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A White House petition to ban the teaching of creationism and Intelligent Design in American classrooms has garnered 23,715 signatures in one week. by WYNTON HALL
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from The Columbian
Water conditions closer to natural are designed to support salmon runs
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from The Daily Caller
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from The Farmacy
13 Uses for Cucumbers That Will Amaze You
World Renown Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease
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from Facecrooks
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from Fox News
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from Huffington Post
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from The Jerusalem Post
Report: China pressuring Netanyahu to drop support for US terror funding case
Bank of China allegedly allowed Iran to fund Islamic Jihad organizations connected to a 2006 Tel Aviv suicide bombing.
Bank of China allegedly allowed Iran to fund Islamic Jihad organizations connected to a 2006 Tel Aviv suicide bombing.
State’s witness in Bar Noar case flees police safe house
Leaders in Arab states face new 'people power'
Anti-gov't dissent forcing Cairo, Tehran, Ankara to look inward; Taksim square represents a clash of wills and generations.
The unsuccessful history of ‘peacekeeping’ in our region
There is no operational value to international forces says MK and chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Avigdor Liberman.
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Blaze that hit restaurant, apartments, caused $100k in damage
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from KREM 2 News
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from Natural News
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from NPR
Value and meaning come from relationships and context. A physical object, such as a quarter, only holds the value we give it. It has no intrinsic worth.
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from POLITICO
from The Spokesman-Review
County settles Creach case
Family of pastor shot by deputy to get $2 million
Ironman event provides quest for success
Ironman by the numbers
Floods submerge downtown Calgary, kill three
Waters reached 10th row of hockey arena
U.S. files espionage charges in NSA leak
Fire besieges Colorado town
Floods submerge downtown Calgary, kill three
Waters reached 10th row of hockey arena
U.S. files espionage charges in NSA leak
Fire besieges Colorado town
U.S. fighter jets, 700 more troops to stay in Jordan
Obama taps Comey to head FBI
President cites his ‘fierce independence’
Obama taps Comey to head FBI
President cites his ‘fierce independence’
Death toll tops 550 in flooding in India
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In brief: From Wire Reports
Food Network drops Deen amid scandal
The Food Network said Friday it’s dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted the first of two videotaped apologies online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.
The 66-year-old Savannah, Ga., kitchen celebrity has been swamped in controversy since court documents filed this week revealed Deen told an attorney questioning her under oath last month that she has used the N-word. “Yes, of course,” Deen said, though she added, “It’s been a very long time.”
The Food Network, which made Deen a star with “Paula’s Home Cooking” in 2002 and later “Paula’s Best Dishes” in 2008, weighed in with a terse statement Friday afternoon.
“Food Network will not renew Paula Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of this month,” the statement said. A representative for Deen did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment.
Bank rules deal eludes EU finance leaders
Luxembourg – European Union finance ministers failed to secure an agreement on how best to downsize or close banks without calling on taxpayers to bail out ailing lenders, a top official said early today.
Despite intense negotiations until the wee hours, ministers remained at odds on key points and will reconvene for an extraordinary session Wednesday, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.
The breakdown in negotiations could undermine trust in Europe’s ability to stabilize its financial system.
N. Korea envoy wants U.N. out of S. Korea
United Nations – North Korea’s U.N. envoy demanded the dissolution of the United Nations Command in South Korea on Friday, accusing the United States of using the force to prepare for war against the North and build an Asian version of NATO to realize President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia.
Ambassador Sin Son Ho told reporters at a rare news conference that the most pressing issue in northeast Asia today is the hostile relations between North Korea and the United States “which can lead to a new war at any moment.”
He reiterated North Korea’s surprise offer June 15 of wide-ranging senior-level talks with the United States “to defuse tension on the Korean peninsula and ensure peace and security in the region.”
Sin said U.S.-North Korea talks should include replacing the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. He stressed that one of the “prerequisite requirements” for establishing “a peace mechanism” to replace the armistice is the dissolution of the U.S.-led U.N. Command, which oversees the armistice.
Former Enron CEO gets sentence reduced
HOUSTON – One of the country’s most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling – already in prison for his role in the once-mighty energy giant’s collapse – was resentenced to 14 years as part of a court-ordered reduction and a separate agreement with prosecutors.
