Weekly Wash notes traffic jam and local updates in Sandpoint
Sandpoint readers get a string of quick items from the Daily Bee. State highway inspectors visited to view a one way traffic plan as Long Bridge congestion backed up traffic for half an hour. Firefighters and a Lands Department tanker faced 45 minutes delays en route to a Sagle blaze. Local store touts tree ripened watermelons at low town price and Gibrani's Deli launches frozen yogurt. Frances Sleep no longer heads the Humane Society.
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Unmarried Couples and Family Law At ABA Convention
At the American Bar Association convention Chicago Tribune reports legal expert Riane Eisner of Los Angeles proposed a new family law to govern rights and duties of unmarried couples and even legalize their partnership. The current system favors one family form and denies equal protection. The critique notes possible unintended consequences that could reinforce the conventional system.
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Carter Finds Healing Return to Plains Pleasures
President Jimmy Carter returns to Plains for a weekend of family church and town visits. He starts at the peanut warehouse, strolls Main Street, and drives with his brother to the land. The pace includes Sunday School at United Methodist and a wedding, followed by a news conference and more calls on local shops and relatives.
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Reading Pleasure A Sex Scandal Watchdog
The Obey commission proposes a powerful administrator to oversee House support services and 43 recommendations to curb abuses, including tighter travel rules, grievance filing, space reallocation, and expense reporting. It aims to floor the package by late September and tighten ethics following past scandals involving Rep. Wayne Hays.
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Legal Ad Rules Shake Up Lawyer Advertising
A Los Angeles Times piece discusses the American Bar Association backing a code to curb ads and set rules for lawyer marketing. It notes the Supreme Court ruling that bans on fee disclosures were unconstitutional and predicts state bar groups will craft codes to inform the public while allowing some advertising details.
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Base Talks Stalled By Marcos and Carter Human Rights
Manila sources say talks on U S bases in the Philippines are on hold as tensions over Carter era human rights and Marcos in Third World politics complicate renegotiations of Clark Air Base and Subic Bay. The stalemate keeps a $150 million yearly exchange flowing and bases under a dormant 1991 agreement while Marcos edges toward democratic steps.
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