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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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Saturday, March 23, 2019
In the news, Thursday, June 23, 2011
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from AGDAILY
Media/News Company in Troy, Michigan
Farmer’s Daughter: Washington state’s legislative attack on agriculture
Legislation making its way through the Washington state legislature would require dairy and fruit farmers to disclose to retailers whether they use slave labor on their farms. The legislation was introduced by State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña. The bill would require farmers to report any incidents of slavery, peonage, and human trafficking to retailers with more than $200 million in global sales. The bill passed in the state senate. It now waits for the state house to take it up.
Legislation making its way through the Washington state legislature would require dairy and fruit farmers to disclose to retailers whether they use slave labor on their farms. The legislation was introduced by State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña. The bill would require farmers to report any incidents of slavery, peonage, and human trafficking to retailers with more than $200 million in global sales. The bill passed in the state senate. It now waits for the state house to take it up.
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from Chicks On The Right blog
Candace Owens Sends Out A Warning To Those Who Are Trying To Blame Her For The Mosque Shootings
The gunman who livestreamed the horrific shooting rampage at a mosque in New Zealand also had an online manifesto, and it’s raising serious red flags. For starters, he called Trump a “symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose,” which is utterly absurd. Additionally, he said he was influenced by none other than Candace Owens– a black conservative. His entire statement on her “influence” was bizarre.
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Candace Owens Sends Out A Warning To Those Who Are Trying To Blame Her For The Mosque Shootings
The gunman who livestreamed the horrific shooting rampage at a mosque in New Zealand also had an online manifesto, and it’s raising serious red flags. For starters, he called Trump a “symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose,” which is utterly absurd. Additionally, he said he was influenced by none other than Candace Owens– a black conservative. His entire statement on her “influence” was bizarre.
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from Christianity Today
Media/News Company based in Carol Stream, Illinois
Tutsi widows and orphans felt betrayed by the church during the genocide. Survivor Denise Uwimana made it her mission to help them heal.
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from The Christian Post
At least 120 people have been killed by alleged Fulani militant attacks since February in the Kaduna state of Nigeria with the latest attacks on Monday resulting in the deaths of over 50 and the destruction of more than 140 homes.
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from Conciliar Post
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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing
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from Faith & Freedom blog.faithandfreedom.us
First "Nonbinary" Person in US: "It's All a Sham"
Jamie Shupe, the first man in the United States to be legally recognized as "nonbinary," now says it was all a sham. He was once the darling of the LGBTQ movement and the press. Now? He says they "treat him as though he does not exist." His story can be helpful to parents and grandparents whose children are being inundated with the myth of "gender fluidity" in their classroom.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Modern Monetary Theory Isn't Economics
MMT is a bait-and-switch wrapped in a sleight-of-hand. It focuses on debt and dollars rather than resources and products. Debt and dollars are merely tools we use to transfer ownership of resources and products. It’s the resources and products that matter. Shuffling debt and dollars merely changes the ownership of resources and products. It doesn’t create more.
Modern Monetary Theory Isn't Economics
MMT is a bait-and-switch wrapped in a sleight-of-hand. It focuses on debt and dollars rather than resources and products. Debt and dollars are merely tools we use to transfer ownership of resources and products. It’s the resources and products that matter. Shuffling debt and dollars merely changes the ownership of resources and products. It doesn’t create more.
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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California
The History Of Nuclear Warfare And The Future Of Nuclear Energy
On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever when the first atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, Japan, killing thousands of people instantly. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, decisively ending Japan’s involvement in World War II. Thousands of people died from radiation poisoning within a year. Since that earth-shattering day, the world has grappled with a controversial technology that not only poses strategic risks in its ability to wipe out humanity but also provides a potential solution to problems of sustainable energy.
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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California
The History Of Nuclear Warfare And The Future Of Nuclear Energy
On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever when the first atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, Japan, killing thousands of people instantly. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, decisively ending Japan’s involvement in World War II. Thousands of people died from radiation poisoning within a year. Since that earth-shattering day, the world has grappled with a controversial technology that not only poses strategic risks in its ability to wipe out humanity but also provides a potential solution to problems of sustainable energy.
