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Ted Cruz Leads the Charge in Stopping Obama’s Misguided “Internet Giveaway”

Senator Ted Cruz and House Republicans are planning to fight the president’s attempts to turn over internet oversight to nation’s that have, traditionally, not been icons of free speech. GOP lawmakers have long warned that the administration’s plan to relinquish its authority over ICANN, the global nonprofit that manages the internet’s domain name system, could give

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Girl Students Brought to Tears When Trans Student Continues Lewd Behavior Ignored by High School

From the DailyWire: According to the bombshell lawsuit, a transgender “girl” student, who participated on girls’ sports teams, “twerked,” “grinded” and engaged in other sexually suggestive acts in the girls’ locker-room, leaving some of the girls in tears. After numerous ignored complaints, the lawsuit’s plaintiffs say they were allowed access to other locations, including a boys’ locker-room, which the

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Idaho districts, charters stash $215 million in savings accounts

“State law does not dictate how much cash a district can accumulate in a fund balance, as long as the amount doesn’t exceed the annual budget.“ It’s one thing to have a “rainy day fund”. But $215 million?  Idaho school districts and charter schools are stockpiling millions of taxpayer dollars. Some $215 million in unspent funds now reside in

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WSJ: Guccifer 2.0 angry about his DNC hack being blamed on Russians

I have been wondering about the political motivations of blaming the Russians instead of the Romanians. And Guccifer 2.0 is also not Russian. So why the governmental misdirection towards the Russians? It must have something to do with getting Hillary elected.   A person claiming to be the hacker responsible for leaking confidential materials from

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Pullman once again ranked as one the nation’s “Safest College Towns”

Pullman has once again been ranked as one of the safest college towns in the country.  The website safewise.com has issued its second annual list using the latest crime statistics from the FBI.  Pullman ranks as the 26th Safest College Town in America.  Last year Pullman ranked as the 10th safest.  The top spot on this

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Moscow: 38th best college town

Via the Cd’A Press The hometown of the Vandals has been named one of the top 50 college towns in the U.S. Collegerank.net, a website that dissects all things college-related, has ranked Moscow 38th in its list of great American college towns to live in. “If you find knockout gorgeous scenery inspiring, your mood (and grades?)

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In Presidential Race, Idaho Leads Nation — In Pessimism

Idaho, with just four electoral votes, might not be a bellwether in this (or any) presidential election. But this year, it is leading all other states in one telling category: voter pessimism. This week’s massive Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll surveyed 74,000 voters nationwide on the presidential election. Its findings showed why Hillary Clinton holds the advantage over Donald Trump.

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Black Fathers Matter

Which poses a bigger threat to black communities: Racism? Or the absence of fathers? Drawing on a sea of official data and his own upbringing, talk-show host Larry Elder shows just how important black fathers are in turning boys into responsible and happy men–and how their absence has had a tragic impact on millions of

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Chart of the day: The astronomical rise in college textbook prices vs. consumer prices and recreational books

Via Econ Prof. Mark J. Perry:  The chart above shows in the percentage increases between January 1998 and July 2016 for: a) theoverall CPI for all items (+48%), b) the CPI for college textbooks (+181%), and c) the CPI for recreational books (-4.2%). In real terms, college textbook prices have increased by 90% while recreational book prices have fallen by more than

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