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Jeb Bush's 1995 crusade to publicly shame unwed mothers, cuz women are always the problem
Jeb Bush's 1995 crusade to publicly shame unwed mothers, cuz women are always the problem
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Measuring Up
How Elites and the Public See U.S. Foreign Policy
Many observers of U.S. foreign policy have long been concerned about the gap between the policy preferences of the public and the actions of the country’s leaders. Over time, this disconnect may undermine Washington’s ability to project power and confidence internationally, while creating democratic accountability issues at home.
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Measuring Up
How Elites and the Public See U.S. Foreign Policy
Many observers of U.S. foreign policy have long been concerned about the gap between the policy preferences of the public and the actions of the country’s leaders. Over time, this disconnect may undermine Washington’s ability to project power and confidence internationally, while creating democratic accountability issues at home.
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from New York Times
Vincent Musetto, 74, Dies; Wrote ‘Headless’ Headline of Ageless Fame
Vincent Musetto, a retired editor at The New York Post who wrote the most anatomically evocative headline in the history of American journalism — HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR — died on Tuesday in the Bronx.
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Report Shows The Oil Industry Benefits From $5.3 Trillion in Subsidies Annually
Report Shows The Oil Industry Benefits From $5.3 Trillion in Subsidies Annually
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from The Seattle Times
Farmers need water and taxpayers need accountability
The drought hitting Eastern Washington farmers is real, but spending millions of dollars to help might not be the right answer.
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Farmers need water and taxpayers need accountability
The drought hitting Eastern Washington farmers is real, but spending millions of dollars to help might not be the right answer.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Former Athol city clerk gets prison time for embezzlement
Athol’s former city clerk, Sally R. Hansen, was sentenced to four years in federal prison today and ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in restitution and fines for embezzling funds from the small North Idaho city.
Man identified after blazing crash
Authorities on Tuesday identified Thomas J. Wilson, 27, as the man who died in a blazing car crash near Davenport two weeks ago.
Deputies: Burglary suspect said he was filming porn
A burglary suspect told deputies he’d received permission to enter a Spokane Valley law firm to film a pornographic film. Greg A. Lang, 30, was booked into Spokane County Jail just before 7 a.m. Friday, facing a charge of second-degree burglary.
Driver in critical condition after log truck crash
The driver who was ejected from a log truck that plowed into a steel beam Monday afternoon is in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Keith A. Douglass, 42, of Fernwood was airlifted to the hospital after first responders found him semi-conscious in front of the truck, which was traveling south on the North Spokane Corridor.
Logging truck crashes on U.S. Highway 395
An unloaded logging truck traveling on U.S. Highway 395 smashed into the upright post supporting a steel reader board, closing traffic Monday on a stretch of the highway also known as the North Spokane Corridor.
A North Idaho retiree’s push to force a voter referendum on this year’s Idaho transportation funding bill – which includes a 7-cent gas tax increase that takes effect July 1 – has fallen far short. Alan Littlejohn of Athol needed to gather 47,432 signatures by today to trigger a voter referendum; he turned in just 32.
Downtown parade will celebrate LGBT pride
Thousands of members of Spokane’s LGBT community and their allies will march downtown Saturday in the 24th annual Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival.
County firefighters contain early season blaze
A pair of early season brush fires scorched 17 acres south of Spokane Valley on a blistering Monday afternoon. The first fire touched off near the intersection of State Route 27 and East Dishman Mica Road in Fire District 8. A second fire started a little farther north, and crews branched the two fires to more easily contain them in hot, dry and windy conditions.
OSHA: Let transgender people choose restrooms
Following local and national discussion about transgender rights, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released new guidelines covering use of workplace restrooms. In a handbook published last week, OSHA recommends that anyone who identifies as a man should be allowed to use a men’s restroom in a workplace, and anyone who identifies as a woman should be allowed to use a women’s restroom, regardless of the sex they were assigned at birth.
