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from Salon
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“Paleofantasy”: Stone Age delusions An evolutionary biologist explains why everything you think you know about cavemen (and their diet) is wrong
from The Spokesman-Review“Paleofantasy”: Stone Age delusions An evolutionary biologist explains why everything you think you know about cavemen (and their diet) is wrong
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Christians’ homes burn in Pakistan
Blasphemy report sets off Muslim mob
Large dose of reform: Washington embraces Affordable Care Act
Visualizing the facts Many of the facts about the health care as it is now and how it will change under the Affordable Care Act can be better explained visually
Upcoming in this health care series
TSA yes to knives proving divisive
Air marshals join flight attendants, pilots in opposition
Maine town wants to require guns
Venezuela holding election on April 14
Maduro tops ballot; deadline is Monday
Whole Foods orders labels on GMO items
Other grocers expected to follow suit
Egyptian dissidents riot after 21 sentenced to death
Deadly attacks tarnish Hagel trip to Afghanistan
Defense secretary half mile from bomb
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
Mandela in hospital for routine check-up
Johannesburg – Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader, was admitted to a hospital Saturday for a scheduled medical check-up and doctors say there is no cause for “alarm,” the president’s office said.
Officials have used similarly soothing language to explain previous hospital stays for 94-year-old Mandela, but in those cases he later turned out to have more serious conditions.
The intense privacy surrounding the health of Mandela reflects in part the official reverence for a man who is seen as one of the great, unifying figures of the 20th century.
Kenyan prime minister refuses to concede
Nairobi, Kenya – In a setback for Kenya’s efforts to cement its democracy, Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday refused to concede defeat in a close presidential election he said was fraught with fraud and irregularities.
But he called for calm and vowed to mount a court challenge to the results. Kenyans are determined to avoid the violent aftermath of the disputed 2007 election, which saw tribal killings take place across the country.
Kenya’s independent election commission pronounced Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the presidential election Saturday.
Mexican state tourism minister shot dead
Guadalajara, Mexico – The recently appointed tourism minister in western Jalisco state was shot to death Saturday while driving in a suburb of Guadalajara in an attack that may have been related to his business dealings, authorities said.
Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez was shot with a 9-mm pistol during a chase as he drove his Toyota SUV in Zapopan, State Government General Secretary Arturo Zamora said.
He said preliminary investigations indicated the attack was not related to Gallegos’ work promoting tourism. Jalisco is home to Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, as well as such popular Mexican traditions as mariachi music and tequila.
LDS leader backs immigration plan
SALT LAKE CITY – A Mormon church leader says the faith is in line with President Barack Obama on what needs to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ governing First Presidency, joined 13 other faith leaders at a private meeting on the issue with Obama on Friday.
Uchtdorf told the Salt Lake Tribune that Obama talked about his principles concerning immigration and the president’s statements were “totally in line” with the faith’s values.
Obama expressed support for a bill that would streamline the legal immigration system and provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Uchtdorf said the government should respond with compassion to illegal immigrants who have a long history in the U.S.
Valley rail trail workshop topic
A proposed bike-pedestrian trail through the heart of Spokane Valley will be discussed at a community workshop Monday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague, Suite 101.
The proposed 12-foot-wide trail would run about 2.2 miles down the old Milwaukee right-of-way, between University Road and Evergreen Road and between Sprague and 4th Avenue. Future extensions would be possible.
City of Spokane Valley Public Works staff members and design planning consultants will be on hand to introduce the project, review maps, and help gather input from the community.
Info: Steve Worley, project manager, 720-5014.
Bill would stabilize conservation fund
U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester, both Montana Democrats, have introduced a bill to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a vital source of matching money for state fish and wildlife research and recreation facilities such as fishing access sites.
The program, initiated in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, draws money from offshore oil and gas royalties for projects benefiting fish, wildlife and recreation throughout the nation.
The new bill would send $900 million a year into the fund from the oil and gas royalties, not general-fund tax dollars. “This would provide more permanence and stability to work on projects,” said Alan Rowsome, funding specialist for the Wilderness Society in Washington, D.C. “That saves dollars in the long run, as opposed to having them constantly in limbo. It helps states like Montana to plan out good conservation opportunities.”
Last year, a similar bill seeking $700 million in a two-year transportation funding bill was widely supported in the Senate, but stripped out in the House of Representatives.
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Reed’s influence wide, deep
CdA native’s latest role: VP chief of staff
Rules tightened on adult stores
City Council aims to bolster court case against Hollywood Erotic Boutiques
Gun issues isolate rural Democrats
Max Baucus one of many balancing party, constituent beliefs
Spin Control: Late-session inanity comes from both sides
Eye on Boise: Universities get ‘small step’ toward deferred maintenance
Boeing relocating simulators
For some students, college is affordable
Editorial: Washington’s economic success grows from STEM
Dinner with GOP, yes, but no dessert
Kathleen Parker
Smart Bombs: Capitalism is still safe
Gary Crooks
Moms, babies to feel sequestration cuts
Jamie Tobias Neely
Woman who finished 2nd in 2012 takes Iditarod lead
Rachel D’Oro Associated Press
The 2013 Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot – Final results
Obama latest skeet-shooting commander in chief
Wilderness access limited at Holden Village
Deal may keep sage grouse off endangered species list
Rodarte uses pageant title as platform to educate others on gang violence
In the Garden: So many veggies, so little time
New tools help travelers lower hotel prices
BBB Tip of the Week: False health claims
Middle East becomes global travel crossroads
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from Truth Theory
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from The Wenatchee World
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| Leavenworth resident Dude Brown (right) is shown here with three friends in this 1911 photo. The others are, from left, Jack Roth, George Shugart and Frank Davis. Brown was a cattleman, owned a livery business and operated a dude ranch on the Icicle. He was also town marshal and chief of police, forest service packer, Chelan County commissioner and later a state representative. |
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