The Margaret Seaton Scrapbooks: book 1, part 1

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This post contains the first 15 images from the first of three scrapbooks which my mother put together beginning in 1933. Most items concern the building of the big Dam, but there are also many that are about other things of interest. Some articles are incomplete or not in chronological order. Time has not always been kind to the pages. There are also lessons on what not do do in making a scrapbook: don't use glue, don't use tape, do use acid-free paper, do record sources and other information about each item, to name a few of those lessons. So if anyone has a better copy of something in this post, or more information about each item, such as source, I will be most grateful if you would message it to me at rfsamt@gmail.com.


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The older daughters are, left, Eleanor, and right, with the dog, my mother, Margaret.

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I hope someone can identify this person.

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This is the same image as the next, but this caption includes additional information.

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In the news, Friday, November 9, 2018

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from Competitive Enterprise Institute

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS

Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
Montana federal judge Brian Morris ruled on November 8th that the State Department and TransCanada Corporation must discontinue all efforts to construct or operate the Keystone XL Pipeline until the Department has completed a supplement to its 2014 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) that complies fully with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

America’s Republic: How the Great Experiment Came About (and How We Keep It)
A brief history of America, its founding documents, and what we can do to keep the flame of liberty burning bright.

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from The Heritage Foundation

RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C

Regulations Threaten to Limit Best Schooling Options for Children
What is the measure of a good school? And who is best positioned to decide what works? For decades, policymakers, and education officials have attempted to bolster school “accountability” by increasing regulations on schools across the board—public, charter, and private. They have tried to do so at the federal level for half a century, with federal intervention in K-12 education hitting a high-water mark under the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind policy and the Obama administration’s attempts to pressure states into adopting Common Core. Yet ever-increasing government intervention in schooling has had little positive impact on education outcomes writ large. Math and reading achievement outcomes have been largely stagnant since the 1970s for high school seniors, while graduation rates have seen only modest improvements (and even those figures may be artificially inflated).

This Man Helped Bring Conservatism Back to Life
It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the passing of intellectual historian and “master of letters” Russell Kirk, but his influence, far from waning, seems to be increasing.

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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California

U.S. Government Passivity In Cyber Space
The United States Trade Representative has calculated that Chinese cyber theft “costs between $225 billion and $600 billion annually.” So what is the U.S. government doing to stop continuous theft?

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Heroes of Progress, Pt. 5: Jonas Salk
Our fifth Hero of Progress is Jonas Salk, the man who pioneered the world’s first effective polio vaccine.

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from LifeZette

Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.

Reagan’s Shining City on a Hill Didn’t Have ‘Open Borders’
On the anniversary of that important day more than two centuries ago, a rather emotional commercial ran on television on July 4 of this year. Sponsored by the liberal group Becoming American Initiative, the ad showed Ronald Reagan in front of the Statue of Liberty speaking to a crowd and formally launching his 1980 bid for the presidency. For only 30 seconds, it’s a pretty good TV spot — effective, emotional, and it plays right into both conservative and liberal hands. It must be noted, however, that many liberals hated Reagan’s guts when he was alive. For the record, liberals often falsely and inaccurately quote Reagan’s farewell address, in which he explained what he meant about the “shining city.” Yes, America was a nation of immigrants — but liberals fail to note his city had “walls” and “a door.” Reagan’s shining city did not have open borders. And many of Reagan’s policies were designed to strengthen the economic and political conditions in other countries, so native citizens would not feel the need to flee their countries.

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from Miami Herald

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Journalists ask tough questions. The president hates that. Time for him to get a grip.

"But Trump is different. And perhaps that’s no surprise, given that he’s a con artist who has spent decades shucking, jiving, deflecting and blustering his way past every moment of accountability. The man with no answers naturally fears the man asking questions."

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from The New American Magazine

RIGHT BIAS: John Birch Society

EU Resolution Demands Critics of LGBT and Islam Be Prosecuted
As awareness of the dangerous globalist agenda to subvert freedom and self-government grows across the Western world, totalitarians within the European Union are in such a panic that they are now openly demanding censorship of the Internet, the press, and free speech. They are also dictating to national governments that organizations they disagree with must be totally banned. And they called for governments and companies to actively propagandize the public. Critics of homosexuality, gender confusion, Islam, open borders, and more are all in the EU's crosshairs. And ironically, the EU bigwigs are making all these totalitarian and intolerant demands in the name of “democracy” and “tolerance.” Welcome to the Orwellian world of globalist EU double speak.

