Wednesday, November 26, 2014

In the news, Sunday, November 9, 2014


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NOV 08      INDEX      NOV 10
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from BBC News (UK)

North Korea detainees Miller and Bae arrive back in US
Two Americans who were released from detention in North Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have arrived back in the US.

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)

He Caught a Long Pass and Ran Untouched Into the End Zone — but Forgot One Crucial Thing
Next time you are quick to blame the referees, think of this. What a great game it is.

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from Breitbart
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from Business Insider

Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits
Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.

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from China Daily USA (Beijing)

Chinese president proposes Asia-Pacific dream

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

New Iranian Law Proposes 74 Lashes for Dog Owners
The target of the bill appears to be young people as well as wealthy Iranians who are drawn to imitate Western culture.

Iran Switching to Hard Ball in a Last Attempt to Control Iraq
The unforeseen ouster of Nouri al-Maliki represented a major defeat for the Iranian regime’s agenda in Iraq. Tactics had to be switched.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Heritage Foundation
from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Idaho Representative John McCrostie Discusses Being A Gay Politician

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from The Independent (UK)
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from Independent Journal Review

What Newly Elected Senator Jodi Ernst Did 2 Days After the Election Tells Us All About Her Character
Joni Ernst was elected Iowa’s first female U.S. Senator on Tuesday and was in uniform and on duty with the Iowa National Guard on Thursday.

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from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Silent Killer Bug Now In The U.S. Being Called ‘The New AIDS’
[PHOTOS]

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

You don’t protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy
It's been 70 years since we fought a war about freedom. Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end.

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from The Spokesman-Review

25 years: Germans mark fall of Wall
Inequalities still exist between east, west

N. Korea releases two U.S. captives
Bae, Miller fly home after secret mission

Rural remedies
Small-town social dynamics may play a larger role in doctor shortages than number of medical schools or curriculum

UW, WSU training medical proposals

Obama makes second China visit
In both Beijing and Washington, Obama is widely viewed as both a lame duck and a hobbled world leader, unable to match his rhetoric with actions.

In brief: Obama officially announces Lynch as his choice for AG
President Barack Obama formally nominated U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the nation’s next attorney general Saturday, choosing a career federal prosecutor who would be the first black woman to hold the office if confirmed.
International pressure yields another truce in South Sudan
Leaders of two warring sides in South Sudan agreed to another peace deal early Saturday after two days of talks convened in an atmosphere of increasing international pressure.
Storm leaves Aleutians behind; plains in line for frigid temps
A storm fueled by the remnants of a powerful typhoon was losing power Saturday after blasting remote, mostly uninhabited islands that are part of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain with hurricane-force winds.

Deadly explosion hits Kabul police station

U.S. strikes IS convoy in Iraq

Mexican AG’s words fuel public battle cry
‘Tired’ official sparks wave of protests for students

Volunteers struggle with Ebola rules
Quarantines, community fears keep some from offering help

Democrats to review election losses, options

House freshman GOP class brings diversity, zeal

Arizona smuggling law fails court test

U.S. bishops divided over Francis’ message
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are gathering at a moment of turbulence for them and the American church, as Pope Francis moves toward crafting new policies for carrying out his mission of mercy – a prospect that has conservative Catholics and some bishops in an uproar.

Saudi Arabia considers easing women’s driving ban

Spain’s leader urges Catalan ‘sanity’

Volunteer’s efforts bear fruit for community’s hungry
The gleaners arrived by the carload Saturday morning ready to harvest the rich remnants of this year’s crop of golden delicious and late season red apples. The plan: pick, box and deliver about 17,000 pounds of Green Bluff fruit to the hungry before a rush of frigid air grips the region this week and ruins what is left.

County says workers’ pay hike hinges on talks with deputies
“Normally, we’re about enhancing wages and benefits,” said Gordon Smith Jr., representative of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, which represents many of the so-called “non-uniformed” county employees, or those not involved in detention or law enforcement. “In the recession, we turned to saving jobs.”
Union points to management raises
Wally Loucks, president of the Spokane Deputy Sheriff’s Association, said the county has been “intransigent” in its dealings with the union, refusing to budge on the issue of back wages deputies are seeking after working under the terms of a contract that expired in 2010.

Many mourn Idaho Guard pilots killed in crash

Alcoa fined for metal discharge
The state Department of Ecology fined Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works in Malaga $6,000 in August for releasing more aluminum into the Columbia River one day last spring than is allowed in its wastewater permit.

