Yakima Herald-Republic back issues from December 2008:
Despite losing '07-08 top scorer and top recruit, defending champion Yaks should contend
Dec 01, 2008; ... By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC There are any number of points during a college basketball seasonin which a coach may be forced into a major adjustment. For Yakima Valley's Ray Funk, that point came before the firstgame. "Well," said Funk, having ...
Common-sense laws are more likely than ban on owning guns
Dec 01, 2008; ... For those alarmed at what they see as prospects for a SecondAmendment thrashing with a new Democratic president and a moreheavily Democratic Congress in January, we offer a brief civicslesson reminder. Even if he wanted to tinker with the Second Amendment, President-elect Barack ...
12/01/2008 Letters to the Editor
Dec 01, 2008; ... Folly of living beyond our means To the editor -- In his "The Theory of the Leisure Class"(published in 1899) psychologist/sociologist/anthropologist/economist Thorstein Veblen described the universal desire of men tolive like the idle rich. Given an opportunity, he argues, ...
The functions of standing.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INTRODUCTION I. THE FUNCTIONS OF STANDING A. The Concrete-Adversity Function 1. The doctrine of standing is said to restrict the courts to cases in which they act qua courts 2. It is plausible, but not particularly useful, to use standing to ensure ...
The myth of the generalist judge.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INTRODUCTION I. EMPIRICAL STUDY OF OPINION ASSIGNMENT A. Previous Work B. Data and Methods 1. Data sources 2. Data reliability 3. Methods C. Results D. Discussion 1. Confidence in results 2. Explanations ...
Soft law: lessons from congressional practice.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INTRODUCTION I. SOFT LEGISLATIVE LAW A. Hard Statutes B. Soft Statutes C. Ambiguous or Excluded Categories 1. Procedural rules 2. Resolutions given legal effect by prior statutes 3. Bill introduction and other internal ...
Legislative threats.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INDEX OF FIGURES AND TABLES INTRODUCTION I. THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON SOCIAL CONTROL II. LEGISLATIVE THREATS AS REGULATORS OF CONDUCT A. Legislators and the Reality of Legislative Business. 1. Cybersecurity 2. E-piracy 3. Digital obscenity...
Punitive damages, remunerated research, and the legal profession.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INDEX OF FIGURES AND TABLES INTRODUCTION I. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL RESEARCHA. Methodology for Analyzing Law Review Articles on Punitive DamagesB. Trends in Law Review Articles on Punitive DamagesC. Treatment of Funded Articles by the Legal Profession II. THE ...
The right of confrontation, ongoing emergencies, and the violent-perpetrator-at-large problem.
Dec 01, 2008; ... <Pre> INTRODUCTION I. THE JURISPRUDENTIAL FRAMEWORK: DAVIS AND "ONGOING EMERGENCY" II. CONFRONTATION'S PURPOSES A. Why Do We Have a Confrontation Clause? B. Does the Davis Test Serve Confrontation's Purposes? III. THE VIOLENT-PERPETRATOR-AT-LARGE PROBLEM A. The Majority ...
Wilson's jumper lifts Yaks to title
Dec 01, 2008; ... CC BASKETBALL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC LONGVIEW -- Dennis Wilson's 15-foot jumper with 2.7 seconds leftin the game Sunday lifted the Yakima Valley Community College men'sbasketball team to a 83-81 victory against host Lower Columbia inthe championship game of the Red Devil ...
LEISURE CLASS Patterson Letter, Krt
Dec 01, 2008; ... Folly of living beyond our means To the editor -- In his "The Theory of the Leisure Class"(published in 1899) psychologist/sociologist/anthropologist/economist Thorstein Veblen described the universal desire of men tolive like the idle rich. Given an opportunity, he argues, ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2008 ... Merritt Funeral HomeElsie Boyle was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota on February 15,1921 to Thora (Pederson) and Gunder Gustavsen. She was delivered at home with no doctor present-her Aunt Jennyacting as midwife. Elsie's family was large, consisting of 4 boysand ...
