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from The American Spectator
IRAN AND THE ROOTS OF OBAMA’S RAGE
Was Dinesh D’Souza right? Mr. D’Souza is a political commentator who proposed that the best explanation of President Obama’s behavior was not to be found in Obama’s seeming embrace of the radical socialism of Saul Alinsky but in the anti-colonialism of his father.
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from The Cato Institute
If we’re not quite in a libertarian moment, we’re in a libertarianish era.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Carson: ‘Stop Listening to These People Who Tell Us That We Cannot Talk About God’
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson won an enthusiastic response from an audience at the Iowa State Fair Sunday as he called for Americans to unify to confront problems facing the nation – and made a fervent case for talking about God.
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from The Daily Caller
Report: EPA’s Global Warming Rule Could KILL Thousands Of People
The EPA claims its Clean Power Plan will end up saving lives from reducing air pollution, but a new report by a free market energy group warns the agency’s global warming rule will end up killing more than it saves. “The EPA’s climate rule has no discernible impact on climate change and may cause thousands of premature deaths in the United States,” according to a recent report by the free market Institute for Energy Research (IER). “The EPA relies on faulty data to make exaggerated claims about the benefits of a rule that will cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars and plunge millions of families into poverty.” “The loss of disposable income due to higher energy bills will leave families with less money to spend on health care, prescriptions, and other essentials. Therefore, EPA should withdraw its expensive and harmful carbon regulation.”
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from Examiner.com
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Conservative media picking up on Fiorina's 9/11 praise of Islam, Ottomans
As the old saying goes, it's better late than never. That particular adage may apply to the handful of conservative-leaning national news outlets picking up on Carly Fiorina's 2001 speech to Hewlett-Packard in which she claimed the Islamic World from the centuries spanning 800 - 1600 was "a civilization that was the greatest in the world."
from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
The Slow-Motion Financial Suicide of the Roman Empire
More than 2,000 years before America’s bailouts and entitlement programs, the ancient Romans experimented with similar schemes. The Roman government rescued failing institutions, canceled personal debts, and spent huge sums on welfare programs. The result wasn’t pretty.
The Slow-Motion Financial Suicide of the Roman Empire
More than 2,000 years before America’s bailouts and entitlement programs, the ancient Romans experimented with similar schemes. The Roman government rescued failing institutions, canceled personal debts, and spent huge sums on welfare programs. The result wasn’t pretty.
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from The Hill
The man behind Ben Carson
One of the most influential people in Ben Carson’s political orbit has no role in his actual campaign. Armstrong Williams, 56, is a black conservative radio personality, a real estate investor, TV station owner, publisher and former political operative for figures as diverse as the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Williams does not fit the traditional profile of a man-behind-the-candidate, yet he looms over the 2016 hopeful's world.
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (CBS Seattle)
Get ready for another cold, snowy winter, Farmer’s Almanac says
The 2016 Old Farmer's Almanac says the United States is headed into a colder-than-normal winter with above-average snowfall, overall.
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from KOMO News (ABC Seattle)
Devastating wildfires continued to wreak havoc Monday in and around Chelan, where up to 75 homes have burned down and the National Guard was mobilized to help battle the spreading flames.
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from KREM 2 News (CBS Spokane)
from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
Chelan Wildfires: 8/17/15 Update
How to help those affected by wildfires throughout the Northwest
Latest Firewatch Headlines
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from Money Talks News
12 Ways to Slice Your Next Restaurant Check in Half
Rising restaurant costs don’t mean you have to give up the occasional meal out. These tips can help you cut the cost substantially.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Donald Trump's Deportation Plan Would Cost $100-200 Billion
Now that Donald Trump has called to deport all of the undocumented immigrants living in the United States, here's the natural follow-up question: How much would that cost? The answer: More than $100 billion -- if not $200 billion.
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from New York Times
Republicans Against Retirement
Something strange is happening in the Republican primary — something strange, that is, besides the Trump phenomenon. For some reason, just about all the leading candidates other than The Donald have taken a deeply unpopular position, a known political loser, on a major domestic policy issue. And it’s interesting to ask why.
