...
Soldier dies after football game.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press The Army says a soldier at Fort Lewis has died after a unit football game. Spokesman Joe Piek says Tuesday's game -- in which officers competed against enlisted men -- was part of the unit's physical training. The soldier ...
Cantwell hints she might back Obama plan.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kyung M. Song; Seattle Times health reporter Published-correction date: 07/02/2009. This story about a health-care forum led by Sen. Maria Cantwell gave an incorrect membership for Health Care for America Now. The organization has more than 650,000 members in Washington ...
Liquor shortage possible; Distribution problem has limited deliveries; Fourth of July revelers may find favorite drinks missing.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jack Broom; Seattle Times staff reporter State workers are scrambling to fix a distribution problem that has crimped the flow of alcohol to customers across the state, as liquor stores and restaurants are gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the year. ...
Exquisite Bastyr Chapel is feast for the ears, eyes.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Katherine Long; Seattle Times Eastside reporter As Heather Blackburn drew the bow across the strings of her cello, the tender, passionate notes of a Brahms sonata filled the space of Bastyr University's chapel, soaring five stories into the rectangular nave. ...
Man changes his mind in middle of bank heist; He waits for police; Suspect allegedly said he was carrying a bomb.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Christine Clarridge; Seattle Times staff reporter FIFE, Pierce County -- "Leave no job undone" was apparently not the motto of this bank robber. A man who walked into a bank Tuesday, demanded money from a teller -- claiming he had a bomb -- before changing his ...
Journalism jesters meet in Seattle; Editorial cartoonists regroup.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Rahner; Seattle Times staff reporter Try this for an image: a polar bear with "EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS" on its side, perched on a melting ice floe labeled "NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY." "I chuckle but I wouldn't draw it," says award-winning syndicated cartoonist ...
Fires in Snoqualmie are deemed arsons.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times Staff Fire investigators have determined that three fires early Tuesday morning in downtown Snoqualmie were arson. At 2:03 a.m., firefighters from the Snoqualmie Fire Department responded to a fire in a trash container at the Northwest Railway ...
Strip-club magnate indicted; AFTER YEARS ON CASE, FEDS SAY THEY HAVE 'SOLID EVIDENCE' TO CONVICT COLACURCIO, 5 OTHERS.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ian Ith and Lewis Kamb; Seattle Times staff reporters About an hour after a grand-jury indictment was unsealed Tuesday accusing him of racketeering and other crimes, Frank Colacurcio Sr. lounged in a blue bathrobe in the master bedroom of his airy Sheridan Beach home, a ...
Fire guts Renton apartments; Police officer hurt as truck hits him near unfinished building.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nick Perry and Charles E. Brown; Seattle Times staff reporters A five-story apartment building that was under construction in the Renton Highlands went up in flames in spectacular fashion Tuesday -- with the plume of smoke visible as far away as Tacoma. And ...
Newsline; For updates and more in-depth stories: seattletimes.com/nationworld.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services The Nation Budget woes: Indiana lawmakers beat their deadline and passed a state budget early Tuesday evening, but in five other states, budget deals for the 2010 fiscal year remained in limbo, as legislators made last-minute ...
New agency to bundle consumer protection; Close Up.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kevin G. Hall; McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration Tuesday sent Congress a detailed plan to create one of the most ambitious parts of the president's proposed overhaul of financial regulation, a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. ...
Sanford: Mistress was 'soul mate' in 'a love story'.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tamara Lush And Evan Berland; The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, struggling to salvage his family and his political career after admission of an affair, added explosive details Tuesday, including more visits with the mistress he ...
Report: Jackson's will gives kids to mom.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Ryan Nakashima; The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's will gives guardianship over his children to his mother and leaves all his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The word ...
Ecstasy being peddled as cartoon-shaped pills.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joe Lambe; McClatchy Newspapers KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Drugs shaped like Snoopy, Transformers and President Obama's head recently have shown up on the streets, adding to a trend that worries police and health experts. Colorful Ecstasy pills started showing up ...
Utah dropping members-only rule for bars; Law changes today; 'We're rolling out the welcome mat' to world, governor says.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Brock Vergakis; The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY -- For the past 40 years, dropping into a bar in Utah has been a complicated affair: Patrons have had to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member before they could go in for a drink. It is one ...
A life of trouble.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times staff 1917: Colacurcio was born June 18 in Seattle, the first of nine children of immigrant parents. 1943: Convicted at age 25 of carnal knowledge with a teenage girl; served 16 months in prison. 1950s: Entered the jukebox, cigarette ...
6 indicted have long relationship.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times Staff Here's a look at the six men named in the federal indictment unsealed Tuesday: Frank Colacurcio Sr., who turned 92 on June 18, has been Seattle's most notorious crime figure for decades, overseeing strip clubs much of that time. ...
