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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Twenty-five years ago, a tragedy unfolded on the lower South Hill: A killer bludgeoned a young mother inside her apartment on Lincoln Street. Danielle Shinaver faced an uphill battle in life. At 16, she married a 23-year-old man. By age 18, she was pregnant with the first of their three children. Her husband wound up in prison while bubbly, fun-loving Danielle cycled through homes, dating here and there, until police found her beaten to death at 25. Her killing on March 14, 1996, remains unsolved, but Danielle is not forgotten. Family and friends keep her memory alive, and Spokane Police investigators believe this cold case holds the rare possibility of resolution.
Today’s question: James Madison is famous for many things. Can you name one? The hardest part of this question is to figure out where to start. Madison, whose birthday is March 16, was one of the most important Founding Fathers, the fourth president, secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson and co-founder of the Democratic-Republican party that eventually became today’s Democratic party. But perhaps what he is most famous for, and certainly his most important contribution to the country today, is his role as “the Father of the Constitution.”
President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Asked by a reporter if Cuomo should resign, Biden responded, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican backing. Fresh off a major legislative victory on the $1.9 trillion virus relief package that passed on near-party lines, Democrats face long and tough battles ahead in winning GOP endorsement of the administration’s plans. Road- and bridge-building legislation has a long history of support from both parties as lawmakers aim to deliver on projects back home. But Republicans disagree with Biden’s focus on the environment and the possibility of financing any program with debt after the government borrowed heavily to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he wishes former President Donald Trump would use his popularity among Republicans to persuade his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a round of interviews on the morning news shows, the government’s top infectious disease expert lamented polling showing that Trump supporters are more likely to refuse to get vaccinated, saying politics needs to be separated from “commonsense, no-brainer” public health measures.
Local Republicans’ 12-year lock on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners could be broken next year or cemented for another decade, depending on the outcome of a historic change in county government. The number of county commissioners will grow to five from the current three and with that increase will come five new districts with the sole power to elect one of those board members. Under a law that dates to the beginning of statehood, Spokane County commissioners currently run in a district primary but a countywide general election.
A decision by an Idaho legislative committee that may end the sale of Powerball tickets in that state later this year might wind up being a boon to Washington stores along the border every time the major multistate lottery has a big jackpot. ... Although Idaho has been a participant in Powerball for 32 years and is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association that runs the game, the Legislature needed to approve the association’s plan to expand to Australia and the United Kingdom. Current law only allows Idaho to participate in lotteries in the United States and Canada. The House State Affairs Committee killed the bill that would have allowed Idaho to participate in the expanded lottery on a bipartisan 10-4 vote that had a range of objections, the Associated Press reported.
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