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UI, WSU Now Tobacco, Nicotine Free

WSU ban also includes tobacco cessation products.  Washington State University and the University of Idaho will join more than 1,000 smoke-free college and university campuses nationwide this academic year. The UI’s tobacco-free campus rule took effect July 1 and includes a ban on cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems, hookah, all forms of smokeless

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Genesee Fire

Farmers watch a wildfire burn in stubble after plowing a line around it between Berger and Magee roads northeast of Genesee on Thursday. Firefighters from the Genesee, Moscow and Troy rural fire districts; Idaho Department of Lands and Whitman County Fire Dist. 14 responded to the fire. The fire appeared to be burning stubble and

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Strong Police Presence On The Snake River This Weekend Patrolling Party Spots For Returning Students

There will be a strong police presence on the Snake River this weekend patrolling popular party spots for returning college students. Twice in the past 4 years a massive crowd of Washington State University students trashed the Dunes near Lower Granite Dam. The US Army Corps of Engineers had to shut down the Dunes following

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Communism: The Star Trek Economy

Fifty years ago next month, Star Trek had its premiere. That people still talk about it today, testifies to its phenomenal success. But many, perhaps most, who follow the show never thought about the economic system that supported “Star Fleet.” Key lines of dialog give evidence of one system only: communism. Read the entire article. Here’s the

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The Perverse Death/Estate Tax

From Econ Prof. David R. Henderson. He shows how the death tax actually costs the government money.  I remember reading about 20 years ago in, I think, an NBER study that the estate tax costs the federal government revenue. You might think that claim must be incorrect. A quick look at the data shows, after all, that in

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NRA: Clinton gun control policies ‘evil’

A top National Rifle Association (NRA) official described Hillary Clinton‘s gun control policies as “evil” in a fiery message to the gun group’s members. “In short, there [is] nothing under Hillary’s ‘common-sense’ bag of evil gun-ban tricks that she won’t attempt if she takes the White House,” Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the NRA,

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Video – We’re headed into a Little Ice Age, says scientist

Interview with Professor Valentina Zharkova Recent research by Professor Valentina Zharkova (Northumbria University) and colleagues has shed new light on the inner workings of the Sun. The research suggests that the next three solar cycles will see solar activity reduce significantly into the middle of the century, producing conditions similar to those last seen in

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Study: Tall People Vote Conservative

Being the in 99th percentile in stature for American males, I was mildly intrigued by the new study, “Height, Income and Voting.” The study finds that in Britain “taller individuals are more likely to support the Conservative party, support conservative policies, and vote conservative.” Specifically, the researchers report that a one-inch increase in height increases support for

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2009 Prediction: Warming would stop 2020 Olympics. Now disaster moved to 2084

In 2009, we were told that the 2016 Rio Games would be the last games on earth due to Global Warming.  And here we are today. Again. Still.  In 2009: The 2016 Rio Games predicted be the last Global warming could make 2016 Games ‘the last Olympics in the history of mankind’, says Tokyo governor.

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Big Chill: ‘Substantial Cooling’ Predicted Within The Next Few Years

From UK’s The Daily Star:  Climate boffins believe the UK’s topsy-turvy climate is in for a chilly twist within the next few years as three major forms of climate change trigger “substantial cooling”.Drastic changes in ocean conditions, greenhouse gases and a weakening of the sun threaten increasingly worsening winters of blistering blizzards and severe snowstorms

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CNN editing turns interview with Milwaukee victim’s sister on its head, sparks anger online

CNN has faced a public backlash for editing an interview with the sister of a Milwaukee police shooting victim to make it look as if she was calling for peace and calm, when the full video shows her angry calls for people to take action. We can’t actually report the news, right? We need to

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NSA website down for 1 day after hackers take out its affiliate

A statement by the ‘Shadow Brokers’ hacking collective, claiming they have hacked an NSA affiliate and obtained a set of US government spying and surveillance tools, coincided with the NSA official website going offline for many hours. A statement by the ‘Shadow Brokers’ hacking collective, claiming they have hacked an NSA affiliate and obtained a

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