Thoughts for January 2015

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  1.  "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is "needed" before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can." ~ Barry Goldwater

  2.  "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" ~ Isaac Asimov

  3.  "Nemo enim est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere." = "No one is so old as to think that he cannot live one more year." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

  4.  "But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which I wish to express my alarm. How easily we embrace such business." ~ Everett Dirksen [Congressional Record, May 3, 1961, p. 7106]

  5.  "If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused." ~ Walter F. Mondale

  6.  "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." ~ Carl Sandburg

  7.  "Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom. Our own free institutions were not the offspring of our Revolution. They existed before. They were planted in the free charters of self-government under which the English colonies grew up, and our Revolution only freed us from the dominion of a foreign power whose government was at variance with those institutions." ~ Millard Fillmore [13th POTUS, in his 3rd annual message to Congress, 6 Dec 1852]

  8.  "The welfare of our country is the great object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed, and I shall derive great satisfaction from a cooperation with you in the pleasing though arduous task of insuring to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government." ~ George Washington, First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union, January 8, 1790

  9.  "If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world." ~ Richard Nixon, Address to the nation on the situation in Southeast Asia (April 30, 1970)

10.  "Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. Keep your thoughts free from hate, and you need have no fear from those who hate you." ~ George Washington Carver

11.  "It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity." ~ Alexander Hamilton

12.  "It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare." ~ Edmund Burke

13.  "If Truth is taken away from us, then Right and Wrong are taken from us as well. If we don't know Right and Wrong, then we can't, we won't control ourselves, but will look to someone else to bring order through brute force and raw power. We will be controlled by a tyrant, and we will no longer be free." ~ Frank E. Peretti

14.  "Never for a moment do we lay aside our mistrust of the ideals established by society, and of the convictions which are kept by it in circulation. We always know that society is full of folly and will deceive us in the matter of humanity. … humanity meaning consideration for the existence and the happiness of individual human beings." ~ Albert Schweitzer

15.  "An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow horizons of his particular individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. And this is one of the big problems of life, that so many people never quite get to the point of rising above self. And so they end up the tragic victims of self-centeredness. They end up the victims of distorted and disrupted personality." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

16.  "Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe." ~ Robert W. Service

17.  "Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired." ~ David Lloyd George

18.  "Let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country. And, by the blessing of God, may that country itself become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of Wisdom, of Peace, and of Liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration for ever!" ~ Daniel Webster

19.  "A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, (or by any other name indicating his true character,) or by millions, calling themselves a government." ~ Lysander Spooner

20.  "The great object of a free people must be so to form their government and laws, and so to administer them, as to create a confidence in, and respect for, the laws; and thereby induce the sensible and virtuous part of the community to declare in favor of the laws and to support them without an expensive military force." ~ Richard Henry Lee: Letters of the Federal Farmer, 1788

21.  "My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave." ~ Stonewall Jackson

22.  "Two world wars were fought to make the world safe for democracy. Today we have to wage a war on all fronts. This war has to be waged in peace time, but it has to be waged as energetically and with as much total national effort as in times of war. The war we have to wage today has only one goal, and that is to make the world safe for diversity. The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder if they have ever paused to ask themselves the question: What is the alternative to coexistence?" ~ U Thant, 1964 Address

23.  "Security to the persons and properties of the governed is so obviously the design and end of civil government, that to attempt a logical proof of it would be like burning tapers at noonday, to assist the sun in enlightening the world." ~ John Hancock: Boston Massacre Oration - 5 Mar 1774

24.  "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ~ Edith Wharton

25.  "If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too." ~ W. Somerset Maugham

26.  "It has been said, in effect, that I was a warmonger. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes. … But once war is forced upon us, there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory." ~ General Douglas MacArthur, Farewell address to Congress (1951)

27.  "Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant." ~ Judge Learned Hand: Commissioner v. Newman, 159 F2d 848 (1947).

28.  "Yes, I am very lucky, but I have a little theory about this. I have noticed through experience and observation that providence, nature, God, or what I would call the power of creation seems to favor human beings who accept and love life unconditionally, and I am certainly one who does with all my heart." ~ Arthur Rubinstein

29.  "Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs." ~ Anton Chekhov [Ivanov, Act III, sc. vi (1887)]

30.  "Nazi forces are not seeking mere modifications in colonial maps or in minor European boundaries. They openly seek the destruction of all elective systems of government on every continent-including our own; they seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers who have seized power by force. These men and their hypnotized followers call this a new order. It is not new. It is not order." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt: Address to the Annual Dinner for White House Correspondents' Association, Washington, D.C. (15 March 1941) [FDR was born on this date - January 30 - in 1882. For "Nazi", read "Radical Islamist".]

31.  "Indeed, the truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers the most: and his suffering comes to him from things so little and so trivial that one can say that it is no longer objective at all. It is his own existence, his own being, that is at once the subject and the source of his pain, and his very existence and consciousness is his greatest torture." ~ Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O., in "The Seven Storey Mountain"

Thoughts for December 2014

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  1.  "Among the curious tales of insane persons with which I was entertained in my youth was one of a man who called himself an Octagon. To my father, who met him in a routine visit that he paid as director to an asylum, the patient explained that he had a front side and a back side, a top side and a bottom side, an inside and an outside, a right side and a left side. That makes eight sides or an octagon." ~ Henry J. Cadbury

  2.  "So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it." ~ Aaron Copland

  3.  "In real life, help is given out of friendship, or it is not valued; it is received from the hand of friendship, or it is resented." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

  4.  "If you find many people who are hard and indifferent to you in a world that you consider to be unhospitable and cruel—as often, indeed, happens to a tender-hearted, stirring young creature—you will also find there are noble hearts who will look kindly on you, and their help will be precious to you beyond price." ~ Thomas Carlyle

