WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 • THE BULLETIN
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REGON RIGHT TODRIVE
AROUND THE STATE
oomSover rive SCa S By Chad Garland
actions and encourage illegal gether many of the groups tion Reform. Jim Ludwick, a immigration. that pushed for the bill in the spokesman for the group, said SALEM — A c oalition of The bill was to go into effect Legislature last year, he said, its members are still formulatgroups in Oregon is preparing in January, but opponents col- including faith, business and ing plans for fundraisers and for what they say could be a lected enough signatures last labor groups. Its biggest sup- outreach. "We think that they can outheatedcampaign to approve a fall to put it before the voters porter, according to campaign ballot measure granting driv- on the November ballot this finance records,is the Ser- spend us, but the right is on ing privileges to people who year. vice Employees International our side," Ludwick said. can't prove they are legal resIt would allow immigrants Union, which has contributed Though opponents have idents of the U.S. and others to apply for the driv- $20,000. There are some new raised little on this campaign, Unions, immigrant-rights er's cards if they have lived in partners, too. The gay-rights their 2013 petition commitgroups and a hospitality-in- Oregon for at least a year and group Basic Rights Oregon t ee brought i n m o r e t h a n dustry lobby group have start- meet other requirements. The has pitched in $5,000, the $140,000, including $100,000 ed pouring money into the cards cannot be used to vote, second-largest contribution from Nevada business owner YES on Oregon Safe Roads board a plane, get government reported. Loren Parks, one of the biggest campaign account, which benefits or buy firearms. Some law enforcement funders of conservative candilaunchedin early May and has Supporters of the measure groups had supported the dates and causes in Oregon. don'thave a campaign budget. measure in the Legislature last raised $35,000. Bill Lunch, a retired OreThey want voters to approve But with the May primaries year.ButOregon'ssheriffshad gon State University political a measure, which Gov. John over, they plan to ramp up out- not taken a position until April, science professor,said the Kitzhaber signed last year, reach and fundraising efforts. when the group Sheriffs of Or- measure's opponents may "We are looking at a pretty egon announcedthat 28 ofthe have an advantage that isn't granting four-year restricted licenses, called driver's cards, spendy campaign," said Jeff state's 36 sheriffs oppose the measured in dollar amounts. to people who don't have doc- Stone, a member of the cam- measure. Voters who are confused or uments proving they are in paign's leadership and execuThe campaign opposing the uninformed about the meathe country lawfully. They say tive director of the Oregon As- driver'scards, Protect Ore- sure could choose to oppose it it's about public safety and ac- sociationof Nurseries. "We're gon's Driver's Licenses, has re- by default. "Getting a 'no' vote is a heck cess to transportation for all going to have to raise a good ported raising $6,000. Most of Oregonians, but opponents deal of money." that has come from the group of a lot easier than getting a say it would reward illegal The campaign brings to- Oregonians for I m m igra- 'yes' vote," Lunch said. The Associated Press
Protesters' case against
iL,
By Sam Hananel WASHINGTON — The
U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed protesters' free-speech claims against two Secret Service agents who were guarding President George W. Bush during a 2004 campaign trip to Oregon. In a unanimous decision, the justices said the agents by moving them farther
Craig Reed/Roseburg News-Review
from the president while
Jami and Jim Brownexamine mini-romaine lettuce, which they are growing in anaquaponics system
allowing pro-Bush demonstrators to stay nearby.
at their Myrtle Creek-area property.
only because their l o ud chants w er e d i s turbing
Bush's dinner on an outdoor patio and not for genuine security reasons. The Obama administration said the actions were
proper crowd-control tactics and argued that agents who
m a k e o n - t he-spot
decisions about the president's security should be shielded from liability. Writing for
t h e c o urt,
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the protesters'
claimsare undermined by a map of the area, which showed that their location
presented a potential security risk to the president while the location of pro-
Bush supporters did not. The agents, therefore, had a valid security reason for their actions and are enti-
tled to immunity from pri-
Lettuce venture is in t e green By Craig Reed
"The easiest thing to do is
Roseburg News-Review
and returned to aPortland widow. Thievestook the medalawardedto George Szimonisz, as well as family pictures anddocuments, from a home storageunit two years ago. Hiswidow, Carol, lives in Northeast Portland. OnMonday, a couple contacted thetelevision station to say they had foundthe medalwith the veteran's nameengraved onit at a storage unit auction. The TV station KATUfound Szimonisz's wife and delivered themedal andother items on Monday, Memorial Day.Someof the pictures showedSzimonisz as aboy in Hungary, where hewas born and before heandhis family escaped in1956. His wife says hecameto the United Statesand enteredthe U.S.Air Force. Hereceived the medal from another Hungarian soldier for excellenceandloyalty.
Jim and Jami Brown have built
it in salad dressing.
