In the news, Saturday, September 29, 2012

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from Daily Kos

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Allen West Had To Resign From Army To Avoid Court Martial; He's Equally Unfit to Serve in Congress

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)

Cyrus O'Leary's building to be demolished

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

Saturday afternoon Fire Update

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Editorial: Congress’ fiscal game of chicken hurts us all

Guest opinion: Don’t bail out state pension funds

Ask Dr. K: Monitor dosage of hormone

Calif dairies going broke due to feed, milk prices

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Contractor fined for ruining bird habitat

Hanford Nuclear Reservation contractor Battelle Memorial Institute is paying the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation almost $100,000 for destroying migratory bird habitat.

Battelle entered into an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for causing the destruction of more than 400 bank swallow nests and more than 3,000 bank swallow eggs during the 2010 nesting season, the office announced Friday in a news release.

In 2007, Battelle stockpiled topsoil at a construction site near the Hanford site and in 2009 removed some of the soil, creating a vertical face favored as a habitat by bank swallows. Topsoil was again removed in 2010, resulting in the destruction of the bank swallow habitat in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Battelle will pay $96,800 to the foundation for preservation and restoration of shrub-steppe habitats in Washington’s mid-Columbia region, the release said.

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E. C. LANTER, M. D.

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      E. C. LANTER, M. D.  Creston is to be congratulated in securing as a resident this talented and skillful physician.  Just entering the prime of life, Dr. Lanter has demonstrated himself to be a thoroughly proficient man and master of the arts of medicine and surgery.  The high standard demanded by the public in physicians is fully met in every particular in Dr. Lanter.  A man of integrity and uprightness, thoroughly imbued with a high sense of honor and the deep responsibility of his stewardship, the doctor, has inspired in the public a confidence in his wisdom and ability as a successful physician.  In addition to this, Dr. Lanter is a thorough student and possessed of a keen perception and force which he brings to bear in his studies.  This has marked him as a man of excellent ability.  In fact, Dr. Lanter is a man who is thoroughly abreast of the advancing times in medicine. He has one of the finest equipped offices in the county and as is to be expected is handling a large practice.

      E. C. Lanter was born in Green Forest, Arkansas, on June 16, 1878, being the son of C. F. and Mattie (Ross) Lanter, natives of Knoxville, Tennessee and Dardanelle, Arkansas, respectively.  The father was mayor of Vernon City, Texas, and held other offices of prominence, being an influential man.  The mother's father was a professor in the Arkansas Industrial university.  After graduation from the high school in Green Forest our subject entered the Marion Simms college at St. Louis.  Due time was spent in training there and in 1896 he matriculated in the Vanderbilt University of Nashville, Tennessee.  He received his degree of Doctor of Medicine and at once entered upon the practice at Green Forest.  He soon had a very large practice on his hands but in July, 1900, he determined to come west and accordingly in that year, located in Creston.  From the beginning, Dr. Lanter had a good practice and is now considered one of the leading physicians of this part of the county.

      In 1903, Dr. Lanter married Miss Ella Vivian Frazer who was born in Slayton, Minnesota, on May 30, 1879.

FRED L. WATSON

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      FRED E. WATSON is owner and manager of the Creston roller mills.  This is one of the important industries of Lincoln county and has been built by the subject of this article.   The plant is fitted with all the latest improved milling machinery and has an output capacity of four hundred barrels per day.  Mr. Watson  is a practical business man and has demonstrated his ability to handle large industries, being possessed of the happy faculty which enables him to grasp the outlines of business yet allows no details to escape his notice.

      Fred L. Watson was born in Michigan, on March 5, 1862, the son of J. B. and Kate (Fryant) Watson, natives of New York.  The father was a prominent and influential citizen in Michigan and held various offices of trust.   Our subject received his education at Valparaiso, Indiana, there gaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1885.  After finishing his college course he went to the farm in Michigan and turned his attention to the cultivation of the soil until 1892, when he came to Washington.  He soon located at Creston and commenced buying wheat. In this business he was prospered until 1892, when he erected the mill spoken of above and continued in buying wheat and handled the milling business also.

      Mr. Watson is one of the well known busi- ness men of Lincoln county and has established for himself a very enviable reputation.

      In 1895, Mr. Watson married Miss Anna, daughter of August Lillengreen, a native of Minnesota.  To this union one child, Beatrice, was born in 1899.

CHARLES A. STRAUB

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      CHARLES A. STRAUB is proprietor of the O. K. livery stables at Creston, Washington.  He has a nice assortment of rigs, keeps line horses, and does a good business. Mr. Straub is known as a man who never leaves undone anything that will enhance the comfort and safety of his patrons and is ever alert in the interest of his business.

      Charles A. Straub was born in Ohio, on October 1, 1861, being the son of George and Elvina (Coffman) Straub, natives of Ohio.  The father was a wagon maker and followed that business during his life. He was a veteran also of the Civil War.  Our subject received a good common school education in his native state and resided there until 1890, when he turned to the west and traveled in every state and territory west of the Mississippi valley.  Having thoroughly satisfied himself as to the resources of every portion, he finally selected Creston as his stopping place, settling here in 1891.  He took a homestead just south from town which he proved up on.  In 1898, Mr. Straub built the O. K. Stables and since that time has been engaged in the livery business.

      In 1893, Mr. Straub married Miss Ida Gollur, a native of Illinois.  They are highly respected people having hosts of friends in this part of the country.

