Sunday, November 22, 2009 - Page updated at 10:37 p.m.
Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors
Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned.
UPDATE - 10:30 PM
Tennis: Federer wins on opening day of ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer of Switzerland overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
UPDATE - 10:23 PM
Woman stabbed in North Seattle
A woman was stabbed by a man who approached her from behind in North Seattle Sunday night, Seattle police said.
Seattle U Men's Hoops | Seattle U. knocks off Weber State
Seattle University backed up a stirring win over Fresno State Thursday night with a 91-87 victory over Weber State Sunday afternoon at KeyArena, pulling out to an 18-point lead midway through the second half and then holding off a furious Weber State comeback.
Auto | Driver Jimmie Johnson wins his 4th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in a row
Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He also was chasing NASCAR history.
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Chicago blanks Canucks in Vancouver
Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antti Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
West Point cadet from Fox Island named Rhodes Scholar
A West Point cadet from Washington state has been named a 2010 Rhodes scholar.
Good day for Vikings defenders
Minnesota's defense fell into a comfortable pattern against the Seahawks.
Jerry Brewer
Jerry Brewer: Seahawks can't lean on the Hutch Crutch now
Yep, the Seahawks sure could've used Steve Hutchinson on Sunday. And Minnesota defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams. And defensive end Jared Allen. And running back Adrian Peterson. And wide receiver Sidney Rice. Throw in the interminable Brett Favre, too.
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Steve Kelley
Steve Kelley: A fantastic finish to first MLS season in Seattle
Short of Sounders FC making it to the MLS Cup, won by Real Salt Lake over the L.A. Galaxy on Sunday at Qwest Field, soccer fans couldn't have asked for a much better ending to this first season.
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Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
Fitting, somehow, that on the last night of pro soccer in soccer-crazy Seattle, the fight for the right to be called champion of Major League...
Heavy snowfall easing in mountain passes; lots of lowland rain
Heavy snow in the Cascade mountain passes and more rain down below made for a stormy Seattle weekend.
UPDATE - 09:36 PM
UW, WSU once again meet to see who's worse
For the third straight year, neither Washington or Washington State has a winning record entering their annual rivalry game Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Husky Stadium — UW at 3-7, WSU at 1-10.
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Sounders FC coach Schmid remains hospitalized
Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid remained at Overlake Hospital Medical Center on Sunday receiving treatment for pneumonia.
Women's College Hoops | No. 8 Baylor downs No. 17 California
Brittney Griner, a 6-foot-8 freshman, had 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to help No. 8 Baylor rout No. 17 California 69-49 Sunday.
Huskies' women look for repeat championship
At the site of last year's triumph, LaVern Gibson Championship Course, the Huskies can join the elite company of women's programs to bring home multiple titles.
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Men's Colleg Hoops | UCLA will extend forward Nikola Dragovic's suspension
UCLA will extend forward Nikola Dragovic's suspension for at least another game because of his arrest and subsequent charge of felony assault.
UPDATE - 09:26 PM
Miners' families want answers in China mine blast
Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China.
UPDATE - 09:24 PM
Brett Favre has masterful performance against Seahawks
There aren't many superlatives left to drape across a career that began in 1991. But to say he posted his highest completion percentage (88.0) of any game is really saying something — and it doesn't say much for Seattle's defense.
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NW Briefs
College Football: Eastern Washington football earns NCAA playoff berth
The Eastern Washington football team was selected Sunday as one of 16 teams in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs.
Seattle Times Fund For The Needy offers opportunity to give
The Seattle Times today opens its 31st annual Fund For The Needy campaign. The two-month drive, which collected a record $668,183 last year, comes as social-service agencies are squeezed between increased need and sharp cutbacks in donor support and government assistance.
Tugboat sinks on Seattle's waterfront
State officials says a tugboat sank at its Seattle waterfront pier and a crew member was taken to the hospital Saturday night. The state Department of...
Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
Last December, a state child-support enforcement officer in Vancouver made a startling discovery: The state of Washington had taken nearly $21,000 over 10 years from a father for child support he did not owe.
Danny Westneat
Bonus for supe with a B minus?
It's hardly a Goldman Sachs-style bonanza. It's no AIG outrage. But a plan to give the chief of Seattle Public Schools a pay-for-performance bonus — albeit only $5,280 — had parental jaws hitting homework tables around the city last week.
Nicole Brodeur
You have more to spare than you think you do
You would expect a rabbi to refer to the holiest of tomes when asked why we should give to those in need.
