Wednesday, July 29, 2015

In the news, Monday, July 20, 2015


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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart

ANTHONY HERVEY, BLACK CONFEDERATE FLAG SUPPORTER, DIES IN SUSPICIOUS CAR WRECK
A black activist who defended the Confederate Flag died Sunday when the vehicle he was driving overturned, and another black Confederate flag defender who survived the accident says the vehicle was forced off the road by a group of young black men.

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from Conservative Post
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BREAKING: 8 States Announced That Their Soldiers Will No Longer Be Unarmed

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from Conservative Tribune

Chuck Norris Just Shocked America With This Claim About Obama … It’s Even Worse Than We Thought
Norris noted that in 1966, two Columbia University sociologists, Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, described a plan in the liberal magazine, “The Nation,” to expand the U.S. welfare system until it strained state and local resources past the point of failure. At that point the federal government would argue that the system had become dysfunctional and ought to be replaced by “a guaranteed annual income and thus an end to poverty.”

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from Dc Gazette
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from First Things

FREEMASONS IN AMERICA
While many readers will know about traditional Catholic opposition to Freemasonry, many may be surprised to discover how Freemasonry engendered significant Protestant opposition as well.

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from Greenville Gazette
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from Herman Cain

No political nice speak here, and it drives the establishment insane.

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from The Hill

Keystone’s southern leg hits milestone
The existing, southern segment of the Keystone oil pipeline system has pumped its billionth barrel, owner TransCanada Corp. said Monday. The company is using the milestone to promote the safety of its pipeline and push the Obama administration to approve the highly controversial northern segment, known as Keystone XL. “This is tangible evidence of how the safe delivery of Canadian and U.S. crude oil is helping to fuel the everyday lives of the American people in the safest, most efficient and least greenhouse gas intensive way possible,” TransCanada President Russ Girling said in a statement. “To put this achievement in perspective, it would take approximately 1.7 million train cars or 3.3 million trucks to transport one billion barrels of crude oil,” he continued.

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from Independent Journal Review

It’s Sad What Marine Recruiters Were Told Not to Wear After Chattanooga Attacks

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from KING 5 (NBC Seattle)

Make sure you're prepared for an earthquake
A recent article in the New Yorker put the threat of "The Big One" in the Pacific Northwest back in the news. While there's no way to predict when a large-magnitude earthquake might strike the region, there are a few things you can do to make sure you and your household are prepared.

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from KOMO News (ABC Seattle)

A stubborn brush fire burning in Central Washington flared back up again Monday afternoon, forcing the immediate evacuation of dozens of homes and shutting down a portion of I-90 again.

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from Mad World News
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Marine Has EPIC Message For ISIS: Attack America And THIS Is What You’ll Get

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from Newsmax

Report: 2.5 Million Illegal Immigrants Came to US Since 2009
About 2.5 million illegal immigrants, 400,000 per year on average, have come to the United States since 2009 when President Barack Obama took office, according to a new report.

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from The New Yorker

The Really Big One
An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when.

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from The Political Insider

from The PolitiStick

Top Obama Donor Charged With Sodomizing Teenage Boy, Judge Gives Him Some Bad News
Bean, a homosexual activist, apparently sought a civil remedy to the criminal charge and his attorneys, after clearing the court room, pitched a settlement agreement to the judge that had been arranged with the boy and his family. However, the judge did not accept the agreement after he learned that Bean had once before escaped legal consequences for a similar offense from having offered a settlement.

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from SPIEGEL International (Der Spiegel)

SPIEGEL Interview with Julian Assange: 'We Are Drowning in Material'
In an interview, Julian Assange, 44, talks about the comeback of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing platform and his desire to provide assistance to a German parliamentary committee that is investigating mass NSA spying.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Pilot survives helicopter crash at Walla Walla wildfire
A helicopter pilot fighting a wildfire in eastern Washington walked away from a crash landing Monday after the helicopter suffered a mechanical failure. Fire officials say the brush fire 9 miles east of Walla Walla near Blue Creek and Klicker Mountain has burned more than 2 square miles and destroyed at least one home since started just after noon Monday.