NATHAN E. WALKER

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      NATHAN E. WALKER.  This respectable and esteemed citizen, who is also to be classed as one of the early pioneers of Lincoln county, is now dwelling just south from Sherman where he has four hundred and eighty acres of land.  As early as 1886, he settled in this vicinity and has since given himself to the basic art of agriculture.  He has always labored for those measures which have tended to upbuild and improve these sections and is known as a progressive man . He is an advocate of good schools, better roads and all those things that make an enlightened and advanced community.

      Nathan E. Walker was born in Virginia, on February 26, 1857, being the son of Garrett B. and Adeline Y. (Skinner) Walker, natives of Virginia and tillers of the soil.  The first twenty years of our subject's life were spent in his native state, during which time he gained an education, then he journeyed west to Kansas. For about six years he remained in that country then came on to the more favored section of Washington, taking his present place as a homestead.

      In 1887, Mr. Walker married Miss Florence M., daughter of John W. and Mary E. (Kees) Highland, natives of Iowa.  Mr. and Mrs. Walker are highly respected people owing to their uprightness and real worth.

WILLIAM H. HOWARD

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      WILLIAM H.HOWARD is a well known business man of Creston, being at the head of a prosperous real estate and insurance business.  He has demonstrated his ability to make a success of the enterprise and is considered one of the most capable men of this section.

      W. H. Howard was born in Monmouth, Illinois, on September 5, 1840, being the son of Henry C. and Cynthia A. (Bonner) Howard, natives of Kentucky.  In 1843, the father moved with his family to Missouri and there was judge of Barry county, besides holding other offices of trust.  After attending the public schools of Missouri, our subject completed his education in the Cherry Grove Seminary of Abingdon. Illinois.  When rebels invaded Springfield, Missouri, our subject was thrust through with a sabre and left weltering in his own blood for dead.  His father and brother were taken prisoners and desolation reigned on every hand.  Fate decreed that Mr. Howard should not end his existence in that untimely way.  Recovering from his wound he enlisted in the Seventy-first Illinois Infantry.  For three months, he was in active duty and received his discharge, his time being out.  He immediately re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry for one hundred days and served the time with great credit to himself.  As soon as those days were done he again enlisted, this time in the Seventh Illinois Calvary where he served with distinc- tion until the close of the war, then he gave his attention to farming in Iowa and South Dakota until 1880, when he came to what is now Creston, Washington. This time stamps him as one of the early pioneers of this favored region and for nearly a quarter of a century, Mr. Howard has devoted himself steadily in faithful labors in this county. He did general farming and stock raising until 1900, when he sold a portion of his interests and devoted himself to real estate and insurance. Mr. Howard has al- ways been a prominent man in this section, has held many offices, and at the present time is police judge.

      In 1872, Mr. Howard married Miss Marietta J. Wilson, of Sidney, Iowa.  In 1881, he was called to mourn her death.  In 1894, Mr. Howard married Mrs. Desdemona Dearling of Davenport, Washington.  By his first wife, the following named children have been born to Mr. Howard: J. Edgar, an abstractor in Davenport, Washington, and representative to the legislature for his district; Mrs. Ena Ferguson, living on the ranch; George L., a professor in the Western Iowa College at Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Mr. Howard is secretary and part owner of the Silver Hill mining company.

JAMES P. TUFTS

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      JAMES P. TUFTS dwells about four miles northwest of Sherman.  He came to Lincoln county in 1885 and has been instrumental in opening up the country and building up the county, which is one of the leading ones in the great state of Washington.  From the time when Mr. Tufts settled in Lincoln county until the present, he has given his attention to farming and also to stock raising. In the former occupation he has made an excellent success and is known as one of the substantial and industrious agriculturists of the region.

      James P. Tufts was born in Springfield, Illinois, and there gained his early education from the city schools.  After, that, he went to farming and continued steadily in the same in that section of the country until he came west and took a homestead where he now resides.

      In 1902, Mr. Tufts married Mrs. Artie Penix, daughter of James and Katherine (Benn) Unsell, natives of Missouri.  Mrs. Tufts was born in Missouri, on December 2, 1862.  Mr. Tufts has always taken an active interest in politics and has held a number of offices of trust, always discharging the duties encumbent upon him in a capable and faithful manner.

D. FRANK PEFFLEY

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      D. FRANK PEFFLEY was born near the little town of Bainbridge, Putnam county, Indiana, on May 5. 1854.  His father owned a sawmill and a small farm, and in work in anil on these possessions, the youthful days of our subject were spent.  Peffley Pere believed in the strenuous life for hoys and followed his theories rather severely.

      At the age of seventeen, Frank quit the parental roof and began life for himself.  He did various work and then learned the carpenter trade.  Having always been inclined toward books, he began work in earnest to acquire a good education, and sought it until he was the proud possessor of his first certificate tor teaching. Then he taught, went to school, and did private studying for some years.

