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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 Civil forfeiture a nonissue in Clatsop County complish with that,” Johnston said. “We as an agency have not had many forfeiture cases in decades. It will have very little effect on us, except when we are working on substantial cases and having that available to us is good, but not necessary.” The last time Astoria Police had a civil forfeiture case was in 1993, Johnston said, when the department worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to seize property from a Wash- ington man accused of child pornography. In Holder’s decision, mul- tiple exceptions are allowed, including child pornography, il- By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s order last week that prohibits local and state law enforcement from using a federal program to seize civil property unless the owner is convicted of a crime has little impact in Clatsop County, ac- cording to local law enforce- ment. Astoria Police Chief Brad Johnston said the act of civil forfeiture, where police take assets from people suspected of a crime, rarely occurs in his department and across the county. “I’m not sure what the at- torney general is trying to ac- explosives. The U.S. Department of Jus- tice has received criticism over the years for accepting seized assets from the local and state law enforcement through its Eq- uitable Sharing Program. The program has allowed some state and local law en- forcement to bypass state laws that prohibit keeping proceeds from civil forfeiture. The Washington Post ex- posed widespread abuse of the program, mainly created as part of the war on drugs. Since 2008, the Post report- ed, thousands of local and state police agencies have made more than 55,000 seizures of cash and property worth $3 billion under the Equitable Sharing Program. The program allows police departments and drug task forc- es to keep up to 80 percent of the proceeds from seizures, with the rest going to federal agencies. Clatsop County District At- torney Josh Marquis said there have been some “horror stories” of law enforcement setting up roadblocks and forcing people into warrantless searches to seize property, but such misuse has never happened in Clatsop County. “The idea of federal sharing of forfeitures has been a nonis- sue here in Clatsop County as long as I’ve been district attor- ney,” Marquis said. “I don’t re- - ture shared with us.” Marquis recalls a state bal- lot measure about a decade ago that eliminated civil forfeiture in Oregon. The measure has since been revisited, but still offers a strict standard. In Oregon, seized property must be related to a crime, with the majority of funds going to- ward treatment services rather than enforcement. Law enforcement agencies in Clatsop County and statewide have little incentive to pursue civil forfeiture since the cost - ston said. Forfeiture cases involve stor- age, maintenance, court and oth- er costs to the law enforcement agency involved. “Our state forfeiture laws have really been changed to the point where they are not some- thing that are feasible for local agencies to pursue,” Johnston said. “That is because of the cost involved in turning them into cash resources and split with treatment instead of enforce- ment.” According to The Washing- ton Post’s analysis, for hundreds of police departments and sher- - ceeds accounted for 20 percent or more of their annual budgets in recent years. Johnston said seizures ac- count for nothing in his depart- included in the city’s budget, which does not translate to the police budget directly. “We just haven’t come across things worthy of being seized,” Johnston said. Obama’s State of the Union draws unsparing reviews from Republicans WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address drew un- sparing morning-after reviews today from majority Republi- cans in Congress, including a rebuke on nuclear talks with Iran and a lament from Sen- ate Republican leader Mitch speech can be about “more than veto threats of strident partisan- ship.” McConnell, R-Ky., said the Democratic president “may not be wild about the people’s choice of a Congress. But he owes it to the American people AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boeh- ner of Ohio applaud President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, during his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. with the representatives they elected.” ident spoke Tuesday night — with a notably different message. Netanyahu has been an out- spoken opponent of the direc- tion of negotiations with Tehran that the Obama administration is involved in. Administration - vent Iran from obtaining a nu- clear weapon. The Israeli leader says he fears the United States and oth- er countries will give away too much in the talks, and the exis- tence of his country will be at risk. The invitation to Netanya- hu wasn’t the only Republican rebuttal on the horizon at the dawn of a new Congress under GOP control. The Senate is debating