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Two reports for counter-examples.  First, from the Herald News:  “Cold front could bring snow to Klamath this weekend,” reads the headline in the Medford Herald and News. According to the National Weather Service, a low-pressure system entering the county Thursday morning will bring the snow level down to 4,700 feet by Saturday. Areas like Bly, Chiloquin,

This is a doozie. And especially coming from USA Today.  o fight climate change, start with Leonardo DiCaprio’s private jet lifestyle Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Opinion columnist Published 2:31 p.m. ET June 4, 2017 Even though Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris climate agreement, there’s plenty Congress can do. So last week President Trump pulled out

Many think it’s senility.  Senator John McCain says staying up late to watch a baseball game was the reason behind his confused and often meandering questioning of former FBI chief James Comey.      Read Full Article

Not too wide there, men.  The Spanish capital’s state-owned public transport company, EMT Madrid, has introduced a new manspreading sign which forbids men from spreading their legs too wide while sitting on buses it operates.  Wait! Isn’t that assuming someone’s gender?  Read Full Article

While providing the former first daughter generous helpings of airtime to promote her young adult rah-rah book It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!, news anchors such as CBS’ Gayle King have all but begged Clinton to run not just for elected office but for president. Like, three years from now. (“I’m definitely not

British Prime Minister Theresa May tried to go after seniors’ homes to pay for their welfare benefits, and the seniors are going after her today in the special parliamentary elections she called. Ever since she proposed the so-called dementia tax to pay for long-term care, her double-digit lead in the polls has basically vanished and

This is an interesting spin. Bernie attacks an orthodox doctrine of Christianity as making one unfit for public office.  Bernie Sanders Attacks Wheaton Grad’s Stance on Salvation The controversy over a former Wheaton College professor’s theological explanation for wearing a hijab in solidarity with Muslims during Advent was one of the biggest religion news stories

Via AP:  Buoyed by higher stock prices, Americans’ household net worth rose 1.4 percent to $94.8 trillion in the first three months of this year, a trend that could support future spending. The Federal Reserve says that U.S. stock and mutual fund portfolios jumped $1.3 trillion in value in the January-March quarter. Home values rose

This isn’t going to make liberals happy. First, they call the unborn “babies.” Second, this demonstrates yet again their humanity.  Fetuses are attracted to face-like images before they have encountered any real-life face, according to a groundbreaking study. The research found that they turn their heads towards such images more than other shapes while still

Via the Spokesman Review:  Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has denied custody and visitation rights to a gay woman who raised a child with her former partner. In the ruling handed down Wednesday, the unanimous court said that because Jane Doe’s former partner is

Former FBI director James Comey has testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, confirming that he leaked a meeting with Trump to the media and stating that some news stories about Russia are “just dead wrong.”  Read Full Article

At the Comey hearings, everyone hears what they want to hear. And the media bias is on full display.  And this! 

Fast and Furious hearing rips Holder, DOJ for deception in gun-running scandal Members of a congressional committee at a public hearing Wednesday blasted former President Barack Obama and his attorney general for allegedly covering up an investigation into the death of a Border Patrol agent who was shot dead as a result of a botched

Republican Rep Floats Cutting Funding From Schools That Limit Free Speech Florida Republican Rep. Francis Rooney, a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, suggested Tuesday night that members may consider restricting funds from universities that limit free speech rights on campus. “I think there is a bill out there to not fund the

Explaining to the Senate why he chose to leak his notes about meetings with President Donald Trump through a personal friend, former FBI Director James Comey had some fun at the media’s expense, comparing reporters staking out his house to beach seagulls.  Read Full Article

Nick Gier really should stick to teaching the philosophy of dead white males. When it comes to economics, he’s out of his depth.  He writes in the Daily News:  One would expect that in anticipation of meeting with the heads of NATO’s 29 nations, our so-called president would at least learn some basic facts about

I watched the Comey testimony and read his statement. I’m being told by the media that Comey’s story is a “disaster” for Trump, but that’s not what I see. In fact, I think it’s more of a disaster for the Democrats. Here’s what it comes down to: Trump’s opponents have accused him over and over

Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was radicalized in 2015 while living in Britain, according to new information passed to Libyan counter-terrorism investigators by his brother Hashem.  Read Full Article

Via the AP:  Newly elected U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte of Montana issued an apology letter Wednesday and said he plans to donate money to a journalism advocacy organization as part of a settlement agreement with a reporter he is accused of assaulting. In exchange, Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs agreed not to sue Gianforte over the