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President George W. Bush visited children’s hospital in Dallas to hand out toys
Former President George W. Bush put on a Santa suit for a hospital visit in Dallas.
President George W. Bush visited children’s hospital in Dallas to hand out toys
Former President George W. Bush put on a Santa suit for a hospital visit in Dallas.
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from The Daily Caller
Sen. Mike Lee: Congress Is Allowing Itself To Become Irrelevant
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Government Audit Finds Welfare Fraud, Lack of Oversight
Nebraska’s state auditor has unearthed a variety of problems with the way Nebraska doles out welfare and monitors the program, including $11,000 in payments for six months’ worth of cab rides, even though the welfare recipient owned a car.
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from The Heritage Foundation
Government Audit Finds Welfare Fraud, Lack of Oversight
Nebraska’s state auditor has unearthed a variety of problems with the way Nebraska doles out welfare and monitors the program, including $11,000 in payments for six months’ worth of cab rides, even though the welfare recipient owned a car.
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from The Spokesman-Review
‘New age of terror’ has Spokane link
On the Fourth of July in 1995, a Spokane native named Donald Hutchings was kidnapped by armed militants while he was trekking high in the Himalayas. The 1995 kidnapping was a signal development in the rise of brutal Islamic terrorism, and it attracted worldwide attention. In a book published in 2012, “The Meadow,” authors Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark argued that the kidnappings “marked the beginning of a new age of terror.”
Gunman targets two NYPD officers
Killings revenge for Garner’s death
2 cops ambushed, fatally shot in car; gunman kills himself
The warning came just moments too late: A man who had shot his ex-girlfriend a few hours earlier had traveled to New York City and vowed online to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner.
Florida authorities say 1 police officer shot and killed
Florida authorities say a police officer was shot and killed in Tarpon Springs early today. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting occurred at around 3 a.m. in the Tampa Bay-area city and that a suspect has been taken into custody.
Spokane’s medical school expansion a complex venture
Fact-checking doctors give TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ a poor grade
North Korea proposes joint inquiry into Sony hacking case
Castro says détente won’t change Cuba
Cuban President Raul Castro sent a blunt message to Washington Saturday as the White House works to reverse a half-century of hostility between the U.S. and Cuba: Don’t expect détente to do away with the communist system.
Police protesters cause partial shutdown at Mall of America
A mass of demonstrators chanting “Black lives matter” converged in the Mall of America rotunda Saturday as part of a protest against police brutality that caused part of the mall to shut down on a busy day for holiday shopping.
In brief: Kurdish fighters make gains on IS
Kurdish fighters advanced on the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, pushing into the contested, refugee-packed Sinjar mountains and gaining ground in the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani after heavy clashes, Kurdish officials and an activist group said.
Officials say drones killed five militants
A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a militant hideout in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least five Taliban fighters, two security officials said.
Woman charged in deaths of children
SYDNEY – An Australian woman was charged with murder today in the deaths of seven of her children and her niece, whose bodies were found Friday inside her home, police said.
U.S. releases four from Guantanamo
The Pentagon announced Saturday that four detainees have been sent home to Afghanistan from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing release of former terrorism suspects who have been held for years.
Immigrants building paper trail for reprieve
The search for documents is on for immigrants who may qualify for a work permit and reprieve from deportation under measures President Barack Obama announced last month. Applicants must prove they have been in the country continuously since Jan. 1, 2010 – a tall order for many accustomed to avoiding trails. For critics, conditions are ripe for fraud.
Ebola death toll passes 7,000
The worst Ebola outbreak on record now has killed more than 7,000 people, with many of the latest deaths reported in Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization said as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued his tour of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa on Saturday.
‘Constitutionalists’ protest at Spokane Valley Police Precinct
A protest spurred by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy’s statement that angered self-described constitutionalists drew more than 300 people to the Spokane Valley Police Precinct parking lot Saturday afternoon.
Port Angeles considering Indigenous People’s Day
Port Angeles is the latest city in Washington to consider adopting a holiday honoring Native Americans – but not on Columbus Day. Port Angeles Mayor Dan Di Guilio, who is of Italian descent, said he thinks it’s appropriate to honor Native Americans on a different day – perhaps around the summer solstice, to coincide with Canada’s National Aboriginal Day.
