State Library eClips
* Oregon Chief Education Officer Nancy Golden to retire
* One in five UO undergrad women surveyed report rape, sexual assault or evading sex abuse
* ‘Kicker’ tax rebate expected to kick, but not as hard
* By the numbers: Oregon wine’s 2014 was one of best yet
* Oregon National Guard to hit fire lines as John Day area blaze grows
* Should Oregon public officials’ reveal their mystery money?
* The crazy good rise of Oregon wine-making: Oregonomics — Opinion
* Oregon needs a new constitutional amendment for education funding — Guest Opinion
* 5 myths about wildfires: Washington Post opinion — Opinion
* Should Oregon public officials’ reveal their mystery money? video
* Police certification revoked for ex-cop who had inappropriate encounters with women
* I-5 in Portland to close nightly at I-405, Fremont and Marquam bridges for resurfacing project
* Hagg Lake now open as firefighters mop up brushfire off US 26
* Hop harvest heats up after warm summer
* Oregons Chief Education Officer retires
* Officials developing rehab plan for burned Oregon forest
* Living in the Ring of Fire — Guest Opinion
* Chief education officer Golden to retire
* Oregonians will get final ‘kicker’ figure Wednesday
* New law requires schools to screen students early for dyslexia
* Declaration of Independents
* Tourists Flock To Oregon, Especially From Abroad
* State Says Portland’s Mobile Medical Marijuana Cart Illegal
* Oregon Chief Education Officer To Retire
* Judge says no to motorized vehicles for juniper removal in wilderness
* Oregon ag and food exports find an expanding market in Asia
* Seed, cereal crop meetings feature slug researcher
* No Clean Water Act permit needed for Klamath drain
* IMESD superintendent stunned by Golden resignation
* Smoky air expected all week in Umatilla County
* Fires a reminder that forests need protection — Guest Opinion
* Fires won’t burn out Southern Oregon hunting season
* Relief may be in the air for Rogue Valley from fires, smoke
* Highway 26 now open
* Local task force sent to help fight Oregon fire
* Buoy 10 hatchery-only
* Dangerous decisions: In Clatsop County, gaps in the mental health safety net
* Quit distorting Oregons assisted suicide law — Opinion
* Crews gain control on Cornet-Windy Ridge, Eldorado fires
* Eagle Complex growth slows significantly
* Open primary would bring added cost to Oregon elections
* How to help Oregons wildfire victims
* Forest Service defends Canyon Creek response
* First responders continue to be wary of distracted or confused drivers
* Time’s up, VA: Fix your problems now — Opinion
* Stouts Creek fire surrounded
* Hermiston judge appointed to top legal post in Oregon National Guard
* Grizzly Bear blaze at 65,000 acres; Falls Creek still at 200
* Mussel harvesting reopened on Oregon coast
* Education Czar Nancy Golden’s Retirement Raises Questions About Direction of K-12 Reforms
* Wanted: People to fight fires in Washington and Oregon
* ‘Your Voice, Your Vote:’ Portland traffic increase – Video
* Proper car seat installation a priority in Oregon
* Warm Springs wildfire may be contained by Friday
* Demand grows for new ways to consume marijuana
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OREGON CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER NANCY GOLDEN TO RETIRE (Portland Oregonian)
Nancy Golden, who for two years has overseen public education in Oregon from preschool to college, will retire in two weeks, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday.
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ONE IN FIVE UO UNDERGRAD WOMEN SURVEYED REPORT RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR EVADING SEX ABUSE (Portland Oregonian)
One in five University of Oregon undergraduate women say they’ve been raped, sexually assaulted or evaded some form of sexual intrusion since starting school in Eugene.
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‘KICKER’ TAX REBATE EXPECTED TO KICK, BUT NOT AS HARD (Portland Oregonian)
Will Oregon’s “kicker” kick?
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BY THE NUMBERS: OREGON WINE’S 2014 WAS ONE OF BEST YET (Portland Oregonian)
The Oregon Wine Board praised 2014’s warm, dry wine grape growing season as key to one of the best years on record.
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OREGON NATIONAL GUARD TO HIT FIRE LINES AS JOHN DAY AREA BLAZE GROWS (Portland Oregonian)
The first Oregon soldiers activated this season to wildfire duty are expected to take the field outside John Day Wednesday, helping on one of the state’s most dangerous fires.
