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Biden picks Harris as running mate

California Senator is first Black woman on major ticket WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

In choosing Harris, Biden is embracing a former rival from the Democratic primary who is familiar with the unique rigor of a national campaign. The 55-year-old first-term senator,

who is also of South Asian descent, is one of the party’s most prominent figures. She quickly became a top contender for the No. 2 spot after her own White House campaign ended.

She will appear with Biden for the first time as his running mate at an event Wednesday near his home in Wilmington, Delaware.

In announcing the pick, Biden called Harris a “fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants.”

She said Biden would “unify the American people” and “build an America that lives up to our ideals.”

Harris joins Biden at a moment of unprecedented national crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of more

than 160,000 people in the U.S., far more than the toll experienced in other countries. Business closures and disruptions resulting from the pandemic have caused severe economic problems. Unrest, meanwhile, has emerged across the country as Americans protest racism and police brutality.

Trump’s uneven handling of the crises has given Biden an opening, and he enters the fall campaign in strong position against the president. In adding Harris to the ticket, he can point to her relatively centrist record on issues such as health care and her background in law enforcement in the nation’s largest state.

The president told reporters Tuesday he was “a little sur-

prised” that Biden picked Harris, pointing to their debate stage disputes during the primary. Trump, who had donated to her previous campaigns, argued she was “about the most liberal person in the U.S. Senate.”

“I would have thought that Biden would have tried to stay away from that a little bit,” he said.

Harris’s record as California attorney general and district attorney in San Francisco was heavily scrutinized during the Democratic primary and turned away some liberals and younger Black voters who saw her as out of step on issues of racism in the legal system and police brutality.

She declared herself a “progressive prosecutor” who backs law

enforcement reforms.

Biden, who spent eight years as President Barack Obama’s vice president, has spent months weighing who would fill that same role in his White House.

He pledged in March to select a woman as his vice president, easing frustration among Democrats that the presidential race would center on two white men in their 70s.

Biden’s search was expansive, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a leading progressive; Florida Rep. Val Demings, whose impeachment criticism of Trump won party plaudits; California Rep. Karen Bass, who leads the Congressional Black Caucus; former Obama Please see Harris, Page A2

Masque Awards show is Aug. 15

Wild turkeys in Bandon

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A group of wild turkeys makes its way up a hillside near the 16th hole at the Bandon Trails golf course during the 120th U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Monday. The tournament continues through Sunday while the turkeys are among a number of species that make the resort home. See the Sports portion of the E edition for an update on the tournament.

Oregon lawmakers rely on reserves during second special session MAX KIRKENDALL News Guard

The Oregon Legislature met for a Special Session that lasted late into the night Monday, August 10, as lawmakers from the Oregon House and Senate passed a dozen bills to address a $1 billion shortfall in the state budget.

Throughout the session, the House and Senate passed bills that will provide funding to Oregon public schools, tighten restrictions on police and corrections officers’ use of force and help unemployed Oregonians.

The lawmakers did not address the future of Shutter Creek Correctional Institute near North Bend and another prison near Lakeview that have been recommended for closure.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown addressed the media Tuesday in regards to the Special Session. To start the press conference, Gov. Brown spoke on the lawmakers’ approval of using $400 million in emergency dollars from the Education Stability Fund to keep K-12 funding stable.

“First, I appreciate that lawmakers decided to continue our investments in K-12 public schools and early childhood education,” Gov. Brown said. “For a generation, we underfunded our schools, that changed last year

with the passage of the Student Success Act.” Gov. Brown stressed the importance of funding for public schools during this time, especially, as Oregon tackles the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.

However, Gov. Brown stated she does have some concerns about the use of one-time funds approved in the budget.

“We have spent a number of years building up a rainy day fund and state reserves in order to weather this kind of economic downturn. But that savings account is only so big,” Gov. Brown said. “If we use a substantial portion of it now, the budget decisions next year become even harder. We already know there are more challenges ahead of us.”

Gov. Brown also expressed her disappointment in lawmakers for not following through on a plan to close the two rural Oregon prisons, that she describe as being in “more challenging conditions.”

“For the first time in many years, Oregon prison projections are down,” Gov. Brown said.

“We can safely close prisons, keep our communities safe and reduce taxpayer expenses.”

Gov. Brown also noted that a single prison bed costs the state between $39,000 and $50,000 per year and stated that she’d

like to use those funds elsewhere, such as early childhood education. Additionally, Gov. Brown said her administration would like to see an increased focus on crime prevention, drug and alcohol treatment and other strategies involved in the criminal justice system.

She later said she is exploring her executive options that might include deciding to close the prisons as governor, adding “I expect to be taking action in the next few weeks.”

Addressing issues of police brutality, Gov. Brown applauded the work done on House Bill 4301, which limits the use of force by police officers.

“It’s a much needed step toward police reform,” Gov. Brown said. “This comes on the heels of five police reform bills passed in the first Special Session and I hope additional action will come in the weeks and months ahead.”

