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of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and enhancing the ability of the service to carry out its missions. “It is an honor to be out here in the Pacific Northwest and specifically here in Oregon,” said Admiral Schultz. “We had a chance after arriving last night to spend some time here with our Coastguardsmen down in Coos Bay and at Sector North Bend. Schultz said while there, he promoted a local Coastguardsman and DeFazio was able to attend that ceremony. “(DeFazio) mentioned his leadership position with the Transporatation and Infrastructure Committee, on which sits the Coast Guard Maritime Transportation subcommittee. The chairman and his colleagues on both sides of the aisle really leaned in to support

SALEM — Oregon Governor Kate Brown gave a dire warning Friday that schools might not reopen for several months if the state doesn’t do a better job of stopping the spread of COVID-19. If the state comes together to successfully curb the coronavirus, she said, schools could reopen in six weeks. And she emphasized it is her goal, as well as that of the state’s medical experts, to get students safely back into schools as soon as possible “Today, Oregon has one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the entire country,” Brown said. “I want to say thank you to every Oregonian, every business, every elected local official who has helped put us in this position. We have truly slowed the spread of the virus. “Wearing masks, limiting social gatherings, enforcing health and safety rules, these strategies work. Unfortunately, it’s still not enough. Our infection rate is still too high to get all of our kids safely back into the classrooms in most of our schools this fall. To keep students, teachers and staff safe in our schools across the state, we need to see a much more rapid decline in case numbers and we need to see it quickly.” Brown said the state’s rate of new infections has stabilized at about 300 new cases a day. But to reopen schools to students, she said the rate needs to drop to 60 cases per day. “And opening classrooms for in-class learning, including child care and K through 12, is my priority,” Brown said. “If we cannot improve our trajectory over the rest of the month, by

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sprawling coalition. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois senator who lost her legs in Iraq and is raising two young children, said Biden has “common decency.” Cory Booker, only the ninth African American senator in U.S. history, said Biden believes in the dignity of all working Americans. And Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and a gay military veteran, noted that Biden came out in favor of same-sex marriage as vice president even before President Barack Obama. “Joe Biden is right, this is a contest for the soul of the nation. And to me that contest is not

between good Americans and evil Americans,” Buttigieg said. “It’s the struggle to call out what is good for every American.” Above all, Biden focused on uniting the nation as Americans grapple with the long and fearful health crisis, the related economic devastation, a national awakening on racial justice — and Trump, who stirs heated emotions from all sides. Biden’s positive focus Thursday night marked a break from the dire warnings offered by Obama and others the night before. The 44th president of the United States warned that American democracy itself could falter if Trump is reelected, while

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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, left, and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Karl L. Schultz give each other an elbow bump after DeFazio was honored with an award in front of the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport terminal in North Bend on Thursday morning.

Coast Guard honors DeFazio NORTH BEND — Often on U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio’s visits to the South Coast, he honors a community member or business for their contributions to the local area. On Thursday morning, DeFazio was the one being honored in front of the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport terminal for his efforts in Congress to help the U.S. Coast Guard. DeFazio was bestowed by Admiral Karl L. Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, with the 2019 Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf Leadership Award. In 1915, the demands of a burgeoning nation and the vision of the Coast Guard service’s first Commandant — Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf — created the modern-day Coast Guard from what was a collection of other

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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio speaks with members of the U.S. Coast Guard, including Commandant Karl Schultz, to his left, during a tour of the Coast Guard Sector North Bend on Thursday morning. services. For Coast Guard men and women, Commodore Bertholf is a legend for both his operational successes and visionary leadership.

The award honors those members of Congress who exemplify the spirit of Commodore Bertholf by making substantial contributions in support

the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. l’ll be an ally of the light, not the darkness,” Biden said. “Make no mistake, united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America.” For the 77-year-old Biden, the final night of the Democratic National Convention was bittersweet. He accepted a nomination that had eluded him for over three decades because of personal tragedy, political stumbles and rivals who proved more dynamic. But the coronavirus denied him the typical celebration, complete with the customary balloon drop that both parties often use to fete their new nominees. Instead,

Biden spoke to a largely empty arena near his Delaware home. Afterward, fireworks lit the sky outside the arena, where supporters waited in a parking lot, honking horns and flashing headlights in a moment that finally lent a jovial feel to the event. The keynote address was the speech of a lifetime for Biden, who would be the oldest president ever elected if he defeats Trump in November. Trump, who is 74, publicly doubts Biden’s mental capacity and calls him “Slow Joe,” but with the nation watching, Biden was firm and clear. Still, the convention leaned on a younger generation earlier in the night to help energize his

Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure. In his strongest remarks of the campaign, Biden spoke Thursday night both of returning the United States to its traditional leadership role in the world and of the deeply personal challenges that shaped his life. Virtually every sentence of his 22-minute speech was designed to present a sharp, yet hopeful, contrast with the Republican incumbent. “Here and now I give you my word: If you entrust me with

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