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SHOULD OREGON PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ REVEAL THEIR MYSTERY MONEY? (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon’s ethics rules have been on the books since 1974, when states around the country answered Watergate with new laws meant to air conflicts of interest and promote transparency.
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THE CRAZY GOOD RISE OF OREGON WINE-MAKING: OREGONOMICS — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon agriculture has had its struggles in the last decade.
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OREGON NEEDS A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR EDUCATION FUNDING — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
I believe it is time for Oregon to end the game and adopt a state amendment that guarantees the right of all children to receive a quality public education. Imagine if these advocacy groups, who proselytize about saving our schools or school choice, came together and agreed that all children have the right to free education. Once that is done they can go back to issuing unread policy papers and organizing the annual pilgrimage to Salem to “save our schools.”
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5 MYTHS ABOUT WILDFIRES: WASHINGTON POST OPINION — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Northern California’s burning. Oregon’s ablaze. Three firefighters died in Washington on Wednesday while trying to keep flames from razing the entire town of Twisp. With weeks of fire season still to go, the federal government has already spent more than $800 million trying to extinguish blazes that promise to rival history’s worst in terms of size, destructiveness and cost. In other words: same sad stories, new year. This weekend, while the American West glows that weird and terrifying orange of the fire season, consider that it may only look like the apocalypse. And maybe we’re just thinking about wildfires in the wrong ways.
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SHOULD OREGON PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ REVEAL THEIR MYSTERY MONEY? – VIDEO (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon’s ethics rules have been on the books since 1974, when states around the country answered Watergate with new laws meant to air conflicts of interest and promote transparency.
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POLICE CERTIFICATION REVOKED FOR EX-COP WHO HAD INAPPROPRIATE ENCOUNTERS WITH WOMEN (Portland Oregonian)
A former Forest Grove police sergeant who resigned this spring after he was accused of engaging in a sex act while on duty has had his police certification revoked, according to state records.
Wayne Hart resigned April 1 after spending eight months on paid administrative leave while police investigated a woman’s claims that he had sexually abused her while on duty in 2013, police said. He was criminally investigated last year, but prosecutors declined to file charges against him.
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I-5 IN PORTLAND TO CLOSE NIGHTLY AT I-405, FREMONT AND MARQUAM BRIDGES FOR RESURFACING PROJECT (Portland Oregonian)
Parts of Interstate 5 in Portland will be closed nightly this week as the Oregon Department of Transportation resurfaces the highway.
On Monday, Interstate 405 south to I-5 south will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Traffic normally entering I-405 southbound from the downtown area will be diverted to northbound I-405, across the Fremont Bridge and back to southbound I-5. The highway is expected to reopen at 5 a.m.
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HAGG LAKE NOW OPEN AS FIREFIGHTERS MOP UP BRUSHFIRE OFF US 26 (Portland Oregonian)
Hagg Lake has reopened to swimmers and boaters Monday evening after officials closed it to provide water for firefighting efforts at a fire near Manning.
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HOP HARVEST HEATS UP AFTER WARM SUMMER (Salem Statesman Journal)
Across the Mid-Valley, hop farms are coming alive with activity as harvest begins, wrapping up a season that started with a mild winter, a dry spring and an even dryer and hotter summer.
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OREGON’S CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER RETIRES (Salem Statesman Journal)
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that Oregon’s Chief Education Officer Dr. Nancy Golden will retire after working for 42 years in Oregon education.
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OFFICIALS DEVELOPING REHAB PLAN FOR BURNED OREGON FOREST (Eugene Register-Guard)
The damage caused by the Canyon Creek Complex wildfire south of John Day isn’t just limited to 39 destroyed houses.
Flames have also torched tens of thousands of acres of trees and vegetation throughout the Canyon Creek watershed, leaving the barren landscape vulnerable to future soil erosion and flooding.
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LIVING IN THE RING OF FIRE — GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
The West has been on fire all month, with dream homes falling to a combustive punch, wild horses seared by flame and suffocated by smoke, even a rare firenado dancing across a landscape in which 7 million acres have been burned this year.
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CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER GOLDEN TO RETIRE (Portland Tribune)
Nancy Golden will retire as Oregon’s chief education officer after a recent legislative reorganization that left her with a staff but abolished the governor-led board that oversaw all education spending.
