The Whitworthian

Issue date: 4/22/08 Last Updated: 4/21/08

City of Spokane announces plans for ombudsman

The city of Spokane announced a proposal April 9 to hire a police ombudsman.

Several policemen in other cities are opposed to the proposal, according to the Spokesman-Review.

The ombudsman would be a full-time position paid by the city to keep an eye on citizen complaints.

The proposal awaits ratification by the Spokane Police Guild.

Trial for Seattle Jewish Center shooter begins

The trial for the suspect in a 2006 shooting at the Jewish center in Seattle began last week.

Naveed Haq faces charges for shooting six employees at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

One of the shootings was fatal.

Since the shootings, the federation has spent about $1.5 million on security improvements to the facility.

If convicted, Haq could face life in prison without parole.

Pope encourages young people to avoid materialism

Pope Benedict talked to about 30,000 young adults April 19 and urged them to avoid drugs and materialism and to work to seek the truth.

He spoke at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.

Singer Kelly Clarkson kicked off the event before Pope Benedict took the stage.

The event was part of Pope Benedict's first papal visit to the United States from April 15-20.

Russian energy corporation closes nuclear reactor

NOTE: This brief contains a correction.

A nuclear reactor in Russia was closed April 19 by Russia's nuclear energy corporation.

The reactor had been used for about 40 years to make plutonium that could eventually be used to make nuclear weapons.

The plant was reopened during the 1960s during the arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States.*

*In the original posting, the time period the plant was opened was incorrect. The plant opened in the 1960s.

Sources: Spokesman-Review, New York Times, MSNBC

 

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