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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from Capital Press
Chelan FFA advisor loses home to wildfire
FFA advisor Rod Cool and his family are among the dozens of people who lost their homes to the massive wildfire that burned through the Chelan, Wash., area. Cool lost his home and outbuildings Aug. 14. He’s not sure about the cost to replace it all, but said he has good insurance. He planned to begin the rebuilding process this week. Cool and his family were evacuating when the fire hit. “I drove by the driveway and the trees were on fire in the yard, that’s how close it was,” Cool said. “The fire really came fast.”
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Chelan FFA advisor loses home to wildfire
FFA advisor Rod Cool and his family are among the dozens of people who lost their homes to the massive wildfire that burned through the Chelan, Wash., area. Cool lost his home and outbuildings Aug. 14. He’s not sure about the cost to replace it all, but said he has good insurance. He planned to begin the rebuilding process this week. Cool and his family were evacuating when the fire hit. “I drove by the driveway and the trees were on fire in the yard, that’s how close it was,” Cool said. “The fire really came fast.”
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from The Cato Institute
Jeb Bush Abandons Mainstream, Finds Inner Neocon
Jeb Bush has amassed a sizable war chest and positioned himself to be the safe establishment pick after Donald Trump’s expected implosion. Alas, on foreign policy Bush has turned hard right.
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from Conciliar Post
Over the past couple years, there’s been an increasing discussion in the Christian blogosphere over the “The Benedict Option,” an idea proposed by The American Conservative editor Rod Dreher as a response to the perceived end of Christianity as a Western cultural force. What is the Benedict Option, and why do we need it? In today’s post, I’ll explore answers to these questions. While I have my own opinion on the matter, my aim here is not to persuade but to attempt to describe a concept that is much-debated and somewhat difficult to pin down.
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from The Daily Caller
Ohio Man Charged With Manslaughter For Shooting Burglar
Shooting a burglar can land you with voluntary manslaughter charges. David Hillis, 21, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting a home invader earlier this month, The Plain Dealer reports. Two men, Marcus Glover, 25 and Terry Tart, 37, broke into the home in Akron around 2 p.m. Hillis was in his home with two other people when two burglars broke in. The burglars held him at gunpoint but Hillis pulled out his own gun and the criminals fled. Hillis chased them into the yard and fired multiple shots. Glover was found dead not far from the home.
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from euronews
Crimea: Putin blames Kyiv for Ukraine violence, warns Tatars not to expect special status
Crimea: Putin blames Kyiv for Ukraine violence, warns Tatars not to expect special status
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Kyiv for the latest burst of fighting in Ukraine’s restive east. Putin made the accusation on the second of a three-day trip to Crimea – the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine last year. The visit has angered Kyiv, which still considers the Black Sea region Ukrainian. However, the Russian president praised the 2014 takeover as a matter of historic justice.
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from Examiner.com
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from The Heritage Foundation
What the Left Misunderstands About Cuba’s History
4 Reasons Obama’s New Methane Emission Regulations Don’t Make Sense
How US Sugar Policies Just Helped America Lose 600 Jobs
The manufacturer of Oreo cookies recently announced plans to move production of Oreos from Chicago to Mexico, resulting in a loss of 600 U.S. jobs. This should be a wake-up call to defenders of the U.S. sugar program and other job-destroying trade barriers. The leading ingredient in Oreos is sugar, and U.S. trade barriers currently require Americans to pay twice the average world prices.
One Iranian Family’s Fight to Keep a Colorado City From Taking Their Property
Nasrin Kholghy and her family own Authentic Persian and Oriental Rugs in Glendale, Colo. The city threatened to take their store, along with other property they own, through eminent domain.
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from The Hill
Surging Ben Carson looks to peel off Donald Trump's voters
Ben Carson has his sights set on Donald Trump. The retired neurosurgeon is surging in the polls, but faces a huge hurdle in overcoming Trump, the runaway leader of a pack of 2016 presidenital candidates looking to tap into the anti-establishment fervor that is energizing the Republican base. Trump still holds a big lead in the polls, but several recent surveys show Carson taking second place nationally and in Iowa.