  5.  "Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life. All men will want to be free and share our way of life.... I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy and freedom." ~ Walter Elias Disney

  6.  "A man's honest, earnest opinion is the most precious of all he possesses: let him communicate this, if he is to communicate anything." ~ Thomas Carlyle

  7.  "Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age." ~ Pope John XXIII

  8.  "A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey." - Chaim Weizmann

  9.  "I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

10.  "They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one; they promised to take our land, and they did." ~ Red Cloud

11.  "Politics is very much like taxes - everybody is against them, or everybody is for them as long as they don't apply to him." ~ Fiorello Henry La Guardia

12.  "Whether our religion permits Christians to vote for infidel rulers is a question which merits more consideration than it seems yet to have generally received either from the clergy or the laity. It appears to me that what the prophet said to Jehoshaphat about his attachment to Ahab ["Shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord?" [2 Chronicles 19:2] affords a salutary lesson." ~ John Jay, 1st Chief Justice, SCOTUS

13.  "I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that." ~ George P. Shultz

14.  "My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned but not bought." ~ Margaret Chase Smith

15.  "My father said: 'You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.'" ~ Jean Paul Getty

16.  "A faith which cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets." ~ Arthur C. Clarke

17.  "Do not put statements in the negative form.
        And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
        If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
        great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
        Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
        Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
        De-accession euphemisms.
        If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
        Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
        Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
              ~ William Safire

18.  "I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this - who will count the votes, and how." ~ Joseph Stalin

19.  "An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is inevitably opposed to procedures that might reveal differing levels of achievement." ~ Robert Bork

20.  "I cannot, and will not, sign an oath to vote for an individual whose identity I do not know and whose principles and policies are thus unknown. To sign such a blank check would be, I feel, the height of irresponsibility and unworthy of a member of the United States Senate... I would rather be a free man than a captive senator." ~ Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr.

21.  "If there are any lessons to be learned from history, it is that we should be skeptical of all points of view, including those of the skeptics. No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith. One must view with caution the promises of any new secular priest who might emerge promising a brave new world—if only his path to clarity and truth is followed. Perhaps the best we can hope for is to temper the intemperate and to tame the perverse temptation that lurks within." ~ Paul Winter Kurtz

22.  "Any one of a million things could fail and cause our complex civilization to collapse for an hour, for a day, or however long. That's when you find out the extent to which you are reliant on technology and don't even know it. That's when you see that it's so interdependent, that if you take one thing away, the whole thing falls down and leaves you with nothing." ~ James Burke

23.  "The greatest slave is not he who is ruled by a despot, great though that evil be, but he who is in the thrall of his own moral ignorance, selfishness, and vice." ~ Samuel Smiles

24.  "Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration." ~ Matthew Arnold

25.  "The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs, and explosions, and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy; and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children, and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is, that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone." ~ Rod Serling

26.  "In this age, which believes that there is a short-cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way, in the long run, is the easiest." ~ Henry Valentine Miller

27.  "I have lived long enough to come to the conclusion, that if a man believes in one particular principle, or one particular creed and thinks it is the best, it is not for me to interfere with his conscience, nor do I think any one else should interfere with his conscience, or with the course which he may think proper to pursue, so long as he does not attempt to interfere with others." – Sir Mackenzie Bowell (5th Prime Minister of Canada)

28.  "The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks." ~ Mortimer J. Adler

29.  "You should avoid needless and entangling engagements. You may boast about them, you may brag about them, you may say you are procuring consideration of the country. You may say that an Englishman may now hold up his head among the nations. But what does all this come to, gentlemen? It comes to this, that you are increasing your engagements without increasing your strength; and if you increase your engagements without increasing strength, you diminish strength, you abolish strength; you really reduce the empire and do not increase it. You render it less capable of performing its duties; you render it an inheritance less precious to hand on to future generations." ~ William Ewart Gladstone

30.  "More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies." ~ Rudyard Kipling

31.  "The most important thing for the world today in my opinion is a spiritual regeneration which would reestablish a feeling of good faith among men generally. Discouraged people are in sore need of the inspiration of great principles. Such leadership can be the rallying point against intolerance, against distrust, against that fatal insecurity that leads to war. It is to be hoped that the democratic nations can provide the necessary leadership." ~ Gen. George C. Marshall

In the news, Friday, November 14, 2014

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EXCLUSIVE: Read the Secret Emails of the Men Who May Run Hillary Clinton's Campaign

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‘Smite Republicans Mafia-Style’: Hillary Clinton Operatives’ Emails Revealed

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from Breitbart

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OVERRUNS NATIONAL CATHEDRAL IN DC

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‘Worship Only Jesus Christ': Woman Ejected From Muslim Prayer Gathering at National Cathedral

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Secret Hillary Campaign Emails: ‘Smite’ GOP ‘Mafia-Style,’ ‘Punish Those Voters’; Will Media Cover?

Rev. Franklin Graham: Muslim Prayer Service at National Cathedral ‘Sad to See’

FBN’s Melissa Francis: ‘I Was Silenced’ When at CNBC for Criticizing ObamaCare

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Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)

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North Carolina: Shocked Mom Calls TV News Station After Reading Answers on Her Son’s Islam Worksheet

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Muslim ALLAH Worshipped And Praised SUPREME On U.S. House Floor (Shocking Video Must Watch)
With newly re-elected Speaker of the House John Boehner presiding AND BOWING HIS HEAD, the Imam for the Islamic Center of Central Jersey praised Islam’s Allah from the House floor as the God who reigns supreme.