News quiz answers ONLINE
Dec 01, 2008; ... Yakima Herald-Republic weekly news quiz answers 1. While large national banks and financial institutions arethreatened by the economic crisis, many smaller community banks andcredit unions in the Yakima Valley are C) seeing increases in their deposits and loan ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2008 ... Kramer Funeral HomeA Mass of Christian Burial for Patricia A. Vincent, age 59, willbe held Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred HeartCatholic Church in DeSmet, ID. Rosary was held Sunday evening at7:00 P.M. at the Coeur d'Alene Tribal School at DeSmet. FatherThomas ...
Yaks have it all covered
Dec 01, 2008; ... Balanced women's team tries making up for losses of Blodgett andStickney, getting back to tourney By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Each of Cody Butler's five Yakima Valley women's teams has hadconsiderable strengths. All have reached the NWAACC ...
HOLIDAY PARTIES
Dec 01, 2008; ... By MAI HOANG YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC The Yakima Sports Center has entertainment calendars on eachtable. Embedded in those calendars is a promotion for the banquetroom and its availability for holiday parties. The downtown Yakima restaurant has been aggressively ...
Uh, coach, you just don't know Prosser
Dec 01, 2008; ... In the middle of the 2007 Class 2A state championship game,Prosser football coach Tom Moore found himself experiencing a littlebit of dj vu. Two years earlier, in the Class 3A final against a Ferndale teamquarterbacked by current Washington Husky star Jake Locker, theMustangs had ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2008 ... March 20, 1952 - November 27, 2008Daniel Joseph Leingang was born on March 20th 1952, he passedaway on Thanksgiving day 2008. Daniel was a Machinist and Security Guard by trade, but aFisherman at heart. He loved to hunt and lived his life helpingothers. ...
Jaguars at Texans
Dec 01, 2008; ... Time: 5:30 p.m. (ESPN-HD). Line: Texans by 31-2. Jaguars: Only win in last 5 games has been over winless Detroit.Jags haven't scored more than 19 in the 4 defeats. Texans: Hosting 1st "MNF" game in franchise history, and 1st inHouston since '94. There's nothing to party ...
Capital projects
Dec 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Here's some good economic news for once: Commercial constructionis alive and well in Yakima, and $23 million in government spendingon infrastructure projects won't hurt either. "We will be very busy in 2009, and it's a good time ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2008 ... Text changed on 12/01/08 Keith & Keith Funeral HomeJames Allen Crabtree, beloved father and brother, went home to bewith the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 25th, 2008. He was 81. He was the fifth child of Rev. Allen L. & Ida (Goerz) Crabtree,born on Dec. 29, 1926. ...
Sandsberry column
Dec 01, 2008; ... Uh, coach, you just don't know Prosser In the middle of the 2007 Class 2A state championship game,Prosser football coach Tom Moore found himself experiencing a littlebit of dj vu. Two years earlier, in the Class 3A final against a Ferndale teamquarterbacked by current ...
Senior Lunch Menu
Dec 01, 2008; ... Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 4 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Beef barley vegetable soup, half turkey sandwich, tossedgreen salad, mixed fruit, pudding. Tuesday: Veal New Orleans, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, ...
CALENDAR
Dec 01, 2008; ... TODAY HELP AL-ANON -- 5:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Eighth andYakima avenues, south entrance; call (509) 577-9401 (exceptholidays). 6:30 p.m., Sunnyside Community Hospital, classroom, 10thStreet and Tacoma Avenue; call (509) 882-3353. 7 p.m., FirstPresbyterian ...
Despite downturn, it's still party time in the Yakima Valley
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Yakima Sports Center has entertainment calendars on eachtable. Embedded in those calendars is a promotion for the banquetroom and its availability for holiday parties. The downtown Yakima restaurant has been aggressively advertisingits party space. There are still a few ...
Common-sense laws are more likely than ban on owning guns
Dec 01, 2008; ... For those alarmed at what they see as prospects for a SecondAmendment thrashing with a new Democratic president and a moreheavily Democratic Congress in January, we offer a brief civicslesson reminder. Even if he wanted to tinker with the Second Amendment, President-elect Barack ...
