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Only early birds bag these 2013 bike tours
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Celebrated New York train station turns 100 years old
Grand Central, a testament to the value of preserving historic landmarks
Beth J. Harpaz Associated Press
Wilf Woods: The story behind naming Jackass Butte
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
C. S. notes in partcular the following:
RAW – Ride Around Washington, Aug. 3-10, will target central Washington in a popular supported event that moves to a different route in the state each year. The tour will start at Curlew Lake, follow the Kettle River, Okanogan and Columbia River orchards and wine country, along Lake Chelan, through Leavenworth, over Blewett Pass to Yakima Valley ending at Maryhill State Park. Registration opened Jan. 8 for Cascade Bicycle Club members; it opens Feb. 5 for nonmembers. Limited to 250 riders; cascade.org.
Obama’s legacy will drive next four years
President’s agenda is opportunity for all
Ben Feller Associated Press
Hundreds gather to honor Swartz
NEW YORK – Hundreds of friends and supporters of Aaron Swartz gathered in New York City to pay tribute to the free-information activist and online prodigy who killed himself last week.
The 26-year-old Swartz hanged himself in his apartment in Brooklyn months before he was to go on trial in Boston.
Federal prosecutors accused him of breaking into a computer wiring closet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010 and tapping into the university’s computer network to get millions of paid-access scholarly articles.
Swartz’s family has blasted prosecutors’ handling of his case, saying overreaching led to his death.
David Segal of the activist group Demand Progress said Swartz “was trying to hack the whole world, in the best way.”
Kindergartners not ready for math
SEATTLE – Washington education officials struggling to help high school students pass a statewide math exam may want to look at the first results from a new kindergarten readiness test.
When the fall 2012 kindergarten test results are seen as a group, the data show many 5- and 6-year-olds do not have the skills expected for children entering school.
The biggest deficit is math. Only 52 percent of the 21,811 children tested have the expected math abilities.
Inslee, Holder to discuss pot law
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson will meet with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week to discuss Washington’s voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Inslee spokesman David Postman said the two will meet with Holder in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Postman said Inslee will travel to Washington, D.C., today to attend President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Forest opposes mining on NF Clearwater
MINING – The U.S. Forest Service will challenge dozens of placer mining claims filed over the past year on the North Fork Clearwater River, the Lewiston Tribune reports.
Kathy Rodriguez, ranger of the North Fork District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, said suction dredge mining is incompatible with a number of other uses of the river and she will ask an administrative law judge from the U.S. Department of Interior to prohibit mining there.
But miners say they followed federal laws and regulations when they filed their claims and the government is trying to take their private property without compensation.
The North Fork is a blue ribbon trout stream that is popular with campers and home to threatened bull trout and abundant cutthroat trout.
During the summer it attracts scores of anglers, campers and swimmers.
Last year a flurry of 36 mining claims, some as large as 160 acres, were filed on a 30-mile stretch of the river between Aquarius Bridge and Weitas Creek. Many of them have since been subdivided and sold on Internet auction sites like eBay.
Signs warning people not to interfere with private property or mining were posted at some of the more popular camping spots along the river, alarming forest visitors and forest managers.
Superintendent named for Lake Roosevelt
PARKS – Dan Foster, a 20-year National Park Service employee, has been named superintendent for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.
Foster is replacing retiring Debbie Bird.
Foster will leave his position as superintendent at Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska and report in February for his assignment at Grand Coulee. He lists fly fishing as a favorite hobby.
Editorial: GOP wiser to parlay automatic spending cuts
For Armstrong, maybe admission – if not contrition – enough
Kathleen Parker
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Obama’s legacy will drive next four years
President’s agenda is opportunity for all
Ben Feller Associated Press
Inauguration begins with volunteer work
Obamas, Bidens pitch in around D.C.
