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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Then and Now: Maple Street Bridge
The Spokane River Gorge, especially west of downtown Spokane, has separated the city into two distinct areas since the earliest white settlement. The first link in city limits was the Howard Street Bridge, comprising two spans over Havermale Island. The first to cross the deep gorge was the rickety, wooden Monroe Street Bridge in 1889. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that the city of Spokane broached the idea of a bridge farther west. The cost of such a structure, spanning the gorge above Peaceful Valley, would be astronomical. Stone and cement bridges built around the turn of the century cost $50,000 to $100,000. The proposed Maple Street Bridge was estimated to cost $4.6 million. It cost more than all the other bridges in city limits put together.
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Then and Now: Maple Street Bridge
The Spokane River Gorge, especially west of downtown Spokane, has separated the city into two distinct areas since the earliest white settlement. The first link in city limits was the Howard Street Bridge, comprising two spans over Havermale Island. The first to cross the deep gorge was the rickety, wooden Monroe Street Bridge in 1889. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that the city of Spokane broached the idea of a bridge farther west. The cost of such a structure, spanning the gorge above Peaceful Valley, would be astronomical. Stone and cement bridges built around the turn of the century cost $50,000 to $100,000. The proposed Maple Street Bridge was estimated to cost $4.6 million. It cost more than all the other bridges in city limits put together.
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from The Washington Examiner
News & Media Website in Washington, DC
Senator readying proposed constitutional amendment that would end the Electoral College
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is set to introduce a constitutional amendment that would abolish the Electoral College in favor of electing presidents by popular vote. The Hawaii senator's proposal will reportedly be supported by fellow Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, as well as two senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durban, D-Ill., and Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif.
Senator readying proposed constitutional amendment that would end the Electoral College
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is set to introduce a constitutional amendment that would abolish the Electoral College in favor of electing presidents by popular vote. The Hawaii senator's proposal will reportedly be supported by fellow Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, as well as two senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durban, D-Ill., and Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif.
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from The Washington Free Beacon
Website in Arlington, Virginia
Senate Banking Chair Warns Banks Against Targeting Gun Industry
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned the banking industry on Thursday that it should not attempt to restrict legal gun sales by denying financial services to members of the gun industry. Sen. Mike Crapo (R., Idaho) sent a letter to eight of the country's biggest banks detailing his concerns with the way some of them had begun rejecting business from certain gun companies. In the last year, several of them have attempted to restrict what kinds of guns can be sold to the public and who they can be sold to by applying financial pressure. 'Business lending decisions should be based on creditworthiness, rather than politics or political pressure'
Senate Banking Chair Warns Banks Against Targeting Gun Industry
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned the banking industry on Thursday that it should not attempt to restrict legal gun sales by denying financial services to members of the gun industry. Sen. Mike Crapo (R., Idaho) sent a letter to eight of the country's biggest banks detailing his concerns with the way some of them had begun rejecting business from certain gun companies. In the last year, several of them have attempted to restrict what kinds of guns can be sold to the public and who they can be sold to by applying financial pressure. 'Business lending decisions should be based on creditworthiness, rather than politics or political pressure'
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