⑧⑨⑩❶⑨❷⑩❸❹❺ ❻❸❼❽❾ ❿➀❺ ➁➂❿➃
➄➅➆ ➇➈➉➆➊➋➆➊
●✞✟✠❚ ✟✡☛❚❖☞☛✌✍ ❋☞❖✎
❚✏✟ ✌☞●✞✠ ❖✑✠✟☞❱✟☞
Budget plan offers a
dose of harsh reality
Ñ ÒÑÓÔÕÔÖÓÒÑ× ÓØÒÑ× ØÙÚÚÔÑÔÛ ÜÙÖÓ ÝÔÔÞ ÒÑ
ßÙÜÔàá âØÔ ãÔ×ÒÖÜÙÓäÕÔåÖ æØÒÔç èäÛ×ÔÓ ÝÕÒÓé
ÔÕÖ ÕÔÜÔÙÖÔÛ ÓØÔ êÕÖÓ ÛÕÙçÓ ëç ÓØÔ ÖÓÙÓÔåÖ
ÖÚÔÑÛÒÑ× ÚÜÙÑ çëÕ ÓØÔ ÑÔìÓ ÓÝë íÔÙÕÖ î ÙÑÛ
ÓØÔ ÚÜÙÑ ÒÖ èäÒÜÓ ëÑ ÔìÒÖÓÒÑ× ÕÔïÔÑäÔð ñÓ ÛëÔÖÑåÓ ÕÔòäÒÕÔ
ÙÑí ÓÙì ÒÑæÕÔÙÖÔÖð ñÓ ÖÔÓÖ ÙÖÒÛÔ ÙÑ ÔìÓÕÙ ó ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ çëÕ
ÓØÔ ÖÓÙÓÔåÖ ÕÙÒÑí ÛÙí çäÑÛ Óë ÚÕÔÚÙÕÔ çëÕ Ù ÚëÖÖÒèÜÔ
ÔæëÑëàÒæ ÛëÝÑÓäÕÑð
ñÑ ëÓØÔÕ ÝëÕÛÖô ÒÓåÖ Ù èäÛ×ÔÓ ÓØÙÓ æëÕÕÔÖÚëÑÛÖ Óë ÙÑ
äÑäÖäÙÜÜí ØÒ×Ø ÛÔ×ÕÔÔ ÝÒÓØ ÕÔÙÜÒÓí ÒÑ õÕÔ×ëÑð
öÙÓäÕÙÜÜíô ÑëèëÛí ÜÒÞÔÛ ÒÓð
÷ÔÜÜô ÓØÙÓåÖ ÑëÓ ÔÑÓÒÕÔÜí ÓÕäÔá ßÔÑÙÓÔ øÒÑëÕÒÓí ãÔÙÛé
ÔÕ ùÔÕàÙÑ úÙÔÕÓÖæØÒ×ÔÕ ûÕðô Ù üÔÚäèÜÒæÙÑ çÕëà ýÕÙÑÓÖ
þÙÖÖô ëççÔÕÔÛ ÚÕÙÒÖÔá ÿ ➇ ëÕ ÓØÔ êÕÖÓ ÓÒàÔ ÒÑ àí æÙÕÔÔÕ
ÒÑ ÓØÔ ßÔÑÙÓÔô ÒÓ ÒÖ ÕÔçÕÔÖØÒÑ× Óë ×ÔÓ Ù ×ÜÒàÚÖÔ ÙÓ Ù
èäÛ×ÔÓ çÕÙàÔÝëÕÞ ÓØÙÓ ÒÖ êÖæÙÜÜí ÕÔÖÚëÑÖÒèÜÔ ÙÑÛ ÝÒÜÜ
ÜÔÙïÔ Ù ØÔÙÜÓØí ÔÑÛÒÑ× èÙÜÙÑæÔð ➈
ùëäÖÔ üÔÚäèÜÒæÙÑÖ ÝÔÕÔ ÜÔÖÖ ÒàÚÕÔÖÖÔÛô ÖÙíÒÑ×
ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÛÕÙçÓ çÙÒÜÖ Óë ÙÛÔòäÙÓÔÜí ÙÛÛÕÔÖÖ ÕÒÖÒÑ×
æëÖÓÖ ÒÑ ÓØÔ ÖÓÙÓÔåÖ äÑÛÔÕçäÑÛÔÛ þäèÜÒæ ✉ àÚÜëíÔÔÖ
üÔÓÒÕÔàÔÑÓ ßíÖÓÔàð
ßÓÙÓÔ ÔÛäæÙÓÒëÑ ÜÔÙÛÔÕÖ èÔàëÙÑÔÛ ÓØÔ ÚÜÙÑô ÝØÒæØ
ÒÑæÜäÛÔÖ ✐ ð ✁ èÒÜÜÒëÑ ÒÑ çäÑÛÒÑ× çëÕ ♦ éó ✷ ÖæØëëÜÖô
ÙÑ ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÒÑæÕÔÙÖÔ ëïÔÕ ÓØÔ æäÕÕÔÑÓ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÙÑÛ
ÙèëäÓ ✐ ó ✵✵ àÒÜÜÒëÑ àëÕÔ ÓØÙÑ ÓØÔ æëÖÓ Óë æëÑÓÒÑäÔ
ÚÕëïÒÛÒÑ× æäÕÕÔÑÓ ÖÔÕïÒæÔ ÜÔïÔÜÖð ➇ ëÕ ØÒ×ØÔÕ ÔÛäæÙé
ÓÒëÑô ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÚÕëÚëÖÔÖ ✐t ðó èÒÜÜÒëÑ ÒÑ ÖÚÔÑÛÒÑ×ô Ù
