âTogether foreverâ: Idaho veteran who fought to be buried with her wife dies at 81
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Karen Hicks, sister of the late Idaho Navy veteran Madelynn âLeeâ Taylor, stands by two photographs of Taylor at Hicksâ Nampa home on Tuesday. Taylor was known for her work advocating for LGBT rights, including challenging state law to allow her wifeâs ashes to be interred alongside hers at a granite columbarium at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. | Sarah Miller, Idaho Statesman
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) Madelynn âLeeâ Taylor knew she wanted to be laid to rest with her wife. The Idaho woman felt so strongly that she took her convictions with her to court in 2014, fighting Idaho officials to ensure that her spouse, Jean Mixner, could share her columbarium vault at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
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Idaho was actually one of the last states to recognize MLK Day as a state holiday. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 6:06 AM PST January 18, 2021
BOISE, Idaho President Ronald Reagan signed a bill in 1983 making the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a federal holiday, beginning in 1986.
On every third Monday of January, the country - and Idahoans - honor Dr. King’s work, contributions, and ideas which accelerated civil rights into the modern era.
But not every state recognized the holiday right away.
Idaho was actually one of the last states to recognize MLK Day as a state holiday.
Boise State postponing MLK events due to âsecurity concernsâ from national unrest
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Activist, educator and scholar Angela Davis, whoâs been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world for decades, was supposed to speak during a virtual event at Boise State University to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.âs legacy. Officials say the cancellation is due to security concerns from national unrest and the upcoming presidential inauguration.
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Boise State University officials say the cancellation of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event featuring African-American civil rights activist Angela Davis is due to security concerns from national unrest and the upcoming presidential inauguration.