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from New York Times

Newspaper in New York

Judge Blocks Disputed Keystone XL Pipeline in Setback for Trump
As the Trump administration has moved aggressively to roll back environmental protections and speed up oil and coal projects, it has repeatedly been blocked by courts finding that the administration did not follow longstanding rules in making its sweeping changes. Now, a federal judge has issued a repudiation of one of President Trump’s first acts as president, his decision to allow the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline to proceed, saying that the administration failed to present a “reasoned explanation” for the move and “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from The Wall Street Journal

Democrats Plan to Pursue Most Aggressive Gun-Control Legislation in Decades
Democrats say they will pass the most aggressive gun-control legislation in decades when they become the House majority in January, plans they renewed this week in the aftermath of a mass killing in a California bar. Their efforts will be spurred by an incoming class of pro-gun-control lawmakers who scored big in Tuesday’s midterm elections, although any measure would likely meet stiff resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate.

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from Zero Hedge

CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE,  MIXED,  financial blog with aggregated news and opinion

CDC Director: Congo's Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable
Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that people need to be prepared for the worst.  Redfield said the Democratic Republic of Congo’s newest Ebola outbreak may not be containable. According to The Washington Post, if international Ebola containment efforts fail in the Congo, it would mark the first time the virus was not stopped since 1976 when Ebola was first identified. The current Ebola outbreak is going on its fourth month, totaling 300 cases and 186 deaths as of November 4th.

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In the news, Thursday, November 8, 2018

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from Competitive Enterprise Institute

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS

What Do the Midterms Mean for Big Tech?
For the big technology firms, the midterm elections were never going to change much.  Whatever the result, they were going to face more scrutiny over the next year. The only difference is in what sort of scrutiny. If anything, the split in control of the chambers presents the worst of both worlds.

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from Reason Magazine

Magazine in Los Angeles, California

San Francisco Just Passed the Largest Tax Increase in City History. It's Anybody's Guess if It's Legal.
On Tuesday, some 60 percent of Bay City residents voted in favor of Proposition C, a ballot initiative that would raise an estimated $300 million a year for housing, mental health treatment, and other services for the city's 7,500 homeless residents through a hike in the city's business gross receipts tax. That's a huge amount of new revenue, increasing the take from the city's current business taxes by some 33 percent, and nearly doubling the $380 million the city currently spends on the homeless. Because it's a gross receipts tax, it would tax companies' total revenue, regardless of how profitable they are.

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from Sarah Palin - governorpalin.org

[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Acosta STRIPPED Of Press Credentials, Escorted Out Of White House — Here’s Why

The White House is saying “bye, bye, bye” to CNN’s Jim Acosta as they have officially revoked his press credentials. Acosta is no longer permitted to enter events or press conferences and report official statements of the administration or ask questions of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The decision to revoke his credentials followed an incident where Acosta physically resisted a White House intern, who was a woman.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Tribal Tribune
Media/News Company in Nespelem, Washington

Fiber install nearly complete in Omak, continues to Coulee Dam
The director of the Colville Tribes’ Centralized Services’ division, Pat Tonasket, provided an update on the current fiber installation to the Colville Business Council’s Management and Budget Committee, Wednesday. A Colville Tribal IT crew is expected to light up the fiber in Omak, Dec. 26, and in Coulee Dam, Jan. 21.

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from The Wall Street Journal

To Make a Cup of Coffee, It Takes More Than a Village
A journey of thanks for a simple daily pleasure reveals the miracle of a globalized economy

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from Zero Hedge

CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE,  MIXED,  financial blog with aggregated news and opinion

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Admitted To Hospital
85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has reportedly been hospitalized after fracturing three ribs in fall at court.

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In the news, Wednesday, November 7, 2018

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from Competitive Enterprise Institute

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS

Will New Congress Seek Reforms to Highway Taxation?
Could the 116th Congress be the perfect storm for mileage-based user fees? With a divided Congress and with the current surface transportation law expiring at the end of September 2020, shoring up the Highway Trust Fund with user fee alternatives to fuel taxes could be a bipartisan affair.

What Do the Midterms Mean for Labor and Employment?
With Democrats now holding a majority, legislation to ease union organizing and limit worker choice is going to be on the agenda. Democrats set the stage in the last session of Congress.

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from Conciliar Post

THE TERROR OF FASCISM

Just two weeks ago, the US was the site of horrific terror. Two people were murdered in what appears to be a racially motivated shooting in Kentucky; members of a synagogue in Pittsburgh were the victims of what may be the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history; pipe bombs were mailed to prominent critics of Donald Trump. These acts of violence are not blips on the radar and they did not happen in a vacuum. Rather, they are the symptoms of a pernicious fascism that continues to gain ground in the US.