Hayden home draws crowd with Christmas cheer
One guy’s dream of decorating his house and serving free hot chocolate has turned into an extravaganza of blazing lights, caroling choirs, a carrot-eating camel and visits by Santa in a Hayden subdivision.
Idaho’s longtime Secretary of State Ysursa to retire
After 40 years in state government, Ben Ysursa has strong opinions about how things ought to work in Idaho – and how, on occasion, they have.
Eye on Boise: Otter cautious about potential conflicts of interest
A consultant’s recommendations on how to better manage the state endowment’s land assets include steps to bring more professional management to the endowment’s land investment portfolio. The consultant, Callan Associates, also recommends Idaho prudently divest its portfolio of commercial property; hire new staff at the state Department of Lands; and extend its contract with Callan Associates for four years at $145,000 a year.
Cabin site auction plan approved
Plans for additional auctions of state endowment-owned cottage sites on Priest and Payette lakes won approval of the Land Board at its December meeting, calling for 60 lots a year to be auctioned for the next three years.
Sandahl named state fire marshal
Knute Sandahl has been named Idaho’s new state fire marshal, replacing former Fire Marshal Mark Larson, who retired in October.
Boy dies from hotel pool swimming incident
A 7-year-old boy pulled from a Coeur d’Alene hotel swimming pool Friday has died.
A 66-year-old Coeur d’Alene man was in critical condition Saturday evening after his car plunged into the cold waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene from Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive near Silver Beach.
Swimmer, 7, still in critical condition
A 7-year-old boy found unresponsive in a hotel pool Friday evening remained in critical condition Saturday, Coeur d’Alene police reported.
Obama signs Montana wilderness law
President Barack Obama has signed wilderness legislation that preserves large areas of land in the North Fork of the Flathead and on the Rocky Mountain Front.
Legislators rarely are constrained by grammar or logic as they argue for or against things. It was likely in this spirit that Gov. Jay Inslee, in announcing his budget proposal Thursday, wandered into references to human physiology without brushing up on his Gray’s Anatomy.
Area lawmakers snag committee slots
Most of Spokane’s legislative delegation is Republican, which is handier in the Senate, where the GOP is in the majority, than in the House, where it is not, because a majority in the chamber means a majority on the panel and control of the agenda.
A group of lawmakers peeved at the Washington Supreme Court has filed a bill that would turn races for the state’s high court into partisan contests.
The Washington Supreme Court has declined to consider the dismissal of a case brought by Hanford whistleblower Walter Tamosaitis against Bechtel National, effectively ending that case filed in Benton County Superior Court.
Huckleberries: Police blotter writer worthy of praise
Kathleen Parker: California fire case worthy of cinema
Smart Bombs: A constitutionalist context
Editorial: Foundation has been established for ongoing police reforms
Guest opinion: Profiling is not always harmful
Jamie Tobias Neely: Don’t respond to racism with silence
Building block
In the early 1990s, Shannon Ahern and his sister-in-law, Chris O’Harra, investigated buying a building to house Auntie’s Bookstore and Uncle’s Games.
On Kickstarter, everyone wants to be ‘Staff Pick’
BlackBerry launches Classic in new quest for relevance
BlackBerry is returning to its roots with a new phone that features a traditional keyboard at a time when rival Apple and Android phones — and most smartphone customers — have embraced touch screens.
Hunter soured by elk tagging citation
After cancer forced him to wear a fake beard, Spangle Santa looks forward to next year
Radical reboot
The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, has reopened at last, all decked out for the 21st century in its historic Carnegie Mansion home just a few blocks up Fifth Avenue from the Guggenheim and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fuss over ‘The Interview’ is truly absurd
Feud between Amazon-Hachette highlights the year in books
Travel off the beaten path to these weird museums
Last Tower standing
Iconic music store keeps spinning in Tokyo
Holiday events around the region
Obituary: Sneva, Edsol “Ed”
(24 Jun 1929 - 1 Dec 2014)
Obituary: Whitehouse, Virginia O.
(c. 1918 - 14 Dec 2014)
Obituary: Anyan, Violet R. (Johnson)
(12 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 2014) Peach, Lincoln, Creston
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Belarus blocks sites, closes stores to stem currency panic
Belarus blocked online stores and news websites Sunday, in an apparent attempt to stop a run on banks and shops as people rushed to secure their savings.
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