      In the spring of 1880, he turned his face westward for the last time, having previously sojourned in trans-Mississippi territory and returned each time to his native place.  Location was made in Bourbon county, Kansas, and the following sixteen years were spent in or near Fort Scott, with the exception of one and one-half years in New Mexico. He taught but gradually relinquished his hold on that profession for newspaper work, taking up reportorial and editorial labors on the Fort Scott dailies.  Later he mastered the mechanical portion of the business.  He also had some of the unusual experiences of the novice as publisher of a weekly. In the spring of 1896, he left Fort Scott, which for years had been the scene of his labors and hardships, together with some degree of success.  He engaged in teaching and in newspaper work in Iowa until the fall of 1899, when he journeyed on west to Lincoln county.  Locating near Wilbur, he took up teaching for a year and then went to Creston, where he filled the principal's chair for one year.

      In August. 1901, Mr. Peffley began the publication of the Creston News, a venture of his own.

      Mr. Peffley was married in 1883, at Fort Scott, Miss Susan Martin becoming his bride.  Two daughters have been born to this union, Louise and Sara, now grown to womanhood.

      Mr. Peffley has written much of a literary character, both in verse and prose, besides numerous contributions to school journals and on political and other topics.  He handles the pen with ease and fluency and many of his productions have received the recognition of competent literary people.  But he has never had the ambition to write for money and has made no effort to get before more than his own little world in letters.

PETER MARTIN

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      PETER MARTIN is one of the venerable residents of Lincoln county.  He has wrought here since 1888, with marked industry and sagacity and has gained as a result of his labors a fine estate, well improved and productive.  He resides about four miles north of Sherman and is one of the respected and esteemed citizens. Mr. Martin is a descendant of the old Norsemen whose explorations are among the most wonderful of any nation on the globe.  He is possessed of the vigor and progressiveness of his people and has manifested the same during a long and useful career.

      Peter Martin was born in Norway, on December 15, 1832, being the son of Martin and Dorotha (Paulson) Hanson, natives of Norway.  They came to Minnesota in 1854, which state was then an unsurveyed vastness of prairie with no railroad connections nearer than Chicago.  Our subject received his education in the common schools of Norway and when twenty-one came to the United States, settling with his parents in Minnesota in 1854.  For thirty four years, he was an industrious tiller of the soil there and then he decided to sell his property and come to Lincoln county.  This was in 1888 and since that time, Mr. Martin has been one of the well known farmers here.  In 1874, Mr. Martin married Miss Alete, daughter of Martin and Carrie (Peterson) Thompson. The following children have been born to our subject, Martin, Andrew, John, Marie, Albert, Clara D., Peter, M. Lizzie, Henry, and Emil.  Mr. Martin is now seventy-one years of age and is entitled to pass the closing years of his well spent life in the quiet enjoyment of that competence which his industry and success have amassed for him.  He has held many offices of public trust in this country and has ever shown himself worthy of the confidence of the people.  Mr. Martin's spirit may be discerned from the fact that when he came to this country, he immediately set to work to master the English language and soon became a very proficient English scholar.

In the news, Friday, September 28, 2012

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Netanyahu draws line over Iran
Israeli says progress on nukes could soon be unstoppable
Paul Richter      McClatchy-Tribune

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Vestal: Victim seeks to extend abuse statute
Shawn Vestal      The Spokesman-Review

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Law lets astronauts keep artifacts

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Mars rover finds evidence of fast-moving waterway
Alilcia Chang      Associated Press

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Vatican newspaper says wife script ‘fake’

Vatican City – The Vatican newspaper has added to the doubts surrounding a Harvard University researcher’s claim that a fourth-century Coptic papyrus fragment showed that some early Christians believed that Jesus was married, declaring it a “fake.”

The newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, published an article Thursday by leading Coptic scholar Alberto Camplani and an accompanying editorial by the newspaper’s editor, Giovanni Maria Vian, an expert in early Christianity.

They both cited concerns expressed by other scholars about the fragment’s authenticity and the fact that it was purchased on the market without a known archaeological provenance.

“At any rate, a fake,” Vian titled his editorial, which criticized Harvard for creating a “clamorous” media frenzy over the fragment by handing the scoop to two U.S. newspapers only to see “specialists immediately question it.”

Karen King, a professor of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, announced the finding last week at an international congress on Coptic studies in Rome. The text, written in Coptic and probably translated from a second-century Greek text, contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to “my wife,” whom he identifies as Mary.

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Officials finish culling cattle-preying Wedge Pack
Rich Landers      The Spokesman-Review

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Firefighters gaining on Wenatchee fires
Doug Esser      Associated Press

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In the digital age, a rare fight for print readers
Kevin Mcgill      Associated Press

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US Postal Service to default on second $5B payment
Hope Yen      Associated Press

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FRANK ARTHUR HOPKINS

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      FRANK ARTHUR HOPKINS is one of the pioneers of Lincoln county and has so successfully wrought here that he is the possessor now of four hundred acres, well stocked and improved, which lies about three miles north from Sherman.  Mr. Hopkins has shown commendable industry and wisdom in his efforts in this county and is classed as one of the influential and substantial citizens.  He was born in Iowa on May 6, 1855. His parents were Miles S. and Laura A. (Culver) Hopkins, natives of New York.  The father came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1852 and there engaged in mercantile business. Later, he went to Nebraska and followed merchandising in that state.  He was descended from Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  The family is an old and prominent one, having many members of literary distinction, both in the professions and in commercial life.  Our subject was educated in Iowa and Nebraska, then learned the printer's trade, being engaged on the Burt Comity Pilot and The Burtonian, both newspapers in Burt county, Nebraska.  He continued in this occupation until 1877, when he came to Walla Walla.  He immediately took the contract of freighting military supplies during the Bannock and Nez Perce wars.  In 1878, Mr. Hopkins took a preemption in the Palouse, which, however, he sold in 1880, coming thence to Sherman, Lincoln county.  Thus we see that for nearly a quarter, of a century, he has devoted himself to improving and building up this party of the country, achieving a success commensurate with his efforts.  In 1884. Mr. Hopkins settled on a portion of his present estate as a homestead and has since added until he has now the large farm mentioned above.