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Post-Brexit Britain Must Turn Its Back on Protectionism
The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, recently denounced the idea of a post-Brexit Britain entering into trade deals with poorer nations. Jones’s main objection lay in the premise that free trade with less developed countries would “undermine Wales’ farming sector.” Jones’s remarks came after meeting International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. Sensibly, Dr. Fox has not been dettered by this warning and remains focused on seeking new post-Brexit trade deals. Comparative advantage is a force that drives worldwide progress, prevents stagnation and allows the poorest nations to develop.

Debunking the Overpopulation Alarmists
Is overpopulation a problem? Are we running out of resources? Where did the concern over population growth and resource depletion come from?  "On what principle is it that with nothing but improvement behind us, we are to expect nothing but deterioration before us?"

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from iFIBER One News

Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Ephrata, WA

Washington divided? Support for formation of 51st state appears to be gaining momentum in 2018
The concept of dividing Washington into two states appears to be gaining momentum according to Washington state legislator Matt Shea of Spokane Valley. Shea, a 4-term incumbent who appears to be winning his re-election bid by a measurable margin, is spearheading the idea of annexing eastern Washington into a separate state known as “Liberty”.

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from Miami Herald

Progressives need to build on the victories, not fret about the losses
‪You can’t always get what you want. So said the philosopher Mick Jagger. He said it in 1969, so obviously, he didn’t intend it as a comment on the 2018 midterms. But progressives might be forgiven for thinking otherwise. After all, they wanted Andrew Gillum to become Florida’s first African-American governor. They didn’t get it. They wanted Stacey Abrams of Georgia to become the nation’s first female African-American governor. They didn’t get it, pending a possible runoff. They wanted the inspiring Beto O’Rourke to unseat the depressing Ted Cruz as senator from Texas. They didn’t get it. Most of all, progressives wanted a clear rebuke of the moral abomination that is Donald Trump. They didn’t get that, either. Instead, the midterms went a long way toward proving that Trump’s rise to power and the intolerance that fueled it were no aberration. For the first time in his misbegotten presidency — likely the first time in his misbegotten life — Trump now faces accountability. No more lying and lawbreaking while a bunch of invertebrates calling themselves a Congress look the other way.

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from New York Post

Newspaper in New York

Jim Acosta violated one of the oldest rules of journalism
There was a time not long ago when young journalists were taught not to become the story. Apparently, many news organizations have flipped that lesson on its head. But we are witnessing something more insidious here than media trash talk. Plain and simple, we are watching expressions of personal hatred. The conduct of a handful of so-called reporters during President Trump’s news conference was disgraceful beyond measure. This is not journalism, this is narcissism. Naturally, the boorish Jim Acosta of CNN was the instigator. As is his habit, Acosta doesn’t ask questions — he makes accusations and argues. Almost daily, he does it with the press secretary; Wednesday, he did it with the president.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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In the news, Tuesday, November 6, 2018

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from Atlantic Council
Nonprofit Organization

Russia Shows its Military Might in the Black Sea and Beyond
Since illegally annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia has drastically increased its military presence in the Black Sea region. The Kremlin’s dominance may be temporary given NATO’s greater capacities, but so far, NATO’s response has been limited.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Stop Shaming People Who Don't Vote
You aren't an abhorrent citizen failing to perform your civic duty if you abstain from voting.
Indeed, if this election is the one that history will judge as the turning point for Western civilization, then a willful non-participant must be viewed as an other-person. How dare they not fulfill their civic duty! But I reject this condemnation of those who choose not to choose. Quite the contrary—I believe in abstinence education when it comes to the ballot box.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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In the news, Monday, November 5, 2018

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from Bloomberg

Media/News Company

Senior Citizens Are Replacing Teenagers as Fast-Food Workers
Amid a tight U.S. labor market, restaurant chains are recruiting at churches, senior centers and AARP.

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from New York Post

Newspaper in New York

Fox News, NBC yank ‘racist’ Trump campaign ad
Fox News, Fox Business and NBC said Monday they will stop airing a campaign ad for President Trump that was widely condemned as racist after NBC ran it during an NFL “Sunday Night Football” game. CNN had earlier declined to run the ad, deeming it racist. The ad was part of Team Trump’s campaign to demonize immigrants as the pivotal midterms approach to fire up the president’s “America First,” nativist base.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from The Stream

I’m a US Citizen Living in Honduras. Here’s What I Think About the Caravan.
As many are aware of the press covering of the current drama of the large caravans of Hondurans and other Central Americans parading north to the U.S. border, many of us here in Honduras (on the other end of the equation) are deeply troubled as this wrong mindset affects many who are in our area. I personally feel very uncomfortable about the chaos many of the uneducated immigrants will thrust upon the United States. And the way in which they have forsaken international laws and police barricades cannot be justified. Some are indeed refugees seeking legitimate asylum. But others are simply fleeing generally difficult (but not dire) conditions, or have simply chosen what seems to be the easier route of escape.

