Syria

Missoulian: Experts: Don't bomb chemical weapon sites in Syria

Arms Control Association: Statement on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria and the International Response\

Department of State: Situation in Syria

“Secretary of State John Kerry will make a statement on the situation in Syria on Friday, August 30, 2013. The statement will be made in the Department’s Treaty Room at 12:30 p.m.

The event will be open to the press and streamed live at www.state.gov. ”

Student Loan Forgiveness / Moscow Hotline/ Texas Voter ID/ Fires

Missoulian: Consumer bureau: Too few use loan forgiveness

What is Public Service Loan Forgiveness?

“Only federal Direct Loans are eligible for PSLF. However, if you have other federal loans originated under the Federal Family Educational Loan (FFEL) program or the Perkins loan program, you may be able to consolidate those loans into a new Direct Loan to qualify. You can learn out more about what type of loan you have through the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), available at www.nslds.ed.gov.”

Russian technicians preparing the equipment for the new Hotline
in the Central Telegraph Bureau in Moscow.
In the foreground we see the East German T-63 cyrillic teleprinter.
(Photo: TASS via AP, July 17, 1963)

 Missoulian: 50 years later, hotline to Moscow still relevant
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United States of America and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding the Establishment of a Direct Communications Link

Missoulian: Obama defends suit challenging Texas voter ID law
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v STATE OF TEXAS; JOHN STEEN

Protecting the Right to Vote: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

“This summer, however, the Supreme Court invalidated a core provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case called Shelby County v. Holder.  Prior to that ruling, certain states and localities with a history of voting discrimination were required to obtain federal permission, or “preclearance,” before implementing any voting changes.  But, as a result of the Court’s recent ruling, those states and localities are no longer required to seek permission before changing their voting rules and practices.”

Missoulian: Rock Creek fire 50 percent contained; cause still under investigation

Montana InciWeb

Affordable Care Act/ 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

Missoulian: Governors in key states buck GOP on health care

Health Insurance Marketplace

Missoulian: Another march on Washington remembers MLK's dream   

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

Workplace Deaths/ Fires/ Food-borne Illness/ Syria/ Chevron Refinery Fire

Missoulian: Workplace deaths decreased in Montana last year

Montana’s Workplace Deaths Decreased in 2012

Missoulian: 100s of lightning strikes send firefighters scrambling to new western Montana blazes
Montana InciWeb

Missoulian: Mexico farm linked to illnesses resumes operations
FDA Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis
“Epidemiologic and traceback investigations by the states of Iowa and Nebraska, the CDC and the FDA had linked salad mix supplied by the firm to Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants, which are owned by Darden Restaurants.  The last date that someone who had eaten in one of these restaurants in those states reportedly became ill with cycloporiasis was on July 2, more than five weeks prior to start of the Environmental Assessment. ”

Missoulian: Hagel: US military stands ready to strike Syria

Hagel: U.S. Continues to Work With Other Nations on Syria

Missoulian: Safety vs enforcement: Agencies at odds over probe

Interim Investigation Report – Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire

In Cooperation with Cal OSHA, CSB Releases Technical Report on Chevron 2012 Pipe Rupture and Fire; Extensive Sulfidation Corrosion Noted

Fires/ Weather/ Syria

Missoulian:  Missoula-Ninemile storm delivers 100 lightning strikes, 9 fires

Montana InciWeb

Missoulian: Lolo Creek, Gold Pan fire crews await 'season-ending event'

National Weather Service

Missoulian: US official: chemical weapons likely used in Syria
Department of State

“At this time, right now, we are unable to conclusively determine CW use, but we are focused, every minute of every day since these events happened yesterday, on doing everything possible within our power to nail down the facts. Also, as part of these efforts, the Secretary – and I mentioned a number of his calls, but part of that is working with, coordinating with, cooperating with his counterparts around the world and having those discussions. He did speak with Foreign Minister Fabius this morning. He’s spoken with a number of officials, and those calls will continue. But we are doing everything possible to use our resources, which includes coordinating and cooperating with our counterparts on the – around the world to get to the bottom of the facts on the ground.”

Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council Regarding the Reported Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

“President Obama convened a meeting of his National Security Council today to discuss the reported use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government on Wednesday, August 21 near Damascus.  In coordination with international partners and mindful of the dozens of contemporaneous witness accounts and record of the symptoms of those killed, the U.S. intelligence community continues to gather facts to ascertain what occurred.  The President also received a detailed review of a range of potential options he had requested be prepared for the United States and the international community to respond to the use of chemical weapons.”