Wardens say hunters used vehicles to block elk herd
The incident involved a herd of about 500 elk near Canyon Ferry Reservoir east of Helena on Oct. 26, the second day of the general elk-hunting season. The hunters killed about 30 elk. They included an illegally abandoned spike elk and a bull elk seized by wardens. Three hunters in the area at the time were cited for failing to obtain landowner permission before hunting. “We issued a whole lot of verbal warnings,” Warden Justin Feddes said.

Eye on Boise: Capitol seeks to meet disabilities act with upgrades
Idaho’s state Capitol is due for $400,000 in accessibility upgrades, to bring the renovated historic structure in line with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Highest since 1996
Nels Mitchell, the Democrat who ran against Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, was a little-known Boise attorney when he launched his campaign and was outspent nearly 4-to-1, but he polled the highest percentage of any Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Idaho since 1996.
‘You betcha’
Sherri Ybarra, Idaho’s newly, and narrowly, elected state superintendent of schools, said she will immediately begin working with outgoing GOP Superintendent Tom Luna “for a seamless transition in the leadership of Idaho’s Department of Education.”

Police shoot suspected stalker in north Spokane
A Spokane police officer shot a suspected stalker Saturday night following a lengthy car chase in north Spokane. The man was in stable condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Backers of class size initiative declare victory

Washington State Patrol unveils new breath test technology

Veterans Day events

In brief: Man shot in Canon’s Addition dies
A man shot multiple times late Friday night in the Cannon’s Addition neighborhood on Spokane’s South Hill has died, police said. The victim was shot just east of Elm Street and 10th Avenue. He had lived nearby.
Vehicle hits, injures man crossing Pines Road
A man was hit by a car Saturday when he attempted to cross Pines Road in Spokane Valley without using a crosswalk, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Hanford whistleblower case may go to trial, court rules
Hanford whistleblower Walt Tamosaitis will return to federal court after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Friday that lower courts wrongly dismissed his case against the primary subcontractor at the Hanford vitrification plant.

Spin Control: What was the 2014 election all about??

Smart Bombs: Thank you for not voting

Editorial: Improving Northwest forests, economies can go hand in hand

Kathleen Parker: Critics can’t silence their subjects

Guest opinion: U.S. ranking on gender gap index troubling

Guest opinion: Performance audits are valuable tools for local government

Montana father-son team hunts for missing Malaysia plane

Doug Clark: South Hill attic held doctor’s century-old papers

Field reports: Sea lions take toll on spring chinook
Prized spring chinook returning from the ocean to the Columbia River Basin are likely being killed in alarming numbers by seals and sea lions between the estuary and Bonneville Dam, according to research by NOAA Fisheries.
Elk-hunting changes on West Side
Elk hunters found less competition in some southwestern Washington watersheds, but more in other valleys thanks to the spread of elk hoof disease and Weyerhaeuser’s new $150 access permit for thousands of acres of good elk territory.

Trapping proposals geared for dog safety
Proposals to reduce the chance that dogs will be caught in deadly body-gripping traps will be considered this week when the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets in Post Falls.

Hunter fires gun during wolf encounter
A hunter who took a shot at a gray wolf after being virtually surrounded by a pack in northeastern Washington on Oct. 30 has been cleared of any wrongdoing by Washington Fish and Wildlife police who investigated the incident.

Conservation group buys 165,000 acres of Plum Creek timberlands in effort to keep land wild
A decades-old effort to protect traditional wildlife corridors and public access to western forests is getting a huge boost in Washington and Montana by an international conservation group.

Geology talk soars over Ice Age floods
Fasten your seat belts for a geology program that uses technology, personal aircraft and video footage to “fly” viewers over the Ice Age Floods from Lake Missoula to Wallula Gap. The program by geologist Tom Tabbert will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Eastern Washington University, Science Building, Room 137, in Cheney. Tabbert has used his Trike aircraft to explore features of the great floods of 12,000-18,000 years ago and the aftermath of carved canyons, potholes and scabland washes through Eastern Washington.
Info : Melanie Bell, iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com; (509) 954-4242.

Order in her court
Hayes applies experience, life lessons to daily duties on bench

BBB Tip of the Week
In a first, the Federal Trade Commission brought legal action against an online dating service for tricking users to upgrade to paid services with computer-generated messages from fake profiles made to look like real people.

Small businesses await impact of new Congress

HCP’s business model promises healthy gains

Parents get insight into children’s careers

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

George W. Bush Offers a Subtle Dig at President Obama’s Leadership [VIDEO]

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