McConnell: Obama has ‘great likelihood of success’ on Iran deal
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from Huffington Post
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Surging Ben Carson looks to peel off Donald Trump's voters
The retired neurosurgeon is surging in the polls, but faces a huge hurdle in overcoming Trump, the runaway leader of a pack of 2016 presidenital candidates looking to tap into the anti-establishment fervor that is energizing the Republican base. Trump still holds a big lead in the polls, but several recent surveys show Carson taking second place nationally and in Iowa.
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Surging Ben Carson looks to peel off Donald Trump's voters
The retired neurosurgeon is surging in the polls, but faces a huge hurdle in overcoming Trump, the runaway leader of a pack of 2016 presidenital candidates looking to tap into the anti-establishment fervor that is energizing the Republican base. Trump still holds a big lead in the polls, but several recent surveys show Carson taking second place nationally and in Iowa.
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from Independent Voter [IVN]
On Immigration, Most Voters Aren’t Buying What The Parties Are Selling
FairVote: The Founding Fathers Wanted an Evolving Democracy
On Immigration, Most Voters Aren’t Buying What The Parties Are Selling
FairVote: The Founding Fathers Wanted an Evolving Democracy
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
Okanogan Complex fire continues to burn; evacuations in place
The Okanogan Complex is made up of the Lime Belt Fire, the Blue Lake Fire, the Tunk Block Fire, the Beaver Lake Fire. The 4,204 acre Nine Mile Fire is also being managed under the complex. The four remaining fires are burning about 12,000 acres.
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from KREM 2 News (CBS Spokane)
First female soldiers to graduate from Army Ranger School
Two female soldiers will graduate from the Army’s legendary Ranger School this week, the first women to complete the course since it was opened to them on an experimental basis this year, the U.S. Army said Monday evening. The two were part of a group of 19 female soldiers who passed a rigorous screening process to begin the physically demanding course that had been closed to women since it opened more than six decades ago. Their names were not revealed.
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To be or not to be … an evangelical
An enduring question for at least some of us is whether we still think of ourselves as evangelicals — what is gained and lost in doing so. And that question is actually two questions disguised as one: whether we indeed aspire to be evangelicals and, if so, whether the label retains any utility in describing however it is that we like to think of ourselves. Anyone interested in the American religious scene will know that “evangelical” is a disputed category and that it is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. At the height of its powers, evangelicalism is ebbing in discernment and in the process of spending down its real capital.
from KTVZ - NewsChannel 21 (Bend)
You know the infernos are out of control when 25,000 firefighters aren't enough to stop them. About 200 active duty military personnel will help battle blazes in Western states, the National Interagency Fire Center said. It's the first time soldiers have fought wildfires since 2006.
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from The Living Church
An enduring question for at least some of us is whether we still think of ourselves as evangelicals — what is gained and lost in doing so. And that question is actually two questions disguised as one: whether we indeed aspire to be evangelicals and, if so, whether the label retains any utility in describing however it is that we like to think of ourselves. Anyone interested in the American religious scene will know that “evangelical” is a disputed category and that it is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. At the height of its powers, evangelicalism is ebbing in discernment and in the process of spending down its real capital.
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from Mad World News
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Pack Of Thugs Targets Family & Terrorizes Them As Mom Begs For One Thing
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from Military Times
Officials: Military likely to open most combat jobs to women
Two women have now passed the Army's grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead. The military services are poised to allow women to serve in most front-line combat jobs, including special operations forces, senior officials told The Associated Press.
Pack Of Thugs Targets Family & Terrorizes Them As Mom Begs For One Thing
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from Military Times
Officials: Military likely to open most combat jobs to women
Two women have now passed the Army's grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead. The military services are poised to allow women to serve in most front-line combat jobs, including special operations forces, senior officials told The Associated Press.
