News 2008-08-01 Andanh.com

Proposed parking limits could send residents in circles Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:37 GMT
Got two cars in one of Seattle's most crowded neighborhoods like Capitol Hill or Lower Queen Anne? Parking could become an even bigger headache than it is now.

Democrats defend tribal compacts Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:49 GMT
State Democrats joined forces to defend Gov. Chris Gregoire's decision to allow a big expansion of tribal gambling while abandoning a provision that would have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue for the state.

Riding bus may save $8,400 a year Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:52 GMT
A Seattle driver who gives up his or her car to ride the bus could save more than $8,400 a year, a transit advocacy group says. But an informal survey of bus riders and auto users found few people willing to give up their wheels.

'Straight Talk Express' takes the low road Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:59 GMT
McCain campaign drives 'straight talk express" into the mud

Passenger critiques see a ferry system battling to stay afloat Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:54 GMT
A ferry survey, passed out on random routes in July and August, is supposed to help find ways to make the system work better. But passenger complaints show that it will take more than asking questions to cure what ails the ferries.

Witnesses sought in Belltown assault Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:23 GMT
Seattle police are calling for the public's help finding suspects in the case of a man knocked unconscious by a punch. It is one of three incidents in July in Seattle in which someone was hurt or killed as the result of well-landed punch.

Flu vaccination may not help elderly, study says Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:02 GMT
A new study by Group Health suggests that for seniors, a vaccine doesn't offer as much protection as originally thought.

Prosecutors allowed to wait until late September in Carnation murder case Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:01 GMT
Prosecutors may wait until late September to decide whether to seek to execute a Carnation couple accused in the December slaying of six people, a King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.

High-speed collision reported on Aurora Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:26 GMT
Cars collide on Aurora Thursday night.

Couple enter not guilty pleas to bilking 3 elderly men Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:58 GMT
King County prosecutors say a couple bilked three elderly Seattle men out of more than $200,000 in cash, goods or credit. The couple on Thursday pleaded not guilty to theft charges.

Nels Ekroth, 1918-2008: Liberal activist had a passion for helping working people Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:21 GMT
Liberal activist Nels Ekroth died Monday of natural causes in Shoreline. He was 89.

Couple in murder-suicide identified Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:29 GMT
A Redmond woman shot and killed by her husband, who then committed suicide, had sought a protection order against him just days before her death.

Renton airline firm sued over floatplane crash Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:21 GMT
Three men filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Renton-based aircraft business after a floatplane they chartered from the company crashed in Canadian waters last year.

Court OKs teacher privacy in some misconduct cases Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:04 GMT
OLYMPIA Identities of public school teachers who face unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct can be kept secret to protect the educators' privacy, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Task force aims at Pierce, King car thieves Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30 GMT
A police task force involving 16 agencies in south King and north Pierce counties is going after chronic car thieves who are responsible for a large number of thefts.

Equipment from Iraq unloaded at Tacoma Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30 GMT
TACOMA Stryker vehicles and other equipment used by a Fort Lewis Stryker brigade when it was in Iraq are being unloaded from a transport ship at the Port of Tacoma.

Rose Festival princess busted for shoplifting Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:29 GMT
EUGENE, Ore. A former Rose Festival princess faces shoplifting charges, though she has denied all involvement.

Accidentally shot, Oregon senator saved by bike tube Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:16 GMT
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. When an Oregon state senator lay bleeding on a campaign sign on his garage floor, wounded by an accidental gunshot, his wife grabbed something handy and flexible to stanch the bleeding a bicycle tube.

King County Deaths Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:41 GMT

Who will inherit Steve Jobs' job? Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:39 GMT
Jobs is arguably unique in the extent to which his identity and fate are intertwined with those of his company. Imagining Apple without Steve Jobs, or Jobs without Apple, is difficult.

Can this planet be saved? Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:07 GMT
Limits on offshore drilling are only a modest-sized issue. But the skirmish over drilling is the opening stage of a much bigger fight over environmental policy whether we'll take action against climate change before it's utterly too late.

Missing Dean Acheson Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:08 GMT
We're about to enter our 19th consecutive year of Truman-envy.

Driving aimlessly is what we do Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:08 GMT
High gas prices are threatening an almost sacred American tradition driving around aimlessly, cruising, if you will.

Calling the shots at Justice Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:56 GMT
Most Americans believe Justice should stand for exactly that justice for all in every aspect. For most of its history that's been the case, although it would be naive to believe political considerations have been completely absent.