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from The Heritage Foundation

Fifth Video Emerges, Showing Gruber Mocking Man Worried About Obamacare

The Moral Case Against Fossil Fuels Matters. And It’s Absurd.

Obama’s Plan for a Backdoor Internet Tax

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from Independent Journal Review

Did an Obama Appointed Supreme Court Justice Put the Nail in the Coffin of ObamaCare?

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from Money Talks News

New Texting App Will Make You Think Twice Before You Type
Beam Messenger is a free real-time texting app that allows the recipient to see everything you’re typing (or deleting), and vice versa. It’s described as the closest a messaging app can get to a verbal conversation.

Are the Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges Ready to Roll?

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from National Review

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Dear Democrats, Don’t Even Think about Running from Jonathan Gruber

Thank You, Jonathan Gruber 
Obamistas believe they had to lie to pass Obamacare because Americans are stupid.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Philae Spacecraft to Drill into Comet As Battery Life Dwindles

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from The Spokesman-Review

Ferris asst. principal charged with molestation

Idaho teacher kills, skins rabbit in class

Islamic State group says it’ll mint its own coins

Immigration changes could shield millions
President Barack Obama is poised to act soon to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that will shield possibly about 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.

Parking ticket led police to ‘Roscoe Bandit’ suspect

Popular cabins at Liberty Lake boost County Parks’ revenues

County takes public input on pot zoning

Teen e-cigarette use raises concerns

Mother, daughter give birth on same day

Democrats elevate Warren
With a nod to the need for change, Democrats tapped liberal favorite Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join the Senate leadership Thursday as the party tries to recover from its devastating electoral losses.

Secret Service errors aided intruder
A multitude of failures occurred in late September when a White House fence-jumper was able to make his way into what is supposed to be one of the most securely guarded buildings in the world, according to a new report.

McConnell to lead Senate Republicans
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, fulfilling a long-held ambition.

Mismanagement, low morale, poor funding plague nuke forces
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded that problems in the nation’s nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders and sagging morale, and is ordering top-to-bottom changes, vowing to invest billions of dollars to fix the management of the world’s most deadly weapons, two senior defense officials told the Associated Press on Thursday.

In brief: Ruling opens gate for immigrant bail action
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for a wave of bail hearings for immigrants across Arizona.
FDA considers ending gay-blood donor ban
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has begun to consider whether to overturn a long-standing ban against accepting blood donations from gay men.
Group files suit to stop filmmaker’s museum
Opponents of George Lucas’ plan to build a museum along Chicago’s lakefront filed a lawsuit Thursday to try to kill the project, calling it an “assault on the shores of Lake Michigan” and urging the “Star Wars” creator to pick a different spot.

ISIS issues recording it says is al-Baghdadi
The Islamic State on Thursday released a recording of a speech said to be by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled “caliph” of the militant organization, potentially contradicting rumors of his death in a recent airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition seeking to destroy the extremist group.

Comet landing craft bounced out of sun
A shadow was cast – literally – across Europe’s historic mission to land on and explore a comet. Scientists said Thursday the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that’s blocking sunlight from its solar panels.

Dempsey says troops in combat a possibility
Less than a week after the Obama administration announced it would double the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress on Thursday that U.S. troops eventually might accompany Iraqi troops to the front lines in their battle to reclaim ground from the Islamic State.

In brief: Surgeon with Ebola will be treated in U.S.
A surgeon working in West Africa’s Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown to the United States on Saturday for treatment, according to a federal government source.
Israel, Jordan, Palestinians to work toward peace
Israel and Jordan have committed to a series of “specific and practical” steps to reduce spiraling tensions over Jerusalem holy sites, and the Palestinians have pledged to curb incitement and violence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday.
Vatican will offer showers for homeless
Homeless people around the Vatican are getting more than just handouts from charitable passers-by. They’re getting a shower.

Washington state high court intervenes in shooter’s 82-year sentence
A Spokane man sentenced to 82 years in prison for a 2002 gunbattle at the Amtrak station will have a chance to have his sentence reduced, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.

Court papers describe nonstop harassment by stalking suspect
A stalking suspect shot by police last weekend remains in the hospital as he recovers from his wounds.

Construction underway on cooperatives’ rail grain-loading facility

Idaho school broadband legal bill nears $1 million

Spokane woman died from trauma to head
Spokane police are investigating the death of a woman found late last month at her home. Emily Simons, 51, was found by her boyfriend, Rick Krupke, and his sister at 417 W. Kiernan Ave. on Oct. 31, according to a search warrant filed Wednesday. Simons died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to an autopsy performed Nov. 3, but the Spokane County medical examiner’s office has not determined a manner of death, such as an accident or homicide.

Witnesses ID possible Spokane shooter
Police have identified two people of interest in the shooting of a man in northeast Spokane just before 3 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses told police that men were arguing with the victim in the 2900 block of North Smith Street when one pulled a gun and fired, according to a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday.

Teacher licensing rules clear board
 Idaho’s state Board of Education unanimously approved new teacher licensing rules Thursday that drew overwhelming opposition at public hearings around the state, but made several major changes suggested by opponents.

Prosser man to auction 500 pounds of marijuana
A marijuana grower in Prosser is planning to auction about 500 pounds of pot in Washington’s first state-sanctioned marijuana auction.

Spokane housing, human services boss retiring
Jerrie Allard, 56, head of Spokane’s Community, Housing and Human Services Department, is leaving the city next month after eight years.

