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THURSDAY, JULY 2
12:31 a.m. - Arrested for driving while
suspended in the 5000 block of River
Road N.
1:05 a.m. - Restraining order violation
in the 3000 block of River Road N.
5:53 p.m. - Burglary in the 4000 block
of Crater Avenue N.
11:30 p.m. - Unlawful entry to vehicle in
the 6000 block of Birchwood Court N.
Closing schools hurts kids
rejected distance education, as well
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS
The Centers for Disease Con- as “blended” schedules of both class-
trol and Prevention (CDC) had not room and remote learning.
This puts the district in a quan-
recommended the general closure
dary. Administrators want
of public schools in the
to social distance responsi-
spring when panicked
bly -- which means smaller
governors and local of-
other
class sizes, and calls for two
fi cials shuttered schools
of class time and three
across the land.
voices days
days of remote education
These high-minded
for students.
offi cials—read Nevada
Will that work? I asked
Gov. Steve Sisolak—
weren’t listening to “the science,” Jonathan Butcher, a senior policy
as they claimed. At the time, CDC analyst with the conservative Her-
guidelines recommended closing itage Foundation. “It depends on
schools only after an infected person what they do on the other three
had exposed a campus or in areas of days,” he replied.
Those most likely to be hurt by
high infection rates—and then only
for two to fi ve days to clean and dis- closed and half-open schools are
poor kids, children in single-parent
infect buildings.
But once the school closures homes, children with parents work-
began, they became the default re- ing overtime and special-needs stu-
sponse. American children were dents.
Too many so-called leaders
deprived of months of critical class-
room time to teach them to read, to have been waving the white fl ag
steep them in their history and help when they should be ready to ac-
them navigate the physical world— cept some risk of student exposure
to COVID-19 against the certain-
with little pushback.
At long last week President Don- ty that shuttered schools and half-
ald Trump and the American Acad- baked education plans will doom
emy of Pediatrics joined together countless children to failure as
to snap institutional America out of adults.
The American Academy of Pe-
the stupor.
The academy advocated that ed- diatrics warned that keeping kids
ucators start the fall semester “with home and away from school in-
a goal of having students physically creases the risk of suicide—the
present in school”—a gesture meant second-highest cause of death for
to throw cold water on school offi - Americans age 10 to 24—and de-
cials considering distance education pression. That is, the cure could lead
to more deaths than the disease.
only in the fall.
During a task force press briefi ng
As task force member Deborah
Birx said, the mortality rate for peo- Wednesday, CDC Director Rob-
ple younger than 25 is less than 0.1 ert Redfi eld cautioned, “I think it’s
percent. These rare, sad cases over- important that we don’t react emo-
whelmingly involve children with tionally, but we act based on data.”
Redfi eld nailed the issue. The
other health issues, which means
parents would know to keep their slammers of schoolhouse doors
prided themselves as adherents to
children at home.
While the National Education what medical experts were telling
Association and Democratic Na- them, but they only looked at one
tional Committee have panned set of statistics —the coronavirus
opening public schools, ostensibly numbers. And then they ignored
because they are not safe, remote all the ugly, messy fallout. They said
it was their duty to keep people
learning simply hasn’t worked.
A recent Clark County (Nev.) safe, and they let all the things that
School District survey showed that Americans hold dear disintegrate.
The result: Americans aren’t saf-
parents, students, school staff and
stakeholders overwhelmingly pre- er and their children are being left
fer a “full-time return to the regular behind.
(Creators Syndicate)
school day and schedule.” All groups
Too much
at stake
FRIDAY, JULY 3
12:06 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle
in the 200 block of Russett Drive N.
3:35 p.m. - Sudden death in the 5000
block of River Road N.
8:48 p.m. - Physical harassment in the
600 block of Burgandy Avenue NE.
MONDAY, JULY 6
1:20 a.m. - Criminal mischief in the
6000 block of River Road NE.
9:31 a.m. - Burglary in the 200 block of
Ridgecrest Drive N.
3:35 p.m. - Aggravated assault in the
4000 block of Rowan Avenue N.
10:49 p.m. - Arrested for contempt of
court in the 4000 block of Chehalis
Court N.
TUESDAY, JULY 7
SUNDAY, JULY 5
7:30 a.m. - Criminal mischief in the 100
block of Russett Drive N.
9:49 a.m. - Theft in the 1000 block of
Chemawa Loop NE.
9:53 a.m. - Possession of heroin in the
5000 block of Wittenberg Lane NE.
11 a.m. - Physical harassment in the
4000 block of Cedar Court N.
6:43 p.m. - Fleeing a police offi cer in
the 4000 block of Dover Avenue NE in
Salem.
7 p.m. - Fraud use of credit card in the
5000 block of River Road N.
10:08 p.m. - Driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants in the 1000 block of
Chemawa Road NE.
8:12 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 4000 block of Lowell Avenue NE.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
SATURDAY, JULY 4
9:08 a.m. - Criminal trespassing in the
5000 block of River Road N.
11:18 a.m. - Fraud use of credit card in
the 5000 block of McLeod Lane NE.
3:08 p.m. - Theft from building in the
4000 block of River Road N.
5:30 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 6000 block of Ulali Drive
10:04 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 1000
block of Chemawa Road NE.
11:33 p.m. - Physical harassment in the
6000 block of McLeod Lane NE.
4:38 a.m. - Restraining order violation
in the 1000 block of River Rock Drive
NE.
9:14 a.m. - Fraud use of credit card in
the 1000 block of Keizer Road NE.
10:45 a.m. - Computer crime in the
4000 block of Ventura Loop N.
5 p.m. - Fraud use of credit card in the
1000 block of Chemawa Road N.
