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There's already a trade war, and it's being waged by Beijing. China's ascension to the World Trade Organization nearly 20 years ago has failed in its strategic objectives. It hasn't created a liberalizing regime or a free-market economy in China; in fact, it hasn't even created a China ready and willing to abide by the norms of free trade. The regime of Xi Jinping hasn't been pushed toward democratic reforms by a rising middle class. China still champions state-led, rather than market-led, capitalism. And it takes advantage of the WTO, using...
Thursday, March 8, 2018. Mark down that date. It was a day for news of huge significance: Tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, and a startling announcement about negotiations between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Ho-hum. We'd much rather discuss sex. The Washington swamp is teeming with that kind of wildlife. Let's face it -- many, if not most, of the leaders in a position to determine how we live and love and all that important stuff are really just a bunch of horndogs. They jeopardize their elevated status for risky...
Inattentive driving is one of the biggest threats on the nation’s highways. Local and national programs are spotlighting the dangers. Still, at the same time autonomous cars are being pushed. A recent Cadillac commercial shows a driver behind the wheel of his new Cadillac with his arms folded. Another shows a man drinking a pop. The tagline taunts Tesla. Uber and others are testing autonomous vehicles. In fact, just on Monday a woman in Tempe, Arizona was killed by a driverless Uber car. This was not the first fatality or injury from the experi...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. ROSALIA FIRE STATION, SHOP HIT Kelly C. Brown, 35, Rosalia, was formally charged Monday in superior court with burglary, two counts of theft and possession of heroin and methamphetamine. Brown was arrested last Thursday by deputies and later allowed release on his own recognizance. He was ordered to appear in court March 30. Charges against...
Hiking, birding and fishing backpacks are now available for checkout from Whitman County Library as part of the Bonnie Bell collection. The three outdoor themed backpacks were developed as a way of encouraging participation in outdoor activities and were made possible by donations from Maribeth Kjack, Whitman County Parks Department and the Tom Bihn Company. The bird watching backpack contains binoculars and birding books for adults and children. The fishing backpack includes a fishing pole, tackle box with fishing gear, bait, extra line, first...
Senior Cal Gregory pitches against Grangeville at Asotin March 16. Val Akesson photo. Colfax baseball team started the season Friday with two wins at the Asotin tournament. They edged Weiser, Idaho, 4-2 in the opener with Parker Huber pitching the first six frames and Kyle Appel pitching in the seventh. Colfax scored two runs in each of the first two innings to take the lead. Nate Akesson had two hits with a triple and Layne Gingerich also had two hits. Huber doubled. In the second game Colfax...
The SciBorgs, also known as the Palouse Area Robotics Team, with students from Colfax, Colton, Moscow and Pullman High Schools, took third place at their first competition of the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition 2018 season March 16-17 at the Yakima SunDome. A total of 31 teams gathered from Washington and Oregon. The SciBorgs also earned the “Excellence in Engineering Award,” sponsored by Delphi Technologies. This year the Palouse team’s robot has built-in clutches to keep damage to a minim... Full story
Colfax golf team opened the season with a strong showing Tuesday at the Harrington course. The Bulldogs were new to the course and played in strong winds. Team scores were not posted, but Colfax booked the four lowest individual scores with Bennett Gay carding a par 36. Other finishers for the Bulldogs were Chance Weitze 41, Lorenzo Torlai 42, Augie Allenbach 51 and William Dunning 56. McKenna Davis led the girls with a 58. Bill Chandler is the new coach for the Colfax golf team this year. Chandler moved here about five years ago from Pomeroy...
Wrestlers with their awards after Tuesday's pizza feed include Riane Jones and Nolan Burrill in front. In back, from the left, are Coach Dennis Gransbery, Kolby Sisk, Travis Knauff, Zane Hall, Chris Jones, Augie Allenbach, Kolby Slate and Leo Huels. Five seniors wrapped up their wrestling careers at a team pizza feed Tuesday in the Colfax High School cafeteria. Coach Dennis Gransbery noted the team this year totaled 19 wrestlers with Garfield/Palouse and St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse wrestlers in... Full story
Bulldog boys winning honors Monday from the left, are Caleb Berquist, Carson Cloaninger, Kelan Becker, Austin Ring, Brett Kincaid, Jaydon Soncarty and Bryan Rubin. Speaking next to a head table with six seniors in the Colfax High library, Colfax Coach Reece Jenkin said he was just very happy to get the crew to the state show at the Spokane arena at the end of the season. It was the first time Colfax boys have made the state scene since 2013 which was before this year’s seniors had started t...
The five seniors on the Bulldog team finished with all team trophies at Monday's banquet. Left to right are Greta Geier, Josie Riebold, Carmen Gfeller, Piper Cai and Abbie Miller. Seated at the head table with the state globe front and center, Colfax girls celebrated their run to the 2B title and honored five departing seniors who led the campaign this year. All of the team’s special awards at the Monday hoop banquet went to the seniors. “It was a magical year,” Coach Corey Baerlocher comme... Full story
The Whitman County Courthouse will be closed at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 29, for training purposes. Regular courthouse business hours will resume at 9 a.m. March 30. The training will involve an "active shooter" drill which will be conducted by the sheriff's office....
