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Thursday, May 2, 2013
RALLY AGAINST DEPORTATION Hundreds march in Boise for change in immigration laws
1 dead in house fire Cause of blaze, death near Pickles Butte under investigation By NICK GROFF
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NAMPA — One person is dead after a house fire Wednesday near Pickles Butte Landfill in Nampa. Damage to the exterior of the home appeared minimal, and the cause of the blaze and the female victim’s death are still under investigation. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Report: TV violence persistent Some fear graphic content will only get worse despite real life incidents By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
Advocates: Families key to reform By MIKE BUTTS mbutts@idahopress.com
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ven though she’s an American citizen who owns her own business, Dianne Victoria drove 2 1/2 hours to attend Wednesday’s Family Unity March in Boise. “I have no need to be here,” Victoria said as she held a sign that read “Keeping Families Together” at the Julia Davis Park immigration rally. Hundreds of advocates for immigration reform attended the rally and march to the Statehouse. Their message was to change immigration laws so families can stay intact. “It is so sad when a mother takes her kids to school and doesn’t know if she is going to see them again,” Victoria said about immigrants in the country without legal status. “People who have been here for 20 or 30 years, they’re not criminals.” The Rev. Karen Hunter of Grace Episcopal Church in Nampa used her faith to advocate for what she called justice for immigrants. “God means for all families to be together,” Hunter said. In prayer, Hunter said, “Lord Christ, help us tell the truth about how broken our (immigration) system is.” When one speaker asked for volunteers to share stories about family and immigration, Alejandra Mejia, 19, took the band shell stage and the microphone. The Boise State University political science major said, in English and Spanish, she lives in
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Top: Virgilio Medina, Nampa, rallies near the Idaho Capitol Building during the Wednesday evening Family Unity March in support of immigration reform. Directly above: Evalyn Soriano, 2, Caldwell, reaches for her mother Amanda Soriano while sitting on the shoulders of her father Carlos Soriano at the rally. fear that her parents will be deported. She Some in the crowd held printed red said if that happens she would have to drop signs that said, “The Time is Now – Keep out of school to take care of her siblings. Families Together.” Mejia said she is interested in studying to become an immigration attorney. Please see Immigration, A5
NEW YORK — Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on primetime television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting. A study of 392 prime-time scripted programs on broadcast networks shown during the month following Vice President Joe Biden’s January meeting with entertainment industry executives on the topic revealed that 193 had some incident of violence, according to the Parents Television Council. Some are cartoonish — quite literally, with Homer strangling Bart for mouthing off on “The Simpsons” — but there is plenty of gunplay, stabbings and beat-downs. Real life has continued to intrude on television entertainment as the months go by. NBC pulled an episode of its serial killer drama “Hannibal” after the Boston Marathon bombing, as did ABC with a “Castle” episode where a character stepped on a pressure-sensitive bomb. Some Newtown parents objected to a recent “Glee” episode that depicted a school shooting. “I think it is only going to get worse,” said Dr. Victor Strasburger, pediatrics professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, who has written frequently on the topic of violence in the media. He said media executives are “not willing to own up to their public health responsibilities.” TV executives are reluctant to talk about violent content, and when pressed question any link between what they air on television and aggressive behavior in real life.
Please see Violence, A4 Deaths Kimberly Avenell Mary Butler
Robert Eoff Thelma George Robert Hodge
Neil Jones Robert Ledford Wilma Murphy
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