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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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Sports Anchor Likely Knew He’d Get Some Heat for This Caitlyn Jenner Opinion — but He Said It on the Air Anyway
Earlier this week, NBC Sports anchor Bob Costas strongly criticized ESPN for deciding to give Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, calling it a “crass exploitation play” and “tabloid play.”
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from Breitbart
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from The Daily Caller
School Staff Trained On Islam, BOWS TO ALLAH At Local Mosque On Taxpayer Dime
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from Huffington Post
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Bob Costas Says Caitlyn Jenner Getting Arthur Ashe Award Is A 'Crass Exploitation Play'
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Bob Costas Says Caitlyn Jenner Getting Arthur Ashe Award Is A 'Crass Exploitation Play'
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from New York Post
FDNY travels to DC to support extension of 9/11 healthcare
More than 100 FDNY smoke-eaters will descend on Washington, D.C., Thursday morning to support new legislation to provide indefinite health benefits for those sickened by cancer or other chronic diseases due to their work at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Surrounded by utopia, anxieties fade on Day One across Washington’s new bike highway
I start this trip with one intent: to travel by bike on Route 10 across the state. The route, though long dreamed of, was made official just last year. Every town and county along its hilly, winding way signed off on the route, many of them with the notion that bike travelers – and their wallets – were more than welcome. From Anacortes to Newport, generally following state Highway 20, the route has plenty of challenges and pleasures for cyclists, including the North Cascades, Methow Valley and Colville National Forest. But it also offers plenty to the towns it rolls through, many of which came of age during the heady days when ore and lumber spilled from the hills with little resistance.
Appeals court strikes haze rule at Colstrip
A federal appeals court has struck down pollution rules intended to reduce haze from coal that is burned in Montana to provide electricity for people in the Pacific Northwest. Haze reduces visibility and is caused by tiny particles of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. The Clean Air Act requires companies to use the best available technology on older coal plants to reduce the pollutants, which can cause health problems such as respiratory illness. But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the rule from the Environmental Protection Agency would arbitrarily require PPL Montana to install pollution controls costing tens of millions of dollars without assurance of improvements in visibility.
Haskell: No comment on Richard Aguirre leak accusations
Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell is standing by statements made by one of his deputies accusing law enforcement in Central Washington of leaking information to a suspected murderer. Meanwhile, Richard Aguirre’s attorney is asking a District Court judge to throw out the $500,000 bond instituted following the claims made in court. Haskell said today his office will not be releasing the details that prompted the accusation Aguirre was receiving leaked information from his longtime coworkers at the Pasco Police Department and members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
The Latest on prison escape: Armed officers resume search
Corrections officers in helmets and body armor are searching houses near the northern New York prison where two killers escaped, along with state police and dogs. The search for David Sweat and Richard Matt entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
Deputies: Woman caught after shooting stepdad in leg
Spokane County deputies apprehended a woman who apparently shot her stepfather in the leg early Wednesday during a dispute in a Colbert home.
Obama said to consider more U.S. troops to train Iraqi forces
President Barack Obama is considering a Pentagon plan to establish a new training base and send about 500 additional U.S. troops to advise Iraqi security forces in the battle against Islamic State militants, according to U.S. officials.
President Barack Obama is considering a Pentagon plan to establish a new training base and send about 500 additional U.S. troops to advise Iraqi security forces in the battle against Islamic State militants, according to U.S. officials.
Focused effort yields graduation dividend
After turning to community, Spokane schools top statewide averages in many categories
After turning to community, Spokane schools top statewide averages in many categories
Airline group proposes smaller carry-on standard
To address the problem of size limits that vary by airline, a trade group for the world’s airlines has come up with a standard size for luggage that passengers are allowed to bring on board planes. But passengers may not be happy about the new guidelines because the size limits proposed by the International Air Transport Association are slightly smaller than the standards imposed by most U.S. carriers, including Delta, United, American and Southwest Airlines.
To address the problem of size limits that vary by airline, a trade group for the world’s airlines has come up with a standard size for luggage that passengers are allowed to bring on board planes. But passengers may not be happy about the new guidelines because the size limits proposed by the International Air Transport Association are slightly smaller than the standards imposed by most U.S. carriers, including Delta, United, American and Southwest Airlines.
Athol’s former city clerk will serve four years in prison for embezzling nearly $418,000 from the small North Idaho city’s budget over five years. Sally R. Hansen, who served as the clerk from 2009 to 2014, was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday and ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in restitution and fines.
Strict vaccination law advances in California
California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a hotly contested bill that would impose one of the strictest vaccination laws in the country, after five hours of highly emotional testimony that brought hundreds of opponents to the Capitol. SB277 is intended to boost vaccination rates after a measles outbreak at Disneyland that sickened more than 100 in the U.S. and Mexico. It has prompted the most contentious legislative debate of the year with thousands of opponents taking to social media and legislative hearings to protest the legislation.
