Saturday, March 7, 2015

In the news, Friday, February 27, 2015


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from The American Conservative

The GOP Marches to Endless War
Patrick J. Buchanan

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from BuzzPo
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It Only Took Ben Carson 30 Seconds to Rip Hillary Clinton to Shreds

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from CNET

7 things Net neutrality won't do
One day after the FCC adopted new Net neutrality rules, consumers are left scratching their heads about what it means for their Web-surfing experience. Has anything really changed?

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from The Daily Caller

Trey Gowdy Fights Back Against Obama’s Amnesty With New Immigration Plan

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from The D.C. Clothesline
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Attack On Arizona’s Internet Was the Beta Test for the Implementation of Martial Law
At approximately noon on February 25, 2015, the Internet went down in a wide swath ranging from just north of Phoenix stretching to Flagstaff, Arizona. Internet service was restored the following day around 1pm local time.

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from euronews

London calling: why home-loving Hungarians are flocking to British capitalWhich city has the largest Hungarian population after Budapest? London, is the surprise answer. Up to 400,000 Hungarians have left the home country in the past 5-6 years, with around half of them moving to the British capital.

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (CBS Seattle)
from The Spokesman-Review

At Kettle Falls Five trial, man says he smoked most of 30 pounds of pot he earned

Police shooting of robbery suspect justified, prosecutor says
The Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office announced late Friday afternoon that four Spokane Police officers were justified in shooting robbery suspect Stephen C. Corkery outside a home at 1527 W. Grace on March 26.

Congress avoids partial shutdown of Homeland Security, for now
Bordering on dysfunction, Congress passed a one-week bill late Friday night to avert a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, as leaders in both political parties quelled a revolt by House conservatives furious that the measure left President Barack Obama’s immigration policy intact.

House GOP relents on Department of Homeland Security
House Republicans agreed Thursday to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Homeland Security Department while leaving in place Obama administration immigration policies they have vowed to repeal.

Missouri gubernatorial candidate dead in apparent suicide
Tom Schweich, Missouri’s auditor, who fatally shot himself in an apparent suicide, had vowed to take down the state’s most powerful politicians and donors, including his fellow Republicans, when he launched an anti-corruption campaign for governor last month.

Putin critic gunned down in Moscow
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said. He was 55. Nemtsov’s death comes just a day before a planned protest against President Vladimir Putin’s rule. The Kremlin said that Putin will personally oversee the investigation.

NE winds kicking up through Saturday
A low pressure area that passed south along the Washington coast line today is creating an air pressure difference that will lead to moderate and gusty winds through Saturday.

Avista chairman earned nearly $5.5 million last year
Scott Morris, chairman and chief executive officer of the Spokane-based utility, received nearly $5.5 million in total compensation in 2014, compared to $2.9 million in 2013.

Leonard Nimoy dies at age 83
Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of “Star Trek” fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.

All but 1 Idaho school district has found replacement service for defunct IEN
After a mad scramble over the course of the past week, all but one of Idaho’s school districts has now secured broadband service to replace the defunct Idaho Education Network, state Department of Education Technology Director Will Goodman reported to lawmakers today.

Gunman, unhinged by death of mother, kills 7 in house-to-house rampage in Missouri
A man who authorities say may have been unhinged by the death of his ailing 74-year-old mother killed seven people and then took his own life in a house-to-house shooting rampage that wiped out a swath of this tiny town in the Missouri Ozarks. Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, carried out the killings with a .45-caliber handgun Thursday night or early Friday at four homes in Tyrone, the no-stoplight community of about 50 people where he lived with his mother, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The patrol identified some of the dead as Garold Dee Aldridge, 52; his 47-year-old wife, Julie Ann Aldridge; Harold Wayne Aldridge, 50; and that man’s wife, 48-year-old Janell Arlisa Aldridge.

Official account in Pasco shooting disputed
An independent autopsy of an unarmed Mexican man killed by police in Pasco shows he was shot as many as seven times – including twice from behind – contradicting earlier statements from authorities, an attorney for the man’s family said Thursday.

Future looking up for downtown relics
Historic listings give owners incentive to repair, preserve buildings

Speed limit boost for I-90 stretch gains traction
Washington’s speed limit could rise to 75 mph under proposals being considered by the Legislature.

FCC tightens Internet oversight with net neutrality rules
Federal regulators dramatically expanded government oversight of the Internet, installing the once-arcane concept of net neutrality as a guiding doctrine for broadband networks that have become essential to everyday life. To ensure the uninhibited flow of data online, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 along party lines Thursday to reclassify broadband providers as more highly regulated utilities.

U.K. legalizes embryo altering
Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases to their babies.

Virginia to compensate victims of forced sterilizations
More than 7,000 Virginians were involuntarily sterilized between 1924 and 1979 under the Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act. Advocates for the surviving victims won a three-year fight Thursday when the Virginia General Assembly budgeted $400,000 to compensate them at the rate of $25,000 each. Eugenics is the now-discredited movement that sought to improve the genetic composition of humankind by preventing those considered “defective” from reproducing. Virginia’s Sterilization Act became a model for similar legislation passed around the country and the world, including Nazi Germany. Nationwide, 65,000 Americans were sterilized in 33 states, including more than 20,000 in California.

Some Mexicans get another chance to stay in U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union says hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Mexicans who were expelled from the country by immigration officials in Southern California will be allowed to return for a chance to make their case to stay in the United States.

