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Jeb Bush is onto something, and it’s a shame. A book he co-wrote 20 years ago has come to light again, just as he has formally declared that he’s an official presidential candidate — now that’s he’s finished sucking all the money out of being an unannounced one. In the book “Profiles in Character,” he includes a chapter touting the “Restoration of Shame,” his Scarlet Letter prescription for society: “One of the reasons more young women are giving birth out of wedlock and more young men are walking away from their paternal obligations is that...
The last time Jeb Bush ran for office, it was 13 years ago. Barack Obama was serving in the Illinois state Senate. No one had heard of Obamacare or the tea party, and wouldn’t for years. It was before the invasion of Iraq, before Hurricane Katrina, before the financial meltdown. We had just invaded Afghanistan, and Saddam Hussein still ruled Iraq. It was a political epoch ago. If timing is everything in politics, Bush has, among other things, a timing problem. He had an exemplary record as a conservative reformer in Florida almost a decade a...
The WSU community was shocked Saturday as news spread of President Elson S. Floyd's death. Though I did not have many interactions with the man deemed a legacy in the past weeks, the times I did have had profound influence and have brought me to where I am today. As a senior deciding where to attend college, I received an invitation from Floyd to attend a Future Cougar's Day in Seattle. I remember clearly as Floyd entered the stands at Safeco Field where the small audience was and personally shook everyone's hand, taking the time to speak with...
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. TOWER SELLS FOR $1.46 MILLION A communications tower south of Colfax was sold by Inland Cellular of Roslyn, Wash. to Vertical Bridge Towers LLC of Boca Raton, Fla., for $1,464,123, according to a tax transfer affidavit filed June 3 in the county treasurer’s office. The tower is located on Bar Road which is west of Highway 195 about a mile s...
Colton/Uniontown softball seniors (grades 6-8) and juniors (grades 3-5) each won championships in the Palouse Empire Girls Softball Association (PEGSA) tournament, June 19-20 at the Pullman City Playfields. Seniors finished 14-0 through league play and the tournament. From the left are Addison Purnell, Taylor Thomas, Willow Heaney, Analise Gaines, Riley Vining, Jordyn Moehrle, Catie Weik, Abby Kelly, Kanoa Braunger , Emily Schultheis, Josie Schultheis, Alyssa Grossman, Payton Kirpes, Lydia...
Tekoa’s cross-state bike riders, Fred Wagner and Tristan Smith, finished approximately three hours ahead of schedule when they arrived under the Tekoa trestle Friday at about 3:20 p.m. and were greeted by a group of supporters. The celebration included a stop at the coffee shop where they were given a farewell the previous Saturday. The duo gained time by extending their Thursday ride with the stint along part of Rock Lake. Martin estimated the length of the ride, which started at North Bend last Sunday morning, was between 270 and 300 m...
Pinch runner Joey Vanucci slides into second base while the throw to Shadle shortstop James Barber misses the target Saturday. Pullman Posse Junior Legion team, which booked a 3-1 record in a stand at Colfax over the weekend, will depart today for Walla Walla to compete in a four-day tournament. The Posse club rolls south with an 8-3 record after the 3-1 weekend stand at Colfax. Posse defeated the Shadle Park Junior Legion team twice on Saturday at McDonald Park and then split with East Valley...
St. John’s Skylar Smith and Casey Donahoe took a spectacular detour early Saturday when their boat went up on the bank at the west end of the course during time qualifications. The boat remained upright and slid backwards into the starting area of Webb’s Slough. Sprint boat racers booked some fast times and survived some calamities Saturday before a big crowd at Webb's Slough in St. John. The slough this year was the first race for the circuit, and crews were reported to be scrambling for the...
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly unemployment data last Wednesday, reporting the state unemployment rate dropped from 5.5 percent to 5.4 percent, while the national average increased from 5.4 to 5.5 percent. The slight decrease for Washington may seem small, but it accounts for an additional 2,000 people now being employed statewide. "The number of unemployed people fell by 5,500 in May 2015 compared to April 2015," the report from the BLS read. "At the same time, the number of employed people rose by an...
Sara Yates' mural appears on the side of a building owned by John Ellis of LaCrosse. LaCrosse artist Sara Yates finished a horse team mural she had been painting on the corner of Main Street. The mural, which depicts teamsters driving a team of 12 horses through the wheat fields of the Palouse, sits on the corner of Main and 2nd Street, adjacent to Umpqua Bank and the grocery store. Yates finished the mural Friday – just in time for the Farmer's Festival on Saturday. She was honored with a r...
Whitman County Commissioners took in a conference call with Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers last Monday morning, June 15. The call had no specific purpose, other than her updating the commissioners on her current work and vice versa. She began by relaying that six of 12 appropriations bills had made it through the House of Representatives earlier in the year, and work on the Medicare reimbursements structure was complete. For this summer, McMorris-Rodgers said she is aiming to secure a transportatio...