✼ ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÒÑæÕÔÙÖÔ ëïÔÕ ÓØÔ æäÕÕÔÑÓ èäÛ×ÔÓ èäÓ r ð r
ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÜÔÖÖ ÓØÙÑ ÓØÔ æäÕÕÔÑÓ ÖÔÕïÒæÔ ÜÔïÔÜÖ ❡ ØÒ×ØÔÕ
ÔÛäæÙÓÒëÑ ÜÔÙÛÔÕÖ ÖÙÒÛ ÓØÙÓ ÝÙÖ äÑÙææÔÚÓÙèÜÔ ÙÑÛ
ÝëäÜÛ ÕÔÖäÜÓ ÒÑ ÓäÒÓÒëÑ ÒÑæÕÔÙÖÔÖ ÙÑÛ ÚÕë×ÕÙà æäÓÖð
âØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ çÕëà ÓØÔ ÓØÕÔÔ æëéæØÙÒÕÖ ëç ÓØÔ ãÔ×ÒÖÜÙé
ÓäÕÔåÖ ûëÒÑÓ ✂ ëààÒÓÓÔÔ ëÑ÷ÙíÖ ÙÑÛ øÔÙÑÖ s üÔÚð ✄ ÙÑ
üÙíêÔÜÛ ëç ✂ ëÕïÙÜÜÒÖô ßÔÑð ✉ ÜÒ ❛ ÙèÔÓØ ßÓÔÒÑÔÕ ùÙíÝÙÕÛ
ëç úÔÙïÔÕÓëÑ ÙÑÛ ßÔÑð úÔÓÖí ûëØÑÖëÑ ëç ßæÙÚÚëëÖÔ ☎
ÙÜÖë ÖÔÔÞÖ Óë ØëÜÛ ÓØÔ õÕÔ×ëÑ ùÔÙÜÓØ þÜÙÑ ØÙÕàÜÔÖÖô
ÕÔòäÒÕÒÑ× Ñë æØÙÑ×ÔÖ ÒÑ ÔÜÒ×ÒèÒÜÒÓí ëÕ èÔÑÔêÓÖð
úäÓô ÙÖÒÛÔ çÕëà ♦ éó ✷ ÔÛäæÙÓÒëÑ ÙÑÛ ÓØÔ õÕÔ×ëÑ
ùÔÙÜÓØ þÜÙÑô ÓØÔ ÚÜÙÑ ÒÑ ×ÔÑÔÕÙÜ æÙÜÜÖ çëÕ Ù ÕÔÛäæÓÒëÑ ëç
ÙèëäÓ ✆ ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÒÑ ÖÓÙÓÔ ÖÔÕïÒæÔÖð
âØÔ ÒÕëÑí ÒÑ ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÒÖ ÓØÙÓ ÒÓ çëÕÔÖÔÔÖ Ù ÕÔæëÕÛ
ÙàëäÑÓ ëç ×ÔÑÔÕÙÜ çäÑÛ ÙÑÛ ÜëÓÓÔÕí ÕÔïÔÑäÔ çëÕ ÓØÔ
✷✵ ó ✁ é ✷ ó èÒÔÑÑÒäà î ÙÑÛô ÒÑ çÙæÓô ÓØÔ ✐✷t ð ✷ èÒÜÜÒëÑ
èäÛ×ÔÓ ÕÔÚÕÔÖÔÑÓÖ Ù ó ✵ ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÒÑæÕÔÙÖÔ ëïÔÕ ÓØÔ
æäÕÕÔÑÓ èÒÔÑÑÒäàð úäÓ ÓØÙÓ ÒÖÑåÓ ÔÑëä×Ø Óë ÞÔÔÚ ÓÕÙæÞ
ÝÒÓØ æëÖÓÖô ÒÑ ÚÙÕÓÒæäÜÙÕ ÕÒÖÒÑ× þ ✉ üß ÚÕÔàÒäàÖ ÙÑÛ
æëÖÓÖ ÙÖÖëæÒÙÓÔÛ ÝÒÓØ ÓØÔ õÕÔ×ëÑ ùÔÙÜÓØ þÜÙÑô ÓØÔ
ÖÓÙÓÔåÖ øÔÛÒæÙÒÛ ÚÕë×ÕÙàð
âë ØÔÜÚ ÛÔÙÜ ÝÒÓØ ÓØëÖÔ ×ÙÚÖô ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÖäèàÒÓÓÔÛ
ÜÙÖÓ íÔÙÕ èí ýëïð ♦ ÙÓÔ úÕëÝÑ æÙÜÜÖ çëÕ êÑÛÒÑ× ÙÑ ÙÛé
ÛÒÓÒëÑÙÜ ✐✷ èÒÜÜÒëÑ ÒÑ ÓØÔ çëÕà ëç ÑÔÝ èäÖÒÑÔÖÖ ÓÙìÔÖð