Skilling’s sentence was reduced by 10 years, and his attorneys say it’s likely that with time off for good behavior and other factors he will be released in 2017.
Skilling has been in prison since 2006, when he was sentenced to more than 24 years by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake. But an appeals court vacated his prison term in 2009, ruling that a sentencing guideline was improperly applied. That meant a reduction of as much as nine years.
The Justice Department said that in an effort to resolve a case that’s gone on for more than 10 years, it agreed to an additional reduction of about 20 months as part of a deal to stop Skilling from filing any more appeals. Federal prosecutors say the deal will allow for the distribution of $41.8 million of Skilling’s assets in restitution to victims of Enron’s 2001 collapse.
Microsoft to build data center in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa – Microsoft announced plans Friday to build another massive data center in Iowa, which has attracted some of the biggest names in computer technology by exempting crucial ingredients for processing and storage from sales taxes as well as offering cheap electricity.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved $20 million in tax incentives for Microsoft, which plans to spend more than $677 million to build the first phase of a project in West Des Moines, near its existing data center. Additional phases could be added later. The company plans to hire 29 workers.
It’s the third major information technology company to invest more than $1 billion in Iowa in recent years. Facebook and Google also have chosen Iowa for data centers – large buildings that house thousands of refrigerator-size racks of computer servers, processors, hard drives and other equipment.
Airline Internet provider has poor market opener
Gogo Inc., which provides Internet service on airline flights, failed to connect with the stock market Friday.
The company is growing rapidly, but it is also unprofitable. And the initial public offering of stock came at the end of a tumultuous week on Wall Street, which may have unnerved investors. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 560 points on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday, Gogo’s stock fell 5.8 percent, to $16 a share, in its first day on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
The company, which is based in Itasca, Ill., uses a network of cell towers to provide Internet access for passengers on more than 1,900 planes.
Craigslist robberies suspect arrested
Spokane police arrested a 17-year-old for a series of Craigslist robberies.
During the past four months, Spokane police responded to five reports of Craigslist robberies, according to a news release. Unsuspecting sellers of Apple products were contacted by a buyer who asked to meet the seller at a park to buy the product. When the seller arrived, the buyer robbed them, sometimes at gunpoint.
Spokane police’s Targeted Crimes Unit and SWAT members executed two search warrants Friday morning, one on the 2400 block of East Desmet Avenue and the other on the 900 block of East Parkhill Drive to locate evidence related to the crime.
Police arrested a 17-year-old male, who faces three charges of first-degree robbery. Police are still searching for Curtis Cyrus, 20, who is also a suspect in the robberies.
Phone scheme seeks GU athletics ads
A phone scheme preying on local support for Gonzaga University is at work in Spokane, the BBB reported Friday.
A caller claiming to be with “Spirit Publications” is soliciting advertising buys in a bogus athletic schedule that is not tied to the college.
A similar scheme unfolded recently surrounding Boise State athletics where people lost money buying what they thought were ads for the school’s game schedule.
The BBB urges people to be cautious about such calls.
No state budget yet, but confidence in air
OLYMPIA – Legislative negotiators remained locked in negotiations over the state’s 2013-15 budget Friday with prospects that a final agreement could be reached this weekend.
Legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee seemed confident Friday that a government shutdown wouldn’t be necessary July 1.
Inslee said he was “very hopeful” the Legislature would also pass a multiyear plan to build new road projects and maintain existing roads and bridges through increased gasoline taxes and vehicle fees. Legislators have said the state’s two-year, $32.5 billion operating budget is the main concern as they pass the 10th day of their second special session.
Truck gets stuck under rail overpass
A truck driver found himself in a sticky situation Friday evening when he drove under a railroad track too low for his trailer.
Southbound traffic on Stevens Street near Second Avenue was reduced to two lanes of traffic when Ted Garcia drove his semitruck under the tracks at rush hour. The trailer was about 2 feet too tall to fit under the bridge.
