Saturday, February 14, 2015

In the news, Sunday, January 25, 2015


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from BBC News (UK)

India and US seal nuclear deal as Modi hosts Obama
The US and India have announced a breakthrough on a pact that will allow American companies to supply India with civilian nuclear technology.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Heritage Foundation

The EPA’s Newest Strategy to Sneakily Restrict Fracking, Drilling
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced major new regulations on the emissions of methane into the air from oil and gas production. It calls methane a “potent” pollutant and its new rules would require a 45 percent reduction by 2025 from 2012 levels. However, methane is just another term for the main component of natural gas. Drillers have a powerful motive to stop leakage on their own, because they want to sell it, not spill it.

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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Sarah Palin's Bizarre Iowa Speech Gets Thanks -- From The Democrats

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from The Spokesman-Review

Spokane police investigating homicide
Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives are investigating an apparent homicide inside an apartment in the 500 block of South Hatch Street, just south of Interstate 90.

Car goes over hill near Maple Street Bridge, killing driver
One person died early this morning in a single-car accident near the south end of the Maple Street Bridge. The driver was the sole occupant and was thrown out of the car when it went over an embankment near Riverside and Maple streets, Spokane police said. The accident happened about 1:30 a.m.

As Ebola cases dwindle, officials try to learn lessons for future
Nearly every agency and government stumbled in its response to Ebola, now expected to cost the three most-affected countries at least $1.6 billion in lost economic growth in 2015.

Claim of hostage’s death leaves Abe ‘speechless’
Japan’s prime minister said today he was “speechless” after an online video purportedly showed that one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed, and he demanded the release of the other.

In brief: Bomb threats target Southwest, Delta flights
Law enforcement officials found no bombs on two planes Saturday at Atlanta’s main airport after authorities received what they considered credible threats.
Santa Ana winds cut power to thousands
LOS ANGELES – Powerful Santa Ana winds with gusts topping 89 mph toppled trees and power poles in Southern California on Saturday, leaving several thousand people without electricity.
Murder suspect flees, caught after kidnap
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A teenage murder suspect who escaped from police custody at a western Ohio hospital kidnapped a 70-year-old woman and forced her to give him a ride before he was caught, authorities said Saturday.
Snowplow driver survives garage collapse
SECAUCUS, N.J. – The top deck of a New Jersey parking garage being cleared by a snowplow collapsed Saturday morning, but the snowplow operator escaped serious injury.
Out of Blue, woman gets dog back
GALVESTON, Texas – A dog that vanished from a Texas yard last year has been returned home after turning up some 1,100 miles away.

Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said. The Ukrainian president called the blitz a terrorist attack and NATO and the U.S. demanded that Russia stop supporting the rebels.

Leaders arrive to offer sympathy to Saudis
World leaders and top dignitaries began arriving in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to give their condolences following the death of King Abdullah, who died early Friday at age 90 after nearly two decades at the helm.

Balloon crew aiming at records lifts off in Japan
After experiencing delays earlier this month, an international team aiming to break two major ballooning records finally launched a helium-filled balloon in Japan.

Abraham Lincoln memorabilia sold at auction
A collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia that includes a lock of the slain president’s hair has been sold for more than $800,000 at auction Saturday in Dallas.

Spanish police arrest 4 suspected members of jihadi cell
Spanish National Police arrested four suspected jihadis Saturday in the country’s North African enclave of Ceuta who allegedly had formed a terror cell and were ready to carry out an attack, the Interior Ministry said.

Fake colleges draw scrutiny of federal investigators
From her hometown in India in 2010, Bhanu Challa said she had no reason to doubt that Tri-Valley University was a legitimate American school where she could pursue a master’s degree. Tri-Valley is among at least half a dozen schools shut down or raided by federal authorities in recent years over allegations of immigration fraud. Like Tri-Valley, they had obtained permission from U.S. immigration officials to admit foreign students. But most offered little or no instruction or didn’t require all students to attend classes, instead exploiting the student visa system for profit, investigators said.

Potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates address conservative summit
Conservatives signaled a heated and passionate battle for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Saturday, cheering criticism of absent establishment figures Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney while applauding vows to put a crackdown on illegal immigration at the top of the 2016 agenda.

Mexico to use drones to protect endangered porpoise
Mexico has begun testing unmanned drones that could help it save the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, which is threatened by illegal fishing in the upper Sea of Cortez.