úäÓ üÙíêÔÜÛ ÖÙÒÛ ÓØÔ ÷ÙíÖ ÙÑÛ øÔÙÑÖ æØÙÒÕÖ ÝÔÕÔÑåÓ
ÝÒÜÜÒÑ× Óë èÔÓ ëÑ ÙÑí ÑÔÝ ÓÙìÔÖá ➇ ëÕ ÖÓÙÕÓÔÕÖô ØÔ ÖÙÒÛô
ÓØÔÕÔåÖ Ñë ×äÙÕÙÑÓÔÔ ÓØÙÓ ÓØÔ ãÔ×ÒÖÜÙÓäÕÔ ÝÒÜÜ èÔ ÙèÜÔ
Óë ÚÙÖÖ ÑÔÝ ÓÙìÔÖô ÙÑÛ ÔïÔÑ Òç ÒÓ ÛëÔÖô ÓØÔ ÓÙìÔÖ ÜÒÞÔÜí
ÝëäÜÛ èÔ ÕÔçÔÕÕÔÛ Óë ïëÓÔÕÖð
ÿñ ÛëÑåÓ ÝÙÑÓ Óë èÔÜÒÓÓÜÔ ÓØÔ ÒàÚÙæÓÖ ëç ÓØÒÖ èäÛ×ÔÓ
ÒÑ ÙÑí ÝÙíô ÖØÙÚÔ ëÕ çëÕàô ➈ üÙíêÔÜÛ ÓëÜÛ äÖð ÿúäÓ ÝÔ
ØÙÛ Óë æÕÔÙÓÔ Ù èäÛ×ÔÓ ÝÒÓØ ÓØÔ ÕÔÖëäÕæÔÖ ÝÔ ØÙÛð ➈
âØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ çÕëà ÓØÔ ÷ÙíÖ ÙÑÛ øÔÙÑÖ æØÙÒÕÖ ÒÖ
àÔÙÑÓ ëÑÜí ÙÖ Ù ×ÔÑÔÕÙÜ çÕÙàÔÝëÕÞ çëÕ ÖÓÙÓÔ Ù×ÔÑé
æÒÔÖô ÙÑÛ ÛëÔÖÑåÓ ÖÚÔÜÜ ëäÓ çäÑÛÒÑ× ÜÔïÔÜÖ çëÕ ÖÚÔæÒêæ
Ù×ÔÑæí ÖÔÕïÒæÔÖð âØÔ ØÔÙÛÖ ëç ÖäèæëààÒÓÓÔÔÖ ÑëÝ
ÝÒÜÜ èÔ ÓÙÖÞÔÛ ÝÒÓØ ëïÔÕÖÔÔÒÑ× ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÚÕëæÔÖÖ çëÕ
ÓØëÖÔ Ù×ÔÑæÒÔÖð
âØÙÓåÖ ÙÑ ÔççëÕÓ üÙíêÔÜÛ ÖÙÒÛ ÝÒÜÜ ÕÔòäÒÕÔ æëäÕÙ×Ô
çÕëà ÓØëÖÔ ÖäèæëààÒÓÓÔÔÖá ñÑ ÚÙÕÓÒæäÜÙÕô ØÔ ÖÙÒÛô ÜÔ×é
ÒÖÜÙÓëÕÖ ÝÒÜÜ çÙæÔ Ù ÖÓÕëÑ× ÓÔàÚÓÙÓÒëÑ Óë ÓÙÚ ÒÑÓë ÓØÙÓ
ÔìÓÕÙ ó ÚÔÕæÔÑÓ ÓØÔ èäÛ×ÔÓ ÖÔÔÞÖ Óë çäÑÑÔÜ ÒÑÓë ÓØÔ
ÖÓÙÓÔåÖ ÕÙÒÑí ÛÙí çäÑÛð ✉ ïÔÕí ÜÔ×ÒÖÜÙÓëÕô ØÔ ÖÙÒÛô ÿØÙÖ
Ù ÚÔÓ ÚÕë ✝ ÔæÓð ððð þÔëÚÜÔ ÙÕÔ ×ëÒÑ× Óë ØÙïÔ Óë àÙÞÔ ÛÒçé
êæäÜÓ ÛÔæÒÖÒëÑÖ ÙèëäÓ ÖÓäçç ÜÒÞÔ ÓØÙÓð ➈
úäÓ ÖØëÕÓæØÙÑ×ÒÑ× ÓØÙÓ çäÑÛ àÙí àÔÙÑ ÙÛÛÒÓÒëÑÙÜ
êÖæÙÜ æÙÜÙàÒÓí ÝØÔÑ s ÑëÓ Òç ☎ ÓØÔ ÔæëÑëàÒæ ÛëÝÑÓäÕÑ
ÙÕÕÒïÔÖð
Protecting the immunity of
our community with
science-backed policy
This week, a pivotal
component of our state’s
health is on the line – but
it doesn’t have to be.
We have the tools to cre-
ate and sustain a healthy
Oregon that protects our
children and community by
upholding science-backed
standards for immunization.
Though most Oregonians