      On March 15. 1887, Mr. Hopkins married Miss Caroline A., daughter of Henry and Martha (Taylor) Shane. The mother was born in Ohio where also Mrs. Hopkins was born on September 13, 1856.  The father was a native of Ohio also and came to Nebraska in 1874.  The grandparents of Mrs. Hopkins were early pioneers of Ohio and among the first settlers of that now thriving state.  Mrs. Hopkins has one brother, Stanley and six sisters, Mrs. Ellen Crabbe, Mrs. W. Jack. Mrs. Martha Wallace, Mrs. Esther Clark, Mrs. Margaret Rogers, and Blanch Shane. To Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins the following children have been born, Mrs. Nellie Houston, Stanley, who died at the age of seven, Edgar A., William H., Ralph, who died when an infant, and Ruth E.

THORNE HOUSTON

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      THORNE HOUSTON is one of the substantial and wealthy farmers of Lincoln counity. He resides about one-half mile east from Sherman where he owns a fine farm of nearly four hundred acres. He acquired title to the same by purchase, having gained all he possesses, since coming to Lincoln county, through his own industry and wise management.

      Thorne Houston was born in Smith county, Virginia, on December 20. 1875, the son of Robert and Mattie (Cole) Houston, both natives of Virginia.  The father was occupied in farming and mercandising during his life. The common schools furnished the educational training of our subject and with his mother, one brother, and two sisters he came to Lincoln county in 1885.  They settled near Sherman and owing to the fact that their financial assets were very low, the boys were forced to work out to get the means to improve their homesteads.  They believed in the resources of this country and soon began to purchase land.  In 1897, our subject bought one-half section just one mile east from Sherman. He has made various other purchases since, having given his entire attention during these years to farming.  He has made an excellent record, and the skill with which he has improved his farm and made it productive has shown him to be a capable and wise man.

      In 1899, Mr. Houston married Miss Nellie, daughter of Frank and Carrie (Shane) Hopkins, who now dwell three miles east from Sherman.  Mrs. Houston was born in Asotin, Washington, on January 15, 1878. She has two brothers, William and Edgar, and one sister, Ruth.  Mr. Houston has one brother, Walter and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Jones and Mrs. Bertha Graybill.  To Mr. and Mrs. Houston one child. Esther, has been born.

FLOYD HUDKINS

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      FLOYD HUDKINS resides one mile south from Sherman where he has a large estate of eight hundred acres, the same having been cleared through his industry and wise  management.  The farm is well improved with buildings, fences and so forth and supplied with plenty of stock and machinery.  Mr. Hudkins came to the Big Bend six years ago and he had fifteen hundred dollars in cash.  He went into debt for one half section of land and raised enough wheat the first year to pay for the same, two thousand eight hundred and sev- enty-five dollars.  He then bought another half section for five thousand dollars and paid for that in two years. He has added more by purchase having his fine large estate.

      Floyd Hudkins was born in West Virginia, on February 1, 1847, being the son of Elisha and Rachel (Mearns) Hudkins, both natives of West Virginia and people of substantial wealth and excellent standing.  Our subject came with his people to Illinois when a boy and there received his education.  When he had arrived at his majority he emigrated to northwest Missouri and took up farming.  For fifteen years, he toiled there and then went down to southwest Missouri where he farmed for a time.  In 1897, Mr. Hudkins came to Oregon and remained for a short. time traveling thence to his present location in Lincoln county, being one mile south from Sherman.

      In 1874, Mr. Hudkins married Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel and Emily (Thompson) Diamond, natives of Pennsylvania and Delaware, respectively.  Daniel Diamond was descended from Irish and Holland Dutch ancestors, who settled in Pennsylvania in very early days.  He was a pioneer in Iowa, where he opened up a farm.  About 1861, he traveled to Nodaway county, Missouri, where he endured the rigors of a pioneer life, having to transport all his supplies for seventy-five miles by wagon. For twenty-one years he resided there.  Mrs. Hudkins was born in Iowa, in 1854, and has the following named brothers and sisters. Walter, Arthur, Abe, Hugh, Mrs. Jessie Patrick, and John.  Mr. Hudkins has brothers and sisters named as follows. Walker, Andrew. Mrs. Lea Brant, and Mrs. Mary McCall.  Mr. Hudkins has an enviable standing in the community and is recognized by all as a man of ability and integrity. He is always found on the side of those principles which are for the advancement and benefit of all.

In the news, Thursday, September 27, 2012

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fromKXLY.com:

Developer wants to make Ridpath into apartments

Parking Garage Restored To Former Glory


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from KXLY 4 News and Prevention:

The 10 Worst Kids' Breakfast Cereals

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from NCWTV.com and the Washington State Department of Transportation:

If you had planned to drive on US 97 near Blewett Pass this week, we highly recommend you stay away from area.
Fire danger is very high. Here's what it looked like yesterday when crews briefly closed the road for fire control work.

