2023 One year ago
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta delivered a keynote address on “Amplifying the Voices of Farmworkers” at the CUB auditorium at Washington State University, urging students to take action and stand up against systemic oppression. Huerta, now 92 years old, is an American Labor leader and civil rights activist who has long advocated for farmworkers, women, the LGBTQ community and Mexican-American immigrants. She is also co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, alongside César Chávez. ... Earl Bennett is a Genesee resident, a former Idaho geologist and former University of Idaho professor. He is also a scripophilist — that is, someone who collects stock certificates. In particular, he collects stock certificates related to the Idaho mining industry. He has collected 1,500 stock certificates over the course of approximately 25 years. In total, they are worth an estimated $60,000.
2019 Five years ago
Pullman Regional Hospital is looking to spend about $10 million over seven years to join more than half of Washington’s hospitals in implementing an electronic medical records system. The system, called EPIC, stores a patient’s health information and history in one electronic location that is shared by other hospitals and physicians. The goal is to create convenience for the patient, doctor and hospital staff who will all be able access just one online portal for information. ... While Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his visit to Washington State University was not related to his bid for the U.S. presidency, it did not go unnoticed that it was the first time a presidential candidate has stopped on the Palouse since John F. Kennedy. Inslee stopped by WSU’s Pullman campus to lead a discussion on climate change — an issue he has made central to his campaign.
2014 10 years ago
The attorneys general for both Washington and Idaho visited the Palouse to talk about marijuana, sunshine laws and other issues relevant to their respective states. Both were wrapping up the second day of trips far from the state capitals. ... Debi Dockins sees helping youth as an important investment for any community. And she’s a fervent practitioner of that philosophy. Dockins is the prevention director for the Latah County Youth Advocacy Council, an organization designed to reduce drug and alcohol use among area teens. “It floors me all the things I get to see and do,” Dockins said. A Potlatch native, she is married, a mother of three and grandmother of two. LCYAC is in its ninth year of a 10-year grant provided by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