Mcclatchy-Tribune
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U.S. prepared to assist Algeria
Obama offers help after deadly hostage incident
Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press
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Report links Hezbollah, cartels
Mideast-Mexico ties seen by lawmaker a leap, critics say
Jazmine Ulloa McClatchy-Tribune
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Lithium-ion batteries pack extra power, challenges
Brier Dudley Seattle Times
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House GOP seeks edge on spending
David Espo Associated Press
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Town feels ‘invaded’ by Border Patrol
Arizona residents upset with buildup
Cindy Carcamo Los Angeles Times
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Abortion coverage challenge dropped
ACLU won’t pursue Kansas restrictions
Roxana Hegeman Associated Press
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More viewing pedophilia as orientation
Alan Zarembo Los Angeles Times
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Many veterans cope with damage to ears
Army expert sees reluctance to get help
Martha Quillin McClatchy-Tribune
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FBI mole topples militia
Store owner infiltrates Alaska extremist group
Kim Murphy Los Angeles Times
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Crowd in Coeur d’Alene roused for gun rights
Gathering mirrors scores across country
Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review
Bill curbing self-defense pulled back
Washington lawmaker received threats
Jonathan Kaminsky Associated Press
Report rips Hanford work
GAO: Issues raise ‘troubling questions’
Associated Press
Explorer’s rare Scotch returned to stash
Associated Press
Spin Control: Inslee, GOP hardly exchanging bouquets in early jousting
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
Tiered tuition backed in Washington; GET would go
Jody Lawrence-Turner The Spokesman-Review
Despite legalization, feds’ plans unclear
Shannon Dininny Associated Press
U.S. drone attacks kill eight in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni military officials say eight people have been killed in two suspected U.S. drone strikes in Abieda valley in central Marib province.
Residents contacted by the Associated Press say that at least two of the eight people killed in Saturday evening’s strikes were known al-Qaida militants of Saudi nationality. They identified one as Ismail bin Jamil.
Security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media. Residents spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
Obamas, Bidens pitch in around D.C.
Mcclatchy-Tribune
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U.S. prepared to assist Algeria
Obama offers help after deadly hostage incident
Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press
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Report links Hezbollah, cartels
Mideast-Mexico ties seen by lawmaker a leap, critics say
Jazmine Ulloa McClatchy-Tribune
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Lithium-ion batteries pack extra power, challenges
Brier Dudley Seattle Times
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House GOP seeks edge on spending
David Espo Associated Press
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Town feels ‘invaded’ by Border Patrol
Arizona residents upset with buildup
Cindy Carcamo Los Angeles Times
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Abortion coverage challenge dropped
ACLU won’t pursue Kansas restrictions
Roxana Hegeman Associated Press
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More viewing pedophilia as orientation
Alan Zarembo Los Angeles Times
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Many veterans cope with damage to ears
Army expert sees reluctance to get help
Martha Quillin McClatchy-Tribune
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FBI mole topples militia
Store owner infiltrates Alaska extremist group
Kim Murphy Los Angeles Times
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Crowd in Coeur d’Alene roused for gun rights
Gathering mirrors scores across country
Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review
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Bill curbing self-defense pulled back
Washington lawmaker received threats
Jonathan Kaminsky Associated Press
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Report rips Hanford work
GAO: Issues raise ‘troubling questions’
Associated Press
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Dunnagan among growing number of people needing new kidney
She has been on dialysis for 12 years
Chelsea Bannach The Spokesman-Review
Dunnagan among growing number of people needing new kidney
She has been on dialysis for 12 years
Chelsea Bannach The Spokesman-Review
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Explorer’s rare Scotch returned to stash
Associated Press
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Spin Control: Inslee, GOP hardly exchanging bouquets in early jousting
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
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Tiered tuition backed in Washington; GET would go
Jody Lawrence-Turner The Spokesman-Review
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Despite legalization, feds’ plans unclear
Shannon Dininny Associated Press
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In brief: From Wire Reports
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni military officials say eight people have been killed in two suspected U.S. drone strikes in Abieda valley in central Marib province.
Residents contacted by the Associated Press say that at least two of the eight people killed in Saturday evening’s strikes were known al-Qaida militants of Saudi nationality. They identified one as Ismail bin Jamil.
Security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media. Residents spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
Hundreds gather to honor Swartz
NEW YORK – Hundreds of friends and supporters of Aaron Swartz gathered in New York City to pay tribute to the free-information activist and online prodigy who killed himself last week.
