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Refusing to negotiate is the new reasonableness. After years of agonized media commentary about the failure of key players in Washington to sit down and work out their differences, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to win the fight over the government shutdown by rejecting all compromise, calling his opponents names and escaping blame in the press. It is a gambit available only to Democrats, who are presumed, almost by definition, to be free of any responsibility for a shutdown. For his part, President Barack Obama says he won’t n...
Let’s give the tea partyers the credit they deserve, because they have pulled off a near-miracle: They have unified the Democrats. It’s hard to remember the last time President Barack Obama and the herd of cats in his own party were marching in such lock step. But then, the extremists are, to be honest, way over their heads. Unfortunately, they control the Republican agenda, dragging their up-till-now wimpy leaders into their “defund Obamacare” fool’s errand. Even after the government shutdown and the looming threat of a catastrophic national...
The most controversial issue to be voted upon in November is Initiative 522. If passed, this initiative would require special labeling of some genetically modified foods. Opponents say that I-522 is clunky, incomplete and politically motivated. They claim that it will be expensive for the consumer as well. All these things seem true. Consumers deserve to know what is in their food and food products. It is a basic right-to-know issue. Nutritional labeling has been required on foods for years. It allows the consumer to make some educated choices...
These reports are from the previous three 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. **************** JUDGE STEPS ASIDE IN LAZCANO TRIAL Judge David Frazier has recused himself for presiding at the third murder trial of Daniel Lazcano. The judge stepped aside after a defense motion asking for a change was filed by the defense last Thursday. The motion cited statements made by Judge Frazier July 19 when he rejected a plea bargai...
Colton grad Josh Straughan for two weeks in a row has set passing records for Stillman College at Tuscaloosa, Ala. He has now been honored twice as Offensive Player of the Week in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference....
The Gar-Pal Vikings volleyball team went to LaCrosse Tuesday night to play a team they beat last week in three games. This time was different as the Tigercats of LaCrosse-Washtucna took the match in five games, 19-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20 and 15-10. The loss dropped Gar-Pal to 1-3 in league, 3-5 overall. Chandler Pfaff led the team with six aces and 21 assists while Foster Marcus Nelson had 13 assists. Cassidy Clarkson had six blocks and six kills while Holly Brown also had six kills. "We came out tonight and did what we were supposed to do,...
Colfax cross country runners rolled to Spokane Tuesday for a race on the hill at St. Michaels. The courses were shorter than standard with a 1.4 mile loop for the junor high races and a 2.8 for the high school. Bulldog Tim Cornelius led Colfax with a 16:44 to place fifth behind the 15:26 win of Ermek Danielson of St. George’s. Other finishers for the Bulldogs were Doug Wilson 21:35, and Thuc Nguyen 24:47. Finishers for the junior high team were Levi Kellogg 9:41, Tom Cochrane 10:35 for the boys and Tayma Vanek 10:37 and Cassidi Shindler 1...
Colton prevailed Tuesday in a matchup of two power clubs in the SE net race at St. John. The Wildcats pulled it out with a 15-11 win in the decider game of a defensive battle. Both teams made errors in the collision match and a lot of the result hinged on defense. The match went to 2-2 in the first four games after St. John/Endicott nipped a 27-25 win in game four to tie it up at 2-2. Winnie Schulteis had 55 assists for the Wildcats, and Jenna and Zoe Moser combined for 50 kills in the endurance run. Line scoroe for the Colton match win was...
Shannon Carrothers digs one out for Rosalia in the three-game match last Thursday at Rosalia. Sierra McCanna (1) and Emily Jones wait for the result for the Ealges on the other side of the net....
Asotin showed up at the St. John Golf course last Wednesday with a big team and won both sides of the run hosted by the SJE Eagles. The Panther girls nipped the SJE girls by a single point in the team race with Lucy Eggelston taking the win with a 20:42.06 time. Runners at St. John again followed the Webb’s Slough loop route which starts at the golf course and goes round the field south of the slough, before dropping down to the entry road and back to the golf course. SJE’s Jordan Porubek and He...
If Kevin Knauff has not been banned from entering the city limits of St. John and Endicott, residents may have thought about it after the Gar-Pal senior ran for 258 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 62-12 win over the Eagles last Friday. Playing at home in St. John, the team needed to beat the winless Vikings to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. Instead they got hunted themselves, with Knauff returning from injury to lead Gar-Pal (1-2 in league, 1-4 overall) to their first win of the season. In addition, quarterback Hunter Woltering...
After a three-win run in the NE league, Colfax Bulldogs Friday sustained a non-league loss when they hosted Orofino, or “fine gold” in Spanish. The visitors from the Central Idaho League took control of the ground game and also executed a sharp passing game to roll out a 48-6 win in a rare appearance on the Colfax schedule. Coach Galen Kuykendall’s Orofino team rambled for a 27-0 lead at halftime in the runaway win. Lone score for the Bulldogs came at the top of the fourth quarter when they...
Colfax volleyball players Saturday will head for Reardan with the intent of keeping their league win string on track. The Indians are the defending state champions, but the players who fueled the Indians' domination of the bracket over the last three years have moved on. Colfax will make the stop with just one loss so far this year. The loss was to West Valley of Yakima last week in the pool round of the Spokane crossover tourney. Colfax Saturday will make a two-match stop at Reardan. The varsity game with the hosts will be at 11 a.m. and then...
