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Sheriff's vehicles getting new tracking system
EPHRATA - Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones announced last week he will pursue purchase of a system that will use satellites to track police vehicles for greater efficiency and deputy safety.
Senate committee OKs workers' bills
OLYMPIA - Friday marked the last day senators could vote on Senate policy bills in their respective committees. Sen. Janéa Holmquist Newbry was pleased with the success of the Commerce and Labor Committee.
Moses Lake businessman elected to aeronautic group
MOSES LAKE- Sonico Inc. Vice-President Jim Perdue will serve as vice-president of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), a group that represents more than 4,200 domestic and international repair stations.
Mexican economy shrank 18.7% in 2nd quarter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy contracted 18.7% in the second quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on most activities in the country.
COUNSELOR: Abuse claims unfounded
As a former Coeur d’Alene School Board member and having had a mental health counseling practice for decades in Coeur d’Alene, it is my opinion that the allegation of “abuse” or unprofessionalism of a Coeur d’Alene School District elementary school counselor as noted in the article in Sunday’s Press, and at a public “Stop the Abuse” rally on Monday, and online is not supported by the facts.
OBAMA: Selling out to unions
President Obama promised he would raise "an army of citizens" as strong as our military. Are government and public school workers and their union bosses being groomed as Obama's civilian army and officer core? It certainly seems so.
Calm before autumn storm
This holiday weekend breather is much more than a nod to the important role private-sector unions once played in America.
CABINET: Real-life work not needed
The R. Clough Foundation listed a very interesting set of statistics on the percentage of past presidents' cabinets who had worked in the private business sector (a real-life job outside of government) prior to being appointed to the cabinet.
NATION: Ignoring Eisenhower
Lincoln and Eisenhower are two of my heroes. Neither would have anything to do with today's Republican Party. Have you read Eisenhower's "Farewell Address to the Nation?" Eisenhower was not speaking about foreign enemies. He spoke to the dangers of economic, social and political concentrations of power in the hands of the military, industrial and financial sectors of our nation. But Americans slept through Eisenhower's Farewell Address, and now we pay the price.
FULCHER: Best of the bunch
The Republican lineup of candidates for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District House seat seems to have several decent choices but my favorite is Russ Fulcher, who combines his Constitution-true track record in Idaho state government with a graduate degree in business, a long private-sector career in the leading-edge, Idaho-based computer industry and his formative years spent on his family’s dairy farm in the Treasure Valley. In that I share a similar background, having left my parents’ small farm to move in with a larger neighboring dairy farmer to be his farm hand throughout my high school years in southern Minnesota.
GOP: These 8 deserve your vote
We are very fortunate to have candidates with experience at being successful in both the private and public sectors.
June employment report released
OLYMPIA — The June employment report from Employment Security Department has Washington’s record-low unemployment rate at 4.5 percent with state gaining 2,500 jobs over the month.
Potato industry impacts economy all over state
MOSES LAKE — No matter which part of the state you call home, the impact of Washington’s potato industry is one that is felt throughout every community within the Evergreen State.
Protesters rally for lifting all COVID restrictions on Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As more sectors of the Texas economy reopened from the freeze of the coronavirus pandemic, a few dozen anti-government demonstrators rallied Saturday at the state Capitol to demand that all limitations be lifted.
Protesters rally for lifting all COVID restrictions on Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As more sectors of the Texas economy reopened from the freeze of the coronavirus pandemic, a few dozen anti-government demonstrators rallied Saturday at the state Capitol to demand that all limitations be lifted.
Protesters rally for lifting all COVID restrictions on Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As more sectors of the Texas economy reopened from the freeze of the coronavirus pandemic, a few dozen anti-government demonstrators rallied Saturday at the state Capitol to demand that all limitations be lifted.
Turkey's FM urges Russia to halt Syrian government attacks
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister urged Russia on Wednesday to halt the Syrian government's attacks in the war-torn Arab country, a day after airstrikes on rebel-held sectors and the shelling of government-held areas killed at least 17 people, including an entire family.
EU opens probe into proposed Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is opening an in-depth investigation into the proposed merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot that would create the world’s fourth-largest automaker.
Does city want waterfowl park or people park?
I made a career performing bird control for the U.S. government and private sector. I'm familiar with all methods from firearms to trained falcons, pyrotechnics, hazing, and trapping. I had 59 contracts total, including nine for the U.S. Air Force. I was on Animal Planet and National Geographic TV.
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo offers to buy smaller rival
MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo announced Tuesday a 4.9 billion-euro ($5.3 billion) takeover offer for smaller rival UBI Banca - an unexpected move, even if experts have long called for consolidation in the sector.