CDC garners favorable response in Pew survey
Despite criticism for its response to Ebola in the United States last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is viewed favorably by a majority of Americans, according to a new survey.

Country’s finances drive election in Greece
Greeks were voting today in an early general election crucial for the country’s financial future, with the radical left Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras tipped as the favorite to win, although possibly without a large enough majority to form a government.

Audit: USDA’s penalties on animal care violations lacking
The U.S. Department of Agriculture continually reduced penalties for animal care violations around the country and so poorly used its limited resources that it sometimes inspected facilities that had no animals while it skimped on other reviews, according to a new audit.

Keystone Q&A: Debate no longer limited to oil
Congress wasted no time this year getting back into the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, despite last voting on approving the project in November. Now with firm control of the House and Senate, Republicans are eager to contrast their energy policy with that of President Barack Obama, who has questioned the need for and the importance of the pipeline.

Jan Quintrall’s staff lunch expenses surprise City Council members
Days after the dismissal of Spokane’s city planning director for what was described as a misuse of city funds, Jan Quintrall, head of the city’s Business and Developer Services Division, spent more than $400 at the Spokane Club on lunch for a dozen city employees using a city credit card.

Gun control group has Oregon in sights
Fresh off a victory in Washington state, a leading gun control group backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg is hoping to make Oregon its next prize in a campaign to require gun sales to go through universal background checks.

In brief: Bonner County deputy’s injuries improving
A Bonner County sheriff’s deputy critically injured in a car crash Tuesday is continuing to improve. Deputy Alexander Hughes, 29, was listed in fair condition at Kootenai Health Saturday evening.
Third strain of bird flu found in wild duck
BELLINGHAM – State agricultural officials say a new, third strain of avian flu has been found in a wild duck in Whatcom County.
White supremacists charged in murder plot
PENDLETON, Ore. – Three members of an Eastern Oregon white supremacist gang have been charged in connection with a murder plot and other crimes.

UI looks for ways to boost enrollment
Idaho’s flagship university saw its overall student population decline by more than 1,000 between 2004 and 2008. About half of the loss was regained in the following four years, but the slide resumed in 2013 and dropped by 2.9 percent this fall to 11,534.

University of Idaho president focuses on safety after shooting spree
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben knows that safety concerns likely will be highlighted even more following the Jan. 10 shooting spree in Moscow that left three dead and a fourth injured.

Eye on Boise: ‘Add the Words’ bill gets hearing Monday
The Idaho Legislature will hold a full hearing on an “Add the Words” bill starting Monday morning at 8 in the Lincoln Auditorium, after nine years of refusing to do so.
Lives saved
Idaho’s Suicide Prevention Hotline, to which the state has contributed $50,000 a year for three years as part of a public-private partnership, has likely saved at least 100 lives so far, according to state officials.
Medicaid budget
Medicaid makes up more than 80 percent of the budget of the state Department of Health and Welfare, the state’s largest agency.

Authorities charge inmate with 1976 ‘Gypsy Hill’ murders
Northern California prosecutors on Thursday charged an Oregon prison inmate with two counts of murder in the serial killings of six young women that terrified the region nearly 40 years ago.

As 5-year milestone nears, zulily deals with growth
Seattle-based zulily, the moms-oriented flash-sales website, has been one of the fastest-growing companies in recent memory – skyrocketing in five years from zero to more than $1 billion in annual sales.

Spin Control: Hearing on marijuana laws takes on mainstream feel

Smart Bombs: Embrace the climate ‘hoax’

Editorial: Support for schools assures better communities

Kathleen Parker: This loquacious pope has people thinking, talking

Innovations reduce catch of unintended fish at sea

USDA considers freeing organic growers from promotion fees
Organic farmers are fertilizing a proposal to broaden their exemption from paying industry fees that largely support conventional agriculture.

Jim Unsworth takes giant leap from Idaho to head Washington Fish and Wildlife agency
The deputy director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game was selected this month to be the new director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He starts his new job Feb. 2 and will replace Phil Anderson, who is retiring.

Freedom fighter: Spokane’s Carla Peperzak protected fellow Jews through Dutch Resistance during World War II

Let it decay, the city way
Composting and collecting kitchen scraps, once the province of those with gardens or space for a big, pungent, outdoor composter, is now being embraced by a growing number of apartment-dwellers.