The Wrap | Ron Judd
Back and ready to rip through all the news
Pardon the interruption. While we were off playing newspaper for six weeks, several Wrap-worthy moments passed right by, taunting us with their stupidity. Fear not. In the interest of catching up later, we kept careful notes on a Tofurkey wrapper. Here goes:
Fundraiser descends after 113 nights on roof
Carol Schillios accepted a ride Saturday from an Edmonds Fire Department ladder truck down from the rooftop perch where she spent the past 113 nights to raise money for charity.
Bomb squad responds to device found in Bothell newspaper box
Suspicious device found in Bothell newspaper box.
Federal judge pushes for answers on salmon recovery
The federal judge getting ready to decide whether the government is doing enough to save Columbia River salmon will have a question for its lawyers Monday: If you have plans in your hip pocket in case the fish numbers crash, why not put those plans to work now?
Sail back in time with festive ships
Celebrate the season with hot cider, music and free dockside tours of historic ships at Lake Union Park.
Street signs to honor Seattle's parks designers
The green and white street signs on Seattle's historic streets are being replaced with brown signs to honor the historic Olmsted boulevards that run through Seattle.
Palin excitement builds in Tri-Cities
"Going Rogue" was released last week and its print run already has been increased from 1.5 million copies to 2.5 million, publisher HarperCollins announced Friday. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate, is in the midst of a nationwide promotional tour. The book sold 300,000 copies in its first day.
Reward offered for info on emaciated horses
The case of five emaciated horses found abandoned in a Pierce County forest has prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions.
Shots fired at hall during a dance
The front windows of a community hall where a dance was under way were shot out Friday night. Two vehicles parked near the hall, in the 3500 block of South Mount Baker Boulevard, were also damaged by gunfire, according to Seattle police.
Police 'gang sweep' rounds up nearly 80 fugitives in Tri-Cities
A "very, very successful gang sweep" took nearly 80 fugitives off the streets — 57 in the Tri-Cities alone — along with eight firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a variety of drugs and about $14,000 cash, authorities said Friday
Couple rescued from from perilous road near Grants Pass
Authorities say an Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous back road where a San Francisco man got lost and died in 2006.
How your U.S. lawmaker voted this week
Here's how state members of Congress voted on major issues in the week that ended Friday.
Thousands left with out power Ore., southwest Wash
Strong winds have left scores of Oregon and Washington residents without electricity.
West Point cadet from Wash. named Rhodes Scholar
A West Point cadet from Washington has been named a Rhodes Scholars for 2010.
Date set for trial in case of Klickitat County man accused of hiring hit man
A Klickitat County man charged with trying to hire a hit man — who was actually an undercover agent — to kill the father of his rape victim will go to trial March 1.
Seattle owners urged to secure vessels
Heavy winds knocked seven vessels loose from their moorings in Puget Sound Friday, sending Coast Guard crews scrambling.
Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
Seattle finishes with 4 yards rushing and didn't cross midfield until the third quarter
Sideline Chatter
Fourth-down gambles leave New England in shambles
Fourth-down gambles inside your own 30? Must be a New England thing.
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College football | Coach Charlie Weis indicates he wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him
Charlie Weis indicated he wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him. "If they decide to make a change, I'd have to say I'd have a tough time...
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Golf | Lee Westwood wins Dubai event, European money title
Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.
Seattle will host the 14th MLS Cup on Sunday, at Qwest Field. This is the final in a series of stories about the first 13 MLS Cups.
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NBA | D'Antoni didn't bench Nate Robinson for poor shot
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday.
Player of the game Brett Favre threw for 213 yards, tossed scoring passes to four wide receivers and completed 22 of his 25 attempts for...
NEW - 08:55 PM
Indianapolis improves to 10-0 with 17-15 victory over Baltimore
The new face of the franchise revealed that the Ravens' 17-15 loss to the undefeated Indianapolis Colts was the ultimate gut-wrencher in a season filled with frustrating defeats.
Community sports & recreation datebook
in Seattle is offering baseball conditioning specializing in strength and power development. Individual and team training November to March...
NFL: Mike Holmgren indicates he would be interested in working for Cleveland Browns
Mike Holmgren, former Seahawks and Green Bay Packers coach, has indicated he would be interested in working for the Cleveland Browns.
Women's College Hoops | No. 9 Xavier beats No. 14 Arizona State
Katie Rutan made three consecutive threes during a first-half run that put Xavier ahead to stay, and had a steal and layup that ended No. 14 Arizona State's comeback and sent the ninth-ranked Musketeers to a 59-46 victory Saturday.
Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors
Since JPMorgan Chase took over Washington Mutual's banking operations last fall, billions of dollars in customer deposits have walked out the door as customers seek higher returns on their savings.