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Hackers targeting big banks in U.S.
E. Scott Reckard      Andrew Tangel

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This date in history

1862: During the Civil War, the Union Army’s first all-black regiment, the self-described “Chasseurs d’Afrique” (Hunters of Africa), was formed in New Orleans (which was then under Northern control).

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Site located for 1855 Battle of Hungry Hill

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Doctor K: Supplement claims largely unproven
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

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Library exhibit puts science, technology at patrons’ fingertips
Cindy Hval      The Spokesman-Review

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Landmarks: Gem in north Spokane kept in top shape
Stefanie Pettit      The Spokesman-Review

William Pettet was also the father of my grandfather's first wife. - C. S.

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Opportunity hall has been part of Valley’s story for 100 years
Lisa Leinberger      The Spokesman-Review

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Obituary: Mckinley, Michaele Ann

(O'Connor), Age 63

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Two parents make one whole child

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By Judith Burdack

This article, which was published in the Tampa Tribune on 13 May 2001, is reproduced by her permission.

The days of honoring parents are upon us. Both parents are to be recognized for the individual and collective roles they play in the lives of their children. The tasks of parenting are many: We lead, guide, nurture and love our children into their adulthood.

For the past eight years I have been a part-time instructor of the court-required course "Parents, Children and Divorce" at Hillsborough Community College. The course acknowledges the right of parents to divorce each other. However, it reminds them that the ending of the marriage does not mean that they are divorcing their children. Too many times I have heard the stories of parental conflict and the acts of deliberate subterfuge that are rooted in the effort to get even or to have power and control over the other parent.

Although these actions may be born out of personal pain and unhappiness, the results are the same - the children are hurt and are frequently denied the opportunity to enjoy, learn from and love each parent's uniqueness.

Certainly physical and emotional abuse are unacceptable in any family, intact or divided by divorce. However, equally damaging are the effects of abandonment.

It is unthinkable when a parent chooses not to participate in a child's life. Parents whose contact with a child is inconsistent and sporadic bring confusion and hurt to the child's life, making the child feel unworthy. Even when the custodial parent does his or her best to fill in the gaps, the child is still left with a hole in his heart and questioning what he did to be cut out of the life of the absent parent.

I hear from and about mothers and fathers so caught up in their own personal anguish that their actions not only hurt, anger and frustrate the other parent, but also serve to leave a void in the lives of their children. These children experience confusion, fear, disappointment and even guilt.

The child must fiercely struggle to establish his own identity. The most painful and lasting wound is the emptiness in his heart that creates a lingering sense of sadness most difficult to overcome.

The child who does not experience connectedness with both parents has a difficult time connecting all the dots of his personal self. Mom and Dad must choose to put their personal agendas aside and be cooperative, participating parents regardless of their personal feelings. It takes a selfless person to do the job of parenting in a manner that does not inflict pain on another human being.

Many times I have wished that this class had been a requirement nearly 28 years ago, when we went through that sad and hurtful episode. My son and I celebrated and struggled through all of the daily chores of his growing up and, I might add, my "growing up."

Yes, he has confirmed that when we have the lifetime blessing of children, they are our most important task at hand.

A parent who chooses not to participate in a child's life forfeits the reward of connecting with that young life and, in later years, misses the joy of having the child as an adult friend.

On this Mother's Day, I am blessed and rewarded: Not only is my son my very dear and treasured friend, but he is a successful, decent human being, having weathered the void and surmounted the obstacles of a parent who chose to be absent.

BRUNO W. FELDER

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      BRUNO W. FELDER, in his chosen occupation, that of jeweler, has done creditably as is evidenced constantly by his skillful and careful work.  He has a fine establishment in Wilbur and handles a thriving business, carries a large stock of goods and he does much repairing.

      Bruno W. Felder was born in Missouri, in 1853, being the son of Abraham and Katherine (Mettler) Felder, natives of Switzerland.  Bruno W. Felder's ancestors came from the country whence hail the finest jewelers and mechanics the world has ever known.  The father came to Missouri when thirty-five years of age and followed his profession, being a physician of very high reputation. He received his degree from Heidelberg university, Germany, as well as from some of the other leading universities of the world and started very high in the profession.  He died in 1883.  The mother's father, Dr. Mettler, was one of the most prominent and skillful physicians in Switzerland.  After a primary training in the public schools, our subject received a college education in Weston. Missouri, after which he took up the jeweler business, becoming very skillful and proficient.  For five years, he was thus engaged in St. Louis and in 1871 went to Atchison, Kansas, continuing there in the same business for four years. After that, he did business in Alton, Illinois, for a short time, and then spent eight years in Colorado. Following that, we find him in the jeweler business in Los Angeles. and on January 13, 1890, he located at Wilbur, Washington.  Here he opened a jeweler store and has since continued steadily in business.  He has a handsome residence in Wilbur besides other property and also half a section of land in Yakima county, Washington.

      In January, 1891, at Los Angeles, Califor- nia, Mr. Felder married Miss Emma Fleshman, who was born in Humboldt county. California, on October 2, 1866.  Her father, Herman Fleshman, was a wealthy merchant of Homboldt county.  Mr. Felder has the following brothers and sisters, Zeno, Harry. Louis, Nina, Eliza, Paulina. Gussie and May.  To Mr. and Mrs. Felder one child has been born.  Herman A.