Victorian valentine: B.C. capital makes for romantic getaway

Dark fiber may ignite broadband competition
Dark-fiber network providers now mostly serve corporate clients, primarily in high-density areas. But the owners of these networks say it wouldn’t be tough to use them for residential communities.

The Dirt: Work begins on old building
Renovation is underway for the Washington Cracker Co. building, at 304 W. Pacific Ave., to convert the 38,000-square-foot interior into mixed-use commercial spaces for lease, including for a winery.

Obituary: Pilcher, Ella Mae (Stout) (Taylor)
3 Sep 1915 - 8 Jan 2015

Obituary: Camp, Joyce J. (Wilhelm)
22 Aug 1926 - 21 Jan 2015     Endicot, St. John, LaCrosse

Obituary: Stroup, Marilyn “Joyce” (Millard)
30 Mar 1932 - 16 Jan 2015     Wenatchee, Twisp, Spokane

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from WND (World Net Daily)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Video: John McCain pummeled by Republican boos
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., struggled to get his speech started Saturday at the Arizona Republican Party annual meeting.

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In the news, Saturday, January 24, 2015


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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from ConservativeByte

This is the peaceful revolution that can change and save our country.

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from Conservative Tribune
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Christians Bloodied by Stone-Throwing Muslims… In Michigan  VIDEO

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from The Daily Caller
from Freedom Outpost
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The Gospel – The Only Hope in Stopping Muslim Violence

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from ITV News (U.K.)

Fifty years after his death we try and capture some of the strongest and best loved moments of Churchill's war speeches.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine rejected a previously signed peace deal Friday and launched a new multipronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops, upending recent European attempts to mediate an end to the fighting.

Justices to review execution sedative
The Supreme Court is stepping into the issue of lethal injection executions for the first time since 2008 in an appeal filed by death row inmates in Oklahoma.

Law firm, diocese reach settlement
The law firm of Paine Hamblen has settled a bankruptcy malpractice case regarding its multimillion-dollar representation of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane.


Saudi Arabia’s newly ascended King Salman buried his predecessor, King Abdullah, on Friday, then moved quickly at a time of regional turmoil to allay fears of a looming power struggle among hundreds of princes in the next generation of the House of Saud.

1. Yemen is home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a Paris satirical magazine this month. 2. Hadi’s resignation leaves the U.S. without a faithful partner amid its drone-strike and counter-terrorism campaign. 3. The Houthis are seen as a proxy of Shiite Iran. 4. Nearly two-thirds of the remaining 122 Guantanamo detainees are from Yemen.

E-cigarettes may be in-flight fire hazard
Electronic cigarettes, the hip alternative to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes, may pose a fire hazard when they are put in checked luggage on planes.

Pope urges cardinals to prioritize service, not parties
Pope Francis is warning his new cardinals to keep the partying to a minimum – and keep their egos in check – when they are formally elevated at a Vatican ceremony next month.

In brief: TSA says guns seized in 2014 break record
A Transportation Security Administration report released Friday showed that agents seized a record number of guns last year.
U.S. woman jailed for attempt to help ISIS
A 19-year-old suburban Denver woman who tried to go to Syria to help Islamic State militants was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, even as she tearfully told a judge that she never wanted to hurt anyone and has disavowed jihad.
California court bans Boy Scouts as judges
San Francisco – California’s Supreme Court voted Friday to prohibit state judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts on grounds that the group discriminates against gays.

Official: Rio won’t meet cleanup pledge
Rio de Janeiro will not make good on its Olympic pledge of slashing the flow of raw sewage and garbage into the Guanabara Bay, where the 2016 games’ sailing and wind surfing competitions are to be held, the state’s top environmental official acknowledged Friday.

Federal judge strikes down gay marriage ban in Alabama
Alabama became the latest state to see its ban on gay marriage fall to a federal court ruling Friday, as the issue of same-sex marriage heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

India’s hazy sky backdrop to Obama’s climate talks
When President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday he will join the Indian capital’s masses in breathing some of the world’s filthiest air.

McDonald’s sees low 4Q earnings; plans to open fewer locations
The world’s largest hamburger chain reported falling earnings and sales for its fourth quarter on Friday and says it is going to take action this year to save money and bring customers back. This includes slowing down new restaurant openings in some markets.

