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from A Clerk of Oxford (Blog)
The O Antiphons in Middle English: 'To þe we clepe with alle owre hert and brethe'
In medieval England, 16th December was the first day of the O Antiphons. (In other parts of the church they began on 17th December, but they lasted eight days, rather than seven, in English tradition.) Every day between now and Christmas Eve, at Vespers, in the early dusk of a midwinter evening, the antiphon would be one of these ancient songs of longing and desire, which address Christ by a series of allusive titles drawn from scriptural tradition and appeal to him: Come.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Bozell & Graham Column: Wise Warren and Crazy Cruz
Both senators have shaken up the Senate over heavy spending and regulation. When Warren does it, she’s promoted as a profile in courage, standing up for fairness. When Cruz does it, he’s a selfish brat causing meltdowns.
WashPost Buries Story of Virginia Democrat Convicted of Sex With 17-Year-Old Receptionist
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from Eagle Rising
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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Tom Coburn: We Don't Need Another Bush
Reaction among Republican senators to the news former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is exploring a presidential run was mixed on Tuesday, but retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was unequivocal, living up to his nickname of "Dr. No."
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Tom Coburn: We Don't Need Another Bush
Reaction among Republican senators to the news former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is exploring a presidential run was mixed on Tuesday, but retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was unequivocal, living up to his nickname of "Dr. No."
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from The New American Magazine
Eventually, some advocates of reducing the gargantuan federal footprint across the Western states hope some of the land can be sold off and become private property rather than being owned by government. Getting the feds to relinquish control to state governments, though, would at least represent a good starting point.
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from Newsmax
from Scientific American
Changing Our DNA through Mind Control?
A study finds meditating cancer patients are able to affect the makeup of their DNA
Bacterial Motors Come in a Dizzying Array of Models
Bacteria that can swim propel themselves with corkscrew tails anchored in rotary motors. That may seem surprisingly mechanical for a microbe, but it is a system that has been wildly popular and conserved across billions of years of evolution.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Man stabbed in downtown Spokane
A man was stabbed in his neck in downtown Spokane this evening. Police said they believed the man was stabbed by someone he knew, but the victim was not initially cooperating with police and little was known about the perpetrator besides a vague description. The victim entered Boo Radley’s gift shop, 232 N. Howard, about 5:30 p.m. asking to use a phone.
Pakistan vows to increase fight against Taliban after 141 killed at school
In the deadliest slaughter of innocents in Pakistan in years, Taliban gunmen attacked a military-run school Tuesday and killed 141 people — almost all of them students — before government troops ended the siege.
Woman looking for new home for rescued junkyard dog
One year after taking a blind blue heeler she named “Tank” from deplorable conditions at a junkyard near Twisp, Judy Camp is looking for a new home for the pooch.
Panel says UW should expand med program in Spokane
The University of Washington Medical School should “proceed as soon as possible” to expand and modernize its program in Spokane, a special advisory council set up by the university said Tuesday.
WSU med school plan has broad support, statewide poll finds
A poll conducted for Gallatin Public Affairs shows 81.2 percent of state residents favor WSU establishing its own medical school. Support dips to 72.8 percent when the question is posed along with an explanation that WSU is seeking legislative approval and additional state money for the effort.
Inslee’s budget omits new funds for med schools
Gov. Jay Inslee is undecided on how medical school education should expand in Spokane. The budget he will unveil Thursday and send next month to the Legislature currently has no new money for medical school plans by either of the state’s two research universities.
Error causes over-billing for Wallace school bond tax levy
Wallace School District residents got a surprise in their property tax bills last month – a school bond payment that should have cost the average homeowner about $61 this year instead came out at $183.
Australia stunned by siege
Two hostages killed in takeover of Sydney cafe
Gunman known to authorities
Man Haron Monis, the Iranian refugee identified as the gunman behind a deadly siege at a downtown Sydney cafe, was no stranger to Australian law enforcement officials or the media.
Horror over deadly Sydney siege turns to anger
Horror over a deadly siege morphed into anger Tuesday as leaders of a grieving nation demanded to know how a man with a violent criminal history slipped through the cracks and ended up in the downtown Sydney cafe where he took 17 people hostage.
WSU graduate killed in Australia siege
The cafe manager killed in the deadly siege in Sydney, Australia, was a graduate of Washington State University.
Spokane deputy’s remarks in defense of MRAP go viral
Comments made by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy during a public event Dec. 7 have drawn fire and protest plans from self-proclaimed constitutionalists, who say the sheriff is targeting law-abiding gun owners with military equipment obtained from the federal government.
New York forbids cosmetic piercings, tattoos on pets
Body art is not for animals, at least not in New York state. It will soon be a crime to pierce or tattoo your companion animal. The law signed Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes effect in 120 days.
Chicago thieves adopt ‘crash-and-grab’ tactics
A vehicle crashes through a storefront in the wee hours and up to six people in dark clothing and ski masks pour out, grabbing whatever they can with the speed of a NASCAR pit crew. Then the thieves dash out over the broken glass to a waiting getaway car. Since September, at least a dozen “crash-and-grab” burglaries have been reported at retail businesses in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
Senate confirms Obama surgeon general choice
The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s controversial choice for surgeon general Monday, a victory for the administration after GOP infighting gave Democrats the upper hand in the final stretch of the lame-duck Congress.
