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NORTHWEST (DVW2UHJRQLDQ Page 2A 7KXUVGD\1RYHPEHU Lynching murals spark debate In wake of lawsuit, Latinos ZLQ<DNLPDVHDWV By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press %2,6( ² 7ZR PXUDOV GHSLFWLQJ WKH O\QFKLQJ RI DQ $PHULFDQ ,QGLDQ LQ D IRUPHU ,GDKR FRXQW\ FRXUWKRXVH DUH RQFHDJDLQDWWKHFHQWHURIDGLVDJUHHPHQW over whether they should be displayed or covered up as offensive. +LVWRULFSUHVHUYDWLRQLVWVDQGPHPEHUV RI ,GDKR¶V WULEHV RSSRVH FRYHULQJ WKH \HDUROG PXUDOV WKDW ZHUH FRPPLV- VLRQHGDVSDUWRID'HSUHVVLRQHUDSURJUDP to help put artists to work, arguing that the SXEOLFFDQOHDUQIURPKLVWRU\¶VPLVWDNHV However, the University of Idaho — currently leasing the building as a satellite FDPSXVRILWVODZVFKRRO²FRQWHQGVWKH PXUDOVFUHDWHDQHJDWLYHOHDUQLQJVSDFH 6WDWH RI¿FLDOV KHOG D SXEOLF KHDULQJ Wednesday to gather public input as they consider weighing in on the issue. The PXUDOVKDYHEHHQFRYHUHGHYHUVLQFHWKH college opened up the law school earlier this year. ³,WPD\QRWEHWDVWHIXODQGLWPD\QRW EH DUW EXW LW GLVSOD\V VRPH RI WKH SDVW history that happened in our state,” said %ODLQH(GPRDPHPEHURIWKH6KRVKRQH %DQQRFN 7ULEH ³7KHVH PXUDOV QHHG WR be openly displayed. The reasons behind WKHVHPXUDOVQHHGWREHGLVFXVVHG´ 7KHPXUDOVVKRZDQ,QGLDQLQEXFN- skin breeches, on his knees with his hands ERXQGEHKLQGKLVEDFN+HLVÀDQNHGE\ RQHZKLWHPDQKROGLQJDULÀHDQGDQRWKHU KROGLQJWKHHQGRIDQRRVHGDQJOLQJIURP a tree. 7ZHQW\VL[ PXUDOV ZHUH SDLQWHG LQ VRXWKHUQ &DOLIRUQLD DQG PRXQWHG LQ WKH IRUPHU$GD&RXQW\FRXUWKRXVHLQ %HFDXVHWKHPXUDOVDUHLQVWDOOHGDVSDUW RI WKH KLVWRULF EXLOGLQJ¶V VWDLUFDVH ZDOO WKH VWDWH LV EDQQHG IURP WDPSHULQJ RU destroying the paintings. SPOKANE (AP) — In the wake of a federal court lawsuit, Hispanic candi- GDWHVKDYHIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH EHHQHOHFWHGWRWKH<DNLPD City Council. Two Latina candidates won council seats on Tuesday and a third was leading her opponent. 7KLV ZDV WKH ¿UVW HOHF- WLRQ VLQFH WKH $PHULFDQ Civil Liberties Union of Washington sued the city under the federal Voting 5LJKWV$FWGHPDQGLQJWKDW WKH FRPPXQLW\¶V HOHFWLRQ V\VWHP EH FKDQJHG WR JLYH Hispanics a better chance of winning elections. <DNLPDZKLFKKDVDERXW 90,000 residents, is about 40 percent Hispanic. The DJULFXOWXUDO FRPPXQLW\ LV PLOHVHDVWRI6HDWWOH ³7KH $&/8¶V YRWLQJ rights case was intended to JLYH/DWLQRVLQ<DNLPDWKHLU rightful voice on the City Council, after decades of EHLQJ VKXW RXW IURP UHSUH- sentation,” said Kathleen Taylor, executive director of the group. “We are thrilled with this historic election that ensures the Latino FRPPXQLW\ ZLOO KDYH VHDWV at the table when decisions DUHPDGH´ 7KH VWDWH 'HPRFUDWLF Party also praised the RXWFRPH “A Latino will sit on the FLW\FRXQFLOIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH LQ <DNLPD¶V KLVWRU\´ VDLG Jaxon Ravens, chair of the :DVKLQJWRQ 6WDWH 'HPR- cratic Party. “Largely due to the Voting Rights Act, a FRPPXQLW\ WKDW KDG EHHQ disenfranchised will now have a voice in their local JRYHUQPHQW´ 7KH RXWFRPH VKRZV the state needs to pass the Washington Voting Rights Act, which has stalled in the Legislature, Ravens said. “We need what happened in <DNLPDWRULSSOHDFURVVWKH AP Photo/Matt Cilley, File In this Jan. 17, 2007 photo, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Vice Chairman Lee Juan Tyler talks with others from his group while shooting some video of murals depicting the lynching of an Indian during a tour of the old Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho. “The history of art is the history of KXPDQLW\ LQ DOO RI LWV FRPSOH[LW\´ VDLG 0LFKDHO )DLVRQ H[HFXWLYH GLUHFWRU RI WKH,GDKR&RPPLVVLRQRQWKH$UWV³7KH PXUDOV VKRXOG EH GLVSOD\HG ZLWK WKH SURSHUFRQWH[WXDOL]HGSODTXHV´ 0XFK WKH VDPH DUJXPHQWV DERXW WKH PXUDOV ZHUH UHSHDWHG QHDUO\ QLQH \HDUV DJR ZKHQ ODZPDNHUV EHJDQ SUHSDULQJ WR PRYH LQWR WKH FRXUWKRXVH while the Capitol underwent