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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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“He who knows, does not
speak. He who speaks, does
not know.”
— Lao Tzu, Chinese
philosopher.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020
STATE
Coronavirus
Public Safety
Hospital
leader
peddles
conspiracy
Three
Bend
officers
on leave
By Emily Cureton
Oregon Public Broadcasting
By Garrett Andrews
BURNS — Conspiracy theories about
the new coronavirus could be more dan-
gerous in rural Oregon, where rumors
waste scant resources and undermine
trust in public health efforts.
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.
For more information
about the Oregon Historical
Society and “Nevertheless,
They Persisted: Women’s
Voting Rights and the 19th
Amendment,” visit https://
ohs.org/.
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Tymchuk said in the news
release.
Oregon women gained the
right to vote in 1912. The
initiative passed with 52%
of the majority, according to
the Oregon Historical Soci-
ety, after failing fi ve times in
the span of almost 30 years.
It was not until the ratifi ca-
tion of the 19th Amend-
ment in 1920, however, that
women across the country
gained the right to vote in
local and national elections.
Even then, these rights
did not extend to all women.
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. A voting
station interactive compo-
nent will let visitors place
a card into a ballot box to
learn who received the right
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