The LaCrosse food bank serves about one in every four households in the LaCrosse area, including Winona, Hay and Hooper. Support of that food bank is the sole duty of the LaCrosse Community Outreach Center, a thrift store run by local volunteers. “We’re the heart of LaCrosse,” is the slogan of the outreach. That heart is struggling a little now to care for its infrastructure. About six weeks ago the outreach was given an estimate of $15,000 to remove the building’s front porch and steps and put... Full story
Orderly stacks of new railroad ties bask in the sun Tuesday morning in piles along the track between Endicott and Winona. According to Bob Westby with the PCC Railway system, 2,000 ties are being replaced as that stretch of track is currently under slow order, meaning trains are under speed restrictions due to the condition of the tracks there. Westby said the work will be done by WATCO and is expected to begin the first part of April, depending on weather. Work on the east side of Endicott for...
The town of Endicott is working on an emergency management plan to help coordinate town efforts in the event of a disaster. “We have very limited resources in this town,” said Fred Tribble who was appointed by the town council to lead the effort. Tribble has a long history with emergency management. For about 16 years he was a government liaison for the California National Guard to help coordinate National Guard response in the event of emergencies. He has been a volunteer with American Red Cro...
County auditor Eunice Coker has announced vehicle licensing at the courthouse office will be closed all day Thursday and Friday, March 22 and March 23....
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a drop in the speed limit on a four-tenths of a mile section of Whelan Road north of Pullman off Highway 27. The segment includes a curve with driveway accesses and a McGregor facility. The county Public Works department recommended the speed reduction, from 50 to 35 mph. The change came out of a recent speed study the department conducted on nearby Kitzmiller Road, which intersects Whelan Road. Public Works has been reviewing all of its paved road system for safety improvements over the past two...
Whitman County Democratic Central Committee announced that local Democrats will meet Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Room at the Simpson United Methodist Church in Pullman. The purpose of the meeting is to begin the process of choosing legislative district delegates to the Washington State Democrats June 16 state convention in Wenatchee. In total, 49 legislative districts and 33 counties will meet in March while Clark, King, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties will host their county conventions...
Whitman County Public Works department has begun to remove posted weight limits on roads which were posted a second time with the return of snowy, cold weather in late February. Limits remain on several roads in the Belmont, Farmington and Tekoa areas, north of Dry Creek Road and east of Highway 195. These roads are still closed to heavy traffic, posted with signs for a 19,500-pound load limit. The roads are in a part of the county that had snow last weekend. “About 80 percent of county roads are now open,” said Mark Storey, County Public Works...
Holly Leinweber of Endicott, sophomore at St. John High School, forms clay on a pottery wheel at the St. John-Endicott schools’ S.T.E.A.M night. The high school gym and cafeteria room March 15 were filled with exhibits and interactive stations for students and families to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math. Other activities taught about robots, programming, bones, trajectory and physics while student art was on display on one end of the gym.... Full story
Ryan A. Barone, 30, Spokane, filed an appeal of his conviction for malicious mischief in the second degree Friday. Defense attorney Steve Martonick filed notice of the appeal and sentence to the State Division Three Court of Appeals at Spokane Friday. Barone was convicted by a jury March 13. He was charged with tossing a jail food tray into a holding cell toilet and urinating on the floor in two cells. The food from the tray jammed the toilet. Barone was sentenced to 60 days in jail Friday and also ordered to pay fines and fees totaling $800....
Whitman County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich gave his monthly budget report for February to county commissioners Monday. He reported on the general fund/current expense category of the 2018 county budget, noting the largest category in the general fund – salaries, wages and benefits – from which a total of $723,000 was spent in February. The total budgeted current expense for the year is $9,277,000. Total expenditures for February were $956,411, which encompasses the general fund’s 23 departments – ranging from facilities managem...
Gary and Trudy Libey announce their donation during the Picnic in Style event Thursday, March 15, at The Center. Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick is at right. Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey and his wife, Trudy, donated $104,000 to The Center in Colfax and Friends of Whitman County Library during a surprise announcement at Thursday’s Picnic in Style. In making the announcement, the couple expressed their desire to give back to the community that means so much to them. They h... Full story
Port of Whitman commissioners are scheduled to vote on approving an agreement with a new concessionaire to take over at Boyer Park and Marina today, March 22. This agreement comes after the Port’s advertising for concessionaires garnered zero applicants by the Feb. 16 deadline. Port commissioners will be asked to approve an agreement with Steve Klontz, president of Seven K’s Enterprises. At the port’s March 1 meeting, Joe Poire, port executive director, told commissioners people had expre...
The Washington State legislature saddled $15 to $16 million in costs to counties overall following the recent legislative session. While the state wants to “help” the citizens, it is also happy to let the counties be the bad guy and raise taxes to fund the mandates. The budget was not friendly to counties, but could have been worse. This was part of the report from Zak Kennedy and Jim Potts, lobbyists for counties at the state legislature, to Whitman County Commissioners Monday morning. Ken... Full story