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from KOMO News (ABC Seattle)
A fire Thursday night engulfed a portion of a sprawling homeless camp along SR 509 in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Firefighters made quick work putting out the fire that was just feet from cars traveling at highway speeds. Nobody was injured but the fire represents an on-going issue with fires in encampments on state highway right-of-ways.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
"IT IS ABSURD TO CALL THESE DOCTRINES FORGOTTEN TRUTHS": AGAINST TRACTARIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
In his 1843 Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Bangor, Bishop Christopher Bethell - following the controversy surrounding the publication of Tract XC - refuted both the Low Church claim that the early Tracts propagated Roman errors and the suggestion, by the Tractarians, that such teachings "had been forgotten and lost" within Anglicanism until rediscovered by the Tracts. (This characteristic Tractarian view has exerted a baleful influence on Anglican self-understanding.) Against both, Bethell asserted the significance and vibrancy of the pre-Tractarian High Church tradition.
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from LifeNews.com
What do cats have that newborn babies don’t? Democrats’ support. In one of the sickest ironies no one is talking about, Senate liberals picked this moment — 17 days after they voted to kill America’s perfectly healthy infants — to fight for the humane treatment of kittens. Maybe the DNC’s strategists are out to lunch, or maybe the Left really is this shameless, but I can’t wait to see some of these politicians standing on debate platforms next year telling the American people that when it comes to protecting living things: We chose cats over kids.
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Magazine of The Living Church Foundation (Anglican)
Bike-friendly Churches in Wales
In a campaign called SpiritCymru, rural Welsh churches — some of them isolated, disused, or facing uncertain futures — will become better-known. SpiritCymru, operated jointly by the Church in Wales and a mid-Wales businessman, will raise awareness of some architectural gems. SpiritCymru hopes to create awareness and raise support for struggling — even closed — rural churches by opening them as accommodation for touring cyclists.
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from The Seattle Times
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, Newspaper in Seattle, WA
Climate proposals need better cost analysis
For Washington to show leadership on climate change and build support for costly new carbon-reduction programs, the state must do a better job explaining how they’ll affect taxpayers. The lack of clarity around costs is painful as the Legislature weighs four different proposals to reduce emissions — a carbon tax, a low-carbon fuel standard, a requirement that utilities phase out fossil-fuel energy sources and a cap-and-trade system requiring large polluters to cap emissions or buy credits to offset them. Before finalizing any such policy, the Legislature must explain which provides the biggest bang for the buck. It should also consider investing in a robust, nonpartisan economic analysis program to help members and the public better understand the ramifications of major policies.
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from Smithsonian Magazine
Media/News Company in Washington, D.C.
Anti-Catholic sentiment in the States gave men like John Riley little reason to continue to pay allegiance to the stars and stripes.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from The Washington Examiner
News & Media Website in Washington, DC
British Invasion: The Corbynization of the Democratic Party, and what to do about it
When the Democratic Party faced a revolt from its ranks for daring to propose condemning anti-Semitism, the scene gave those of us in Britain deja vu. The American Left is following the same script that led to the rapid radicalization of the Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn. It’s no longer a
mere talking point, a form of shorthand for journalists: The Democratic Party’s Corbynization is here, and it tacks so closely to what happened in Britain that it’s important for Americans to understand where we’ve been — and where they’re headed. The anti-Semitism fracas came about thanks to a series of bigoted statements made by Minnesota freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who accused U.S. Jews of disloyalty to America. Omar was part of the January intake in the House of Representatives, alongside Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. The trio have become increasingly dominant in press and social media coverage, allowing them considerable influence in setting the agenda for the party in the public space. Tlaib has also levied the “dual loyalty” charge, and Ocasio-Cortez has used her prominence to defend them.
British Invasion: The Corbynization of the Democratic Party, and what to do about it
When the Democratic Party faced a revolt from its ranks for daring to propose condemning anti-Semitism, the scene gave those of us in Britain deja vu. The American Left is following the same script that led to the rapid radicalization of the Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn. It’s no longer a
mere talking point, a form of shorthand for journalists: The Democratic Party’s Corbynization is here, and it tacks so closely to what happened in Britain that it’s important for Americans to understand where we’ve been — and where they’re headed. The anti-Semitism fracas came about thanks to a series of bigoted statements made by Minnesota freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who accused U.S. Jews of disloyalty to America. Omar was part of the January intake in the House of Representatives, alongside Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. The trio have become increasingly dominant in press and social media coverage, allowing them considerable influence in setting the agenda for the party in the public space. Tlaib has also levied the “dual loyalty” charge, and Ocasio-Cortez has used her prominence to defend them.