City seeks to dismiss religious freedom suit
Lawyers for a pair of Coeur d’Alene ministers think they have a strong case for establishing a religious exemption enabling businesses to refuse to take part in same-sex wedding ceremonies – one of the goals of opponents of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down gay marriage bans as unconstitutional. Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian nonprofit organization, is pushing ahead with a lawsuit on behalf of the owners of the for-profit Hitching Post wedding chapel challenging a city ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Study finds Idaho’s 4-day school weeks don’t save money, ed impact unknown
A new study by a rural education group examined the 42 of Idaho’s 115 school districts that have gone to four-day school weeks as a money-saving move, and found that none have seen significant savings as a result and there’s been no examination of the impact on student achievement. Just 1 percent of school districts nationwide have four-day school weeks, the report found.

$250,000 bond for driver in fatal bike crash
Bond is set at $250,000 for the driver of the pickup truck that fatally struck a bicyclist Wednesday in North Spokane. Robert G. Hargrave, 27, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Friday and appeared in Superior Court on Monday. He faces a vehicular homicide charge for the death of Baltazar Gonzalez-Hernandez, 45, who had been riding his bike on Mission Avenue.

Spokane Valley man admits to 13 robberies in four states
A Spokane Valley man pleaded guilty today to a string of 13 robberies in four states in which he made off with cash or drugs – and that left pharmacists in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane areas on “high alert” during his robbery spree. Brian James Lindsey, 25, admitted to robbing seven pharmacies in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane area between Nov. 15, 2014 and Jan. 4, 2015, plus a string of previous heists. His guilty plea to 13 counts in federal court could bring him up to 20 years in prison; he’s set for sentencing in October.

Drought affecting Northwest’s winter wheat
Intense drought conditions have shrunk the kernels and disrupted the proteins of winter wheat crops in Montana, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the region that produces a fifth of the U.S. harvest.

I-90 closed near George due to wildfire
A wildfire that started Sunday in Grant County reignited Monday afternoon, racing across open fields of sage brush and growing quickly to nearly 800 acres. Driven east by 20 mph winds, the fire jumped over Interstate 90 early in the afternoon, prompting officials to close the freeway from milepost 138, east of the Columbia River, to milepost 154, about five miles east of George. Officials diverted traffic onto Highway 26. Officials initially said a tractor-trailer had been destroyed; the Washington State Patrol later reported the fire burned a trailer full of hay, but the driver unhitched and drove away in time. No injuries were reported.

Airway Heights mayor faces strict sanctions at tonight’s council meeting
The Airway Heights city council will vote on a resolution tonight that could severely limit Mayor Patrick Rushing’s role, a week after the mayor came under fire for comparing the Obamas to monkeys on his personal Facebook page.

Macklemore, Ryan Lewis filming new music video in Spokane
Hip-hop stars Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are in Spokane this week filming a new music video. Details are being closely guarded, but the performers were spotted throughout the downtown area over the weekend and local film production company North by Northwest has obtained various street closure permits through Saturday.

A newly brightened comet visible after sunset
Astronomers today said that a comet passing near the Earth has suddenly brightened, and may be visible to the unaided eye after sundown. Tonight, Comet PanSTARRS will be located just above the horizon in the fading twilight. It will be located below the planets Jupiter and Venus. The comet orbited around the sun on July 6, and the apparent warming caused it to shed dust and gas, causing it to brighten and show classical tails pointing away from the sun, but at different angles.

Heat, wind bring high fire danger to region
The National Weather Service today has posted a red-flag warning for high fire danger due to a combination of heat, low humidity and wind expected this afternoon.

One dead in apparent stabbing
A man is dead following an apparent knife attack early today in Spokane, authorities said. Hamilton Street between Ermina and Baldwin avenues is closed as police continue to investigate. Officers were alerted about 5:30 a.m. The victim was found outside a house that witnesses said appears to be vacant. Among other things, investigators are reviewing security camera footage from a nearby convenience store for potential leads.