and U.S. citizens alike sup-
port vaccines, our state is
one of only 17 that accepts
non-medical exemptions for
important immunizations.
Because of an increased
trend in opting out of im-
munizations, we’ve seen
the reemergence of highly
contagious, preventable
diseases. This was exem-
✁✂✄☎✆ ✂✝ ✞✟☎ ✠☎✡☎✝✞ ☛☎☞ -
sles outbreak that made
its way to the Portland
area and other spots in the
✌☞✡✂✄✡ ✍✎✠✞✟✏☎✑✞✒
In previous decades,
outbreaks like this wouldn’t
have been noteworthy.
Before widespread use
of
vaccines,
measles
caused an estimated 2.6
million deaths a year.
✓✔✞ ☞✑ ☎✕☎✡✞✂✖☎ ✔✑☎ ✎✗ ✞✟☎
measles vaccine increased,
it became so rare that
measles was declared
eliminated from the U.S.
✂✝ ✘✙✙✙✒ ✍✎✏✚ ✂✝✡✠☎☞✑✂✝✛
non-medical exemptions
have reopened the door to
measles and other vaccine-
preventable diseases.
But we can do some-
thing about it.
Our community can
come together with health
care professionals and leg-
islators to support health
standards that protect all
Oregonians. When you
choose to forego immuni-
zations for yourself or your
kids, it can have unwanted
✠✂ ✁☎ ☎✕☎✡✞✑ ✎✝ ✞✟☎ ✁✂✖☎✑
of others around you. For
people who can’t be vacci-
nated for medical reasons,
others’ choices to delay or
reject some vaccines en-
tirely is more than just a
personal decision. It places
them at risk, too.
Infants, individuals who
are immunocompromised
due to cancer treatment,
and other vulnerable
populations need our
protection from vaccine-
preventable diseases. As
a nurse and grandmother
I am keenly aware of the
need to protect these
vulnerable populations.