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In the news, Thursday, March 14, 2019
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from AIER | American Institute for Economic Research
Political Contests Are Between Competing Socialisms
Another election cycle has begun, even though it is less than a half a year since the November 2018 congressional elections. Donald Trump seems unlikely to face a serious challenger for his re-nomination as the Republican candidate for president (unless explosive revelations place his public standing in serious doubt in the coming months). But the Democratic field already has well over a dozen declared serious candidates, each one of them eager to be chosen as Trump’s opponent for the presidency of the United States in the autumn of 2020. It is not only about other people’s money being up for grabs, but also the degree of remaining freedom of everyone in the society. With government programs come political restrictions on what you may do, how you may do it, and with whom, within the ever more tightly woven web of interventionist regulations and income redistributions imposed on all in the country.
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from Faith & Freedom blog.faithandfreedom.us
Wealthy Parents Rigging College for their Kids
Hollywood celebrities are being arrested, college officials and coaches are being charged, and the nation is learning about one of the biggest college bribery schemes in the history of our country. As many as 50 wealthy and celebrity parents have been or will be charged in the nation's worst college bribery scheme in history.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
AS SAINT AUGUSTINE SAITH": WHY TEC - AND ANGLICANISM - NEEDS THE ARTICLES
Such a rich and robust Augustinian Reformed Catholicism offers a compelling alternative to TEC's doctrinal minimalism. And not just for TEC, but also for a wider Anglicanism in which doctrinal minimalism can be all too apparent. The Lambeth Quadrilateral is not a statement of Anglican doctrine: rather, it is the basic minimum which allows Anglicanism to pursue reconciliation with other Christian traditions. A minimalist definition of doctrine tends to be very meagre fare indeed. Such is the case with TEC. Such is the case with an Anglicanism defined merely by the Lambeth Quadrilateral. It is time for a richer diet, for a rediscovery of the Augustinian doctrine of the Articles.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from Conciliar Post
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Taizé, an international, Christian ecumenical community in central France that is known for its meditative prayers and chants. It was a powerful experience, to say the least. Before visiting, I knew that Taizé was an international destination for pilgrimage, but it wasn’t until actually visiting that I understood why.
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from Faith & Freedom blog.faithandfreedom.us
"He," of course, is President Trump. The person evaluating "He" as "not worth it" is Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Her political party has been shrieking "impeach him," impeach him" since the day after the election---weeks before he actually took office. Why was he worth impeaching then, but is not worth it now? A closer look is very revealing.
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from Forbes
My last two posts (Part 1 and Part 2) were a challenge to they way we define homelessness and claims about the causes of homelessness, most of which are not well supported quantitatively and formulated to serve political agendas. The established definitions and causes are rhetorical devices to grab political power, money, and limit the use of private property. More disturbing is that the conversation about the “crisis” of homelessness, how it is defined, measured, and the solutions to it, is mostly between and among people who are housed and comparatively well off in our economy.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
ON THE EMBERTIDE FASTS
Three fasting days, four times a year, at the beginning of each season. The Ember Days provide a means of restoring the simple but serious practice of fasting as a regular occurence within the Christian life. As such, they also ensure that we are not unused to the practice of fasting and thus are more open to the call of the Lenten fast. That the Four Seasons are marked by fasting also brings us to experience the grace of fasting. The seasons open not with consumption, and grasping, and frenetic activity, but with the practice of fasting, orienting us to discern with gratitude the gifts bestowed in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, opening us to the Real and the Good. If we want to renew the practice of fasting within Anglicanism, restoring the Ember Days is a good place to start.
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from Orthodox Christianity – orthochristian.com
Religious Organization in Moscow, Russia
ST. JOHN CASSIAN’S INSTITUTES: GLUTTONY
How our first struggle must be against the spirit of gluttony, i.e. the pleasures of the palate.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Shawn Vestal: ‘Constitutional sheriffs’ who reject new gun laws are a threat to democratic principles
What’s happening in a lot of rural Washington counties – as well as rural counties around the West – is a bad old idea from the radical, anti-government right that is seeping dangerously into the offices of elected sheriffs. It’s an ideological outgrowth of the “constitutional sheriff” movement, which holds that county sheriffs are the ultimate authority and can act unilaterally as a bulwark against the overreaching federal government by simply refusing to follow laws or regulations they believe are unconstitutional.