Spokane forming incentive program for developers
Seeking to quell any more criticism over the handling of city money going toward the Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane Mayor David Condon and City Council President Ben Stuckart announced Monday the creation of a program that would offer city incentives to developers in a “uniform and transparent way.”
G-7 leaders: Reducing carbon will entail big economic shift
When leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy countries pledge to “decarbonize” the global economy, they’re talking about a shift so dramatic that one analyst described it as a new Apollo mission. Like putting a man on the moon, it would require overcoming major hurdles related to technology and money and the political will – so far in short supply – to make it happen.
When leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy countries pledge to “decarbonize” the global economy, they’re talking about a shift so dramatic that one analyst described it as a new Apollo mission. Like putting a man on the moon, it would require overcoming major hurdles related to technology and money and the political will – so far in short supply – to make it happen.
Section of U.S. 195 splits as Spokane sees record heat
The heat wave shattering temperature records across Eastern Washington was so intense that it caused a stretch of U.S. Highway 195 to rupture Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The spigot has been cranked down on the Spokane River at Post Falls Dam in the past four days, leaving the whitewater rafting season high and dry and fish managers in a sweat. In what’s stacking up to be the lowest water season since records have been kept, Avista Utilities has reduced flows to meet legal requirements to fill Lake Coeur d’Alene to summer level.
Prison where inmates escaped central to New York town
The 40-foot-high wall of the maximum-security state prison in Dannemora runs right along the main street, a hulking symbol of the institution’s dominance over practically every aspect of life. Nearly everyone in this mountain village of about 5,000 near the Canadian border works at the prison or is related to someone who does,
U.S. reporter’s mother speaks while son is in Iran court
The mother of detained Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian said Monday that Iran has charged her son for simply “reporting on a country that he loves,” as he addressed the judge overseeing his closed-door espionage trial.
Video of officer who drew gun on black teens raises tension
A black teenager in a swimsuit repeatedly cried out “Call my momma!” as a white police officer pinned her to the ground, only moments after drawing his handgun on other black teens. The officer’s actions raised tensions Monday in this Dallas suburb, where some community activists accused him of racism while others urged calm until the facts are investigated.
Supreme Court rejects ‘born in Jerusalem’ passport law
Siding with the White House in a foreign-policy power struggle with Congress, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that Americans born in the disputed city of Jerusalem can’t list Israel as their birthplace on passports. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said Congress overstepped its bounds when it approved the passport law in 2002. The case mixed a dispute between Congress and the president with the thorny politics of the volatile Middle East.
In brief: Parachute fails during NASA test
A parachute failed during a NASA test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft – and eventually astronauts – on Mars. The parachute deployed but failed to inflate, a spokeswoman for NASA said Monday in an email. The agency plans to provide more details during a news conference today. The parachute appeared to disintegrate in a video of the test.
Jury backs decision to charge officer
A grand jury affirmed the state of South Carolina’s murder charge on Monday against a white former North Charleston police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man trying to run from a traffic stop.
Conviction upheld for boy who shot dad
A Southern California boy who shot and killed his neo-Nazi father in 2011 lost a bid to have his case tossed when a state appellate court on Monday rejected his argument that a judge wrongly considered statements he made to authorities in violation of his Miranda rights.
Semi carrying 2,200 pigs overturns
A semitruck carrying 2,200 pigs overturned Monday night on an Ohio highway. Numerous agencies worked to corral the animals after the crash on U.S. Route 35 near Dayton. It was unclear how many were loose, but some pigs were killed in the crash.
Report: Israel built, exploded ‘dirty bombs’ in nuclear test
Israel built and exploded so-called “dirty bombs,” explosives laced with nuclear material, to examine how such explosions would affect the country if it were to be attacked by the crude radioactive weapons, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported Monday. Israeli defense officials and scientists refused to comment on the report when reached by the Associated Press. However, Israel has what is widely considered to be an extensive nuclear weapons program that it has never declared.
Acknowledging military setbacks, President Barack Obama said Monday the United States still lacks a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State. He urged Iraq’s government to allow more of the nation’s Sunnis to join the campaign against the violent militants.