When we dip below
the ideal 90-95 percent
threshold of people im-
munized for community
immunity, we leave our-
❒❐Ï➚ÏÏÏÏ➵
➏ ✣✕✘✣ ✔✘❯✣✖✗
✔✘★★✕✩✩✕✘✣✥✢✩✦ ✪ ➛➡➡➠
✳ ➣➞➣↔➠➝➣➶ ➸➠➦➦ ➷➢➠↔➯➛ ➠➡➩
P ➠➤➙ ➳➡➩➣↔➣➜ ✧ ➱➱➾❐ ✫ ➳➞➣➵➶ ➬➠
➮↔➠➡➩➣➶ ➲➧ ❒➪❮➽➾ ✧ ➽✃➱➚❒❐Ï➚
➱➾➾➱ ✧ ➯➠❰ ➽✃➱➚❒❐Ï➚➱➾➪❒➵
❲✛✬✬✘✇✛ ✔✘❯✣✖✗
✔✘★★✕✩✩✕✘✣✥✢✩✦ ✭ ➛→➡ ✮ ➟➙➙➛➢ ❦ ➶
✯ ➛➩➩ ➨➠➜→ ➠➡➩ ➷➤➜➠➡ ➧➛➭➣↔➦➜ ✧
➱➾➱ ➷➵ ➧➟➞➣↔ ➷➦➵➶ ➧➛➛➫ ✲ ➾ ✲ ➶
❊ ➡➦➣↔➥↔➟➜➣➶ ➲➧ ❒➪❮ ✲ ❮ ✧ ➽✃➱➚✃ ✲ ❐➚
✃➽✃Ï➶ ➣❰➦➵ ➱➱ ✧ ➯➠❰ ➽✃➱➚✃ ✲ ❐➚➾➽❮ ✲ ➵
➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔ÏÐ➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵
➛↔➝ ✧ ✫ ➠➦→↕➘➠↔↔➣➡➶ P ➲
✳ ➛❰ ❐❒➪➶ ➽✃➱➚➪❮❐➚❒❐➱➱➶
➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔❐Ð➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝ ✧
➧➟➜➠ ✮ ➠➙➝➠↔➦→➶ P ➲ ✳ ➛❰ ➽ ✲ ➽➶
➽✃➱➚✃Ï➪➚❒✃❐ ✲ ➶ ➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔ ✲ Ð
➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝ ✧ ➧➛➢ ❦ ↕
✳ ➤↔➝➣➜➜➶ ❮➾➾ ➨ ➱✃➦→ ➷➦➵➶
P ➵➲➵ ✳ ➛❰ ❮➽✃➶ ➽✃➱➚➪❮❐➚ ✲ ✃➱➪➶
➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔➱Ð➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝ ✧
✪ ➠➞➟➩ ➧➣➣➩➶ ➱➾➱➱ ✪ ➣➦↔➛➟➦ ➷➦➵➶
P ➲ ✳ ➛❰ Ï❐❮ ✧ ➽✃➱➚❒➪➽➚ÏÏ➾❐➶
➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔✃Ð➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝ ✧
❃❄❅❆❉❊❋❆❋❅❊❅
NEWSSTAND PRICE: $1.50
❇② ✤✥♣♣✮❡♣✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✽✿✿✵❀❁
❇② ✳✥✮✰❂ ✥✰✰ ♦✩✭❡♣ ❯✵❙✵ ✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵✵ ✽✿✾
An independent newspaper founded in 1896
♥qrsr ①③③④①⑤⑥⑦
❚✭❡ ❤t✧❡♣✈❡♣ ♣❡✧❡♣✈❡✧ ✩✭❡ ♣✮✯✭✩ ✩♦ ✥✴❝✣✧✩ ✧✣t✧✤♣✮★✩✮♦✦
♣✥✩❡✧ t② ✯✮✈✮✦✯ ★♣❡★✥✮✴ ✥✦✴ ✳✥✮✰ ✧✣t✧✤♣✮t❡♣✧ ✪❁ ✴✥②✧
✦♦✩✮✤❡✵ ❞❡♣✮♦✴✮✤✥✰✧ ★♦✧✩✥✯❡ ★✥✮✴ ✥✩ ▲✥ ▼♣✥✦✴❡❂ ❤♣❡✯♦✦
❍❏❀✾❁✵ ❞✣t✰✮✧✭❡✴ ✉♦✦✴✥②✧❂ ❣❡✴✦❡✧✴✥②✧ ✥✦✴ ❑♣✮✴✥②✧
✐❡❥✤❡★✩ ❦❡✤✵ ●✾❧ t② ❣❡✧✩❡♣✦ ❈♦✳✳✣✦✮✤✥✩✮♦✦✧ ♠✦✤✵❂
✿✫❁■ ❑✮❢✩✭ ❙✩✵❂ ▲✥ ▼♣✥✦✴❡❂ ❤◆ ❍❏❀✾❁ ✐❯❙❞❙ ●❍❍✱●■❁❧
COPYRIGHT © 2019
A division of
❲❖P◗❖❘❱ ❳❩❬❬❭❱❪❫❴◗❪❩❱P ❵❱❫❛
selves susceptible to more
outbreaks of diseases that
can be eradicated – or,
like measles, that were
previously
considered
eliminated in the U.S.
Fortunately, measures
that uphold evidence-
based public health stan-
dards are on the horizon.