Lawmakers also addressed issues with the Oregon Employment Department, which has been swamped with unemployment claims since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two bills were passed Monday including Senate Bill 1703, which will allow the State revenue department and employment department to share data, so that benefit claims can be processed

faster.

The second was Senate Bill 701, which will ensure Oregonians are not phased out of unemployment benefits even if they have a small amount of income from a part-time job.

There was a third bill on the table Monday (Senate Bill 1702), that did not pass. According to Gov. Brown, this bill would have made it quicker to process unemployment benefit applications from employees for public and private education institutions during the pandemic.

“This would have gotten more money into people’s hands more quickly and freed up agency employees to move on to processing other claims,” Gov. Brown said. “To see this bill, which had broad bipartisan support, voted down by three legislators was very frustrating.”

Gov. Brown also said that the Employment Department is working day and night processing thousands of claims and said it was “absolutely outrageous” that those legislators are trying to slow the process down.

Additionally, Gov. Brown said there may be a third Special Session scheduled to address some of the bills that did not get passed and other topics such as workers’ compensation and liability concerns for Oregon school districts and businesses.

NORTH BEND — A night at the Liberty is always filled with glamour, stars and excitement.

The next show at the Liberty will again be online. It’s the annual Masque Awards, honoring special performances by actors and showing video clips of the past season shows.

This is normally a live awards show, however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the online version of the show will premiere on the theater’s website, thelibertytheatre.org at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15. For those who can’t make that day and time, the show will be available on the website after the premiere.

The Masque Awards is a Little Theatre on the Bay event, based on the Tony Awards for Broadway shows or the Oscars in Hollywood. A long-standing tradition, the awards have been given every year since 1949. This awards night is a tribute to the Please see Awards, Page A2

Many arrested in Portland won’t be prosecuted PORTLAND (AP) — People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than two months won’t be prosecuted.

The new policy announced Tuesday recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to the city’s often violent protests and the practical realities of the court system, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said. It is running more than two months behind in processing cases because of COVID-19, As a result, at least several hundred people arrested over the past few months will not face criminal prosecution, according to statistics provided by Schmidt’s office. The same no prosecution policy applies to those arrested on similar charges in future demonstrations, he said.

“The protesters are angry ... and deeply frustrated with what they perceive to be structural inequities in our basic social fabric.

And this frustration can escalate to levels that violate the law,” Schmidt said.

He added: “This policy acknowledges that centuries of disparate treatment of our black and brown communities have left deep wounds and that the healing Please see Protests, Page A2

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302 new COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths The World

PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 368, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

Oregon Health Authority also reported 302 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the state total to 21,774.

The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (23), Clatsop (4), Columbia (5), Crook (1), Curry (2), Deschutes (5), Douglas (5), Hood River (8), Jackson (12), Jefferson (6), Josephine (9), Klamath (3), Lane (6), Lincoln (2), Linn (12), Malheur (19), Marion (42), Morrow (6), Multnomah (60), Polk (5), Umatilla (16), Union (1), Wasco (2), Washington (41), and Yamhill (4).

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process will not be easy or quick.”

Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell, informed of the impending policy change last week, said the decision does not change Oregon law and still holds accouontable people who commit violent acts or intentionally damage property.

“Committing a crime is different from demonstrating,” Lovell said in a statement. “The arrests

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national security adviser Susan Rice; and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose passionate response to unrest in her city garnered national attention.

A woman has never served as president or vice president in the United States. Hillary Clinton was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016. Two women have been nominated as running mates on major party tickets: Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Republican Sarah Palin in 2008. Their parties lost in the general election.

The vice presidential pick carries increased significance this year. If elected, Biden would be 78 when inaugurated in January, the oldest man to ever assume the presidency. He’s spoken of himself as a transitional figure and hasn’t fully committed to seeking a second term in 2024.

Harris, born in 1964 to a Jamaican father and Indian mother, spent much of her

Note: OHA receives death certificate information from the Office of Vital Statistics. Epidemiologists review death certificate information for Oregonians that have COVID-19 listed as a main cause of death or a contributing cause of death. When a death is reported to a county, the county may not always have the cause of death, and this death would not be counted as a COVID-19 related death.

During data reconciliation by OHA, additional COVID-19 related deaths may be found and reported. The deaths reported today include eight deaths that were identified during this review process.

Oregon’s 358th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on May 22 and died on August 7 at OHSU. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 359th COVID-19 death is a 105-year-old woman in Clackamas County who died on July 5, in her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease, or SARS-CoV-2, as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death.

Oregon’s 360th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 23 and died on August 8 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 361st COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on May 7 and died on July 27 in her residence.

She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 362nd COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman in Umatilla County who test-

ed positive on July 23 and died on August 5 in her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 363rd COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on August 3 and died on August 8 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 364th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on April 7 and died on June 10 in his residence.

He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 365th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on May 31 and died on June 14 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center.

He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 366th

COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on June 16 and died on June 30 in his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 367th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on June 27 and died on July 7 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had no reported underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 368th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on April 8 and died on July 12 in his residence. He had underlying conditions.

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The outbreak investigation started on July 24, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure. State and county public health officials are working with the company to address the outbreak and protect the health of the workers.

