Thursday, December 6, 2012

In the news, Wednesday, December 5, 2012


____________

TUE 04      INDEX      THU 06
____________



________

from Associated Press

CADET QUITS, CITES OVERT RELIGION AT WEST POINT

________

from Collective Evolution
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


________

from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Electoral College keeps elections fair
Opinion: The Electoral College has given us competitive elections for more than two centuries.

________

from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

NASA planning new mission to Mars

Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal

U.S. may add group to foreign terror list
Nusra Front in Syria alleged to have link to al-Qaida

US aware of Assad asylum offers

Protesters gather outside Morsi’s palace
About 100,000 object to decrees

Court finds for owners in property rights case
Supreme Court reaches 8-0 decision

Hudson Yards on the way

Senate OKs defense spending

Fiscal cliff offers hint at more defense cuts

Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes

_____

In brief:  From Staff and Wire Reports:

Colville tribes to allow wolf hunting

The Colville Confederated Tribes have opened a wolf hunting season for tribal members on a portion of their reservation, according to regulations posted on the tribe’s website.

Outside the 1.4 million-acre reservation, gray wolves are still protected by Washington’s endangered species laws.

Tribal officials did not immediately answer media calls, but the Tribal Council apparently approved a season that opened last week on the south half of the reservation in Okanogan and Ferry counties, where at least two packs roam.

At least 12 wolf packs have been identified across Eastern Washington by the tribe and state wildlife officials. Wolves have been moving into the state on their own from Canada and Idaho.

Not enough wolf packs have been formed to trigger steps toward a hunting season in Washington outside the reservation, according to the state’s Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.

Nine permits are available to Colville tribal members, according to the online regulations. The season is posted to run through Feb. 28 or until hunters have met the quota.


Bush notes ‘contribution of immigrants’ in U.S.

DALLAS – As the U.S. debates immigration policy, former President George W. Bush says it should “do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants.”

“Immigrants have helped build the country that we’ve become and immigrants can help build a dynamic tomorrow,” Bush said Tuesday as he opened a conference on the benefits of immigration hosted by the George W. Bush Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Bush has long been concerned about immigration and had warned the Republican Party as he left office in January 2009 not to become “anti-immigrant.”

“America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time,” Bush said Tuesday.

_____

Editorial: Put all ideas on table for libraries’ survival

TrudyRubin: Egypt gets harsh political lessons

Sweet gesture
Cookie exchange a great way to give – and receive – this holiday season

Cinnamon Twisps recipe offers regional flavor in ‘Dishing up’

Orange cheesecake celebrates another Hanukkah tradition

US Rep. calls for tighter rules for train industry

Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

Homeland Security grant spending questioned

New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled

Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments

Social Security fast-tracks rare-disease claims

Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid

Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space

Below surface, moon reveals a “shattered” history

Mississippi River dropping slower than expected

Justices struggle with international custody law

Feds funnel millions into Gulf Coast

Longer tamoxifen use cuts breast cancer deaths

Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year

US tells allies to make good on Afghan pledges

Senate to take up bill normalizing Russia trade

________

from The Wenatchee World (WA)



CREWDSON LODGE: This 1911 photo shows Crewdson Lodge, located on Bridgeport Bar, before orchards were developed in the area. The lodge was built by C. N. Crewdson (standing in front), who came from Kentucky, bought land on the bar and established an orchard. He brought his orchard crew from Kentucky to work for him. In business with Crewdson was R. F. Outcault, artist and author, who was credited with having originated the Buster Brown comic strip. It was the picture of Buster Brown and his dog that Crewdson used for his label on his packed fruit after he built his packing shed.

_____

Briefly:

VA trademarks term ‘GI Bill’ to shield vets from deception

WASHINGTON — Hoping to prevent online ads and the websites of for-profit schools from misleading Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs has trademarked the words “GI Bill.”

Since the first GI Bill was enacted in 1944, it has represented the government’s compact to provide an education for service members returning to civilian life. Recent government investigations, however, have spotlighted problems as for-profit schools compete for government dollars under the latest version of the bill.

Senate and Government Accountability Office investigations in recent months found that some for-profit colleges and universities recruit veterans without telling them the full truth about costs, loans, credit transfers and dropout rates. At stake are billions of dollars divided among hundreds of thousands of service members and veterans, and their spouses and children, under the 2008 Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Old growth renewal
Clones of long-dead redwoods planted along Oregon Coast

Preparing now for grizzly hunting in the Rockies
Officials look into lifting restrictions near Yellowstone

________



No comments:

Post a Comment