Garcia, who was on his way from Kettle Falls, Wash., to Arizona, thought his GPS was directing him in the right direction. Thinking he was taking the same route as he did traveling to Kettle Falls, Garcia was distracted by the freeway on-ramp ahead and not on the bridge when he struck the tracks.
“Sometimes (GPS’s) are good for the cars, but for trucks they’re still not accurate,” Garcia said as a work crew unloaded wood from the trailer to lighten the load. Passers-by grabbed photos of the truck, which was crunched underneath the bridge.
No one was injured..
Geno’s fire arson, officials determine
An arsonist is to blame for a three-alarm fire that damaged Geno’s restaurant and a nearby low-income apartment complex last weekend.
The Spokane Fire Department determined that a fire at 907 E. Sinto Ave. was intentionally set. A suspect has been identified, but no arrests have been made.
The fire displaced at least 14 residents at the Sinto Apartments, which are run by SNAP, and damaged the kitchen of Geno’s. The fire did about $100,000 damage.
No one was injured.
Agency: Pesticide killed bumble bees
WILSONVILLE, Ore. – Oregon officials say a pesticide is to blame for the deaths of an estimated 25,000 bumble bees in a shopping center parking lot.
The state Department of Agriculture said Friday that tests on bees and foliage showed the deaths are “directly related to a pesticide application on linden trees” that was meant to control aphids.
An investigation is underway to see if the application of Safari violated the law.
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Stewart, in Egypt, defends satire
Comedy counterpart there faces government charges
Heart attack claimed Gandolfini, friend says
Security tight for Seattle marathon
Olive Garden, others will offer more deals
Hershey Canada fined for price-fixing
Nestle, Mars, independents intend to fight charges at trial
Monsanto suggests wheat sabotage
Company: Detractors may have planted seeds
Cup o’ joe may cost you more
Starbucks customers will pay a little extra for some drinks
Total Wine & More to construct store in Spokane Valley
County commissioners join fight against ‘Bill of Rights’ initiatives
Two measures will hamper economic development, opponents contend
Inslee: Speed up Hanford cleanup
Higher than expected radioactivity found near one leaking tank
EMTs need a helicopter? There’s an app for that
MedStar uses text messages, GPS
Defeat of farm bill in U.S. House a letdown for McMorris Rodgers
City settles lawsuit with man injured by police in 2008
Media seek to keep prison lawsuit open
News coalition seeks injury information
Editorial: Explanation needed for find in field of GMO wheat
Comedy counterpart there faces government charges
Heart attack claimed Gandolfini, friend says
Security tight for Seattle marathon
Olive Garden, others will offer more deals
Hershey Canada fined for price-fixing
Nestle, Mars, independents intend to fight charges at trial
Monsanto suggests wheat sabotage
Company: Detractors may have planted seeds
Cup o’ joe may cost you more
Starbucks customers will pay a little extra for some drinks
Total Wine & More to construct store in Spokane Valley
County commissioners join fight against ‘Bill of Rights’ initiatives
Two measures will hamper economic development, opponents contend
Inslee: Speed up Hanford cleanup
Higher than expected radioactivity found near one leaking tank
EMTs need a helicopter? There’s an app for that
MedStar uses text messages, GPS
Defeat of farm bill in U.S. House a letdown for McMorris Rodgers
City settles lawsuit with man injured by police in 2008
Media seek to keep prison lawsuit open
News coalition seeks injury information
Editorial: Explanation needed for find in field of GMO wheat
Mad cow scare is rightly gone
Froma Harrop for more information: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
U.S. inaction made Syria mess worse
Charles Krauthammer
Guest opinion: It’s time to fix higher ed pay imbalance
Keith Hoeller
Paddleboarders on hand to lend aid at CdA Ironman
Could Coyotes really relocate to Seattle?
Well-versed
When asked to compose original text for memorial programs, S-R readers prove to be
Some foot care products may be helpful
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
Digitally tethered to our colleagues 24/7, we're tired of logging extra hours alone in home offices—stranded at sterile desks and cut off from our families. It just so happens, the furniture industry is listening
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from The Weekly Standard
NYC Taxpayers Help Sponsor Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group
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from The Wenatchee World
Death by hydropower: Canadian towns blame Columbia River Treaty for economic decline
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