Tuesday, May 29, 2012

In the news: Sunday, May 27, 2012


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SAT 26      INDEX      MON 28  
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Fights brewing over coal shipments
Proposals call for building half-dozen Northwest terminals
Craig Welch      The Spokesman-Review

Empty boxcars sit at a railroad yard near Vancouver, B.C.,waiting for their
return to coal fields. There are currently no coal export terminals on the
West Coast of the continental United States.

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Unique artifacts confirm indelible link between Idaho, Lincoln
Betsy Z. Russell      The Spokesman-Review

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Eloquence a fading art in Congress
Some boast of plain-spokenness
Lisa Mascaro      Tribune Washington Bureau

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Another bad idea from a New-England politician:

‘Patriotic’ stamp would support vets
Los Angeles Times

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Battleship Iowa to become museum
Associated Press.

Chelsea Bannach      The Spokesman-Review

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner      The Spokesman-Review

From our archives, 100 years ago

Moses Brinkerhoff, one of the first conductors on the Northern Pacific railroad and oldest continuously serving railroad man in the U.S., died at his Spokane home at age 87.

He started working as a brakeman on the New York Central around 1842. He worked at various railroads for the next 69 years without a break. He began working as a conductor on the Northern Pacific as soon as track was laid into the Dakotas.

He also served a stint on a railroad in Panama, and saved a train full of gold bullion from a band of brigands by disguising himself as a native and fighting his way to another train seven miles away. The railroad company gave him a watch and a revolver in gratitude.

He stopped working on train crews when his hearing started to fail at about age 60, and he became a coal agent for the Northern Pacific at Fargo, N.D. He was transferred to Spokane not long after and worked in the freight department for 23 years. He showed up regularly at his office until three weeks before his death.
Also on this date
(From the Associated Press)

1937: The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., was opened.

1941: The British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France.

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White House honoree boasts roots in Colville
Foege’s global work to eradicate smallpox earns him Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Stucke      The Spokesman-Review

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State hopes to buy historic ranch for conservation
Shannon Dininny      Associated Press

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In brief: State auctioning off seized antlers online

Nearly a thousand antlers seized from poachers over the past decade by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can be purchased during an online auction under way through June 5.

The auction is a great opportunity for people to own trophy elk, deer and moose racks, said Mike Cenci, the agency’s deputy chief of enforcement.

“Unfortunately, this auction also highlights the fact that poaching is a serious problem in Washington,” Ceni said. “Poachers steal directly from citizens and disadvantage hunters … the vast majority of which follow the law.”

Funds from the antler auction will be used to fight poaching, including offering rewards to people who report poaching incidents that lead to convictions.

For more information, visit www.publicsurplus.com and search under Washington state auctions.

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Colton tops ACH again to win 4th straight 1B softball title
Michael Anderson      Special to The Spokesman-Review

YAKIMA – It started innocently enough in May of 2009.

When his Colton Wildcats on their first State 1B softball title, coach Brad Nilson got a tattoo on his right bicep to mark the occasion. That he shared the title with his daughter Gabby made it all the more special.

Fast forward to May 2012. The Wildcats won their fourth straight title Saturday, toppling a persistent Almira/Coulee-Hartline squad 5-2 at the Gateway Sports Complex. Nilson’s youngest daughter, Taylor, was the winning pitcher, and after filling his right arm with mementos of titles in 2010 and 2011, Nilson’s left bicep will be getting some artwork once he returns home.

The win caps Colton’s season at 25-1 and runs their state tournament winning streak to 12 games. For the second straight year the Wildcats beat ACH in the championship game.

After giving up two runs – and the lead – in the second inning, Taylor Nilson settled down and kept the Wildcats batters off balance the rest of the way, scattering two hits across the final five innings. She had some help from her defense which made several stellar plays.

The Wildcats offense picked it up late, scoring twice in the fifth and sixth innings to take control of the contest.

