In the news, Monday, July 16, 2012

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from The Christian Post

Fifty Christians Burned Alive in Pastor's Home in Nigeria

As the attacks on Nigeria's Christians continued in full force this past week, a particularly grisly attack saw fifty believers burned to death at their pastor's home, where they had fled for refuge from a terrorist attack. Reports disclosed that over 100 people were killed by armed terrorists this past week, who went on a 12-village killing spree in Nigeria's Plateau state. Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has once again taken responsibility for the assaults.

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from Forbes

The Dangerous Myth About The Bill Clinton Tax Increase

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from ScienceDaily

Brain power shortage: Applying new rules is mentally taxing and costly
Can you teach an old dog (or human) new tricks? Yes, but it might take time, practice, and hard work before he or she gets it right, according to new research. Their work shows that when rules change, our attempts to control our actions are accompanied by a loss of attention to detail.

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from The Spokesman-Review

School districts move to from-scratch cooking


Tiny Montana town reaches milestone in asbestos cleanup

Getting There:

License fees will improve city roads
Coal trains report

New bridge deck at Kettle Falls

Ships to reroute, protecting whales
Government, industry devise tracking system

1908: looking west on Riverside at Stevens

Then and Now photos: Eagle Block

Downtown complex rose and fell twice

Bighorn health fear may cut grazing land

An open letter to African America
Leonard Pitts Jr.

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