THURSDAY, JULY 9
1 a.m. - Driving under the infl uence of
intoxicants in the 1000 block of Lucinda
Avenue NE.
4:44 a.m. - Arrested for restraining or-
der violation in the 1000 block of River
Rock Drive NE.
9:06 a.m. - Stalking in the 6000 block of
Rock Ledge Court NE.
9:25 a.m. - Failure to perform duties of
driver when property was damaged in
the 5000 block of Ulali Drive
4:42 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 6000 block of Koufax Lane NE.
FRIDAY, JULY 10
4 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the
1000 block of Hidden Creek Drive NE.
SATURDAY, JULY 11
6:30 p.m. - Physical harassment in the
4000 block of River Road N.
SUNDAY, JULY 12
11:22 a.m. - Physical harassment in the
6000 block of McLeod Lane NE.
Paralyzed veterans hosting
golf tourney Saturday
By LAUREN MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
The Oregon Paralyzed Veterans
of America (OPVA) are hosting
their 11th annual Gold Cup Golf
Tournament on Saturday, July 18 at
the McNary Golf Club. The funds
raised at the tournament go to the
OPVA, but anyone is welcome to
register.
The cost is $400 for a team
of four or $125 for an individu-
al golfer. These fees pay for green
fees, golf cart and a boxed lunch.
Registration is at 10 a.m. and the
awards ceremony (observing social
distancing) will be at 5:45 p.m.
Because of social distancing
guidelines, they are capping the
number of participants to 80 golf-
ers, “We’re a little over half full
right now,” said Tom Hurt, execu-
tive director of OPVA. In addition
to golfers they are also looking for
hole sponsors.
The Oregon chapter of the na-
tional PVA covers all of Oregon,
all of Idaho and part of southwest
Washington. OPVA is an organiza-
tion dedicated to helping veterans
understand and receive their full
entitlements as a former service
member.
“And then above and beyond
[helping service members receive
entitlements], the chapter has a va-
riety of different programs that we
operate on a regular basis,” Hunt
said. He listed the hospital liaison
program (members visiting other
members in the VA hospitals) and
government relations program
(advocating for disabled people as
well as for veterans) as examples.
According to Hunt one of their
biggest focuses at the moment was
the Air Carriers Act, which holds
companies responsible for damages
done to wheelchairs when fl ying.
“If their wheelchair is damaged,
vast majority of Americans
support and changes that
would help increase voter
participation during and
after this crisis.
Even though Congress
allocated some funds to
help states implement these voting
reforms, without an additional $3.6
billion in election assistance fund-
ing, some voters may not be able to
make their voices heard during one
of the most important elections of
our lifetime.
We must prevent a situation
where voters are forced to choose
between protecting their health and
casting a ballot—no matter what
Trump says.
Congress has the ability to act
right now and we need to make
sure our representatives know that
anything less than immediate action
is unacceptable.
Darlene White
Keizer
letters
To the Editor:
Do you know who’s
voting by mail this elec-
tion? Donald Trump. And do you
know who’s making it harder for
everyone else in the country to vote
by mail in the middle of a global
pandemic? That’s right -- Donald
Trump.
He and other White House offi -
cials have gone on record with false
claims against mail-in voting, even
though it’s one of the safest options
for us to cast our ballots as the coun-
try recovers from this pandemic.
In the face of Trump’s hypocrisy,
I expect Congress to do the right
thing and provide both econom-
ic relief and expanded funding for
no-excuse absentee voting, early
voting, and other options to make
voting safer this November. These
are all common-sense reforms that a
9:51 a.m. - Vandalism in the 700 block
of James Street NE.
7:37 p.m. - Arrested for criminal mis-
chief in the 100 block of Chemawa
Road N.
when they get to their destination,
they’re stranded ... we have legs, we
can walk away, [but] their mode of
transportation is now gone,” Hunt
said.
The golf tournament is part of
their most popular program, the
sports and recreation program, where
every member gets a $250 allowance
to use for recreation purposes.
“If it’s dinner out with family
members, they can use it for that. If
it’s gas for their car to take a road trip
they can use it for that. Our main goal
is [to show] life’s not over just because
you’re in a wheelchair,” Hunt said.
The tournament is a fundraiser
for OPVA, which relies on fundrais-
ing and donations to operate. “The
golf tournament has always been one
of our large fundraising events every
year,” Hunt said, though he noted that
they had to make some adjustments
due to social distancing. To comply
with the safety guidelines there will
be more time allotted for registration
to keep attendees six feet apart and
the banquet at the end of the tour-
nament will be replaced with a box
lunch.
Register and pay online at oregon-
pva.org/golf-tournament-registra-
tion/. The McNary Golf Club is lo-
cated at 155 McNary Estates Drive N.
New business loans will be
available soon from state
Support for businesses in Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties impacted by
the COVID -19 pandemic is available. Financial assistance is available thanks
to grants from Business Oregon and the Oregon Community Foundation.
Willamette Workforce Partnership will be managing the grant process.
The fi rst round of funding will be distributed to businesses in the three
county area with up to 25 employees. The amount of the grant will be de-
pendent upon number of employees and fi xed operating expenses. Grant
amounts will range from $2,500 to $25,000. Applications will be available on
the Willamette Workforce Partnership website (willwp.org) on Tuesday, July
21 at noon. Applications will close at noon on Thursday, July 23.
Eligible businesses must be headquartered in Oregon, have 25 or fewer
employees, have been adversely affected by Executive Order 20-12 or have a
one-month decline in sales greater than 50 percent in the month of March or
April 2020. For profi t and nonprofi t organizations are eligible. If a business has
accessed federal CARES Act funding, they are not eligible for this program.
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