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Foundry blast jars TacomaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Fire filled the sky over Tacoma's Nalley Valley industrial area Saturday afternoon when a tanker-truck explosion at a foundry sent flames...
Steelers shut down Hawks, 21-0Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have their two best defensive players, their two starting wide receivers or much offense for the first half. With all that, they still had far too much for the Seattle Seahawks.
Finding cause of Tacoma explosion could take daysSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Investigators say it could take days to determine what caused a propane tanker truck to explode, igniting a massive fireball that shut down...
Viaduct closed in south SeattleSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The southbound lanes of the Alaskan Way Viaduct are closed this morning for repairs following an overnight collision. The closures extend from...
Die, pleaseSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Wander around the mall, the Puyallup or the symphony and you'll see them: shoulder pads, fanny packs, Cosby sweaters, bleached-stained jeans...
Silvertips win for first time on roadSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Jordan Mistelbacher had a hat trick as the Everett Silvertips defeated the Portland Winter Hawks 5-3 in a Western Hockey League game Saturday...
Saturday's detailed cross-country resultsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Roundup | Senior Bywater runs to victorySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Joey Bywater's run to a cross-country state championship looks to be on track. The Lake Stevens senior, who took second at the 2006 state...
Canucks beat clock, Flames in overtimeSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Daniel Sedin's goal with five seconds left in overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night...
Savage rapes stoke trauma of Congo warSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, cannot bear to listen to the stories his patients tell him anymore. Every day, 10 new women and...
Rockies sweep away PhilliesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The blackout at Coors Field was caused by a cranky computer. Blame the Philadelphia Phillies' power outage on rookie Ubaldo Jimenez and...
Thunderbirds fail in shootoutSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The unlucky number has reached 12 for the Seattle Thunderbirds. For the 12th time in a row, the T-birds ended up on the wrong end of a Western...
Shift of momentum goes way of O'DeaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In five third-quarter plays, the momentum in the Metro League Mountain Division switched sidelines. At one moment, Eastside Catholic was...
Notre Dame 20, UCLA 6 | At last, Irish eyes are smilingSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Notre Dame fought its way out of one of the worst slumps in school history. Jimmy Clausen scored on a sneak and Maurice Crum returned a...
Dent advised Nixon, Strom ThurmondSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Harry Shuler Dent, a Republican political operative who helped Sen. Strom Thurmond slow school desegregation in the South, devised the Southern...
Four men shot near Seattle CenterSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Four men were shot late Friday night near Seattle Center. The shooting took place shortly before midnight in the parking lot of the Level...
Merchant of war groundedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For the past four years, Tomislav Damnjanovic has played a crucial role in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2003, he has delivered...
Trekker goes 46,405 miles on 0 gallonsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Fresh out of London University, Jason Lewis was running his own window-cleaning business and playing in a grunge rock band when his friend...
Peru's former leader faces trial next monthSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Former President Alberto Fujimori's trial on murder and kidnapping charges will begin in late November, a Supreme Court judge said Friday...
Typhoon kills 4, then loses strengthSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
A typhoon lashed Taiwan on Saturday with intense winds and rains, killing four people and cutting power to thousands of homes. But the storm weakened...
Marches worldwide protest crackdown by Myanmar juntaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Demonstrators in cities across Europe and Asia joined Saturday in protests against the military junta in Myanmar, where some activists held...
Musharraf wins, but court gets final voteSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Gen. Pervez Musharraf easily won the presidential election on Saturday, but an opposition boycott and pending hearings in the Supreme Court...
Boy leads police on high-speed chaseSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
An 11-year-old boy led police on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph, leading to charges for him and his parents, who are accused...
Leaving rehabSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
Overall, hyphen looks like a minusSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the scaled-down, two-volume version of the mammoth 20-volume OED, just got a little shorter. With the dispatch of...
Asylum hard to find for strongmenSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Just last year, Gen. Romeo Lucas Garcia's quiet death in exile here caught the attention of few people outside Guatemala, where he had presided...
Working for U.S.: a life of liesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For Hamed, a forklift driver at a U.S. military base, life has become a series of disguises. He has been a cab driver, a man who does not...
Rival Shiite leaders reach truceSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his chief rival, Abdelaziz Hakim, reached a truce Saturday to end bloodshed between their loyalists...