A report was posted by the state Legislative Ethics Board June 17 following investigation of invalid travel reimbursements paid to Susan Fagan, then ninth district representative. The summary covered a period of nine months in 2014 and determined at least 18 incorrect reimbursement claims were submitted. The board summary said nine of the claims resulted in checks payable to Fagan for trips that she did not take or trips to events that did not take place. Rep. Fagan, Pullman, resigned from the legislature May 1 and the ninth district seat was...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced a burn ban last week on DNR-protected lands east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains. The eastern Washington burn ban applies to state forests, state parks and forest lands under DNR fire protection. It does not include federal national forests, national parks, national wildlife refuges or other areas administered by federal agencies. Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said he believes it's prudent to take precautions now in light of of persistent drought on the eastern...
Whitman County Commissioners discussed the estimated 2015 population figures at the commissioner's meeting held June 15. The estimations come from the Washington State Office of Financial Management, and the numbers are expected to be released to the public June 30. The numbers will detail where each city and town in the state stood in population as of April 1, 2015. They also compare to the 2010 census, as well as estimations from 2011-2014. The 2010 census put the Whitman County population at 44,776, and the 2014 estimate showed growth,...
This picture depicts one of the rock houses in LaCrosse obtained by LaCrosse Community Pride for the purpose of restoring them. The group obtained possession of two houses, three bunk houses and a service station, which they envision turning into a museum showcasing the Missoula Ice Age Floods. LaCrosse is the "little town that could—and did!" The town tries to emulate this motto and has, in recent years, been making several improvements to keep the town of 320 residents on the map. Alex M...
State Representative Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, plans to attend the Port of Whitman County Commissioner’s meeting July 2. The commissioners will meet for their regular meeting at 10 a.m. at the Port of Whitman County building on N. Mill Street. Port Properties and Development Manager Debbie Snell said Dye will generally discuss issues the county and state are facing. Dye was appointed to a special one-year term as the ninth district state representative May 8 after Susan Fagan of Pullman resigned. She has filed for election in November for a o...
Colfax City Council June 15 night discussed a solution for sewer line problems faced by residents along Park View just north of the Sixth Street bridge in the North Flat. The five houses in the area are served by a private line which connects to a city sewer main which serves the North Flat. The sewer main goes under the North Fork of the Palouse River upstream from the start of the flood channel. A projected illustration of the system showed the private line running in Z configuration going through the addition and connecting with the sewer...
G.A. Perry, right, and Monte Nearing, foreground, sit at coffee Monday morning in Palouse. The group has raised $7,000 since last January. A longtime Palouse coffee group has raised more than $7,000 in the past year and a half for various town causes. The informal serving moved to the Roy M. Chatters Printing Museum in January of last year, after the Palouse Tavern closed. Museum Director Janet Barstow, and volunteers Fred Spencer, Monte Nearing and Police Chief Jerry Neumann arranged for coffee...
This year’s ice cream social will mix in old and new attractions Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the historic Perkins House in Colfax. This will be the 43rd edition of the event which is the annual major fundraising event for the Whitman County Historical Society. Ken Vogel, former long-time Pullman clothier and former society president, has been heading arrangements for the event. Vogel reported Tuesday one new feature planned will be the addition of canopies in the Perkins yard to shade the audience. He was making arrangements this week because o...
An account has been opened at any branch of AmericanWest Bank for a fire relief fund for a Uniontown family which lost its house May 21. The Mitch and Jenne Meyer family had lived in the house since 1995. No one was home at the time of the fire. Jenne that day was undergoing surgery at the Pullman hospital. She went in at noon, and got a call with the bad news after she came out. Son Austin and daughter Georgia were at baseball and softball practices at Colton High School when word came that...
A youngster attempts to prevent his ice cream from falling to the ground as he rides one of the John Deere four-wheelers available for kids at Papé Days June 19-20. Papé Days celebrated eastern Washington's agriculture lifestyle with a two-day event Friday and Saturday full of kids' activities, educational seminars and equipment demonstrations....
The deadline for a second 30-day special session for Washington budget negotiators is fast approaching, with a partial government shut down looming if a deal is unable to be reached by midnight June 30. Washington state has never had a government shutdown, though 26,000 state employees were reportedly notified Tuesday of the potential for a temporary lay off effective July 1 if negotiators fail to reach an agreement in time for the state’s two-year operating budget. In Colfax, Council on Aging and Human Services Executive Director Paige C...
NOTICE TO VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS Whitman County, Washington is soliciting vendors and contractors for placement on the following lists: 1) General Government - Office/Data Processing Equipment 2) General Government - Building Maintenance/Park and Recreation 3) General Government - Professional Services 4) Public Works Department - Materials, Equipment, Supplies, Etc. 5) Public Works Department - Contractors 6) Public Works Department - Professional Services Whitman County maintains current rosters of vendors and contractors from which...
8 years ago The Commoner June 20, 1890 The announcement that there would be a balloon ascension at 5:30 kept the people in eager expectancy all afternoon. Goodall, the acronaut, had been secured and was ready at the appointed time to start on his aerial flight. The balloon was inflated with heat from the fire beneath. When filled to its fullest capacity, the balloon was examined and found to be all right. Goodall arranged the trapeze and with the signal, "let her go" the monster sailed towards the heavens with Goodall sitting lightly in the...
Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” -- Luke 11:1 -- Letting go and letting God. It sounds so nice, so simple, so essential to a life of faith. In reality, it is incredibly difficult. It’s hard to just let go, to release control. If you think back through the whole Biblical narrative, it is not much of a stretch to say most of the messes we humans get into are driven by a desire for control. Adam and Eve ate the apple so that...