Netanyahu counters Palestinian statehood bid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of diplomatic consultations Monday in Rome, attempting to build opposition to a planned Palestinian appeal to the United Nations for statehood.
Study: People who feel younger than age live longer
A pair of researchers from University College London and the International Longevity Centre-UK analyzed data on nearly 6,500 English adults and found that those who felt at least one year older than their actual age were 41 percent more likely to die within eight years than were those who felt at least three years younger than the age listed on their birth certificates.
Gunman kills ex-wife, five of her relatives
An Iraq war veteran shot and killed his ex-wife and five of her relatives early Monday, terrorizing four communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and sparking a manhunt that continued deep into the night.
In brief: More youngsters using e-cigarettes
More teens are trying out e-cigarettes than the real thing, according to the government’s annual drug use survey. Researchers were surprised at how many eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders reported using electronic cigarettes this year, even as regular smoking by teens dropped to new lows.
Family immigration center unveiled
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a former oil field workers’ camp in rural South Texas that’s being converted into the nation’s largest family immigration detention center, as federal authorities brace for the possibility that mothers and children may again come pouring across the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Falling oil prices blurring Keystone
Amid the shouting on Capitol Hill, the wads of campaign cash and the activist careers shaped around the Keystone XL pipeline, the project at the flash point of America’s energy debate now confronts a problem bigger than politics. It may no longer pencil out.
CdA district $1.8 million short on cost of new Winton school
Coeur d’Alene School District officials say they’re $1.8 million short in paying for a new school scheduled to open next September.
Ex-Spokane bishop denies smear tactics in diocese’s legal battle
Spokane’s former Bishop Blase Cupich disputes the testimony of a now-resigned top lieutenant, saying he never directed attorneys to sling mud at the law firm that guided the Spokane Diocese through bankruptcy.
Linwood Elementary students hope for patent on “BinderPad”
Although designs are still rough, the basic concept is a notebook binder with a foam-protected, zipped pocket on top to hold an iPad. The hand-held computer is enclosed in a touch-sensitive clear plastic. Underneath is another zippered area that holds notebooks, and there are additional pockets to store cords and a charger.
In brief: Agency seeks help on bull moose killing
Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers are looking for information related to the poaching of a bull moose in Bonner County.
Man who sought police footage ID’d
Seattle-area newspapers have identified the anonymous man who has filed blanket requests for police body camera footage across Washington as 24-year-old Timothy A. Clemans.
Wildland firefighter applications open
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting applications for seasonal wildland firefighting jobs in Spokane and Wenatchee.
County GOP holds biennial elections
The Spokane County Republican Party precinct officers chose their party leaders for the next two years, electing Dave Moore to the chairmanship he has held since March when the previous chairman resigned.
Feds set to announce police review results
The U.S. Department of Justice will announce recommendations for the Spokane Police Department Friday, including a call for a study looking at the department’s staffing and a “training alignment” that focuses on the department’s use of force and crisis intervention policies.
Russia raises key interest rate again
The Bank of Russia has raised its key interest rate to 17 percent from 10.5 percent in a desperate move to boost its currency and rescue its troubled economy. The action announced today in Moscow comes after the ruble’s value has sunk roughly 50 percent since January, battered by Western sanctions imposed over the conflict in Ukraine and plunging worldwide oil prices.
Central Pre-Mix strikes deal with Spokane Rock
Spokane Rock Products Inc. will lay off 42 workers as it sells its asphalt operations to Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co. The deal also calls for Spokane Rock to take over CPM’s concrete and aggregate business in the Tri-Cities.
Electric cars aren’t so green, study finds
People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, worsening global warming. Ethanol isn’t so green, either.
U.S. industrial production up sharply
Factories heated up last month, helping fuel the biggest jump in overall industrial production in two years, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
Arbor Crest to leave River Park Square
The Arbor Crest Wine Cellars tasting room in River Park Square will close New Year’s Eve after 10 years at that location.
Halal beef supplier faces federal charges
A food supplier falsely marketed beef to Muslims around the world for years as meeting strict halal standards, exporting products that weren’t slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law, federal prosecutors allege in a lengthy fraud indictment.
Homebuilders’ outlook on sales takes slight dip
U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident in their sales prospects heading into next year, even as their overall sales outlook remains favorable.
Poll finds majority of Americans back CIA methods
Just more than half of Americans say they believe the interrogation methods the CIA used against terrorism suspects in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were justified, polling data released Monday showed. About 30 percent said they believed the tactics were unjustified, and the remaining 20 percent said they did not know, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center.
Outside View: Throw flag on district for litigating referee’s call
Robert J. Samuelson: What’s behind slowdown in health care costs?
Challenge of flu vaccine lies in strains
So far this year, the dominant flu virus has been H3N2, and of the samples that have been tested, “about half of it has drifted slightly away from the vaccine formula.” And though there’s been a drift this year, a flu shot is still the best defense against flu.
The importance of the flu vaccine, and what to do if you get sick
Plenty of reasons to toot the horn for beans
New research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows beans might help control diabetes and reduce the risk for heart attacks and stroke.
Ask Dr. K: Drug-free ways to treat hand joint pain
Doctor coat designed by woman doc, for women
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
Federal judge rules Obama amnesty order unconstitutional power grab
Ruling doesn’t immediately overturn policy
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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