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from Northern Ag Network
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from NPR (& affiliates)
DIY Tractor Repair Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law
The iconic image of the American farmer is the man or woman who works the land, milks cows and is self-reliant enough to fix the tractor. But like a lot of mechanical items, tractors are increasingly run by computer software. Now, farmers are hitting up against an obscure provision of copyright law that makes it illegal to repair machinery run by software.
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from PoliticusUSA
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Donald Trump’s Racist Immigration Plan Would Wreck The U.S. Economy
Donald Trump’s Racist Immigration Plan Would Wreck The U.S. Economy
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from Red Right Republic
Dr. Ben Carson invokes God and WOWS Iowa Crowd!
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from ScienceDaily
Exercise alone does not help in losing weight
Physical activity has many health benefits, ranging from reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer to improving mental health and mood. But contrary to common belief, exercise does not help you lose weight, public health scientists report.
from The Seattle Times
Over the past eight years, the child-welfare division has been hit with scores of lawsuits, paying $141.4 million for failing to protect children under its care.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Airway Heights mayor resigning after uproar over Obama comments
The embattled mayor of Airway Heights has submitted his resignation following a public furor in July regarding comments he made about President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama that were considered racist. Patrick Rushing did not acknowledge the controversy in a press release issued Monday by the city. “I find it difficult to continue due to my declining health issues,” Rushing is quoted as saying in the statement.
Firefighters, police hold moment of silence in Tianjin
Firefighters, police and officials held a moment of silence Tuesday for victims of last week’s huge explosions at a warehouse in the Chinese port city of Tianjin that killed at least 114 people and left 70 others missing. The ceremony, briefly shown live on national television, marks the sixth day after the disaster, the first observance in the 49-day traditional mourning cycle.
Worker killed in Pacific Steel chemical accident identified
The Pacific Steel and Recycling worker who died after being exposed to chlorine gas on August 12 was identified Monday as Edward K. Dumaw, 44. Dumaw was one of eight workers hospitalized in critical condition following the accident at Pacific Steel. Several workers remained in the hospital in the days following the leak, but all others have now been released. Workers at Pacific Steel punctured a 1-ton cylinder while crushing it for scrap metal, releasing the gas.
earlier:
Worker sickened in chlorine gas leak dies
One of the workers hospitalized after an accidental release of chlorine gas at a Spokane steel recycling plant has died.
Geiger inmate dies Sunday night of heart attack
An inmate housed at Geiger Corrections Center died at a Spokane hospital after experiencing chest pains Sunday night. Correctional officers were alerted Sunday night around 8:45 that the inmate was having trouble. After speaking to the inmate, the officers summoned the facility’s medical staff to assist. The inmate was then sent to a local hospital for treatment. At 11:45 p.m., the inmate went into full cardiac arrest and died.
New national seed strategy aims to make burned lands more resilient
Even as fires ravage landscapes across the west, restoration crews already are on the ground amid the smoke, starting work on plans to reseed and rehabilitate the burned wildlands.
Group of fires near Chelan have torched nearly 102,000 acres
Nearly 950 firefighters are working near Chelan, with the group of fires there consuming nearly 102,000 acres.
Air quality alert in effect for Northwest
Several government agencies that monitor air quality and weather have issued a region-wide air quality alert because of the amount of wildfire smoke hovering in the sky and along the ground. “Air quality is currently in the unhealthy category and is forecast to continue to range from unhealthy to hazardous in the next few days,” the National Weather Service in Spokane said this morning in its alert. The alert is in effect at least until Thursday from the Cascade crest in Washington and Oregon eastward into Idaho and northwest Montana.
Resident looks to rebuild as Fruitland fire still burns
Standing on a charred ridgeline, Lorne Brunson surveyed his destroyed home. “This was beautiful,” he said. Brunson’s home was one of five destroyed in a fire near Fruitland, Washington. Part of the Stevens County Complex, the fire has burned 5,000 acres and is still threatening 100 homes. A spokeswoman for the firefighting effort said there was “no containment” as of Sunday night.
Calmer weather Sunday helped the more than 2,000 firefighters who were working to contain blazes throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho. The respite could be short-lived, however, with the National Weather Service predicting hotter temperatures and increasing wind by midweek.