The 26-year-old Swartz hanged himself in his apartment in Brooklyn months before he was to go on trial in Boston.
Federal prosecutors accused him of breaking into a computer wiring closet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010 and tapping into the university’s computer network to get millions of paid-access scholarly articles.
Swartz’s family has blasted prosecutors’ handling of his case, saying overreaching led to his death.
David Segal of the activist group Demand Progress said Swartz “was trying to hack the whole world, in the best way.”
Kindergartners not ready for math
SEATTLE – Washington education officials struggling to help high school students pass a statewide math exam may want to look at the first results from a new kindergarten readiness test.
When the fall 2012 kindergarten test results are seen as a group, the data show many 5- and 6-year-olds do not have the skills expected for children entering school.
The biggest deficit is math. Only 52 percent of the 21,811 children tested have the expected math abilities.
Inslee, Holder to discuss pot law
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson will meet with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week to discuss Washington’s voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Inslee spokesman David Postman said the two will meet with Holder in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Postman said Inslee will travel to Washington, D.C., today to attend President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Forest opposes mining on NF Clearwater
MINING – The U.S. Forest Service will challenge dozens of placer mining claims filed over the past year on the North Fork Clearwater River, the Lewiston Tribune reports.
Kathy Rodriguez, ranger of the North Fork District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, said suction dredge mining is incompatible with a number of other uses of the river and she will ask an administrative law judge from the U.S. Department of Interior to prohibit mining there.
But miners say they followed federal laws and regulations when they filed their claims and the government is trying to take their private property without compensation.
The North Fork is a blue ribbon trout stream that is popular with campers and home to threatened bull trout and abundant cutthroat trout.
During the summer it attracts scores of anglers, campers and swimmers.
Last year a flurry of 36 mining claims, some as large as 160 acres, were filed on a 30-mile stretch of the river between Aquarius Bridge and Weitas Creek. Many of them have since been subdivided and sold on Internet auction sites like eBay.
Signs warning people not to interfere with private property or mining were posted at some of the more popular camping spots along the river, alarming forest visitors and forest managers.
Superintendent named for Lake Roosevelt
PARKS – Dan Foster, a 20-year National Park Service employee, has been named superintendent for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.
Foster is replacing retiring Debbie Bird.
Foster will leave his position as superintendent at Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska and report in February for his assignment at Grand Coulee. He lists fly fishing as a favorite hobby.
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opinion:
Kathleen Parker
Special to The Spokesman-Review:
David A. Condon, Nancy Mclaughlin
San Francisco tops Atlanta for Super Bowl bid
Paul Newberry Associated Press
Super Bowl set as Ravens beat Patriots
Barry Wilner Associated Press
Huskies make it 36 straight against WSU women
Christian Caple The Spokesman-Review
Butler snatches glory from Zags
Jones’ steal, last-second shot top GU
Jim Meehan The Spokesman-Review
David A. Condon, Nancy Mclaughlin
San Francisco tops Atlanta for Super Bowl bid
Paul Newberry Associated Press
Super Bowl set as Ravens beat Patriots
Barry Wilner Associated Press
Christian Caple The Spokesman-Review
Jones’ steal, last-second shot top GU
Jim Meehan The Spokesman-Review
Colorado downs Washington State
Christian Caple The Spokesman-Review
Christian Caple The Spokesman-Review
Unruh guides N. Colorado past EWU 72-56
Monsignor has spent lifetime helping the homeless
Now apartment devoted to protecting such residents will be named in his honor
Rebecca Nappi The Spokesman-Review
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Monsignor has spent lifetime helping the homeless
Now apartment devoted to protecting such residents will be named in his honor
Rebecca Nappi The Spokesman-Review
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Celebrated New York train station turns 100 years old
Grand Central, a testament to the value of preserving historic landmarks
Beth J. Harpaz Associated Press
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Valley North Center has new owners
Mike Irwin World staff writer
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Fiber will be restored near Lake Wenatchee
Christine Pratt World staff writer
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Deputy injured during dam training
Michelle McNiel World staff writer
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sports:
By World sports staff
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Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US
Associated Press
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French airstrikes jolt Islamists in Malian town
Associated Press
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Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in the Sahara
Associated Press
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