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from Business Insider
The 10 Best Small Towns In America
[list based on the number of votes nominated towns received in Rand McNally and USA TODAY's 2012 Best Small Towns in America competition]
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from The Spokesman-Review
Trade, military, farm aid among items left undone before elections
Deficit talks will put GOP’s stance on taxes to the test
Witnesses differ on timeline
Some say Libya attack began earlier than U.S. said
Bishops discuss losses
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In Brief: From Wire Reports:
ATLANTA – The philanthropic arm of shipping giant UPS said it will no longer give money to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group discriminates against gays, the second major corporation to recently strip funding from the scouts.
The UPS Foundation made the change Thursday after an online petition protesting its annual grants to the Boy Scouts attracted more than 80,000 signatures. UPS, based in Atlanta, follows computer chip maker Intel in withdrawing corporate support for the Boy Scouts.
The UPS Foundation gave more than $85,000 to the Boy Scouts in 2011, according to its federal tax return.
UPS spokeswoman Kristen Petrella said groups applying for the foundation grants will have to adhere to the same standards UPS does by not discriminating against anyone based on race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
The UPS Foundation distributed $45.3 million in grants last year. Petrella said she was not aware of any other current grant recipients who would be affected by the new policy.
U.S. re-elected to U.N. rights council
UNITED NATIONS – The United States was re-elected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the organization’s top human rights body.
The U.S. was competing with four countries for three open seats belonging to the Western Group on the council. Germany and Ireland were also elected by the 193-member General Assembly. Greece and Sweden lost out.
U.S. on track to be largest oil producer
The U.S. will become the world’s top producer of oil within five years, a net exporter of the fuel around 2030 and nearly self-sufficient in energy by 2035, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
It’s a bold set of predictions for a nation that currently imports some 20 percent of its energy needs. Recently, however, an “energy renaissance” in the U.S. has caused a boost in oil, shale gas and bioenergy production due to new technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Fuel efficiency has improved in the transportation sector. The clean energy industry has seen an influx of solar and wind efforts.
By 2015, U.S. oil production is expected to rise to 10 million barrels per day and increase to 11.1 million barrels per day by 2020, overtaking second-place Russia and front-runner Saudi Arabia, according to the IEA’s World Energy Outlook. The U.S. will export more oil than it brings into the country in 2030, the report said. Around 2030, however, Saudi Arabia is expected to be producing some 11.4 million barrels of oil per day, outpacing the 10.2 million from the U.S., the IEA report said. In 2035, U.S. production will slip to 9.2 million barrels per day, far behind the Middle Eastern nation’s 12.3 million daily barrels.
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Incident stirs fears that conflict will spill out
Company says strike prevents operations
The role of drug resistance
Dr. Alisa Hideg
‘Old man’s disease’ kills more women; one factor may be subtler symptoms
Adrian Rogers The Spokesman-Review
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon peoplespharmacy.com
Superstorm priorities for some include saving pets
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from The Wenatchee World
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Waterville teachers quit union to form local group
Wells Dam gets new 40-year license
‘Come help me. My mom’s on fire’
Apartment fire sparks life-saving ingenuity, heroism
Veterans Day 2012
Don Seabrook Photo Editor
Wenatchee's annual Veterans Day Parade
Climate change seen locally
from The Wenatchee World
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| The Columbia River ferry at Wenatchee in 1911 World file photo |
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Waterville teachers quit union to form local group
Wells Dam gets new 40-year license
‘Come help me. My mom’s on fire’
Apartment fire sparks life-saving ingenuity, heroism
Veterans Day 2012
Don Seabrook Photo Editor
Del Ketchie Guest editorial writer
Back in session, with a long to-do list
Same players, same battles as Congress returns
Very few would escape ‘fiscal cliff’ unscathed
Same players, same battles as Congress returns
Very few would escape ‘fiscal cliff’ unscathed
Syria’s firepower continues to overwhelm
Rebels sign deal to secure more weapons, but will it be enough?
The perfect turkey
Step-by-step guide to a Thanksgiving masterpiece
Add dessert to the menu without last-minute fuss
Rebels sign deal to secure more weapons, but will it be enough?
The perfect turkey
Step-by-step guide to a Thanksgiving masterpiece
Add dessert to the menu without last-minute fuss
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