McCain back in the limelight with attack ads Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:14 GMT
After a long period of Obama hogging the media canvas, McCain's team seems to have hit something of a stride with ads that may be unfair and unsubtle but are at least getting him fresh press attention.

Olmert's departure is long overdue Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:01 GMT
Ehud Olmert would have done Israel and the region a service had he stepped down much earlier.

Extreme justice, Bush style Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT
We're in the middle of a war against religious extremism, and it turns out the Justice Department was being run by ... religious extremists!

Wait and see Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:42 GMT
P-I Editorial: This being America, land of the car, home of the highway, the very notion that certain streets be designate car-free zones on Sundays has caused a bit of an uproar. Still, it's worth trying.

Selecting judges Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:43 GMT
P-I Editorial: The overwhelming majority of the Superior Court candidates go beyond being simply capable. They are impressive, committed professionals with a wide, often bipartisan base of support and endorsements who seek to serve the public.

Washington fails the leadership test on energy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT
The failure to stem the hemorrhaging of U.S. power since OPEC's 1973 oil embargo goes back a long way. It's a bipartisan failure of leadership over more than 30 years, from the White House to Congress.

Attempt to serve Karadzic justice leaves an empty feeling Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:17 GMT
In prison Radovan Karadzic will regret over and over the mistakes that were made. The mistakes were not the murders themselves; they were the pace of them and things getting a bit out of hand.

'Extra' taken out of 'extracurricular' Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:57 GMT
We've turned the concept of extracurricular activities on its head. In the process, we feed a monster and starve children.

Parties should rethink bumper stickers Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:45 GMT
Thomas L. Friedman, guest columnist: Before Democrats adopt "More Troops to Afghanistan" as their bumper sticker, they need to make sure it's a strategy for winning a war not an election.

World sees Obama as symbol of change Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:46 GMT
Amy Goodman, syndicated columnist: Estonia may be a world away from the United States, but it is intimately tied to U.S. foreign policy.

Obama needs to get off the pedestal Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:46 GMT
Bonnie Erbe, guest columnist: What is wrong with this picture? Why are Democrats so united and on-message this year and Republicans so fractiously incompetent?

Guest Columnists: Make original Medicare the foundation for health care reform Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:44 GMT
John Geyman and Malinda Markowitz, guest columnist: Expanding Medicare as a social insurance program for all through a single risk pool of all 300 million of us is the most efficient, fair and sustainable way to insure us all.

Washington's task is to feed the children Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:44 GMT
Tom Douglas, guest columnist: End Childhood Hunger Washington includes representatives from the public and private sectors, all united to make sure every child in every corner of the state gets three nutritious meals every day.

Letters to the Editor Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:43 GMT

Weekend: Mass Transit; Parvaz, Sorbo plus reader comments about Car-less Sundays Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:42 GMT
Welcome to the VEB, Seafair weekend edition Editorial plans

Carless Sundays, Superior Court judges; plus reader comments on food policy, talk radio Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT
Welcome to the VEB

Medicare adds to do-not-pay list
WASHINGTON -- Medicare is adding to its do-not-pay list for hospitals two new categories of preventable conditions it won't cover, a much smaller number than it had been contemplating.

Single Shot: 'Cougar' moniker can go both ways for older women
Do you think the term "cougar" is demeaning or complimentary?

Costco execs face stock option lawsuit
A shareholder lawsuit accuses Costco Wholesale Corp. insiders of illegally backdating stock options, and proposes removing senior managers and board members involved.

New plans filed for redeveloping Queen Anne store
A Seattle developer has filed new plans to redevelop the Queen Anne Metropolitan Market site.

Griffey, Manny and Rhodes on the move
The Seattle Mariners got a lot younger Thursday morning when they traded veteran left-handed pitcher Arthur Rhodes, 38, to the Florida Marlins in exchange for 22-year-old, right-hander Gaby Hernandez.

City OKs 20-cent fee on plastic, paper bags
Seattle is now one of the few major American cities to impose a fee on the use of disposable bags.

Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:30 GMT
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline.

Dead Army vaccine scientist eyed in anthrax probe Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:37 GMT
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks were planning to indict and seek the death penalty against a top Army microbiologist in connection with anthrax mailings that killed five people. The scientist, who was developing a vaccine against the deadly toxin, committed suicide this week.

At least 32 dead after train catches fire in India Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:03 GMT
HYDERABAD, India -- At least 32 people were killed after a train caught fire in southern India early Friday, a government statement said.

People mag snags US rights to Jolie-Pitt twin pix Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:09 GMT
NEW YORK -- People magazine has scored the U.S. rights to exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, a representative for the magazine told The Associated Press on Friday.

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