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from BizPac Review
Bad news for Dems: Guess who supports voter ID laws?
Evidence has just come in that a majority of Americans – despite being constantly patronized and ignored by media elites – actually welcome voter ID laws. How much so? Rasmussen Reports found that a whopping 76 percent of likely voters support voter ID laws.
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from Conservative Post
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‘Black Lives Matters’ Plan Rally to Support Arrested Terrorist Who Planned to Behead Pam Geller and Police
‘Black Lives Matters’ Plan Rally to Support Arrested Terrorist Who Planned to Behead Pam Geller and Police
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from The Daily Beast
Black Chicago Pastor: Dems ‘Failing’ Us
A pastor on the South Side is asking Republicans to talk to his flock after what he says are 50 years of disappointment from the other party. “African Americans have been loyal to the Democratic Party,” Pastor Corey Brooks said. “But there is a group of African Americans that feel like the Democratic Party has not been loyal to us.”
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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Trans Pacific Partnership Is about Control, Not Free Trade
Leftists who oppose the TPP because they oppose free trade are wrong to oppose free trade, but they are also wrong in assuming that the TPP is really about free trade: it is about managed trade, and intellectual property. The trade agreement is a trojan horse for exporting US special interests' agenda abroad.
Trans Pacific Partnership Is about Control, Not Free Trade
Leftists who oppose the TPP because they oppose free trade are wrong to oppose free trade, but they are also wrong in assuming that the TPP is really about free trade: it is about managed trade, and intellectual property. The trade agreement is a trojan horse for exporting US special interests' agenda abroad.
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from Miami Herald
White House economists say that expanding insurance in Florida will save 900 lives
The Obama administration weighed in on Florida’s legislative debate over Medicaid expansion Thursday with an updated version of a report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, first released in summer 2014 and updated for this year, counting the ways the Sunshine State would gain by opening eligibility for the government healthcare program to nearly all low-income adults.
White House economists say that expanding insurance in Florida will save 900 lives
The Obama administration weighed in on Florida’s legislative debate over Medicaid expansion Thursday with an updated version of a report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, first released in summer 2014 and updated for this year, counting the ways the Sunshine State would gain by opening eligibility for the government healthcare program to nearly all low-income adults.
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from Newsmax
Ben Carson: I Can Get Vote of the 47 Percent Romney Spoke Of
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he has the ability to capture the votes of the "47 percent" of Americans that 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney was caught on video talking about. Romney said he had no chance of winning the 47 percent who believe they are victims and rely on government assistance, so there was no point trying.
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from RELEVANT Magazine
Report: Only 6 Homes Built in Haiti after Red Cross Raised Nearly $500 Million
See also American Red Cross:
The Real Story of the 6 Homes in Haiti: Answering Your Questions
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from The Seattle Times
Don’t play politics with drought-relief funding
The drought promises to have a significant effect on our state’s agricultural production, and the state House needs to support funding to help farmers.
from The Spokesman-Review
Cold case murder suspect now charged with voyeurism
Spokane County Jail records indicate that cold case murder suspect Richard Aguirre is facing a new charge of voyeurism. Spokane Police Capt. Eric Olsen verified the new charge Thursday evening but said he was informed of it by investigators after business hours and had not seen any documentation. Aguirre, 51, served as a police officer in Pasco for 27 years before resigning earlier this year. Police say DNA left at the scene of the murder of Ruby Doss on Jan. 30, 1986 matches Aguirre. At the time, Aguirre was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base.
Health exchange user fees going up in Washington
While some states are expecting double-digit increases in individual health care insurance premiums next year, some Washington insurers on the state exchange plan to lower their rates for 2016. Most Washington residents who buy health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder, however, should expect to pay more next year. A big chunk of those increases is tied to an exchange user fee collected to pay to run the state exchange, Washington’s answer to the federal Affordable Care Act.
Man with stolen puppy pulls gun on owner, police say
A Spokane man found with a stolen puppy was arrested Wednesday evening after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at the puppy’s owner. Joseph Piapot, 35, is being held in the Spokane County Jail on a $250,000 bond. He is charged with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of illegally owning a firearm.
Annual homeless survey shows decrease
Spokane’s homeless population dropped 10 percent over the last year, according to the most recent Point-in-Time homeless count. The one-night count was done on Jan. 29 and counted 1,033 people, ranging from one-month- to 83-years old.