Board dismisses ruling to allow college athletes to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a historic ruling that Northwestern University football players are school employees who are entitled to form what would be the nation’s first union of college athletes.
The Washington state Department of Transportation is asking for the public’s help to count the number of people walking or bicycling to their destinations.
Spokane, Spokane Valley, Highway work
TSA looks closer at air passengers after fake-bomb failures
If the security lines at the airport seem to be moving a bit slower, it’s because the Transportation Security Administration has increased passenger scrutiny after reports that agents failed to detect fake bombs carried by undercover agents. After news leaked early this summer that 67 of 70 fake bombs got past TSA agents in regular security tests, the acting TSA administrator was replaced with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, who has called for retraining of all airport security agents by the end of September.
Hundreds of ‘Rosie the Riveter’ look-alikes make Guinness World Record attempt
Hundreds of women of all ages donned blue coveralls, red socks, and red bandannas with white polka dots and gathered near San Francisco in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most Rosies in one place at one time since World War II. The attempt was likely successful but Guinness must still review and authenticate the headcount.
FAA says software update may have caused glitch
A technical problem at an air traffic control center in Virginia that caused hundreds of flights to be delayed or canceled along a large swath of the East Coast was possibly caused by a software upgrade, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday.
In brief: Midair crash near airport leaves five dead
Two small planes collided midair while approaching an airport in San Diego County on Sunday, killing five people.
Army skydriver dies from air show injuries
A U.S. Army skydiver who had served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan died Sunday from injuries suffered in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show.
Pilot killed in small plane crash on railway
A small, single-engine plane crashed onto a Long Island railroad crossing Sunday, killing the pilot, injuring a passenger and shutting down service on a branch of the nation’s busiest commuter rail line.
Famous join effort to change state flag
Jimmy Buffett, John Grisham, Morgan Freeman and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning are among famous current and former Mississippi residents asking the state to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag.
Deputy killed in shootout with man ID’d
Hundreds of people crowded a plaza at the Nevada Capitol grounds for a candlelight vigil honoring a Carson City sheriff’s deputy who died earlier that day after a domestic violence call ended in a shootout. The Reno Police Department, which has taken over the investigation, identified the deputy as Carl Howell, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff’s department who is survived by his wife and four young children.
Airliner crashes in mountainous Indonesia
A search plane has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people onboard, rescue officials said today. There was no immediate word if there were any survivors from the crash, which happened in bad weather Sunday in Indonesia’s mountainous easternmost province of Papua.
Suspect dies in shooting after 18-day manhunt
An 18-day manhunt in the mountainous high desert of central California ended when two deputies opened fire on a man who pulled out a handgun during a confrontation on a rural road, authorities said Sunday. Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, was struck by several rounds after he failed to comply with orders to drop the weapon as he walked toward foothills east of Bakersfield on Saturday, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told the Associated Press.
Trump says undocumented immigrants ‘have to go’
Donald Trump, who has angered many immigrant rights activists with inflammatory comments since he started his campaign, said Sunday that if he were to become president, those in the country illegally would “have to go.” “We’re going to keep the families together … but they have to go,” Trump said, noting that as commander in chief he would reverse President Barack Obama’s executive orders that offer some protections to those in the country illegally. “We have to make a whole new set of standards. And when people come in, they have to come in legally,” he said.
Iraq prime minister trims Cabinet
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday ordered his Cabinet reduced from 33 members to just 22, consolidating the body as part of a major reform push in response to mass protests against corruption and poor governance.
Syrian government airstrikes kill 80 in busy market
Syrian airstrikes on a Damascus suburb killed more than 80 people on Sunday in one of the deadliest such raids of the four-year civil war, as fighting escalated in and around President Bashar Assad’s seat of power at a time when his overstretched forces have been losing ground elsewhere in the country. The air raids struck the main market in Douma during rush hour, when hundreds of people were out shopping on the first working day of the week in Syria, activists said. The strikes appeared to have been launched in retaliation for the capture of an army base in a nearby suburb a day earlier by the Islamic Army rebel group, which enjoys strong support in Douma.
