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| Paper or plastic? You may pay either way Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:57 GMT Seattle could trump even the greenest of American cities with fines on foam and taxes on bags -- both paper and plastic, city politicians say. Seattle would impose a 20-cent-per-bag "green fee" and outlaw foam food containers next year under a proposal announced Wednesday. |
| For most fishing boats, no safety checks Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:08 GMT Safety regulations that would be routine on other vessels were skipped on the doomed Alaska Ranger and most other ships fishing the Bering Sea, and it's totally legal, thanks to loopholes that exempt fisherman from most protections. |
| TV icon J.P. Patches honored at 80; even cancer can't keep him down Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:36 GMT J.P. Patches turned 80 this week, and though he's battling blood cancer, he said he doesn't plan to stop making appearances. Enough funds have been raised to complete his statue, which is scheduled to be unveiled Aug. 17 in Fremont. |
| Former stripper gets 99 years in murder of fiancé Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:01 GMT ANCHORAGE -- A former stripper convicted of plotting to kill a fiancé 12 years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 99 years in prison, the same sentence given to the co-conspirator who pulled the trigger. |
| New suit seeks to end the war on wildfires Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:07 GMT A watchdog group is keeping the heat on the U.S. Forest Service to change the way it fights wildfires, particularly the use of fire retardant that kills fish when it is dumped in streams. |
| Washington, other states sue EPA on warming Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:43 GMT Officials of Washington and other states and jurisdictions are taking the EPA back to court to try to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming. |
| Woman killed in apparent hit and run Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:16 GMT Snohomish County sheriff's investigators are investigating the death of a woman found on a street along Interstate 5. |
| Arthur V. 'Pete' Peterson, dead at 95: Engineer played key role in Manhattan Project Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:46 GMT Arthur V. "Pete" Peterson, the Army area engineer who oversaw building of the first atomic reactor and briefed Gen. Dwight Eisenhower before D-Day, died March 24 in Seattle. He was 95. |
| Glare contributed to plane crash of former Alaska Airlines CEO Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:05 GMT CASHMERE -- National Transportation Safety Board investigators say they found no mechanical problems with the single-engine plane flown by a former Alaska Airlines chief executive who was killed in a fiery crash last year in Cashmere. |
| 'Prescreened' driver suspected of trying to bring marijuana into U.S. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:53 GMT U.S. authorities arrested a Lacey man for trying to smuggle marijuana into the states. The man was enrolled in an electronic pass program and had been screened. |
| 'HOT' lanes wide open to solo drivers -- for a price Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:05 GMT This month will see a first in the Puget Sound area's transportation system: Solo drivers will be able to use the car pool lanes on state Route 167 without getting a ticket -- if they pay for the privilege. |
| 'This guy must pay,' potential juror wrote Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:09 GMT One man thought whoever opened fire at the Jewish Federation offices was "an anti-Semitic, Islamic coward" and was fuming because the chaotic incident stranded him downtown for hours. Welcome to jury selection in the Naveed Haq case. |
| Officers hurt stopping man trying to steal patrol car Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:44 GMT Two Bellevue police officers were hurt early Wednesday as they tried to stop a man from stealing their patrol car. |
| Colleges move to identify troubled students Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:48 GMT In the wake of four high-profile campus killings within the past year, college officials in Seattle and around the country are seeking out new ways of identifying troubled students -- for their own good and the safety of those around them. |
| Odd, flat-faced fish may be new species Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:48 GMT A newly discovered pink-and-tan, psychedelically striped frogfish with a flat face, frowning mouth and armlike fins could be part of a formerly unknown family of vertebrates. |
| Movement has yet to overcome war apathy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:02 GMT The peace movement has lost its voice when it comes to the Iraq war. What will it take to jolt awake a nation that snoozes on as U.S. soldiers keep dying? |
| Man shot and killed in South Seattle home Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:09 GMT Police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday in a South Seattle home. |
| Streetcar hits parked truck Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:52 GMT A South Lake Union Streetcar collided with a pickup parked in its path Wednesday, shutting down service for about 25 minutes, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. |
| Hearst Foundations award $600,000 in Washington state Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:23 GMT The Hearst Foundations have awarded $600,000 in grants to three nonprofit organizations in Washington. |
| Crash victim identified Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:51 GMT Salvatore Vito Covello, 92, was killed when his car was broadsided by an SUV. The other driver is in jail, with bail set at $100,000. |
| Police investigate suspicious fire at Redmond office building Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:33 GMT Redmond police are investigating a fire at a medical building that they say is suspicious. There were no injuries. |
| Murray, Dicks excel in 'pork' spending Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:50 GMT Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington have the distinction of being among the biggest abusers of pork barrel spending, according to a new report released Wednesday by the group Citizens Against Government Waste. |
| King County deaths Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:57 GMT |
| Bank depositors stay calm amid turmoil Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:57 GMT A record of protection by federal insurance and the quick response of regulators have kept bank deposits stable. |