Will Franken make the difference for Dems? His win could give party way to avoid filibusters; But can't always count on votes along party lines.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Lightman; McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- Al Franken's victory in the long-contested Minnesota U.S. Senate race means Democrats will control 60 Senate seats for the first time in 30 years, but they still will face obstacles to passing major legislation. ...
Iraq's oil bids fall short of expectations.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Liz Sly; Chicago Tribune BAGHDAD -- A much ballyhooed effort by Iraq to lure foreign investment and expertise to help its battered oil industry fizzled Tuesday after it became clear that the government is not prepared to pay the prices being asked by international oil ...
Flower & Garden Show will go on; No changes planned; February extravaganza sold to longtime Portland producer.(Business)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Amy Martinez; Seattle Times business reporter Looks like the Northwest Flower & Garden Show is back on. After warning that the 21-year-old show would end without a new owner, founder Duane Kelly said Tuesday he sold it to Portland-based O'Loughlin Trade Shows, ...
Probe still aims to find who helped Madoff; Feds don't believe he pulled off huge fraud without help; More charges likely.(Business)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister; The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Even as he faces the prospect of dying behind bars for his epic swindle, Bernard Madoff has never wavered on one point: He acted alone. Federal investigators haven't budged either: They don't ...
Home prices rise slightly in Seattle; Case-Shiller index for April; Uptick from March but far below '08.(Business)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times Staff and News Services Sales prices of Seattle-area homes edged up in April from the previous month, the first rise in the closely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index in a year. But April's 0.23 percent rise, while indicative ...
Sunbreak for stocks doesn't dispel clouds; Recession's staying power stalls rally; Investors want concrete signs of recovery; Markets; Second-quarter performance.(Business)(Industry overview)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Drew Desilver; Seattle Times business reporter Stocks closed out the second quarter on a down note Tuesday, further evidence that the rally that has sent major indexes a third or more above their March depths has stalled. Analysts said that while traders no ...
Financier Stanford will stay in jail.(Business)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Juan A. Lozano; The Associated Press HOUSTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday revoked the bond of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, ordering he be kept in jail while he awaits trial on charges alleging he swindled investors out of $7 billion. U.S. District Judge ...
Global market gains.(Business)(Industry overview)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press Analysis -- The second quarter was good for stock investors worldwide. Markets in most big economies rose even though economic forecasts for some countries actually got worse. And just as in the first quarter, emerging markets ...
China caves, postpones Web filter rule for PCs.(Business)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joe McDonald; The Associated Press BEIJING -- In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. ...
Safeco Field's raunchy neighbor.(Opinion)
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEATTLE'S sleazy experience with strip clubs stirs genuine indignation at the prospects of one these degrading establishments opening so close to Safeco Field. Last week, a King County Superior Court judge announced he could find nothing in the law or in the city of Seattle's ...
Stimulating health.(Opinion)
Jul 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON state's health-care centers need every dime of the $26.5 million in federal stimulus grants coming their way. The money is part of an $850 million grant packaged for health centers announced Monday by first lady Michelle Obama. Cuts by the state Legislature ...
Northwest Voices; Letters, faxes and e-mails.(Opinion)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Health care Executives follow anti-golden rule Editor, The Times: Martha Koester nailed the insurance executives who told our lawmakers that they have no plans to rescind their present policies concerning health-care claims ["Private insurers afraid," ...
Court majority blind to racism.(Opinion)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lynne K. Varner; Seattle Times editorial columnist My summer reading started with "The Nine," a tough but enjoyable tome about the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court. The phrase "colorblind Constitution" crops up in the book and I can see its effect in ...
Sounders FC cuts down Timbers in rowdy park; Seattle 2, Portland 1; Northwest rivalry looks powerful in anticipation of 2011 MLS expansion.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jose Miguel Romero; Seattle Times staff reporter PORTLAND -- Roger Levesque had downplayed the animosity the Portland Timbers faithful have long felt for him, on Monday dismissing the hatred as a rallying point for Timbers fans against Seattle soccer teams. ...
Our team, their town; Life after the Sonics; One year later.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jerry Brewer; Seattle Times staff columnist Editor's note: Second of two parts examining the impact of the Sonics' move. Wednesday, changes at KeyArena. Today, the effects on Seattle and Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Easiest assignment ever: Go to the town ...
Yankees' win a long story; New York 4, Seattle 2; Three homers ruin Washburn's night.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK -- The final hope Jarrod Washburn and the Mariners had on Wednesday night was a fleet-footed center fielder with a knack for climbing walls. That's what it was going to take to keep the Mariners in what ...
Roddick into semis; Wimbledon.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times News Services Wimbledon -- WIMBLEDON, England -- Great Britain exulted under sweltering skies Wednesday as Andy Murray continued his march toward a Wimbledon championship, sailing into the semifinals with relative ease. But it was the ...