Outbreak surpasses 20 cases An outbreak of 25 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Smith Foods in Umatilla County. The case count includes all

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we make often come after hours of damage to private property, disruption of public transit and traffic on public streets, thefts from small businesses, arson, burglary, attacks on members of the community, and attacks against police officers.”

Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the Police Commissioner, did not respond to a request for comment.

The city’s protests have dominated local news and made international headlines for more than 70 days since the police killing

of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer held a knee to his neck for nearly eight minutes. Consecutive nights of unrest last month that increasingly targeted a federal courthouse in Portland prompted President Donald Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to guard the building.

The presence of the agents from U.S Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service was aimed at quelling the demonstrations but instead

reinvigorated the Black Lives Matter movement.

The U.S. agents began drawing down July 31 under an agreement between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Democratic Gov. Kate Brown for Oregon state troopers to guard the courthouse.

But the protests continued nightly at locations miles from the courthouse, with demonstrators calling for the City Council to defund local police and reinvest the money in the Black community.

Police precincts in the

north and east of the city, the police union headquarters and a building that houses police offices have been frequent targets. Officers made dozens of arrests last weekend and this week after clashes with demonstrators who police have said threw eggs, bottles and rocks at officers; started fires and punctured the tires of police vehicles.

Tuesday night, one group blocked traffic downtown in a peaceful gathering that authorities did not interact with, Portland police said in a statement.

A person in another demonstrating group that blocked traffic for hours near the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office building fell off the back of a pickup truck, the statement said.

Authorities brought in an ambulance to take the person to a hospital. Police threatened to arrest some protesters after they went on the property of the sheriff’s office building, but they left, the statement said.

No arrests were made and no crowd control methods were used, the police statement said.

formative years in Berkeley, California. She has often spoken of the deep bond she shared with her mother, whom she has called her single biggest influence.

Harris won her first election in 2003 when she became San Francisco’s district attorney. In that post, she created a reentry program for low-level drug offenders and cracked down on student truancy.

She was elected California’s attorney general in 2010, the first woman and Black person to hold the job, and focused on issues including the foreclosure crisis. She declined to defend the state’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage and was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

After being elected to the Senate in 2016, she quickly gained attention for her assertive questioning of Trump administration officials during congressional hearings.

Harris launched her presidential campaign in early 2019 with the slogan “Kamala Harris For the People,” a reference to her

courtroom work. She was one of the highest-profile contenders in a crowded Democratic primary and attracted 20,000 people to her first campaign rally in Oakland.

But the early promise of her campaign eventually faded. Her law enforcement background prompted skepticism from some progressives, and she struggled to land on a consistent message that resonated with voters. Facing fundraising problems, she abruptly withdrew from the race in December 2019, two months before the first votes of the primary were cast.

One standout moment of her presidential campaign came at the expense of Biden. During a debate, she said Biden made “very hurtful” comments about his past work with segregationist senators and slammed his opposition to busing as schools began to integrate in the 1970s.

“There was a little girl in California who was a part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school

every day,” she said. “And that little girl was me.”

Shaken by the attack, Biden called her comments “a mischaracterization of my position.”

The exchange resurfaced recently with a report that one of Biden’s closest friends and a co-chair of his vice presidential vetting committee, former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, still harbors concerns about the debate and that Harris hadn’t expressed regret.

The comments attributed to Dodd and first reported

by Politico drew condemnation, especially from influential Democratic women who said Harris was being held to a standard that wouldn’t apply to a man running for president.

Some Biden confidants said Harris’ debate attack did irritate the former vice president, who had a friendly relationship with her.

Harris was also close with Biden’s late son, Beau, who served as Delaware attorney general while she held the same post in California.

But Biden and Harris have since returned to a warm relationship.

“Joe has empathy, he has a proven track record of leadership and more than ever before we need a president of the United States who understands who the people are, sees them where they are, and has a genuine desire to help and knows how to fight to get us where we need to be,” Harris said at an event for Biden earlier this summer.

At the same event, she bluntly assailed Trump, labeling him a “drug pusher” for his promotion of the unproven and much-questioned malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus. After Trump tweeted

“when the looting starts, the shooting starts” in response to protests about the death of George Floyd, a Black man in police custody, Harris said his remarks “yet again show what racism looks like.”

Harris has taken a tougher stand on policing since Floyd’s killing. She co-sponsored legislation in June that would ban police from using chokeholds and no-knock warrants, set a national use-of-force standard and create a national police misconduct registry, among other things. It would also reform the qualified immunity system that shields officers from liability.

Awards

inations, and the members submit a secret ballot at the end of the season when the votes are tabulated.

The performance award categories are areas such as best actor, best actress, best supporting roles, juvenile, newcomer and cameo. Service to the theater awards are: Robert Yantis community service award, Ralph Moe director’s award, Love award and volunteer of the year.

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outstanding performances at LTOB for the season, and special awards are given for local people who support the theater in different ways.

