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Outrage as high school recites Pledge in Arabic saying 'One Nation Under Allah'
Fury is brewing at Rocky Mountain High School, in Colorado, after a multicultural student group were encouraged to recite the Pledge of Allegiance over the loudspeaker in Arabic - replacing 'one nation under God' with 'one nation under Allah'.
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from KXLY.com
Bill proposes welfare recipients be drug tested
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from The Spokesman-Review
Shea bill targets electoral voting
Change would give presidential votes to each district
Gregory Jeffreys, Ridpath developer, indicted on 73 counts
Idaho touts herbicides as best way to control lake milfoil
Immigration proposal offers pathway to citizenship for those in U.S. illegally
U.S. planning drone base in northwest Africa
Al-Qaida concerns lead to agreement with Niger
Kerry confirmed as secretary of state
Idaho touts herbicides as best way to control lake milfoil
Idaho senator compares health exchange to Holocaust
Wolf debate reaches Senate panel
Management proposal aims to mollify all sides
Obama echoes Senate planWolf debate reaches Senate panel
Management proposal aims to mollify all sides
Immigration proposal offers pathway to citizenship for those in U.S. illegally
U.S. planning drone base in northwest Africa
Al-Qaida concerns lead to agreement with Niger
Kerry confirmed as secretary of state
General urges end to Egypt protests
Military intervention possible, he warns
Dozens of bodies found in Aleppo
Syria government, rebels place blame on each other
China choking on dirty air’s economic costs
Police: Outdoor flares started fatal club fire
Execution stayed for woman on death row
Huntsville, Texas – The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber.
State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy’s punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more time to pursue an appeal focused on whether her predominantly white jury was improperly selected on the basis of race. McCarthy is black.
Dallas County prosecutors, who initially contested the motion to reschedule, chose to not appeal the ruling.
The 51-year-old McCarthy was convicted and sent to death row for the 1997 stabbing, beating and robbery of a 71-year-old neighbor. She learned of the reprieve less than five hours before she was scheduled for lethal injection, already in a small holding cell a few feet from the death chamber at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit.
Military intervention possible, he warns
Dozens of bodies found in Aleppo
Syria government, rebels place blame on each other
China choking on dirty air’s economic costs
Police: Outdoor flares started fatal club fire
In brief: From Wire Reports
Huntsville, Texas – The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber.
State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy’s punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more time to pursue an appeal focused on whether her predominantly white jury was improperly selected on the basis of race. McCarthy is black.
Dallas County prosecutors, who initially contested the motion to reschedule, chose to not appeal the ruling.
The 51-year-old McCarthy was convicted and sent to death row for the 1997 stabbing, beating and robbery of a 71-year-old neighbor. She learned of the reprieve less than five hours before she was scheduled for lethal injection, already in a small holding cell a few feet from the death chamber at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit.
LaHood steps down from Cabinet post
Washington – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the last Republican left in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, announced Tuesday he is stepping down.
In a note to department staff, LaHood said he would remain at the helm until a replacement is confirmed to ensure “a smooth transition for the department and all the important work we still have to do.”
The former seven-term congressman from Peoria, Ill., has led the department since 2009 and was not expected to stay on through a second term. Among those who have been prominently mentioned as a possible successor is Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, whose mayoral term ends June 30 and who played a key role in writing a provision of last year’s federal transportation bill that is designed to speed up projects throughout the country, including in Los Angeles.
Judge won’t block city’s nudity ban
San Francisco – A federal judge cleared the way Tuesday for the city of San Francisco to ban most displays of public nudity, ruling that an ordinance set to take effect Friday does not violate the free speech rights of residents and visitors who like going out in the buff.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen refused to block the ban temporarily or to allow a lawsuit challenging it to proceed.
“In spite of what plaintiffs argue, nudity in and of itself is not inherently expressive,” Chen wrote in an 18-page opinion.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 last month to prohibit residents and visitors over age 5 from exposing their genitals on public streets, in parks or plazas or while using public transit.
The measure was introduced in response to a group of nudists that regularly gathers in the city’s predominantly gay Castro District.
Court lets retailers add credit card surcharge
A recent federal lawsuit now allows some retailers to add a surcharge to purchases made by credit card.
It’s not certain many retailers will do so, said Craig Shearman, a spokesman with the National Retail Federation.
The class-action lawsuit was initiated to challenge high “swipe” fees charged by credit card companies to merchants. The preliminary court ruling last year included the option of retailers adding surcharges, but it could be reversed, Shearman said.
The new optional charges must be exactly the amount a retailer pays in swipe fees, up to 4 percent of the purchase price. If a retailer decides to levy the charge, it must be disclosed to the consumer at the point of sale.
In addition, the surcharge option is not allowed in 10 states that prohibit credit card surcharges. The ruling said any retailer doing business in any of those states can’t add surcharges in the other 40 states. As a result, nearly every large national retailer will not participate, Shearman said.
No Spokane retailer contacted by The Spokesman-Review plans to levy the surcharge.
Hostess set to announce top Twinkie bidders
NEW YORK – The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback.
Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms – C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management – as the lead bidders for its Twinkies and other snack cakes, according to a source close to the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly on the talks.
The joint “stalking horse” bid would set the floor for an auction process that lets competitors make better offers. A judge would have to approve any final sale.
Phoenix leads nation in home price increase
WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices accelerated in November compared with a year ago, pushed higher by rising sales and a tighter supply of available homes.
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in November compared with the same month a year ago. That’s the largest year-over-year gain in six years.
The largest gain was in Phoenix, where prices jumped nearly 23 percent.
New York was the only city to report a drop from a year ago.
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Smaller paychecks hurting confidence
Higher tax is pinching consumers, group says
Balloting process changes proposed
Grants give libraries $1.35 million boost
County files casino plan objectionSmaller paychecks hurting confidence
Higher tax is pinching consumers, group says
Balloting process changes proposed
Grants give libraries $1.35 million boost
Commissioners’ statement cites impact to Fairchild
Police use of force review wrapping up
Panel looks at process of internal investigations
Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Good news arrived from Olympia for the Cheney Normal School (today known as Eastern Washington University). The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill for rebuilding the main college building, which had burned down in 1912. Final passage was assured. The $300,000 building would be finished in 1915 and is today known as Showalter Hall.
Landers: Outdoors issues hot topic in Olympia
Shawn Vestal: What’s scary is this guy’s definition of what’s racistGood news arrived from Olympia for the Cheney Normal School (today known as Eastern Washington University). The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill for rebuilding the main college building, which had burned down in 1912. Final passage was assured. The $300,000 building would be finished in 1915 and is today known as Showalter Hall.
Landers: Outdoors issues hot topic in Olympia
Beefing up the ballpark
Second upgrade since 1958 bringing Avista Stadium ‘up to today’s standards’
Healthy oats help feed hungry
Breakfast product benefits customers, helps stock food bank
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review
Breakfast product benefits customers, helps stock food bank
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review
Butchering trends create fresh, meaty opportunities
Crowd-pleasing pitcher
Lemony margarita from Rick Bayless’ new cookbook great for game day
Winning snack attack plan
Why not make your own snacks, wings for Super Bowl?
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Every inch counts
Ice climber at Million Dollar Mile
Civil meeting makes for progress in Coulee Dam
Two sides discuss sewer plant options
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