Cold weather stirs warm feelings for making soup
Dec 01, 2008; ... DONNA SCOFIELD It's soup weather again, and I'm glad. There's something homeyand comforting about a pot of soup simmering on the stove. When youcome in from the cold and your glasses steam up, the aroma says"Welcome home!" I usually make soup every Monday. That's bowling ...
Infrastructure overhaul bodes well for Valley economy
Dec 01, 2008; ... Here's some good economic news for once: Commercial constructionis alive and well in Yakima, and $23 million in government spendingon infrastructure projects won't hurt either. "We will be very busy in 2009, and it's a good time to bebuilding," says Michael Morales, the city's ...
Man suffers head injury from assault after argument
Dec 01, 2008; ... YAKIMA -- A 22-year-old man suffered a severe head injury from anassault reported early Sunday, according to police. He was being treated at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Anupdate on his condition was not available Sunday evening. Police responded shortly ...
State panel calls job dismissal a case of medical discrimination
Dec 01, 2008; ... By ERIN SNELGROVE YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC There's "reasonable cause" to believe the city of Selahdiscriminated against a former employee because of her medicalcondition, according to a report released earlier this month by theWashington State Human Rights Commission ....
Two held after Grandview burglary
Dec 01, 2008; ... GRANDVIEW --Police took a 16-year-old male and his 15-year-oldgirlfriend into custody Friday for their alleged involvement in aburglary. About 7:30 a.m. Friday, Grandview officers responded to a callfrom the Bleyhl's Farm Services store in the 100 block of NorthBirch ...
The Woman's Century Club is hosting a holiday open house on Friday.
Dec 01, 2008; ... The reception costs $8 at the door. The menu features hot soup,bread and butter, coffee and tea, and a variety of desserts. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the George DonaldHouse, 304 N. Second St. The ...
Fresno evangelist has come and gone
Dec 02, 2008; ... Evangelist Ruben Valles spoke at Shepherd's Heart Church lastweekend. A What's Happening item on Page 1D of Saturday's Faith sectionincorrectly listed the dates of his talks. Valles, from Fresno, Calif., spoke at the Yakima church's Nov. 29and 30 services about how he was ...
Stolen tools found in Yakima storage unit
Dec 02, 2008; ... Yakima police are sorting through a multitude of suspected stolenproperty -- including tools, computer equipment and dozens ofstereos -- after an extended investigation that focused on therenter of a storage unit where the items were found. The 28-year-old man is scheduled to learn ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Keith & Keith Funeral HomeYAKIMA - Steven C. (Pops) McNett, Sr. died peacefully November28, 2008 surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous battle withlung cancer. Steve was born May 10, 1949 in Elmira, New York, to Woods &Harriet McNett and raised in Canton, ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Shaw & Sons Funeral DirectorsUNION GAP - Fortino B. "Nato" Escobar, age 79, passed away onNovember 27, 2008 at Parkside Care Center. Fortino was born to Luisand Magdalena Escobar on April 9, 1929 in Ballinger, Texas. Fortino is survived by 13 children, three ...
School News
Dec 02, 2008; ... Toppenish High School graduate Magali Ambriz has received theRichard E. Bangert Business Award from Independent Colleges ofWashington. Ambriz is a sophomore at Heritage University and ismajoring in accounting with a minor in ...
Marriage licenses
Dec 02, 2008; ... Marriage licenses Luis Manuel Candido-Lagunas, Sunnyside; Maria Isabel VargasTopete, Sunnyside. Victor Manuel Ochoa, Selah; Erendira Rodriguez Gutierrez, Selah. Luis Alberto Ojeda Us, Yakima; Carolina Serrano Quiles, Yakima. Xavier Alcantar Pina, Union Gap; Maria ...