As a nurse, I applaud State
Representatives
Mitch
Greenlick (D), Cheri Helt
(R) and Senator Chuck
Thomsen (R) for putting
public health ahead of pol-
itics by introducing House
Bill 3063, a bipartisan
bill that removes parents’
ability to decline required
school-age immunizations
for reasons other than a
child’s indicated medical
diagnosis. That means an
end to non-medical ex-
emptions in Oregon and a
big win for our communi-
ty’s immunity safety net.
When we have the ability
to prevent disease and suf-
➫➠↕➛↔➛➯➣➡➦➣↔➥↔➟➜➣Ð➝➫➠➟➙➵
➢➛➫ ✧ ✭ ➣➡➡➟➘➛↔➩ ✧ ✪ ➠➞➣
❊ ➙➙➟➛➦➦ ✧ ➳➜→➙➣↕ ➷➤➙➙➟➞➠➡ ✧ ➸➟➢➠→
➳➝➡➣➼ ✧ ➬➠↔↔↕ ➔→↔➟➜➦➫➠➡ ✧
➔→↔➟➜ P ↔➟➦➢→➠↔➩ ✧ ➽✃➱➚✃ ✲ ❐➚✃➱❒❐ ✧
➫➠➟➙ ➦➛ ➔➟➦↕ ➛➯ ❊ ➡➦➣↔➥↔➟➜➣➶ ➱➾❮
➨➵ ❊ ➵ ➱➜➦ ➷➦↔➣➣➦➶ ❊ ➡➦➣↔➥↔➟➜➣➶ ➲➧
❒➪❮ ✲ ❮
■★✶✬✥✢ ✔✕✖✗ ✔✘❯✣✱✕✬✘✢✩✦
➸➠↕➛↔ ➸➟ ❦ ➣ ➸➢➬➣➠➡➶ ➔➛↔↔➟➡➣
➘➟➙➯➛➡➝➶ ✮ ➣↔➫➠➡ ➲↔➦➫➠➡➡➶
➸➠↔ ❦ ✮ ➛➼➣➙➙➶ ➧➟➢ ❦ ➺➟➢➣ ❦ ➶ ✭ ➛➠➡
✮ ➠↔➩➟➡➝➶ ✭ ➠➜➛➡ ✳ ➣↔➝➙➤➡➩ ✧ ➱❮➾
fering for others, it’s our re-
sponsibility to take action.
My maternal grandmoth-
er lived in an era when im-
munizations weren’t readily
☞✖☞✂✁☞✜✁☎✒ ✢✟☎ ✑✔✕☎✠☎✆ ✗✠✎☛
polio and it’s crippling ef-
fects most of her shortened
life. She died when my mom
was 12, leaving six children
without a mother. Her ex-
perience was practically un-
avoidable then. But thanks
to safe vaccination stan-
dards backed by thorough,
long-term research, we can
avoid similar tragedies now.
Vaccines are a key part
of our communities’ health
defenses and are critical to
ensuring our communities’
health now and for future
generations.
There are plenty of things
we can’t control in life, but
this isn’t one of them.
Immunization is the
best bet we have to protect
all Oregonians from pre-
ventable diseases.
➧➤➢ ❦ ➫➠➡➳➞➣➵ ✧ P ➵➲➵ ✳ ➛❰ ✃➾➶