After sustaining a big loss Friday afternoon at Touchet, Colton Wildcats face another tough road test this week when they travel to Pasco to play Liberty Christian, the defending champions and the league leaders so far this year with a 3-0 mark. The Patriots will host after keeping their SE string going with a 60-44 derby race win over Sunnyside Christian in a matchup of the two clubs on the western edge of the league lineup. Touchet, now in the league’s number-two slot at 2-1, pegged a 38-14 w...
The pendelum swung again last Friday night for the Rosalia Spartans (4-2), taking part in another blowout -- 50-26 over Elgin -- to clinch a berth into the District 1B playoffs. After a loss to Troy 52-6 and a 74-0 win over Oakville, Rosalia hosted Elgin, Ore. for its homecoming. Blake Shelton led the Spartans with 161 yards rushing on seven carries for five touchdowns. Craig Nelson added 160 yards rushing on eight carries for two touchdowns. In the air, quarterback Ryan Maley went six for nine for 44 yards. Maley and much of the first team...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, October 21, 2013. Both hearings will take place in the Whitman County Commissioners' Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington for the proposed adoption of: Chapter 9.05 – Critical Areas And repealing: Chapter 9.10 – Wetlands; Chapter 9.20 – Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas; Chapter 9.40 – Critical Aquifer Recharge Area Designation and Prevention; Chapter 19.50 – Flood Management Overlay District. A complete text of t...
Tekoa/Oakesdale increased their league record to 4-0 Tuesday night (10-1 overall) with a close win over Pomeroy Tuesday in Oakesdale, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 15-13. Cassie Mendoza led the team with 28 kills, seven digs and five blocks while Mattie Jo Johnson had 26 kills and Alexa Lindgren totaled 33 assists and eight digs. The Nighthawks will play next in Oakesdale Thursday against Rosalia followed by a trip to Colton next Tuesday, Oct. 22....
Colfax Crawdads have landed in third place in the Spokane Senior Babe Ruth baseball league and will be in the playoffs Saturday in Spokane. The Crawdads finished with a 6-2-2 record. The locals split a double with Spokane Crew 0-11 and 16-0, and defeated the Spokane Giants 4-2 to finish out the league campaign....
Proposed Palouse skate park organizers will hold a meeting Saturday at 3 p.m. to discuss two potential sites, neither of which is in Hayton Greene Park. The meeting will be held in the main parking lot of the park. Information will be provided about the new sites, along with an invitation for feedback from the public. Skate park effort leader Aaron Flansburg said that one of the new locations is across the street from Hayton Greene toward the sewer plant. The other is a city-owned vacant lot on West Whitman Street, roughly behind where the...
The state’s Voters’ pamphlet is arriving in mailboxes this week and should be received by voters by Oct. 22. Provided by the state’s Elections Division, it includes information about state candidates and measures found on the Nov. 6 ballot. It includes information on the two statewide initiatives: Initiative 517, the “Initiatives on Initiatives” that grants more time and protection for signature gatherers, and I-522, which addresses labeling for genetically engineered foods. In addition, the Voters’ Pamphlet provides information on the five no...
Budget reviews for county departments continued on the afternoon of Oct. 10. These are preliminary budget previews for each department presented to the county commissioners. Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker told commissioners that 2014 is a major election year with several county offices up for vote. When city or other elected officials run for office or with levies, those districts and the state pay for a share of the election. But next year with some county officials up for election, the county must pay, affecting the auditor’s office b...
An 11-foot long reticulated python, believed to have been abandoned by renters in a house near Colfax, was captured Tuesday, Oct. 8, by WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, but it died some time Saturday night. It is the second large snake which law enforcement requested the college’s assistance with during the past month. The owner of the house called the Whitman County Sheriff’s office which contacted Nickol Finch, the veterinarian who heads the exotics and wildlife service at the WSU veterinary college. While its length is impressive, the...
In an Oct. 9 email to Port of Whitman County properties and development manager Debbie Snell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers geographer John Gordon informed the port to remove what he called access restrictions on corps land. Gordon, corps geographer and park ranger in the Clarkston office, referenced two county road signs and a padlock on a gate on a road that leads to a water reservoir on a hill by the Port of Wilma. Port manager Joe Poire said the padlock has been on that gate to that water...
The Sunshine Trail-head, accessing the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail, is open and being used, after a summer of construction. County Parks Director Tim Myers reported on the project to the Whitman County Parks Board at its Oct. 3 meeting. Myers noted he or Todd Heitstuman, operations coordinator, checked the project work almost daily. Indicating that the project was now complete, with some deficiencies addressed, Myers said there is still some work to do. This includes lighting and striping for...
Two initiatives were debated in front of only about a dozen people Tuesday night at the Pullman League of Women Voters Forum at the Whitman County Library in Colfax. The first state initiative debated was I-517, an initiative which supporters say protects petition gatherers and opponents say is a poorly written initiative that just repeats what’s already in the law. Ted Weatherly from Pullman supported this initiative and said that it is designed to protect signature gatherers from bullying and retaliation. “You need to protect your rig...
