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from Mad World News
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Navy Officer’s Barbershop Visit Ends In Attempted Murder & Blood Everywhere
Going to the barber is somewhat similar for a man as what the salon is for a woman. It’s a time to relax and refresh. However, a Navy officer’s barbershop experience turned into a nightmare when the barber lost it on him. Now, the slash happy barber has been sentenced for a heinous attempted murder.
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Navy Officer’s Barbershop Visit Ends In Attempted Murder & Blood Everywhere
Going to the barber is somewhat similar for a man as what the salon is for a woman. It’s a time to relax and refresh. However, a Navy officer’s barbershop experience turned into a nightmare when the barber lost it on him. Now, the slash happy barber has been sentenced for a heinous attempted murder.
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from Media Matters for America
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CNN's Missed Opportunity To Hold Jeb Bush Accountable For Florida's "Scarlet Letter" Law
CNN's Missed Opportunity To Hold Jeb Bush Accountable For Florida's "Scarlet Letter" Law
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
United Airlines Customers Outraged After Being Put Up in Military Barracks
United Airlines passengers expressed frustration on social media Saturday after their flight to London was diverted to Canada — and they were put up in army barracks for more than 20 hours. According to outraged passengers, their flight from Chicago to London was diverted to Goose Bay, in Newfoundland, Canada, where they were put up overnight at a military base, while the flight staff stayed in hotels and was nowhere to be found.
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from New York Times
from Salon
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Antonin Scalia is unfit to serve: A justice who rejects science and the law for religion is of unsound mind
Readers of this column already know that faith-derangement syndrome has stricken the highest levels of the executive branch of government, afflicting President Obama and virtually all his potential successors. Now we have evidence that it has spread to the top organ of the judiciary, the Supreme Court.
Antonin Scalia is unfit to serve: A justice who rejects science and the law for religion is of unsound mind
Readers of this column already know that faith-derangement syndrome has stricken the highest levels of the executive branch of government, afflicting President Obama and virtually all his potential successors. Now we have evidence that it has spread to the top organ of the judiciary, the Supreme Court.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Rachel Dolezal postpones meeting with NAACP board in Spokane
Rachel Dolezal notifed Spokane NAACP members today that a meeting scheduled to take place Monday has been postponed. About an hour later, board member Lawrence Burnley emailed NAACP members to say that he doesn’t believe Dolezal has the authority to postpone the meeting.
Spokane officials investigating Rachel Dolezal’s behavior on ombudsman panel
Spokane’s embattled NAACP president faces a challenge on a new front. A source close to Spokane City Hall said city officials have opened an investigation regarding Rachel Dolezal’s behavior as an Office of Police Ombudsman commissioner. The source declined to be named because the case still is open, but said the inquiry is not related to her claims about her race. Police ombudsman commissioner Kevin Berkompas said he became aware of an investigation into Dolezal about a month ago but cannot discuss it.
Idaho settles children’s mental health lawsuit that spanned 35 years
After 18 months of negotiations, Idaho has agreed to settle the long-running Jeff D. lawsuit over children’s mental health services in the state, committing to remake its system of providing care to youngsters with mental illness. It’s a case that’s continued through 35 years, five governors, four judges and six appeals. When the case was first filed in 1980, kids with mental illness in Idaho – like the lead plaintiff, Jeff Davis – were committed to state mental hospitals where they received no treatment, no schooling and were housed with adult sex offenders.
A giant purple blob from the sea – a slug – is invading East Bay beaches and waterways this summer, and some experts say it may be caused by warmer temperatures near coastal waters. These California sea hares are harmless plant eaters. But their big size and unusual abundance this year is turning heads at the shorelines in the cities of Alameda and Richmond, as well as Lake Merritt in Oakland and Tomales Bay in Marin County, the Contra Costa Times reported Saturday.
Transfers resume as six Guantanamo detainees sent to Oman
A pause in prisoner transfers from Guantanamo Bay has ended with the arrival Saturday in Oman of six Yemenis long held at the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists. It was the first movement of detainees out of Guantanamo in five months as Congress considers new restrictions on transfers. The six men boarded a flight Friday from the U.S. facility in Cuba, and their transfer reduced Guantanamo’s population to 116. President Barack Obama has now transferred more than half the 242 detainees who were at Guantanamo when he was sworn into office in 2009 after campaigning to close it.
L.A. raises minimum wage to $15 per hour
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law on Saturday an ordinance that makes Los Angeles the biggest city in the nation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The law will boost the minimum wage to $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and $15. Small businesses and certain nonprofits get an extra year to phase in the increases.
Civilian prison worker charged
New York state officials say a civilian prison worker named Joyce Mitchell provided contraband to Richard Matt and David Sweat weeks before their escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.
Prison escape roils small town’s life
Richard Matt and David Sweat are everywhere. They are at highway rest stops, where the killers’ faces peer out from “wanted” posters. They are at checkpoints dotting the winding, forested roads, where troopers stand guard with rifles ready.