In brief: McMorris Rodgers keeping GOP post
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected the House Republican Conference chairwoman Thursday by GOP members who decided to retain all their top leaders for the upcoming Congress.
Utilities want waiver on customer contact
Idaho’s three major electric utilities are asking state regulators for a waiver from a regulation that requires them to try to make face-to-face contact with a customer to collect payment or terminate electric service.
No injuries reported after fire at duplex
A fire in Spokane Valley caused significant damage to a duplex on Thursday. The fire was reported at 12720 E. Broadway Ave. just before noon Thursday.
More time granted in Glacier killing case
Federal prosecutors have been granted more time to file a response to a Kalispell woman’s lengthy appeal of her conviction for killing her new husband by pushing him off a cliff in Glacier National Park.

Idaho game commission prefers trapper training after two dogs killed
Rather than making new rules to restrict trapping in Idaho, state Fish and Game commissioners say they prefer to have trappers take safety classes to reduce the chance that dogs will be caught in deadly body-gripping traps.

Montana OKs elk-kill plan aimed at reducing disease
State wildlife officials approved a plan Thursday to issue elk-kill permits to landowners in southern Montana to help reduce the spread of disease to cattle.

Lawsuit filed over wolf derby
Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit late Thursday to prevent a federal agency from extending a wolf- and coyote-hunting derby onto additional public lands in east-central Idaho.

Dozens of cats found in van
Workers at an animal rescue operation in Oregon were caring Thursday for 68 cats found crammed into a van, many in wretched shape.

Class-size initiative won’t need recount

Nuke plant sets operations record
Energy Northwest set a record for its nuclear power plant near Richland at 1:47 a.m. Thursday, operating for 506 consecutive days.

Jury indicts ex-coal boss
Don Blankenship, the steely-eyed executive once dubbed “The Dark Lord of Coal Country,” on Thursday became the highest-ranking coal official to face federal charges in the nation’s deadliest mine disaster in 40 years. A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the April 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia.

Cat-centric café an instant hit
Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance to spend time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.

Amazon.com ends dispute with Hachette Books
One of publishing’s nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending.

Business Briefs: Cold, crop boost wheat prices
Wheat prices are surging this week as temperatures plunge in the U.S. Plains states and after a government report showed domestic supplies slipped.
Baker Hughes in merger talks
Oilfield-services provider Baker Hughes Inc. said Thursday it is in talks with rival Halliburton Co. about a potential merger.
Nordstrom beats forecasts
Nordstrom Inc. shares jumped in extended trading Thursday after the upscale department store operator reported improved fiscal third-quarter sales and profits.
GM says all families reached
General Motors says it now has contacted the families of the original 13 people whose deaths GM linked to faulty small-car ignition switches to tell them about its compensation program.

Morgan Stanley backed murky Chinese stock
The Associated Press discovered significant discrepancies between financial records and what a Chinese company backed by U.S. banking giant Morgan Stanley reported as part of its $654 million stock offering. Issues of murky financial information and lax oversight have become increasingly important as U.S. mutual funds and pension funds invest more regularly in Chinese companies.

Greater risks seen in China stocks
Chinese companies like Alibaba, whose initial public offering this year set a record high, operate under lax standards compared with other stocks on U.S. exchanges. That means higher risks for investors.

Shawn Vestal: Spokane police reform to get federal report card

Amy Goodman: Of soldiers and the makers of war

Editorial: Marijuana legalization still needs fine-tuning

Jonathan Zimmerman: D.C. power struggles are nothing new

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from The Wall Street Journal

Jonathan Gruber’s ‘Stupid’ Budget Tricks
His ObamaCare candor shows how Congress routinely cons taxpayers.

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

This Former FBI Official Just Betrayed Holder And Obama Without Holding Anything Back

Trey Gowdy: We’re Making Progress On Benghazi

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from Yahoo News

New NSA director rips critics, calls for 'less simplistic' national conversation about surveillance
Adm. Michael Rogers says Snowden likely not a spy, but at RAND conference he insists that leaks aided terrorists

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In the news, Thursday, November 13, 2014

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from ABC News (& affiliates)

Why 'Growing Pains' Star Kirk Cameron Was Working at a Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)

Bill Clinton Calls Out George W. Bush On Twitter — and Bush Responds in the Best Way Possible

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from Breitbart

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CHAIR: DEMS LOST MIDTERMS BECAUSE OF RACIST WHITE SOUTHERNERS

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

The Long-Awaited Debate on Islamism is Here at Last
A recent Salon piece shows that ideology as the root cause of global Islamic extremism is finally being discussed in mainstream America.

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from Daily Kos

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

After nonsensical comments on Net Neutrality, conservatives rage against Ted Cruz

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from Facecrooks (& Bitdefender)

Facebook Simplifies Privacy Policy – Again
This week, Facebook announced another tool designed to further simplify its privacy policy and make it understandable to the layperson. The feature, called “Privacy Basics,” is a set of interactive guides that walk users through basic security questions, like how to delete content from the site and how to limit visibility in search. In addition to the new look, Facebook also edited the language in its privacy policy to make it less legal-sounding and complicated. It has also been dramatically shortened, down from about 9,000 words to only 2,700.

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from Gateway Pundit

SMOKING GUN VIDEO: Jonathan Gruber Admitted Obama Was In the Room When Cadillac Tax Lie Was Created. UPDATE: WHITE HOUSE LOGS CONFIRM!

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from Hot Air

First run-off poll released shows Cassidy up 16 over Landrieu

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from Huffington Post

[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

What If People Treated Physical Illness Like Mental Illness?

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from International Christian Concern

(PERSECUTION.org)

Christians reclaim Iraq village from ISIS

In Iraq, upwards of 200,000 Christians had fled their homes, leaving entire villages empty. Slowly some have been returning, working together with Kurdish forces to clear the areas and drive out ISIS fighters. Being able to return home is a major victory for Iraq’s Christian community, but the fear of an ISIS return remains. 11-13

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from The New American Magazine

Obama's “Net Neutrality” Rules: Threat to Free Speech

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from The Spokesman-Review

Police investigate death of woman found with head injuries
Emily Simons, 51, was found by her boyfriend, Rick Krupke, and his sister in her home at 417 W. Kiernan Ave. on Oct. 31, according to a search warrant filed Wednesday. Simons died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to an autopsy performed Nov. 3, but the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s officer has not yet determined a manner of death. Krupke has been arrested several times for allegedly assaulting Simons.