      Mr. Felder is affiliated with the A. O. U. W., the W. W., and the K. O. T. M.  He is a substantial member of society, wealthy and well esteemed.

In the news, Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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TUE 25      INDEX      THU 27

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from Gateway Pundit

BOMBSHELL: No Wonder Obama Bowed to the Saudis – They Likely Funded Him at Harvard

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from Investor's Business Daily

Household Incomes Fall In Aug., Off 8.2% Under Obama

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from NCWTV.com

Wenatchee Complex and Table Mountain Tuesday update

Canadian fire crews help out on Wenatchee Complex

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from The Spokesman-Review

Education spending pits different views
Romney, Obama disagree over larger federal role

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Islamist radical charged for ripping up Bible

Cairo – Egyptian prosecutors referred to trial Tuesday a well-known radical Islamist who tore up an English copy of the Bible during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States.

The case against Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah is a rare example of Egypt’s blasphemy laws – often condemned by rights groups as restrictive of freedom – used against someone who allegedly insulted a religion other than Islam.

Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, was filmed during a protest outside the embassy two weeks ago as he stood before the crowd and ripped up the holy book. “Next time I will urinate on it,” he says in another video. Both videos were posted online.

Contempt toward “heavenly” religions – a term usually taken to include Christianity, Islam, and Judaism – is punishable by up to five years in Egypt.

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State kills two wolves in Stevens County
Rich Landers

Medicare hikes likely
Premiums to rise for program’s drug plans, report says

Jobless rate still high, but officials upbeat
Private sector gains since 2011 ‘encouraging’

Romney: Unions shouldn’t donate

Trudy Rubin: Mutual respect necessary

Think breakfast
When breaking Yom Kippur fast …

Give pork big flavor in a few steps
Marinate using simple ingredients

Dear Papa: Letters to Hemingway get crucial repair

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from The Wenatchee World

Firefighters still trying to contain Peavine Fire
By Michelle McNiel      World staff writer

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JUDITH BURDACK ARTICLES

Judith is a retired school teacher and a 2nd cousin 2x removed. - C. S.



TWO PARENTS MAKE ONE WHOLE CHILD
published in the Tampa Tribune, 13 May 2001

FIRST COMES READING
published in the Tampa Tribune, 06 Sep 2003

FIRST COMES READING

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By Judith Burdack

This article, which was published in the Tampa Tribune on 6 September 2003, is reproduced by her permission.  She is a retired school teacher and a 2nd cousin 2x removed. - C. S.

Ronald Morgan, a second-grader, knew it was a terrible day when his classmates continually laughed at him and called him names. As the day wore on, it was brought to his attention twice that he couldn't spell his mother's name. Then he mistakenly ate his classmate's lunch, knocked over a plant in the classroom, splashed water on a girl's dress and caused his team to lose a baseball game. Just when he knew it couldn't get any worse, it did.

His teacher called his group to the reading circle. When it was his turn, he read, "Sally was a horse." It was pointed out to him that the sentence said, "Sally saw a house." To add insult to injury, he was reminded that he was in the "dumb group" and that "he still couldn't read" and further he'd probably "never make it to third grade."

A Terrible Day

My thanks to author Patricia Reilly Giff. Her Ronald, in "Today Was A Terrible Day," brought home the tragedy of being a washed-up learner and labeled a failure, practically at the starting point of school. Failure comes fast. Teachers and researchers recognize that by third grade, too many youngsters have fallen behind in their ability to read. Even more tragic is the child's sense of failure at the task that is of paramount importance for success in school and for a lifetime of learning, enhancement and enjoyment.

I challenge each of my colleagues to read this 26-page book to his or her students and then talk with them about their thoughts and memories of elementary school. I have, and it was enlightening. These students - enrolled in the Youth Services Program - are youthful offenders, placed in locked facilities. They gave unanimous thumbs up when they talked about their kindergarten-to-second-grade experience. From that point on, the stories of growing disenchantment with school increased.

Why? Simple. Many weren't able to keep up with the reading skills of their peers, thus the disintegration of interest in school, the boredom, the tedium and the downward spiral of behavior. Some of these youth expressed their sense that they weren't worth the time or effort to engage them in learning the skill of reading that is required - regardless of the subject matter.

You might ask: What happened before the child entered school and where was the support once these youngsters began the learning journey? Good question - certainly a rightful one to ask, and you probably have some answers. But the bottom line is that we cannot continue to blame the past; the past must be put to rest. Yes, it is a tremendous challenge to begin with the now - perhaps a 16-year- old whose successful reading level is at a second-grade level - but the skill of reading is first. So begin we must.

The inability to read a wide variety of materials has been recognized by researchers as the common denominator shared by juvenile offenders, regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds. Interestingly enough, the improvement of reading skills has been identified as a primary factor in the reduction of juvenile recidivism.

Yes, it will take time and money - lots of both - but it seems to me that there is no time like the present to put the recognized researched-based best practices of instruction to work in each classroom, regardless of curriculum, and begin recovering our youth from the edge of risking their futures and becoming a part of the adult prison population. For, ultimately, crime is more costly than education.