Limits, inhibitions disappear onlineSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
A stroke four years ago left Susan Brown, 57, in a wheelchair with little hope of walking again. Today, the Richmond, Va., woman is using her...
Case could benefit Enron investorsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The hopes of Enron investors are riding on a Supreme Court case that may be the last chance at compensation for their losses when the scandal-ridden...
Campaign digest | Obama elaborates on arugula sound biteSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Most presidential candidates do their best to sweep real or alleged gaffes under the rug. Not Barack Obama. On Friday in Independence, Iowa...
Rep. Davis, R-Va., dies after battling breast cancerSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, a Republican who represented southeastern Virginia for seven years, died Saturday after a two-year battle with...
Questions linger for DomeniciSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The announcement by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N. M., that he has a progressive brain disease and will not seek re-election has left unanswered...
"Dislike Hillary" factor could fadeSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Hillary Clinton's opponents are hyping this bit of conventional wisdom: If she wins the Democratic nomination, her high negative ratings...
House Republicans get more restive about IraqSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Republican lawmakers anxious about their 2008 election prospects are growing increasingly frustrated by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's...
Oil heiress joins women's hall of fameSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For most of her adult life, Swanee Hunt has given away half of her annual income, a commitment she started in 1981, when she earned $70,000...
Sam's Club pulls patties after 4 children sickenedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Cargill is voluntarily recalling more than 840,000 pounds of ground-beef patties distributed at Sam's Club stores nationwide after four...
Private-plan problems in MedicareSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Tens of thousands of Medicare recipients have been victims of deceptive sales tactics and had claims improperly denied by private insurers...
Okinawa: a WAR over WORDSSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Rev. Shigeaki Kinjo, 78 and in failing health, no longer wanted to talk about that fateful day 62 years ago toward the end of World...
Outrage, inquiries, panic over teen idol's concertsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
There's been parental panic in Portland, severe tropical depression in Tampa, Fla., and a mad scramble in Minneapolis. There was so much...
Sonics Practice | For rookie Durant, fans get to their feetSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Seeing Nick Collison was nice, but it was Sonics rookie Kevin Durant who brought the 2,400 fans to their feet for a standing ovation at...
This just in — campaign season could get very interestingSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Lying about your opponent is OK in campaigns, the state Supreme Court says. The ruling came down on Thursday, and unfortunately, news reporters...
Tapping tidal energy: the wave of the futureSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The future of clean power in the Northwest may look like the 75-foot-tall yellow buoy now bobbing like a cork in the waves off the Oregon...
Foundry blast jars TacomaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Fire filled the sky over Tacoma's Nalley Valley industrial area Saturday afternoon when a tanker-truck explosion at a foundry sent flames reportedly as high as 1,000 feet in the air.
Tsunamis hit town, but only for researchSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
With the gentle click of a computer mouse, a powerful tsunami surged through a Lilliputian seaside town, inundating its streets, homes and...
A straw house: It's only naturalSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
People often doubt Jerry Frelix when he says his home is made of straw. But then he takes them to the west side of his house where the stucco...
Maggots may be answer to fatter trout, less wasteSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Cow manure. Fish guts. Black soldier fly maggots. It could soon be dinner, if you're an Idaho rainbow trout. University of Idaho and Idaho...
Hanford tries molasses to tame toxic chromiumSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Hanford scientists are hoping that pumping enough molasses to make 88,000 batches of cookies into the ground at the nuclear reservation...
Fort Lewis medic who died in Iraq honored by hometownSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Friends, family and state leaders gathered Friday to remember Graham McMahon — an Army corporal with the Fort Lewis Stryker Brigade...
State DUI testing to be challenged in court MondaySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Lawyers who specialize in drunken-driving cases will likely be watching Skagit County District Court on Monday when alcohol-test results...
Republicans tear into PopeSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
After enduring weeks of negative publicity about King County Councilwoman Jane Hague, the Republican Party is fighting back with a mailing...
Got milk cows? No, but dairy perseveresSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Most of the cattle barns on the Smith Brothers farm in Kent are empty. Beneath corrugated tin roofs, rows of vacant stalls sit eerily still...
How Your U.S. Lawmaker VotedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Here's how area members of Congress voted on major roll calls in the week ending Friday. House Iraq withdrawal reports By a vote of 377-46...
PassagesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Coni R. S. Fitch, 58, who worked for United Airlines for 36 years and had a passion for motorcycles, died of appendix cancer Sept. 22 in Bellevue. The...
