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O P IN ION 6A F ound ed in 1 8 7 3 STEPHEN A . FORRE STER , Ed i t o r & Pu b l i s h e r LAURA SELLER S , M an a g in g Ed i t o r N o m a t t e r wh e r e y ou l i v e , i s d i s a s t e r a r ound th e c o rn e r ? O n e v i ew o f T h e N ew Y o r k e r t s u n am i s t o r y f r om a N ew Y o r k e r B y R . J . MARX T h e D a i l y A s t o r i a n BETTY SM ITH , A d v e r t i s in g M an a g e r CARL EARL , S y s t em s M an a g e r JOHN D . BRU I JN , P r odu c t i on M an a g e r DEBRA BLOOM , Bu s in e s s M an a g e r HEATHER RAM SDELL , C i r cu l a t i on M an a g e r THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • THURSDAY , JULY 23 , 2015 T h e N ew Y o r k e r p i e c e by K a th ryn Th e Ea r thqua k e Tha t W i l l D e va s ta t e S ea t t l e, t e r r i fy ing ly ch ron i - c l e s th e a l l bu t in ev i t ab l e f a t e o f tho s e o f u s l iv ing in th e C a s c ad i a subdu c t ion D o n ’ t k e e p u s w a i t i n g S E EN FROM SEAS IDE B Y R . J . M ARX b e ou r wo r s t d i s a s t e r ev e r . ” “W o r s t … ” “D i s a s t e r … ” “Ev e r . ” Ev en S t ev en Sp i e lb e rg wou ldn ’ t u s e th a t t ag l in e w i thou t th ink ing tw i c e . “ I s th a t you ? ” a f r i end F a c e - book -m e s s ag ed f rom th e E a s t Co a s t . Ummm , y e ah . S e a s id e . C annon p an in 201 1 s en t r ipp l e s — and w a rn - B e a ch . G e a rh a r t . Th e c i t i e s w e cov e r . Th e c i ty wh e r e I l iv e . W e ’ r e a t g round p i e r c ed th e a i r in S e a s id e , ” w ro t e USA T od ay in 201 1 . “R e s t au r an t s , g i f t shop s Wh en th e b ig on e h i t s , “ any th ing and o th e r b e a ch f ron t bu s in e s s e s s t ay ed indoo r s and un s e cu r ed w i l l lu r ch shu t t e r ed . Som e r e s id en t s mov ed to th e n John O ’H a r a ’ s sho r t s to ry W e ’ r e F r i end s Aga in, an ag ing h i l l s n e a rby . ” G eo log i s t s and au tho r s m in ed th i s a c t r e s s g iv e s a r epo r t e r a p i e c e o f w i sdom , bo rn o f d e c ad e s a r e no t bo l t ed to th e i r found a t ion s w i l l b a ck s t ag e . Sh e t e l l s h im th a t i f a c to r s l e t ev e ryon e ’ s lov e a f - s l id e o f f — o r r a th e r , th ey w i l l s t ay pu t , ing in e r t i a , wh i l e th e found a t ion s , - f a i r s g e t in th e w ay o f p e r fo rm ing , th e r e wou ld b e no th e a t e r . obey t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e N o r t h w e s t , l y c h r o n i c l e s o u r r e g i o n ’ s g e o l o g i c Th e p e r fo rm ing a r t s a r e l ik e th a t . h a s p rodu c ed . Bu t B e rn s t e in w a s no t jo l t w e s tw a rd . 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Th e N ew t h e C o l um b i a R i v e r M a r i t im e M u s e um On th e o th e r coa s t - e c en t ly g av e r e ad e r s a d e ep Y o r k e r r Bu t b e fo r e you s e l l th e hou s e and n i an s . e ad fo r th e P l a in s , i t m ay b e impo r t an t Quo t ed a r e S e a s id e S choo l D i s t r i c t h m u s i c a l a n d m a n a g em e n t s k i l l s t o g i v e 1 0 S u p e r i n t e n d e n t D o u g D o u g h e r t y , p e r son a l i t i e s in th e bo a rd room o f th e s h a p e t o t h e f e s t i v a l ’ s a dm i n i s t r a t i o n . t mo r e ink th an tho s e p r ed