Spokane Valley duplex fire closes road
A portion of Broadway Avenue in Spokane Valley was shut down for part of the afternoon today as crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department put out a fire in a duplex at 12720 E. Broadway.

Officer who shot suspect was the one wearing a body camera
The Washington State Patrol confirmed Thursday that the Spokane police officer wearing the body camera that wasn’t turned during an officer involved shooting Saturday on was the officer who shot stalking suspect Joseph E. Hensz.

Officer who shot stalking suspect named
The Spokane Police Department said Thursday that Senior Ofc. Mike Roberge was the officer who shot stalking suspect Joseph E. Hensz Saturday.

Idaho officials favor education over new trapping rules

Idaho schools broadband contract may be headed for rebid

Idaho’s legal fees for school broadband case inch toward $1 million

Banks to pay billions to settle currency exchange investigation
Traders with nicknames like the “Three Musketeers” and the “A-Team” plotted over Internet chat rooms to manipulate currency markets for years, profiting at the expense of clients – and then congratulating themselves for their brilliance – regulators said Wednesday, as they fined five banks $3.4 billion.

Comet touchdown a boon for research
European scientists celebrate landing after decadelong spacecraft mission

Carmakers unite around privacy protections in letter
Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists’ privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information about their drivers than many motorists realize.

Americans say they’ve lost control over personal data, survey finds

NY prosecutor to fund rape kit testing nationally
Evidence from up to 70,000 rape cases nationwide will get long-awaited DNA testing, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced Wednesday as he pledged as much as $35 million to help eliminate a backlog that has long troubled authorities, victims and lawmakers.

Supreme Court ends Kansas’ ban on gay marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas in a decision that the state insists applies to only two counties. However, Kansas’ emergency appeal was closely watched to see if the court would change its practice following last week’s appellate ruling upholding anti-gay marriage laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Those cases now are headed to the Supreme Court, and the gay marriage issue nationwide could be heard and decided by late June.

In brief: Doctor arrested in India sterilization deaths
A senior medical official in India said the doctor who conducted sterilization procedures after which 13 women died has been arrested.
Earthquake shakes Kansas, Oklahoma
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, the largest since a series of temblors began rattling Kansas a little more than a year ago.
Town’s tobacco ban hearing too rowdy
Only a handful of people were able to speak on a proposal that could make the tiny Massachusetts town of Westminster the first in the nation to ban all sales of tobacco products when boos and shouts from the crowd shut down the public hearing Wednesday night.

Effects of U.S.-China climate pact will be limited, scientists say

Congress set to vote on Keystone XL pipeline bills
Senate Democrats maneuverto help Landrieu retain seat

Photo: Between floors 68 and 69
Two window washers were trapped on a dangling scaffold nearly 70 stories up the new 1 World Trade Center tower for nearly two hours Wednesday before firefighters sawed through a thick double-layered window to reach them.

NIH chief details plans for Ebola vaccine trials
A top U.S. official outlined plans Wednesday for clinical trials of a possible Ebola vaccine in West Africa, as the global response to the outbreak took on added urgency with the disclosure of a new cluster of cases in Mali and reports that the death toll had surpassed 5,000.

Russian bomber patrols will reach Gulf of Mexico
 In a show of military muscle amid tensions with the West, Russia will send long-range strategic bombers on regular patrol missions across the globe, from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, a top official said Wednesday.

U.N. torture panel scrutinizes U.S. actions
The United States came under heavy scrutiny Wednesday from U.N. experts investigating whether it had violated the terms of a global treaty that prohibits torture.

In brief: Israeli move in east Jerusalem draws U.S. concern
Israeli authorities gave preliminary approval Wednesday to build 200 homes in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem, a move that threatened to push Israelis and Palestinians deeper into conflict after weeks of unrest over the city’s holiest sites.
Egypt says sailors missing in assault
An Egyptian army spokesman said eight sailors are missing after an assault by “terrorist elements” on a navy patrol boat off one of the country’s Mediterranean ports.

Passage of Riverfront Park bond puts new ice rink on front burner

Scott Chesney remains mum on specific reasons for ouster
Scott Chesney, Spokane’s planning director who was abruptly ousted from his position last week, said Wednesday he was taking the “high road” and ending his role at the city.

Gun rights activists plan I-594 protest at Capitol
Gun rights activists plan to bring their firearms to the Capitol next month to engage in civil disobedience by violating the new background check law that they despise.

In brief: Alleged Roscoe Bandit arrested in Oregon
A man who police say is the robber pegged as the Roscoe Bandit by the FBI was arrested Wednesday in Grants Pass, Oregon, and the FBI is crediting Spokane police with developing key information that led to his arrest.
ISP seeks charges against two drivers
The Idaho State Police is taking the unusual step of requesting criminal charges against both drivers involved in a Nov. 6 road-rage incident on Interstate 90 near Post Falls.
Medical services levy falls short
The Airway Heights Fire Department’s proposed levy to fund emergency medical services has been rejected by voters.

Two Washington liquor board members leaving

Gas to average under $3 in 2015, government says

Small businesses step up holiday social media game

William Boyd writes Land Rover-sponsored book
Soon after turning out the latest James Bond novel, British author William Boyd agreed to write another thriller based on a famous brand: the Land Rover.

