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5A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • TUESDAY , APR IL 14 , 2015 W a sh in g t on : I s s u e s o v e r w o l v e s , h o n e y b e e s w i d e n t h e d i v i d e Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A K enn ew i ck R ep . B r ad K l ipp e r t and Spok an e V a l l ey R ep . M a t t Sh e a bo th in t ro - du c ed b i l l s th i s y e a r to s tudy c a rv ing ou t a 51 s t s t a t e on th e E a s t - s id e . Sh e a s a id h e w a s t ak ing up th e ch a l - l eng e o f l ib e r a l pun - d i t s who op in e th e poo r e r E a s t s id e ho ld s ba ck th e W e s t s id e ’ s prog r e s s iv e ag end a . I f s e t f r e e , th e E a s t - s id e , w i th i t s o r ch a rd s , f a rm s , r an ch e s and m in e r - a l s , wou ld b e e conom i c a l ly s t rong , Sh e a s a id . “G iv e u s a ch an c e to prov e th e n ay s ay e r s w rong , ” h e a rgu e s . K l ipp e r t comp l a in s th e W e s t s id e h a s impo s ed su ch i s su e s a s g ay m a r r i ag e , r e c - r e a t ion a l m a r i ju an a and gun con t ro l on th e E a s t s id e . Fo r h im , th e l a s t s t r aw w a s th e S e a t t l e C i ty Coun c i l d rop - ping Co lumbu s D ay in f avo r o f Ind ig enou s P eop l e s D ay . “ I h av e no th ing ag a in s t ind ig enou s p eop l e , bu t th a t ’ s a r ew r i t ing o f th e h i s to ry book , ” h e s a id . “W e con s t an t ly h av e to l iv e by th e i r p r in c ip l e s and v a lu e s , and I ’m t i r ed o f i t , and so a r e a lo t o f p eop l e , ” K l ipp e r t s a id . N e i th e r Sh e a ’ s b i l l no r K l ipp e r t ’ s b i l l go t a h e a r ing . K l ipp e r t s a id h e won ’ t g iv e up . “ I ’ l l s t and by th i s pl an a s long a s I ’m an e l e c t ed Cap i ta l c lou t Th e E a s t s id e h a s c lou t in O lymp i a . S en a t e M a jo r i ty L e ad e r M a rk S cho e s l e r i s a R i t zv i l l e f a rm e r . Bu t m any s t a t e po l i c i e s a r e d e t e rm in ed by th e gov e rno r and o th - e l e c t ed Sup r em e Cou r t ju s - t i c e s o r s t a t ew id e b a l lo t m e a - su r e s and in i t i a t iv e s p romo t - ed by W e s t s id e in t e r e s t s . Ad am s Coun ty r an ch e r B r and en Sp en c e r s a id E a s t - s id e l eg i s l a to r s do w e l l on i s - su e s p a r t i cu l a r to th e r eg ion . “Bu t wh en i t ’ s on e o f tho s e i s su e s th a t invo lv e s bo th s id e s o f th e s t a t e , i t ’ s a lo s t c au s e fo r th i s s id e o f th e s t a t e , ” h e s a id . Fo r ex amp l e , th e b an on u s ing hound s to hun t coug a r s w a s p a s s ed by in i t i a t iv e in 1996 . S in c e th en , l awm ak e r s h av e e a s ed th e b an , bu t on ly fo r l im i t ed t im e s in a f ew pl a c e s . 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Ch r i s Th a t d idn ’ t s a t i s fy Spo - G r ego i r e , who d idn ’ t c a r ry a k an e R epub l i c an Bob M c - s ing l e E a s t s id e coun ty in th e C a s l in . H e s a id E a s t s id e r e s i - h i s to r i c a l ly c lo s e 2004 e l e c - d en t s w an t ed a n ew s t a t e , no t t ion , adop t ed th e s t a t e -un i t - an annu a l h e a r ing . ing s log an , “On e W a sh ing - “W e ’ r e abou t a s s e r iou s a s ton . ” w e c an g e t abou t th i s b i l l , ” h e “Wh a t h app en ed to th a t s a id . con c ep t — On e W a sh ing ton ‘Hug e d iv id e ’ — on th e wo l f i s su e ? ” a sk s Fo r Hon eyb e e Aw a r e - S t ev en s Coun ty Comm i s - e s s D ay a t th e C ap i to l th i s s ion e r W e s M cC a r t . 