State Library eClips
* It’s official: West Coast sardine fishery shutdown continues for 2nd year
* Black Lives Matter: Rap group logo helped spark racial profiling scandal
* Higher Ed Reading List: Oregonians passed $755.6 million in community college bonds since 2006
* Logging operation will close Tumble Creek Trail in Detroit
* How Oregon’s clean energy law could affect power bills
* Marijuana sales in Oregon City? Voters asked to weigh in – again
* Report: DOJ investigators lacked training ahead of racial profiling incident
* Two C.O. schools picked for earthquake-related improvements
* No local schools, water systems tested above federal lead standard between 2013-15
* Study: life expectancy for poor in Deschutes County higher than national average
* Suit: Grouse protections not driven by science
* Editorial: Complete the ODOT review — Opinion
* Healing In Harney County
* Black Lives Matter Report: Tweet Quoting Public Enemy Prompted DOJ Investigation
* Jordan Cove LNG Backers Appeal Federal Permit Denial
* Oregon House Speaker Criticizes DEQ Investigation Of Swan Island Odors
* Tue 8 AM Oregon Finds Few “Hang Up And Drive”
* Gypsy moth spray campaign begins April 16 in Portland
* Steelhead fishing season extended on northeast Oregon rivers
* OUR VIEW: Rural white women face declining lifespans — Opinion
* Proposed Rogue River preserve in line for lottery grant
* Other Views: Working together for forest management — Guest Opinion
* Our View: State should renew fire insurance policy — Opinion
* Guest Opinion: BLM should close more roads in the Cascade-Siskiyou Monument — Guest Opinion
* Full water supply expected
* Klamath agreements a ‘first step’
* Future of the Klamath
* To ODFW, ‘free’ now means $6 — Opinion
* A fostering relationship
* Jordan Cove LNG appeals denial
* Hydro agreement changes made without using the rule of law — Guest Opinion
* Don’t let recreational marijuana get a foothold in county — Guest Opinion
* Veresen asks FERC for reconsideration
* Stranded dolphin a rare sight on North Coast
* Lawmakers Rayfield, Gelser warn of budget cuts ahead
* Boundary lines drawn
* Fix wont help TD
* Cascade Locks Council meets Monday on water measure
* Another Voice: Nestles water bottling plant would hurt Cascade Locks — Guest Opinion
* The problem with illegal fin-clipping
* Jordan Cove companies ask regulators for rehearing
* Oregon Department of Justice Releases Results of Black Lives Matter Probe
* Toxic air in The Dalles concerns residents
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IT’S OFFICIAL: WEST COAST SARDINE FISHERY SHUTDOWN CONTINUES FOR 2ND YEAR (Portland Oregonian)
West coast sardine fishermen for a second straight season will have to keep their boats moored or find something else to catch.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER: RAP GROUP LOGO HELPED SPARK RACIAL PROFILING SCANDAL (Portland Oregonian)
A racial-profiling scandal at the Oregon Department of Justice in which an agent collected a top official’s Twitter messages while searching for the Black Lives Matter hashtag appears to have been an “isolated incident,”
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HIGHER ED READING LIST: OREGONIANS PASSED $755.6 MILLION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS SINCE 2006 (Portland Oregonian)
In the past decade, Oregon voters have approved $755.6 million in capital construction bonds for more than a dozen community colleges across the state.
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LOGGING OPERATION WILL CLOSE TUMBLE CREEK TRAIL IN DETROIT (Salem Statesman Journal)
A logging operation near Detroit will close a popular hiking trail this spring and summer.
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HOW OREGON’S CLEAN ENERGY LAW COULD AFFECT POWER BILLS (Salem Statesman Journal)
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill in February that requires public utility companies to phase out coal from their energy portfolios by 2030.
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MARIJUANA SALES IN OREGON CITY? VOTERS ASKED TO WEIGH IN – AGAIN (Portland Tribune)
Some cities in Oregon are missing out on the large amount of revenue being generated by recreational marijuana sales.
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REPORT: DOJ INVESTIGATORS LACKED TRAINING AHEAD OF RACIAL PROFILING INCIDENT (Bend Bulletin)
-Supervisor approved report, spurred by reference to hip-hop group-
Investigators in the Oregon Department of Justice don’t receive enough training to prevent the type of racial profiling that occurred within the agency last fall, according to a report by an independent investigator who looked into surveillance of Black Lives Matter supporters.
