Monday, October 27, 2014

In the news, Thursday, October 16, 2014


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OCT 15      INDEX      OCT 17
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unfinished
Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from BBC News (UK)
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from BuzzFeed
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

Beheaded Journalist’s Parents Call Conservative Ad Campaign Featuring Son’s Image “Deplorable”
“I think it is deplorable and there should be an apology.”

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from Carnegie Europe

For Russia, Asia Is No Substitute for the West

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Rev. Billy Graham: ‘America is Just as Wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah Ever Were’

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from Conservative Infidel

Chicago Named Most Rat-Infested City in USA
A new assessment by the pest control company Orkin has awarded Chicago, Illinois, the Windy City, a new title: Rat City USA.

THOUSANDS of Chemical Weapons Found at Iraqi Base Now Held By ISIS  [WATCH]

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from Independent Journal Review

Some College Students Were Passing Out Copies of The Constitution, When Something Ironic Happened
Last week, some students at Southern Oregon University were passing out copies of the Constitution on public sidewalks outside of student housing. They were then confronted by university administrators for not passing them out in the campus’s “free speech zone.”

Londoners Get Shocking Demonstration of ISIS Brutality in a Way That is Not Easy to Forget

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from National Geographic

'Death Star' Moon May Hide a Buried Ocean
Saturn's moon Mimas has a surprising wobble that might betray an underground sea.

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from National Review

Bush Didn’t Lie
So why did his administration sit on the evidence of Saddam Hussein’s WMDs?

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

New LED Pilot Program Lights the Way on Snoqualmie Pass
Washington State Department of Transportation has installed 4,600 new solar powered LED lights. The lights were installed with a $180,000 grant from the federal government.

Joe Biden's Son Hunter Kicked Out of Navy for Drug Use

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from Newsmax

Donald Trump Stands Behind Tweet Calling Obama 'Psycho'
Donald Trump sent out an alarming tweet on Thursday questioning President Barack Obama's mental health due to his refusal to ban flights to and from Ebola-stricken West Africa — and the billionaire developer tells Newsmax TV he's standing by that assessment.

Ebola Travel Bans Enacted by Nearly 30 Countries, but Not US

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from New York Times

Venezuela Gets U.N. Seat; Turkey Is Denied

New Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Since 2000

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from POLITICO

Jay Carney: Halt flights to send message
Former White House press secretary Jay Carney suggested Thursday that the White House take “substantive actions” in fighting Ebola, including putting in place flight restrictions.

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from Slate
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Purple Georgia
Why the Democratic Party is placing big bets on Georgia.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Second Texas nurse catches ebola
The Ebola crisis in the U.S. took another alarming turn Wednesday with word that a second Dallas nurse caught the disease from a patient and flew across the Midwest on an airliner the day before she fell ill, even though government guidelines should have kept her off the plane.

What’s the risk of infection?
Odds of getting Ebola are tiny, health officials say

Attempted South Hill bank robbery leads to arrest

Naples man banned from hunting for 5 years
A Naples, Idaho, man has been banned from hunting for five years after he admitted taking three North Dakota men hunting for mountain lions and putting his tag on an animal they killed.

Police arrest man in car dealership theft
Spokane police arrested a man who allegedly broke into a Buick dealership, took a car and drove it through the dealership’s garage door Wednesday night.

TSA administrator announces retirement
John Pistole, who has led the Transportation Security Administration as its longest-serving administrator since June 2010, announced his retirement in a statement on the organization’s website Thursday.

Spokane mayor to decline $7,000 pay raise

Valley Republicans have name recognition
Bob McCaslin faces Diana Wilhite in the race for state representative, legislative district 4, position 1. Both are Republicans.


In brief: Avalanche, blizzard in Nepal’s mountains claim 12
The death toll was likely to rise as rescuers struggle through snow and rough terrain to help dozens who remained stranded.
Actress Elizabeth Pena has died
Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as “Lone Star” and comedic parts in TV shows like “Modern Family,” has died. She was 55.
Bermuda bracing for hit by Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo barreled toward Bermuda as a major Category 3 storm Wednesday, threatening the tiny archipelago where people rushed to repair homes and clear trees and power lines knocked down by a weekend tropical storm.

Democratic chair pleads for outside cash
Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel told reporters Wednesday that he is “frustrated” that his party’s outside groups have not supported House Democrats on television in the final stretch of the midterms.


In brief: Police leave protesters’ barricades intact
Police briefly scuffled with protesters camped out in Hong Kong’s streets early today, but held back from dismantling barricades erected by the activists pushing for greater democracy in the Chinese territory.
Egyptian warplanes hit Libya militias
Egypt deepened its involvement in the fight against Islamist militias who have taken over key parts of Libya on Wednesday, with officials saying Egyptian warplanes have bombed their positions in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Voter ID law tossed by Arkansas court
Arkansas’ voter identification law crumbled Wednesday when the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to strike down the law.
Man dies of injuries from pit bulls’ attack
MODESTO, Calif. – A central California man died after he and his 77-year-old mother were mauled by a pack of pit bulls owned by his neighbors, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.
$483 billion deficit is lowest since 2008
The deficit for the just-completed 2014 budget year was $483 billion, the lowest of President Barack Obama’s six years in office, the government reported Wednesday.

Kurds hold own against militants
ISIS fighters hit resistance near Syria-Turkey border

Huppin to receive national honor
Spokane businessman Murray Huppin will be recognized by the Anti-Defamation League next month, an honor he calls the most satisfying of his three-decade career.

Pot-growing acreage could quadruple
Washington may soon more than quadruple the amount of land where legal marijuana can be grown.

