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from NCWTV.com:
As of October 11th Burned areas in North Central Washington
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Benghazi attack politicized, probed by Congress
Official: Consulate violence couldn’t have been stopped
Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy-Tribune
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Court reviews affirmative action
Texas case could result in new limits
Mark Sherman Associated Press
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Pakistanis decry Taliban shooting
Army general visits teenager in hospital
Alex Rodriguez Los Angeles Times
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review
A portrait of Long Elk, “the oldest Indian of the Colville Tribe,” graced the front page of the Spokane Daily Chronicle.
Long Elk was visiting Spokane, a place he remembered from before there were any buildings whatsoever.
“All around, nobody here,” he was quoted as saying.
When asked how old he was, he said that, when he was a boy, “the big pines were little bushes and the Columbia River was a creek.”
More seriously, he said he has counted 83 “snows,” or winters, but he didn’t start counting until he was a young man. He said he traveled all over this area when white people were just coming into the country.
He was nearly 100 years old, by the best estimate. He had several sons who were old men. Long Elk was described as “spry and fairly healthy.”
He said he intended to return to his ranch outside of Curlew and remain there until he died.
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In brief: from wire and staff reports
Voting ID law put on hold till next year
Washington – A three-judge panel has upheld South Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo identification but has delayed enforcement until next year – adding to the list of states that have had to postpone or drop strict ID or voting laws they wanted in place for the Nov. 6 elections.
The federal panel on Wednesday found that the law was not discriminatory because of the safeguards in it, but would require more time to put those protections against discrimination in place.
In brief: from wire and staff reports
Voting ID law put on hold till next year
Washington – A three-judge panel has upheld South Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo identification but has delayed enforcement until next year – adding to the list of states that have had to postpone or drop strict ID or voting laws they wanted in place for the Nov. 6 elections.
The federal panel on Wednesday found that the law was not discriminatory because of the safeguards in it, but would require more time to put those protections against discrimination in place.
Syrian plane intercepted by Turkish jets
Ankara, Turkey – Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it might be carrying weapons or other military equipment, amid heightened tensions between Turkey and Syria that have sparked fears of a wider regional conflict.
The Syrian Air jetliner was traveling from Moscow when it was intercepted by F16 jets as it entered Turkish airspace and was escorted to the capital’s Esenboga Airport.
Hours later, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the Airbus A320 with 37 passengers and crew would be allowed to leave, but its cargo had been confiscated.
The Syrian Air jetliner was traveling from Moscow when it was intercepted by F16 jets as it entered Turkish airspace and was escorted to the capital’s Esenboga Airport.
Hours later, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the Airbus A320 with 37 passengers and crew would be allowed to leave, but its cargo had been confiscated.
Dry spell breaks many local records
There has been so little rain in the Inland Northwest since the beginning of August that many locales have broken records, according to the National Weather Service.
Since the beginning of August through Oct. 10, only 0.13 inches of rain have fallen in Spokane. The previous record was 0.18 inches, set in 1991. Record-keeping goes back to 1881.
Records for dryness also were set in Pullman, Moscow, Colville, Ephrata, Kellogg, Northport, Lewiston, Omak and St. Maries, the weather service said.
The stretch of consecutive days without rain also is notable: Pullman has gone 82 days without measurable precipitation, breaking the 78-day record set in 1987.
Coke stops making returnable bottles
NEW YORK – It’s the end of an era for Coca-Cola lovers, as the last 6.5-ounce returnable, glass bottle rolls off the production line.
A small Coke bottler in Minnesota says it’s stopping production of the bottles, which customers could return to get back a 20-cent deposit. The company in Winona, Minn., had been refilling the returnable bottles since 1932 but said it no longer makes business sense to continue doing so.
The Coca-Cola Co, based in Atlanta, notes that its 8-ounce glass bottles are still widely available across the country. Those recyclable bottles are nearly identical to the smaller 6.5-ounce bottles.
“They were made on an old line that would have to be completely replaced – they kept them going as long as they could,” said Susan Stribling, a Coca-Cola spokeswoman.
Model train events at fairgrounds
SPOKANE VALLEY – The River City Modelers will host a swap meet and train show on Sunday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., in Buildings C and D, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is being held jointly with the Inland Empire Railway Historical Society, now known as the Inland Northwest Rail Museum.
The group also will have open houses at the model railroad location, 1130 E. Sprague Ave., on Saturday, from 4 to 8 p.m., and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m.
For more information, call Shirley Sample at (509) 838-4029.
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Phone companies fighting spam texts
Customers can report the illegal messages
Kristi Swartz McClatchy-Tribune
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Landers: Pro-wolf extremists not helping cause
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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‘Little Bee’ characters face moral decisions in immoral world
Adrian Rogers The Spokesman-Review
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Doctor K: Treatments may help damaged skin
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
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Women’s home fighting insurance giant to stay put
Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press
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