Idaho reports seven-year low in jobless rate; Washington rises slightly
Idaho finished 2014 with an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent in December, which represents a seven-year low, according to preliminary state forecasts. In Washington, the jobless rate rose slightly in December to 6.3 percent, but the big news from the state Employment Security Department is that employment growth last year was the highest in 17 years.

Snowboarding takes big slide in popularity
Aging athletes, new skis and a lack of snow are ganging up on the once-edgy sport of snowboarding, which has seen a marked drop in participation over the last decade.

In brief: MasterCard to honor transactions in Cuba
MasterCard on Friday became the first major credit card company to say it will start handling U.S. card transactions in Cuba.
SkyMall files for bankruptcy
Apparently, airline passengers aren’t buying enough garden gnomes, superhero pajamas and heated cat shelters. SkyMall has filed for bankruptcy.
Anheuser-Busch gulps Seattle brewer Elysian
Anheuser-Busch is buying Seattle’s Elysian Brewing Co., expanding further its collection of craft brewers.

Gas under $2 gallon
Plunge is saving average American household $750 over last year

Spokane County CEO selection committee includes donors to likely candidate
Two members of the seven-member committee who will help choose the next CEO of Spokane County are campaign contributors to one of the likely candidates for the job, County Commissioner Todd Mielke.

Spokane City Council will hire its own attorney
The Spokane City Council is poised to assert its independence from Mayor David Condon’s administration as it begins a search for its own attorney.

Idaho senators’ bill would repeal 2013 law on horse-racing betting
An Idaho Senate committee agreed unanimously Friday to introduce legislation to repeal the 2013 law that authorized betting on “historical” horse races, and led to slot machine-like “instant racing” machines in three locations around the state, including the Greyhound Park in Post Falls.

Plan for tobacco ban at WSU presented
Using tobacco or e-cigarettes could soon be banned at Washington State University. Proposed rules banning smoking were presented this week at a public forum on the Pullman campus. The rules would ban “all forms of tobacco and any nicotine delivery devices, including electronic cigarettes, in or on WSU Pullman campus grounds and state-owned vehicles and equipment.”

Washington granted REAL ID deadline extension
The federal government on Friday granted Washington state a temporary extension from the enforcement of federal requirements for state driver’s licenses and ID cards that require proof of legal U.S. residency for holders who want to use them to access certain areas of federal buildings and eventually board a commercial flight.

Exxon fined $1 million for 2011 Montana oil spill
Federal officials have issued a $1 million penalty against Exxon Mobil Corp. for safety violations stemming from a pipeline rupture in 2011 that spilled 63,000 gallons of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River.

New spill into Yellowstone River prompts pipeline upgrade order
Federal regulators on Friday ordered a pipeline company to make major upgrades to a line that spilled almost 40,000 gallons of oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River and fouled a local water supply.

Downtown stabbing suspect claims self-defense
The man who allegedly stabbed another man several times in the back in a downtown Spokane apartment building on Wednesday told police that he did it in self-defense, court documents show.

In brief: Five days after prison release, man arrested
A man released from prison last week allegedly broke through three locked doors before surprising a woman asleep in her bedroom Wednesday morning.
Idaho veterans home staff turnover high
BOISE – A statewide assessment indicates a fourth veterans home is needed in Idaho, but employee turnover at the facilities is becoming a critical concern.
Man on trial for 4 counts of robbery now faces 5
A man set to go to trial next month on four counts of first-degree robbery is facing a fifth charge relating to a string of robberies in north Spokane last April.
Department of Ecology to talk on watershed
The Washington Department of Ecology has scheduled several workshops to talk to farmers and ranchers about watershed assessments in Eastern Washington.

Obamacare a shot in arm for Gem State
Reliance on Idaho’s indigent health care program is down 25 percent the past two years, in part because more people are purchasing insurance through the state exchange.

Promising nuclear waste cleanup stalls at Hanford
The Department of Energy is considering its next steps to empty waste from an underground tank after its most robust retrieval technology failed to work as expected when equipped with a vacuum attachment.

