Saturday, September 22, 2012

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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