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measured at the summit
hit nearly 150 mph
• Republicanoffer targets COLAs, 'pensionspiking'; Democratsbalk
• Sentencingbil gives judges some flexibility, leaves Measure 11 alone
Wednesday during
By Lauren Dake
By Lauren Dake
The Bulletin
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SALEM — Republicans rekindled the debate over the state's pension system Thursday by unveiling more details on how they would cut public pensions. State Republican leaders told reporters their proposal was an "open invitation" to their counterparts across the aisle. Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, said he hoped the proposal would solicit a compromise. That is not, however, how the Democrats saw the plan; and so, the partisanimpasse over how to make cuts to the state's pension system continues. "This is not a compromise plan," said House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland. "This is far outside the middle ground the governor proposed and Democrats agreed to in order to make an historic investment in education. I am still listening and talking about the governor's proposal. I hope my Republicancolleagues will accept the framework that is on the table." SeePERS/A4
SALEM — At the start of the legislative session, Gov. John Kitzhaber pro-
Yes, a gust atop Mount Bachelor
Io world news —Syria's
a windy morning on
Assad is "confident in victory" in the civil war.A2
the mountain west of
And a Wed exclusiveA young tourist's graffiti in an
Egyptian temple sparks adebate on China's imageabroad. bendbulletin.com/extras
Bend. A summit sensor maintained by the Mt. Bachelor ski area clocked
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the gustbetween 9and10a.m.
What's agust?
at149 mph, said Drew Jackson, marketing and communications
Wind gust is the maximum wind speedmeasured during a specific time period, often a suddenspike of just a few seconds. Mountaintop climates — significant cold, abundant snowfall,
manager for theski area. It came
EDITOR'SCHOICE
during a six-hour stretch, between 5and11 a.m., in which the sensor
dense fog — are perfect high-wind environments. One of the highest wind gusts that wasn't a tornado was recorded in1934 on
recorded sustainedwinds of more
We've rebuilt
less thanhalf of our wealth post-recession
than100 mph. (The resort suf-
Mount Washington in NewHampshire's Presidential Range.
fered no damage.) While gusts were strong, Mt.
If you want to read the story of this apparent world-record wind, go online to www.dit.ly/5dS63K.
Bachelor has had stronger: Jack-
son said two seasonsagosensors recorded agust of nearly
Howdoesthis compare?
200 mph. Even Wednesday's brief bit of
Hurricane-force windsstart measuring at 74 mph, with gusts greater than155 pushing it into Category 5 territory.
blustery weather seems onthe
Tornado-force windsbegin around the same, 72 mph, but are
way out, with winds measuring a whopping 5 to10 mph through
considered particularly powerful and lethal at 261 mph or above — forming a so-called F-5 tornado. One of those F-5s struck Moore, Okla., last week.
the weekend. By Ylan Q. Mui The Washington Post
From the peak of the boom to the bottom of the bust, households watched a total of $16 trillion in wealth disappear amid sinking stock prices and the rubble of the real estate market. Since then, Americans have only been able to recapture about half of that amount onaverage, after adjusting for inflation and • Who takes population advantage growth, acof the cording to most tax an analysis breaks?A6 from the Federal Reserve released Thursday. In addition, the report showed most of the improvement was due to gains in the stock market, which primarily benefit wealthy families. That means the recovery for other households has been even weaker, and that those households are left without the spending power to fuel a robust economic recovery, St. Louis Fed officials wrote. "A conclusion that the financial damage of the crisis and recession largely has been repaired is not justified," the report stated. The study is part of a
Howhardis itblowing...? There's a scale that actually relates wind speed toconditions you'd beable to observe. Here's howyou might tell how fast the wind is blowing: 5-7 mph: You feel
8-11 mph: Light winds
agentle breeze on your face.
— but not
12-24 mph: Dirt begins
rustle leaves to move; trees begin much else. to sway.
25-31 mph:
32-46mph:
47-63mph:
Large waves It's hard to seen atsea; walk; twigs umbrellasare are blown
Roofs lose shingles;
hard to hold.
may uproot.
small trees
off trees.
Sources:Mt. Bachelor aki area, About.com, weather.gov,Mount Washington Observatory website, OSHA emergencypreparedness and response webpage, Beaufort Scales webpage atwww.unc edu
64-74mph: It's hard to
see, and damage is widespread.
David Wray l The Bulletin
ss acera iationtooris By Alicia Chang The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A stronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much radiation as they'd get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, researchers reported Thursday. That dose would, in some cases, exceed NASA's standards and is enough to raise an astronaut's cancer risk by 3 percent. As plans for deep space exploration ramp up, radiation is a big
concern — from high-energy galactic cosmic rays spewed by distant supernova explosions to sporadic
bursts of charged particles hurled by the sun. Earth's magnetic field helps to deflect much of that harmful radiation. NASA aims to send a crew to orbit the red planet by the mid-2030s. Private outfits like Inspiration Mars backed by N A S A e n g ineerturned-space tourist Dennis Tito — are seekingvolunteers fora Mars flight. There havebeen previous efforts to gauge the radiation risk for future Mars travelers, but the best estimate is coming from NASA's Curiosity mission. See Space/A4
posed a lofty goal: find a way to stop the state's prison population from growing for the next decade. Now, with only a month before the legislative session is set to adjourn, lawmakers said they are closer to striking a deal proponents believe could slow the growth of Oregon's inmate population and save the state $600 mllhon "I feel like it's a historic time to save the Oregon taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and make our communities safer," said Colette Peters, director of the Oregon Departmentof Corrections. The most divisive piece of the original
package being discussed, changes toMeasure II, a mandatory-minimum sentencing structure, were taken off the table this week. The original proposal would have reduced sentences for certaincrimes ofrobbery and sexual abuse. It would have required a two-thirds vote to pass. See Prisons/A4
Fun, fun,fun isgone at California beaches By lan Lovett New Yorlz Times News Service
NASA / The Associated Press
Astronauts traveling to Mars, for example,would be bombarded by radiation, to the point of facing higher risks of cancer, NASA says.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — For generations, California's beaches have been an international symbol of free living and youthful exuberance, where Gidget met Moondoggie and the Beach Boys had fun, fun, fun. But these days, a blizzard of restrictions — on everything from dogs to playing horseshoes — is being imposed on beach activities up and down the coast, turning beaches into sanitized zones that longtime beachgoers say barely resemble the freewheeling places they once knew. See Beaches/A4
growing body of research on the role of household wealth — or lack thereof — in amplifying the impact of the recession and slowingtherate ofrecovery. See Wealth /A6
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