Last ‘Angola 3’ inmate ordered released
The last of the “Angola Three” inmates, whose decades in solitary confinement on a Louisiana prison farm drew international condemnation and became the subject of two documentaries, was ordered released Monday. The ruling would free 68-year-old Albert Woodfox after more than 40 years in solitary. A spokesman for the Louisiana attorney general said the state would appeal Brady’s ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “to make sure this murderer stays in prison and remains fully accountable for his actions.” Woodfox was placed in solitary confinement in 1972 after being charged in the death of a Louisiana State Penitentiary guard in April of that year. The prison farm is more commonly known as the Angola prison and it is Louisiana’s only maximum-security prison.
Mexico elections produce drama, winners, losers
Here are five things to know about Mexico’s midterm elections, seen as a referendum on President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government halfway through his six-year mandate.
In brief: Two brush fires south of Spokane Valley contained
Firefighters contained two small brush fires that ignited Monday afternoon south of Spokane Valley.
Driver ejected, killed in North Idaho crash
Damien C. Johnson, 23, of Coeur d’Alene, was ejected from his 1995 Toyota 4Runner while driving in a forested area of Bonner County. He was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to English Funeral Home. His passenger, Dustin Harrison, 34, also of Coeur d’Alene, was treated for injuries and released from Kootenai Health.
Woman accused of racing with kids in car
A Spokane Valley woman who police in North Idaho said street raced while intoxicated with two children in her car has been charged with driving under the influence. Police arrested Shariah L. Whitney on Sunday after officers said she was street racing in Post Falls. Police said her vehicle struck a concrete island and then a parked vehicle.
Records: Man regrets fleeing police in Civic
A Spokane Valley man arrested after deputies said he led them on a high-speed chase Sunday night later told investigators “that’s the last time I’m running from the police in a Honda Civic.” Michael W. Rosslow, 27, and Jacob A. Woodward, 22, were booked into Spokane County Jail late Sunday after a chase ended at an RV retailer in Liberty Lake.
Idahoans back boost in minimum wage, poll finds
Seventy percent of Idahoans favor raising the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour from the current $7.25, according to a new independent poll, though state lawmakers have been unenthusiastic. Idaho’s minimum wage has been pegged to the federal minimum since lawmakers grudgingly agreed to that change in 2007; it last rose when the federal minimum went up from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 in 2008.
In brief: Arrest follows crash into home
An 18-year-old man led Washington State Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase in a stolen car Saturday night before crashing into a Spokane Valley home, according to court documents. Tony Fawver faces potential criminal charges of attempting to elude police and possessing a stolen vehicle.
School guard gun proposal tabled
With unanimous support from the Spokane City Council, Council President Ben Stuckart tabled discussion about arming guards in local schools for six months while he sought input from the school administration, police department and teachers union.
Legislator: No budget agreement
Legislative leaders do not have a tentative agreement on how much to spend in the state 2015-17 operating budget, a Senate Republican familiar with negotiations said Monday.
Oregon’s legal pot industry getting lawmakers’ input
In less than a month, Oregonians over age 21 will be able to legally grow, own and consume their own small amounts of recreational marijuana. Legislators, however, are still working on the regulations that will govern the legal marijuana industry. After months of talks, they’re getting closer.
Snake River sockeye salmon recovery plan released
Federal authorities have released a final recovery plan for the Snake River’s sockeye salmon runs, which teetered on the brink of extinction in the 1990s. Only a handful of sockeye returned to spawn in central Idaho’s Redfish Lake during that decade. But through a hatchery program that worked to pass the wild salmon’s genetic fitness on to their offspring, more than 1,500 adult sockeye made the 900-mile journey from the Pacific Ocean to Redfish Lake last year. The count was the highest going back nearly six decades.
Obama urges quick credit deal by Greece
Greece faced acute international pressure, notably from President Barack Obama, to secure a deal with creditors fast following days of acrimony that stoked fears of a Greek debt default and exit from the euro.