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TWO C.O. SCHOOLS PICKED FOR EARTHQUAKE-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS (Bend Bulletin)
Two Central Oregon schools are among those picked to share $50.3 million for construction to protect against earthquakes, state officials announced last week.
Of the 41 schools awarded grants last week, only a handful were east of the Cascades.
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NO LOCAL SCHOOLS, WATER SYSTEMS TESTED ABOVE FEDERAL LEAD STANDARD BETWEEN 2013-15 (Bend Bulletin)
No schools or water systems in Central Oregon had water samples that exceeded a federal standard for lead levels in water between 2013 and late 2015, according to the Associated Press.
The APs analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data found that more than 1,000 water systems across the country exceeded the federal lead standard between January 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2015, including more than 60 schools and water systems in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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STUDY: LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR POOR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE (Bend Bulletin)
Poor people in the Bend area have a higher life expectancy than the national average, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
According to a New York Times analysis, the life expectancy for a 40-year-old earning less than $28,000 per year in Deschutes County is 81.6 years, about 2.2 years longer than the national average.
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SUIT: GROUSE PROTECTIONS NOT DRIVEN BY SCIENCE (Bend Bulletin)
Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administrations greater sage grouse protection plan say a trail of internal government documents shows politics drove a predetermined policy that conflicts with scientific findings.
The federal court motion seeks to void the protections that have restricted the development of millions of acres of federal land across the West. In some cases, the protections have made sections of federal land off limits.
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EDITORIAL: COMPLETE THE ODOT REVIEW — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
The state of Oregon could really use a new transportation plan in 2017. But first legislators and the public need restored confidence in the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Gov. Kate Brown called for a performance review of ODOT in November. It still hasnt begun. It might not be finished before legislators are preparing for next years session.
Thats not good enough.
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HEALING IN HARNEY COUNTY (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Two months after the end of the armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Think Out Loud is returning to Harney County to moderate a discussion about how the community is healing and what its future may look like. Well hear from Harney County Judge Steve Grasty, Sheriff Dave Ward, and other community members.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER REPORT: TWEET QUOTING PUBLIC ENEMY PROMPTED DOJ INVESTIGATION (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
A quick internet search this past September may have saved the Oregon Department of Justice from accusations of institutional racism, major embarrassment and an $88,000 investigation.
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JORDAN COVE LNG BACKERS APPEAL FEDERAL PERMIT DENIAL (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The companies backing the Jordan Cove energy project in southern Oregon have appealed a federal decision denying permits needed to move forward.
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OREGON HOUSE SPEAKER CRITICIZES DEQ INVESTIGATION OF SWAN ISLAND ODORS (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek has criticized the state Department of Environmental Qualitys handling of a contentious air quality problem in North Portland, and is asking the agency to reconsider a determination that paint fumes from a truck maker are not posing a nuisance to neighbors.
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OREGON FINDS FEW “HANG UP AND DRIVE” (Jefferson Public Radio)
Do you get the impression that a LOT of people are texting on their cell phones will driving? Your impression is correct, according to a study of distracted driving commissioned by the Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT and run by Southern Oregon University.
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GYPSY MOTH SPRAY CAMPAIGN BEGINS APRIL 16 IN PORTLAND (Capital Press)
-Gypsy moths, if unchecked, can heavily damage forests.-
The Oregon Department of Agriculture will begin spraying for gypsy moths April 16 in Portland.
The department plans three applications by helicopter in the St. Johns, Forest Park and Hayden Island areas of Portland, about 8,800 acres total.
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STEELHEAD FISHING SEASON EXTENDED ON NORTHEAST OREGON RIVERS (East Oregonian)
-Steelhead fishing season has been extended on the Grande Ronde, Wallowa and Imnaha rivers.-
Anglers will have another 15 days to fish for spring steelhead on the Grande Ronde, Wallowa and Imnaha rivers including Big Sheep Creek under revised regulations by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
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OUR VIEW: RURAL WHITE WOMEN FACE DECLINING LIFESPANS — OPINION (East Oregonian)
-The Washington Post this Sunday published a deeply troubling look at how addictions, depression and other factors cut decades from the lifespans of women, especially in Americas countryside and small towns.-
Middle-aged white women in places like Eastern Oregon are dying long before they should a reversal in decades of improving life expectancy in the U.S.
Ed. Note: Washington Post story below.