Aquaponics
murdered Gladstone hair salon owner filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the deadwoman's husband, a former police officer in that community south of Portland. Irene Berg is seeking $900,000 in damages in the suit filed Tuesday.Shelives in Walnut Creek, Calif. Former Gladstone Sgt. Lynn Benton's murder trial is scheduled for February 2015. Hewasfired from the police department in December 2011. A grand jury indictment accusesBenton of plotting for more than a year to haveDeborah HigbeeBenton killed. She wasfound dead in her beauty salon onMay28, 2011. Lynn Benton underwent a female-to-male sexchange about a year before marrying Higbee Benton. Authorities say Benton beganplotting to kill the woman before the marriage. — From wire reports
f r o m Or e g on
Tilth. The lettuce had much less competition in the organic marketplace.
'One of a kind' Jim Brown said one customer said the lettuce was so sweet, he didn't have to drown
Pendleton prisonfight prompts a lockdown The Associated Press PENDLETON — Fighting
"There was no forewarning."
on their property produces organically certified mini-green and mini-red romaine lettuce. The couple has gradually turned the system into a commercial venture, selling the
process as a dosed loop aqua- markets, the lettuce sells for 99 ponic growing system, with cents a head. "It's different, something I the engine for the 26,000-gallon systembeingthe fish. haven't seen other stores carWhile the Browns are new ry," said Rodney Chandler, the
state prison in Pendleton, with 46 inmates being placed in disciplinary cells. The Oregon Department
living lettuce over the past
to aquaponics, they are the
assistantproduce manager at
of Correctionssaid a series
couple of months at farmers markets, Sherm's Thunderbird Market in Roseburg and to Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville.
22-year owners of Flyboy Naturals, a business that specializes in growing flowers and then freeze-drying the petals for sale. They had the space on
Sherm's. "The product itself is absolutely beautiful, a one-ofa-kind item. From everybody I've talked to, they seem to really enjoy it. It has good flavor."
of fights broke out about 5:30p.m.Monday in thedin- were canceled. ing room, leading to a lockThe prison is a medidown in part of the East- u m-security facility w i th ern Oregon Correctional 1,700 men in custody.
It's considered living lettuce
The couple described the
their 11-acre property to diver-
private lawsuits unless they
violate a legal or constitu-
to about three weeks.
Government officials are generally immune from
certification
grow the vegetable," said Jim M YRTLE CREEK — A s Brown. "It grows very quickwater circulates through the ly. The biggest challenge has aquaponics system, it has a been finding a market for it." "We like growing something dual purpose: providing a home for fish and nutrients for that is sustainable and self-reliant," added Jami Brown. growing lettuce. The aquaponics system that
sify, and they were intrigued system attached to the head by the aquaponics process and and the roots enclosed in a philosophy. "With drought conditions, it bag with water. The moisture keeps the lettuce fresh for up seemed like a neat idea," Jim
vate lawsuits, she said.
Stalenmedal returned — Astolenmilitary metalhas beenfound
BeautyShOp Slaying update — The70-year-ol d motherofa
did not violate the protesters'First Amendment rights
The protesters claimed
drained the water from two open-air reservoirs that triggered a boil alert last weekand arecleaning, filling and testing them. The first test results from one reservoir are expected today, with test results from a second reservoir on Friday. The tests check for the presence of total coliform and generic E.coli bacteria. Portland Water Bureau administrator David Shaff says those are the tests that indicate fecal contamination. Thecity lifted a 24-hour boil order Saturday. It was the largest such order in Portland's history. Tests found E. coli in the city water supply over athree-day period beginning May 20.
Boy killed —The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says a14-yearold Portland boywas killed whenhe tried to jumpaboard atrailer at a camp, fell off and slippedunderthetrailer's wheel. Cruz Miller was an eighth-grader at MountTabor Middle School in southeast Portland. Authorities said hewasamong about 50 children Monday in aJapanese language-immersion programwhohadbeenat CampWestwind north of Lincoln city. Deputies said thedriver didn't seetheyouth, and the death wasaccidental.
The Associated Press
the agents moved them
Draining POrtland reSerVOirS — Crewsin Portlandhave
Tunnel driVer —A 19-year-old faces criminal charges after crashing his car and injuring himself and three others because hepassed out behind the wheelwhile trying to hold his breath through anearly 800-foot-long Portland tunnel. Thepassenger in Daniel Calhoon's Toyota Camry suffered the most serious injuries as thecar drifted across the center dividing line and into aFord Explorer on Sundayafternoon. Thepassenger, 19-year-old Bradley Meyring, improved from serious to fair condition Tuesday atLegacyEmanuelMedical Center in Portland. Calhoon wascited for reckless driving, three counts of recklessly endangering another person andfourth-degree assault. He has beenasked to appear in court in late June should prosecutors move forward with the case.
