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Dr. Cullen’s
Student of the week
Raul Breaux, Student of the week
Keegan
Ku Ku
for
Global
Studies:
Raul attends
every
day,
with video
on, is
Keegan
comes
to class
day
consistently
engaged
in our every
conversations
and provides
wonderful
anecdotal
stories
with
a positive
attitude
and works
to keep the communication flowing. Raul
hard,
not
only
improving
himself,
has completed every single assignment that
but
fellow
as well.
I have
given classmates
and currently has
an A+ in my
class. Way to go Raul!
Congratulations
Raul Breaux,
Keegan
Ku TDHS
Ku, TDHS
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Federal judge upholds Oregon
COVID dining restrictions
Emily Fitzgerald
■ By Columbia
Gorge News
only limited restrictions, or
in some cases no restrictions
whatsoever,” according to
A federal judge has denied court documents.
U.S. District Judge Karin
the request of a group of
Immergut ruled against
Oregon restaurants to over-
turn the section of Gov. Kate ORLA and RLC on Nov. 24,
acknowledging that while the
Brown’s statewide “freeze”
restrictions cause “signifi-
measure that prohibits in-
cant hardships” for affected
door and outdoor dining.
businesses and employees,
The Oregon Restaurant &
Lodging Association (ORLA) “those burdens are out-
and the Restaurant Law
weighed by the benefits to all
Center (RLC) had filed a joint Oregonians from restrictions
complaint in federal court
designed to keep as many
at the start of Gov. Brown’s
people alive and healthy as
“two-week freeze,” arguing
possible during this historic
that prohibiting in-person
pandemic.”
dining “completely removes
Immergut also stated that
any possibility of conducting the court “ … cannot con-
a substantial portion of any
clude that the classifications
typical bar or restaurant op-
drawn between restaurants
eration” and that the restric- and other businesses and
tions imposed on those in the limited home gatherings are
hospitality industry “express- irrational in relation to the
ly discriminates against those legitimate goal of prevent-
in the restaurant and hospi-
ing the spread of COVID-19
during this current spike.”
tality businesses by permit-
“The Oregon Restaurant
ting other similarly situated
& Lodging Association is
business … to operate with
disappointed we were not
able to secure a temporary
restraining order against the
latest indoor and outdoor
dining room freeze on our
industry, which continues to
impact thousands of oper-
ators and tens of thousands
of industry employees,”
said the ORLA in an official
statement.
“We remain committed
to working with Gov. Kate
Brown, her professional
staff, and the Oregon Health
Authority to find paths
forward for Oregonian
livelihoods which remain
devastated by the realities of
COVID-19.”
The ORLA added that
they will advocate for a
special session of the Oregon
Legislature to convene in
December and advocate for
federal action.
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