Rick Perry announces 2016 bid for president
Rick Perry entered the Republican presidential race Thursday. For the former Texas governor, it’s a re-do of a 2012 bid that went poorly as he tumbled from flavor-of-the-month front-runner after a series of gaffes.
Parcel mix-ups lead to property assessment errors
That sticker shock from the Spokane County Assessors Office that arrived in the mail this week is in error. Some of the 195,000 valuation notices sent this week by a third party vendor the assessor’s office hired have mismatched parcel information, said a note from county Assessor Vicki Horton. Accurate assessment information can be viewed on the assessor’s website. Property owners will get a new assessment notice in the mail soon. It will be printed on colored card stock rather than the white paper normally used.
Missing elderly man last seen in Colville
An 88-year-old man remains missing four days after he left a relative’s home in Colville, Washington. Police across Washington and Oregon are searching for Shirley Benjamin Gano, known as Ben Gano, who was last seen May 30 as he headed home to Rainier, Oregon.
Kids receive prosthetic hands fit for superheroes
First it was a pair of green fists modeled after the Incredible Hulk’s. Then, Jordan Wilkes found two sets of razor-like Wolverine claws. He settled on a round plastic shield fit for Captain America.
First it was a pair of green fists modeled after the Incredible Hulk’s. Then, Jordan Wilkes found two sets of razor-like Wolverine claws. He settled on a round plastic shield fit for Captain America.
Spokane homicide investigators have seized a cache of sex tapes belonging to an ex-police officer accused in a 29-year-old cold-case killing near the now-demolished Playfair horse track. The suspect, Richard J. Aguirre, 51, appeared Wednesday in Spokane County District Court where a judge set bail at $500,000 on a single count of first-degree murder.
The Pentagon disclosed Wednesday that it inadvertently shipped possibly live anthrax to at least 51 laboratories across the U.S. and in three foreign countries over the past decade, but it has yet to determine how it happened, who is to blame, why it was not discovered earlier and how much worse the embarrassment will get.
Second Coeur d’Alene Resort tower proposed
Duane Hagadone isn’t done building his hospitality empire on Lake Coeur d’Alene’s north shore. The wealthy businessman, now 82, is moving forward on a longtime plan to add a second hotel tower at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Longshot enters the fray
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee entered the race for president Wednesday by calling for the U.S. to switch to the metric system, take an “open-minded approach” to drug trafficking and consider negotiating with Islamic State militants.
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee entered the race for president Wednesday by calling for the U.S. to switch to the metric system, take an “open-minded approach” to drug trafficking and consider negotiating with Islamic State militants.
GOP-led U.S. House sides with state medical pot laws
The federal government would be unable to block state laws permitting the use of medical marijuana under legislation approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled House. But lawmakers narrowly rejected an amendment that would stop the Justice Department from interfering with states like Colorado and Washington that permit the recreational use of marijuana.
The federal government would be unable to block state laws permitting the use of medical marijuana under legislation approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled House. But lawmakers narrowly rejected an amendment that would stop the Justice Department from interfering with states like Colorado and Washington that permit the recreational use of marijuana.
FBI: Boston suspect plotted attack on police before being fatally shot
A knife-wielding man killed by the terror investigators who had him under surveillance was confronted because he had purchased knives and talked of an imminent attack on “boys in blue,” the FBI said Wednesday.
A knife-wielding man killed by the terror investigators who had him under surveillance was confronted because he had purchased knives and talked of an imminent attack on “boys in blue,” the FBI said Wednesday.
California targets global warming
The state Senate on Wednesday approved a far-reaching array of bills designed to cement the Golden State’s reputation as an international leader in the fight against climate change.
The state Senate on Wednesday approved a far-reaching array of bills designed to cement the Golden State’s reputation as an international leader in the fight against climate change.
Clinton wants more early voting
Seeking an expansion of voting rights, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to call for an early voting period of at least 20 days in every state and push back against Republican-led states that have sought restrictions on voting access.
Seeking an expansion of voting rights, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to call for an early voting period of at least 20 days in every state and push back against Republican-led states that have sought restrictions on voting access.
A pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated 101,000 gallons of crude oil near Santa Barbara last month occurred along a badly corroded section that had worn away to a fraction of an inch in thickness, federal regulators disclosed Wednesday.
Tourist bus crashes into semi; 3 dead
Tobyhanna, Pa. – A charter bus taking Italian tourists to Niagara Falls collided with a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning on an eastern Pennsylvania highway, killing the bus driver and two others on the bus and leaving four people in critical condition, authorities said.
Harvard alum gives $400 million gift
Harvard has received its biggest gift in school history – a $400 million donation from Wall Street hedge fund billionaire and alumnus John Paulson, the university said Wednesday.
When Elton Simpson drove from Phoenix to Garland, Texas, last month to gun down attendees at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, he also fired off a series of tweets. Those tweets were indicative of the broad use that the Islamic State and people acting in its name are making of social media, according to three top intelligence officials who testified Wednesday before the House Committee on Homeland Security.
New Delhi joined more than a dozen Indian states that have either recalled or ordered tests in recent days on Maggi noodles, a popular brand manufactured by the Swiss conglomerate Nestle, after samples were shown to contain high amounts of lead as well as monosodium glutamate, or MSG, an additive not listed on its packaging.
A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.
Coeur d’Alene Tribe sues over instant racing ban veto
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to declare Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of a bill banning instant racing invalid. The lawsuit, filed directly with the Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday, asks the justices to order Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney to certify the bill into law, saying that’s what the Idaho Constitution requires.
Video backs police version
Body-camera footage of an exchange of gunfire between a deputy and a man he chased on foot appears to back the version of events released earlier by Spokane County sheriff’s officials. The Liberty Lake Police Department on Wednesday released two body camera videos that captured the Jan. 30 shooting of Christopher R. Myers in the parking lot of a gas station on Barker Road just north of Interstate 90.
A care provider at Lakeland Village Nursing Facility had his credentials suspended after officials determined he put his foot on a resident’s forehead, pushed him down twice, rubbed hand sanitizer in his eyes and told the man that he wished he had died in a fire.
Sandpoint woman dies in three-vehicle crash
Alexander C. Hjelt, 24, of Post Falls, was headed north on Highway 95 near West Elmira Road about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday when he failed to stop for traffic ahead of him. His Chevy Silverado hit the rear of Kathleen Ginter’s Saturn sedan, pushing it into southbound lanes. A Mercury Marquis, driven by Shaya Hall, 22, of Moyie Springs, Idaho, was headed south and hit Ginter’s Saturn, which rolled into a ditch. Ginter, 60, was taken to Bonner General Hospital but died from her injuries.
Slow-moving train hits woman, 65, in Athol
A 65-year-old woman was hospitalized Wednesday morning after she stepped in front of a slow-moving train in Athol.
New pedestrian-friendly crosswalks installed
HAWK stands for “High-Intensity Activated crossWalK” signal or beacon. The HAWK light at Ruby and Boone was activated Tuesday. A second HAWK light at Grand Boulevard and 18th Avenue at Manito Park was activated Wednesday.
In brief: Man shot by police remains paralyzed
An attorney representing the Olympia stepbrothers who were shot by a police officer last month said Bryson Chaplin is paralyzed from the waist down but his family hopes his paralysis is temporary.
Hearing set for Shell’s rig permit
A Seattle hearing examiner has set a date to hear an appeal filed by the Port of Seattle and Foss Maritime over whether the port needs a new permit to host Shell’s Arctic drilling rig.
Ex-rail workers file suit over asbestos
Three former employees have sued BNSF Railway, claiming they suffer from lung disease caused by job-related exposure to asbestos.
Lawmakers turn from land transfer
In the wake of allegations against the American Lands Council, the state legislative panel that embraced its ideas last session has fallen silent on public land jurisdiction. Montana’s Environmental Quality Council in 2013 found an “urgent need to correct the way federal public lands are managed.” But the committee has no plans to revisit the subject after subsequent legislative proposals failed this year.
Multnomah homeless number unchanged
The number of homeless people in Multnomah County has remained about the same over the past two years. A report that comes out every other year identified 1,887 people living on county streets. That’s an eight-person decrease from 2013.
Washington’s first charter school gets one last chance
The Charter School Commission voted Wednesday to give Washington’s first charter school one last chance to show it has made enough progress to continue to operate for another school year. During a telephone meeting, the commission discussed nine requirements that First Place Scholars must meet by June 15.
