Saturday, May 25, 2019

In the news, Sunday, May 12, 2019


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from NPR (& affiliates)
Nonprofit Broadcasting & Media Production Company

World War II Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. Dies At 97
Fleming Begaye Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers from World War II, has died at the age of 97. Begaye died Friday in Chinle, Ariz., according to a statement from the Navajo Nation. The nation's president, Jonathan Nez, called him a "brave and selfless" warrior.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

Editorial: Title-only bills are an insult to democracy
Democrats in the state Capitol weren’t about to let a little thing like the Washington Constitution stop them from raising taxes. As the legislative session wound down last weekend, they used a constitutional loophole to cut the public out of debate and pass the surprise tax increases. Closing that loophole should be the first order of business when lawmakers return to Olympia next year.

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