SOUTHERN OREGON
SecretService is blocked
Gay marriage —The National Organization for Marriage saysit is asking the U.S.SupremeCourt to block afederal judge's order declaring Oregon's same-sexmarriage banunconstitutional. Thegroup, which opposes gaymarriage, says it filed therequest Tuesdaywith Justice Anthony Kennedy,who handles such requests from the region that includes Oregon.OregonAttorney General EllenRosenblum hasdeclined to defend thestate's same-sex marriage ban,and U.S.District Judge Michael McShaneordered last weekthat gaysand lesbians beallowed to marry. TheNational Organization for Marriage isseeking astay of that ruling while it appeals anearlier decision that prohibited the group from defending themarriagebanonbehalf of its Oregon members.
because it's sold with the root
The
At Sherm's and at farmers
Chandler said the store is
selling 30 to 40 heads of minigreen lettuce a week and about 50 heads of mini-reds.
Steve Rolston, manager of the Roseburg Sherm's, said the
Brown said. "We'd heard of company is looking into the g r owing p r o cess other people starting projects possibility of selling the prod-
erupted at dinnertime at the
Institution.
— Ron Mil es,spokesman, Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
Miles said the 46 men in-
Melees continuedbreak- volved in the fighting were ing out after dinner, leading assigned one- or two-man to a c o m plete lockdown. cells in the disciplinary segOne inmate had to leave the regation wing. In the immegrounds for treatment but diate aftermath of the fights, was returned Tuesday. 0th- authorities had to ensure ers were treated on-site. they weren't putting adver"There was no forewarn- saries in a single cell. ing," said prison spokesman Miles said the prison looks Ron Miles, adding that the at inmates' histories and prison is still working to even questions the men as to figure out what led to the whether they will be able to violence. cohabit peacefully.
tional right that was "clearly established" at the time
c ombines aquaculture w i t h
like this because of the drought,
of the conduct.
hydroponics.
The American Civil Liberties Union represented the
especially down in California. stores and at its Klamath Falls Our system uses only 5 percent store.
The Browns have about 1,000 tilapia split b e tween of the water a normal ground 3,200-gallon tanks. The water crop oflettuce would use."
A nother benefit f o r t h e
circulates the fish excretions, which are high in ammonia, with about 15 types of lettuce through two settling tanks, before deciding on the miniwhere the solids settle to the green and mini-red romaine.
solids that are sucked from the bottom of the settling tanks
and then sprayed on the base
officials said the prison was associates, someone they running on "modified op- may already have some rela-
bottom.
of theroses that are grown for
erations," and outside visits
protesters inthe case. ACLU legal director Steven Shapiro said 'Tuesday that no one disputes the Secret Service's interest in protecting the president, "but that does not
include the right to shield
Browns that the aquaponics The couple experimented systemprovides is the liquefied
c r iti-
The remaining effluent flows into troughs, where it is
cism." He said a jury should have been allowed to decide
broken down by bacteria into nitrates and then into nitrites.
the president from
whether the case was about
"security or censorship." The dispute began after Bush made an impromptu
decision to have dinner at an outdoor patio during a campaign stop in Jacksonville. Fifteen minutes into
the dinner, Secret Service agents ordered police to move the anti-Bush protesters two blocks farther from the inn. The agents
claimed they did not want anyone "within handgun or explosive in range of the president."
uct at its two Medford-area
"They're nice compact little heads of lettuce that make nice individual salads," Jami Brown
said. "They grow well in the system, and grow quickly." Floating in the troughs are From the time a lettuce seed largeperforatedpiecesofplas- is pushed into the chopped-up tic foam with romaine lettuce coconut fiber in a small pot, to heads growing up from 2-inch the mature head of lettuce bepots in each hole.
The roots hang down into the water and provide a home for microorganismsto flourish, feeding on the nitrites and
ing taken from the trough to
In a statement Tuesday,
"In some cases, it's known
tionship with," Miles said.
Flyboy Naturals' dried petal business. Jim Brown called it "a better fertilizer than what
we had been using." When th e B r owns b u i lt the system, it was construct-
Resignations atLNGgroup
ed with expansion in mind. The couple is planning also
The Associated Press
utive of
COOS BAY — Three community members who set up
Port of Coos Bay, says the
a foundation to funnel money from a proposed $4 billion liquefied natural gas development to schools have resignedasagroup.
people that have mistrusted their intentions." Some in the region have criticized the plan to grant the Jordan Cove LNG proj-
The three directors said
ect a property tax exemption
to grow tomatoes and cucum-
be sold, takes about six weeks bers in the aquaponic system, during warmer weather and beginning in 2015. "It's been a big learning eight weeks during cooler months. curve, a lot of trial and error," cleaning up the water before it Initially, the Browns' lettuce Jim Brown said. "But things is pumped back into the fish growing system was not cer- are beginning to level out." "We've made it much more tanks to begin the cycle again. tified organic, but they found The Browns are harvesting their product couldn't com- streamlined, more efficient, about 1,800 heads of lettuce a pete with other conventionally more organized," Jami Brown week and have room to grow grown lettuce. So they applied said."People's response to the more as the market for the for and received U.S. Depart- process and to the product has vegetableexpands. ment of Agriculture organic been so positive."
t h e I n t ernational
three have been "berated by
in a statement they had done and impose a community what was necessary to allow service fee i nstead. They the South Coast Community said the foundation is a priFoundation to move forward. vate entity that wouldn't be David Koch, chief exec- transparent.