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from The Telegraph (UK)

Half of the Russians in London are spies, claims new report
Tens of thousands of Russian spies are living in Britain, a major report which has been endorsed by the former head of MI6 has warned. A new study from the Henry Jackson Society thinktank said there were as many as 75,000 informants in London - half the 150,000 Russians who live in the capital - who are actively helping Moscow's secret service. The study also warned of a huge increase of Russian case officers in the UK over the past eight years, with 200 officers handling an estimated 500 agents. And the report estimated that as many as half of Russian Embassy diplomats are actively engaged in intelligence work.

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In the news, Sunday, November 4, 2018

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.

‘America Now Has the Hottest Economy on Earth’: Trump in Tennessee
'More Americans are working today,' said president in a boost for Marsha Blackburn — and said the migrants must 'turn back'

12,000 People: That’s How Many Now Make Up the Migrant Caravans
Organizers with bullhorns load dozens and dozens of people inside enormous 18-wheelers ... and they're all headed north, to the USA

Stacey Abrams, in CNN Interview, Dodges Gun Confiscation Questions, Blames Republicans
Georgia candidate says Trump's comments 'not grounded in reality'; goes after opponent for Dems' alleged voter registration hack. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, repeatedly refused to comment Sunday morning on CNN about a 2016 bill she co-sponsored that allows the confiscation of weapons.

‘No Evidence’ to Support Any Claims of Sexual Assault Against Brett Kavanaugh, Says Grassley
Senate panel asked FBI to investigate accuser Julie Swetnick.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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In the news, Saturday, November 3, 2018

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Are We Really Poorer Than Our Parents?
In recent years, many US politicians and journalists have warned that the millennials are at the risk of ending up “poorer than their parents.” The evidence certainly suggests that the Great Recession has led to wage stagnation and high unemployment among young Americans, who have soured on the idea of achieving the American Dream. The just-released Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s Annual Report on Generational Attitudes toward Socialism in America, for example, has found that 52 per cent of millennials would prefer to live in a socialist (46 per cent) or a communist (6 per cent) country. Conversely, only 40 per cent want to live in a capitalist one. Mercifully, Americans tend to associate socialism with the high-tax and high-redistribution welfare states of Scandinavia rather than the Marxist dictatorships of the days of yore. Before they reject American-style capitalism, however, millennials should consider how prosperous ordinary Americans really are.

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from Idaho Press

Newspaper in Nampa, Idaho

A little slice of history: The Cabin

Franklin Girard was a powerful man in the 1930s and ‘40s in Idaho. He was a two-term secretary of state starting in 1932 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1936. If you’ve heard of him at all, though, it is likely because his name has been in the news recently. He built an iconic building in Boise at 801 S. Capitol Blvd. You know it today as The Cabin.

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from The Inlander
Media/News Company in Spokane, WA

Spokane County Commission candidate Rob Chase: 'I didn't see anything wrong' with Rep. Shea's 'Biblical Basis for War'
Whitworth professor of theology argues the document has nothing in common with the Old Testament or 'just war theory'

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from Marginal Revolution  blog

Why do women earn less than men? Evidence from train and bus operators
Even in a unionized environment, where work tasks are similar, hourly wages are identical, and tenure dictates promotions, female workers earn $0.89 on the male-worker dollar (weekly earnings). We use confidential administrative data on bus and train operators from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to show that the weekly earnings gap can be explained entirely by the workplace choices that women and men make. Women value time and flexibility more than men. Women take more unpaid time off using the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and work fewer overtime hours than men. Men and women plan to work similar overtime hours when they are scheduled three months in advance, but men actually work nearly 50% more overtime hours than women. Women with dependents value time away from work more than do men with dependents. When selecting work schedules, women try to avoid weekend, holiday, and split shifts more than men. To avoid unfavorable work times, women prioritize their schedules over route safety and select routes with a higher probability of accidents. Women are less likely than men to game the scheduling system by trading off work hours at regular wages for overtime hours at premium wages. Conditional on seniority, which dictates choice sets, the weekly earnings gap can be explained entirely by differences in operator choices of hours, schedules, and routes.

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from The Orca  News & Media Website in B.C.