In brief: Washington ballots in mail for Nov. 4 election
Washington state elections officials began sending ballots to registered voters Wednesday. Spokane County, which is issuing about 275,000 ballots, will have all in the mail by today.
Man sought in killing at hotel in August
Spokane police are asking for help to find Enrique Pena, 23, who is accused of first-degree murder in a shooting at a Howard Johnson hotel on Aug. 10.
Not guilty plea made in crash fatal to cyclist
Spokane Valley resident Tammy A. Hodge pleaded not guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of a fatal crash that killed cyclist Robert R. Royer on Sept. 2.

Idaho candidate says she’s running to make up for failing to vote
Republican candidate for Idaho state schools superintendent Sherri Ybarra said in a televised debate Wednesday night that she’s running for the office in part to “repay Idaho” for her own failure to vote in any Idaho general election since she moved to the state in 1996.

Woodings challenges Denney to quit his state pension
 Idaho secretary of state candidate Holli Woodings is calling on her GOP opponent, former House Speaker Lawerence Denney, to give up his state pension, in light of his comments at a live debate last week that he doesn’t believe elected officials should be on the state pension system.

In brief: Jury commits man it deemed violent sex offender
James E. Jones, 62, who once escaped from Geiger Corrections Center and raped a 14-year-old girl while out of jail on court-approved furlough, has been sentenced to the Special Commitment Center for sex offenders on McNeil Island.
Shelter quarantined after disease found
The Spokane Humane Society has imposed a 14-day quarantine after a dog tested positive for canine parvovirus and a kitten tested positive for feline distemper.
Builder accused of being unregistered
Criminal charges have been filed against Stephen P. Ranson, a Mead builder who allegedly bilked homeowners on the West Side out of more than $12,000 while acting as an unregistered contractor.
Phone threat is scam, state says
The Washington Department of Corrections has received reports from more than a dozen people, mainly from the eastern United States, about a call they received threatening them with jail time if they didn’t pay $680 by the end of the day.

Clock ticking on Didier’s suit against campaign foe
Didier’s lawsuit says Chris Voigt, executive director of the potato group headquartered in Moses Lake, used state-supported resources to push the candidacy of Dan Newhouse, a former director of the state’s Agriculture Department. Didier cites internal emails from the commission in his lawsuit alleging violation of federal and state election laws by Voigt, who also allegedly used a car tied to the commission to pick up and deliver yard signs for Newhouse’s campaign.

Didier drops Newhouse from lawsuit alleging campaign violations
Washington State Potato Commission director remains as defendant

Person of interest located in Seattle groping case
Police said Wednesday that a convicted sex offender is a person of interest in a weekend groping incident involving a Seattle woman who turned to social media when she decided a police officer didn’t seem to care.

‘Global growth scare’ pushes U.S. stocks toward correction
Investors fled stocks and poured into bonds as worries about a global economic slowdown intensified. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 460 points in afternoon trading, all three U.S. stock indexes were in negative territory for the year, and the so-called fear index spiked.

AmericanWest buying Bank of Sacramento
Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank announced it will acquire a Northern California bank with four branches and assets of $468 million.

Wal-Mart trims sales forecast, citing tough economy

HBO cuts cable’s cord with streaming option
Starting in 2015, viewers can buy Web service as stand-alone product

Speculative report fuels Avista trading

Editorial: Expand checks on gun sales: Vote yes on 594, no on 591
No on both.

Dana Milbank: A reminder that life is fleeting

Embattled Mars Hill founder resigns
Megachurch leader accused of bullying

Ask Dr. K: PSA test recommended for certain age

Ormsby, Delaney campaign for 3rd Legislative District seat

3rd District candidates Q&A

Stefanie Pettit: Embracing freedom of retirement takes some practice

Pat Munts: Award-winning garden theraputic for its owner

Randy Mann: Hot summer doesn’t portend snowy winter

North Central students all pass AP Cambridge course

Area prospectors are finding gold hidden in local waters

Sniffing out gold in local streams
Anyone seeking to strike it rich, or simply learn how much work mining can be, can grab a pan and head to most local streams in Washington.

Landers: Pen-raised pheasant numbers moot without habitat funding

Five homes offered for historic register

Obituary: Wapato, Ruth Moses
Nespelem: Colville-Nez Perce  (15 Oct 1933 - 14 Oct 2014)

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
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from The Week

3 horrific inaccuracies in Homeland's depiction of Islamabad
The Showtime drama's version of the Pakistani capital is so inaccurate that it would be laughable — if it weren't so irresponsible.

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Breaking: Medical Examiner Reveals Joan Rivers’ Cause Of Death
According to a report by TMZ Thursday, comic icon Joan Rivers died as a result of lack of oxygen to her brain. As Western Journalism reported, the 81-year-old entertainer died last month after undergoing a routine procedure at a New York medical clinic.

Texas Officials And Healthcare Workers: “Imminent Ebola Epidemic Is A Certainty” In America

Wow: This Biker Gang Is Doing Something That Will Have ISIS Fighters Crying For Their Moms

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from 100 Percent FED Up

"MUNCHABLE": PHOTO OF MICHELLE OBAMA'S SCHOOL LUNCH ANGERS PARENTS

Conservatism is Calling...Do Americans care enough to answer the call?  [AMAZING VIDEO]

BREAKING: SOURCES SAY OBAMA EXPECTED TO ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TO LIBERIA
Obama won't place ban on African countries infected with ebola from flying to U.S., but we can send more of our US troops in to "fight" ebola in Africa! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PUTTING OUR OWN CITIZENS FIRST?

[Watch] CDC DIRECTOR AND LOONY LIB MISLEADS AMERICANS ABOUT EBOLA OUTBREAK AFTER FALSELY CLAIMING IT'S UNDER CONTROL

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