Sunday Buzz
Expedia, Intelius, Classmates slapped by Senate report
Expedia, Classmates.com and Intelius have reaped tens of millions of dollars by steering their online customers into "useless membership clubs," charges a Senate Commerce Committee report.
Denny Triangle gains skyline, but tenants slow to come
A high-rise construction boom in the 8th Avenue corridor alters the skyline, opens during trough
UPDATE - 08:56 PM
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
Heads up: A holiday-shortened week doesn't mean a shortage of economic reports, several on the residential real-estate market.
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.
The art of figuring the price of art
Want to know which way art prices are headed? Check the stock market.
Analysis: Goodbye to the accounting reforms of 2002
A Democratic Congress is gutting the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act with the apparent approval of the Obama administration.
National Survivors of Suicide Day helps those who have lost loved ones
On National Survivors of Suicide Day, friends and family of people who have taken their own lives attended support groups in 240 cities. In Washington, groups organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) met in Shoreline, Bremerton and Tacoma.
Tight Senate vote launches health care over hurdle
The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance-company practices that deny or dilute benefits, and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally.
Awaiting daughter's birth, astronaut busy on spacewalk
Space-shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Anti-Taliban militias arise in Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban.
China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
Iran gets ready for military exercises
Iran will begin large-scale air-defense war games today aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.
Pakistan youth see little hope for future
Pakistan will face a "demographic disaster" if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the country's history, whose views reflect a deep disillusionment with government and democracy, according to a report released here on Saturday.
Intel plant target of religious protest in Jerusalem
Around 3,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated Saturday outside an Intel plant in Jerusalem to protest its operating on the Jewish Sabbath, which they view as a desecration of the sanctity of the holy city.
Sri Lanka will release last of refugees from Tamil war
Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.
Iraq seeks resolution to election dilemma
Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Arab, vetoed the legislation earlier this week because he wants more seats allocated for Iraqis living abroad, most of whom are Sunnis who fled the war.
Computers hackers leak e-mails, stoke global-warming debate
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate-change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
Italy arrests 2 in terror attacks
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.
Bush library plan a notably sedate building design
Architect Robert Stern's plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center call for a low-slung building of brick and limestone, following traditional lines and hugging the Texas landscape with a calm reserve. It's almost as if Bush has chosen to retreat into the patrician reticence of his blue-blooded, Connecticut forebears.
Census Bureau: Tough times began before recession
Even before the recession, more than one in five Americans needed help from family, friends or outsiders to pay for basic needs, according to a survey by the Census Bureau.
Hedge funds profit, homeowners save
As millions of Americans struggle to hold on to their homes, Wall Street has found a way to make money from the mortgage mess. Investment funds are buying billions of dollars' worth of home loans, discounted from the loans' original value. Then, in what might seem an act of charity, the funds are helping homeowners by reducing the size of the loans.
Neighbors' fears over Nevada mine validated
A new wave of testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that 79 percent of the wells tested north of the World War II-era copper mine have dangerous levels of uranium or arsenic or both that make the water unsafe to drink.
Rhodes Scholars named for 2010
The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region:
82, a doctor and University of Washington professor who specialized in rheumatology and who also loved the outdoors, books, photography and theater, as well as volunteering, died Nov. 11 in Seattle of complications from pneumonia and the H1N1 virus.
Leonard Pitts Jr. / Syndicated columnist
New York terror trials will restore faith in rule of law
We need this New York trial more than 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed does, writes columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. For all its risks, it offers a prize worth risking for: the promise of feeling like Americans again.
A short to-do list for new King County Executive Dow Constantine
King County Executive Dow Constantine takes charge of county government Tuesday. Here's a short to-do list for him as he gets started.
Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist
It's time to promote development that conserves land and energy
Contrary to the call for transit-oriented, green development, writes columnist Neal Peirce, the impulses of some developers to go hog-wild with distantly located, energy-chomping, greenhouse-gas-generating development have scarcely abated. Consider a large project proposed in Kittitas County.
Guest columnist
Ringing the alarm about a threat to homeless youth
Proposed state budget cuts threaten to eliminate assistance to some of the most vulnerable of Washington's citizens, homeless youth. Guest columnist Melinda Giovengo rings the alarm at a budget plan that will leave more young people on the street and cost everyone more in the long run.
SuttonBeresCuller: Big thinkers turn their attention to smaller-scale artworks
The artmaking trio SuttonBeresCuller shows new work at Lawrimore Project in Seattle through Dec. 19.
Book review
"Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life:" Fearless, funny and opinionated
In "Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life," authors Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith suggest that the death of a college boyfriend may have put native Texan Molly Ivins on the path toward her legendary career as a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred political columnist.