In brief: JPMorgan Chase donates to job-training efforts in Spokane
JPMorgan Chase has donated $175,000 to the Community Colleges of Spokane and the Spokane Area Workforce Development Council to improve job training for young adults and teens.
Google offers ad-free song-search service
Google is remixing the music on its YouTube video site with the addition of ad-free subscription service “Music Key” and a new format designed to make it easier to find millions of songs that can still be played for free.
J.C. Penney says 3Q flat but eager for holidays
J.C. Penney Co. narrowed its third-quarter loss, but sales slowed as warm weather curbed demand for fall merchandise.

Monsanto settles with Pacific Northwest wheat farmers
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it will pay nearly $2.4 million to settle a dispute with farmers in the Pacific Northwest over genetically modified wheat.

‘Hero’ teacher’s plea from school-shooting scene: ‘I need help now’

Editorial: Critical decisions in offing for Idaho education

Dana Milbank: Obama’s staff lacks one who would challenge president

Fly fishing niche extends Valley painter’s audience around the globe
At 62, Spokane Valley artist Tom Hanson has found an artistic niche that reaches around the globe.

‘Spokane in 1889’ on display at library

Ask Doctor K: Infertility in men has many causes

Front Porch: I-90 Christmas lights take community effort
The late evening drive back to Spokane from Seattle this time of year seems so much longer than usual. It’s darker earlier, the weather is dicier and it’s just less pleasant … until that stretch of Interstate 90 between the Columbia River and close to Moses Lake when the darkness is illuminated in places by Christmas lights displays.

Spokane Valley Tech builds decorative trees for Winter Glow
Riverfront Park is lighting up this holiday season, and Spokane Valley Tech will shine in every display. The school’s aerospace and advanced manufacturing class made 95 steel Christmas trees – outlined in LED lights. Three of those will be in every display at the park’s first Winter Glow Spectacular.

Boyd’s work garners ‘old guy award’
Jim Boyd, a member of the Arrow Lakes Indian Tribe, which is one of 12 tribes that make up the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, will receive a lifetime achievement recognition from the Native American Music Awards in New York this weekend.

Preservation Advocates honors 10 for their efforts

Northern blast chills Inland Northwest
Randy Mann

Weekend weather: Expect cold temperatures to dominate

Rich Landers: Tough question leads to navigating trail of robust memories

Bill Jennings: Mount Spokane expansion decision set for next week

S-curve changes coming in 2015
The S-curve of South Monroe Street, South Lincoln Street and West Seventh Avenue is one part harrowing, one part autobahn and two parts broken roadway. Parts of the street are also ancient. There’s a cast iron pipe from 1894 buried underneath the steep grade of Monroe. Thanks to the new 20-year street levy, which was approved last week by 77 percent of voters, all of that will change next year.

In brief: Bald eagle cruise honors veterans
A special cruise boat is being reserved for veterans, military personnel and their families for a tour on Lake Coeur d’Alene on Nov. 29 to view the annual congregation of bald eagles that comes to feast on spawning kokanee.
State purchases river land
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to buy more 4-0 ranch land along the Grande Ronde River and updated rules for work that impacts state waters during a meeting last week in Olympia.
Fishing rule proposals
Proposed changes to fishing rules for the Columbia River Basin are open to written public comment through Dec. 1 in an extension announced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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In the news, Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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NOV 11      INDEX      NOV 13

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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.

Some sources may require subscription.

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from Americas Freedom Fighters

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

DC SCHOOLS STRIP CHRISTMAS FROM CALENDAR AFTER MUSLIMS COMPLAIN!

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from The American Conservative

The Weird AUMF Debate
The AUMF (Authorization of the Use of Military Force) debate in Congress is an odd thing: it's about granting permission to a president (who doesn't think he needs it) for a war that started three months ago.

Occupy Edmund Burke
The Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to American Independence, David Bromwich, Belknap Press, 512 pages

Hillary’s Sheldon Adelson
Clinton major donor cavorts with racist warmonger, urges mass bombing. Will she be asked about it?

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from BuzzFeed

[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

10 Things Farmers Are Tired Of Hearing
An old saying states that you shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds you. Not many have an interest in taking up farming as a lifestyle or career, yet in nearly 2015, the general public is constantly questioning and belittling what it takes for farmers to get food onto everyone’s plates.

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

Iran Nuclear Break-Out Time Much Sooner Than Assessed
Dr. Olli Heinonen, a 27-year veteran of the Int'l Atomic Energy Agency, says previous estimates were not based on Iran's advanced centrifuges.

'Muslims of the Americas' Says Hitler Was Not Enemy of U.S.
MOA's leader, Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani, also accused the British government of using the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) as a front.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Maddow Claims Obama 'Had Nothing to Do With Bill Ayers'

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from Conservative Post

Illegal Immigrants commit 400 sexual assaults in just one U.S. state
According to NCFIRE, during the month of October 2014, there were 73 illegal aliens charged with nearly 400 sexual assaults against Children from North Carolina.

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from Daily Mail (UK)

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Have archaeologists found the remains of Alexander the Great? Bones discovered in Grecian tombs could hold key to solving centuries-old mystery

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from The Dallas Morning News

Highland Park ISD board asks officials to review book policy
At Highland Park High School, parents must now give permission for their child to read the classics. Teachers recently sent home permission slips for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway for 11th-grade Advanced Placement English students, who elect to take the college-level course.

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from The Heritage Foundation

Texas Race-Based College Admissions Case May be Heading Back to Supreme Court
The issue of affirmative action could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused to reconsider a ruling allowing use of race as a factor in University of Texas undergraduate admissions.