Bill aims to fund postage for ballots, increase turnout

Poison centers see increase in pot-related calls

Editorial: Vaccines save lives; denial, fear undermine public safety

Charles Krauthammer: Iran is on the rise, and U.S. no help to allies

Froma Harrop: Google falls short on Glass gamble

Rourke L. O’Brien: Examine biases before changing disability rules

Tucked away in a corner between the restaurant and bar at the Elks Temple in Spokane Valley is a unique piece of Spokane’s colorful history. It’s an enormous gambling wheel, called a Wheel of Fortune, once owned by saloon and hotel owner Dutch Jake Goetz. At one time the wheel stood in Goetz’s popular restaurant and bar, the Hotel Coeur d’Alene, which still stands at Spokane Falls Boulevard and Howard Street.

Faith and Values: Spiritual maturity requires critical thinking
Paul Graves

Ask Doctor K: Abdominal adhesions may cause pain

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

Boehner, McConnell: Obama tax hikes 'dead' on arrival
Some of the economic ideas President Obama proposed in his State of the Union address will be "dead" if they reach Capitol Hill, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in their first-ever joint TV interview.

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from The Washington Times (DC)
from WND (World Net Daily)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

ELIGIBILITY NIPPING AT OBAMA'S HEELS AGAIN
Supreme Court again faced with unresolved questions over current administration

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

In the news, Saturday, January 7, 2012


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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

Suicidal soldier prompts SWAT standoff
A few minutes before noon, a couple called police after finding a bloody man in a truck parked near Nevada Street and Magnesium Road that was running for more than an hour and a half. Police thought the 35-year-old man may have been armed with a gun because he is a military reservist. The SWAT team responded after the man refused to exit the vehicle and began revving his engine. As SWAT moved in, the man exited the truck and surrendered. He had self-inflicted knife wounds to his legs and neck, and was transported to a downtown hospital for surgery and a mental evaluation.

Mount Rainier reopens after fatal ranger shooting
Nearly a week after an Iraq War veteran shot dead a park ranger on New Year’s Day, Mount Rainier National Park has reopened to the public. Saturday’s somber reopening will be followed with a candle light vigil in nearby Eatonville on Sunday for Margaret Anderson, who was killed by 24-year-old Benjamin Colton Barnes.

Tucker recall effort tossed
A recall petition against Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tucker was dismissed on Friday by a visiting Superior Court judge. Judge Craig Matheson, of Benton and Franklin counties, said four recall charges drafted by Shannon Sullivan were insufficient and that one of the four lacked a basis of knowledge.

U.S. Navy rescues Iranians from pirates
The political tensions between the U.S. and Iran over transit in and around the Persian Gulf gave way Friday to photos of rescued Iranian fishermen happily wearing American Navy ball caps. The fishermen were rescued Thursday by the USS Kidd, a U.S. Navy destroyer, more than 40 days after their boat was commandeered by suspected Somali pirates in the northern Arabian Sea. The rescue came just days after Tehran warned the U.S. to keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf – an irony not lost on U.S. officials who trumpeted the news on Friday.

Obama basks in jobless rate
The promising drop in unemployment on Friday looks like a job-security bonus for President Barack Obama as well, undercutting Republicans’ assertions that his economic policies have failed. The president himself heralded the news with his most confident assessment yet.

NASA questions auction
NASA is questioning whether Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has the right to sell a 70-page checklist from the flight that includes his handwritten calculations that were crucial in guiding the damaged spacecraft back to Earth.

Paul on a roll; Gingrich putting out fires; Huntsman hopeful
Ron Paul arrived in New Hampshire on Friday riding the momentum of a top-three finish in Iowa, a fundraising haul of $13 million in the last quarter and bragging rights of having more donors who list military affiliations than his Republican rivals combined. Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich is on the defensive in the state, under fire for a remark on race and facing fresh questions about his work for mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Jon Huntsman, who is third in some polls here, targets Mitt Romney as a flip-flopper. He skipped the Iowa caucuses, a risky strategy used in 2008 without success by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson.

Obama targets immigration rule
The Obama administration wants to more quickly reunite Americans with their illegal immigrant spouses and children in a move long sought by advocates but panned by Republicans as a way to push unpopular policies around Congress.

Feds broaden classes of rape
Attacks on men, oral sex crimes are now counted

White House defends health care reform
The Obama administration defended the health care overhaul in a filing Friday with the Supreme Court that calls the law an appropriate response to a “crisis in the national health care market.”