Ethanol plant begins productionSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Northwest's first ethanol plant rises from an arid tract of land along the Columbia River, where trainloads of Midwest corn are being...
Activist Kozol energetic at Seattle stopSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Author and activist Jonathan Kozol may have lost 30 pounds on a partial fast to protest the federal law known as No Child Left Behind, but...
Seattle man rides a trail that leads back to 1848Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
It wasn't about the money back in 1848, when Francis X. Aubry entered cowboy lore by winning $1,000 on a horse race. Then, the 26-year-old rode...
3 worlds meet at High PointSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"Where old Seattle meets new Seattle. In West Seattle. " That's the motto of the new High Point subdivision, on a bluff in the city's southwest...
Roundup | Manchester United leads leagueSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Manchester United finally found its scoring touch Saturday, beating Wigan 4-0 and taking the English Premier League lead for the first time...
Top 25 Roundup | Sooners the better vs. TexasSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Freshman Sam Bradford threw for three touchdowns and hardly made a mistake in steering No. 10 Oklahoma to a 28-21 victory over No. 19 Texas in their...
WSU fans let ASU have itSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In the end, they got the win and kept their undefeated season alive. But Dennis Erickson and his Arizona State Sun Devils got about all...
Small Colleges | CWU wins wild one vs. S. Dakota; NCC record setSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Central Washington quarterback Mike Reilly threw for a career-high 399 yards, and the Wildcats combined with South Dakota for a North Central...
Notebook | Gibson catch ruled not a completion in end zoneSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Brandon Gibson caught a 32-yard touchdown pass here Saturday from Alex Brink. Yet it was the 32-yarder he didn't catch that created the...
MLB Playoffs | Diamondbacks sweep, deny Cubs againSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Short on stars but brimming with young talent, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled off a sweet playoff sweep and celebrated like October regulars...
Cougars get kicked in the end by ASUSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Washington State football record keeps heading south, but this week's loss was a last-minute heart-ripper instead of a rout. It showed that the...
Stanford 24, No. 2 USC 23 | Cardinal leaves Trojans red-facedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In what has been the year of the upset in college football, Stanford's stunner just might top them all. Tavita Pritchard threw a 10-yard...
Looking ahead in businessSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Oct. 7 — 13 Monday • Most U.S. financial markets are open Columbus Day, a federal holiday, but the government bond market and...
MLB Wire Notes | Cleveland could end Yankees erasSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Cleveland Indians could end a few eras tonight. Roger Clemens could be taking the mound for the last time. Alex Rodriguez could be playing...
Top-ranked LSU rallies by devastated FloridaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
If last week's home loss to unranked Auburn was a heartbreaker, this one may have ripped Florida's heart right out. Leading the nation's No...
NW Briefs | Hallenbeck scores three as SPU rollsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Jeff Hallenbeck and Alec Nelson combined to score five goals in the first 25 minutes as the Seattle Pacific men's soccer team routed UC...
Auto Racing | Danger looms at TalladegaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Bill Ward never thought a soybean field could yield a racetrack with such mystique. He went out and found the land so Bill France Sr., the founder of NASCAR...
Pac-10 Roundup | Beavers bear down in winSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
With a 24-3 lead after the first quarter, Oregon State could not get comfortable against Arizona. The Beavers had seen this before, taking...
More spark not enough: WSU has feet to the fireSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
As Washington State pointed toward a pivotal game with Arizona State, WSU slotback Michael Bumpus observed aptly that ASU, though undefeated...
Roundup | Senior Players leader Roberts gets 2nd chanceSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Loren Roberts has been here before, leading the Senior Players Championship after 54 holes. He will try for a better ending this time. Roberts overcame a slow...
NBA Wire Notes | Garnett is solid in first game as a CelticSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Forward Kevin Garnett contributed 19 points and 17 rebounds in his Celtics debut, and Boston ruined Andrea Bargnani's homecoming with an...
Business coaches can help entrepreneurs stay on taskSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Jennifer Mahoney runs a pet-service business with her husband in the Randolph, N. J., house where they are raising three daughters — ages 8, 5 and 1.
Personal contact always beats letter when angling for jobSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Q: My friend's mom works at the company where I want to work. She gave me the name of the hiring manager for the job I want.