Getting There: Idaho’s Highway 3 dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients
A ceremony dedicating the North Idaho Medal of Honor Highway route will be held at noon Saturday at St. Maries High School. Idaho Highway 3 from Spalding on the south end to Interstate 90 on the north end was approved by the state as the Medal of Honor Highway in 2011.
Thor reopens, work moves to Freya
South Thor Street is scheduled to reopen to through traffic this morning from Hartson to 29th avenues after a weekend closure for a stormwater project. But now, the closure shifts east to Freya Street, which will close to through traffic from Hartson to 29th starting at 6 a.m. That closure will last until the end of August.
43rd closed for stormwater work
Elsewhere in the city, 43rd Avenue from Grand Boulevard to Garfield Street is closing today for a 40-day construction period.
Spokane starts new chip-seal phase
The city is starting a new phase of its residential chip seal pavement repair in which a layer of oil is covered by gravel to seal the underlying pavement. Areas seeing the work are Regal Street from Francis to Rowan avenues; 33rd through 36th avenues from Grand to Perry Street; and Elm Street from Broadway to Boone avenues.
Sealing continues on county roads
In Spokane County, chip sealing is underway on several roadways, including Malloy Prairie, Fancher and Rambo roads.
Valley road restrictions
Sullivan Road from Sprague to Mission avenues is down to two lanes in each direction with occasional reductions to one lane from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
State highways see delays for paving
Work continues with traffic restrictions and delays on U.S. Highway 195 at three locations from I-90 south to Pullman. Pines Road at the BNSF mainline track near Trent will be fully closed on July 29 and 30 for repairs.

Families hit by rare early Alzheimer’s push for research
International scientists gathering in Washington for a conference this week express cautious optimism that they may finally be on the right track to fight Alzheimer’s, a disease that already affects more than 5 million people in the United States and is expected to more than double by 2050 as the population ages.

High temperatures at area lakes a threat to aquatic life
The effects of the regional drought are being felt at local lakes, where sunny days and low runoff have led to unseasonably high water temperatures. Lake Cocolalla had a recent reading of 80 degrees, a temperature that Spirit Lake, Twin Lakes and the region’s other smaller lakes have probably hit, too, he said. The larger lakes – Hayden Lake, Lake Coeur d’Alene and Lake Pend Oreille – have been in the 70s. At the Long Lake reservoir on the Spokane River, monitoring has recorded temperatures of 77 to 79 degrees. While the warmer temperatures are a plus for swimmers, they’re bad for water quality. Hot water stresses fish, spurs plant growth and depletes oxygen levels. Scientists are seeing signs of problems, particularly at Lake Coeur d’Alene’s shallow southern end.

Carter: Iran deal won’t impact security of Israel, U.S. allies
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday he has no expectation of persuading Israeli leaders to drop their opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, but will instead emphasize that the accord imposes no limits on what Washington can do to ensure the security of Israel and U.S. Arab allies.

NOAA prepares to vaccinate endangered monk seals
Marine officials are readying for the possibility of a disease outbreak in Hawaiian waters, hoping to protect the dwindling Hawaiian monk seal population from morbillivirus. The disease has killed thousands of dolphins and seals around the world. Only 1,100 endangered Hawaiian monk seals remain, leaving the species at risk of being wiped out if the outbreak spreads.

California I-10 bridge washes out amid rains
An elevated section of Interstate 10 collapsed Sunday amid heavy rains in a remote desert area of California, cutting off traffic between the state and Arizona and leaving a driver injured. A bridge on eastbound I-10 across a normally dry desert wash about 50 miles west of the Arizona state line washed away, the California Highway Patrol said, blocking all traffic headed toward Arizona. The westbound section of the freeway remained intact, but traffic was being stopped while it was inspected for safety. The Riverside County Fire Department said it had to extract a driver who crashed in the collapse. The person was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.

In brief: GOP pivots on Trump following McCain put-down
Republicans’ swift condemnation of Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service mark a turning point in the party’s cautious approach to the billionaire-turned- presidential candidate.
George H.W. Bush out of hospital
Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Maine hospital on Sunday, four days after he fell and broke a bone in his neck.

Family spokesman says Chattanooga shooter battled depression, drugs
A Kuwait-born man who shot and killed five service members in Tennessee suffered from depression since his early teen years and also fought drug and alcohol abuse, spending time in Jordan last year to help him clean himself up, a family spokesman said Sunday.