In brief: 20 die in attack against Christians in Nigeria
Gunmen from a radical Muslim sect attacked a town hall Friday in rural northeast Nigeria, killing at least 20 people who had gathered for a meeting of a Christian ethnic group, police said. The attack at noon targeted the Christian Igbo people, with gunmen chanting “God is great” as they fired Kalashnikov rifles.The killings claimed by Boko Haram come after the group threatened to begin specifically targeting Christians living in the country’s Muslim north in its increasingly bloody sectarian fight with Nigeria’s weak central government.
Holloway suspect may confess to other killing
Lima, Peru – Joran van der Sloot appears ready to accept responsibility for the killing of a Peruvian woman five years to the day after the disappearance in Aruba of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, for which he remains the prime suspect.
Giffords marking shooting anniversary
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has arrived in Tucson, Ariz., to begin commemorating the one-year anniversary of the shooting that killed six people and left her and 12 others wounded.

Service to be Sunday for woman found dead
A memorial service for Kimberly Rae Schmidt, a 34-year-old Spokane woman, is scheduled for Sunday – one week after she was found dead of a gunshot wound.

Auction leaves parts of Ridpath with bank
A Spokane bank has inherited large pieces of the shuttered Ridpath Hotel in a move that some hope can begin to untangle ownership problems surrounding the downtown icon and lead to its possible restoration and reopening.

Frugal agencies saving $100 million
Washington agencies wrestling with budget reductions have managed to save an additional $100 million a year beyond the cuts mandated by the Legislature.

Study urges more teacher evaluations
Once-a-year evaluations aren’t enough to help teachers improve, says a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

In brief: Idaho GOP says Paul won poll
The Idaho Republican Party says congressman Ron Paul of Texas has won its inaugural presidential straw poll. Paul came in first with 173 votes. He was followed by Mitt Romney, with 135 votes. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a distant third, with 47 votes.
Thieves leave trail of loot
CORBETT, Ore. – Thieves who broke into an Oregon man’s shed, taking safes filled with jewels, silver bricks and valuable coins, quickly started making mistakes.
Former Ranger going to prison
OLYMPIA – Pleas for leniency from a former Army Ranger’s friends and family fell on deaf ears Thursday as a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison for stabbing a young man in the back during a brawl outside a downtown Olympia bar. Alfred Joseph Sanchez, 22, a former member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, had been found guilty at trial of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon for the March 28, 2009, stabbing of Brad Merten.

Health insurance exchange OK’d
A joint committee of the Idaho Legislature voted 11-1 Friday to endorse Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed health insurance exchange legislation – a hot issue in the upcoming legislative session and one widely thought to face stiff opposition.

Alcoholic is home’s first death
John Kort died in his room at Karluk Manor on New Year’s Day, a few weeks after moving in. His death was the first at Karluk Manor, a 46-bed home meant for Anchorage’s most severe homeless alcoholics. It follows a “Housing First” philosophy that lets residents keep drinking while living there.

Man gets 39-month term in fatal explosives incident
Christapher A. Harris, 21, is to serve 39 months for second-degree manslaughter and possession of an explosive device for the Nov. 6, 2010, explosion that killed Cody R. Hathaway, 28, outside a family costume party.

Gas prices up after falling for months
The average price of regular gasoline in Spokane was $3.19 a gallon Friday, according to AAA. But some local stations were pumping for as little as $2.99 a gallon, GasBuddy.com reports. The average price in town is down from $3.58 a month ago, but up from $3.12 a year ago, according to AAA. Nationally, gas prices hit an average of $3.35 a gallon Friday, the highest ever for this time of year.

Scrutiny challenges market maxims
Everybody knows that January predicts the stock market’s direction for the year and that the best time to sell stocks is at their spring peak. And among stock market experts, it’s a sure bet that the market will soar in the year before an election. But what passes for stock market wisdom is suspect when given a closer look. The most common error comes when people spot two events and assume that one causes the other. And it drives economists, math geeks and plenty of money managers nuts.

Global worries outweigh U.S. news
The stock market offered a reminder Friday that even if the U.S. job market is improving, there’s plenty to worry about elsewhere in the world.

Partnership will boost wheat research
The University of Idaho, the Idaho Wheat Commission and Limagrain Cereal Seeds have announced a $2 million effort to boost wheat research at the university, including two faculty research endowments.

Mining deaths decline
The number of U.S. mining deaths last year was the second-lowest reported since statistics were first recorded in 1910, the U.S. Department of Labor says. Work-related accidents took the lives of 37 miners in 2011. That includes two men who died in separate accidents in North Idaho’s Silver Valley.