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from Money Talks News
IRS: Tax Data Breach Was Much Worse Than Thought
The personal information of nearly 400,000 Americans may have been at risk in a recent data breach reported by the IRS. How will you know if you were among the targets?
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from National Review
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Not Hard to Read 14th Amendment As Not Requiring Birthright Citizenship — and Nothing Odd About Supporting Such a Reading
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Not Hard to Read 14th Amendment As Not Requiring Birthright Citizenship — and Nothing Odd About Supporting Such a Reading
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from New York Times
Familiar Talk on Women, From an Unfamiliar Trump
The outspoken scion of the New York real estate developer Fred C. Trump stood on stage in Washington one day in 1992 and told a mostly female crowd of law enforcement agents to lighten up when it came to sexual harassment. The aversion to political correctness and the dispensing of unorthodox advice were straight from the playbook of Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who has made a business, and now the beginnings of a political career, out of over-the-top oratory. But these particular Trumpisms came instead from his older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry.
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from POLITICO
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from Religion News Service
from The Right Scoop
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from Rolling Stone
Watch Hendrix Play Fiery 'Purple Haze' in Clip From New Doc
Film captures biggest U.S. show of late guitar icon's career
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from The Spokesman-Review
Motel 6 in Bremerton explodes after gas leak; one worker critically injured
An explosion demolished part of a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, on Tuesday night — critically injuring a gas company worker just minutes after the acting hotel manager had evacuated the building due to a leak.
Charges increased to first-degree murder in East Central shooting
Edward Bushnell, the man accused of fatally shooting William Poindexter in East Central Spokane July 21, now faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing.
Fire burning near Airway Heights
A helicopter and several planes are dumping water and retardant on a brush fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon west of Spokane near Palisades Park.
3 officers named in fatal Sandpoint shooting
Authorities have named the three North Idaho police officers involved in last week’s confrontation with an armed Sandpoint man that ended with a sheriff’s deputy shooting and killing the man. Casey George Alarcon, 34, died Aug. 11 after he allegedly fired two shots at the officers. They were identified today as Sandpoint Police Officer Jeremy Inman, and Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputies Aaron Walker and Tyler Jinright.
Subway pitchman expected to plead guilty to child porn charges
An Indiana Television station is reporting that Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges.
Idaho fire conditions worst since 1926
Fire conditions in Idaho are the worst they’ve been since 1926, the state forester reports, and things are only looking to get worse.
Semi driver dies on Interstate 90 west of Spokane
The Idaho driver of a semi trailer was found dead in his cab just after noon Tuesday on Interstate 90, the Washington State Patrol said. Kenneth Burch, 65, died of a heart attack, according to a news release. The St. Maries resident was entering the highway from Medical Lake Road, about eight miles west of Spokane, when he left the road and struck a private fence. No other vehicles were involved and the incident did not block traffic. When aid arrived, Burch was pronounced dead.
Two dead in early morning Chattaroy RV fire
A 37-year-old woman and her young daughter died in a motor home fire early Tuesday in the Chattaroy area. A dog, caged outside the home and unable to flee, also perished in the fire.
Wildfire smoke brings unhealthy air across Northwest
An air quality alert issued Monday is expected to remain in effect across a broad swath of the Pacific Northwest until at least Thursday because of wildfire smoke pollution. “Air quality is currently in the unhealthy category and is forecast to continue to range from unhealthy to hazardous in the next few days,” the National Weather Service in Spokane said in a statement.
Embattled Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing resigns
The embattled mayor of Airway Heights has submitted his resignation following a public furor in July regarding comments he made about President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama that were considered racist. Patrick Rushing did not acknowledge the controversy in a news release issued Monday by the city. “I find it difficult to continue due to my declining health issues,” Rushing is quoted as saying in the statement.