✸ ➫➭➙➣↔ ➲➧ ❒➪❮✃➱ ✧ ➽✃➱➚➽Ï✃➚❐➾❒➽
❏✘✩✥✴✹ ✔✕✖✗ ✔✘❯✣✱✕✬✘✢✩✦
➸➠↕➛↔ ✯ ➣↔➣➜➠ ➷➠➴➛➡➟➠ ✧ ➸➠↔➦➟➡
✮ ➠➫➟➙➦➛➡ ✧ P ➣➠↔➙ ➷➦↔➤➫ ✧✯ ➠➡↕➠
➔➛➙➙➟➣↔ ✧ ➸➟➢→➠➣➙ ✭ ➬➛➢ ❦ →➠↔➦ ✧
P ➠➦➦↕ ✳ ➤➯➯➛↔➩ ➽✃➱➚✃Ï ✲ ➚Ï❮Ï ✲✧
P ➵➲➵ ✳ ➛❰ ➱➽➶ ✭ ➛➜➣➥→➶ ➲↔➣➝➛➡
❒➪❮✃❐ ✧ ✲ ➾➱ ➨➛↔➦→ ➸➠➟➡ ➷➦➵ ✧
➢➟➦↕➛➯➴➛➜➣➥→➛↔➣➝➛➡Ð➝➫➠➟➙➵
➢➛➫
✚✛ ✜✢✛✣✤✥ ✔✕✖✗ ✔✘❯✣✱✕✬✘✢✩✦
➸➠↕➛↔ ➷➦➣➞➣ ➔➙➣➫➣➡➦➜➶ ➮➠↔↕
➬➟➙➙➠↔➩➶ ➨➟➢➛➙➣ ✮ ➛➼➠↔➩➶ ➔➛↔↔➟➡➣
✪ ➤➦➦➛➶ ➸➠↔↕➳➡➡ ➸➟➣➜➡➣↔➶ ✭ ➟➫
➘→➟➦➭➣➢ ❦ ➶ ✭ ➤➜➦➟➡ ➧➛➢ ❦✧ ➦→↔➛➤➝→
➦→➣ ➔➟➦↕ ➸➠➡➠➝➣↔ ➆ ➜ ➛➯ ✺ ➢➣➶ ➽✃➱➚
❒❐ ✲ ➚➱Ï➾❒
STAFF
Phone:
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
Subscription rates per month:
➌➍➎➏➐➐➑➒ ➌➏➐➑➎➓
➔→➣↔↕➙ ➔➛➜➝↔➛➞➣ ➟➜ ➠➡ ➛➢➢➤➥➠➦➟➛➡ ➧➨ ➠➡➩ ➠
➫➣➫➭➣↔ ➛➯ ➦→➣ ➲↔➣➝➛➡ ➨➤↔➜➣➜ ➳➜➜➛➢➟➠➦➟➛➡➵
➸↕➺➛➟➢➣ ➢➛➙➤➫➡➜ ↔➣➻➣➢➦ ➦→➣ ➞➟➣➼➜ ➛➯ ➦→➣
➠➤➦→➛↔ ➛➡➙↕➵ ➸↕➺➛➟➢➣ ➢➛➙➤➫➡➜ ➜→➛➤➙➩
➭➣ ➽➾➾➚➪➾➾ ➼➛↔➩➜➵ ➳➤➦→➛↔➜ ➠➙➜➛ ➜→➛➤➙➩ ➟➡➢➙➤➩➣ ➦→➣➟↔
➯➤➙➙ ➡➠➫➣➶ ➠➝➣➶ ➛➢➢➤➥➠➦➟➛➡ ➠➡➩ ↔➣➙➣➞➠➡➦ ➛↔➝➠➡➟➹➠➦➟➛➡➠➙
➫➣➫➭➣↔➜→➟➥➜➵➘➣ ➣➩➟➦ ➜➤➭➫➟➜➜➟➛➡➜ ➯➛↔ ➭↔➣➞➟➦↕➶ ➝↔➠➫➫➠↔➶
➦➠➜➦➣ ➠➡➩ ➙➣➝➠➙ ↔➣➠➜➛➡➜➵➘➣ ↔➣➴➣➢➦ ➦→➛➜➣ ➥➤➭➙➟➜→➣➩
➣➙➜➣➼→➣↔➣➵ ➷➣➡➩ ➢➛➙➤➫➡➜ ➦➛ ➬➠ ➮↔➠➡➩➣ ➲➭➜➣↔➞➣↔➶ ➱✃➾❐ ➽➦→
➷➦➵➶ ➬➠ ➮↔➠➡➩➣➶ ➲↔➣➵➶ ❒➪❮➽➾➶ ➯➠❰ ➦→➣➫ ➦➛ ➽✃➱➚❒❐Ï➚➪❮➾✃ ➛↔
➣➫➠➟➙ ➦→➣➫ ➦➛ ➡➣➼➜Ð➙➠➝↔➠➡➩➣➛➭➜➣↔➞➣↔➵➢➛➫➵
❈❖✒❚✌❈❚ ❨❖✞☞ ✓✞✑✍☛❈ ❖❋❋☛❈☛✌✍✠
✔✕✖✗ ✘✙ ✚✛ ✜✢✛✣✤✥✦ ➸➠↕➛↔
➒ ✬✰✕✣ ✔✕✖✗ ✔✘❯✣✱✕✬✘✢✩✦
➧↕➠➡ ➸➠↔➦➟➡➶ ➢➛➤➡➢➟➙➛↔➽Ð
➷➦➣➞➣ ➔➙➣➫➣➡➦➜➶ ➔➟➦↕
➸➠↕➛↔ ➳➙➙➠➡ ✪ ➤➯➯↕➶ ➽➾➱ ➨ ➱➱➦→ ➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝
➸➠➡➠➝➣↔ ➧➛➭➣↔➦ ➷➦↔➛➥➣ ✧
➷➦➵➶ ➽✃➱➚✃Ï➪➚➱➾➱❐➶ ➫➠↕➛↔Ð
➒ ✣✖✥✢✴✢✕✩✥ ✔✕✖✗
P ➵➲➵ ✳ ➛❰ ❐➪➾➶ ➬➠ ➮↔➠➡➩➣➶ ➲➧
➢➟➦↕➛➯➣➙➝➟➡➛↔➵➛↔➝ ✧ ➸➠↔↕➘➣➜➦➶ ✔✘❯✣✱✕✬✘✢✩✦ ➸➠↕➛↔
❒➪❮➽➾ ✧ ➽✃➱➚❒❐ ✲ ➚➱Ï➾❒ ✧ ➯➠❰ ➽✃➱➚ ✲ ❐➾ ➨ ➽➦→ ➳➞➣➵➶ ➽✃➱➚❮➾➽➚➾✃✃Ï➶ ➷➦➠➢➣↕ ✫ ➠↔➞➛➜ ❦ ➟➶
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
❨♦✣ ✤✥✦ ✧✥✈❡ ✣★ ✩♦ ✪✫✬ ♦❢❢ ✩✭❡ ✧✮✦✯✰❡✱✤♦★②
★♣✮✤❡ ✲✮✩✭ ✭♦✳❡ ✴❡✰✮✈❡♣②✵