leg- islation to authorize construc- tion of the Keystone XL pipe- Union address with Congress under Republican control was studded with veto threats. He - da on taxes, spending, social programs, energy and foreign policy notably at odds with Re- publican priorities. He did end with a plea for the two parties to “debate without demonizing - mise where possible. The quick challenge on Iran came courtesy of House Speaker John Boehner, who an- nounced he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net- anyahu to address a joint meet- ing of Congress on Feb. 11. Assuming the Israeli leader accepts, he would stand at the same podium in the House of Representatives where the pres- line despite a veto threat, and the House has votes scheduled this week on two other bills the president has signaled he will reject. One would ban abortions for women more than 20 weeks pregnant; the other would give the government one year to act on construction requests for nat- ural gas pipelines. The speech itself was mem- orable for a split-screen sort of response, in which Democrats on one side of the House cham- ber repeatedly rose to their feet and applauded the president, while Republicans who intend to vote down his proposals sat silently. When Obama prom- ised to send Congress a budget - cal, not partisan,” a disbelieving snicker swept through the rows of Republicans. “We’re not going to raise taxes. He knows we’re not go- ing to raise taxes. So I’m kind of surprised he paid lip ser- vice to that,” Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said after- ward. The centerpiece of Obama’s economic proposals was an in- crease in the capital gains rate on couples making more than $500,000 annually, to 28 per- cent, coupled with higher taxes on some estates and a fee on $50 billion. Much of the $320 billion that would be raised would be ticketed for the middle class, in the form of a $500 tax credit for some families with two work- ing spouses, expansion of the child care tax credit and a $60 billion program to make com- munity college free. For that, Obama drew con- demnation from Senate Repub- licans. “Calling for expanding the death tax and raising the rates on capital gains, like the pres- ident did tonight, makes clear this White House is more about redistribution and populist class warfare than about actual bi- partisan tax reform,” said GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, he will have an in- any tax overhaul legislation in the next two years. Submitted The U.S. Postal Service will issue a U.S. Coast Guard forever stamp in 2015. The stamp features a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and the USCGC Eagle. Coast Guard honored with Forever stamp Oregon artist painted image The Daily Astorian The U.S. Coast Guard will be honored this year with a Forever stamp that features an oil painting by an artist who lives in Oregon. The stamp shows the cut- ter Eagle — a three-masted ship known as “America’s Tall Ship” — and the guard’s standard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter. William S. Phillips, an artist who lives in Ashland, is known for his paintings of American nostalgia and ci- vilian and military aviation. The Coast Guard stamp is expected to be issued this summer. Forever stamps by the U.S. Postal Service are equal class mail one-ounce price. Other Forever stamps new for this year commem- orate the Battle of New Or- leans in the War of 1812; the black architect and educator Robert Robinson Taylor; Mexican-born artist Martin Ramirez; and the Special Olympics. Check out the Coast Guard Forever stamp on the guard’s Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1ANShnS CL ASSIF IE D M ARK ETPL A CE N EW TOD AY ! P lace classified ad s o n lin e at w w w .d ailyasto rian .co m o r call 503-325-3211 35 L OST & F OUND CL ASSIF IE D IN DEX ANNOUNCEMENTS 055 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Care Centers 035 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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For fast results, use a Classified ad to attract people who are ready to buy your product. 46 A NNOUNCEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF OUR CHRISTMAS COLORING CONTEST With so many entries it was a tough decision. Ages 3-4 Michael, Warrenton Ages 5-6 Sadie, Warrenton Ages 7-8 Elie, Seaside Ages 9-10 Skylar, Astoria Ages 10 and up Ethan, Astoria Thank you to our sponsors who made it possible to put this on! Thank you to everyone who participated! We look forward to more contests this year! If you have any suggestions please feel free to e-mail or call. classifieds@dailyastorian.com (503)325-3211 ext 231 70 H ELP W ANTED Local electric vehicle manufacturer looking for an: Accounting Specialist This position reports directly to the Controller and will be responsible for: accounts receivable collec- tions, account reconciliation, creat- ing periodic reports, creating and maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, and more. 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