IRS says computer breach much worse than thought
A computer breach at the IRS in which thieves stole tax information from thousands of taxpayers is much bigger than the agency originally disclosed. An additional 220,000 potential victims had information stolen from an IRS website as part of a sophisticated scheme to use stolen identities to claim fraudulent tax refunds, the IRS said Monday. The revelation more than doubles the total number of potential victims, to 334,000. The IRS said Monday that thieves started targeting the website in November. Originally, investigators thought it started in February. The website was shut down in May. The IRS estimates it paid out $5.8 billion in fraudulent refunds to identity thieves in 2013.
Glenrose neighbors work to reduce wildfire risk
Glenrose residents have banded together to join the Firewise fire protection program, a nationwide effort to help communities resist the threat of fire. The focus of the program is on rural and semirural communities where wildlands and residential developments meet. The program involves clearing brush, thinning timber, mowing grass, protecting propane tanks, installing fireproof roofing and otherwise cleaning most vegetation away from homes.
Chelan wildfires surpass 100,000 acres
Fires continued to rage across Washington and Idaho on Monday as thousands of firefighters were deployed from the parched rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula to the dun hills of Stevens County. Hardest hit is Chelan, where a group of six fires spread in several directions to burn 102,000 acres, 32 homes, and Chelan Fruit Inc.’s processing plant – a major employer in the region. News reports indicate that the fire, ignited by lightning strikes Friday, also burned a winery and a lumber yard.
A Michigan woman who was believed to be the nation’s oldest veteran at 110 has died, about a month after meeting President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. Didlake was a 38-year-old wife and mother of five when she signed up in 1943 for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. She served about seven months stateside during the war, as a private and driver.
White House takes steps to slow heroin epidemic
The White House is zeroing in on the growing heroin epidemic, announcing federal funding Monday to combat use of the drug with a focus on both public health and safety. About $2.5 million from President Barack Obama’s anti-drug programs will target heroin abuse in New England, Appalachia and East Coast cities, and $1.3 million will go to fight trafficking on the border with Mexico, drug czar Michael Botticelli said.
Judge orders release of oil train reports
A Maryland judge rejected two rail carriers’ arguments that oil train reports should be withheld from the public, ordering them released to McClatchy and other news organizations that sought them.
In brief: Judge allows Kentucky clerk to deny marriage licenses during appeal
A federal judge on Monday gave a Kentucky county clerk room to continue denying marriage licenses to gays and lesbians while she takes her religious objections case to a higher court. U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis last week to issue licenses to two gay couples, and ruled Monday that she is not entitled to any more delays. But because “emotions are running high on both sides of this debate,” he also stayed his decision while she takes her case to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal.
Women earn Ranger designation
Two women have passed the Army Ranger School and will graduate at Fort Benning, Georgia, on Friday morning, making them the first female soldiers to earn the elite special operations forces tab and complete the Army’s most difficult training regimen.
Florida clinic asks for abortion ruling
Planned Parenthood in Florida asked a judge Monday for an emergency ruling to allow them to continue to perform abortions at 12 and 13 weeks after a discrepancy with the state about what constitutes first- and second-trimester abortions.
Up to 305 Clinton emails might have classified data
The State Department review of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails so far has found as many as 305 messages that could contain classified information and require further scrutiny by federal agencies, the department said Monday.
Pentagon plans to increase drone use by 50 percent
Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 percent over the next several years, using the Army and civilian contractors to put more of the unmanned aircraft in the air.
Former Iraqi premier may face charges over Mosul’s fall
Who lost Mosul? The question could lead to Iraq’s former prime minister and many top lieutenants facing criminal charges. Iraqi lawmakers on Monday referred to the public prosecutor a report calling for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other senior civilian and military officials to be held to account for the fall of Iraq’s second-largest city to the militants of Islamic State last summer.