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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California

Vietnam, Iraq & Afghanistan: Different or the Same?
From 1965 to 1972 in Vietnam, America fought both a conventional slugfest against North Vietnamese divisions and a counterinsurgency (COIN) campaign against guerrillas. We conducted a COIN campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, and a COIN campaign in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. What are some of the similarities and differences among these three campaigns? ll three dragged on too long at too high a cost in casualties and money to sustain public support. Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Bush, and Obama failed to lead the American people in support of the wars.

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from Huffington Post

[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Affirmative Action Could Go Back To The Supreme Court

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from Mad World News

[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

So, Obama Showed Up for a China Conference Dressed Like He Was Beamed There from a Star Trek Movie

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from MEDIAite

Howard Dean: Obamacare Written by ‘Elitists’ Who Don’t ‘Fundamentally Understand’ America
Reacting Wednesday to the now-infamous “Gruber video,” former DNC chair Howard Dean said, "The problem is not that he said it. The problem is that he thinks it. The core problem under the damn law is it was put together by a bunch of elitists two don’t fundamentally understand the American people.".

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from National Review

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

My Prescription for Immigration Reform 
By Ben Carson: Achieving a secure border is a matter of political will rather than ability.

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from Newsmax

Report: Elite Liberal Donor Group Snubs Hillary

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from The Oregonian

Weather forecast gets worse: Expect 'significant' snow for Portland, blizzard-like conditions in Columbia River Gorge

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from The Political Insider

Rush Limbaugh is Ready to SUE Democrats for Their Shameful Use of Misquotes

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from Reason Magazine

Net Neutrality—and Obama's Scheme for the Internet—Are Lousy Ideas
"Net neutrality" and public-utility style regulation are about Internet freedom, just not the way advocates think.

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from RedState

The American Voter isn’t “Stupid” – The American Voter was Lied to

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Dark Matter's New Wrinkle: It May Behave Like Wavy Fluid

Double Comet Landing? Philae Probe May Have Bounced During Touchdown

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from The Spokesman-Review

Dangling workers rescued from collapsed scaffolding at 1 World Trade Center
Two window washers were trapped for more than an hour Wednesday on scaffolding dangling 69 stories up the side of 1 World Trade Center before firefighters were able to cut through the new skyscraper’s glass and pull them to safety.

Cosmic 1st: European spacecraft lands on comet
Hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko  — an audacious first designed to answer big questions about the universe.

Dogs rescued from house fire at apparent marijuana grow
Spokane firefighters rescued three dogs from a house fire Monday morning at 55 West 30th Ave.

U.S., China unveil ambitious climate change goals
President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would move much faster in cutting its levels of pollution. Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to cap China’s emissions in the future – a striking, unprecedented move by a nation that has been reluctant to box itself in on global warming.

Obama, Xi highlight agreements
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to play down points of tension between their two nations today, unveiling a flurry of agreements on climate change, military cooperation and trade, while casting their own burgeoning relationship as candid and productive.

Bishop Cupich’s ex-vicar general critical of Catholic lawsuit against Paine Hamblen

Idaho broadband contract in limbo
The $60 million contract for a statewide school broadband network – one of Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proudest achievements – is in limbo after being scrapped by a judge who ruled it was improperly awarded.

Cold comes calling, snow could be falling

Arctic air buffeted the Inland Northwest on Tuesday and is expected to hold its grip over the Inland Northwest through the weekend. A moist storm off the Pacific Ocean could bring the region’s first lowland snowfall of the season on Thursday after the area’s mountains were dusted for only the first time on Sunday and Monday.

Some states dig out as others brace for storm

People in the Upper Midwest and Rockies woke up to frigid temperatures Tuesday with heavy snow blanketing some areas. Other parts of the country are expecting a dose of icy weather later this week from a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds over the weekend.

Remains of Ice Age infants uncovered in Alaska
Researchers have uncovered the remains of two Ice Age infants in Alaska’s interior, a discovery archaeologists call the youngest human remains from that era found in northern North America. The remains dating back about 11,500 years offer a new glimpse into ancient burial practices, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Tuesday.

Ex-Justice Department civil rights attorney John Doar dies at 92
John Doar, who as a top Justice Department civil rights lawyer in the 1960s fought to protect the rights of black voters and worked against segregation in the South, died Tuesday at age 92.

Ferguson security plans outlined
Grand jury decision due on Michael Brown death

In brief: Ebola free, doctor leaves hospital
Hugging the health workers who cared for him, a doctor who recovered from Ebola said Tuesday he was a living example of effective treatment and urged support for those combating the virus’ outbreak in West Africa.
Nurses strike over care standards
As many as 18,000 nurses went on strike Tuesday and picketed in front of Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California to express their concerns about patient-care standards and Ebola.
Students home after detention in Russia
Four students are enjoying smiles and hugs from family and friends in the U.S. after being briefly detained in Russia during a student leadership conference. They were traveling on tourist visas to attend a two-week leadership conference but were told they needed business visas.

Joe Biden: Nation honors ‘all-volunteer force’ on Veterans Day

S. Korean families rage at captain’s sentence
Enraged parents wept and screamed as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, killing more than 300 people, mostly high school students.

Site sacred to both Jews, Muslims focus of clashes
Abbas accuses Israelis of pushing ‘religious war’

India’s sterilization drive leaves at least 11 women dead
India’s drive to limit population growth by offering free sterilization surgeries left at least 11 women dead and 20 others seriously ill today, highlighting the risks women face in reproductive health in a country struggling with high rates of poverty.

Russia inks deal to build more reactors in Iran
Russia signed a contract Tuesday to build two more nuclear reactors in Iran to be possibly followed by another six, a move intended to cement closer ties between the two nations.

