South Carolina passes bill to nullify federal hemp ban

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COLUMBIA, S.C., May 14, 2014 - Today, the South Carolina House gave final approval to a bill which authorizes the growing and production of industrial hemp within the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal ban on the same.
Introduced by Sen. Kevin Bryant along with cosponsors Sen. Lee Bright and Sen. Tom Davis, S.0839 passed by a 72-28 vote. It has previous passed by a vote of 42-0 in the senate, and will now go to Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk for a signature.
The bill reads, in part, “It is lawful for an individual to cultivate, produce, or otherwise grow industrial hemp in this State to be used for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to, the manufacture of industrial hemp products, and scientific, agricultural, or other research related to other lawful applications for industrial hemp.”
Three states – Colorado, Oregon and Vermont – have already passed similar measures. Farmers in SE Colorado started harvesting the plant in 2013, effectively nullifying federal restrictions on such agricultural activities. A similar bill passed the Tennessee legislature this year and awaits action from Gov. Haslam.
Experts suggest that the U.S. market for hemp is around $500 million per year. They count as many as 25,000 uses for industrial hemp, including food, cosmetics, plastics and bio-fuel. The U.S. is currently the world’s #1 importer of hemp fiber for various products, with China and Canada acting as the top two exporters in the world.
During World War II, the United States military relied heavily on hemp products, which resulted in the famous campaign and government-produced film, “Hemp for Victory!”

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Animal Rescue Stories : A Cle Elum couple has been reunited with their service dog, Lakota, five months after she disappeared from their home.

Stolen Cle Elum service dog, missing 5 months, found in Bellingham

by SUSAN WYATT / The Pet Dish

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Posted on February 22, 2014 at 12:43 PM

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The dog named Lakota disappeared from Ken and Barb Toczek’s home on Oct. 9.Ken is a disabled diabetic.
A handler tracked the 4-year-old female Australian Shepard down Forest Service Road 3350 and determined she was picked up by a vehicle.
“We don't know who took her,” Barb said. “It was hunting season at the time she disappeared. We speculate it was a hunter that came through.”
The Toczeks hired an international K-9 search unit to look for the dog and posted a notice on Craigslist.
Then, on Thursday, they got a phone call from the Whatcom Humane Society: “We think we have your dog.”

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Nickelsville campers rush to move before deadline

by MITCH PITTMAN / KING 5 News

Posted on August 31, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Updated today at 12:28 PM

The deadline is Sunday, September 1 for campers to move out of the Nickelsville tent city.
The Seattle City Council voted in July to close the homeless encampment and help residents find more permanent places to live, but on its final night, the camp is as full as ever.
More than 100 people were still staying at the camp, and while work was still being done here and there throughout Saturday, there was still a lot of work left to be done.
A walk through Nckelsville Saturday revealed how unlikely it is all will be gone by Sunday
“You can see we're really doing our best, but we're really short on labor, wheelbarrows, money," said Michael Montanari, one of the camp's “move masters” in charge of coordinating relocation efforts to the three new designated sites throughout Seattle. He says the move will happen.
"And tomorrow is our main really work day, 10-6. That's our moving day," said Montanari Saturday.
In most ways, life continues on as usual - food is delivered, dishes are washed and the vast majority of tents are still standing for one more night in Nickelsville.



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Nickelsville organizers secure two more camp sites

by ANGELA KING / KING 5 News

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Posted on August 29, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Updated Thursday, Aug 29 at 12:40 PM

Organizers of the homeless encampment Nickelsville have secured two more camp sites, in addition to one they found in the Central District.
The announcement came just three days before the city was scheduled to evict campers from their current location in South Seattle.
Some residents had vowed to stand their ground if they couldn't find a place to relocate to by September 1st.
"We're a community that helps one another," said camper Rachel Johnson. "This is a safe place and this is our family."


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WWII vet, 88, brutally beaten to death in Spokane, Wash.

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Delbert Belton, who was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, died Thursday after he was beaten in Spokane, Wash.

By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News

An 88-year-old wounded veteran of World War II died Thursday after he was brutally beaten, apparently at random, in the parking lot of his lodge in Spokane, Wash., authorities said.
Spokane police said they were seeking two suspects in the attack Wednesday night on Delbert "Shorty" Belton, a retired aluminum company worker who'd lived in the city for most of his life after he was discharged from the Army after the war. Belton died of his injuries Thursday morning, police said.
The suspects were described as black males of average build, 16 to 19 years old, wearing black clothing and red sneakers. Police Lt. Mark Griffiths said they apparently attacked Belton at random.
"It appears he was assaulted in the parking lot, and there was no indication that he would have known these people prior to the assault," Griffiths said at a news conference.