Building Permits
Dec 02, 2008; ... Building permits Yakima Yakima Valley Community College, $2,700,000, 1105 S. 15th Ave,commercial alteration. Bri and Susan Temple, $40,000, 6117 Englewood Ave., residentialalteration. Lakefront LLC, $130,000 1400 Lakeside Court, Suite 101,commercial ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Valley Hills Funeral Home, YakimaYAKIMA - Edwin H. Partch, 83 of Yakima, passed away Thursday,Nov. 27, 2008. Ed was born Feb. 3, 1925 in Sunnyside, WA. He leftschool his sophomore year to run a threshing crew after his father'sstroke. A few years later, Ed moved to Seattle with ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Geoffrey Peter (Geoff) Luhn, 48, died peacefully Nov. 16, 2008surrounded by his loving family following an extended hospital stayat Harborview Medical Center. Following a difficult placementdecision on Geoff's family to place him outside of the family homedue to his special needs, Geoff ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Smith Funeral HomeLady Constance "Connie" Knopp, longtime Sunnyside, WA resident,died November 29, 2008 at Landmark Care Center in Yakima. She was 86years old. Connie was born in Northboro, Iowa on June 28th, 1922 as the onlychild to John and Mary (Sylvie) ...
Phillips column
Dec 02, 2008; ... Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas is just around thecorner. It's that time of year when all but the most avid huntersand anglers are done for the year. And who can blame them? As I getolder, the call of a warm fireplace and a good book, or a footballgame on the new HDTV, is ...
Davis bowling
Dec 02, 2008; ... YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Amber Pearson's 362 series led four West Valley players withseries of at least 321 as the Rams edged Davis in a non-league girlsbowling match Monday at Minda Lanes. Both teams split the regular and Baker games, with West Valleywinning on total pins ...
HORT
Dec 02, 2008; ... By DAVID LESTER YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Farmers must be more active in the emotional debate over thepreservation of farm land and the environment. That was the message an agricultural economist delivered to theWashington State Horticultural Association on ...
WDFW director out
Dec 02, 2008; ... By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC On Monday afternoon, ending weeks of speculation around one ofthe worst-kept secrets in the halls of Olympia, Jeff Koeningsresigned as director of the Washington Department of Fish andWildlife. Rumors had been flying around ...
What's Happening
Dec 02, 2008; ... Presentation to focus on owls, woodpeckers Award-winning wildlife photographer-naturalist Paul Bannick willbe the featured presenter at Thursday's 7 p.m. Yakima Valley AudubonSociety program at the Yakima Area Arboretum. Bannick, director of development for Conservation ...
Wildlife Moment
Dec 02, 2008; ... When I was a teenager and budding naturalist in southernCalifornia in the late 1960s, a small bird singing a bubbly songfrom its perch on a power wire caught my attention. I used my parents' binoculars and saw it had a reddish head andwas sparrow-sized. Checking out the Peterson ...
Death notices
Dec 02, 2008; ... Mary Graham Shigley Mary Graham Shigley, 97, of Tacoma, formerly of Yakima, diedFriday. She was born in Wallace, N.C. She lived in Wilmington, N.C.,Texas, Fremont, Mich., and 20 years in Yakima. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Carhart of Vashon, Wash.,and ...
Assault update
Dec 02, 2008; ... Pacific Power to discuss planned transmission line tonight inSelah SELAH -- At a meeting tonight, Pacific Power will unveil plansfor a 40-mile, 230-kilowatt power line in part of Yakima County. The proposed transmission line will connect an existing powersubstation at Pomona ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Keith & Keith Funeral HomeYAKIMA - Bruce Wayne Kirby passed away at home in Yakima, WA onNovember 28, 2008, at the age of 54. Bruce was born on June 15, 1954in Wichita Falls, Texas to F. Leon and Delia Pearl Kirby. As a child Bruce lived in Texas, Oklahoma and ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2008 ... Langevin-Mussetter Funeral HomeYAKIMA - Daniel Joseph Leingang, Sr., 56, of Yakima, passed awayFriday, November 28, 2008 at his home. Dan was born March 20, 1952 in Yakima, WA to John Peter andGladys Grace (Schultz) Leingang. He was a machinist and securityguard by ...