Balloting is done only by members who have seen each show. Show directors and the LTOB board determines the nom-

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Fatal accident at Oregon Dunes The World HAUSER — A California man has died following a motorcycle accident on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a press release from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, at about 3:15 p.m. sheriff’s deputies, the Hauser Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance responded to a report of an injury

accident on razorback Hill in the ODNRA. The accident occurred when the operator, Dustin DelCarlo, 51, of Fort Jones, Calif., was riding a Yamaha dirt bike southbound on top of Razorback Hill. It appears that he unexpectedly launched off the slip face of the dune landing approximately 60 feet on the downhill slope and crashing the motorcycle, stated the release.

It was reported he was unconscious for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Hauser Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance arrived on scene and while transporting him off the sand began CPR. At approximately 4:22 p.m. he was pronounced deceased.

DelCarlo was wearing a helmet and at this time there does not appear to be any indication of intoxication, said the release.

The person identified as having COVID-19 and his wife are self-isolating and monitoring symptoms at their home outside of Curry County, Ward wrote.

This case has been reported back to their state of residency and will not be reflected in Curry County’s overall active count.

The county’s total reported number of positive cases is still currently 17, with 14 recovered cases, three active cases, no hospitalizations and no

deaths.

“Please remember, it is important that we all follow the OHA and CDC guidelines and Governor’s directives about social distancing, wearing facial coverings in public buildings and protecting yourselves by staying home to slow the spread and save lives,” stated Ward.

Curry County Public Health will continue to keep the public informed with all the information they can in order to keep their citizens safe.

Fire closed Highway 38 The World SCOTTSBURG — Oregon Highway 38 was closed for four hours Tuesday afternoon because of a roadside fire at mile post 17 near Scottsburg.

Traffic was limited to a single lane overnight because of the fire, which was located between Scottsburg and Wells Creek.

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Fire on Highway 38.

Police request assistance with Additional virus case from non-resident in Curry County shooting incidents on I-5 The World CURRY COUNTY — On Aug. 11, Curry County Public Health received notification from Curry General Hospital of a confirmed case of COVID-19.

This recent case is a non-resident and was identified to be a close, prolonged workplace contact of a positive case that was reported on Aug. 6, according to a press release from Curry County Public Health Administrator Sherrié Ward.

U.S. judge: Cities cannot fine people for living outside GRANTS PASS (AP) — An Oregon city has joined Boise, Idaho, in eliciting a precedent-setting court ruling that could change how cities nationwide cite and fine people living outside.

A U.S. judge decided last month that Grants Pass, Oregon, violated its homeless residents’ Eighth Amendment rights by excluding them from parks without due process and citing them for sleeping outside, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported.

The ruling builds on the landmark 2018 Martin v.

City of Boise case that said cities cannot make it illegal for people to sleep or rest outside without providing sufficient indoor alternatives.

Grants Pass City Attorney Mark Bartholomew said the city plans to appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court last year refused to hear the Martin case, forcing cities to rethink how their policies and law enforcement officials handle growing populations of people without housing.

In Grants Pass, people have been complaining for years to the Oregon Law Center office that their ability to rest was made impossible by local ordinances.

Debra Blake was one of them. She lost her job

and then her housing about 10 years ago and lives in Grants Pass. On Sept. 11, 2019, Blake was lying in her sleeping bag in a park when she was cited for illegal camping and prohibited conduct. The same day she was cited for criminal trespass on city property.

The fines with those tickets totaled $885 and she was also excluded from the parks. The city has said Blake owes $5,000 in stacked up fines and fees.

She is one of several people who joined the case, many with similar debts.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke wrote in his July 22 ruling, “Let us not forget that homeless individuals are citizens just as much as those fortunate enough to have a secure living space,” he said.

Many cities and counties were thrown by the Boise case, which has been widely interpreted as saying that it is unconstitutional to arrest people for what are called “sit-lie laws” — resting and sleeping in public — if the jurisdiction does not provide adequate shelter or affordable housing.

The Boise case was based in part on the Eighth Amendment — that arresting homeless people for simply being homeless is

cruel and unusual punishment.

Clarke went further in the Grants Pass case, saying the city’s policies amount to excessive fines for doing something that all humans must do — sleeping, staying dry, staying warm, sitting down — only applied to a small group of humans.

“Those activities are just unavoidable and tied up in the status of being unhoused,” said Ed Johson, head of the Oregon Law Center.

Johnson said the decision still leaves room for cities and counties to regulate how and where people camp.

“I hope what cities take from it they have a wide range of tools at their disposal, but the tools are not punishing people in their community who have no choice but to be living outside,” Johnson said.

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty joined the Oregon Law Center in taking Grants Pass to court. Tristia Bauman, senior attorney, said she hopes the Boise and Grants Pass cases push cities to rethink how they invest in dealing with homelessness now that criminal and civil punishments can be unconstitutional, if broadly applied.

Supreme Court stops Oregon redistricting ballot measure SALEM (AP) — An effort to alter how Oregon draws its legislative and congressional districts has been halted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that in a ruling Tuesday, the court granted an emergency stay that will stop, for now, a push by government watchdog groups and others to put a measure on the November ballot placing authority for those districts with a nonpartisan commission.