In brief: Indonesian crash left no survivors
An Indonesian official says that rescuers have managed to reach the crash site of an Indonesian plane that went missing two days ago with 54 people on board and that there were no survivors. “The plane was totally destroyed and all the bodies were burned and difficult to identify,” National Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo told the Associated Press.
Russians blame fighting on Ukraine
Russia’s foreign minister said Monday that a surge in fighting near Ukraine’s southeastern port city of Mariupol is a likely harbinger of a Ukrainian military offensive eastward into rebel-held territory.
Report: All sides killing innocents
In its latest report on the fighting, Amnesty International accused both the Saudi-led coalition carrying out airstrikes in Yemen and the forces on the ground, supporting or opposing the Shiite rebels known as Houthis. The London-based rights group said the violence has been particularly deadly in the southern cites of Taiz and Aden, with dozens of children among those killed.
McConnell: Blocking Iran deal will be difficult
President Barack Obama has “a great likelihood of success” in his showdown with congressional Republicans on the Iran nuclear deal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell grudgingly acknowledged on Monday.
Deadly blast hits Thailand capital
Investigations were underway today after a deadly bombing in Bangkok killed at least 22 and injured 123 people, many of them tourists.
City of Spokane creates incentive program for new development
With the creation of a new program aimed at encouraging development, the city of Spokane is hoping to get involved in “jump-starting private investment” within its borders. Spokane Mayor David Condon, who announced the program at the new Bennidito’s Brewpub on East Sprague Avenue, said the new economic incentive program is a way to build transparency and fairness into the city’s ability to provide funding, waive fees and contribute other incentives for projects big and small. The program was approved by the City Council last week.
Washington releases student scores from new Smarter Balanced tests
The raw numbers may look worse, but state school officials said the results should be seen as better from standardized tests that students in many grades of Washington public schools took last year.
Strategy to reseed burned land takes shape
Even as fires ravage landscapes across the West, restoration crews already are on the ground amid the smoke, starting work on plans to reseed and rehabilitate the burned wildlands.
In brief: Worker killed by chlorine leak identified
The Pacific Steel and Recycling worker who died after being exposed to chlorine gas on Wednesday was identified Monday as Edward K. Dumaw, 44.
Motorcyclist hospitalized after I-90 crash
Medics took a motorcyclist to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center following a rush-hour crash on Interstate 90. Samuel Williams, a 58-year-old rider from Stevensville, Montana, crashed his 2013 Harley-Davidson FLTRX into two cars during a traffic slowdown Monday in the eastbound lanes near the Freya exit, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Officers help deliver baby after traffic stop
Seattle police officers wound up helping with the birth of a baby after a routine traffic stop – and it was all recorded on a patrol car’s dashboard camera. The department said Officer Anthony Reynolds pulled over the car after he saw it speeding and running red lights in South Seattle at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday. The driver opened his door and shouted that his wife was in labor.
Charges filed against suspect in rampage
Pierce County prosecutors have filed charges of first-degree murder and 16 other counts against a man suspected of killing a 71-year-old and terrorizing dozens of people in Puyallup last week. The News Tribune reports that 34-year-old Nathen Terault entered not-guilty pleas Monday in Superior Court. He was ordered held on $5 million bail.
Despite fines, legislators plan to take time to answer McCleary ruling
Getting the Legislature to return for yet another special session may take more than a daily $100,000 fine. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and legislative leaders met Monday in SeaTac to discuss how lawmakers should respond to court sanctions issued last week in the ongoing McCleary education funding case. But following the hourlong meeting, Inslee said he wouldn’t immediately call a special session of the Legislature to address the state Supreme Court’s latest order, even as the state gets fined by the day. And some lawmakers seemed to think that calling the Legislature back to Olympia before its scheduled return in January may not be needed at all.
Amazon CEO says he won’t tolerate a ‘callous’ workplace
Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos rebutted a New York Times depiction of his company’s workplace as overly harsh and demanding, writing in a memo on Sunday: “The article doesn’t describe the Amazon I know.”
