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Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Friday, November 13, 2015 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN DANIEL WATTENBURGER Publisher Managing Editor JENNINE PERKINSON TIM TRAINOR Advertising Director Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW Tip of the hat; kick in the pants A tip of the hat to the Hermiston School Board for giving the go-ahead to open a wellness center at the high school. 7KLVLVQ¶WDJORUL¿HGVFKRROQXUVH¶VRI¿FHZLWKDFDELQHWIXOORI%DQG $LGVDQG7\OHQRODQGDSODFHWRZDLWIRU \RXUPRPWRFRPHSLFN\RXXS7KHFOLQLF ZLOOVHUYHWHDFKHUVDQGVWXGHQWVDOLNHZLWKD YDULHW\RIVHUYLFHVIURPÀXVKRWVDQGRWKHU YDFFLQDWLRQVWRSK\VLFDOVDQGUHIHUUDOVIRU PRUHDGYDQFHGFDUH It’s a big barrier buster for students who RWKHUZLVHPD\QRWJHWWKHEDVHOLQHPHGLFDO FDUHWKH\QHHG,W¶VQRWDUHSODFHPHQWIRUD SULPDU\FDUHSURYLGHUEXWDQRWKHUHQWU\SRLQW WRPHGLFDOFDUH Hermiston, like the rest of the state, VWUXJJOHVZLWKFKURQLFDEVHQWHHLVP,IDWULS GRZQWKHKDOOWRWKHFOLQLFFDQFXUEVRPHOLQJHULQJKHDOWKLVVXHDQGDOORZ DVWXGHQWWRDYRLGDOHQJWK\KLDWXVIURPWKHFODVVURRPWKDW¶VJUHDWIRUWKH VFKRROWKHVWXGHQWDQGVRFLHW\,IH[FOXVLRQGD\LVFRPLQJXSDQGDVWXGHQW FDQJHWDTXLFNYDFFLQDWLRQUDWKHUWKDQEHLQJVHQWKRPHWKDW¶VH[FHOOHQW ,IDVWXGHQWLVKDYLQJWURXEOHVHHLQJWRWKHIURQWRIWKHFODVVRUKHDULQJWKH WHDFKHUDQGDYLVLWWRWKHZHOOQHVVFHQWHUJHWVWKHPUHIHUUHGWRDVLJKWRU KHDULQJVSHFLDOLVWDOOWKHEHWWHU ,W¶VQRWDERXWWDNLQJFRQWUROIURPSDUHQWVLW¶VDERXWJLYLQJVWXGHQWVDFFHVV WREDVLFFDUH$QGDVDVLGHHIIHFWVWDIIDWWKHVFKRROFDQDOVRWDNHDGYDQWDJH +RZQLFHZRXOGLWEHLI\RXUHPSOR\HURSHQHGDFOLQLFDW\RXURI¿FH" 7KHZHOOQHVVFHQWHULVVODWHGWRRSHQWKH¿UVWZHHNRIRQDSDUWWLPH basis, and expand hours when the need arises. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the East Oregonian editorial board of Publisher Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, and Opinion Page Editor Tim Trainor. Other columns, letters and cartoons on this page express the opinions of the authors and not necessarily that of the East Oregonian. OTHER VIEWS 3URWHFWLQJ2UHJRQFKLOGUHQ LW´6HQ6DUD*HOVHU'&RUYDOOLVWROG the editorial board of The Oregonian/ 2UHJRQ/LYHRQ7KXUVGD\³,I,VRXQG KHGHFLVLRQODWH:HGQHVGD\ OLNH,¶PPDGLW¶VEHFDXVH,DP´ by Gov. Kate Brown to order $VFKDLUZRPDQRIWKH6HQDWH+XPDQ DQLQGHSHQGHQWUHYLHZRIFRUH 6HUYLFHV&RPPLWWHH*HOVHUNQRZVWKH IXQFWLRQVRIWKH2UHJRQ'HSDUWPHQW testimony of a former Give Us This RI+XPDQ6HUYLFHVZDVFRUUHFW Day worker who reported some kids Yet it followed by less than a day a ZHQWZLWKRXWFOHDQEHGGLQJDQGKDG newspaper’s extensive review of DHS’ withstood mold and vermin. 