Monday, March 4, 2013

MORNING BRIEFING: We're No 1! (Actually, I attended Whitworth instead.)

Posted By on Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:15 AM

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Remember Gonzaga? The little Catholic college in the middle of Spokane, Washington? You know, several hundred miles east of Seattle? Turns out, it's the No. 1 college basketball team in the nation. (ESPN)

Yet another college president leaves the University of Idaho. (SR)

Yet another city employee hit yet another vulnerable Spokane resident, resulting in yet another pricey payout. This time a dump truck hit a third-grader, resulting in a $2.5 million payout. (SR)

The sequester hits Meals on Wheels in the meals. (KREM)

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Thanks to intensive medication, a baby born with the HIV virus appears to have been cured of AIDS. (CBS)

Conventional wisdom maintains that an economic plunge sends crime rates soaring. But nationally, that's not what happened. Violent crimes, including gun crimes, continue to decrease nationwide. (Washington Post)

Try as you might, nothing can kill the Queen of England.

GRAB BAG

How a stunt-centric magazine got into North Korea. (NYT)

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Daniel Walters

A lifelong Spokane native, Daniel Walters was a staff reporter for the Inlander from 2009 to 2023. He reported on a wide swath of topics, including business, education, real estate development, land use, and other stories throughout North Idaho and Spokane County.His work investigated deep flaws in the Washington...