The stay, which Oregon’s attorney general requested from Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan last month, is the latest step in a legal saga over the ballot campaign, known as “People Not Politicians.” In July, the groups argued that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, they faced an undue burden in collecting enough signatures to get the measure on the

November ballot.

So even though it had too few signatures to qualify, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane ruled the group should face a lower standard. He ordered Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to either place the measure on the ballot or change the rules so that backers have a much lower signature threshold to qualify for the ballot.

Clarno chose the latter option, meaning the People Not Politicians campaign got an extended deadline and needed to turn in fewer than 59,000 signatures to qualify — less than the 150,000 needed in normal times.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum appealed the ruling, though Clarno hadn’t asked her to, and when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to issue an emergency stay

on the order, Rosenblum went to Kagan.

McShane’s ruling “encroaches on the state’s sovereign authority to determine for itself the process by which its own constitution can be amended,” Rosenblum wrote. “Changing the rules for initiatives by judicial fiat, this late in the election cycle only for one privileged measure, is legally unsupportable and fundamentally unfair.”

The Supreme Court has now agreed.

The ruling could kill the redistricting measure. In order for the proposal to move forward, the appeals court will have to decide on the case. If it rules against Rosenblum, the Supreme Court would need to decide whether or not to take up the matter. The substance and timing of those decisions will dictate whether the measure moves forward.

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OREGON — The Oregon State Police is again requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson Counties.

From the time of the first request for assistance on July 14, 2020 several

additional vehicles have been confirmed to have been struck by bullets.

Previously, only Douglas and Josephine counties had confirmed bullet strikes.

The geographic location has been expanded to include Jackson County.

No injuries have been reported.

Those who are traveling on Interstate 5 and believe their vehicle has

been struck with a bullet are asked to call 911. Note the time, location and if possible continue out of the area.

Those who have information regarding the shootings who believe your vehicle was struck are asked to contact the Oregon State Police Southern Command Center at 1-800-442-2068 or * OSP- Reference OSP Case #SP20-173444.

need to prepare and not to expect things to return to normal anytime soon.

SWOP meetings always start with a question and answer period before the main topic so all in attendance get a chance to participate.

This is a free public meeting to get to know fellow local preppers in

southwestern Oregon counties and to exchange information and ideas. It is important for individuals to understand that they will be “on their own” in the event of a disaster and not depend on receiving outside help. Join Southwestern Oregon Preppers on Facebook and/or meetup. com.

and flames spreading up the south side of the trailer, according to a press release from the Coos Bay Fire Department. Crews were able to contain the fire to the initial area of origin and verify that the resident was not home.

A large fan was used to clear the home of smoke

and the investigation found that the fire had started from faulty or damaged electrical wiring.

Damage to the home is estimated at less than $10,000. It is unknown at this time if the owner or occupant has insurance to cover the damages, stated the release.

Preppers to meet in Coquille The World COQUILLE — Southwestern Oregon Preppers will hold its monthly meeting at noon, Saturday, Aug. 15, at Sturdivant Park, Highway 42S, in Coquille.

The main topic is “Preparing for the New Normal.” Recent events are a reminder that people

Mobile home fire contained

The World COOS BAY — At about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Coos Bay Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home fire at 1952 Lawnridge Loop.

Firefighters arrived to find thick, black smoke

DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren

Poolside overexposure gets disapproval of grandparents

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 60s and have a swimming pool that our kids and grandkids like to visit. Our issue is that our granddaughter wears a bathing suit that shows her bum.

It isn’t a thong, but close to it.

She’s 16 and starting her junior year of high school this year. It makes my husband and me uncomfortable, and we have told my daughter as much. Is this one of those situations where we either accept it or don’t allow her to swim with such a suit?

I love my granddaughter and will put up with the way it makes us feel if that is where the line is drawn, but it is hard for us to understand. When she brings her friends, they dress the same way. What do you advise? -- UNCOMFORTABLE GRANDPARENTS DEAR GRANDPARENTS: Because you and your spouse are uncomfortable with the amount of exposure your granddaughter and her friends display when they come to swim, you have the right to tell them to wear something less revealing. It’s your pool, and the bottom line is it’s your privilege to set the rules.

Be prepared, however, for your granddaughter to not want to use your pool as often in the future.

DEAR ABBY: My father is 87 and has stage 4 cancer. For years he has lied about being a hospital corpsman in the Navy during the Korean War. My parents live in a retirement community, and he talks about being in the war while wearing a Navy baseball cap. Dad was in the Naval Reserve (that we know of) but never saw combat.

Veterans’ groups are always bringing him quilts, food, etc. My mom is horrified and doesn’t know what to say when he goes on a rant about having been hit by shrapnel while pulling a fellow naval guy out of a burning building. He will pass away soon, and the veterans’ groups will be giving Mom a flag he doesn’t deserve. Mom doesn’t know what to do.