UCLA helps style management skills of salon ownersSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
At Topps Salon Day Spa, owner Suzanne Van Houten is going for a look that is "very seamless. "
Dress optionsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Seemingly a faux pas for business dress: tight, short skirts, cleavage-baring tops and ragged jeans.
Need a hug? Some workplaces are becoming a good place to find oneSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Julie Malveaux could use a good hug. She grew to enjoy the fond embrace — and occasional cheek kiss — with which clients and co-workers greeted her while at her former job for a public-relations firm in Miami.
Tyco puts shower curtain behind itSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Of all the products for which Tyco International (TYC) is known, it may be most famous for one it doesn't make: a $6,000 floral-patterned shower curtain.
Questions to guide retirement strategySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Retirement might be decades or days away for you. Maybe you have a strategy for retirement, or maybe your plan is to hope it'll be fine...
"Walking a tightrope" from now to retirementSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
When Leslie Seeche receives her annual Social Security benefits statement in the mail she thinks about making a paper airplane with it or shredding it for confetti. At least then she'd be momentarily entertained and wouldn't feel like crying.
Credit or debit card: Which should you use?Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
It's a question we face daily that still leaves most of us mystified: "Debit or credit?"
Selling? Dividends aren't on the tableSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Donald F. in Minneapolis is fed up with a mutual fund in his IRA and is ready to leap to something better.
Long-short fund strategy doesn't protect investorsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Jpmorgan Chase, Charles Schwab and ING Groep mutual funds designed to protect investors when markets fall left clients with bigger losses than the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
Calculating life expectancy is basic step in planningSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The length of your retirement is a key component of your retirement planning, and the biggest unknown of the process is how long you'll live.
Will weak dollar be boon or drag on US?Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Will the weak dollar be a boon or a drag on the U.S. economy? As the dollar declines against currencies such as the euro and the pound, American exports become more price-competitive; that should give a boost to export-intensive sectors of the economy, such as aerospace, technology and chemicals.
Tanker bid brings out the stars for BoeingSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The battlefield for the impending Air Force refueling-tanker contract has become crowded with generals as Boeing squares off against the competing partnership of Northrop Grumman and EADS-Airbus.
Does going to college pay? Answer isn't simpleSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Does it pay to go to college? If you check www.collegeboard.com, you'll find a reassuring study showing that education really does pay.
Prosecutors fear they'll be handcuffed on corporate fraudSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
U.S. businesses, with the help of civil libertarians, are on the verge of outmaneuvering federal prosecutors and persuading Congress to...
NFL Wire Notes | Freak injury puts Looker on sidelineSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
It was one thing for Orlando Pace to blow out his right shoulder on a hand punch he's done 1,000 times in his career. It was another for...
Cougars two-minute drillSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Play of the game: With Washington State leading 10-7 and in possession at the ASU 38 on its first drive of the third quarter, ASU's Justin...
Montana nips EWU on FGSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Dan Carpenter kicked a 34-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining Saturday to lift Montana to a 24-23 victory over Eastern Washington...
Blessed be cheerleaders for they will be vilifiedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
If football is a religion, the NFL is developing some orthodox creeds. It's like they're putting together the First-and-10 Commandments...
Horse Racing | War Pass captures Champagne at BelmontSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
War Pass took the lead early and didn't miss a beat, posting a 1-½-length victory over 32-1 shot Pyro in the Grade I Champagne for...
UW recruit says he will be eligible to enrollSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Anthony Boyles, one of the top-ranked recruits in Washington's football Class of 2007, said Friday he has received a passing score on his...
Steelers QB just rolling with punches of his positionSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Hard to believe he's only 25. Ben Roethlisberger has packed a career's worth of drama into three short years. He became Pittsburgh's starting...
Hasselbeck won't cut corners in game readinessSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Like many healthy young couples, the Hasselbecks role play in the bedroom. But no, this isn't what you think. We're not invading anyone's...
MLB Notebook | Mariners upset after getting "worst schedule"Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Mariners were so disgruntled when they received the initial copy of their 2008 schedule that they lobbied Major League Baseball to eliminate...
An October finish should be a prioritySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
I really tried to work up a good burst of outrage over baseball's extended new playoff format, as well as the fact that much of it, including...
Larry Stone's MLB power rankingsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Briefs | Peter beats McCline for WBC heavyweight titleSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Samuel Peter of Nigeria was knocked down three times in the first three...