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More than a year ago, ³,FDQ¶WWKLQNRIDQ\UHDVRQDEOH however, it was made known to attorney explanation that Erinn (Kelley-Siel) Errin Kelley-Siel, who oversaw the GLGQ¶WDFW´VKHWROGWKHHGLWRULDOERDUG DJHQF\WKDWWKHVLWXDWLRQZDVJULPDQG ³7KHUHDUHVRPDQ\SHRSOHLQWKHV\VWHP DOOHJHGO\DEXVLYHWRFKLOGUHQDWWKH that knew. I am deeply troubled by IRVWHUFDUHSURYLGHU*LYH8V7KLV'D\ that.” Gelser paused a moment, adding: Willamette Week found after reviewing ³,DPQRWFRQYLQFHGWKDWWKHUHDUHQ¶W KXQGUHGVRIDJHQF\HPDLOV$PRQJWKH HPDLOVZDVQRWLFHLQ)HEUXDU\RI other providers who also fail to meet standards.” D³VXVWDLQHGDOOHJDWLRQRIDEXVH´RUDQ Real work lies ahead. But real LQVWDQFHYHUL¿HGE\LQYHVWLJDWRUV SHRSOH²FKLOGUHQW\SLFDOO\IURP Upon Kelley-Siel’s resignation, broken homes and sometimes a handful Brown appointed Jerry Waybrant, to manage — are in need now. .HOOH\6LHO¶VGHSXW\ZKRKDGUHFHLYHG As investigators unravel the Give Us the same troubling emails about Give Us This Day mess, lawmakers weary of This Day. ,QDQQRXQFLQJWKH'+6LQYHVWLJDWLRQ KHDULQJDERXW'+6¶FKURQLFSUREOHPV VKRXOGUHDG\WKHPVHOYHVIRUWKH %URZQFRUUHFWO\VLGHOLQHG:D\EUDQW VKRUWVHVVLRQLQZKLFKWKH\PXVWDVN and named a departed DHS veteran, What is Oregon willing to do to meet the &O\GH6DLNLWRUXQWKHDJHQF\ QHHGVRIFKLOGUHQLQIRVWHUFDUH":KDWLV DVDQHZFKLHILVVRXJKWDQGDVD 2UHJRQZLOOLQJWRSD\"0RVWRIDOOKRZ SUREHXQZLQGVWKHDJHQF\¶VLQQHU FDQ'+6EHUHLPDJLQHGDQGUHEXLOWVR workings. The investigation, if it is WKDWLWFDQUHDFWWRXJO\VLWXDWLRQVLQUHDO WREHFRQVHTXHQWLDOPXVWJREH\RQG WLPH" RYHUERRNHGFDVHZRUNHUVDQGOD\EDUH Anything less is to invite WKHDJHQF\¶VDSSDUHQWLQFDSDFLW\WRGHDO problems. 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YOUR VIEWS Walden missing the mark on Owyhee Monument plan The Nov. 7 East Oregonian printed Greg Walden’s op-ed on the proposed Owyhee National Monument. Although the tone of the editorial was more Obama bashing than DVXEVWDQWLYHMXVWL¿FDWLRQIRUGLVDOORZLQJWKH monument, I am really disappointed in your analysis of the situation. As an Eastern Oregonian for over 40 years, I have marveled over the Owyhees while KLNLQJWKHFDQ\RQVDQGYLHZLQJWKHXQLTXH JHRORJLFDOIHDWXUHVIURPWKHXSSHUUHDFKHVRI /DNH2Z\KHH,VXVSHFW\RXURSSRVLWLRQVWHPV IURPLJQRUDQFHRIZKDWLVEHLQJSURSRVHGDQG whose administration is making the proposal. <RXUDUJXPHQWWKDWFDWWOHJUD]LQJZLOOKHOS SUHYHQWZLOG¿UHVLVSDUWLFXODUO\PLVOHDGLQJ FRQVLGHULQJWKDWJUD]LQJSUDFWLFHVDQGRWKHU H[LVWLQJXVHZLOOFRQWLQXHLQWKHPRQXPHQW $SSDUHQWO\\RXGRQRWDFNQRZOHGJHWKH HFRQRPLFEHQH¿WIURPQDWLRQDOPRQXPHQW designation. 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