renova- WLRQV /DZPDNHUV KLVWRULDQV DQG WULEDO PHPEHUVFDPHWRDVROXWLRQE\VSHQGLQJ PRQWKV ² GHVFULEHG DV SDLQIXO RQ Wednesday — working on appropriate explanatory language to post on plaques XQGHU WKH PXUDOV WR RIIHU KLVWRULFDO FRQWH[WWRWKHLPDJHV However, now that the law school is occupying the building, the debate has resurfaced. ³&RYHULQJ WKH PXUDOV LV QRW HUDVLQJ KLVWRU\´ VDLG 0DUN $GDPV GHDQ RI the university law school. “The display RI WKH PXUDOV VD\V SDUWLFXODUO\ WR RXU 1DWLYH$PHULFDQDQG$IULFDQ$PHULFDQ students, that people like you are not ZHOFRPHKHUH´ 7\ 6LPSVRQ D PHPEHU RI WKH 1H] Perce Tribe, echoed support for covering WKHPXUDOV³,GRQ¶WVHHDYLEUDQWKLVWRU\ LQ WKH PXUDO , VHH SDLQ , VHH JHQRFLGH WKDW KDV ORQJUHDFKLQJ LPSDFWV RQ RXU SHRSOHWRGD\´6LPSVRQVDLG BRIEFLY Man shot in Pasco may City eyes raising taxes to have been killed by own gun fund anti-gang program Truck hauling frozen blood crashes in Oregon 3$6&2$3²$3DVFRPDQZKR ZDVNLOOHGODVWPRQWKPD\KDYHEHHQ shot with his own gun while giving a ride to the two alleged shooters. The Tri-City Herald reports that court GRFXPHQWVXQVHDOHG7XHVGD\VKRZWKDW 18-year-old George Thacker was shot ¿YHWLPHVLQWKHKHDGDQGQHFNSRVVLEO\ at close range. He was killed Oct. 7 and found near a cable bridge. &RXUWGRFXPHQWVVKRZWKDWD Chevrolet Cobalt, which Thacker had been seen driving, was found with a ODUJHDPRXQWRIEORRGDQGXQVSHQWPP pistol rounds were found at the scene. Brothers 23-year-old Nathan Quintero and 17-year-old Jaden Quintero have ERWKSOHDGHGQRWJXLOW\WR7KDFNHU¶V shooting. Their trials are scheduled for Dec. 16. OAKRIDGE (AP) — Police say two WUXFNGULYHUVIURP7H[DVZHUHLQMXUHG ZKHQWKHLUWUXFNKDXOLQJIUR]HQEORRG FUDVKHGRYHUDQHPEDQNPHQWRQDUXUDO Oregon highway. 2UHJRQ6WDWH3ROLFHVD\WKHPHQ ZHUHWDNHQWRDKRVSLWDOLQ6SULQJ¿HOG after the crash early Wednesday PRUQLQJ%RWKDUHH[SHFWHGWRUHFRYHU Police say the truck was pulling a refrigerated box trailer carrying 30,000 SRXQGVRIIUR]HQEORRGDQGSODVPD EHLQJWUDQVSRUWHGIRUPHGLFDOSXUSRVHV +D]DUGRXVPDWHULDOVWHDPVUHVSRQGHG to the scene, and the road was closed for PRUHWKDQKRXUV Police say the truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 58 near Oakridge when the driver drifted off the roadway. WALLA WALLA (AP) — The Walla Walla City Council is considering raising taxes to increase anti-gang activity. The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reports that the council on Wednesday will consider a proposal to use $169,542 in banked-levy-capacity taxes, as well as take an additional $40,778 in taxes EH\RQGDVWDWHPDQGDWHGFDSIRUWKHFLW\ WRIXQGPRUHLQLWLDWLYHVWRFRPEDWJDQJ violence. 7KHFDSFRPHVIURPVWDWHODZWKDW says cities can increase taxes up to 1 SHUFHQWRUWKHUDWHRIWKH,PSOLFLW3ULFH 'HÀDWRU²DPHDVXUHPHQWRILQFUHDVHLQ FRVWRIJRRGVDQGVHUYLFHV²DQGPXVW take the lower of the two. 7KHFRXQFLOZLOOQHHGDVXSHUPDMRULW\ to pass the resolution of need to fund SXEOLFVDIHW\SURJUDPV Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today with a shower in spots, but a snow shower in the mountains. Cascades: Cloudy today. Showers across the north; a morning rain or snow shower, then rain and drizzle in central parts. Northern California: Periods of clouds and sun today; cold. Clear tonight; cold. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Today Friday WSW 6-12 WSW 7-14 VAR 3-6 SW 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 1 2 state,” he said. 7KH 'HPRFUDWLF 3DUW\ KLUHG D ¿HOG RUJDQL]HU LQ <DNLPD DQG RUJDQL]HG a get-out-the-vote drive, Ravens said. 7KHQXPEHURI+LVSDQLF residents has exploded in the central portion of Wash- ington in recent decades, ZLWK VRPH FRPPXQLWLHV EHFRPLQJ PDMRULW\ Hispanic. But political clout has not followed the popu- lation gains. <DNLPD¶V +LVSDQLF SRSXODWLRQTXDGUXSOHGIURP WR ZLWK PDQ\ new residents drawn to ZRUN LQ WKH UHJLRQ¶V DJUL- culture and food-processing industries. 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