In brief: U.S. to withdraw Patriot missile system in Turkey
The United States is withdrawing its Patriot missile system deployed near Turkey’s border with Syria when its mandate expires in October.
Explosions kill anti-Taliban minister in Pakistan
A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives at the home of an anti-Taliban provincial minister, killing him and 13 others in eastern Pakistan, officials said. A militant group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. Shuja Khanzada’s body was retrieved from the rubble of the collapsed building in his hometown of Shadi Khan in Attock district, 50 miles northwest of the capital, Islamabad.
Eight killed in Kashmir fighting
Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire and mortar rounds for a seventh straight day Sunday along the highly militarized line of control dividing the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between the two archrivals, officials said.
Then and Now: South Perry’s McEachran Block
The McEachran Block on the northwest corner of 10th Avenue and Perry Street in the Perry Business District was built in 1910 by William and Lillian McEachran, who ran a grocery store there. It was one of the first commercial buildings on South Perry Street in Spokane. Others ran grocery and meat markets in the space until the 1960s, when the building was remodeled into a drug store and post office. It was Altamont Pharmacy from 1963 to 2009. Today, the building is home to Title Nine sportswear and the restaurant Casper Fry.
Eight charter schools set to open in Washington state
While most public school children are grabbing their last moments of summer vacation at the beach or the pool, many Washington students who signed up to attend one of the state’s new charter schools are getting ready to enter the classroom this week. Last year, Washington had one charter school. This year, there will be nine – in Spokane, Tacoma, Kent, Highline and Seattle.
In brief: North Spokane fire damages apartments
Firefighters knocked down a two-alarm fire at the Crosspointe Apartments in north Spokane on Sunday evening. The apartment building is located at 539 E. Hawthorne Road. At least one unit was significantly damaged, and others had smoke and water damage, said Spokane Fire Department spokesman Brian Schaeffer. An unknown number of people were being assisted by the Red Cross on Sunday night.
Puyallup newborn believed at risk
Puyallup police said the FBI has joined the search for a baby believed to be in danger since he was born a week ago. Captain Scott Engle said Sunday that they’re still looking for Jeshua Taylor, who was born Aug. 9 at a home without medical personnel present.
String of alley fires may be connected
Investigators said one suspect may be responsible for more than 50 suspicious fires that have broken out this summer in alleys around Pasco. The Tri-City Herald reported the fires have burned fences, garages, cars, a mother-in-law house and other structures. No injuries have been reported.
Car thieves return stolen urn, ashes
Thieves who stole a man’s car last week – and with it an urn containing his father’s ashes – anonymously returned the urn to a cemetery in Everett. KOMO-TV reported family members said workers at Evergreen Cemetery found the urn Sunday morning with a note explaining the ashes belonged to Richard Graham.
Reg Henry: ‘PC’ is lament of merely insulting
Center of attention
Facility adds Community Leadership Breakfast Series to list of activities
Bingo is no longer cutting it as the Southside Senior and Community Center figures out how to serve the surge of baby boomers while attracting people of all ages and continuing to engage the oldest generations. The center has new board members and is searching for a new executive director who is eager to embrace the nonprofit’s idea to focus on being a community center, not just a place for seniors.
Funeral homes find new life
Funeral homes aren’t just for funerals anymore. Businesses that once focused almost entirely on honoring the dead are now open to an array of events as they seek to add revenue. Cemetery and funeral home operators say they’re being squeezed as more people favor simpler, less expensive funeral services. Their businesses also are being pressured by the growing popularity of cremations, which can bring in less than half the revenue of a traditional casket burial. Funeral home operators also say there’s a need in their communities for locations that can host weddings or other big events, and people are no longer hung up on their main business.
Civil rights leader Julian Bond, ex-chairman of NAACP, dies
Julian Bond’s life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group all the way to the top leadership post at the NAACP. Year after year, the calm, telegenic Bond was one of the nation’s most poetic voices for equality, inspiring fellow activists with his words in the 1960s and sharing the movement’s vision with succeeding generations as a speaker and academic. He died Saturday at 75.
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The Mystery Of September 23: Why Does 9/23 Keep Popping Up All Over the Place?
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The Mystery Of September 23: Why Does 9/23 Keep Popping Up All Over the Place?
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