Book review
'Changing My Mind': Zadie Smith ponders the mad, mad world
In "Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays," British novelist Zadie Smith holds her own as a thinker, writing on topics that include rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's cinematic star turn, modern Anglo literature and the wretched excess of the Oscars.
'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
An interview with Viggo Mortensen, who stars in the upcoming film version of Cormac McCarthy's bleak 2006 novel, "The Road." In the movie, which opens Nov. 25, the apocalyptic landscape was played by Mount St. Helens.
Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures land at the Paramount
Them Crooked Vultures — lead singer/guitarist Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal), drummer Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and formerly Nirvana), and bassist John Paul Jones (formerly of Led Zeppelin) — played a strong set at The Paramount Nov. 21.
Director John Woo's 'Red Cliff' is an epic whose time has come
A Q&A with legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo, whose new movie "Red Cliff," his take on a historic Chinese battle, is being released Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Book review
Philip Roth's 'The Humbling': an aging actor quits the stage
In Philip Roth's new novel, "The Humbling," an aging actor seeks redemption through an affair with a younger woman.
A wild and crazy list of best comedy albums ever
Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy and others really cracked up writer Sean Daly when he was 13. Here's his list of favorite comedy recordings.
An epic revival for 'Gone With the Wind'
The most popular movie ever — winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture — was first released 70 years ago.
Miles of music: trumpeter's collection covers 70 CDs
Hot on the heels of the much-celebrated remastered Beatles sets, Sony Legacy is releasing "Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection," a stockpile of 52 albums on more than 70 CDs.
Book review
'The Anti-Communist Manifestos: Four Books That Shaped The Cold War'
In "The Anti-Communist Manifestos," John V. Fleming writes a history of four books that transformed world history by telling the grim story of communism.
Them Crooked Vultures set list, Nov. 21
A list of songs Them Crooked Vultures played at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Nov. 21, 2009
The Short List
What our writers love this week
Seattle band Moondoggies, the BBC documentary "Beatles on Record" and the film documentary "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe" make our Short List of A&E favorites this week.
'Precious,' Kelly Clarkson, Seattle Men's Chorus are arts highlights this week
The Seattle Times' weekly Short List of A&E highlights includes the movie 'Precious,' Kelly Clarkson, Seattle Men's Chorus' 'Santa Baby,' paintings by Alfredo Arreguín and Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'Nutcracker.'
John Grisham, Mitch Albom are hot sellers
John Grisham's "Ford Country" and Mitch Albom's "Have a Little Faith" top the best-seller lists.
Seattle best-sellers: 'The Big Burn' and 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'
Authors Timothy Egan and Jamie Ford are hot sellers at Seattle's Square One Books
Cutting through breast-cancer confusion
Surprising new breast-cancer screening guidelines released last week that debunk the value of self exams and discourage most women in their 40s from getting mammograms have prompted widespread controversy, confusion and — particularly among women — lingering questions. Here are answers to some of those questions.
The People's Pharmacy
People's Pharmacy: Pain relief for people who can't use NSAID drugs
In the People's Pharmacy column, discussions of pain relief for people who can't use NSAID drugs and sources of Vitamin D.
Washington businesses break ties to industrial-food chain
In the confusing web that is the nation's industrial food-supply system, small companies in Washington state are trying to untangle themselves, taking over processing, commissioning independent testing, buying more things locally and checking out sources more carefully.
This holiday gift list lets your conscience be your guide
Footprint's Green Market offers ideas for holiday gifts that keep the environment in mind.
Antique wood stove can light your decorative fire
The piece was a cherished antique at a local residence before it was donated to the RE Store in Seattle.
It's time to toss out the foulest fashion fads of 2009
In honor of Thanksgiving, here are some fashion trends of 2009 that were real turkeys.
Northwest Living
On Whidbey, a unified home from multiple recycled parts
A Whidbey Island designer creates a single home in three parts, going green with recycled materials, water-catchment systems and solar-powered heating — all on a small footprint.
Plant Life
Good soil is the secret to successful gardening
Fall is the season to boost the content of your garden soil so that next spring everything comes up roses.
Taste
The Great Pie Bake-off pits friends and fruit
A little friendly competition between professional pie-baker Kate McDermott (apple) and The Seatttle Times' Kathleen Triesch Saul (banana cream) is handled with great taste.
Now & Then
Pike Place Market continues tradition of buying local
In the Depression era as now, Seattle's Pike Place Market is a haven for affordable home-grown goods — everything from produce and poultry to jackets and jewelry.
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