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LONGVIEW, COWLITZ COUNTY: Doctor charged in bike thefts dies at ...
A Longview podiatrist who was charged with stealing about $55,000 worth of expensive racing bikes in Washington, Oregon and Utah has been found dead. According to a Longview police report, Jacob J. Bos hanged himself in his room on the seventh floor of St. John Medical Center at Longview. Two certified nurses' assistants found his body Saturday morning. Bos, 35, was out on bail while awaiting trial in Cowlitz County Superior Court on nine counts of first-degree possession of stolen property and three counts of trafficking in stolen property. He was admitted to St. John Medical Center on Feb. 7. Bos was suspected of visiting bicycle shops and taking expensive bikes out for test rides but never returning them. A Tacoma shop might have lost a $4,500 bike to the scheme. The Associated Press .
A business wish list for Legislature
Last week, oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time, widely seen as a warning sign of rising costs throughout the economy. The latest monthly Arizona Business Conditions Index, produced by Arizona State University, suggests the economy is slowing and a recession is likely in four to six months. In its 45-year history, the index has correctly predicted every recession in the state. With a hike in the minimum wage, a sharp rise in workers' compensation benefits and a law that threatens to revoke licenses for knowingly employing illegal immigrants, all of which took effect Tuesday, many in the business community feel squeezed by the state and are looking for relief in a faltering economy. "We know we're up for a tough year. We went from having a billion-dollar surplus to having a billion-dollar deficit pretty quickly," said Ann Seiden, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Councilman MikeK Recalls Knievel Action Figure
I have been a customer for over 25 years and am a bit upset that we are not receiving official records for Kootenai County anymore, but instead for Spokane County. My interest is in Kootenai County and what is happening in our neighborhoods and at our courts. It seems that there is very little coverage of our area by your paper anymore, not what I am wanting to purchase daily. I have conferred with others and they are upset also. Please advise if this is a permanent change and if it is, all I have spoken with will be canceling their subscriptions too.
Sad for all/Jacqui. Answer: In response to complaints about the disappearance of the Idaho public records in our newspaper, we're working on a solution. We believe we'll be able to publish them in our weekly zoned editions -- the Handle Extra and the Post Falls Voice.
Frustrated fliers making tracks to Europe's trains
Travelers in Europe first started to see rail in a new light in 1994 with the launch of London-Paris Eurostar trains through the Channel tunnel. The journey from Britain to France took just under three hours on trains that coasted along as quietly as a Mercedes sedan. In November, that journey became even shorter when service in London shifted from Waterloo International Station to St. Pancras. The journey from London to Paris now takes only two hours and 15 minutes, while a trip from Brussels, Belgium, to London will take less than two hours. Eurostar officials believe the quicker trips, on trains traveling at speeds of up to 186 mph, will herald a 20 percent rise in the number of riders by 2010. Already, the number of passengers on Eurostar was up by 5 percent in the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
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