FROM INLANDER.COM
- Cop Culture
- Newspapers running ads for pot are apparently violating federal law, says the US Postal Service
- Soulful rockers Down North are in town this weekend (video below)
The second season of the popular podcast Serial — released today — explores Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s decision to leave his base in 2009 and the five years he spent as a prisoner of the Taliban. Bergdahl was released in a prisoner exchange in 2014, and is facing charges of desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy — which could result in a life sentence. (The New Yorker)
The ethics complaints against Mayor David Condon continue to roll in. The Spokane Ethics Commission voted yesterday to consolidate a third complaint with two others previously filed. The commission will meet again in January. (Spokesman-Review)
Despite a passionate speech, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel might not escape calls for his resignation. Last night Emanuel took responsibility for the city’s 13-month delay in charging the officer who killed Laquan McDonald and releasing dash cam video. More videos of Chicago police shootings have been released since. Here’s a snapshot. (CNN, New York Times)
Some stunning photographs of Native American life from the early 20th Century. (Washington Post)
