Legislative Exercises

1. HB 1248 - 2009-10 Evaluating the need for a digital forensic crime lab.
2. Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness - 10/21/09 1:00 pm
3. Hurst, Christopher
4. Yvonne Walker, Research Analyst
5. Don Cox (R)Joe Schmick (R)
6. Committees:Agriculture & Rural Economic Development(Ranking Minority Member)Financial Institutions Housing & InsuranceRulesWays & Means
(a) SB 5076 Creating the Washington grain commission.
7. (360) 786-7844
8. http://www.tvw.org/search/siteSearch.cfm?keywords=House%20Public&bhcp=1
9.Ways & Means - 10/01/09 1:30 pm
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11. Mar 25 Senate Rules "X" file.
(a) Senators Jarrett, Kohl-Welles
(b) 5,257
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Flu

Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd praised health and wellness center workers for both their preparation and execution in dealing with swine flu cases.

"The campus clinic has been open additional days in response to student demand, and our health-care providers have put in extra hours dispensing compassionate care and sound medical advice in equal measure," Floyd said.

pdc assignment

1. Susan Fagan, Glen Stockwell, Patricia Hailey, Darin Watkins, Arthur Swannack
2. $142,483.00 (raised) $109,439.05 (spent).
3. 10,779.33 and 51,147.08
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speech practice

Standing before the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to 200,000 supporters on justice and equality for all people regardless of skin color.

"We refuse to believe the bank of justice is bankrupt," King said.

King addressed the inability of the current government to uphold both the promises of democracy and the Emancipation Proclamation. He expresses his dreams of brother and sisterhood, where one day people will be able to join together without the constraints of segregation. A hundred years later and people of color are still bound by injustice, he said.

"Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy," he said.

Throughout his speech, King calls for equality and understanding. Instead of expressing hate and judgment based on skin color, judge on the quality of character, he said.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009818847_idtheft07m.html
A Seattle woman caught her own identity theif. After the woman had racked up thousands of dollars in debt she came into the victim's line at JCpenny. This article describes how a number of identity theifs have been caught and describes the heroic actions of the victim Michelle McCambridge. The police stated that what was different about these cases were the ability of the victims to be proactive about their situation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/world/europe/08britain.html?hp
Three men were found guilty of attempting to bomb at least seven trans-Atlantic airlines. This was the largest counterterrorism in British history.

For my beat I, like many other students in this course, chose to focus on crime. However, instead of focusing solely on crime around the Pullman area I decided to also add another valuable aspect. Safety is something that is often overlooked when it comes to crime. The majority of people are simply interested on what happened. By adding safety to my beat I am able to discuss prevention and increase the information people receive. Therefore, I am able to put a more personal spin on a classic topic.

I decided to make crime and safety my beat because I thought the two fit very well together. In stories on crime, the events are merely explained. I feel that this leaves out a lot of the surrounding details. When reading these stories I always wondered what more could have been done. This beat will explore two sides of the same issue. It is about prevention as well as current events.

My beat is not going to be an advice column. Instead of advising people on how to protect themselves, I will be informing them on what is being done to protect them in their community. This involves following recent news and looking into programs that are offered in the area.

The experts for my beat are people who are actively part of the community and who hold inside information on recent happenings. For the crime portion, the Pullman police department is probably the most reliable source. They would have the correct and most accurate information because they are specifically trained to deal with crime. This includes not only the actual police officers but the police interns as well. In addition to the Pullman police department, groups specifically oriented towards safety precautions would have valuable information for my beat. On campus organizations like Women’s Transit and Safe Walk are examples. A more obscure expert could be someone who teaches a self defense class.

Recently, this beat has been a particular focus in the Pullman area. With recent assaults, both local and state publications have attempted to report on the crimes. Historically crime stories have sold numerous papers. Immediately entering the communication world, students learn that a few specific things draw readers in. One of them happens to be conflict. In crime stories, conflict has a major role in the events.

Pullman is a smaller community with the focal point being the university. Locally, the most important issues concern direct happenings. Lately this involves the assaults, economic issues, and the swine flu scare. My beat being crime and safety will interest the people of Pullman because it directly affects them. Unlike crime stories from the city, Pullman’s crime is happening within a smaller range. These stories are occurring closely within this small community. It is something that people will not only find interesting but also be educational.

3 possible sources:

Heather Prigger
Pullman Police Intern
Hprigger@wsu.edu

(360) 620- 6257

Joshua Hart
Safe Walk

Joshua.hart@email.wsu.edu

(509) 335-Walk

Alexa Nemeth
Student Legal Services

Alexa.nemeth@email.wsu.edu

3 story ideas:

An article concerning the Legal Aid services WSU provides for students. What are the most common circumstances involving students who seek legal counsel? What is the cost? Why have this option at all? Basically just the merit of offering students these kind of services.

Story involving the development of Safe Walk. Why does the student body need this type of service. Is it because of the recent assaults or just to provide a safer atmosphere for students. Is there a reason it operates only on the weekends? Also is this service available for both male and female students?

Although there recently was an article published about Women’s Transit in the Daily Evergreen, I’d like to do a more in depth story about this service. When the assaults on campus first became common knowledge I knew several female students who called for rides only to realize the service was unavailable. I wanted to write an article about why it does not immediately begin operating when the school year starts. Also I’d like to examine the rules for transportation.

3 recent articles:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/us/02offenders.html?_r=1&hp

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009765519_apuspowerwindows.html

http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/29185

http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/29204
This story from the Daily Evergreen actually relates to my first story idea. It talks about how Women's Transit is opening earlier due to the recent assaults on campus. It is really short but points out information about Women's Transit for any female student who is interested in the service.

http://www.nytimes.com/
In California the predicted cooler temperatures may help firefighters to combat the intense wildfires. In regards to my beat it references the amount of damage to the land and surrounding buildings.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009782448_daycare01m.html