If something is not crooked or curved it’s straight.If it is a narrow passageway beween two bodies of water, it’s a strait. Place names like “Bering Strait” are almost always spelled “strait.”
AquaSox beat Spokane 6-4 for second straight win SPOKANE -- For a second straight game, solid starting pitching, patience at the plate and Spokane Indians' miscues ensured a win for the Everett AquaSox.
June 21, 2013 - Everett Herald
Straight No Chaser opens Chautauqua's season It's raining men Saturday at Chautauqua Institution Straight No Chaser opens the season. The a cappella supergroup, with 10 male singers, will make its third consecutive appearance at the venue. The first two sold out in advance.
June 20, 2013 - Erie Times-News
George Strait's father dies John Strait, the father of country music star George Strait, died Tuesday morning. John Strait is survived by his wife, Anna; son George and his wife, Norma; daughter Pency Edel and her husband, Lea; daughter-in-law Denise Strait; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News
Bay Trail to add scenic segment along Carquinez Strait bluffs MARTINEZ -- A washed-out and washed-up county road is about to be remade into a new, $5.5 million regional shoreline trail along the scenic Carquinez Strait, linking Central and West Contra Costa County.
June 12, 2013 - The Montclarion
George Strait's father dies John Strait, the father of country music star George Strait, died Tuesday morning. John Strait is survived by his wife, Anna; son George and his wife, Norma; daughter Pency Edel and her husband, Lea; daughter-in-law Denise Strait; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
June 12, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News