Charles Krauthammer: GOP’s sorting process working well

Editorial: Legislature offered ways to shore up records act

Froma Harrop: Caucuses filled void of real news

Matt Cohen: Preservation is essential

Ask Dr. K: Try home remedies for hemorrhoids

Pat Munts: Heirlooms bring regional flavor to your garden

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Monday, February 9, 2015

In the news, Saturday, August 29, 2009


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from The Telegraph (UK)

'Moon rock' given to Holland by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin is fake
A moon rock given to the Dutch prime minister by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 has turned out to be a fake.

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Friday, February 6, 2015

In the news, Wednesday, January 30, 2008


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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

In the news, Saturday, November 19, 2011


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In the news, Friday, May 7, 2004


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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

Boomer consumers lacking in money skills

Initiative threatens Avista dam
More than half of Avista Corp.’s power-generating resources could be at risk if a proposed initiative makes it onto Montana’s November ballot.

Northwest Mailing delivers
Selling office mailing equipment is much like selling golf clubs in West Palm Beach. The market is always there. The key question is: How hard do you work to close the sale? Two Spokane partners, John Allen and Dwayne Alexander, were working for Pitney Bowes and decided in 2002 they could do better on their own.

Ex-Enron exec’s wife gets 1 year in prison
The wife of former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty Thursday to helping her husband hide some of his ill-gotten gains and was sentenced to the maximum of one year in prison.

While earnings rise, stocks slumber
Despite an improving economy and stronger-than-expected profit growth in the year’s first quarter, the stock market has stalled. Stocks have been trading in a seesaw pattern most of 2004. The result: The market has been trapped in a narrow trading range, unable to add to last year’s 26 percent gain.

Investors find plenty of reasons to sell
Stocks slumped Thursday as upbeat labor market data was eclipsed by interest rate worries, lackluster retail sales and a stern warning about the nation’s budget deficit from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

Greenspan issues warning about deficit
Huge federal budget deficits threaten the nation’s long-term economic stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday as he raised new concerns about impending financing problems in Social Security and Medicare.

Economy gets double boost
The productivity of America’s companies rose solidly in the opening quarter of this year, and new filings for jobless benefits plunged last week to their lowest level in more than three years, good news for the country’s economic health.

Arthur Caplan: Measles vaccine falsely accused

Editorial: American values are under attack

Molly Ivins: Truth is in the eye of the beholder

Fox will note U.S. accomplishments in Iraq
Fox News host Chris Wallace plans a counterstrike Sunday against his old ABC colleague Ted Koppel, claiming Koppel’s controversial roll call of slain U.S. troops on last Friday’s “Nightline” failed to explain what they died for.

Serviceable items need not be cast aside
When Rachel Ashwell introduced the concept of shabby chic to America in the 1980s, she was really just bringing the European philosophy of reinventing what you have to American shores.

Best of then, now
Al and Charlotte Oliva’s home at 224 E. Manito Place was built in 1912 and will be featured in this year’s annual Mother’s Day tour of historic homes.

Pat Munts: Garden proceeds can help charities

Popular pergolas
The pergola, with apologies to the classical gardens of Italy, has become our great suburban equalizer, making even the modest homestead seem sophisticated.

Carbon monoxide invisible killer

L.M. Boyd Trivia
Our word “melon” comes from the Greek word “melon.” Only in Greek it means “apple.”

More expensive lightbulbs save you money in long run

Spring is here, it’s time to get cleaning

Erase dirt away with Magic
Maybe the kids used the walls as a canvas in a Picasso-inspired spurt of crayon creativity. Or the smudges around the light switches just won’t budge. A wand won’t help, but Mr. Clean’s Magic Eraser might.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

In the news, Tuesday, September 12, 2006


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from The Spokesman-Review

Breathing easier
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Washington Tuberculosis Association, which grew out of a meeting on Sept. 12, 1906, of the State Medical Society in Spokane. The group eventually became the American Lung Association of Washington. In 1915, Edgecliff Sanitarium, the only modern TB hospital in Eastern Washington, opened its doors. It would stay open until 1978, treating hundreds upon hundreds of patients, first simply with rest and relaxation and later with drugs and surgery. The sanitarium, once decayed and vandalized into an eyesore, was remodeled in 1992 and reopened as Park Place retirement community.

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