A new divide in American death
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/04/10/a-new-divide-in-american-death/
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PROPOSED ROGUE RIVER PRESERVE IN LINE FOR LOTTERY GRANT (Medford Mail Tribune)
Plans to buy and preserve a 352-acre ranch along the upper Rogue River is on the cusp of securing an Oregon Lottery grant that would account for more than half the purchase price.
An Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board review committee proposes that the full $1,385,255 requested by the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy toward buying the MacArthur Ranch and turning it into the Rogue River Preserve be granted.
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OTHER VIEWS: WORKING TOGETHER FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT — GUEST OPINION (Medford Mail Tribune)
The state of Oregon signed a new agreement last week that should bring more cooperation between the state and the federal government in managing national forests.
Every summer as the wildfires race through the national forests and the air in Bend gets smoky, it’s tempting to throw up your hands and think the federal government is never going to get forest management right.
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OUR VIEW: STATE SHOULD RENEW FIRE INSURANCE POLICY — OPINION (Medford Mail Tribune)
Nearly everyone who owns a house carries fire insurance. It’s considered prudent to insure against a catastrophe that can destroy everything you own, and mortgage lenders require it to protect their interest. But the state of Oregon carries fire insurance, too against the wildfires that have become almost routine in recent summers.
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GUEST OPINION: BLM SHOULD CLOSE MORE ROADS IN THE CASCADE-SISKIYOU MONUMENT — GUEST OPINION (Medford Mail Tribune)
Recreation including hunting is a definite benefit of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. I am a hunter. We are truly blessed to have such a national amenity in our local backyard even if it is still a work in progress. But neither hunting nor any type of recreation is the monuments purpose.
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FULL WATER SUPPLY EXPECTED (Herald and News)
Good news for the Klamath Project: Irrigators are slated to receive full, or nearly full, water deliveries this season.
At the annual Klamath Water Users Association meeting Thursday, David Murillo, director of the Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region, said based on current levels in Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Project farmers can expect to receive a full water supply in 2016.
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KLAMATH AGREEMENTS A ‘FIRST STEP’ (Herald and News)
The landmark Klamath agreements signed Wednesday are only one piece of the Basins water solution, groups say.
Audubon California commended the deal while pointing out that Klamath wildlife refuges remain without water certainty and adequate water supplies to support migrating waterfowl.
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FUTURE OF THE KLAMATH (Herald and News)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell signed a long-awaited Klamath pact Wednesday and announced that only one more major obstacle stands in the way of demolishing four Klamath River dams.
Standing alongside the mouth of the Klamath River in Klamath, Calif., Jewell announced a final draft of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement KHSA has been reached. Additionally, a separate, but just as important agreement, called the Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement, is also finalized.
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TO ODFW, ‘FREE’ NOW MEANS $6 — OPINION (Herald and News)
Most people have heard the phrase “What part of no don’t you understand?”
Well, perhaps there is someone who can explain to me, or better yet explain to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, “What part of free don’t you understand?”
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A FOSTERING RELATIONSHIP (Herald and News)
When Jenna Rood was in the third grade, a Department of Human Services caseworker asked her questions about her home life.
I lied for my parents because at that time youre a kid and you do what your parents tell you to do, Rood said. You dont want to be separated from your parents.
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JORDAN COVE LNG APPEALS DENIAL (Herald and News)
Jordan Cove LNG submitted an appeal Monday to move forward with building an Oregon-based natural gas facility and connecting pipeline.
The appeal for rehearing was submitted after Jordan Cove announced it has secured another buyer for its product.
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HYDRO AGREEMENT CHANGES MADE WITHOUT USING THE RULE OF LAW — GUEST OPINION (Herald and News)
On April 4, 2016, the Browns Kathryn & Edmund ruling the Peoples Republics of Oregon and California, and U.S. Department of Interior Commissar Sally Jewell proudly announced the scheduling of an April 6, 2016 signing ceremony at the Yurok Tribes reservation.
This location is more symbolic than popularly realized because the U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws largely do not apply on sovereign Indian reservations.
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DON’T LET RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA GET A FOOTHOLD IN COUNTY — GUEST OPINION (Herald and News)
I have lived in beautiful Klamath County over 20 years. I love this community and this state with all its beauty and promise; I deeply value all those who give their time, treasure and talent building on Oregon’s strengths and making it a more healthy, vibrant place to live.
With that admiration in my heart, I have a few questions for those of us in Klamath County: moving toward the future do we want a society with more or less initiative than we have now?