Japanese company officials apologize to U.S. WWII prisoners of war
Saying they felt a “deep sense of ethical responsibility for a past tragedy,” executives from a major Japanese corporation gave an unprecedented apology Sunday to a 94-year-old U.S. prisoner of war for using American POWs for forced labor during World War II. At the solemn ceremony hosted by the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, James Murphy, of Santa Maria, California, accepted the apology he had sought for 70 years on behalf of U.S. POWs from executives of Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

In brief: Higher tax rates kick in for Greece
Greeks today will pay substantially more in value-added taxes, one of the conditions imposed on the country by its creditors. Banks are also to reopen. The tax increases, from 13 to 23 percent, apply to products and services such as processed foods and drinks and dishes served in restaurants and bars. A sharp increase in consumer taxes on many Greek islands is also set to take effect today.
Police make arrest in Modesto deaths
A man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of two women and three young girls whose bodies were found in a Central California home, including his young daughter and her mother. Martin Martinez, 30, from Modesto, where the bodies were found Saturday, was detained about 80 miles away in San Jose early Sunday and booked into a Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of murder. Martinez had a past romantic relationship with one of the women, who was also the mother of his daughter, police said. All the victims are related, and the children’s ages range from 6 months to 6 years old.
China: Lama died of cardiac arrest
The cause of death of a Tibetan lama who was serving a life sentence in a Chinese prison was cardiac arrest, according to state media. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche died 13 years into a sentence on charges of financing and supporting a series of terrorist bombings and secession activities. His supporters say the charges were trumped up.

Proposed California climate bill could set global example
When California Gov. Jerry Brown visits the Vatican this week for an international conference, he’ll be carrying a resolution from state lawmakers supporting Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on climate change. He’s hoping the Legislature will send an even stronger message later this year by passing new environmental rules aimed at helping California slash greenhouse-gas emissions over the next few decades.

U.S., Cuba reopen embassies after five-decade split
Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag is set to fly outside the country’s diplomatic mission in the United States for the first time since the countries severed ties in 1961. While no formal ceremony is planned today for the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, it too will become a full-fledged embassy just after midnight as the Cold War foes formally enter a new era of engagement despite what remains a deep ideological gulf.

Surfer fends off shark attack during South Africa competition
Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, a surfer punched the creature before escaping unharmed during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South Africa on Sunday. Three-time world champion Australian surfer Mick Fanning was struck by the shark from behind and knocked into the water as he sat on his board waiting his turn during the JBay Open in Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape Province.

Then and Now: Whitten Block part of Hotel Lusso
Leydford B. Whitten drove a mule team and wagon from Virginia and arrived in Spokane in 1880. He was trained as a carpenter and quickly built a house that included a drugstore.

The Dirt: Method Juice, Union Studios expanding
The Union Studios, a yoga and spin fitness center in downtown Spokane, will open a second studio on the North Side along with another outlet of Method Juice Cafe. The business has leased about 5,000 square feet at 7704 N. Division St., with plans to open later this fall.
Rat Rod Architecture buys office building
Rat Rod Architecture LLC has purchased a 14,000-square-foot building at 104 W. Third Ave., the former CSL Plasma site. Dan Spalding, a Rat Rod Architecture principal, said details aren’t worked out yet, but the building likely will be renovated in collaboration with others for office use.
Stolen Images leases Second Avenue site
Stolen Images Photography has leased about 435 square feet at 811 W. Second Ave. for photography by Blake Crossley. The photography studio is part of office lofts inside Gina’s Design Center.
Empire State has two new tenants
Two tenants have moved into the Empire State Building at 905 W. Riverside Ave. Community Frameworks, an affordable housing organization, is leasing 2,700 square feet on the main floor of the building, at the corner of Lincoln Street and Riverside. Millianna Jewelry also has moved into a suite with about 715 square feet. The business offers a line of fashion jewelry and makes high-end pieces in conjunction with a New York location.