‘Jihadi John’ identified as London-raised college graduate
The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked, knife-wielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic State group. On Thursday he was identified as a London-raised university graduate known to British intelligence for more than five years.

The Syrian government has expelled two key United Nations humanitarian staffers because of their contact with armed opposition groups while trying to arrange aid deliveries.
Explosions in Nigeria kill 34
Explosions in Nigeria’s north central city of Jos and the northeastern town of Biu over the past two days have killed at least 34 people, witnesses said Thursday.
U.S. continues pro-Israel lobby
 In a move that may ease – or exacerbate – spiraling tensions with Israel over a potential Iran nuclear deal, the White House has decided against snubbing America’s leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power to address its annual policy conference.

Unidentified attackers kill U.S. religion blogger in Dhaka
Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen and prominent blogger, known for his writing against religious fundamentalism, has been hacked to death with cleavers by unidentified attackers in Bangladesh’s capital, police said earlier today.

ISIS takes Christians, destroys artifacts
Islamic State militants seized more Christians from their homes in northeastern Syria in the past three days, bringing the total number abducted by the extremist group to over 220, activists said Thursday. At the same time, the extremists also released a video showing the continued destruction of the heritage of the lands under their control. It depicted men using sledgehammers to smash ancient Mesopotamian statues and other artifacts in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul.

Baseball’s mandatory domestic violence training begins

Daybreak Youth Services shifts to provide inpatient drug treatment for girls only

Idaho Supreme Court rules against Hayden sewer fee
North Idaho contractors say they feel vindicated by a state Supreme Court decision Thursday that found the city of Hayden failed to establish legal grounds for a steep fee increase to pay for future sewer expansion.

Detectives still work to solve death of woman found last year in Spokane River
A trip to San Diego rewarded Spokane County detectives with new leads in the death of a woman found last January in the Spokane River. But much about Maria Vega – including her real name – remains a mystery.

In brief: Spokane VA hospital still understaffed
The emergency room at the Spokane’s Veterans Affairs hospital will not go back to 24-hour-a-day staffing by April as originally planned.
State court upholds attorney’s suspension
Washington’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday against a Spokane Valley attorney suspended for failing to properly represent a client.
Wife of ex-NIC worker files for divorce
The wife of Joseph M. Bekken has filed for divorce one week after the former North Idaho College financial aid director was arrested on charges for allegedly soliciting sex from students in exchange for scholarship money.

Bill calls for inspector general office to be created in Idaho
With tens of millions in legal fees, contract bailouts, settlements and more adding up for the state, it’s time for Idaho to create an office of inspector general to investigate complaints of waste, fraud and abuse in state government, Idaho’s House minority leader told lawmakers Thursday.

Three bills in Washington would create new license plate designs
Washington drivers can choose from 47 specially designed license plates that support causes including breast cancer research, orca preservation, square dancing and lighthouse restoration. And drivers may soon have even more choices. The House Transportation Committee on Thursday passed three bills to create new special license plates for groups that support tree sanctuaries, farmers and ranchers and college wrestlers.

Smartphones could scan food labels for consumers, Vilsack says
In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offers this idea: Use your smartphone.

Microsoft employee donations reach record $117 million
Microsoft’s employee philanthropy program dished out a record $117 million to nonprofits and schools last year, the company said on Thursday, topping the 2013 total of $113 million.

Port dispute hurts citrus, almonds
California fruit sat on ships, nut farmers worry about future

Amazon hires ex-Obama aide Carney
Former press secretary will lead public relations, policy teams

Business briefs: Ambassadors Group to lay off 60 workers
Ambassadors Group, the educational travel company that operates the People to People program, will lay off 60 people.
Many major retailers happy with holiday tally
As they finish tallying their holiday take, many retailers are reporting the key shopping season was good for their bottom lines. But they are entering the new year with some caution.
Poll finds families not ready for setback
Nearly six years after the Great Recession, a clear majority of American families say they feel unprepared for a financial emergency.
Hurting SeaWorld plans brand campaign
SeaWorld Entertainment will soon debut a brand-repairing campaign and is holding off on ticket price increases.

Shawn Vestal: Christianity already well-protected in Idaho

Amy Goodman: Link severe weather to global warming

Editorial: Public records fees should match cost of meeting requests

Led Zeppelin’s ‘Physical Graffiti’ gets better with age

Col. Paul Green, member of Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 91
The Tuskegee Airmen were considered an experiment at a time when African Americans faced discrimination both within and without the military. They took part in about 1,500 combat missions and earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses. “Once you achieve something, you make it easier for everyone,” Green said in 2009. After the war, Green joined the Air Force, later served in Vietnam and, near the end of a 30-year military career, became commander of Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino.

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from Talking Points Memo
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Rev. Franklin Graham Warns Fox Viewers DC Has Been 'Infiltrated By Muslims'

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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)

Why Bibi’s Speech Matters
Column: It exposes the Iran deal as indefensible—and Obama's politics as bankrupt

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Obama And Valerie Jarrett Allowing And Encouraging Iran To Build ICBMs To Attack The United States

Allen West: Constitutional Conservative Principles Are Essential To America’s Future

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Has A Dire Warning For Judge Standing In Obama’s Way
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen ordered federal agencies to cease implementing Obama's amnesty plan.

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