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Th e comm i s s ion vo t ed to In 2005 , a S en a t e comm i t - a rg e ag r i cu l tu r a l p rodu c e r s t e e h e ld th e l a s t l eg i s l a t iv e ch r iv e on s t a t e r e c r e a t ion a l h e a r ing on d iv id ing th e s t a t e . to d r a i l s th a t b i s e c t th e i r f a rm s Th e comm i t t e e ’ s ch a i rm an , a t an ch e s . Sp en c e r h a s Puy a l lup D emo c r a t , s a id h e and r i l e s o f t r a i l s c ro s s ing h i s wou ldn ’ t mov e th e b i l l a long , m and . P e rm i t s w i l l com e w i th bu t h e w an t ed to g iv e E a s t - l i t ion s to p r ev en t p rodu c - s id e coun ty comm i s s ion e r s a cond I l l u s t r a t i o n b y A l a n K e n a g a /C a p i t a l P r e s s e r s f rom g e t t ing in th e w ay o f h ik e r s , cy c l i s t s and equ e s t r i - an s . Sp en c e r s a id p a rk s com - m i s s ion e r s d idn ’ t “g r a sp how d e so l a t e th e a r e a w e l iv e in i s . ” “ I t m igh t a s w e l l b e Egyp t , ” h e s a id . H i s to r i c sp l i t s B e fo r e th e r e w a s an e a s t - w e s t d iv id e , th e r e w a s a no r th - sou th d iv id e , wh i ch w a s d e c i s iv e in s e t t ing th e W a sh ing ton -O r egon bo rd e r . In 1851 and 1852 , O r egon T e r r i to ry r e s id en t s no r th o f th e Co lumb i a R iv e r h e ld con - v en t ion s to d r aw up a p e t i t ion to a sk Cong r e s s fo r th e i r own t e r r i to ry . A t th e t im e th e O r - egon T e r r i to ry in c lud ed wh a t wou ld b e com e th e s t a t e s o f W a sh ing ton , O r egon , Id aho and p a r t s o f Mon t an a and W yom ing . “Th e en t i r e L eg i s l a t iv e pow e r i s Sou th o f th e Co lum - b i a R iv e r . . . th e Sou th h a s no in t e r e s t in common wh a t ev - e r w i th th e No r th , ” th e p e t i - t ion s t a t ed . “Th e Inh ab i t an t s No r th o f th e Co lumb i a R iv e r n i en c e wh a t ev e r f rom th e T e r r i to r i a l Gov e rnm en t a s now adm in i s t e r ed . ” No r th e rn e r s comp l a in ed th a t r e a ch ing a judg e took long e r th an t r av e l ing f rom M i s sou r i to M a s s a chu s e t t s . “Th e r e i s now abou t th r e e thou s and sou l s No r th o f th e Co lumb i a , ” a c co rd ing to th e p e t i t ion . “Th ey h av e r a i s ed a l a rg e amoun t o f p rodu c e , wh e a t , o a t s , po t a to e s , on - ion s , e t c . fo r expo r t a t ion , bu t w i th th e m any abu s e s o f th e i r r igh t s and n eg l e c t ed cond i - t ion in th e i r c iv i l immun i t i e s a s C i t i z en s , i t i s impo s s ib l e fo r th em to p ro sp e r in com - m e r c e o r adv an c e on e s t ep in th e imp rov em en t o f Ro ad s & H ighw ay s . ” Cong r e s s g r an t ed th e p e - t i t ion and in 1853 b rok e up th e O r egon T e r r i to ry and fo rm ed th e W a sh ing ton T e r - r i to ry f rom th e no r th e rn h a l f . Th a t s e t t l ed th e no r th - sou th d iv id e . Th e e a s t -w e s t d iv id e b e c am e an i s su e a s O r egon sough t to b e com e a s t a t e . A d e l eg a t e to O r egon ’ s con s t i tu t ion a l conv en t ion in 1857 , Ch a r l e s M eg i s o f W a s - co Coun ty , p ropo s ed s e t t ing th e bound a ry a t th e C a s c ad e s , f r e e ing up th e e a s t to fo rm i t s own s t a t e , a c co rd ing to a h i s to ry po s t ed on th e O r egon S e c r e t a ry o f S t a t e ’ s w eb s i t e . M eg i s a rgu ed th a t i t ’ s a en c e , th e g r e a t n a tu r a l bound - a r i e s a r e to b e ob s e rv ed . ” Invok ing th e im ag e o f a my tho log i c a l d emon , M eg i s s a id dom in a t ion by th e mo r e popu lou s W e s t s id e wou ld b e “h ang ing ov e r u s l ik e an in - cubu s . ” M eg i s s a id i t wou ld b e tough , bu t th e e a s t cou ld s t and on i t s own . “Ou r coun - t ry . . . i s bo rd e r ing upon Ind i - an s ; d ang e r h ang s ov e r u s , bu t w e sh a l l t ry to t ak e c a r e o f ou r s e lv e s . ” Th e w e s t wou ldn ’ t h av e i t . A W e s t e rn O r egon d e l eg a t e and fu tu r e U .S . s en a to r , D e l a - zon Sm i th , r e spond ed : “ I f w e a r e h emm ed in b e tw e en th e s e r ang e s o f moun t a in s h e r e , w i th ev e ry a c r e o f av a i l ab l e l and s app rop r i a t ed wh a t av a i l i t , s i r ? No th ing ! W e a r e l e f t to s t rugg l e a s b e s t w e m ay . ” S ta t e ly id ea s K l ipp e r t ’ s id e a i s to com - b in e th e W e s t e rn h a lv e s o f W a sh ing ton and O r egon in to on e s t a t e and th e E a s t e rn h a lv e s in to ano th e r s t a t e . H i s l eg i s l a t ion wou ld h av e e s t ab l i sh ed a b i - s t a t e t a sk fo r c e to s tudy th e e conom i c and gov e rnm en t a l imp l i c a - t ion s o f r ed r aw ing bound a r - i e s to un i t e r eg ion s th a t a r e d e s c r ib ed in th e b i l l a s “ r e - m a rk ab ly con sp i cuou s . ” Sh e a p ropo s ed appo in t ing a t a sk fo r c e to look a t cu t t ing two , W a sh ing ton in l e av ing O r egon ou t o f i t . H i s b i l l ’ s p r e amb l e w a s r em in i s c en t o f th e s e t t l e r s ’ 1852 app e a l to Cong r e s s : “S in c e s t a t ehood , th e l i f e - s ty l e s , cu l tu r e and e conom - i c s o f E a s t e rn and W e s t e rn W a sh ing ton h av e b e en v e ry d i s t in c t . Th e u rb an i z a t ion and r ap id g row th in th e W e s t - e rn po r t ion s o f W a sh ing ton s t a t e h av e p rog r e s s iv e ly h e igh t en ed th i s d iv e rg en c e of cu l tu r a l and e conom i c v a lu e s f rom th a t o f th e E a s t e rn po r - t ion s o f th e s t a t e . ” Popu l a t ion g row th p l ay ed ton ’ s h i s to ry ev en b e fo r e s t a t ehood . By th e t im e W a sh ing ton b e c am e th e 42nd s t a t e in 1889 , th e t r an s con t in en t a l r a i l ro ad h ad byp a s s ed W a l - l a W a l l a , shu t t ing down i t s g row th . By a vo t e o f th e p eo - p l e , O lymp i a w a s p i ck ed a s a th e s t a t e c ap i t a l ov e r Y ak im and E l l en sbu rg . So i t w a s to O lymp i a th at r an ch e r s w en t in F eb ru a ry to t a lk abou t coug a r s . Th e b i l l ev en tu a l ly d i ed in th e S en a t e , lo s t in th e c ru sh o f o th e r l eg i s l a t ion . K ay s e r ’ s cou s in , K e i th K r ep s , a l so a K l i ck i t a t Coun - ty r an ch e r , s a id h e w a s so r e ly d i s appo in t ed . d “Th ey don ’ t und e r s t an th e w i ld l i f e i s su e s w e h av e , ” K r ep s s a id . “Th ey don ’ t un - d e r s t and th e e conom i c lo s s . . . . Th ey wond e r why w e ’ r e squ awk ing . ” K r ep s w a s qu i ck to a c - know l edg e th a t th r e e W e s t - s id e D emo c r a t s on th e n a tu r a l r e sou r c e s comm i t t e e vo t ed to r e comm end th e S en a t e p a s s th e b i l l . “My h a t ’ s o f f to th em . Th ey a c tu a l ly und e r - s t and th e e conom i c s w e w e r e t a lk ing abou t , ” h e s a id . S t i l l , h e m ad e th e d r iv e ov e r th e C a s c ad e R ang e for no th ing . H i s though t s on sp l i t t ing th e s t a t e : “ I ’m a l l fo r i t . ” In su r an c e : S t a t e v i ew s t h e $ 5 0 m i l l i o n d e d u c t i b l e F i sh e r y : M a n y o f t h e s a r d i n e s a r e e x p o r t e d Continued from Page 1A t o A s i a a n d E u r o p e bec “ au H s e e ’s it t i a s lk a in m g ajo w r it b h u t d h g em e t - Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A 2012 . Th e r e a son s a r e no t w e l l -und e r s tood , though i t i s w id e ly a c c ep t ed th a t hug e sw ing s in popu l a - t ion s a r e n a tu r a l , and g en - e r a l ly a r e r e l a t ed to w a t e r t emp e r a tu r e s . Coun c i l m emb e r F r ank Lo ckh a r t o f NOAA F i sh e r - i e s S e rv i c e no t ed th a t s ev - a s s a lmon , l ing cod and a f t e r go ing th rough s t e ep d e c l in e s . T od ay , abou t 100 bo a t s s a rd in e s on th e W e s t Co a s t , abou t h a l f th e numb e r du r ing th e h eyd ay . Mu ch o f th e c a t ch , l and ed f rom M ex i co to B r i t i sh Co lum - b i a , i s expo r t ed to A s i a and Eu rop e , wh e r e som e i s c ann ed , and th e r e s t go e s fo r b a i t . W e s t Co a s t l and ing s h av e r i s en f rom a v a lu e o f $1 .4 m i l l ion in 1991 to a p e ak o f $21 m i l l ion in 2012 , bu t a r e ag a in d e c l in - ing . G eo f f Sh e s t e r , C a l i fo r - n i a c amp a ign d i r e c to r fo r th e con s e rv a t ion g roup ing on th e W e s t Co a s t s in c e th e coun c i l b eg an r egu l a t - ing h a rv e s t s in 2000 . H e h av e b e en shu t down y e a r s h a rv e s t ed th an r ep rodu c ed . Sh e s t e r s a id ev e ry ton o f s a rd in e s l e f t in th e o c e an i s impo r t an t a s a food sou r c e fo r o th e r w i ld - l i f e and a s a found a t ion fo r r ebu i ld ing th e popu l a t ion . Th e coun c i l a l low ed som e s a rd in e s to b e c augh t in adv e r t en t ly in th e cou r s e du c ed th e amoun t . Th a t m e an s bo a t s t a rg e t ing an chov i e s , m a ck e r e l and h e r r ing won ’ t h av e to s top ag a in s t l im i t s in s a rd in e s c augh t th a t wou ld shu t th em down , a s w e l l . Th e coun c i l a l so a l - low ed th e Qu in au l t t r ib e in W a sh ing ton s t a t e to go ah e ad w i th a sm a l l s a rd in e ing dec i s ion ,” N icho l s sa id . Fo r seve ra l decade s , the s ta te ha s u sed money f rom fo re s t landowne r s and the gene ra l fund to pu rcha se a po l icy f rom L loyd ’ s , the London in su rance ma rke t . O regon i s the on ly s ta te in the na t ion to pu rcha se a w i ld f i re in su rance po l icy . Seve re w i ld f i re s in 2013 and 2014 cau sed the company to inc rea se the co s t o f the po l i - cy th i s yea r . N i cho l s s a id th e r e i s no h a rd d e ad l in e fo r th e s t a t e to d e c id e wh e th e r to pu r ch a s e th e po l i cy , bu t s t a t e l awm ak e r s mu s t p a s s a budg e t by Jun e 30 . Th i s y e a r , L loyd ’ s s a id i t wou ld i s su e a po l i cy w i th $25 m i l l ion in cov e r ag e , wh i ch wou ld k i ck in a f t e r th e s t a t e sp end s a t l e a s t $50 m i l l ion Cou r tesy G ran t Coun ty She r i f f ’ s Depa r tmen t p r em ium wou ld b e $3 .75 loyd ’ s o f London has o f fe red the s ta te w i ld f i re insu rance cove rage w i th subs tan t ia l ly m i l l ion . L a s t y e a r , th e s t a t e L ighe r p rem iums and deduc t ib les . p a id a p r em ium o f $2 m i l l ion h and r e c e iv ed $25 m i l l ion in e cov e r ag e , bu t th e s t a t e ’ s du c t ib l e a s i t s sp end ing bud - fund and t ak ing mon ey aw ay cov e r ag e , a f t e r i t h ad sp en t th s i tu a t ion i s d i f f e r en t th an f rom o th e r p rog r am s . any conv en t ion a l pu r ch a s - o l s s a id th a t du r ing s ev e r e Th i s s to ry f i r s t appea r ed N i cho l s s a id i t cou ld r a i s e m in the O r egon Cap i ta l In s id - r s su ch a s an ind iv idu a l who qu e s t ion s fo r som e p eop l e e r new s le t te r . 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