Service dog ‘took blow’ for owner in collision
A service dog threw himself in front of a mini school bus to try to protect his blind owner and stayed by her side as emergency responders tended to the injured pair, authorities said. Both Figo, the golden retriever, and his owner, Audrey Stone, were on the mend Tuesday, a day after the collision with the mini school bus in Brewster.
Spotted owl numbers dropping at faster rate
Scientists report that after two decades of attempts to save the species, northern spotted owl numbers in the Northwest are still on the decline – and at a faster rate. The threatened bird nests in old trees and is at the heart of a decadeslong struggle over the fate of the region’s old-growth forests.
The judge in the Colorado theater shooting trial dismissed three jurors Tuesday after learning that one was exposed to news coverage of the case and discussed it with the others.
Manhunt in town yields no escapees
Willsboro, N.Y. – With police helicopters hovering overhead, hundreds of law officers in body armor poured into this small town in the Adirondack foothills Tuesday in a search for two killers who used power tools to break out of a maximum-security prison 30 miles away.
Editor who wrote famous headline dies
New York – Veteran newspaperman Vincent Musetto, who wrote one of the industry’s most famous headlines, died Tuesday at age 74. His family said he died three weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
NYC proposal would alert diners to sodium
New York could become the first U.S. city. to require warning labels on high-salt dishes at chain restaurants, taking campaigns to cut down on salt into new territory.
New York could become the first U.S. city. to require warning labels on high-salt dishes at chain restaurants, taking campaigns to cut down on salt into new territory.
A white police officer recorded on video pushing a black girl to the ground at a North Texas pool party resigned from the police force Tuesday. Officer David Eric Casebolt’s actions were “indefensible,” McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said at a press conference after the officer submitted his resignation. But Casebolt was not pressured to quit the force, Conley said.
Hastert enters not guilty plea
A haggard Dennis Hastert appeared in court Tuesday for the first time since he was indicted, pleading not guilty to charges that he violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher.
A haggard Dennis Hastert appeared in court Tuesday for the first time since he was indicted, pleading not guilty to charges that he violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Texas’ strict abortion restrictions that could soon leave only seven abortion clinics open in a state of 27 million people. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows Texas to enforce Republican-backed restrictions that require abortion clinics to meet hospital-level operating standards, a checklist that includes rules on minimum room sizes, staffing levels and air ventilation systems. The restrictions, approved in 2013, are among the toughest in the nation.
Jeb Bush kicks off European tour
Jeb Bush, hoping to polish his foreign policy credentials before he formally announces a White House bid, launched a three-nation trip to Europe on Tuesday by lauding his father’s role in the reunification of Germany after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
Jeb Bush, hoping to polish his foreign policy credentials before he formally announces a White House bid, launched a three-nation trip to Europe on Tuesday by lauding his father’s role in the reunification of Germany after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
Gay and lesbian service members in the U.S. military will be given protection from discrimination under the military’s equal opportunity policy, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Tuesday, although transgender soldiers are still barred.
Background checks by the Transportation Security Administration cleared 73 people for access to secure airport areas even though their names were on a federal database of possible terrorists, a senior official told a Senate committee Tuesday.
The National Weather Service said a high of 93 degrees Tuesday at Spokane International Airport tied the daily record set in 1918. The weather service is forecasting a high at the airport of 89 on Wednesday. The record high for Wednesday is 90, set in 1910 and 1934. Monday’s high of 96 set a daily record.
Witness: Police officer injured in scuffle
A police officer was injured during a scuffle with a man in downtown Spokane just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, a witness reported. Noah Sutherland, manager of Cool Water Bikes at 224 S. Howard St., said a man was on the sidewalk outside his store when a police officer got out of her car. The officer said something to the man about having warrants for his arrest, Sutherland said.
Driver killed in crash on Highway 211 named
Authorities on Tuesday identified a 27-year-old man who died in a blazing car crash in southern Pend Oreille County two weeks ago. Thomas J. Wilson was trying to pass another vehicle on May 25 when his 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass veered off state Highway 211 and rolled to the bottom of the embankment, where it caught fire, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Franklin County sheriff decries allegation of possible leak in murder case
Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond is decrying the loss of public trust after a deputy prosecuting attorney said in a Spokane courtroom Friday that his department was suspected of feeding information to murder suspect and former Pasco police Officer Richard Aguirre, a charge Raymond says is false.
A North Idaho retiree’s push to force voter consideration of a 7-cent gas tax increase approved by the Legislature has fallen far short. Alan Littlejohn of Athol needed to gather 47,432 signatures by Tuesday to trigger a voter referendum; he turned in just 32.
Embattled state auditor’s hiring of associate triggers state investigation
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Tuesday he was acting on a request from Gov. Jay Inslee to look into “potential criminal activity” in Jason JeRue’s hiring, and all evidence related to his employment with the auditor’s office.