In brief: U.S. homebuilder sentiment improves in August
U.S. homebuilders grew slightly more optimistic about the housing market in August, putting their confidence at levels last seen a decade ago during the debt-fueled housing boom.
Citigroup affiliates settle SEC case
Two Citigroup Inc. affiliates have agreed to pay $179.5 million to resolve federal regulators’ charges of misleading investors in hedge funds that later collapsed.
FDA: Scope maker knew about problems
Federal regulators have uncovered new violations by the manufacturer of medical scopes recently linked to outbreaks of deadly “superbug” bacteria at U.S. hospitals.
Starbucks, Panera tweak latte formulas
The pumpkin spice latte battle is heating up just in time for fall. Starbucks and Panera are hyping reformulated versions of the popular drinks in a fight to win over fans of the beverage in coming weeks.
Petco files for another IPO
Petco plans to go public again almost nine years after two private equity firms bought the pet store operator.
N.Y. manufacturing down sharply
Manufacturing activity in New York state contracted in August at the fastest pace since the Great Recession, pulled down by sharp declines in new orders and shipments.
U.S. Steel idling Alabama mill
U.S. Steel Corp. said Monday it will close its Fairfield Works mill, one of the largest remaining pieces from Birmingham’s years as a Southern steel-making giant.
Feds allow Shell to drill for oil in Arctic Ocean off Alaska
The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.
Foreign companies halt operations near Tianjin blast
Foreign companies have suspended operations around the Tianjin port as officials scramble to contain the toxic fallout of last week’s deadly chemical explosions, which dealt a blow to northern China’s emerging economic hub.
Editorial: Slowly, state improving funding for our schools
Robert J. Samuelson: Currency devaluation uneasy course for China
Dr. Zorba Paster: Choice of PSA tests a personal one
Soaring dental costs in the U.S. are driving many seniors to Mexico for care
Ask Dr. K: Shoulder pain treated with ice, medication
First lady’s healthy kids director knows impact of good eating
Peoples Pharmacy: Paths to whiter teeth appear to be safe, effective
blood-pressure medicine
prednisone side effects
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from Tea Party
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Glenn Beck Puzzled Why Conservatives Are Even Thinking of Backing Trump
Conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck said on his show Monday he is “at an impasse” with other conservatives who support the presidential candidacy of billionaire businessman Donald Trump. Trump is leading the GOP polls among a 17-candidate field, and supporters say he is tapping in to the public’s anger at government. But Beck is among those who question Trump’s change in position on various issues, including abortion and a wealth tax. He once supported both.
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Glenn Beck Puzzled Why Conservatives Are Even Thinking of Backing Trump
Conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck said on his show Monday he is “at an impasse” with other conservatives who support the presidential candidacy of billionaire businessman Donald Trump. Trump is leading the GOP polls among a 17-candidate field, and supporters say he is tapping in to the public’s anger at government. But Beck is among those who question Trump’s change in position on various issues, including abortion and a wealth tax. He once supported both.
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from Think Progress
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from The Washington Times (DC)
Carson says EPA will run better under his presidency
The EPA’s massive toxic spill triggered fallout Tuesday from Republicans as presidential hopeful Ben Carson visited the site, and a key congressman disclosed that at least two House committees are planning to investigate the incident.
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from The Wenatchee World
After losing house, teacher grateful for community support
Having his house burn to the ground couldn’t have come at a more inconvenient time for Rod Cool. The Chelan High School agriculture teacher and FFA adviser is in the final days of helping his students prepare for the upcoming fair season — the NCW District Fair next week and the Chelan County Fair the week after. In between, school starts back up after summer vacation. And he was supposed to be driving his daughter to college in Idaho on Tuesday. Not one to dwell on his own misfortune, Cool is channeling his energy into helping his students and a number of farm animals impacted by the wildfires that rampaged around Chelan last Friday and still threaten homes in some areas near the community.
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