With two outs in the fifth, Haley Moser singled and went to third on a ground-rule double by Erin Weber. Both scored on a booming single to center field by Megan Heitsturnan. ACH starter Madeline Isaak retired Hannah Kramer to end the inning, but Colton’s offense was rolling.

The Wildcats struck right away in the sixth inning. Pinch hitter Savannah Chadwick and Winnie Schultheis singled, followed by a double by Carrie Hennigar. Chadwick made a nifty play avoiding the tag of ACH catcher Jordan Jones and when Schultheis followed to make it 5-2, Nilson was quietly trying to figure out how to fit a third state championship trophy into a crowded trophy case.

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Colton clubs ACH for State 1B baseball title
Jon Guddat      Special to The Spokesman-Review

ELLENSBURG – As much as the coaching staff didn’t want to focus on the obvious, consider Colton’s victory a bit of payback for the last couple of years.

The Wildcats blitzed Almira/Coulee-Hartline for five runs in the first two innings and rode the cannon of Josh Straughan’s arm for the 11-1 victory in Saturday’s State 1B baseball final.

ACH is not new to Colton, having defeated the Wildcats in semifinals last year and the state final in 2010. ACH also bested the Wildcats in the 2011 1B basketball consolations.

“You couldn’t help but acknowledge it,” Colton head coach Pat Doumit said. “My worry was our guys were going to build this game up too much and turn ACH into this big monster. They didn’t, though.”

The Wildcats wasted no time in putting runs on the board, taking advantage of three Warriors errors in the first inning. Austin Meyer got on base after an error and moved to second on a wild pitch before scoring on Jake Straughan’s RBI single. Later, with the bases loaded, Straughan went home on a balk and Josh Straughan made it 3-0 on Justin Meyer’s single.

Dustin Devorak made it 4-0 when ACH pitcher Drew Isaak’s pickoff attempt to third base sailed high in the second. Minutes later, Jake Straughan came home on older brother Josh’s single.

As consistent as Josh Straughan was on offense, he was downright dominant on the mound. Playing in his last game as a Colton Wildcat, the senior fanned 10 batters and scattered three hits – two of which were in the first inning when ACH stranded three runners – in his complete-game win.

Straughan struck out Jake Johanson with the bases loaded in the first and struck out the side in the second inning as the Warriors couldn’t match Colton’s early offense.

“I told Josh, ‘This is your time,’ ” Doumit said. “All his pitches were working.”

While ACH couldn’t get things going on offense, Isaak and team settled down to hold the Wildcats in check in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

Isaak fanned two in the 1-2-3 third inning and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he forced a pop out from Jake Riedner.

But as much as ACH fought back, miscues on the base paths – Derek Isaak was caught stealing in the third and Jordan Ping was tagged out on a line drive in the fourth – and inconsistency at the plate kept the Warriors mired in a slump all game.

The Warriors came into the contest having scored 34 runs in the previous two state playoff games.

Derek Isaak opened the sixth with a triple, and scored on Tucker Matthewson’s sacrifice, for the Warriors’ lone run.

Already up 7-1 at that point, Colton added more insurance. The Wildcats roughed up Drew Isaak and reliever Ping for four more runs to make it 11-1 in the seventh.

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Wildlife Services’ deadly force brings environmental problems
Outdoors editor Rich Landers

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Field reports:
Sea lions show up above Bonneville

FISHERIES – California sea lions are leaving their original saltwater hunting areas to chase fish inland as they go up the Columbia River.

About four of the big marine mammals this year have managed to find their way up the Columbia 146 miles from the Pacific Ocean to cross above Bonneville Dam.

Sea lions have in recent years increased their presence in the waters below Bonneville Dam, feeding on salmon and steelhead spawners staging to climb over the dam.

More recently they’ve been seen at The Dalles Dam, which is another 45 miles upstream from Bonneville.