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OREGONIANS WILL GET FINAL ‘KICKER’ FIGURE WEDNESDAY (Portland Tribune)
-Individuals to get credit for taxes, rather than check-
When lawmakers hear the first quarterly revenue forecast of the new two-year state budget cycle this week, they also will learn the amount that Oregon taxpayers will get back in excess personal income tax collections next spring.
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NEW LAW REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO SCREEN STUDENTS EARLY FOR DYSLEXIA (Portland Tribune)
The first time Lincoln High School senior Emery Roberts realized she was different was in kindergarten.
She and a frenemy were neck-and-neck in a reading contest. Emery even remembers which book proved an insurmountable hurdle; it had a tiger on the cover.
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS (Portland Tribune)
Larry Morgan is the potential future of the Independent Party of Oregon and a good example of why young people especially are shunning the Democratic and Republican parties.
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TOURISTS FLOCK TO OREGON, ESPECIALLY FROM ABROAD (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Tourists are flocking to Oregon and Portland, especially from overseas. Travel Oregon said the local tourism industry grew about 14 percent last year.
The first time an overseas tourist visits the United States, they go to New York City or Disneyland in California. But the next time, they want to see authentic America, according to tourism officials.
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STATE SAYS PORTLAND’S MOBILE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CART ILLEGAL (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
It didn’t take long for an entrepreneur to combine two of Portland’s favorite things: marijuana and food carts.
But state officials aren’t thrilled. The Oregon Health Authority on Monday said the Smoke Buddy, a mobile cart selling medical marijuana, is illegal.
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OREGON CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER TO RETIRE (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Oregon’s top education official is stepping down.
Oregon’s top education official is stepping down. Chief Education Officer Nancy Golden took over in 2013 after Rudy Crew, who was the first person to serve in the position.
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JUDGE SAYS NO TO MOTORIZED VEHICLES FOR JUNIPER REMOVAL IN WILDERNESS (Capital Press)
-Using vehicles for juniper removal in wilderness study areas is unlawful, according to a federal judge.-
A federal judge has ruled that its unlawful to use motorized vehicles to remove juniper from nearly 80,000 acres in the vicinity of Oregon’s Steens Mountain.
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OREGON AG AND FOOD EXPORTS FIND AN EXPANDING MARKET IN ASIA (Capital Press)
-Agricultural and food products are Oregon’s third largest export sector, and experts believe it will continue to grow as Asian economies expand.-
Oregons agricultural exports, already the third leading sector among the $21 billion worth of products leaving the state annually, appear poised for continued expansion.
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SEED, CEREAL CROP MEETINGS FEATURE SLUG RESEARCHER (Capital Press)
-Penn State entomologist John Tooker will share his knowledge of the slimy pests during a series of September meetings and seminars.-
In 2009, Pennsylvania State University entomologist John Tooker said he naively waded into the slug world after slug problems were the topic of 50 percent of his extension calls that year.
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NO CLEAN WATER ACT PERMIT NEEDED FOR KLAMATH DRAIN (Capital Press)
-Draining water from the Klamath Irrigation Project into the Klamath River doesn’t require a Clean Water Act permit, a federal appeals court ruled.-
In 1997, the Oregon Wild environmental group filed a legal complaint against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the project, for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act.
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IMESD SUPERINTENDENT STUNNED BY GOLDEN RESIGNATION (East Oregonian)
-For the second time since its creation in 2012, the state chief education officer has been vacated.-
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that Nancy Golden, 64, will retire and will be replaced by the governors education policy adviser, Lindsey Capps, who will hold the title of acting chief education officer.
In a statement, Golden said she never intended to hold the position long-term.
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SMOKY AIR EXPECTED ALL WEEK IN UMATILLA COUNTY (East Oregonian)
-Health department urges indoor recess, caution for the very old and very young.-
The Umatilla County Public Health department is urging residents to limit outdoor activity when air quality is visibly poor. Residents should take precautions as smoke from northwest fires continues to drift into this part of the state.
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FIRES A REMINDER THAT FORESTS NEED PROTECTION — GUEST OPINION (East Oregonian)
At this point in the summer with wildfires seemingly raging across the West and region it would seem that common sense regarding fire precautions among the public would be second nature.
At least it should be.
