Dale

Wounded Knee

Via Eric E:  “Once again, the media lies to us and we drink it up. They say that Orlando was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history… when, in reality, The largest mass shooting in U.S. history happened December 29,1890. When 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in […]

Wounded Knee Read More »

Obama White House: Terrorists Will Stop Attacking if We Pass Gun Control Laws

Because this has worked so well in Europe… Via RedFlag:  The Obama administration reacted to yesterday’s shooting in San Bernardino – likely carried out by a Muslim terrorist – by insisting that “common sense” gun laws will deter jihadists who are planning attacks. Reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: “Does the

Obama White House: Terrorists Will Stop Attacking if We Pass Gun Control Laws Read More »

Western State Hospital CEO ordered to jail for keeping dementia patient on waitlist

A court commissioner says Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange must report to jail Wednesday if she doesn’t admit the patient. [Western State Hospital is located just southwest of Tacoma, WA]. Strange says she will not skip over other, possibly more ill patients on the hospital’s long waitlist. Via the Seattle Times: Western State Hospital’s

Western State Hospital CEO ordered to jail for keeping dementia patient on waitlist Read More »

ISIS Officially Claims Responsibility For Orlando Massacre

Via Vocative: ISIS Amaq News Agency has officially claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting in Orlando, saying that “a soldier of the Islamic State has carried out the attack.” Suspected gunman Omar Mateen killed 50 people inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning; shortly beforehand, he called 911 to pledge his allegiance to the Islamic

ISIS Officially Claims Responsibility For Orlando Massacre Read More »

The states people really want to move to — and those they don’t

From the Washington Post:  When the U.S. economy slowed during the recession, so did one of the major demographic shifts of the last several decades. For a brief respite, the Northeast and Midwest stopped shedding quite so many residents to the burgeoning Sun Belt. That trend, though — which has big consequences for politics, among

The states people really want to move to — and those they don’t Read More »

Lawsuit challenges Wyoming grizzly delisting effort

Via the Associated Press:  Groups are challenging the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission over its recently adopted grizzly bear management rules. The Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity and Jackson, Wyoming-based filmmaker James Laybourn filed a lawsuit against the commission Friday in state court in Cheyenne. The lawsuit claims the

Lawsuit challenges Wyoming grizzly delisting effort Read More »

Judge tosses firearms charges against eight involved in occupation

Via ABC News:  A federal judge has tossed a charge of using and carrying a firearm in the course of a crime of violence for eight people involved in the occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/25U2SiT) that David Fry’s defense lawyer Per C. Olson argued that the charge be dismissed for

Judge tosses firearms charges against eight involved in occupation Read More »

Oregon races to finalize rules for marijuana, issue licenses

Via the Associated Press:  After months of public hearings with pot growers, lawmen, public health officials and others, an Oregon commission is racing to finalize recreational marijuana regulations and issue licenses to hundreds of businesses within a few months. But those who aim to produce souped-up coffee and other niche products might have to wait

Oregon races to finalize rules for marijuana, issue licenses Read More »

Idaho’s growing Hispanic population a factor in education, economy

Details from Spokesman Review Betsy Russell’s blog An Eye on Boise. Hispanics accounted for 42 percent of the enrollment growth in Idaho’s public schools in the last five years, according to a new report from the University of Idaho’s McClure Center for Public Policy Research. In fact, 10 Idaho school districts – and eight Idaho counties, including

Idaho’s growing Hispanic population a factor in education, economy Read More »