Capsule Preview | Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers, 10 a.m., Ch. 13Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankingsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Sunday's NFL TV clicks and picksSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
People in Sports | Al SharptonSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The activist minister promised to lead protests against Madison Square Garden unless Knicks coach Isiah Thomas apologizes for...
Ryan Moore brings in his friends to show how it should be doneSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
I often wondered how exciting it would be if, in television's big "Skins Game," the golfers played for their own money. Like we do. Perhaps this is the...
What readers are sayingSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In 2006, I attended 30 games, while listening to and watching many more on radio and TV. In 2007, I attended one...
Outdoors Notebook | Wet weather signals matsutake seasonSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Autumn rainfall is a signal for mushroom foragers to head into the woods to find these tasty denizens. One of the most sought-after mushrooms...
Razor clam season nearingSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
It's almost time to dust off the razor clam gun or shovel, as the first digs of fall will begin Oct. 25 — if marine toxin tests taken...
Self-rule will help Fairwood preserve residential characterSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
A new effort seeking self-rule for Fairwood is under way. Residents of Fairwood, which is east of Renton, are signing petitions as part...
Developer in talks to buy mine siteSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Black Diamond's coal-mining history could be buried for good. Residential developer YarrowBay is negotiating to buy the city's last coal...
Crews come through for missing woman, but not for driversSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Crews come through for missing woman, but not for drivers Editor, The Times: I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude...
Kent parents question outdated bus policySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
When Lisa Clark moved her family to a condo in the Fairwood neighborhood near Renton, the last thing on her mind was how her daughter would...
A guiding lightSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Victoria Throm twice married men who turned out to be abusive. Twice she divorced them, although it took her a while the first time to recognize...
The week aheadSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Oct. 7 Sun Oktoberfest Northwest & Scandinavian Heritage Festival: Check out two festivals in one. It is the last day for both, though...
Mexican restaurant piles on the extrasSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For me, the tortilla chips at a Mexican restaurant are everything. Do the chips come to the table right away? Are they hot when they arrive...
Best Bets | Some events you won't want to missSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Maple Valley gets new shopping plazaSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Maple Valley residents have said they want more places close to home to shop. With six new buildings under construction at Sawyer's Village...
Family's bond runs deepSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
This is a special season for Marley Prothero. It marks the end of a successful swim career at Kentwood High of Covington, and the end of...
Southeast athletes of the weekSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Jono Lafler Tahoma High cross country Jono Lafler, a senior, won the Jim Danner Championship race at the Nike Pre-National Meet at Portland...
King of hearts takes home Royals' crownSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In the world of high school, some things seem like givens: Cheerleaders get the boys. Nerds earn the grades. Football stars are named homecoming...
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Covington City Council accepting applicationsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The Covington City Council is accepting applications from residents to fill Council Position 5, held by Don Henning, who died Sept. 7. The position will be...
Dairy farms: A dying breedSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
When Gordy Van Hoof scans the plateau from atop a bluff on the Enumclaw-area dairy farm where he grew up, he points out the ghosts of old...
The funky tastes of South King CountySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Seattle-based Jones Soda recently announced that it was adding a Seahawks Collectors Pack to its funky flavor collection. In 2004, when the...
Calendar | A weekly look at things to doSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Director interview | Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"The idea of working with a character who squandered a great opportunity and is already almost past redemption is very rich material," says...
The founding father: Jim Ellis at 86Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
There's nothing lavish about the 29th-floor office of Jim Ellis, patriarch of the region, historical figure and voice of reason. It's a modest space...
"The DREAM Act is just another way to provide amnesty to illegal aliens."Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mail.
Anthropology: the great divideSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Discovery of Kennewick Man stirred up a brewing conflict between scientific inquiry and cultural sensitivity — in the process highlighting a deep rift within American anthropology.
Still clueless after all these yearsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
On Thursday, it will be 50 years since I fooled around and got myself born. It's a personal milestone that raises a critical question I've...
Improve Seattle CouncilSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Some election years, a fever sweeps the city, producing big change on the Seattle City Council. This year, the climate seems milder, with...
Democrats give Republicans reason to hope for a reboundSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The day had been full of ominous warnings. Polls showed the Republicans on the losing side of almost every issue and the 2008 presidential...
Loyal users shop onlineSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Beauty products traditionally have been a sample-and-sniff purchase for women. But the Internet is one of the fastest-growing channels for...