In brief: Missing elderly man found dead nearby in Spokane Valley
An elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease who went missing Friday in Spokane Valley was found dead later that night in the backyard of a residence about four blocks west of the nursing home where he lived. Glen Stratton had been last seen at The Gardens on University, 414 S. University Road, about 6:15 p.m. The 89-year-old, who used a wheelchair, was reported missing that night.
Brush fire closes I-90 westbound
A brush fire near Interstate 90 in Grant County prompted officials to close the freeway’s westbound lanes for several hours Sunday. The fire burned between the interstate and the Columbia River near Vantage. Westbound traffic was halted at Silica Road, and the lanes were reopened after 8 p.m.
Seattle tickets men, blacks most for pot
A second police study of marijuana-use tickets in Seattle has found men and blacks are most likely to be ticketed. The results were similar to the first study after pot was legalized in Washington: Men received about 90 percent of the tickets, and downtown parks are again popular places for officers to hand out tickets, the Seattle Times reported.
Tunnel work should resume in months
Seattle’s broken-down tunnel boring machine is slated to start digging again by the end of November and should reach the north end of downtown in about a year, officials said Friday. But drivers wouldn’t be traveling through the tunnel until 2018 – almost three years later than originally planned, said Todd Trepanier, the state’s program manager. And Trepanier said the state isn’t able to verify the contractor’s schedule.
Child cancer clinic coming to Kalispell
A children’s cancer clinic is being established in Kalispell so patients from Western Montana can stay closer to home for most treatments. Kalispell Regional Healthcare is working with a Billings doctor to create a pediatric hematology and oncology clinic.
Bystander praised for saving woman
Firefighters are crediting a bystander with saving a woman’s life when he broke out a window and pulled her from a burning vehicle at an Oregon gas station. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue said the vehicle and a gas pump were fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived Saturday at the gas station in the Portland suburb of Beaverton.

Court rules farmworkers are entitled to pay for breaks
Farmworkers who are paid by how much they pick are entitled to separate, additional pay for their rest breaks, the Washington Supreme Court said Thursday in a unanimous opinion that could have major implications for the state’s agriculture industry – as well as other businesses where workers are paid by task rather than by time.

Washington Supreme Court to review education lawsuit progress
The new state budget makes a $1.3 billion down payment toward fully paying the cost of basic education in Washington. But even the lawmakers who crafted the budget do not expect the Supreme Court to be satisfied with their progress toward fulfilling the court’s order on dollars for K-12 schools. The court is expected to grade their efforts sometime in the next weeks or months. The justices will decide whether to issue sanctions to go with last fall’s contempt order over the Legislature’s lack of progress toward answering the 2012 McCleary decision on public education funding.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Trump’s rise telling for GOP

White House Conference on Aging brings urgent issues to the fore
Perhaps the most successful outcome from last week’s White House Conference on Aging was reminding people that America needs to plan for an aging population because the baby boomers are already arriving and demanding services.

Your aging brain could use a workout

Conference to address adult guardianship issues
Families and professionals interested in improving adult guardianship in Washington are invited to attend the inaugural Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders conference Aug. 7 at the Wenatchee Valley College. The free one-day forum will focus on identifying strengths and weaknesses in the state’s current approach to adult guardianship, address key policy and practice issues and engage in outreach, education and training.

Film, TV actor Rocco, 79, dies
Alex Rocco, the Emmy-winning character actor best known for taking a bullet through the eye as the Las Vegas casino boss Moe Greene in “The Godfather,” has died.

Obituary: Fritz, Thomas Michael

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
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Sheriff Clarke Will Enlist the Local Law-Abiding Armed Citizens
After the Chattanooga attack, Sheriff David Clarke said America’s vulnerability to terrorism won’t improve because our commander-in-chief isn’t going to do anything about it and everything Obama touches tends “to turn to crap” anyway.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Watch: Why Outraged Judge Jeanine Says Obama Knew Chattanooga Massacre Was Coming

Watch: News Anchor Gets Fed Up With Obama, Says What Everyone’s Thinking In EPIC Rant
Tomi Lahren, the anchor of On Point with Tomi Lahren on One America News Network (OANN), ended her program Saturday by excoriating President Obama for not affirming the attack in Chattanooga was the result of “radical Islam” and not “workplace violence.”

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