Should we just ignore the antics or say something? Please help. -- UNCERTAIN IN FLORIDA DEAR UNCERTAIN: What your father has been doing is called “sto-

len valor” or “stolen honor,” and it is seriously frowned upon by people who have actually earned it. It is a form of fraud. However, anyone who has served in the military and been honorably discharged is entitled to be given a flag when he or she is buried.

It will be folded and presented to your mother.

As to the gifts he is receiving from the veterans’ groups, suggest that because your father is now so close to the end, they be given to other vets who can use them.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating a very sweet girl for the last four months, and I’m starting to have serious feelings for her. My children really like her, but she sat me down the other night and told me she’s transgender.

I’m crushed, and I don’t know what to do. This blows my mind; please give me any guidance. I care a lot about this person, and I just want to cry. -CRUSHED IN THE SOUTH

DEAR CRUSHED: You say you are starting to have serious feelings for this girl, who is not only sweet, but also HONEST. If you are worried what others might think if they find out she wasn’t assigned female at birth, then she’s not the girl for you.

Because she has laid all her cards on the table, take this as an opportunity to have a series of frank conversations with her about what challenges might lie ahead for the both of you if this romance progresses.

------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Pac-12, Big Ten pull plug on fall sports RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and canceled their fall football seasons.

Five months almost to the day after the first spikes in coronavirus cases in the U.S. led to the cancellation of the NCAA basketball tournaments, the still raging pandemic is tearing down another American sports institution: fall Saturdays filled with college football.

“This was an extremely difficult and painful decision that we know will have important impacts on our student-athletes, coaches, administrators and our

fans,” Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said. “We know nothing will ease that.”

Despite pleas from players, coaches and President Donald Trump in recent days to play on, 40% of major college football teams have now decided to punt on a fall season, a decision that will cost schools tens of millions of dollars and upends traditions dating back a century.

Both conferences cited the risk of trying to keep players from contracting and spreading the coronavirus when the programs are not operating in a bubble like the NBA and NHL are doing.

They also cited the broader state of the pandemic in the United States, which has had more than 5 million cases of COVID-19.

“Every life is critical,” firstyear Big Ten Commissioner

Kevin Warren told the AP. “We wanted to make sure we continually, not only in our words but in our actions, do put the health and safety and wellness of our student-athletes first.”

Two smaller conferences, the Mid-American and Mountain West, had already announced the uncertain move to spring football. The decisions by the deep-pocketed Big Ten and Pac12, with hundred million-dollar television contracts and historic programs, shook the foundation of college sports.

What’s next?

The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference released statements expressing cautious optimism. The Big 12 was quiet, but a person familiar with the conference’s discussions told The Associated Press the

league was continuing to work toward playing in the fall. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference was not planning to make its internal discussions public.

The Big 12 has still not released its revised schedule.

Outside the Power Five conferences, the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and Sun Belt made no immediate moves.

“Everyone is going to make their independent decisions and I certainly respect our colleagues,” Scott said. “We try to be very collaborative, communicative with our peers across the country. But at the end of the day, our presidents and chancellors looked at what was in best interest of Pac-12 student-athletes based on the advice and frankly

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Wilson Furr of Jackson, Miss., claimed medalist honors at the 120th U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Tuesday.

Furr claims medalist honors at U.S. Amateur JOHN GUNTHER The World

BANDON — Wilson Furr knew he had caught a break in the scheduling in the 120th U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

The University of Alabama golfer from Jackson, Miss., had a morning tee time in the opening round of qualifying Monday, when the afternoon winds were so stiff the tee marker signs on some holes on the Bandon Dunes course were blown over.

When Furr had an afternoon round Tuesday, the winds were extremely calm in relation.

“I saw in the weather today wasn’t supposed to be as tough as yesterday,” Furr said Tuesday night, adding that he told his dad and caddie Bill Furr that they needed to take advantage.

“Clearly, we got a good draw and made the most of it.”

Evan Katz lines up his putt with his caddie on the 15th hole at Bandon Dunes on Tuesday. Katz was one of 18 players competing Wednesday morning for the final three spots in the match play bracket of the U.S. Amateur and advanced with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

Furr, who had opened with a 2-under 70 at Bandon Dunes on Monday, broke the day-old course record at Bandon Trails with a 9-under 62 Tuesday

to earn medalist honors in the tournament.

He won’t find out his opponent in the first round of match play until Wednesday morning, when

safely inside a bubble.

“I always think the more difficult the fight is the more beautiful the victory is at the end,” said Portland’s Larrys Mabiala, who scored the game’s first goal.

Orlando was slow to react to Diego Valeri’s corner kick in the 66th minute, allowing Eryk Williamson to collect the ball, change direction and take a shot that Jeremy Ebobisse deflected to Zuparic’s feet. Zuparic didn’t have to do much to get it by Pedro “The Octopus” Gallese, who had made two fantastic saves in the lead-up to the corner kick.

The goal started the celebra-

tion on Portland’s sideline and sent Orlando into panic mode.

The Lions had a chance in the closing minutes, but failed to get the equalizer.

“It’s a group of players in a lot of pain right now,” Orlando coach Oscar Pareja said. “Things didn’t bounce our way. We made a couple of mistakes.”