Port Townsend film fest: gusts, Gould, good timesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Weather or not, the Port Townsend Film Festival goes on. The eighth annual edition of the town's three-day celebration of film unspooled...
Lesbian & Gay film fest is bigger than everSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Two more theaters (Central Cinema, SIFF Cinema) and plenty more films have been added to the ever-expanding Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film...
Poignant tale of a mother's tough decisionSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
A story in The New York Times last month made me catch my breath. It was about 33-year-old Deborah Lindner who refused to have breast cancer...
"Nureyev: The Life" | Legendary dancerSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"Nureyev: The Life" by Julie Kavanagh Pantheon Books As good as Julie Kavanagh's new biography of Rudolf Nureyev is, nothing in it seems...
Hugo House offers new literary seriesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Richard Hugo House, Seattle's ever-inventive center for writers, is launching a new literary series. It kicks off with a "Lost in Translation"...
The Week AheadSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
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Seattle Opera and the Met collaborate on "Iphigenia"Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
So how do you pronounce "Iphigenia"? Opera fans are pondering this question, as the opening date — this Saturday — for Seattle...
On being a cool geek, Chekhov and karaokeSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Some excerpts from a recent conversation with actor C. S. Lee: Q: So what can you tell us about Masuka and his love life? A: We'll have to...
"Dexter's" C.S. Lee gets to be "the naughty one"Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
In this year of the TV super geek — "Heroes' " Hiro, "Chuck's" Chuck, "Reaper's" Sam — the baldheaded, bespectacled, vintage-shirt-wearing...
Rant and Rave! | Flats and chantsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Rant "For the group of young female Cleveland Indians fans who, upon being told that their war-whooping was racist and offensive, responded...
This mom is so not Bellevue materialSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"Odd Mom Out" by Jane Porter 5 Spot, 432 pp., $13.99 In "Odd Mom Out," Jane Porter ("Flirting with Forty," "The Frog Prince") has produced...
Relax, moms: You're not in the bookSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"Desperate Housewives" may be back on television, but the real-life version is happening around the pool at Overlake Golf & Country...
Web worked its wonder on poochSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Q: While cutting a mat from my dog's ear, I cut a little chunk off the tip of her ear accidentally. My husband went outside and got some...
A reasonable guide to being a bridesmaidSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Bridesmaids are not stand-in wedding planners or coordinators, contrary to what many do-it-yourself wedding instruction books say.
Wedding- bill bluesSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
If wedding planners tagged bridesmaids with skill levels, Arica Colley would quickly vault to master status. She's been a bridesmaid eight...
Unraveling omega 3 fatsSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Q: I know that omega 3 fat is good for you. But I am confused about all the different types of omega 3 fat. I have read about EPA and DHA...
Pour It OnSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For the wine geek who seemingly has everything — wine-themed doormats, underwear, peppermills, playing cards, clocks...
Seeing The SoundSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
by Rebecca Teagarden photographed by Benjamin Benschneider THE CRUNCH OF pea gravel announces a visitor. Wylie, a rusty blur of Norwich...
'Sexy Green'Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Everybody's gone green around here. Builders, architects, developers, homeowners — twentysomethings to seventysomethings. You hear...
Hardwick and Sons | Stuffed with stuff, it nails a nicheSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
by Tyrone Beason photographed by Tom Reese Brothers William Dean and Dean James Hardwick have no intention of changing the homey style or...
The Fall CropSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
For gardeners, if no one else,a great joy of autumn is the return of the rains. But if this fall and winter are anything like last, we'll have more...
Retreat At The RiverSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
"This retreat is essentially a wooden tent on a platform that opens to the forest and river. Materials are allowed to weather to merge with...
A Smooth MoveSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Occasionally, after years of living in an old house, upgrading surfaces, pushing out and pinching in spaces, and reshaping the landscape to...
Stop, breath, just beSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
The world is a busy, busy place, dear reader. Getting busier and more complicated all the time. All these gadgets we're plugged into, strapped...
Tent City, TemporarilySun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
by Paul Dorpat THE CITY'S "great fire" of June 6, 1889 consumed most of the business district but not this block on Second Avenue. After the disaster it...
A Perfect FitSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Craig Schafer lived in a little green cottage on Lake Washington for 15 years before undertaking a serious remodel. As developer and...
Hilltop HavenSun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Architect Charles Anderson and his wife, Emily, an artist, live with their two children in the 60-acre Hilltop Community near Bellevue.
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