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Like an International House of Pancakes, but for charity
The House of Charity is the first of the shelters to move to a city's 24/7 shelter model — but they still need about $600,000 for the rest of the shelters.  [Spokesman-Review]

The death of Andy Hill
A beloved Republican state senator, former leader of the state Senate's budget committee, has died of lung cancer. [Spokesman-Review]

Doing Squat
Knock Knock?
Who's there?
A painful first paragraph, but a really interesting story about squatters following that terrible first line. [Spokesman-Review]

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Comey Island
FBI Director James Comey's decision to announce the possible reactivation of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails diverged from the decision to keep quiet about earlier investigations involving Clinton and Trump. [New York Times]

Beyond Waukesha County
A Washington think tank is attempting to poll where no man has ever polled before: North Korea. [Washington Post]

The Cost
Anti-abortion conservative Catholic columnist Ross Douthat has this to say about voting Trump in order to save unborn children: "So when Loki or the Joker or some still-darker Person promises the righting of some grave wrong, the defeat of your hated enemies, if you will only take a chance on chaos and misrule, the wise and courageous response is to tell them to go to hell." [New York Times]