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Frederick Schauer, Scholar Who Scrutinized Free Speech, Dies at 78
In more than a dozen books and several hundred articles, he devoted himself, as he once said, to “questioning the unquestionable or thinking the unthinkable.”
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Blinken Visits Egypt, but Skips a Stop in Israel
The secretary of state is making his 10th visit to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 attacks. Until now, he has met with officials in Israel each time.
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The Secret Service’s Failure to Halt a Tragedy at a Trump Rally
Communications gaps, unguarded warehouses and a lack of written instructions opened an opportunity for a gunman at a rally in Butler, Pa., in July.
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The Chronicle - Centralia
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Prep volleyball: Wolves searching for consistency under new coach
TUMWATER — Perhaps no team in the Class 2A Evergreen Conference was hit harder due to graduation in terms of impact players lost than the Black Hills High School volleyball team. League MVP Ashley Harris plus Claire Johnson and Lily Kincaid are gone. Add in a new head coach in Kendra Dunn, a year after the previous first-year coach Karlee Sampson led the Wolves to a trophy at state, and there’s a surrounding feeling of newness for a traditionally strong program. Even with a core group of seniors and returners, there have been some growing pains. Black Hills were swept by 1A Evergreen Montesano 25-8, 25-16, 25-15 on Tuesday night in a match that dropped the Wolves to 1-3 on the season. They were swept twice and fell to Mark Morris in a five-set thriller. Their lone victory was a sweep over former EvCo rival Rochester. “Montesano is a great team,” Dunn said. “We had moments that we were playing really well, but just couldn’t get the consistency and tying those moments together. I’m proud of how my team bounced back from the first set, their mentality to kind if flush it.” One of the main themes Dunn preached after the latest setback was consistency within the system and consistency throughout the team. Black Hills is running a 6-2 with Oralia Mike plus Sophie Oakes as the setters. Both are upperclassmen and Dunn believes it will be a season-long usage. The duo combined for seven assists. “They are running the court well,” Dunn said. “They both have experience from last year. Take it match-by-match and see what happens.” A bright spot versus Montesano was serving. The Wolves had just one service error with Mike leading the charge with three aces. Even with the high serve percentage, they struggled to get the Bulldogs out of system. Middle Ellie Johnson was the only attacker with multiple kills and she notched three block assists. Defensive specialist Anneliese Dale paced the back row with 12 digs while Madi Malone and Tyler Venable each recorded six. Black Hills is attempting to get back to Yakima for the third straight year. Even after a slower start, Dunn believes the struggles in September could be a thing of the past. “We’re trying to learn from each match and find our strengths, what we need to work on and keep building,” Dunn said. “They do a great job of letting go of their mistakes and continuing to fight on that next play.” |
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Pirates wake up in second half, fall to 4A Tornados
After allowing four first half goals to Yelm, Adna High School’s girls soccer team whittled the deficit in half, but dropped a 4-2 non-league contest on Tuesday night. Lydia Tobin slammed home a penalty shot in the 60th minute after Haley Roundtree was fouled inside the box. Those two connected in the 68th minute on a Tobin indirect free kick that found Roundtree. Yelm scored all four of its goals within the first 30 minutes of the match. Adna netminder Lillian Montat registered an eye-popping 24 saves. The Pirates will return to the field next week against Evergreen (Vancouver). “We took a step in the right direction in the second half,” Pirates head coach Patrick Richardson said. “We played pretty aggressive and a much better defensive half. It is a big deal for some of these small school kids to take on some of those big school opponents.” |
Seattle Times Opinion
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Seattle Public Schools fails to learn from history
Plans to close as many as 21 schools repeat a move several years ago that did not work as intended. |
Columbian Newspaper
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WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. |
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House speaker takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday evening on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. |
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Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port. |
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Trump and Harris are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states
Presidential candidates typically focus much of their travel on battleground states, but Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his message to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. |