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VERESEN ASKS FERC FOR RECONSIDERATION (The World)
Veresen Inc. announced Monday morning that the Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline will ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a rehearing of FERC’s order issued on March 11 that denied applications for authorization to build and run the Jordan Cove LNG terminal and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline.
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STRANDED DOLPHIN A RARE SIGHT ON NORTH COAST (Daily Astorian)
-A stranded dolphin that is not often seen in this area died on the beach near Seaside on Sunday night.-
A type of dolphin rarely seen in this area died on the beach south of Seaview, Sunday evening.
Police received a report of a stranded dolphin that was injured, but still alive, around 8 p.m., Sgt. Tony Leonetti of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in an email.
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LAWMAKERS RAYFIELD, GELSER WARN OF BUDGET CUTS AHEAD (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Two Corvallis-area state lawmakers cited a number of accomplishments from the 2016 legislative session but warned of looming state budget cutbacks during a meeting of the Corvallis City Club on Monday.
Rising public employee retirement costs, falling Medicaid funding and other factors are expected to create a $1.3 billion state budget shortfall going into the 2017 session, said Rep. Dan Rayfield, whose district includes Corvallis and Philomath.
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BOUNDARY LINES DRAWN (The Dalles Chronicle)
The Gorge Commission will finally check something off its to-do list that has been languishing there for nearly 30 years: Defining the boundaries of the 13 urban areas in the scenic area.
The original boundaries of the 292,000-acre Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and the 13 communities in it, were famously drawn with a felt marker on a small map.
The result was a boundary line so thick that in places, it was 200 to 300 feet wide.
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FIX WONT HELP TD (The Dalles Chronicle)
The gorge commission is finally firming up the boundaries of urban areas in the national scenic area, but the news really doesn’t help The Dalles, the town most anxious to expand its boundaries.
It essentially means nothing, said Dick Gassman, planning director for The Dalles.
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CASCADE LOCKS COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY ON WATER MEASURE (Hood River News)
The City of Cascade Locks will decide Monday whether to explicitly oppose a citizen-introduced ballot measure that would prevent big-scale water bottling companies including Nestle from setting up shop in Hood River County.
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ANOTHER VOICE: NESTLES WATER BOTTLING PLANT WOULD HURT CASCADE LOCKS — GUEST OPINION (Hood River News)
Besides being an elected member of Cascade Locks City Council, I own and operate a business here. I write on my own behalf and that of my constituents who support Measure 14-55. We believe it is important that people understand some of the reasons that many, many Cascade Locks residents support a yes vote on Water Protection Measure 14-55 and why we oppose Nestls proposed water bottling plant.
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THE PROBLEM WITH ILLEGAL FIN-CLIPPING (Douglas County News-Review)
Mike Springer of Roseburg leads fishing adventures with Springers Guide Service in the Cleveland Rapids on the Umpqua River. But on one day earlier this season, he witnessed six winter steelhead caught with deep, unhealed gouges out of their backs where people had previously cut off their adipose fins.
Springer’s discovery is one of the latest examples of anglers who illegally cut these fins in an attempt to bypass state law.
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JORDAN COVE COMPANIES ASK REGULATORS FOR REHEARING (Douglas County News-Review)
A month after its denial by federal regulators, the Jordan Cove Energy Project companies have formally requested a rehearing Friday.
In a 36-page submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the companies say that new deals made in the past month demonstrate a “public need,” the lack of which was the basis for FERC’s denial on March 11.
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RELEASES RESULTS OF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROBE (Willamette Week)
– Outside investigator finds poor training and supervision but calls the profiling “isolated incident.” –
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the results of an examination of the circ*mstances in which two DOJ investigators used a law enforcement surveillance tool to track the social media activity of the agency’s civil right chief, Erious Johnson.
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TOXIC AIR IN THE DALLES CONCERNS RESIDENTS (Northwest Cable News)
When Rachel Najjar moved from Beaverton to The Dalles last summer, she fell in love with the quaint town in the Columbia River Gorge.
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ALONE ON THE RANGE, SENIORS OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE (New York Times)
What’s it like to grow old in rural America?
Millie Goolsby is a retired nurse, so when she experienced chest pain five years ago, she recognized the signs of a potential heart attack. But her family didnt call 911. The drive from her home to the hospital in Klamath Falls, Ore., requires at least half an hour.
Ed. Note: This story was omitted from the weekend edition’s stories below the list of titles.
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