News 2008-07-25 Andanh.com

Multibillion-dollar rail, bus plan is up to voters Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:52 GMT
Sound Transit board members on Thursday voted to place another expansion measure on November's ballot, a measure now estimated to cost $22.8 billion when the debt is repaid.

Fire engulfs Alki Beach home Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:40 GMT
Fire engulfed a house in the 2400 block of Alki Avenue Southwest Thursday night.

Tribal pacts' legality backed Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:55 GMT
Gov. Chris Gregoire negotiated controversial tribal gambling compacts in full compliance with state and federal law, state Attorney General Rob McKenna told tribal leaders.

Youth anti-gang initiative offers chance for a fresh start Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:50 GMT
Youth 180 is trying to help youths avoid gangs from the inside out, taking kids and adults from the Rainier Beach neighborhood to participate in the gang intervention program.

Gregoire's Puget Sound push doesn't quite float Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:23 GMT
Is Puget Sound an issue that will carry water for Gov. Chris Gregoire?

Study considers how to make cents of the Sound Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:50 GMT
What is the "natural capital" of the Puget Sound region worth? A team of economists has taken the first steps toward putting a price tag on the natural assets many of us take for granted.

Stricter criteria for the state's graduates? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:53 GMT
New rules adopted Thursday by the Washington State Board of Education would strengthen high school graduation requirements by 2016 -- but they may not come to fruition unless the state Legislature provides more money for public schools.

Blogs help cancer patients cope with disease Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:43 GMT
One of the first things people do when they are diagnosed with cancer is go online and look up their disease. The Internet has become a patient's best friend -- for better or worse.

Developers plan 4 towers on site north of Qwest Field Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:52 GMT
Developers have applied to double the height limit on the northern half of the county-owned parking lot north of Qwest Field and erect four towers on the site.

Divers to clean up Green Lake's junk Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:59 GMT
In response to the discovery of 41 metal spikes at the bottom of Green Lake last week, a team of six divers will pull out trash Friday from the lake near the docks of the Small Craft Center.

Burglar beaten by would-be victims Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15 GMT
When a 24-year-old man armed with a gun sneaked into a house in Monroe and threatened its residents, they fought back. The two would-be victims, a husband and wife, beat the would-be robber with a baseball bat.

Coast Guard warns false calls are a federal crime Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
Coast Guard officials in Seattle have not declared a Tuesday distress call of an unconscious woman in the water a hoax. But they reminded the public Thursday that making such a call is a federal crime.

Zoo gazelle dies from injuries Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45 GMT
The Woodland Park Zoo loses one of its gazelles after the animal was fatally injured, likely in an altercation with another zoo animal.

Developers want to build on county-owned lot north of Qwest Field Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:09 GMT
Developers have applied to double the height limit on the northern half of the county-owned parking lot north of Qwest Field and erect four towers on the site.

Navy ship tours announced for Fleet Week Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:08 GMT
The public will be able to tour two U.S. Navy ships starting Tuesday as part of this year's Seafair festival. The next day, they will participate in the "Parade of Ships" in Elliott Bay.

Duncan mentally competent, will face death penalty hearing Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:12 GMT
BOISE, Idaho -- Convicted child-killer Joseph Edward Duncan III is mentally competent to face a death penalty hearing, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Suit against treatment center loses again Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19 GMT
The state Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by two recovering drug addicts suing a South Seattle treatment center.

River trail to be closed for construction around UW Bothell campus Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:17 GMT
If you bike or walk the Sammamish River Trail under state Route 522, you'll need to find an alternate route for the next month.

Congress' halls aren't hallowed for memorials Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT
Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., and other lawmakers say a new House rule that would require them to remove memorials to war dead outside their offices is just plain wrong.

Hanford workers take a key step in cleanup of contaminated nuclear site Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT
YAKIMA -- Workers at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site have begun demolishing the building that surrounds a leaky pool built in the 1950s to hold spent fuel from nuclear reactors.

Record number of sockeye salmon in Columbia River Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:32 GMT
PORTLAND -- Sockeye salmon are heading back up the Columbia River this summer in numbers unseen since 1955, and nobody is sure why.

King County Deaths Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:37 GMT

P-I Endorsements: Retain justices Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:01 GMT
P-I endorsement: The P-I endorses for the Washington Supreme Court: Debra Stephens, Mary Fairhurst and Charles Johnson.