i c t ing a e a s id e C i ty P l ann e r K ev in Cupp l e s , a lo M e t ropo l i t an Op e r a . C l a r k w a s a f o o l t o p u s h S h e p h e r d t o S i ld w in t e r . J ay W i l son , Ch a i rm an o f th e O r egon m Th i s w e ek , th e s t r e s s e s in s id e th e t h e p l a c e w h e r e s h e w o u l d l e a v e . E v e n S In N ew Y o rk C i ty a f t e r 2001 , wh en e i sm i c S a f e ty Po l i cy Adv i so ry Com - A s to r i a Mu s i c F e s t iv a l b e c am e pub - a s S h e p h e r d w a s p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r o n e o f m e W o r ld T r ad e C en t e r ’ s Tw in T ow e r s i s s ion and I an M ad in , who d i r e c t s th e th l i c . E r i ck B eng e l r epo r t ed th e m a s s t h e b e s t - a dm i n i s t e r e d f e s t i v a l s , e a r n i n g O e l l , th e r e w a s an imm ed i a t e aw a r en e s s r egon D ep a r tm en t o f G eo logy and f o f th e d ang e r s a round u s . in e r a l Indu s t r i e s . r e s ign a t ion o f th e f e s t iv a l ’ s bo a rd in r e c o r d t i c k e t r e v e n u e , C l a r k w a s t h r e a t - M In l a t e 2001 , no th ing s e em ed to I t ’ s no t th a t th i s i s “n ew ” n ew s T u e sd ay ’ s ed i t ion . e n i n g t o d e c am p — t o m o v e t h e f e s t i v a l ld g r e a t e r po t en t i a l fo r c a t a s t roph e h e r e : In 1964 a w av e sp r e ad ov e r S e a - ho Anyon e f am i l i a r w i th th e f e s t i - t o L o n g v i ew , W a s h . th an th e 40 -y e a r -o ld Ind i an Po in t nu - v a l ’ s r e c en t h i s to ry cou ld s e e th i s Wh i l e C l a rk ’ s pod ium p r e s en c e and s l e a r r e a c to r s i tu a t ed on th e sho r e o f t r e e t s . “T sun am i sm a sh e s co a s t a l c com ing . 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Wh i l e C l a rk h a s th e p r i s ing ly unp r ep a r ed . bu i ld ing , ” w ro t e th e env i ronm en t a l ago . a r t i s t i c s en s ib i l i t i e s a f e s t iv a l wou ld Th i s w e ek ’ s ev en t s p l a c e th e b a l l a t chdog g roup R iv e rk e ep e r . B e low th e fo ld , a h e ad l in e f rom w w an t in i t s p r in c ip a l condu c to r , h e - f “Mo r e th an 20 m i l l ion p eop l e l iv e a r th e r sou th r e ad : “C annon B e a ch d e - l a ck s m an ag em en t ap t i tud e o r sk i l l s . t iv a l i s a l a r g e cu l tu r a l a s s e t . I t w i l l b e c l a r ed d i s a s t e r a r e a by gov e rno r . ” lb e r t w ro t e in th e s am e N ew Y o rk e r M r s . Ro s e Em e ry w ro t e : “Th e s e i s - Ko un fo r tun a t e i f i t d i e s . Bu t i t i s a l so no m i c w av e pou r ed down th e s t r e e t s o f th e f e s t iv a l w a s a r e cogn i t ion th a t r e s s ion a l sub comm i t t e e e s t im a t - e c i ty , c a r ry ing log s , d eb r i s and s and a cong C l a rk n e ed ed an adm in i s t r a to r . s e e ing C l a rk ’ s in s t ab i l i ty , h av e m ad e th a t , und e r wo r s t - c a s e cond i t ion s , a ev e rywh e r e b e tw e en bu i ld ing s and l i t - ed th - c a t a s t roph e a t on e o f th e Ind i an Po in t t e r ing s t r e e t s . ” t ion ’ s su rv iv a l — e sp e c i a l ly an a r t i s - h e m igh t on e d ay l e av e . e a c to r s cou ld r e su l t in 50 ,000 f a t a l - A s i f th e a r e a n e ed ed a r em ind e r , r Th e b a l l i s in K e i th C l a rk ’ s cou r t . t t i e s and mo r e th an 100 ,000 r ad i a t ion sun am i s in Indon e s i a in 2004 and J a - i h a rd -h e ad ed bu s in e s sp eop l e . 