British Columbia: refuge for political exiles?
Given the recent BC municipal elections, it seems appropriate to remember the extraordinary multicultural roots of our civic politics in this province before joining Canada in 1871. Recently, Victoria honoured the contributions of Mifflin Wistar Gibbs by naming a study room in its newest public library after the former city councillor (1866 – 1869). The city also proclaimed November 19 “Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Day” in honour of Gibbs becoming the first black person elected to public office in British Columbia. But there is far more to this story than a brief library announcement!

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from ViaMedia.News

C of E Risks Failure on Human Sexuality Because of Privileged Power

I spent a few days recently in Oxford, in the company of 120 bishops.  They were very friendly and I was glad to be there. I was invited as a member of the Coordinating Group for the resource which the C of E is preparing: ‘Living in Love and Faith: Christian teaching and learning about human identity, sexuality and marriage’. We’ve been working on the resource for 18 months, and it’s starting to feel that the longer we work on it, the greater the depth of the challenge is becoming. Why?  Because it’s beginning to feel to me that, in the end, what is needed is a fundamental transformation of the way the Church of England thinks and does its business.

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from The Washington Post

Newspaper in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s border deployments could cost $200 million by year-end
The total price of President Trump’s military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $200 million by the end of 2018 and grow significantly if the deployments continue into next year, according to analyst estimates and Pentagon figures.

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In the news, Thursday, March 13, 2008

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from The Spokesman-Review

Frederick Blackwell’s I&WN a unique railroad
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of articles exploring the history of Spirit Lake and its environs as the community nears its centennial in August. Spirit Lake native Keith Spencer became interested in local history when he came across some old photographs while remodeling his home. He and his wife, Janette, researched the photos’ origins, began collecting old documents for posterity and now can’t seem to stop. For part five see Feb. 14.

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In the news, Saturday, July 25, 1981

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from New York Times

Newspaper in New York

IDAHO SILVER MINES' FIERCE MERGER WAR
''It's sad,'' said Ben Harrison, a broker on the Spokane, Wash., Stock Exchange, with a shake of his head. ''People who used to be friends go to lunch at Jameson's, and now they just glare at each other.'' The tense atmosphere in this mining district, known as the Coeur d'Alene, is a result of two fierce merger fights that have embroiled seven companies, including the Sunshine Mining Company and the Hecla Mining Company, two of the nation's largest silver producers. At stake in the various merger proposals is control by these two concerns of approximately 20 percent of the nation's silver production. The ''silver war'' as analysts call it, was touched off by the desire of Sunshine and Hecla to tighten their grip on a valley that produces about 15 million ounces of silver a year. That is nearly half of all newly mined silver in the United States.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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Wanapum Dam

Wanapum Dam, November 2018
Chris Lakoduk Photography

In the news, Friday, November 2, 2018

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from Conciliar Post

ON MODESTY, SHAME, AND OUR NEED FOR LOVE: INSIGHT FROM SARTRE AND JOHN PAUL II

Human beings show an almost universal desire to conceal certain parts of their body from the gaze of others, especially persons of the opposite sex. We react instantaneously and spontaneously to try and hide our nakedness. But why do we respond in such a way, and why do we feel shame if we are exposed to the gaze of others?

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Why the Hammer and Sickle Should Be Treated Like the Swastika
Why do we treat two equally bloody ideologies in such starkly different ways?

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from The Guardian (UK)

LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper

Egypt attack: Gunmen kill seven Coptic Christians in bus ambush
Islamic militants have ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven people and wounding 19, Egyptian officials said. All but one of those killed were members of the same family, according to a list of the victims’ names released by the Coptic Orthodox church, which said among the dead were a boy and a girl, age 15 and 12 respectively. The local Islamic State affiliate, which spearheads militants fighting security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, according to SITE, a US-based group that monitors and translates militants’ statements. It said the attack was revenge for the imprisonment by Egyptian authorities of “our chaste sisters”. It did not elaborate.

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from Miami Herald

Leonard Pitts Jr.: If you think America is better than this, say so at the polls
Tuesday is about what we do for ourselves, for our country. It is about whether those of us who see this madness for what it is acquiesce to it or whether we stand up and speak out. It shouldn’t be a hard choice.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Tea Party
[Information from these sites may not be reliable.]

Mueller-Connected Boston Mobster Whitey Bulger Killed in Prison… As He Was About to Out FBI Officials
Legendary 89-year-old Boston mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was killed in prison by a ‘fellow inmate with mafia ties’ shortly after he was transferred to a West Virginia federal prison. Bulger was reportedly wheeled away from security cameras and beaten with a lock in a sock and also had his eyes gouged out. Sources told The Daily Mail that Whitey Bulger was about to out people in the FBI, specifically FBI officials of the informant program.

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