Texas man killed by police after shooting, standoff in armored van
An overnight shooting turned Dallas police headquarters into a crime scene on Saturday with a detonated pipe-bomb and bullet-riddled windows and police cars, while miles away a suspect was shot dead by a police sniper after a standoff in an armored van carrying explosives.
In brief: African immigrant shot by officer
An African man was shot and killed by a Louisville Metro Police officer Saturday afternoon, after police say he grabbed a flagpole and swung it at the officer.
Tattoo marred in shooting incident
A man serving time for shooting his ex-girlfriend in Nebraska – marring her “happiness is a warm gun” tattoo – has been ordered to pay her medical bills.
Scientists out of isolation from test dome on Hawaii volcano slope
Six scientists who were living under a dome on the slopes of a dormant Hawaii volcano for eight months to simulate life on Mars have emerged from isolation. The crew stepped outside the dome that’s 8,000 feet up the slopes of Mauna Loa to feel fresh air on their skin Saturday. It was the first time they left without donning a spacesuit. The scientists are part of a human performance study funded by NASA that tracked how they worked together as a team.
In brief: U.S. likely to open new embassy in Cuba soon
The opening of a U.S. embassy in Cuba for the first in 54 years is “imminent,” a U.S. senator said Saturday as he and two other Republicans finished a short visit to Cuba. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona was in Havana with fellow senators Susan Collins of Maine and Pat Roberts of Kansas on a fact-finding mission and to gauge progress on talks to restore normal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Work wrapping on Suez Canal upgrade
Work on a parallel waterway to allow two-way traffic on Egypt’s Suez Canal will be finished in time to allow ships to transit for a gala inauguration ceremony at the key trade route on Aug. 6, officials said Saturday.
Syrian Kurds near IS border stronghold; thousands flee
Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting as Syrian Kurds closed in on an Islamic State-held town – the only passageway linking Turkey with the extremist group’s stronghold of Raqqa.
Police: 4 hurt when gun goes off at Waldorf Astoria Hotel
A wedding guest’s gun went off accidentally at New York’s swanky Waldorf Astoria Hotel and four people suffered minor injuries from debris, according to police.
Novelist loses sailboat, saves marriage in Atlantic
A South Carolina novelist lost his storm-battered sailboat but saved his marriage during a failed Atlantic crossing that ended in his rescue by students aboard a maritime college’s training ship. Michael Hurley’s 30-foot ketch, The Prodigal, was abandoned and left drifting 500 miles south of Newfoundland – about 2,000 miles short of his goal of Ireland – when he was rescued last week by students and staff from the Maine Maritime Academy.
Clinton launches 2016 bid
Hillary Rodham Clinton formally kicked off her presidential campaign on Saturday with an enthusiastic embrace of her potential to become the first woman to win the White House, asking supporters gathered at an outdoor rally to join her in building an America “where we don’t leave anyone out, or anyone behind.”
Presidential rivals battle to win billionaire backing
Not many people can prompt New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to apologize for his word choices or get former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to distance himself from a family loyalist. But Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate, has done both. The octogenarian’s power is in his money – and in his demonstrated willingness to spend it freely to make or break political campaigns. He is among a growing, but still elite, group of very big-dollar donors who can donate enough to keep an entire presidential campaign viable, even in the face of voter rejection.
Navy ship christened for former Arizona Rep. Giffords
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords of Arizona had a Navy vessel named in her honor during a ceremony at a Mobile, Alabama, shipyard Saturday. Giffords joined others including Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, as the USS Gabrielle Giffords was christened in coastal Alabama. The 419-foot ship was built at the Austal shipyard and is the Navy’s 10th littoral combat ship designed to operate in shallow waters near the coast.
Scientists hope new research on pot will aid those with anxiety, PTSD
Washington is one of several states where recreational pot use is legal, and among 23 states where medical marijuana use is allowed. Yet beyond THC – the psychoactive chemical in marijuana – much remains unknown about the plant’s other cannabinoids, the compounds that act on receptors in cells. For both medical and recreational users, there’s a growing interest in marijuana strains with high levels of a non-psychoactive compound associated with reduced anxiety and anti-inflammatory benefits. There are anecdotal stories about marijuana’s therapeutic benefits, but the science to support or deny many of the claims is lacking.
WSU working on roadside breath test for marijuana
Washington State University researchers are working to develop a roadside test that would detect marijuana in a person’s breath. Studies began last month on a prototype that tests breath for THC, the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s psychological effects.
Statue of WWII hero Boyington dedicated at Coeur d’Alene Airport
In a tribute to a hometown hero, a bronze statue of Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was dedicated Saturday evening at the Coeur d’Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field in Hayden. The famed Marine fighter pilot, born in Coeur d’Alene in 1912, led the Black Sheep Squadron in World War II. He downed 26 enemy planes before he was captured by the Japanese and spent 20 months in a prisoner-of-war camp. Boyington received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He died in 1988.
Washington Supreme Court rules Skamania County in violation of growth law
The Washington Supreme Court last week handed a victory to environmental advocates who argued that unzoned forestland in Skamania County is in violation of the Growth Management Act.