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Shawn Vestal: ‘Constitutional sheriffs’ who reject new gun laws are a threat to democratic principles
What’s happening in a lot of rural Washington counties – as well as rural counties around the West – is a bad old idea from the radical, anti-government right that is seeping dangerously into the offices of elected sheriffs. It’s an ideological outgrowth of the “constitutional sheriff” movement, which holds that county sheriffs are the ultimate authority and can act unilaterally as a bulwark against the overreaching federal government by simply refusing to follow laws or regulations they believe are unconstitutional.
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from Forbes
Homelessness Part 2: The Problems With Reductionism
Yesterday, in Part 1, I wrote about the problems of trying to define homelessness and how using a point-in-time count can be misleading when trying to formulate policy. The point-in-time count hardly captures the nuances of people who are in various stages of struggling with housing instability and there isn't any clear sense of what, quantitatively, defines too much homelessness or whether the goal is a complete end of homelessness all together and whether that is possible. But the conceptual problem gets worse. What causes homelessness? What usually gets offered by advocates and politicians are single causes that are usually tied to some policy intervention like more housing regulations or a tax on jobs or business. This reductionist approach to the cause means that the number, whether it's 4,000 or 12,000, will go away if we can just pass this or that legislation that will fix that one problem or generate enough money to offset that one thing's impact: homelessness.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
CONTRA TRACTARIANS AND LATITUDINARIANS, "OUR CHURCH"
From his 1843 Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Bangor, Bishop Christopher Bethell - following the publication of Tract XC - responds to the "the state of excitement to which the writings and opinions usually called Tractarian, have given occasion", and in doing so asserts principles of the High Church tradition.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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West using Christianity to subvert Chinese state says Communist Party official
Western forces are trying to use Christianity to influence China's society and even "subvert" the government, a senior official said, warning that Chinese Christians needed to follow a Chinese model of the religion. In a speech on Monday, Xu Xiaohong head of the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China, said there were many problems with Christianity in the country, including "infiltration" from abroad and "private meeting places".
An Irish-American Army Invaded Canada in 1866. Here's What Happened
John O’Neill fulfilled his boyhood dream as he marshaled an 800-man army to the war front in the final hours of May 1866. The Celtic blood of the Irish-born soldiers coursed just a little quicker as they embarked on an expedition they hoped would ultimately result in the eviction of the British from their homeland after 700 years of foreign occupation. “The governing passion of my life apart from my duty to my God is to be at the head of an Irish Army battling against England for Ireland’s rights,” O’Neill declared. “For this I live, and for this if necessary I am willing to die.”What’s remarkable is that O’Neill’s men did not march off to battle over the sod of Ireland, but through the cobbled streets of Buffalo, N.Y.
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from The Telegraph (UK)
West using Christianity to subvert Chinese state says Communist Party official
Western forces are trying to use Christianity to influence China's society and even "subvert" the government, a senior official said, warning that Chinese Christians needed to follow a Chinese model of the religion. In a speech on Monday, Xu Xiaohong head of the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China, said there were many problems with Christianity in the country, including "infiltration" from abroad and "private meeting places".
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from Time Media/News Company
An Irish-American Army Invaded Canada in 1866. Here's What Happened
John O’Neill fulfilled his boyhood dream as he marshaled an 800-man army to the war front in the final hours of May 1866. The Celtic blood of the Irish-born soldiers coursed just a little quicker as they embarked on an expedition they hoped would ultimately result in the eviction of the British from their homeland after 700 years of foreign occupation. “The governing passion of my life apart from my duty to my God is to be at the head of an Irish Army battling against England for Ireland’s rights,” O’Neill declared. “For this I live, and for this if necessary I am willing to die.”What’s remarkable is that O’Neill’s men did not march off to battle over the sod of Ireland, but through the cobbled streets of Buffalo, N.Y.