Kitzhaber email leaker won’t face charges
An Oregon technology manager who leaked former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s emails to a reporter will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Wednesday. The district attorneys of Marion and Yamhill counties said they believe Michael Rodgers broke the law, but “justice would not be served” by charging him.
Tourists ignore warnings
A pamphlet drawing of a man being gored and flung into the air graphically warns tourists in Yellowstone National Park not to get too close to bison: They’re wild animals and can be very dangerous. Rangers distribute the flier to people as they enter the park, but some visitors still aren’t getting the message. Bison have gored two people in the Old Faithful area within the past three weeks.
A pamphlet drawing of a man being gored and flung into the air graphically warns tourists in Yellowstone National Park not to get too close to bison: They’re wild animals and can be very dangerous. Rangers distribute the flier to people as they enter the park, but some visitors still aren’t getting the message. Bison have gored two people in the Old Faithful area within the past three weeks.
Hallmark Cards followed through this week with headquarters staff cuts announced in March.
Taco Bell in Chicago will offer alcohol
Taco Bell has confirmed earlier reports that a soon-to-open location in Chicago’s hip Wicker Park neighborhood will serve beer, wine and boozy “freezes,” according to a spokesperson for the brand.
Wal-Mart workers can start wearing denim
Wal-Mart is hoping denim pants will raise the spirits of its more than 1.2 million U.S. store workers. Starting July 1, workers at the nation’s largest private employer will now be able to wear khaki or black denim, in addition to the slacks of the same color allowed before. Workers in more rigorous jobs like unloading merchandise or the garden area will be able to wear T-shirts and blue jeans.
Corn, soybean growers are worried by bird flu
Corn and soybean producers are keeping a close eye on the bird flu outbreak, concerned that the loss of nearly 45 million birds might reduce demand for poultry feed made with the grains and send prices lower.
The City Council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 an hour by 2020, but a second vote is required for final approval because the tally was not unanimous.
Alaska Airlines, WSU to test wood-based biofuel
Next year, Alaska Airlines will undertake a demonstration flight using 1,000 gallons of biofuel made from woody debris from Northwest forests. The airline is teaming up with Washington State University, which is leading the effort to develop a wood-based biofuel embraced by the aviation industry. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gases while creating jobs in rural communities.
Time to scrap 9-to-5?
If you want an income, or you’re an employer looking for help, it may be time to scrap the idea of the traditional 9-to-5 arrangement.
Editorial: Don’t allow litigation to divert wise use of Columbia basin water
Dana Milbank: Gamesmanship is hurting GOP
Ask Dr. K: Tips to keep dentures in tip-top shape
Sale of Norman Rockwell lithographs will benefit students
An exhibition and sale of signed lithographs of work by Norman Rockwell, donated by Cheney residents Walter and Myrtle Powers to raise scholarship money for students at Eastern Washington University. Dodson’s Jewelers, 516 W. Riverside Ave. in Spokane. Opening event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Pieces will remain at Dodson’s through June 20.
Spokane’s “Mr. Global Warming” dies
Julian Powers, known as “Mr. Global Warming” to his friends, died Tuesday. He was 88.
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25 Moments That Changed America
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, TIME proclaimed that his death was “the moment that changed America.” “There is little doubt that his death and its circumstances set loose the darker instincts of the American psyche,” TIME’s editor Nancy Gibbs wrote then. And, looking back on the 20th century—the epoch that TIME founder Henry Luce dubbed “the American century”—it’s clear that there were many such moments of change, instances big and small that cleared the way for something greater to come after. Many of those moments are easy to name: the assassinations, the invasions, the elections. Many are more subtle, their impact visible only in hindsight. With that in mind, TIME invited experts to nominate 20th-century moments that changed the United States. Taken together, those moments create a chronology of an evolving country—and a century in which any moment might be the next big one.
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from The Washington Times (DC)
Corey Brooks, black Chicago pastor: Democratic Party ‘taking complete advantage’ of us
A prominent black Chicago pastor believes the black community has been forsaken by the Democratic Party and has invited all the 2016 Republican presidential candidates to the troubled Woodlawn neighborhood in an effort to inform and mobilize voters.
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