Tribal spokesman say the sea lions have been raising hell at tribal gillnets in the area.

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Nearly 70 years later, he’d just like to say thank you
While in Royal Air Force in ‘44, Carter spent 9-day leave with 2 Spokane women

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Golden Gate enjoys diamond anniversary with help of engineers
Sudhin Thanawala      Associated Press

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A museum with something for everyone in Victoria, B.C
Kristin Jackson      Seattle Times

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In the news: Monday, May 28, 2012


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SUN 27      INDEX      TUE 29 
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Thousands gather in Bay Area to mark milestone for icon
John S. Marshall      Associated Press



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Then and Now: Courthouse jail

Former cell now houses budget director’s office

Sheriff Christopher C. Dempsey may have been preparing for the execution of Gin Pong, who was convicted of a gruesome hatchet murder. The Spokesman-Review reported Pong was “a large Chinaman whom other Chinamen all despise and fear.” It would be the second of four official hangings in Spokane County history, not counting informal “necktie parties.” Curiosity led some 4,000 people, including children and many women “of refined appearance,” to walk through the jail, peering into Pong’s cell before his execution. The last hanging in Spokane was in 1917, after which the state mandated that any capital punishment would be carried out at the state prison in Walla Walla. – Jesse Tinsley

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UI posts dam files online
Archives reveal spirited debate over Dworshak project
Eric Barker      Lewiston Tribune

Dworshak Dam
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




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In the news: Tuesday, May 29, 2012


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MON 28      INDEX      WED 30 
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Invasive mussels on the move toward Northwest
Betsy Z. Russell      The Spokesman-Review

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Idaho calls ’Five Wives Vodka’ offensive to church

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Returning farmland to a state of nature
Lands Council workers, student volunteers and others join forces to help restore Coulee, Deep creek watersheds
Mike Prager      The Spokesman-Review

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Giant radioactive fish cross the Pacific Ocean
Alicia Chang      Associated Press

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The gray outdoorsHeavy smog threatens national park forests
Tracie Cone      Associated Press

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Nothing’s sweet about sugar fight
Industry group says corn syrup advocates blurring distinction
Candice Choi Associated Press

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Scholars re-examine Civil War
Chris Carola      Associated Press

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Rest, gentle exercise ease sciatica pain
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

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People's Pharmacy
Joe Graedon M.S

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Exercise key to preventing more strokes
Adrian Rogers      The Spokesman-Review

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Current newspapers used in this section:
(other sources are also used)


Chewelah:

The Independent


Colville:

Statesman Examiner


Coulee City:


Grand Coulee:

The Star

The Star (archive)

The Star GCD Community Calendar



Moses Lake:

Spokane:

Wenatchee:

Wilbur:




Newspaper archives used in this section:

Coulee City:

Coulee City News
51 issues
Dec 6, 1946 - Nov 28, 1947


Olympia:

Columbian
Sep 11, 1852 - Nov 26, 1853

Washington Pioneer
Dec 3, 1853 - Jan 28, 1854

Pioneer and Democrat
Feb 4, 1854 - May 31, 1861


Spokane:

Spokane Daily Chronicle
27,154 issues
Nov 12, 1884 - Jan 15 1982


Spokane Chronicle

2826 issues
Jan 16, 1982 - Jul 31, 1992


Spokane Falls Daily Chronicle
259 issues
Mar 1, 1890 - Dec 31, 1890

Spokane Falls Review
722 issues
May 19, 1883 - Jun 23, 1891
see also http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=6

Spokane Falls Weekly Review
42 issues
Jan 1, 1891 - Dec 31, 1891

The Spokane Review
1,016 issues
Jun 24, 1891 - May 10, 1894

The Spokane Weekly Review
138 issues
Jan 7, 1892 - Dec 27, 1894

Spokesman Review Semi-Weekly
41 issues
Jan 4, 1904 - Apr 22, 1907

The Spokesman-Review
31,191 issues
Jun 16, 1889 - Dec 31, 2007

The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle
4 issues
Sep 2, 1991 - Sep 7, 1991