| Greenhouse Gases: Forcing feds' hand Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:26 GMT P-I Editorial: It may be a cold day in Washington, D.C., before global warming gets the federal attention it deserves -- say, Jan. 20, 2009. But states are at least trying now to make the Bush administration live up to its legal responsibilities. |
| Waste Management: Changing behavior Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:26 GMT P-I Editorial: When it comes to encouraging different behavior, small changes can often trigger big results. To that end, we're encouraged about the proposal to reduce the use of disposable shopping bags in Seattle. |
| Students pay the price for inadequate sex education Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:31 GMT Alison Mondi: More than ever, it is crucial for school boards to move forward with comprehensive sex education programs. The boards must go beyond the narrow-minded and unrealistic abstinence-only programs and take action to provide the youth of this state with honest, accurate and appropriate sex education that will keep them safer and healthier. |
| Bird Deformities: Observe and learn Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:27 GMT P-I Editorial: Amid huge scientific advances, much about the natural world remains a mystery to us. Consider the widespread observances of birds with terribly extended beaks, which limit their ability to eat. |
| 3rd richest American gambles on China Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:28 GMT Warren Buffett and then Bill Gates, but can you name the third-richest American? He is Sheldon Adelson, 74, whose net worth is, according to Forbes, $26 billion. |
| Dutch politician's diatribe about Islamic extremism is troubling Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:30 GMT Bridget Johnson: Geert Wilders won't win an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short anytime soon. |
| Little Saigon neighborhood won't benefit from big-box mall Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:32 GMT Quang H. Nguyen and David West: It's time to preserve and polish the valuable gem that has become Little Saigon and respect its permanent place in the unique collection of Seattle neighborhoods. |
| Project threatens Hood Canal Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:33 GMT John Fabian and Larry Mayes: Why, then, if we agree to save Hood Canal, would we allow a new threat to its vitality? Why would we enlist experts to rescue its troubled waters, only to invite disaster from another source? |
| No e-mails in the college of life Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:53 GMT Reg Henry: There are certain things that shouldn't be communicated by e-mail, such as notice of college acceptance or rejection,or being dumped by a significant other. |
| Forgotten memories on the trail Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:47 GMT Derrick Z. Jackson: Presidential candidates are having a problem with the truth. For Clinton, it's snipers in Bosnia -- not. For Obama, it's the Camelot connection to JFK -- not. For McCain, it's al-Qaida in Iran -- not. |
| The favor Clinton is doing for Obama Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:48 GMT Hillary Clinton's work is done only when she is done, because the best way for Barack Obama to prove he's ready to stare down Ahmadinejad is by putting away someone even tougher. |
| King's promised land is still far off Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:49 GMT Martin Luther King Jr. made an essential link between poverty at home and war-making abroad. The connection, sadly, is as relevant today as it was the last year of King's life. |
| Cohabitating in Baghdad Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:52 GMT Rowland Nethaway: The Army has decided that a little cohabitation among troops in a war zone is OK -- but just for married heterosexuals. |
| Oh, so he's the radical Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:18 GMT John Young: So, agreed, Muqtada al-Sadr is radical. But he can't hold a candle to our own -- our radicals who conjured up rolling tanks into a country held together for decades by military dictatorship. |
| The gallant guides for the foreign press Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:29 GMT H.D.S. Greenway: Dith Pran was one of a special breed, "the local partner, the stringer, the interpreter, the driver, the fixer who knows the ropes," and who makes the work of "foreign reporters in frightening places" possible. |
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| Clinton should stay in the race -- for now Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:17 GMT Ruth Marcus: The prolonged primary contest, with candidates and aides bickering like cranky toddlers partway through a long, hot car ride, is bad for the Democratic Party. Still, Clinton shouldn't drop out. Not yet, anyway. |
| Grocery bags, busted beaks, global warming and reader comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:27 GMT Welcome to the Seattle P-I's virtual editorial blog. |
| KOMO/4 anchor Kathi Goertzen must undergo more surgery After two rounds of brain surgery and radiation in 10 years, KOMO/4 news icon Kathi Goertzen hoped she'd never again have to say "The tumor is back." But it is, and she shared the news Wednesday in an emotional, taped message to viewers. |
| Rib injury lands Putz on DL The Mariners have placed closer J.J. Putz on the disabled list. |
| Pilot lands on interstate in Va. ABINGDON, Va. -- A student pilot whose two-seat Cessna 150 ran out of gas while he was floating through the skies made an emergency landing Wednesday on an interstate highway in western Virginia. |
| Silva sparkles in debut Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez set the bar high, and Carlos Silva knew it wouldn't be easy to clear it in his first start as a Mariner. |
| Tatupu not waving flag for new rule The NFL's latest venture into on-field technology has done something to Lofa Tatupu that few opposing offenses have been able to do -- surprise the Seahawks' middle linebacker. Says Tatupu, "I just don't deem in necessary." |
| Morse ready for debut on road trip While Mike Morse insists he comes ready to play every time he shows up at the ballpark, no one could blame the Mariners' spring sensation for looking ahead just a tad to Friday's first road game of the season against the Orioles in Baltimore. |
| Notebook: Batista gets the first call OK, so what now? |
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