Washington marks 125th birthday with party

Trader Joe’s coming to north Spokane in 2015
Trader Joe’s will move into roughly half the space now used by Rite-Aid at Franklin Park Mall. Rite-Aid is moving next year to a pad building near Burlington Coat Factory on the same block.

Military, aerospace museum seeks home at Felts Field
A prominent historic hangar at Felts Field that hosted a Veterans Day tribute ceremony Tuesday could become the new home of the Honor Point Military & Aerospace Museum.

Veteran who spoke against war dies
Tomas Young, a wounded Iraq War veteran who was an outspoken critic of the conflict and the subject of the 2007 documentary “Body of War,” has died. He was 34.

Freebies given to veterans who helped keep U.S. free

In brief: Spokane crews to clean leaves off streets
City of Spokane crews will pick up leaves that have fallen in the street starting today. If it snows Thursday as projected, however, the work will be put on hold until the weather improves.
Information sought in South Hill death
Spokane police are seeking tips from the public to help solve Friday’s homicide on South Hill. Zachary D. Lamb, 26, was fatally shot just before midnight near the intersection of Elm Street and 10th Avenue.
Woman arrested at grocery store
A Spokane County deputy arrested a woman with stolen credit cards Sunday after she tried to steal meat and spices from a Grocery Outlet store in Spokane Valley.
Garbage collection continues normally
Most curbside garbage and recycling collection in Spokane County is unaffected this week by Tuesday’s Veterans Day holiday.
Police shoot man who aided in case
A man who helped lead police to a gunman’s vehicle the morning after Halloween ended up being shot in the leg in what Vancouver police are describing as a case of mistaken identity. They have not identified the man.

Sandpoint OKs deer hunt within city
The city of Sandpoint has approved a request from airport officials to allow a deer hunt within city limits because some of the deer are wandering onto the runway and posing a hazard.

Spokane man found dead days after assault by ex-boyfriend
A Spokane man was found dead in his home at 5418 N. Ash St. eight days after he was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend, but officials have not determined a cause of death. Edward E. Weed, 46, died in his home in northwest Spokane sometime after he was assaulted on Oct. 29. Police arrested Michael E. Harmon, 32, on Saturday on charges of robbery, burglary and assault.

Enrollment rises at Oregon State University, falls at University of Oregon

Port labor problems slow Washington apple exports
Labor woes at major West Coast sea ports have slowed the export of a record crop of Washington apples and endangered big Christmas season shipments of the fruit to Central American nations. Delays have also hit shipments of autos, smartphones and numerous other products as longshoremen and shippers try to hammer out a new contract involving work at 29 West Coast ports.

Idaho couple deny abuse in death of 67-year-old man
An Idaho couple accused of neglecting a 67-year-man in their care to such an extent he died of malnutrition or starvation have pleaded not guilty to three felony charges. Charles Wright, 24, and Lindsey Winter, 21, on Monday denied abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult, exploitation of a vulnerable adult and fraudulently obtaining welfare or public assistance, the Lewiston Tribune reported Tuesday.

In brief: Microsoft Lumia 535 debuts
Microsoft officially entered the post-Nokia smartphone era with the release late Monday of a budget-priced Lumia device.
Hellmann’s sues over ‘Mayo’ use
You have to break some eggs to make an omelet and, according to a lawsuit from the maker of Hellmann’s, the same goes for mayonnaise.
Stocks creep to record high
The stock market eked out another all-time high on Tuesday, but the gains were slight as investors awaited more news to give them an indication about the strength of the economy.
Top Italian banks pass EU test
The recent Europewide health check on banks is producing results for Italy, whose top two lenders on Tuesday posted a strong rise in quarterly profits after cleaning up their finances in anticipation of the test.

Dutch bike path tests solar panels
A project dubbed “SolaRoad” gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch, the first SolaRoad is a bike path near Amsterdam.

Ford’s latest F-150 pickups will test market for aluminum trucks
Ford is using aluminum, which is lighter – and more expensive – than steel but just as tough, almost exclusively in the body of the 2015 version of its best-selling F-150 pickup, which starts arriving at dealerships next month. Ford says the 2015 truck will have from 5 percent to 20 percent better fuel economy that the current version.

Shawn Vestal: WSU, UW med school tiff confounding

Trudy Rubin: Democracy is on the defensive

Editorial: Health plan exchange enters second year, with more options

Winter squash perfect base for tasty seasonal soup
Winter Squash and Kale Soup with White Beans
Garlic Croutons

Here’s the boeuf
Boeuf Bourguignon
Brown-braised Onions
Sautéed Mushrooms

Quick pickles will tickle taste buds
Quick Pickled Apples
Quick Pickled Cranberries
Quick Pickled Pumpkin

Hayden home cook wins with Asian chicken sandwich
Asian Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sandwich with Slaw

No one will miss the meat when you serve this gravy
You-Won’t-Miss-The-Meat Vegetarian Gravy

Forget faux turkey, try eggplant instead
Thanksgiving Eggplant Strata

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from The Telegraph (UK)

The Rosetta mission: everything you need to know about the quest to catch a comet
On November 12 2014, scientists from the European Space Agency will attempt to make a soft landing on a moving comet. If successful, it will be one of the most extraordinary achievements in space history and could answer important questions about the origins of life on earth. Here is everything you need to know about the mission.

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

Actor Tim Allen Completely Slams Obama

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from Universal Free Press

One Country Deported “Record Number” Of Muslim, And Crime Dropped Dramatically

Norway has experienced the horrors of Islamic integration, and rather than appease Muslims for fear of being politically incorrect, they acted. According to The Local, a record number of immigrants, namely Muslims, have been deported from Norway, beginning last year. With the deportation comes a dramatic decrease in crime, much to the delight of overwhelmed law enforcement.

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