Starting today, the fire danger rating will increase to moderate from low in Spokane and northern Lincoln counties and within fire districts 1 and 2 in Stevens County, the DNR announced in a news release. Tuesday, state Highway 291 near Ford was closed between Corkscrew Canyon Road and state Highway 231 for several hours as a result of a fire.
Driver in critical condition after log truck hits beam
The driver who was ejected from a log truck that plowed into a steel beam Monday afternoon is in critical condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Keith A. Douglass, 42, of Fernwood, was airlifted to the hospital.
Storm-damage repair will close Dunn Road
A portion of Dunn Road at Green Bluff will be closed starting Monday through June 29 to repair damage from last week’s thunderstorms.
Heat, physics led U.S. 195 to buckle, official says
Heat and the physics of expansion ruptured a section of U.S. Highway 195 northbound, said Al Gilson, Washington State Department of Transportation communications manager. The “blowout” was reported at 5:40 p.m. Monday 4 miles south of Spokane. Crews had both lanes open by 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, he said.
Brush fires will produce more smoke by Valley
A pair of brush fires scorched 17 acres south of Spokane Valley on a blistering Monday afternoon. The blazes were under control Tuesday morning, but area residents can expect to see smoke for several more days, said Chris Wyrobek, division chief at Spokane County Fire District 8.
GE backs away from banking with sale of finance arm
General Electric will sell its private equity business in a deal valued at about $12 billion as it refocuses on its core businesses and exits a banking sector now under stricter oversight.
U.S. employers advertised the most open jobs in April than at any time in the 15 years the government has tracked the data, a sign that this year’s steady hiring will likely continue.
Float spas may be on verge of breakout as way to unplug
Floating is enjoying a renaissance after virtually disappearing for decades. Its current popularity stems in part from high-profile enthusiasts like comedian/UFC commentator Joe Rogan and some professional athletes, who tout the practice as a way to clear their minds, relieve muscle aches and temporarily unplug from the world.
Floating is enjoying a renaissance after virtually disappearing for decades. Its current popularity stems in part from high-profile enthusiasts like comedian/UFC commentator Joe Rogan and some professional athletes, who tout the practice as a way to clear their minds, relieve muscle aches and temporarily unplug from the world.
Clearwater Paper Corp. has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle allegations of federal Clean Air Act violations at its Lewiston mill. The Spokane-based company will pay a $300,000 civil penalty and spend $800,000 on stricter pollution controls at the pulp mill, according to a negotiated settlement signed by the company, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice. “We don’t agree with EPA’s reasoning. We don’t believe that we were ever in violation of our air permit,” said Matt Van Vleet, a Clearwater Paper spokesman. “But we agreed to settle rather than go through lengthy, expensive litigation.”
HSBC Holdings, Europe’s largest bank by market value, will cut up to 25,000 jobs globally to reduce costs and shift its center of gravity further toward the fast-growing Asian economies where it started operations 150 years ago. [HSBC: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]
Xbox One edition will double capacity
Microsoft will release an edition of its Xbox One that comes with one terabyte – 1,000 gigabytes – of hard drive space, double the gaming console’s previous capacity of 500 GB.
From White House to Golden Arches
McDonald’s has named former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs as its global chief communications officer, as the fast-food giant looks to improve its image.
Cholesterol drug approved by panel
Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more data is needed about its long-term ability to reduce heart attacks. The expert panel recommended by a 13-3 vote that the Food and Drug Administration approve the injectable drug, called Praluent.
GM’s CEO acknowledges interview in ignition switch probe
General Motors CEO Mary Barra confirmed Tuesday that she has been interviewed by the Justice Department in its criminal probe of how the company handled a deadly ignition switch problem in older small cars.
Shawn Vestal: Pot peeks out of closet as revenue fills coffers
Editorial: Idaho ‘surplus eliminator’ to help roads; Washington should consider it
Trudy Rubin: Iran not the answer in fight against Islamic State
Letter: Name a reminder of brutalities
Recent letters have responded to the May 17 article about Col. George Wright’s sordid history. One notes a 1990s Spokane Falls Community College staff meeting at which faculty member Rudy Alexander spoke against name-changing.
Green rice packs dishes with color, variety, nutrition
Spicy Sweet Potato and Green Rice Bowls
No-nonsense nettles
With proper preparation, stinging noxious weed offers super-food qualities
Nettle Pesto
Nettle Soup
Hearty, healthy homemade granola
Nutty Coconut Granola
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House Republicans seeks to repeal meat-label law
The House late Wednesday voted to repeal meat labeling laws that were widely backed by U.S. consumer groups after Canada and Mexico threatened $3 billion in trade sanctions. The House voted 300 to 131 to repeal country-of-origin labeling rules on beef, pork and poultry after the World Trade Organization ruled they discriminated against imported meat.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Lib Professor Just Claimed America’s Children’s Books Are Racist Because They Contain These
(Western Journalism)
Lib Professor Just Claimed America’s Children’s Books Are Racist Because They Contain These
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