The Spokan Times
May 8, 1879 - April 29, 1882



Walla Walla:

Washington Statesman
Dec 13, 1861 - Aug 26, 1864

Walla Walla Statesman
Sep 2, 1864 - Dec 18, 1869

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http://news.google.com/newspapers

Small Town Papers

http://www.worldnarratives.com/search/label/News%20and%20Standard%20Stories

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

In the news, Saturday, May 26, 2012


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FRI 25      INDEX       SUN 27  
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Capsule makes historic docking
Commercial cargo ship docks with space station

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner      The Spokesman-Review

1521: Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings.

1952: Representatives of the United States, Britain, France and West Germany signed the Bonn Convention ending the Allied occupation of West Germany.

1972: President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

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Rituals reminders of God’s hope for us

This is the fifth in a series of letters Paul Graves is writing to his grandchildren about St. Francis’ Prayer of Peace.


Dear Andy, Claire and Katie,

Your Grandma and I had such great fun with you last weekend in your Hillsboro, Ore., home. Being there for Andy’s First Communion at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church was important for us too, as we know it was important for each of you.

Sacred rituals like Communion are especially important when we need reminders of God’s hope for us. Especially in tough times, they also remind us to not lose hope in ourselves, each other, or other people.

In today’s letter, think with me about the part of St. Francis’ Prayer of Peace where we are reminded “that where there is despair, I may bring hope; that where there are shadows, I may bring light.” These are steps on the peace journey you kids take every day, and usually don’t even know it.

Like everyone else, you have daily rituals. Getting ready for school, for instance, includes little rituals like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, putting on clean clothes, eating breakfast, and walking/riding to school. These rituals give you a sense of helpful order in your life, even when the rituals aren’t particularly fun to do. Rituals can help you keep hope when you feel despair. “Despair” comes from a Latin word that simply means “without hope.”

When rituals of any kind remind you that hope is possible, they become sacred, special rituals. Did you think that brushing your teeth could be a special ritual? A ritual doesn’t have to be religious, like Communion, in order to be sacred. In fact, there are times when those religious rituals we do become boring or have little meaning.

In those times, they don’t remind us about God’s hope for us or even our own hope for us. So in those times, we need to depend on other people whose hope in us gets us energized again.

Likewise, when a friend is feeling down, without hope, she may need you to remind her that you are proud of her, or that you will stick with her in her tough times. You can do that for each other. You may even use a special ritual in your friendship to remind her to hope.

You may get her to laugh, put an arm around her shoulder, or simply take a walk together.

“Where there is despair, let me bring hope; where there are shadows, let me bring light.” The prayer uses different words to say the same thing: you can help another person in a difficult moment be more hopeful, be able to “see some light at the end of the tunnel.”

You kids have been good friends to other kids before. That certainly is one way you act out this part of the “peace prayer.” Bringing hope and light isn’t about doing any certain action, but it is about doing that action out of compassion.

It also isn’t about consciously thinking “Well, it’s about time for me to bring hope and light into someone’s life today.” That would be so unnatural. So be yourselves!

You have been loved and raised by your parents and other adults to be generous, compassionate and hopeful. Bringing hope to other people is simply part of who you are. I know that because of the hope and light you offer me even when I just think about you.

Rituals are good reminders of hope at times. Simply knowing inside you are loved is the best reminder.

Love, Grampa


The Rev. Paul Graves, a Sandpoint resident and retired United Methodist minister, is the founder of Elder Advocates. He can be contacted at welhouse@nctv.com.


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Guest opinion: War on coal threatens jobs
Don C. Brunell


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Genesis Church finds new home
Nina Culver      The Spokesman-Review

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Friday, May 25, 2012

NEWS-STANDARD ADS pt. 4


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