The Timbers, who spent 39 days in the MLS bubble and remained on West Coast time, hugged and danced after the final whistle. They raised the silver trophy while hooting and hollering. But the lasting image will be players and coaches waving at a

18 golfers battle for three spots in the 64-player bracket after they all tied at 2-over through the two qualifying rounds.

The cut line came lower than some expected, with both courses playing about two strokes easier Tuesday given the lower winds.

Furr is playing in his fourth U.S. Amateur, but advanced to match play for the first time.

He said he had a different perspective this time around. The other three times, he was focused on where the cut line would be.

This time, he focused on where the leaders were on the scoreboard and aimed for that. It paid off when he posted 11 birdies in his round Tuesday.

“If you had told me that at the beginning of the day, I wouldn’t have believed it,” he said. “It kind of caught me off guard. I was playing great.”

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Timbers win MLS is Back tourney championship LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Soaked in sweat and doused in water, the Portland Timbers hoisted the MLS is Back trophy at midfield and then headed toward a giant TV screen filled with fans cheering from afar.

It was a huge Zoom party. It might just be the way to celebrate championships in 2020.

Dario Zuparic’s first goal of the season gave Portland a 2-1 victory against Orlando in Major League Soccer’s return tournament finale Tuesday night, capping a month-long event that showed sports can be played

camera and reaching hundreds back home.

It ended a wild month for the MLS, which managed to play 51 matches in 45 days at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World.

No family. No friends. No fans.

But it was by most accounts a rousing success, especially considering how it started. FC Dallas and Nashville were forced to withdraw days before the start because of positive coronavirus tests.

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what’s going on in our communities.”

The Big Ten said it was postponing all fall sports and hoping to make them up in the second semester. An hour later, the Pac-12, the Big Ten’s Rose Bowl partner, said all sports would be paused until Jan. 1, including basketball.

Players around the country were stunned. Many had recently taken to social media with the hashtag #WeWanttoPlay. Ohio State star quarterback Justin Fields was among those trying to present a unified front and save their season.

After the announcement, Fields simply posted to Twitter: “smh,” short for shaking my head.

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Lillard scores 61 in win

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Damian Lillard is simply willing the Portland Trail Blazers toward the postseason.

The veteran guard tied a career high with 61 points, leading the Blazers to a 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night that moved his team into eighth place in the Western Conference.

“Ain’t nothing I want more,” Lillard said of the playoffs.

“When I came here (to Disney World) I told them I’m not here to waste my time. Our work ain’t done yet but we’re fighting for it.”

The Blazers will clinch a spot in the play-in series with a win Thursday against Brooklyn.

“We have to come out with the same mentality,” Lillard said.

“We control our own destiny.

That’s the most important game of our lives.”

Lillard joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players with three 60-point games in a season.

Coach Terry Stotts said his guard has been extra focused since missing two late free throws in a loss to the Clippers on Saturday.

“He’s showing a lot of resolve,” Stotts said. “Nobody wanted to come into this bubble and make the playoffs more than Dame. We have one more game to go, but his leadership and his game speaks for itself. But he’s bringing the team along with him.”

Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points before fouling out late in the game and Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who will finish No. 7 in the West.

Lillard made nine 3-pointers in his sixth 50-point game of the season. He’s the 12th player in NBA history to score 50 points in back-to-back games after dropping 51 on the 76ers on Sunday.

He scored in every way imaginable, from well beyond the 3-point line, on blow-by drives, short jumpers and at the foul line. Lillard finished 17 of 32 from the floor and 9 of 17 from beyond the arc while making all 18 free throw attempts.

“Damian played incredible,” Porzingis said. “Made some unbelievable shots. Hats off to him.”

His most remarkable shot came with less than 2 minutes remaining. With the Blazers down three, he launched a shot from 36 feet away that hit the back of the rim and bounced several feet above the top of the backboard before dropping through the net.

“I’ve never seen a shot like that — ever,” said Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle. “That was unbelievable.”

After Porzingis fouled out, Lillard drew a double-team and dished to Haasan Whiteside for a dunk to put the Blazers up by two.

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in a six-hole stretch on the front nine at Bandon Dunes and shot a 67. The second-best round of the day at Bandon Dunes came from another player who was in last year’s tournament, Stewart Hagestad, who had five birdies on the back nine and eight overall in a 6-under 66 that moved him into a tie for 11th.

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His Oregon State teammate Carson Barry wasn’t so successful, missing the cut with a two-round total of 12-over.

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2019 Walker Cup team members Cole Hammer and John Pak. For the first time, Furr is not part of the group going home early, and he said a lot of credit for that goes to his dad.

“He’s great,” Furr said.

“He doesn’t read putts. He doesn’t talk strategy. But he understands me. He’s done a real good job keeping me focused.”

Furr and his parents, Bill and Denise, are enjoying their first trip to the resort.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said.

“It’s so cool.

“We love the (links) style. Me and my dad were talking about it — this place is special.”

He hopes to continue his strong run in match play, where someone will win six matches over the next five days, including the 36hole final on Sunday, to be crowned champion.

