Monday, January 8, 2018

Yakima evacuations to avoid Oso-like landslide and more morning headlines

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On again, off again, on again
The 2018 Spokane Women's March has had a rough go of things, but local organizers say Spokane will indeed have a march on the anniversary of last year's massive, nationwide turnout.

A SpIFFy lineup
The Spokane International Film Festival lineup is out, with some great titles for its 20th year.

IN OTHER NEWS

Moving to prevent landslide tragedy

With the lives lost in the landslide at Oso in mind, more than 60 people are being evacuated from a potential slide area near Yakima, with little certainty about where they'll be able to live now, the Seattle Times reports.

Actual presidential geniuses
Maybe you heard that President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that he was a "very stable genius." Here's a list of presidents whose IQs actually qualified them as geniuses. (Chicago Tribune, Washington Post)

Temporary protected status ending for thousands
More than 200,000 people from El Salvador who've been allowed to live and work here since earthquakes rocked the country in 2001 will no longer have protected status, the Trump administration has announced. (New York Times)

Olympia gets rid of anti-panhandling references
After the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that part of an anti-panhandling rule in Lakewood was overly broad, the city of Olympia has joined other cities in changing its panhandling rules to avoid a conflict. (The Olympian)

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Samantha Wohlfeil is the Inlander's News Editor, a role she moved into in April 2024 after working at the paper as a news writer since 2017. She oversees the paper's news section and leads annual special sections, from our Sustainability Issue to our philanthropy issue known as Give Guide. As time allows, she...