2023 One year ago
Starting her keynote speech with an interactive game of claims ranging from distorted audio clips, AI-generated photographs and infographics, Katie Sanders asked members of the audience what they were already thinking. “Do you think you could be a fact-check reporter?” she said. “Do you have what it takes?” Sanders, managing editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning website PolitiFact, gave an informative keynote speech at the University of Idaho’s annual media ethics symposium at the Bruce M. Pitman Center, about the importance of finding the truth and fact-checking information in today’s digital age. ... Moscow officials discussed two major construction projects, including one intended to make a major north-south roadway more accessible to pedestrians. The city was recently awarded $1 million in federal funding to create a continuous sidewalk from one end of Mountain View Road to the other. The Moscow Administrative Committee heard a presentation about the project from city engineer Nate Suhr and grants manager Alisa Anderson.
2019 Five years ago
At the University of Idaho, inside a small 120-square-foot room, much of the queer and transgender community gather on campus. The space, one of two offices assigned to Julie Keleher, director of the UI LGBTQA Office, was offered up in 2016 and converted into the UI LGBTQA Lounge. “I decided one summer that the students needed a place where they could just be themselves and a place where they can study,” Keleher said. “So I flip-flopped some furniture and created a lounge out of my former office.” ... The Pullman City Council approved the annexation of 165 acres of land and the city is one step closer to completing its $1.4 millon Lawson Gardens event center. The new land annexed by the city belonged to Donald and Shirley Quist, west of the intersection of Crestview Street and Sunnyside Drive. It borders city limits on its north side and is considered part of the city’s urban growth area in the 1999 Pullman Comprehensive Plan.
2014 10 years ago
Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert said the city is going to rely further on teamwork to affect positive change. Lambert, who was sworn into office in January, delivered his State of the City address to a group of about 130 community members during the Moscow Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at the Best Western Plus University Inn. ... The Washington State Board of Education last week awarded Franklin Elementary the state’s first English Language Acquisition Award. Franklin was among 42 other schools across 26 Washington school districts to receive the award. The award recognizes Early Language Learner students — those who speak English as a second language — who have made the most progress toward becoming proficient in English. According to the state board, ELL students are the fastest growing subgroup of students in Washington schools.