Offshore oil drilling -- cleaner than Mother Nature Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:05 GMT
America is like a vagrant who pleads for change and yet refuses to touch his $1 million trust fund. Before President Bush flies back to Saudi Arabia to beg sheiks to open their spigots, the U.S. should rely on our own offshore oil and gas.

Cindy McCain and the smell of death Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:23 GMT
Like most of Cindy McCain's life, the stories of her relief work are generally hidden behind a wall of well-tailored reticence. None of her relief work has been done for political consumption or Washington prominence.

The next colonial scramble -- over Arctic oil, gas Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:22 GMT
The U.S. Geological Survey estimate that the Arctic region contains about one-third of the world's undiscovered gas and about one-sixth of its undiscovered oil is bound to accelerate what could be the world's last great colonial scramble.

Shell game on women's health Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:22 GMT
So, who's for pulling the plug on this administration? And for flipping the switch for sane policies supportive of family planning?

America needs a porch revival Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03 GMT
A story in the July 20-26 American Profile newspaper magazine described the rediscovery of the America's nearly forgotten front-porch culture.

Mugabe's thuggery gets help from high places at U.N. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:04 GMT
At almost no point have outside nations been concerned enough to try to physically stop the slaughters of innocent Africans, whose greatest crime is that they have been dehumanized and accused of being a threat to those who murder them.

Tough love for Israel? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:14 GMT
On his visit to the Middle East, Barack Obama gave ritual affirmations of his support for Israeli policy, but what Israel needs from America isn't more love, but tougher love.

Letters to the Editor Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:56 GMT

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Web-based program gives the blind Internet access
SEATTLE -- Blind people generally use computers with the help of screen-reader software, but those products can cost more than $1,000, so they're not exactly common on public PCs at libraries or Internet cafes. Now a free new Web-based program for the blind aims to improve the situation.

Howard Schultz seeks change in his Sonics trial
The attorney for Howard Schultz filed a motion Thursday seeking to split his lawsuit against Clay Bennett's ownership group into two phases in an attempt to return the Sonics to Seattle.

Seahawks dealing with 80-man roster limit
There was a time when the Seahawks would bring more than 100 players to training camp. Not this year, when they'll have to deal with a strict 80-man roster due to the loss of roster exemptions after the demise of NFL Europa.

Ichiro nears milestone
Ichiro has 3,000 hits in his sights collected Japan and the big leagues, a milestone that should provide the Mariners with a welcome diversion from an otherwise miserable season.

Seahawks roster renovation
A look at the Seahawks roster as the team opens training camp Friday with two practices. The club must trim its roster to 75 players by Aug. 26 and to 53 by Aug. 31.

Spouses need to react to rude comments
A reader writes: "My husband and I attended a party with several friends. During a conversation, one of the men commented to me that he really liked looking at my body. my husband later said that I shouldn't have allowed him to talk to me that way. If he makes another comment, how should I handle it?"

Locker hopes to cut down on hits
LOS ANGELES -- Washington quarterback Jake Locker has two goals heading into his sophomore season.

Mother watches husband, kids die on Italy climb
MILAN, Italy -- A Dutch woman watched her husband and three children fall to their deaths Thursday while climbing near Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak, Italian rescuers said.

Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.

Homeowners beware - kitchen countertop could be radioactive.
Radiation, kitchen design, safety, granite, odd

Boeing stock slumps for second day
Shares in The Boeing Co. took their biggest tumble in a month Thursday, a day after the company failed to impress Wall Street with a less-than-stellar earnings report.

Bricks thrown onto Interstate 5; at least one man hurt
Police and State Patrol troopers were searching early Friday morning for people who were throwing bricks onto Interstate 5.

Germans say Obama speech sent 'positive signal' Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:39 GMT
BERLIN -- Barack Obama's speech to a huge Berlin crowd sent a "positive signal" to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday, praising the presidential candidate's focus on working with America's partners.

Qantas flight makes emergency stop in Philippines Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:36 GMT
MANILA, Philippines -- A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said.

AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14 GMT
WASHINGTON -- One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."

Report urges overhauling how passports are issued Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:18 GMT
WASHINGTON -- The State Department must develop a "comprehensive, long-term strategy" to meet the public's rising demand for passports and avoid a repeat of the frustrating backlog fiasco of last summer, congressional investigators have concluded.

Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:31 GMT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.

Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:43 GMT
PARIS -- It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards.

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