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2A — THE OBSERVER D AILY P LANNER TODAY Today is Tuesday, March 10, the 70th day of 2020. There are 296 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT On March 10, 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, who was the Soviet Union’s leader for 13 months, died at age 73; he was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev. ON THIS DATE In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left His- paniola for Spain. In 1848, the U.S. Senate ratifi ed the Treaty of Guada- lupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln assigned Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commis- sion as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you” from the next room of Bell’s Boston laboratory. In 1906, about 1,100 miners in northern France were killed by a coal-dust explosion. In 1913, former slave, abo- litionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Har- riet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. In 1933, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake centered off Long Beach, California, resulted in 120 deaths. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee (on his 41st birth- day) to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiat- ed that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.) In 1980, “Scarsdale Diet” author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death at his home in Purchase, New York. (Tarnower’s former lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of his murder; she served nearly 12 years in prison before being re- leased in January 1993.) 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In Southeastern Oregon’s Harney County, even a hospital leader has spread misinformation on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began in China. Stefanie Haines is di- rector of clinical services for Harney District Hos- pital in Burns. Like many rural health care workers, she plays more than one role in the region’s iso- Haines lated health care system. Haines owns the only fi tness center in a town, which isn’t just a gym. It’s also an affi liate of The Wellness Way, a chiropractic company selling pricey lab tests to diagnose all kinds of ailments. The program also markets treatment plans like the “vaccine detox.” On her personal Facebook page, Haines advances conspiracy theories about the debunked dangers of vac- cinations, while promoting services available through the fi tness center. Through memes, articles and her own words, Haines has vilifi ed immuniza- tions that protect millions of people from communicable diseases like measles, infl uenza and polio. Before people in the U.S. started dying from the new COVID-19 disease, for which there is no vaccine, Haines told friends and followers, “the fl u shot EO Media Group BEND —Three Bend offi cers are on leave and a 29-year-old Bend woman is hospitalized in serious condi- tion following a police shooting on U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend early Monday morning. Danielle Nicole Bower was shot following a police pursuit that began around 3 a.m. at the emergency department of St. Charles Bend, according to Bend police, which issued its fi rst information on the incident around 10:40 a.m. An offi cer there for an un- related incident was fl agged down by hospital security offi cers who asked for assis- tance with Bower, who was acting in an “erratic manner” and had blood on her. They attempted to contact her, but she drove away in a white Dodge Caravan over curbs and across landscaping and grass. She led offi cers on a pursuit through Bend east on Highway 20 toward Brothers. Her van left the road near milepost 39 and came to a stop. Offi cers were attempting to arrest Bower when she was shot. They rendered aid to her and requested medi- cal personnel. When they learned an air ambulance was unavailable, offi cers decided to transport Bower back to St. Charles Bend for medical care in one of their patrol vehicles. They handed her off to waiting medics east of Bend and the transport to the hospital was completed. Bower is being treated for “serious” injuries. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed both lanes of a 17-mile stretch of Highway 20 from around 5 a.m. until 2 p.m., according to ODOT spokes- man Peter Murphy. Photo courtesy of Harney District Hospital In Southeastern Oregon’s Harney County, an offi cial with Harney District Hospital has spread misinformation on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began in China. increases susceptibility to Coronavirus.” She linked to a medical study that discusses weakened immune systems as a result of the fl u shot but does not reference COVID-19. The same day health offi cials an- nounced Oregon’s fi rst case, Haines shared a political meme about how “#Cornavirus [sic] helps the Deep State,” yet another online conspiracy theory. And as the virus spread, killing more than a dozen people at a nursing home in Washington state, the Harney County Fitness Center posted an ar- ticle offering “5 ways to prevent it.” No. 1 on that list? Get your immune system “properly tested” by buying a lab test from Haines’ side business. The labs range from $200 to more than $500 and aren’t covered by insurance. The article’s No. 2 prevention tip: herbal supplements, with a link to the company’s online store. Haines did not return requests for comment on a list of posts containing debunked or self-dealing information about communicable diseases. After questions posed by OPB, she took to Facebook in defense of her views. “The items I share are for the purpose of educating, they are based on my opinion and I don’t suggest anybody do anything, without doing their own research fi rst. That said, I do not feel these concepts are crazy or outlandish, they simply align with my personal opinion. Not my employer’s opinion, my business’s, nor necessarily my family’s,” the post stated. The hospital also declined to answer a list of emailed questions. A spokes- woman sent a statement: “Harney County Health District neither condones nor agrees with the personal opinions expressed by Stefanie Haines. She is a public employee and is entitled to have and express her own personal beliefs. However, the views ex- pressed by Ms. Haines are her own, and they do not represent Harney County Health District or any of its entities.” Misinformation, especially coming from a health care professional, is dangerous for a number of reasons, according to Dr. Bob Pfi ster, the chief offi cer for safety and quality at St. Charles Health System in Bend. The neonatologist reviewed some of Haines’ claims about vaccine dangers and COVID-19. “It creates fear and anxiety,” he said, “which is painful in and of itself, but when people are confused and reacting to false signals like that, unfortunately it makes them less receptive to the actual good advice.” Oregon Historical Society Woman suffrage focus of exhibit Observer staff PORTLAND — Oregon’s fi rst constitution from the late 1850s banned slavery but also made it illegal for free African Americans to live in the state. Not long after, in 1872, Mary Beatty, an African American Orego- nian, joined Abigail Scott Duniway, Maria Hendee and Mrs. M.A. Lambert in their attempt to vote. Along with activists across the country, includ- ing Susan B. Anthony, these four women brought attention to the campaign for women’s voting rights — known as “woman suf- frage.” Almost 150 years after this historic moment, the Oregon Historical Society announced it is commemo- rating this complicated his- tory and the brave activists who fought for woman suf- frage in an original exhibi- tion, “Nevertheless, They Persisted: Women’s Voting Rights and the 19th Amend- ment.” On view March 14 through Nov. 8, the ex- hibit shows the many ways Oregon history connects to the national history of woman suffrage and to the complex history of American democracy. “In this election year, ‘Nevertheless, They Per- sisted’ will prompt visitors to refl ect on the power of the vote and the many ways that activists have fought to universalize this basic right of citizenship,” OHS Executive Director Kerry to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment and who did not. 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The right to vote came much later for Asian Americans and American Indians. With more than 125 arti- facts and documents, “Nev- ertheless, They Persisted” invites visitors to “grapple with how and why political leaders have denied women the vote, how women have fought for equal rights, and how teamwork and fi ghts across race, class, and orga- nizing tactics have shaped this history,” according to the Historical Society’s news release. “Through storytelling and interactive experiences, visitors will connect to the past and feel the struggles and triumphs of the women (and men) who demanded the vote and used their rights to shape our nation and our world.” The exhibit features 1910s newsreel fi lm footage showing suffrage protests and activities and visitors can listen to anti-suffrage songs from the era. 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