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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Local News
Sonics moving to Oklahoma City
The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle ended Wednesday with a legal settlement that will let owner Clay Bennett take the team immediately to...
Death initiative petitions filed
Supporters of an initiative that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication for terminally ill patients to end their lives said they have turned in 320,000 signatures, which likely will qualify I-1000 for the fall ballot. Opponents say the law lacks sufficient safeguards and makes suicide easier to get than health care. Supporters say people want choices about how they end their lives.
Jerry Large
Celebrate freedom to disagree
Fireworks are a fitting way to celebrate America's birth. We associate them with bombs bursting in air. But in our earliest years, sparks...
Seattle police: Don't tie up 911 with fireworks calls on Fourth
Fireworks are banned in Seattle, but police are urging residents not to tie up the 911 emergency line with fireworks complaints.
Everett schools superintendent to retire
The Everett School District superintendent in Snohomish County will leave her post months earlier than expected, citing a death threat she said she received in April.
Sports
Washburn pitches Mariners to win over Blue Jays, 4-2
About the most serious deep threat Jarrod Washburn faced all night came before he even took the mound. Washburn was warming up in the bullpen...
Basketball still has a future in Seattle? Are you kidding?
Basketball in Seattle is dead, and don't look for any miracle resurrections. Chances are good that an entire generation will grow up in this town without the NBA to watch.
Turn out the lights: Sonics will play in Oklahoma City next season
In the end, a 41-year legacy fit loosely into a five-page settlement. Lenny Wilkens, Fred Brown, Dennis Johnson — they're worth $45...
Emerald Downs | Racing entries
Tonight First race: 5 p.m. 1 5 furlongs, purse $6,700, 2-year-olds, fillies, maiden claiming $7,500 PP Horse Jockey Line Wt. 2 I'll Be Watchin...
Mariners notebook | Negro leagues player honored at Safeco
This was one Mariners draft pick from last month who could have truly helped this year's squad. John "Mule" Miles, an excellent outfielder...
Editorials & Opinion
Editorial
Squeezing out street toughs
Seattle police have increased their presence at beleaguered Victor Steinbrueck Park next to Pike Place Market. This is small comfort after a brazen shooting in a place that has been crime-ridden for too long.
Letters to the Editor
A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mail.
Joni Balter / Seattle Times editorial columnist
Do the city council members wear purple crushed velvet, too?
In this summer of economic angst, our homes are worth less and harder to sell. Food and gas costs are soaring out of sight. Vacations are turning into...
Guest columnist
"Death With Dignity" initiative deserves dignified consideration
I first began to think about a "death with dignity" law for Washington when I was preparing some remarks for an event honoring me for my...
Nation & World
Daring scheme frees hostages
Colombian commandos disguised as rebels spirited 15 hostages to freedom Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired, according to the hostages and the Colombian authorities.
Hedge fund scammer to face federal judge in NYC
The beginning of the end for a financier on the run came when he reached out to his sister-in-law. She then called her mother, who in turn called a man she had grown to trust at the U.S. Marshals Service.
Election 2008
McCain shakes up campaign staff
Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has gone through its second shake-up in a year. Responding to Republican concern that his candidacy...
Election 2008
Obama campaign on roll to raise some big bucks
In the wake of Sen. Barack Obama's decision last month to bypass public financing for the general election, his campaign is embarking on a spree of pricey fundraising events across the country.
Close-up
China's Olympic trials
"Beijing Welcomes the World. " That slogan is everywhere in Beijing, but as the 2008 games draw near, the eight-tooth smile that Olympic...
Business & Technology
Strike slows downtown construction projects
A strike has shut down or slowed work at some of the Seattle area's largest construction projects.
Investors sweeten Puget Sound Energy sale for public
Backers of a sale of the state's largest utility company, Puget Energy, offered Wednesday to sweeten the proposed deal for consumers by taking $100 million off any potential rate increases over the next 10 years.
Judge in Ky. gives panel 1 day in fen-phen trial
Jurors in northern Kentucky are expected to continue deliberations Thursday in the federal case of two lawyers charged with defrauding their clients out of $65 million in a diet-drug settlement.
Apple sued again over options
Apple was sued by two shareholders claiming Chief Executive Steve Jobs and other managers backdated stock-option awards to maximize their...
Financial overhaul needed in U.S., Britain, Paulson says
The United States must build a tougher regulatory system that can allow financial institutions to fail without causing wider economic turbulence...
Arts & Entertainment
Celebrate before the Fourth with Seattle art walk
The downtown art walk falls right before Independence Day this month, so kick off the long weekend with some striking art and sparkling...
Odds and Ends
Prince on drug bus
Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
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