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PORTLAND — When John Anderson opened his medical marijuana dispensary, Herbalist Farmer, a little more than one year ago, he gave little thought to the history of its neighborhood, on the eastern edge of Oregon's largest city. Decades earlier, it had been part of an unincorporated stretch ofland between Portland and Gresham. As both communities grew, the landbetween was divvied up and annexed into the two cities. Anderson's store had a Portland zip code. But it was technically within Gresham. eTo say that the gentleman who owned this particular dispensary was surprised tolearn he was in Gresham was an understatement," said David Ris, Gresham city attorney. Anderson's business was caught between two cities with wildly different rules governing dispensaries. Gresham has banned all dispensaries. Portland leaves the regulation of marijuana SeeLurch / Page5A
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• Greg Barreto takes criticisms in stride, prepares for Tuesday election
• John Turner confident as voting deadline nears Katy Nesbitt /The Observer
ByAndrew Cutler
Ed Pitts works with a bronze sculpture in his VVallowa County studio.
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By Andrew Cutler The Observer
When Greg Barreto accepted the challenge to run for House District 58 he knew there would be attacks and things said about him by the opposition. What he didn't expect was the effect those attacks would have on his family. "I can handle this stuK It's harder for the spouse to handle these things when they come atyou," said Barreto, who is running against John Turner of Pendleton in Tuesday's Republican primary."I think that's natural. That's one thing I've learned in SeeBarreto / Page 5A
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Greg Barreto speaks to a crowd as John Turner looks on during a forum in Pendleton last month.
Getting your ballots in • Voters are urged to skip the Postal Service and deposit their ballots at drop boxes by 8 p.m. Tuesday. • Ballots received after Tuesday will not count regardless of when they were postmarked. • Ballot drop boxes can be found at the Union County Clerk's Office and the Wallowa County Courthouse, along with the city halls of La Grande, Joseph, Cove, Imbler, North Powder,Wallowa, Elgin and Union.
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After six months of campaigning, John Turner enters Tuesday's primary confident he's done everything he's needed to do to win. "I'm still very confident we're going to win," Turner said.ewe have seen such strong support in our telephone and our door-to-door effortsthatit'sbeen very encouraging." Turner, a former president at Blue Mountain Community College and a retired colonel in the Marine Corps, is running against Cove businessman Greg Barreto forthe House District58 seat left vacant by outgoing Rep. SeeTurner / Page5A
By Katy Nesbitt The Observer
JOSEPH — If variety is the spice of life, Ed Pitts fully lives into the adage. In 2003, Pitts and his wife, Markie, first stumbled on Wallowa County when a friend suggested they explore Joseph and its bronze sculptures. Pitts said he'd studied bronze foundry work at California State University, San Marcos. Facing retirement, he began reexploring a childhood pastime of casting toys. In Joseph, he met accomplished sculptor Rodd Ambroson. Pitts, a self-taught graphic designer, said he made Ambroson's first SeePitts / Page5A
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