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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
from The Spokesman-Review
Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
Kip Hill Spokesman-Review correspondent
Supermajority for taxes in Legislature unconstitutional
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
More than 100,000 crowd St. Peter’s Square to pay respects to pontiff
Henry Chu Los Angeles Times
Iran welcomes concessions
Associated Press
Sugar, not obesity, may drive diabetes
Study looks for causes of pandemic
Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court debates Voting Rights Act case
Panel split along ideological lines
David G. Savage, David Lauter McClatchy-Tribune
Changes planned to N.Y. gun law
Exemptions for TV, movies included
Michael Gormley Associated Press
Congressional leaders to meet with Obama
Ongoing sniping suggests budget deal still elusive
William Douglas McClatchy-Tribune
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports:
Washington – The Senate confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama’s choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White House are at odds over sharp government spending cuts.
The Senate voted 71-26 to support the nomination.
Lew, 57, had most recently served as Obama’s chief of staff. He succeeds Timothy Geithner, who completed a tumultuous four-year term in which he helped lead the administration’s response to the financial crisis and recession.
White House: ICE decided to release detainees
Washington – The White House worked Wednesday to distance itself from the recent release of illegal immigrants from federal custody, a move officials at the Department of Homeland Security suggested was necessary given looming budget cuts.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said the decision to release hundreds of low-level, non-criminal detainees from across the country was made by “career officials at ICE” to ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement stayed within budget while continuing to monitor and seek the deportation of every individual released.
The release came “as a result of fiscal uncertainty over the continuing resolution, as well as possible sequester,” Carney said.
Also Wednesday, ICE disputed reports that Gary Mead, who oversees enforcement and removal operations at the agency, had announced his resignation in the wake of the release. Spokeswoman Gillian Christensen said Mead had long ago planned to retire this spring.
“As planned, and as shared with ICE staff weeks ago, Mr. Mead will retire at the end of April,” Christensen wrote in an email.
Property auction will be conducted online next week
Spokane County’s online auction of tax-delinquent properties will run Monday through Tuesday morning, County Treasurer Rob Chase said.
Spokane County initially scheduled the foreclosure sale for Dec. 3-4. Chase said he changed the date after learning a sale wasn’t required by the end of 2012. He said some property owners contacted his office saying they were prepared to clear their past taxes if the auction was delayed.
The auction will be the first the county has conducted online. In the past, foreclosed parcel auctions were conducted in person at the Spokane County Courthouse. Online auctions tend to draw more bidders and produce more revenue, according to Bid4Assets, the online firm hosting the auction.
In December, 67 properties were due to be auctioned, Chase said. On Wednesday there were just 48 because property owners resolved their delinquencies.
For more information on the auction, go to http://tinyurl.com/cd5p8yr.
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Angela K. Brown Associated Press
Rosa Parks statue unveiled in Capitol
Beena Raghavendran McClatchy-Tribune
Spokane County commissioners to run jails
Mike Prager The Spokesman-Review
Judge Imbrogno accused of being too tough
Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
Jody Lawrence-Turner The Spokesman-Review
Pregnancy drug won’t harm fetus
Nausea medication safe, study says
Marilynn Marchione Associated Press
12-year-old wins support for Idaho amphibian proposal
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
Pregnancy drug won’t harm fetus
Nausea medication safe, study says
Marilynn Marchione Associated Press
12-year-old wins support for Idaho amphibian proposal
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
GOP set to block higher gasoline tax
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
Spokane County urban growth hearing packed
Mike Prager The Spokesman-Review
Idaho leads in percentage of workers paid minimum wage
Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review
Upbeat economic news edges Dow near record
Steve Rothwell Associated Press
Problems mounted, such as grounded ship
Dan Joling Associated Press
Wearable technology could be next big thing
Internet-connected glasses, wristwatches in development
Andrea Chang Los Angeles Times
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opinion:
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sports:
Vince Grippi The Spokesman-Review
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Doctor K: Strategies to add exercise to your life
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
Front Porch: Spokanlandia perfect place for spring fun
Cindy Hval The Spokesman-Review
Little lady beetles will nibble plants and feast on pests
Pat Munts
An Inland Northwest winter is nothing compared to these spots
Randy Mann
Reward offered for two benches stolen last summer
Saltese Cemetery caretaker provided seats
From Staff Reports
from The Wenatchee World
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Members of the Adrian Grange (pictured here)
were instrumental in supporting the cause for
public power in Grant County during the 1930s.
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By Christine Pratt World staff writer
Associated Press
sports commentary: John McGrath The Tacoma News Tribune
McClatchy Newspapers
A poignant and powerful farewell before resignation — a first in 600 year
Los Angeles Times
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| The Wenatchee Hotel and Charles Kyle’s sewing machine and picture framing shop face Orondo Street in this photo taken around 1905. Note the board sidewalk, dirt street and newly installed telephone pole. The thoroughfare was a popular route as it led to the ferry that crossed the Columbia River at that time. The portion of the building seen behind the hotel is the Eagle Livery Barn which faces on Wenatchee Avenue. |
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