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FIRES WON’T BURN OUT SOUTHERN OREGON HUNTING SEASON (Medford Mail Tribune)
-Archery season expected to start as planned on Saturday-
The upcoming hunting season for archers will begin as scheduled Saturday despite land closures and activity restrictions amid the current wildfire season.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has no plans to delay or extend the various deer and elk hunting seasons, which will see hunters herded onto public lands thanks to access banned on virtually all private industrial forest lands in western Oregon due to extreme fire danger and active wildfires.
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RELIEF MAY BE IN THE AIR FOR ROGUE VALLEY FROM FIRES, SMOKE (Ashland Daily Tidings)
-Rain is possible at week’s end-
Forest fires continue to burn to the north, south, east and west of the Rogue Valley, and the resulting smoky skies continue to hang over our heads. But fire officials and forecasters say there is reason for some optimism.
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HIGHWAY 26 NOW OPEN (Daily Astorian)
-Oregon Department of Transportation hopes to open the road sometime on Monday.-
U.S. Highway 26 has opened to traffic, though flaggers are still on the scene near milepost 43 allowing one direction to move at a time. Both lanes are expected to open later in the day, according to ODOT District Manager Mark Buffington.
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LOCAL TASK FORCE SENT TO HELP FIGHT OREGON FIRE (Daily Astorian)
-The Clatsop County task force will primarily be used for structure protection.-
Another Clatsop County task force was mobilized Friday morning by the State Fire Marshal for response and assistance on the Grizzly Bear Fire in northeast Oregon near Troy. The fire has expanded to 12,000 acres.
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BUOY 10 HATCHERY-ONLY (Daily Astorian)
-The Buoy 10 salmon fishery goes hatchery-only today.-
Stick to hatchery salmon, as of today.
To continue the Buoy 10 salmon fishery through Labor Day, state managers limited catches to hatchery adipose fin-clipped salmon
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DANGEROUS DECISIONS: IN CLATSOP COUNTY, GAPS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SAFETY NET (Daily Astorian)
-Documents show challenges, frustrations of crisis response-
Patients placed into custody because of mental illness in Clatsop County do not always receive adequate notice of their legal status or clinical services and can face lengthy delays to get into psychiatric hospitals for treatment.
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QUIT DISTORTING OREGON’S ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW — OPINION (Daily Astorian)
-Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law continues to be an object of misinformation.-
Misinformation industry turns law into something its not
Oregon’s self-image is about an iconoclastic, pioneering spirit. Oregon enacted a bottle bill in 1971. Nine states have imitated it. Oregon voters agreed to death with dignity legislation physician-assisted suicide in 1994.
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CREWS GAIN CONTROL ON CORNET-WINDY RIDGE, ELDORADO FIRES (Baker City Herald)
The Cornet-Windy Ridge and Eldorado blazes remain under firefighters control, while the Eagle Complex Fire continues to burn 20 miles northwest of Richland.
As of this morning, the Eagle Complex fire has burned 8,129 acres and is 5 percent contained.
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EAGLE COMPLEX GROWTH SLOWS SIGNIFICANTLY (Baker City Herald)
Smoke aided firefighters Sunday in their battle against the Eagle Complex fires, burning 10 miles east of Medical Springs.
Smoke from the fires did not lift as much as expected Sunday, preventing the Eagle Complex blazes from growing significantly.
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OPEN PRIMARY WOULD BRING ADDED COST TO OREGON ELECTIONS (Bend Bulletin)
-Independent Party says it will allow non-members vote in primary election-
By late April 2016, some of Oregon’s more than 530,000 unaffiliated voters may have to make a choice: Do they want to receive a ballot for the Independent Party’s first election as a major political party in Oregon or just nonpartisan offices and referenda?
Its a somewhat obscure question in Oregon elections, but its one that counties and the secretary of states office are focusing on because an open primary will add to the cost of running elections in Oregon.
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HOW TO HELP OREGON’S WILDFIRE VICTIMS (Bend Bulletin)
-Grant County still in need of goods, Warm Springs financial support-
Wildfires around Oregon this summer have left people without homes and in need of aid.
As they begin to rebuild, what might help them the most varies, said Paula Fasano Negele, communications director for the American Red Cross Cascades Region, based in Portland.
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FOREST SERVICE DEFENDS CANYON CREEK RESPONSE (Blue Mountain Eagle)
-The Malheur National Forest has detailed, step by step, what they did to try and suppress the Canyon Creek Complex before homes were destroyed.-
Fire officials knew trouble was coming when a series of lightning storms rolled over the Malheur National Forest earlier this month.