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Police released these surveillance camera photos Thursday of two young men believed to be the suspects in the beating death of Delbert Belton of Spokane, Wash. Click to enlarge the images.

As police released surveillance camera photos of two young men believed to be the suspects, a makeshift memorial overflowing with flowers, U.S. flags and messages of sympathy sprouted Thursday outside the Eagles Lodge in North Spokane.
Friends and family remembered Belton as a warm, generous man who helped many people over the years.
Belton was waiting for a friend at the lodge because he didn't want her to walk in alone, Lillian Duncan, a longtime friend, told the Statesman-Review of Spokane.


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Man who suffers from PTSD is threatened with jail and fines for posting flyers of his missing certified medical alert and therapy dog, Nanna.

Man threatened with jail, fines for missing dog flyers

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Posted on July 23, 2013 at 4:31 PM

Updated yesterday at 7:32 PM 

A Marysville man who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder says his service dog, Nanna, is missing. When police contacted him, he hoped for good news. Instead he was threatened with a citation, a fine, and possible jail time.
Shawn Slater, 34, took a number of medications for his anxiety and seizures until he got Nanna. The 3-year-old Rottweiler is a certified medical alert and therapy dog.

"With Nanna, I didn't take any medication at all,” said Slater. “I was two years clean off all those drugs. I didn't have problems. I didn't even have to take her everywhere I went. I'm finally employed again.”

But just before the 4th of July, fireworks in the neighborhood frightened the dog. She forced her way through a hole in the fence and escaped. Even worse, she ripped off her dog tags in the process.

Friends helped put up fliers through the city, but made the mistake of attaching them to utility poles and city property, which is illegal.

That's when someone from the police department called.

"If I were to put another sign up, I will be getting a $250 fine and a day in jail per sign,” Slater said the caller told him.

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Stem cell transplant performed on Bremerton dog

by ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News

Posted on June 27, 2013 at 5:57 PM

Updated today at 8:04 PM

Sitting in the waiting room Thursday morning, the minutes crept by for Kat Schoettle.

“It will be a long day,” she said.

A dear loved one was undergoing a stem cell transplant.

“I’m a little nervous,” said Schoettle.

The patient on the operating table was only 10 months old. His name: Ralph.

“He's family,” said Schoettle, with a sigh, wringing her hands.

Ralph has a degenerative condition in his leg. It's essentially rotting from the inside and would one day need to be amputated.

Ralph is also a pug.


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Washington lawmaker under fire for Facebook post

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Wash. state Rep. Liz Pike, 18th District

by JEFF THOMPSON, KGW Staff

Posted on June 24, 2013 at 3:25 PM

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CAMAS, Wash. -- A Washington state legislator turned some heads with a Facebook post over the weekend that many see as anti-teacher.
In a post titled "A life in the day of a WA State Representative," Representative Liz Pike, of Camas, wrote an open letter to public educators who are "complaining about their cost of living increases being suspended."
"Congratulations on enjoying your last day of the school year," the letter begins. "If I had the opportunity to choose my career all over, I would have opted to get the necessary degree and teaching certificate so that I too could enjoy summertime off with my children, spring break vacations, christmas break vacations, paid holidays, a generous pension and health insurance benefits."
Pike, an elected official, added, "Instead, I chose to work a career in private sector business so that I could be one of those tax payers who funds your salaries and benefits as a state employee in a local school district."
The post had drawn hundreds of comments by Monday afternoon.
Critics have said the letter is condescending and ignores the work teachers do outside of classroom hours.
Others agreed with Pike that teachers have far more benefits than their peers in the private industry.






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Leak in Hanford double-shell tank getting worse

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An aerial view of part of the Hanford Site, looking east from the Columbia River toward the Central Plateau.

Access to the Hanford Site is restricted. The 586-square-mile reserve is one of the most contaminated places in the Western Hemisphere, thanks to decades of plutonium production for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

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Posted on June 13, 2013 at 11:11 AM

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The leak in a massive underground double-shell nuclear waste tank at the Hanford Site has grown significantly since the leak was first announced to the public last fall, according to sources who have seen new inspection video and photographs.
The tank -- known as AY-102 -- holds 860,000 gallons of radioactive waste generated during decades of plutonium production at the southeastern Washington reservation.

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