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She Takes Her Life, Nation Turns Right

Monday, November 3, 2014

Nation: Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill 29-year-old woman who moved to Oregon to be legally able to end her life, died Saturday. Her announcement that she would kill herself to end her suffering Nov. 1, just two days after her …

Dark and Wintery, Republicans Rising

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Good Morning: The US has returned to Standard Time and already winter is on the way. Winter storm warnings are in place for northern Idaho, a large swath of Montana, and about two-thirds of Maine. There’s a freeze warning from …

Spaceship Down, Hazing Conviction

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Spaceship Down: Hopes for space tourism within the next year were dashed yesterday with the crash into the Mojave Desert of SpaceShipTwo, a craft designed to take high-paying customers into sub-orbital space. One pilot was killed and the other seriously …

Survivalist Caught, Republican Chances

Friday, October 31, 2014

Nation: After a seven-week manhunt, survivalist Eric Frein was captured yesterday to face charges of murdering a Pennsylvania state trooper. Prosecutors say they will press for the death penalty. Frein, 31, was believed to have been living in the woods …

Pitcher Wins It, Sit Down and Shut Up

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Dynasty: Pitching ace Madison Bumgarner, who pitched nine innings only three days before, came in as a reliever last night and threw five scoreless innings for San Francisco, winning the Giants’ third World Series championship in five years. San Francisco …

Fed to End Easing, Supply Rocket Explodes

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Easing Off: The Federal Reserve today is expected to announce the end of “quantitative easing,” the purchasing of bonds that stimulated the economy all through the Great Recession. The Fed has bought $3.5 trillion worth of securities in the last …

Ebola Regs Contagious, Politically Incorrect

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Outbreak: With states establishing what amounts to a patchwork quilt of regulations to deal with the Ebola virus, the federal government has established new guidelines. Medical workers exposed to Ebola, or people who’ve had contact with patients in West Africa, …

Govs Defend Quarantine, SF Needs One More

Monday, October 27, 2014

Outbreak: Under pressure from the Obama administration the governor of New York is backing off, if only slightly, his quarantine requirement for medical workers returning from West Africa. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that in some cases he will allow home …

Four States Quarantine, Series Tied

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Outbreak: Four states are now requiring 21-day quarantines for travelers returning from dealing with Ebola-affected countries. Florida has joined New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. Volunteer aid workers say the quarantine will only add a three-week time commitment and may …

Ebola Hits 10,000, The 25-Mile High Club

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Outbreak: The number of Ebola cases has passed 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. All but 10 of the deaths have occurred in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Here at home, Dallas nurse Nina Pham, the …