If Furr isn’t able to accomplish that, at least he will go home with the medal he earned for the low qualifying total and the new course record at Bandon Trails.

“It’s super cool,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting it.”

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“Our lives are changing forever right before our eyes,” Arizona offensive lineman Donovan Laie tweeted.

Less than a week ago, the Big Ten — which includes perennial powers such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State — had released a revised conference-only football schedule it hoped would help it navigate a fall season filled with potential COVID-19 disruptions.

Even after the Big Ten made its call, there were diverging thoughts about how it should have proceeded.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said he would have liked to have pushed back the season from Sept. 5 to maybe early October.

“Wish we could have had a little bit more time to evaluate, but we certainly understand this was the time we had to pull the plug,” Smith told the Big Ten network.

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Players, coaches and support personnel were tested regularly inside the MLS bubble. The league reported just two positives out of nearly 35,000 tests following the initial setbacks that threatened to derail a tournament that came with a $1.1 million purse.

“We just told ourselves we need to make it worth it,” Mabiala said, adding that his son has been calling, crying and clamoring for him to come home in recent days.

Portland will get $328,000 in prize money to split. The Timbers also earned a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, their first since 2016.

Orlando settled for $150,000 to share.

Nebraska’s president, athletic director and coach was more stern: “We are very disappointed in the decision by the Big Ten Conference to postpone the fall football season, as we have been and continue to be ready to play.”

Nebraska coach Scott Frost and Ohio State coach Ryan Day had both suggested Monday that if the Big Ten did not play their schools might look elsewhere for games.

“We have 14 schools in the Big Ten right now and I expect to have 14 schools in the Big Ten,” Warren said.

In the Pac-12, where Southern California, Oregon, Washington and Stanford have won championships in recent years, there seemed to more consensus.

“We feel good about our decision,” Oregon President Michael Schill said.

“We would have made this decision independent of the Big Ten. We respect the institutions in the Big Ten. Many of them have the same values we have.

We’re pleased they are joining us.”

Portland’s experience — the Timbers won the MLS title in 2015 and were runners-up two years ago — showed in the finale.

Portland’s first shot on goal found the back of the net. Valeri delivered a perfectly placed free kick into the box that Mabiala headed past Gallese in the 27th minute. It was Valeri’s 93rd assist with the Timbers.

But considering Portland has managed just three clean sheets in its last 23 matches, it was no surprise to see a defensive breakdown just a few minutes later.

Nani worked the ball down the left side following a turnover and created enough room to get a crosser into the box. Mauricio Pereyra got a foot on the ball and then took advantage of a fallen defender to tie the match.

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He birdied three of the first four holes before a bogey on the par-3 fifth. But then he birdied four straight from No. 7 through No. 10 and then three more from No. 12 through No. 14.

The score could have been even better. He missed a short birdie putt on the par-5 16th and then took bogey on No. 17 after he had a plugged lie in a bunker with his tee shot. He rebounded with a birdie on 18. to break the competitive course record of 64 at Bandon Trails that had been set Monday by Aman Gupta and matched earlier Tuesday by Charles “Ollie” Osborne.

When he finished, it looked like Furr would run away with medalist honors, but another afternoon starter, Michigan State golfer James Piot, was putting up a big score at Bandon Dunes.

Piot eagled both the down-wind par-5 holes, the ninth and 13th, and had birdies on both No. 17 and No. 18 to shoot a 7-under 65 at Bandon Dunes and finish second at 9-under.

Piot said he was sending his friends back in Michi-

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gan texts predicting the cut to be 6- or 7-over after two windy practice rounds.

“Today was kind of dead out there on the Dunes Course, which I was really surprised about because like I said, the practice round was nasty,” he said in an interview with USGA. “I just took full advantage of it.”

Ben Shipp of North Carolina State had a birdie-eagle finish on the Bandon Dunes course to also finish strong and take third at 8-under.

Gupta and first-round co-leader McClure Meissner both struggled some Tuesday after posting scores of 64 on Monday, but easily advanced to match play. Gupta, who was a last-minute addition to the tournament, posted a 1-over 73 at Bandon Dunes, while Meissner had a good round going at Bandon Trails until a double-bogey and two bogeys late led to a 74. That left him tied for seventh with a couple other notable players — 2019 runner-up John Augunstein and Scott Harvey, who teamed with Todd Mitchell to win the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship last year at the resort.

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49/81

50/81

Coos Bay / North Bend

Hi/Lo Prec. Hi/Lo/W

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

47/82

Drain

Elkton

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OREGON CITIES

72° 47/80

Gold Beach Aug 18 Aug 25

Beautiful with clouds and sun

Eugene

0.00" 27.98" 41.58" 37.03"

SUN AND MOON

Breezy with plenty of sun

Halsey

Yachats

67°/50° 65°/53° 78° in 1992 42° in 1917

PRECIPITATION

SUNDAY

Shown is tomorrow’s ow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs.

49/63

High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

New

Windy with plenty of sunshine

49°

North Bend Tuesday

TEMPERATURE

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