The national No Child Left Behind initiative must mean just that to all of us. Youth Services Programs provides the educational program to incarcerated youth. The vast majority of these youth need extensive remediation in reading and writing. We are an eclectic group of educators from a wide variety of disciplines. But we have embarked on the journey of learning, practicing and applying the best practices of teaching youngsters how to read. The elements of reading and the research-based instructional strategies in the reading classes and in the specific curriculum classes are our focus. Our extensive training, practice, investigation of the research, peer modeling and collaboration will combine to make this endeavor happen. It's a huge undertaking, long and at times frustrating, but when you see that 16-year-old return to his community reading two or even three grade levels above his entry scores, you know he is leaving with the "I can read" belief embedded in his very soul.

So, just like the kids, you want to know the ending of the story and you are wondering, what happens to Ronald? Well, Giff gives Ronald a happy ending. His teacher writes him a letter that she knows he can read on his own, without help. Ronald is able to call his best friend and tell him, "I just found out that I can read."

His teacher gives him a serving of success - the early beginning of that which is foundational to long-term success - the path that leads students to the first necessary connection: the printed page - reading! For this is the springboard, transferring knowledge, thoughts and dreams to a student's writing, and to his or her ability to converse with logic and the mastery of language.

A Happy Ending

Through the leadership of our principal, Maria Tudela, partnered with the skilled guidance of Dr. Anne Chatfield, supervisor of reading, and the dedicated effort of every member of the Youth Services Programs, we are serving up many opportunities of success to our students. We know the skill of reading is significant to the reduction of juvenile recidivism. It gives these youngsters participatory membership in lifelong learning.

The first priority of the school district is reading as a foundation to academic achievement. Each student reaches his or her academic potential through the collection of knowledge and skills. Without the first skill - reading - reaching one's potential eludes the learner. As the belief that all teachers are reading teachers becomes reality, through application of the best practices, then and only then can those who are the stakeholders in education be assured that no child will be left behind.

Judith Burdack is a reading resource specialist for Youth Services Programs in Hillsborough County schools.

In the news, Tuesday, September 25, 2012

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MON 24      INDEX      WED 26

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from Investors Business Daily

Health Premiums Up $3,000; Obama Vowed $2,500 Cut
By JOHN MERLINE,      INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

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from Mother Nature Network

Are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the sky? Scientists finally have an answer
It's an age-old inquiry, and it turns out the answer is as awe-inspiring as the question itself.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Persistent pertussis
Whooping cough epidemic continues to sweep through county
Jennifer Pignolet    

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health:

Training children to build immunity, fight germs
As children’s immune systems develop, ability to fight off germs will follow
Adrian Rogers      The Spokesman-Review

Prostatitis is a common condition
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

Turmeric conquers tough wart
Joe Graedon And Teresa Graedon      peoplespharmacy.com

Schools start to wash hands of sanitizers
Adrian Rogers      The Spokesman-Review

Shedding a light on ostomy
Bodily waste elimination tough to talk about, but impossible to ignore
Cindy Hval      The Spokesman-Review

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Immigrant requests strain consulates, schools
Elliot Spagat      Associated Press

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from The Star

Lancers stick it to Raiders

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from The Telegraph (UK)


France set to ban the words 'mother' and 'father' from official documents

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In the news, Monday, April 30, 2012

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SUN 29      INDEX      TUE 01

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Image from Port Authority of New York

World Trade Center is back on top in NYC
Associated Press

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This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border

Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol

the U.S.-Canadian border.

Drones patrolling Washington state border
Unmanned craft help with natural disasters and drug interdiction
Manuel Valdes      Associated Press

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Federal judge stops Texas law on women’s health
Associated Press

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Study: Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetes
Results point out need for ‘eat less, move more’ culture
Alicia Chang      Associated Press

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Then and Now: Gonzaga’s former football stadium
Football stadium used to be focal point

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This date in history

1789: George Washington took office as the first president of the United States.

1803: The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million.

1812: Louisiana (formerly the Territory of Orleans) became the 18th state of the Union.

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opinion:

Justice, peace are connected
Leonard Pitts Jr.

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Do Your Part: Enjoy taste of homegrown foods
Terri Bennett      McClatchy

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In the news, Monday, September 24, 2012

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SUN 23      INDEX      TUE 25

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frin NCWTV.com:

Sunday Night fire update

Wenatchee Complex Evening Update, September 22, 2012

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Firefighters see progress tackling Washington fires
Associated Press

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Then and Now photos: Public transit
Back before buses, Spokanites got around via train

1912: A Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad electric train moves along Main, west of Post.

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opinion:

One nation, two dreams
Leonard Pitts Jr.

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Bill Nye warns: Creation views threaten US science
Dylan Lovan      Associated Press

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In the news, Sunday, September 23, 2012

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SAT 22      INDEX      MON 24

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from Forbes

Senate GOP Obstructionists Throw Veterans Under The Bus-Vote Down Bill To Help Vets In Need Of Jobs

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from NCWTV.com

Wenatchee Complex Morning Update September 23, 2012

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from The Spokesman-Review

Firefighters making progess in central Washington 

Wildfire crews wary of lightning

Experts identify multiple factors prevalent in less healthy areas

Limits on speech to get U.N. hearing
Speakers may revive debate on blasphemy

NASA’s next goal: outpost near moon
New ‘gateway spacecraft’ would serve as staging area

Montana ranches feel impact of coal exports
Mining boom brings nightmare for some

Easy to see differences in well-being among neighborhoods
What’s not so easy is fully understanding the causes and addressing them
By Shawn Vestal      The Spokesman-Review

George Will: Obama’s ‘racial stalemate’ a myth

Smart Bombs: Tax insult added to injury
By Gary Crooks      The Spokesman-Review

Referendum 74 – Pro: Core values of marriage still apply
Gilbert Rossing

Referendum 74 – Con: Needs of the children are subordinated
Bishop Blase Cupich

New homes bridge generation gaps

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from WND (World Net Daily)

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Saudi billionaire did help Obama into Harvard

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In the news, Saturday, September 22, 2012

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FRI 21      INDEX      SUN 23

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from NCWTV.com

Wenatchee Complex Update Saturday Sept 22nd

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from KPVI News 6 (Pocatelo, Id.)