Business briefs: FDA weighs target population for Amgen cholesterol drug
Federal health regulators said Monday a highly anticipated, experimental drug from Amgen significantly lowers bad cholesterol. But officials have questions about who should take the drug and whether to approve it based on currently available data.
Economists see weaker growth than forecast
U.S. economic growth in the second quarter will be far weaker than previously expected and it will prevent the pace of growth from exceeding last year’s 2.4 percent, according to a forecast by a group of U.S. business economists.
Justices will review Tyson’s workplace suit
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh new limits on the ability of workers to band together to dispute pay and workplace issues. The justices said they will review a $5.8 million class-action judgment against Tyson Foods Inc. over the pay for more than 3,000 workers at its Storm Lake, Iowa, pork processing plant. The case could allow the high court to elaborate on its 2011 decision blocking a massive sex-discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that would have included up to 1.6 million female workers.
Fishery council cuts halibut-discard limit
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council on Sunday voted to reduce by 25 percent the amount of halibut a Seattle-based bottom trawl fleet can catch and discard while pursuing other species of fish in the Bering Sea. The federal council’s 6-3 vote in Sitka, Alaska, capped days of emotional testimony and debate over how to deal with the trawl fleet’s bycatch of halibut that are netted as the fleet pursues large volumes of lower-value fish such as yellowfin sole. Federal rules allow only hook-and-line fishermen, known as longliners, to bring the halibut to market. The trawlers are required to dump the halibut overboard, even though scientists estimate most of the fish do not survive. During the past decade, the trawl fleet has jettisoned an estimated 82 million pounds of dead and dying halibut.
Apple sets its sights on streaming music market
Apple announced a major new foray into streaming music on Monday as it showed off a host of new software features for its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.
Feds make it easier for Corinthian Colleges students to erase debt
The federal government will make it easier for more students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges to get rid of their federal loans, officials announced Monday, as part of a new plan that could cost as much as $3.6 billion.
NTSB says collision avoidance systems should be standard in cars
Automakers should immediately include as standard equipment in all new cars and commercial trucks systems that automatically brake or warn drivers to avoid rear-end collisions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Monday.
Robert J. Samuelson: Jobless young people pose global risks
Editorial: Extended crisis training for Spokane police the right call
Dr. Zorba Paster: Study finds potential answer to peanut allergies
Ask Doctor K: New cholesterol drug in tests
U.S. melanoma rate continues to increase
Ebola-fighting drugs may be close at hand
Survey shows rise in problem drinkers
Manson prosecutor Bugliosi dies at age 80
Vincent Bugliosi, a prosecutor who parlayed his handling of the Charles Manson trial into a career as a bestselling author, and who had struggled with cancer in recent years, died Saturday night in Los Angeles,, his son, Vincent Bugliosi Jr., told the Associated Press Monday night.
‘Lethal Weapon’ actress Mary Ellen Trainor dies at 62
Character actress and philanthropist Mary Ellen Trainor, who appeared in “The Goonies” and “Lethal Weapon” films, has died. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy confirmed on Monday that Trainor, a longtime friend, passed away at home in Montecito, California, on May 20.
Obituary: Canfield, Terry
26 Apr 1956 - 26 May 2015
Spokane Fire Department Firefighter/Paramedic/Lieutenant
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WATCH: The Bold Black Pastor Who Called Out ‘Pimp’ Al Sharpton Just Doubled Down
Though he has reportedly gotten all sorts of grief from others in the black community of Hartford, Conn., for his outburst and accusation against Al Sharpton, Pastor Marcus Mosiah Jarvis is refusing to back away from his fiery “in your face” comments.
(Western Journalism)
WATCH: The Bold Black Pastor Who Called Out ‘Pimp’ Al Sharpton Just Doubled Down
Though he has reportedly gotten all sorts of grief from others in the black community of Hartford, Conn., for his outburst and accusation against Al Sharpton, Pastor Marcus Mosiah Jarvis is refusing to back away from his fiery “in your face” comments.
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