❈✥✰✰ ✺✶✷✸✹✻✼✸✼✷✻✷ ✩♦ ✧✣t✧✤♣✮t❡✵
❙✩♦★★❡✴ ✥✤✤♦✣✦✩ t✥✰✥✦✤❡✧ ✰❡✧✧ ✩✭✥✦ ✽✾ ✲✮✰✰
t❡ ♣❡❢✣✦✴❡✴ ✣★♦✦ ♣❡❜✣❡✧✩✵
My Voice
THE OBSERVER
❚✭❡ ❤t✧❡♣✈❡♣ ♣❡✩✥✮✦✧ ♦✲✦❡♣✧✭✮★ ✥✦✴ ✤♦★②♣✮✯✭✩
★♣♦✩❡✤✩✮♦✦ ♦❢ ✥✰✰ ✧✩✥❢❢✱★♣❡★✥♣❡✴ ✦❡✲✧ ✤♦★②❂ ✥✴✈❡♣✩✮✧✮✦✯
✤♦★②❂ ★✭♦✩♦✧ ✥✦✴ ✦❡✲✧ ♦♣ ✥✴ ✮✰✰✣✧✩♣✥✩✮♦✦✧✵ ❚✭❡② ✳✥②
✦♦✩ t❡ ♣❡★♣♦✴✣✤❡✴ ✲✮✩✭♦✣✩ ❡❥★✰✮✤✮✩ ★♣✮♦♣ ✥★★♣♦✈✥✰✵
Toll free (Oregon):
Regional publisher.........................Karrine Brogoitti
Home delivery advisor.................Amanda Fredrick
Regional audience
development director...............................Kelli Craft
Customer service rep ......................... Mollie Lynch
✿✱❀❁❁✱✫●●✱✪✿✿❁
Fax: ✾✫✿✱❍■✪✱❏❀❁✫
Editor ..........................................Cherise Kaechele
✦❡✲✧✇✰✥✯♣✥✦✴❡♦t✧❡♣✈❡♣✵✤♦✳
Sports editor .......................................Ronald Bond
✲✲✲✵✰✥✯♣✥✦✴❡♦t✧❡♣✈❡♣✵✤♦✳
Reporter................................................Dick Mason
Email:
Website:
Street address:
✿✫❁■ ❑✮❢✩✭ ❙✩✵❂ ▲✥ ▼♣✥✦✴❡
News clerk....................................Lisa Lester Kelly
Reporter......................................Francisca Benitez
Reporter.....................................Amanda Weisbrod
POSTMASTER
Classifieds ........................................ Devi Mathson
Send address changes to:
Customer service rep ................Sharon Magnuson
❚✭❡ ❤t✧❡♣✈❡♣❂ ✿✫❁■ ❑✮❢✩✭ ❙✩✵❂
▲✥ ▼♣✥✦✴❡❂ ❤◆ ❍❏❀✾❁
Periodicals postage paid at:
▲✥ ▼♣✥✦✴❡❂ ❤♣❡✯♦✦ ❍❏❀✾❁
Advertising representative......................Karen Fye
Advertising representative...............Juli Bloodgood
Advertising representative...................... Amy Horn
Graphic design supervisor................Dorothy Kautz
Graphic design ..............................Cheryl Christian