Insecticide may kill wheat sawfly
Montana State University researchers may have come up with a solution to a $100-million-a-year problem for the state’s wheat farmers. Researchers report they’ve identified an insecticide to kill wheat stem sawfly, which is Montana’s No. 1 small grain insect pest.
Eye on Boise: Less sun will shine on campaign finances
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is less than enthusiastic about a resolution passed by the Idaho Republican Party central committee at its summer meeting last weekend calling for loosening campaign finance reporting requirements under Idaho’s Sunshine Law. The state GOP passed three of its seven proposed resolutions at its meeting in Idaho Falls; besides the Sunshine Law proposal, the other two that passed were one calling for use of the Bible in public schools in Idaho, and another calling for an investigation of the U.S. Forest Service for not giving more deference to local county commissioners in revising a Panhandle forest management plan.
Spin Control: Budget battles continue to baffle Legislature
As you read this, it is Day 150 of the legislative session, a deal on the 2015-17 operating budget has yet to emerge and the only thing anyone can say for sure is the 2015 session can’t go for more than another 200 days.
In brief: Body found in Spokane Valley prompts investigation
A person reported finding a body lying next to a vehicle that was being stored between two homes in Spokane Valley on Friday evening. The body was found in the 8100 block of East Harrington Avenue. It appeared that the man had been dead for several days, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.
St. Maries woman pulled from burning car
An Idaho woman is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after she was trapped inside her burning car Friday evening in southeastern Kootenai County. The woman, identified as St. Maries resident Suzanne O’Rourke, 36, was pulled from her burning car by two passers-by, according to the Idaho State Police.
Search for climber ends after body located
The search for the missing Utah climber on Mount Rainier was called off Saturday afternoon after a helicopter spotted the body of a deceased male climber near the summit.
Three suspects arrested after drive-by shooting
Spokane police say three people were arrested Saturday night on suspicion that they participated in a drive-by shooting on the South Hill.
Editorial: Blow-up round of education
Kathleen Parker: Bill’s Clinton-esque rebuttal
Lewis W. Diuguid: Connections trump culture of self
Jay Ambrose: Feds get tough on the innocent
James K. Hill: COOL policy on beef, pork trade not so cool
Rancher Cliven Bundy denies firing gunshots near researchers
Nevada rancher and states’ rights advocate Cliven Bundy said Saturday that contract researchers for the federal Bureau of Land Management had no business being on rangeland where he grazes cattle, but he denied he or his supporters fired gunshots near them.
Noxious weeds spread like wildfire throughout Idaho, across nation
Nationwide, noxious weeds run roughshod over 2,703 square miles of wildlife habitat every year. Seventeen million acres of federal land in the western U.S. are infested with noxious weeds, and the spread is growing at an annual rate of 8 to 12 percent.
Couple lose life savings in sophisticated scam
Marv and Penny Wasser were careful with their money. They saved for their retirement and had only one credit card, which they paid off in full every month. But that meant little – and they have little left – after they were targeted by a sophisticated con.
Scammers’ requests have common theme
BBB Tip of the Week
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers a rental assistance program that provides safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and those with disabilities. To receive assistance, eligible people join a waiting list through local housing authorities. Scammers have been creating websites that mimic local housing assistance programs, where they collect personal information and ask for an up-front fee to join the wait list. Along with being victims of fraud and potentially identity theft, eligible people also often miss out on real housing help.
As voice mail systems go dark, customers find themselves at a loss
Voice mail is dying – has been for years, apparently. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced last week that it’s hanging up on voice mail for tens of thousands of workers in its consumer banking division. Too pricey at $10 a month per line, the bank says, and unnecessary in an age of smartphones, texts and emails. Chase is following in the footsteps of Coca-Cola, which ditched voice mail for its employees last year. Other big companies are expected to continue the trend.
The reverse mortgage industry has been forced into an abrupt U-turn just when it seemed the highway was clear for spouses who were not part of older reverse mortgage contracts. The Federal Housing Administration, a section of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, recently rescinded an option on its popular Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) originated before August 4, 2014 that allowed “non-borrowing spouses” to stay in the home once the borrowing spouse died.
Many new investors piling into China’s stock market, which has more than doubled in less than a year, are rookies with little information whose enthusiasm for risky speculative trading is fueling rising concern they might be hurt when the boom cools.
6 Jul 1931 - 11 Jun 2015 Spokane
Korean War Vet; Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, Gonzaga University
Educator is Spokane Public Schools [5 languages, Social Studies, Humanities]
Program Development Specialist in Central Administration
Transportation chairman for Expo 74
17 May 1920 - 8 Jun 2015 Lind
Obituary: Womach, Virginia
3 Aug 1926 - 2 Jun 2015 Spokane
Wife of Merrill Womach (d.)
Obituary: Hunter, Lois Marjorie
30 Nov 1920 - 30 May 2015 Reardan
Obituary: Danielson, Floyd Charles
3 Mar 1934 - 22 May 2015 Oakesdale, Spokane
Invented Unit Dose Drug System now in widespread use in pharmacies around the world
Obituary: Bumpus, Marion Lee
23 Aug 1937 - 2 Jun 2015 Spokane
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Jacqualine (Keller) Bumpus
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