Critically Injured Biker Returns to PMC to Say Thanks

Link posted to facebook by SRae Maes (editor of the Coulee City News and Standard), who also commented:

We in Coulee City thank Portneuf Medical Center too.. along with all the doctors and nurses we also thank those EMTs that answered the call and the good Lord for allowing them to return home to us.

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Wildfires may merge, with no rain in sight

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Subsidy zones to be cut
City Council looks to limit areas eligible for tax exemptions
Jonathan Brunt      The Spokesman-Review

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In turnabout, angry Libyans attack militia’s compound
One sign calls slain U.S. ambassador ‘friend’
Maggie Michael      Associated Press

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Pop, obesity link tightened
Sugary drinks’ role seen in new studies
Melissa Healy      Los Angeles Times

Soft-drink industry issues rebuttal

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Pelosi favors ending payroll tax cut

Washington – The Social Security payroll tax cut should be allowed to expire at the end of this year and lawmakers should turn instead to overhauling the entire federal tax code, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday.

The 2 percentage point reduction in the 6.2 percent payroll tax, first enacted last year, had been a major element of President Barack Obama’s proposals to rejuvenate the economy. The effort to renew it for 2012 prompted a prolonged battle with Republicans last winter, especially in the House, and resulted in an eventual GOP surrender and a major victory for the president.

There has been little talk among Democrats about reviving the payroll tax cut yet again for next year, and Obama did not propose renewing it in his 2013 budget. Even so, few Democrats until now have said openly that the measure should be allowed to lapse.

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner      The Spokesman-Review

From our archives, 100 years ago

Louis Davenport announced that his grand new undertaking – “the two-million-dollar Davenport hotel” – was ready for bid.

All of the plans and specifications were complete, and the contracts would be awarded soon.

He also announced that the hotel’s own wells would provide soft water – “almost as soft as rain water” – for the hotel’s baths.

This date in history

1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.

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VA Medical Center deemed excellentThe Spokane VA Medical Center was recognized for excellence in care in a report released Wednesday.

It was one of 620 hospitals nationwide leading the way in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes, according to the Joint Commission, a not-for-profit accreditor of health care organizations. The hospitals identified were selected for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability, according to the report.

The VA center was recognized for its clinical processes that are shown to improve care for patients with pneumonia, according to a news release.

The announcement was in the Joint Commission’s report “Improving America’s Hospitals Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.”

More than 3,300 hospitals submitted performance data for the report.

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Oil boom has an ugly underbelly
Crime, rents soar in towns around Bakken
Kevin G. Hall      McClatchy-Tribune

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opinion:

Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech has enduring role
Froma Harrop

Obama’s Cairo Doctrine in tatters
Charles Krauthammer

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Polar bear bill falls to Senate politics
Republicans stall measure long sought by sportsmen
Mary Clare Jalonick      Associated Press

Blame it on the Republicans.  Obvious jurnalistic bias.
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Prep football scoreboard
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 68, Columbia-Inchelium 20
Chewelah 55, Priest River, Idaho 19
Lakeside 42, Kettle Falls 13
Liberty 44, Lake Roosevelt 13
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 21, Tri-Cities Prep 20
Odessa-Harrington 58, Pateros 20
Pomeroy 64, St. John-Endicott 28
Republic 32, Northport 20
Wellpinit 64, Selkirk 46
White Swan 40, Bridgeport 15
Wilbur-Creston 34, Entiat 28

Northeast 1B  South:

Wilbur-Creston 34, Entiat 28: Paul Hillman scored four touchdowns – three rushing and one receiving – to guide the Wildcats (1-3, 1-1) to a win over the visiting Tigers (2-2, 0-2). Hillman finished with 124 yards on 18 carries. Entiat’s Jeremy Davis scored two second-half touchdowns to keep the game close.

Odessa-Harrington 58, Pateros 20: Sam Schafer ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns and caught two touchdown passes to lead the Titans (2-2, 1-0) past the visiting Billygoats (2-2, 0-2). Justin Hunt also had a big game for the Titans. Hunt threw three touchdown passes and ran for the game’s first touchdown.
Nonleague:

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 68, Columbia-Inchelium 20: Drew Isaak threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Warriors (3-1) got out to a fast start and eased past the host Lions (2-2) in Hunters. Mike Evans caught two of Isaac’s touchdown passes and Mitchell Hunt also scored twice, including a 65-yard kickoff return. Dustin Wyborney carried 15 times for 145 yards and two scores to lead Columbia-Inchelium.

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Treat boil with warm, wet compress
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

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Old farmhouse lost in 12-acre brush fire
Nina Culver      The Spokesman-Review

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After victory lap, Endeavor rolls to retirementAlicia Chang      Associated Press

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