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from WIRED
Media/News Company
WHY IT'S SO HARD TO RESTART VENEZUELA'S POWER GRID
Venezuela's massive, nationwide power outages, which began on Thursday, have so far resulted in at least 20 deaths, looting, and loss of access to food, water, fuel, and cash for many of the country's 31 million residents. Late Monday, the United States said its diplomats would leave the US embassy in Caracas, citing deteriorating conditions. As the societal impacts intensify and Venezuela's internal power struggle continues, the country is clearly struggling to restart its grid and meaningfully restore power—a problem exacerbated by its aging infrastructure.
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WHY IT'S SO HARD TO RESTART VENEZUELA'S POWER GRID
Venezuela's massive, nationwide power outages, which began on Thursday, have so far resulted in at least 20 deaths, looting, and loss of access to food, water, fuel, and cash for many of the country's 31 million residents. Late Monday, the United States said its diplomats would leave the US embassy in Caracas, citing deteriorating conditions. As the societal impacts intensify and Venezuela's internal power struggle continues, the country is clearly struggling to restart its grid and meaningfully restore power—a problem exacerbated by its aging infrastructure.
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from Faith & Freedom blog.faithandfreedom.us
Barna: 72% of Christian Homes are "Not Spiritually Vibrant"
Barna Research released a study Friday that reveals the Christian Family in America has some work to do if we really believe what we claim to believe. So, what makes a home spiritually vibrant? The Barna survey, co-sponsored by the Lutheran Hour Ministries, found that only 25% of professing, practicing Christians live in households that regularly pray, and practice Bible reading together.
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from Forbes
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from HumanProgress.org Education Website
People in pre-industrial Europe generally lived a miserable, hand-to-mouth existence which would be foolish to romanticize.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
JEREMY TAYLOR AGAINST THE RITUALISTS (III)
We may not render divine worship to Him (as present in the blessed sacrament according to his human nature) without danger of idolatry: because He is not there according to His human nature ... He is present there by his divine power, and his divine blessing, and the fruit of his body, the real effective consequents of his passion: but for any other presence, it is "idolum," it is nothing in the world. Adore Christ in heaven; for the heavens must contain Him until the restitution of all things. And if you in the reception of the holy sacrament worship Him whom you know to be in heaven; you cannot be concerned in duty to worship Him in the host (as you call it).
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from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, Online and former print newspaper in Seattle, WA
Where to plan your next getaway: Exploring the Methow Valley
Nestled just east of the North Cascades and extending from Pateros to Mazama, the Methow Valley is home to the largest network of cross-country skiing trails in North America, with 120 miles of groomed trails to choose from. There's also more typical Washington tourism fare: fabulous landscapes year-round, small town comforts and artisan shopping.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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In the news, Sunday, March 10, 2019
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from CBC News (Canada)
From sacred to secular: Canada set to lose 9,000 churches, warns national heritage group
A national charity that works to save old buildings estimates that 9,000 religious spaces in Canada will be lost in the next decade, roughly a third of all faith-owned buildings in the country. National Trust for Canada regeneration project leader Robert Pajot says every community in the country is going to see old church buildings shuttered, sold off or demolished. In rural areas, congregations are shrinking as members age or move away. In cities, the increasing secularization of society coupled with new spiritual practices has cut into traditional Christian church attendance. Even rising immigration hasn't been enough to offset the trend. With fewer people in the pews, and less money in the coffers, rising maintenance costs on old buildings have overwhelmed many congregations.
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from Legal Insurrection
Finland: Government Collapses Over Universal Health Care Costs, #Bernie2020 Hardest Hit
The warning signs were on the wall last spring when Finland, as Leslie noted, ended its experiment with “universal basic income.” Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has been hanging his socialist mantle on the “success” of Finland’s socialist structure, may be the hardest hit. It’s not just Finland experiencing such problems with its socialist policies. Other Nordic countries, also touted by American socialists and communists as the model America should follow, are suffering similar economic burdens directly related to their socialist policies.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from UPI News Agency (United Press International)
Media/News Company
Yi Gang: U.S., China reach 'consensus' on key issues in trade talks
Yi didn't clarify which areas the U.S. and China reached consensus on, but said the discussions on foreign exchange had been "very meaningful."
Yi Gang: U.S., China reach 'consensus' on key issues in trade talks
Yi didn't clarify which areas the U.S. and China reached consensus on, but said the discussions on foreign exchange had been "very meaningful."
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