Yet despite an initial attack that included both air and ground support, crews simply couldnt corral the two fires that would eventually form the hellish Canyon Creek Complex south of John Day.
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FIRST RESPONDERS CONTINUE TO BE WARY OF DISTRACTED OR CONFUSED DRIVERS (Douglas County News-Review)
A driver cut across two lanes on I-5 north in front of Roseburg police officer Kody Inda, forcing Inda to lightly tap the brakes of his patrol car.
About 15 minutes later, another driver straddled two lanes for a few seconds directly in front of Inda before finally moving over.
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TIME’S UP, VA: FIX YOUR PROBLEMS NOW — OPINION (Douglas County News-Review)
In Sunday’s front page story, senior staff writer Carisa Cegavske wrote about various horrible experiences that veterans had recently endured when they visited the emergency room of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Roseburg.
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STOUTS CREEK FIRE SURROUNDED (Herald and News)
Fire operations managers have secured the fire and are confident the firelines will hold at the Stouts Creek Fire in the Upmqua Valley, according to a press release.
The threat to structures has decreased to the point that as of 7 a.m. today, all evacuation levels have been reduced to a Level 1 Ready.
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HERMISTON JUDGE APPOINTED TO TOP LEGAL POST IN OREGON NATIONAL GUARD (Hermiston Herald)
-A Hermiston-based circuit court judge was recently named the top legal official for the Oregon National Guard.-
In July, Gov. Kate Brown appointed Col. Daniel J. Hill state judge advocate, where he will supervise more than 25 judge advocates and legal personnel for the guard and serve as a legal advisor to the adjutant general.
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GRIZZLY BEAR BLAZE AT 65,000 ACRES; FALLS CREEK STILL AT 200 (Wallowa.com)
-More than 600 firefighters battling Grizzly Bear Complex blaze.-
More than 600 firefighters are now battling the Grizzly Bear Complex fire in northern Wallowa County as it crossed the 65,000-acre threshold on Sunday.
An active day is expected again on Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service, as dry, hot weather conditions could result in a column forming by late afternoon.
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MUSSEL HARVESTING REOPENED ON OREGON COAST (The World)
Recreational and commercial mussel harvesting has been reopened on the Oregon coast.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday that mussel harvesting would be reopened from Cape Meares, south of Tillamook Bay, to Heceta Head, north of Florence.
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EDUCATION CZAR NANCY GOLDEN’S RETIREMENT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DIRECTION OF K-12 REFORMS (Willamette Week)
-Departure of Kitzhaber ally leaves uncertainty.-
Gov. Kate Brown this morning announced that the state’s chief education officer, Nancy Golden, is retiring.
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WANTED: PEOPLE TO FIGHT FIRES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON (KATU)
If you think you could be a wildland firefighter, both Washington and Oregon could use your help.
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‘YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE:’ PORTLAND TRAFFIC INCREASE – VIDEO (KATU)
Portland traffic has increased by 6 percent this year.
ODOT Region 1 Manager Rian Windsheimer, Jana Jarvis with Oregon Trucking Associations and Marion Haynes with the Portland Business Alliance join KATU’s Steve Dunn to discuss the impact of increased traffic in the Rose City.
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PROPER CAR SEAT INSTALLATION A PRIORITY IN OREGON (KOIN)
-According to ODOT, 90% of parents install children’s car seats improperly-
Police agencies around the state are kicking off car safety campaigns as summer comes to an end and kids head back to school.
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WARM SPRINGS WILDFIRE MAY BE CONTAINED BY FRIDAY (KTVZ Bend)
-At 69 pct. containment by 600 personnel on 65,200-acre blaze-
A threat of thunderstorms had crews on the 65,000-acre County Line 2 Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation watching for new problems to emerge Monday, but it moved to 69 percent containment – and if all goes well, it’ll be fully contained by Friday, officials said.
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DEMAND GROWS FOR NEW WAYS TO CONSUME MARIJUANA (The Columbian)
-Tonics, breath sprays and candies offer consumers options-
Smoking is clearly the popular way to consume marijuana, as demonstrated by the thousands of pounds of marijuana flower legally sold each week. A growing number of consumers seek a more discreet and portable experience that companies continue to develop anything from coffees to breath sprays to candies