Higher temperatures
Dec 02, 2008; ... Temperatures at the Yakima airport averaged warmer than normal inNovember, according to preliminary data from the National WeatherService. The average temperature was 40.5 degrees, which was 3.5 degreesabove normal. Highs averaged 50.6 degrees, which was 2.9 degreesabove ...
3-3 tie points to strategic importance of Johnson's successor
Dec 02, 2008; ... By PAT MUIR YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC The potential influence of Norm Johnson's replacement on theYakima City Council was in full view Monday as the council made somefinal decisions on the city's 2009 budget. Johnson, who last month was elected as a 14th ...
EPA offers public a chance to speak out on contaminated welss
Dec 02, 2008; ... The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday will opento the public a meeting about groundwater contamination in the LowerValley. The EPA initially said the meeting was exclusively for regulatoryagencies and would be closed to the public. But when some LowerValley ...
Even tenuous deal on pullout is worth being thankful for
Dec 02, 2008; ... This editorial appears in the Yakima Herald-Republic on Dec. 2,2008 Is it the beginning of the end for U.S. troop presence in Iraq?We'll see, but for now color us skeptical since we've seen othertarget dates for the Iraqi government assuming more control of itsown security come ...
Grandview's new budget boosts salaries, utilities
Dec 02, 2008; ... GRANDVIEW -- City Council members here passed Grandview's 2009budget, which raised salaries for all employees and increasedutility rates. Council members also revised city laws to fall in line with statestandards on most crimes, repealing some of last year's attempts tocrack down ...
Injured police officer gets a grip on a new life
Dec 02, 2008; ... By MARK MOREY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Darryl Henning remembers wondering why his thumb wouldn't move.His brain gave the order, but he could hardly see a twitch. He thought for a moment he was losing touch with reality early onduring a two-month stretch while he was stuck ...
Shoppers spend selectively in Valley
Dec 02, 2008; ... The lines were shorter and shoppers were pickier about theirpurchases, but retailers nationwide and locally saw strong sales theday after Thanksgiving and throughout the entire weekend. Shoppers spent an average of $372.57 during the weekend, anincrease of 7.2 percent from the ...
Reilly a Hill Trophy finalist
Dec 03, 2008; ... By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC The chase for the Harlon Hill Trophy has become a three-man race,and Mike Reilly is still in the running. The Central Washington quarterback has been included among threefinalists, and will attend the ceremony for the Division ...
Cautious optimism
Dec 03, 2008; ... By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC There are not that many similarities between the CentralWashington men's teams of 2006-07 and 2008-09, and for that Wildcatsfans can be thankful. Though both were picked to win GNAC championships in a preseasonvote of ...
Central women hope to get healthy
Dec 03, 2008; ... By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC It already figured to be a rebuilding year for CentralWashington's women. Now, coach Jeff Whitney said, it's become a rehabbing year, too. "You hate to say that, but we all kind of knew that with all thenew faces we had ...
Obituaries
Dec 03, 2008 ... Langevin-Mussetter Funeral HomeYAKIMA - On Monday, November 24, 2008, the Yakima Valley lost awonderful woman. Sherry A. Wilson was born in Holdenville, Oklahomato James and Louella Parsons on August 10, 1945. Sherry began her education in Oklahoma until the mid ...
Obituaries
Dec 03, 2008 ... Calvin Boen passed away peacefully on December 1, 2008. He wasborn on June 23, 1936, in Minnesota. At 6 months old, his familymoved first to Oregon, then to Yakima. There he met Loretta Davis,whom he married in June 1955. He enjoyed fishing and spending timewith his family. One of his ...
Obituaries
Dec 03, 2008 ... Keith & Keith Funeral HomeYAKIMA - Connie Jo Brown, 46, of Yakima, WA passed away November27, 2008 at her home surrounded by family. She was born March 25,1962 in Yakima, WA to Arlene (Lowe) and Roland Brown. Connie loved the outdoors and all animals. She was very ...