Friday, December 7, 2012

In the news, Friday, December 7, 2012


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from Hampton Roads Naval Museum


Pearl Habor Battleships, Part II

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from The Spokesman-Review


Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary
Audrey Mcavoy Associated Press

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Raising Medicare age could shift costs
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar      Associated Press

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Conservative resigning from U.S. Senate
Tea Party supporter to lead think tank
James Rosen      McClatchy-Tribune

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Morsi’s rhetoric fans opposition
Egyptian president won’t yield on constitutional vote
Nancy A. Youssef      McClatchy-Tribune

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Senate overwhelmingly OKs Russia trade pact
Bill awaits Obama’s expected signature
Rob Hotakainen      McClatchy-Tribune

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Survivor pushes to ID Pearl Harbor dead
Navy, park service to honor former sailor, 91, for work
Audrey Mcavoy      Associated Press

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Mormons urge compassion for gays
Associated Press

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Law targets carbon monoxide
Detectors mandatory in state on Jan. 1
Jody Lawrence-Turner      The Spokesman-Review

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Editorial: State health exchange shaping up as good move

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A History of ‘Hallelujah’
Book traces odd journey of Cohen’s song
David Bauder      Associated Press

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Corps not budging on Miss. River flap
Jim Salter, Jim Suhr      Associated Press

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Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks
Andrew Taylor      Associated Press

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US works with Russia on Syria, but wants Assad out
Bradley Klapper      Associated Press

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US economy adds 146K jobs, rate falls to 7.7 pct.
Christopher S. Rugaber      Associated Press

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Mich. legislators defy unions, OK right-to-work
Jeff Karoub, John Flesher      Associated Press

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Critic questions way coal firms build slurry ponds
Vicki Smith      Associated Press

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Judge aims to resolve Apple-Samsung legal dispute
Paul Elias      Associated Press

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Snow-savvy Midwest cities breaking no-snow records
Barbara Rodriguez      Associated Press

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Superstorm utility crews complain of payroll delay
Frank Eltman      Associated Press

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RI court to hear arguments in pension case
David Klepper      Associated Press

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from The Wenatchee World



CASHMERE SWIMMING HOLE: This swimming hole just east of Cashmere was a popular place for youngsters during the town’s early years.  The “big rock” substituting for a diving board was on the north side of the Wenatchee River just above the Cottage Avenue bridge.  The “big rock” was a casualty of progress and met its fate when the new highway was built in the 1950s.

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NCW gets $2.5 million for jobs, city improvements
Christine Pratt      World staff writer

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Secession is, as usual, just talk
Tracy Warner      World Editorial Page Editor

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Talking it over
Wilfred R. Woods
Chairman of the Board, The World

Remember Pearl Harbor

I vividly remember hearing the announcement of the Pearl Harbor bombing on a car radio Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, while enroute with college friends from Tacoma to a party in Seattle.

I’ve been re-reading World War II stories, specifically Max Hastings’ “Inferno,” a huge volume, thanks to a loan from retired historian Derold Wax of Wenatchee.

The magnitude of that awful time still resonates; memories of it still motivate political action in some countries.

Hitler and Stalin were the largest figures, both sadists with no regard for human life. Stalin finally learned to listen to his generals to some degree; Hitler did not.

Our sacrifices are small compared to those of other countries, but we cannot forget them. In that regard, I have just received a coffee-table book about the B-17s of World War II from Don Hayes of Walla Walla, a retired Air Force major.

“Splendor in the Skies” is a compilation of stories of the 8th, 12th, and 15th Air Force campaign against Germany. For those who have personal recollections of those days, it is a treasure.

Hayes’ address is P.O. Box 3398 in Walla Walla.

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Loop Trail work begins
Michelle McNiel      World staff writer

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Bedbugs in library books? It’s giving Seattle the creeps
They’re even skittering through UW’s shelves
Jack Broom      The Seattle Times

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Delicious — and deadly
How a care worker made a fatal choice with mushrooms
The Sacramento Bee

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Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used to fight dengue fever in Florida
The Associated Press

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Light it, spin it, shoot it, repeat
Frank Cone      Contributing reader

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Looking Back: Christmas Past

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