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A r r iv a l o f th e MSV F enn i c a in th e r iv e r and a t V igo r Indu s t r i a l Sh ipy a rd in Po r t l and i s a po t en t symbo l o f how i s w i th A l a sk a and hyd ro c a rbon d e - v e lopm en t th e r e . A l a sk a ’ s now -d e - pl e t ing No r th S lop e h a s fu e l ed o i l No t coun t ing long - t e rm imp a c t s on th e c l im a t e and o c e an s , th e s e r e - l a t ion sh ip s h av e b e en e conom i c a l ly s an e to p e rm i t A r c t i c o i l d ev e lopm en t . A s to ry by O r egon Pub l i c B ro ad c a s t ing sugg e s t s p ro t e s t s ag a in s t th e i c e -b r e ak e r w i l l h av e no a c tu a l e f f e c t on Sh e l l ’ s p l an s . Th e comp any c l a im s b e a l l s e t to com - m en c e d r i l l ing , w i th o r w i thou t th e F enn i c a . Th i s m ay s imp ly b e g am e s - m an sh ip : i t s d r i l l ing p e rm i t s in c lud e s t r i c t s a f e ty p rov i s ion s and i t ’ s h a rd to s e e how i t c an do w i thou t th e em e r - g en cy w e l l - c app ing equ ipm en t th e F enn i c a d ep loy s . P a r t ly du e to Am e r i c a ’ s po l i t i c a l ly d iv id ed gov e rnm en t , p a r t ly b e c au s e o f th e ro l e o f co rpo r a t e mon ey in po l i - t i c s and p a r t ly b e c au s e w e s imp ly s t i l l n e ed and u s e a lo t o f o i l , U .S . po l i c i e s con c e rn ing fo s s i l - fu e l d ev e lopm en t in c r e a s ing ly r e s emb l e th e n a t ion a l equ iv a l en t o f mu l t ip l e -p e r son a l i ty d i so rd e r . Ev en P r e s id en t Ob am a , who i t emp loy s abou t 2 ,500 in O r egon , W a sh ing ton and A l a sk a . 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Bu t th e r e i s W e shou ld no t b e op en ing up n ew a r - ev e ry l eg i t im a t e r e a son to b e l i ev e U .S . e a s to d r i l l ing l ik e th e A r c t i c . ” Fo rm e r in t e r e s t s a r e in t en s e ly th r e a t en ed by V i c e P r e s id en t A l Go r e s ay s i t i s in - h ew ing to s t a tu s -quo en e r gy po l i c i e s . in ju r i e s . ” “un inh ab i t ab l e ” i f th e a c c id en t -p ron e Ind i an Po in t nuk e p l an t su f f e r ed a Ch e rnoby l - l ik e d i s a s t e r , Rob e r t F . K enn edy J r . , r ep r e s en t ing th e N a t ion - a l R e sou r c e D e f en s e Coun c i l , s a id in 201 1 . Th a t s am e y e a r Ind i an Po in t w a s t l ab e l ed th e r e a c to r w i th th e “h igh e s r i sk r a t ing ” in th e n a t ion . Bu t m i l l ion s o f p eop l e in N ew Y o rk C i ty a r e s t ay ing pu t , d e sp i t e th e ou t - mod ed f a c i l i t i e s , l e ak s , g row ing s to ck - p i l e o f r ad io a c t iv e fu e l rod s and an in - c r e a s ing ly unwo rk ab l e ev a cu a t ion p l an B e s ca r ed , bu t p r epa r ed In th e b e s t c a s e , th e a s s iduou s ly w r i t t en and r e s e a r ch ed N ew Y o rk - f e r s to ry v a l id a t e s th e numb e r o h a rd -wo rk ing and d ed i c a t ed s c i en t i s t s and eng in e e r s who h av e t r a ck ed th e fo r d e c ad e s . I t g iv e s a go ld s t a r to tho s e v i s ion a ry coun ty p l ann e r s and c i ty o f - r and imp l em en t s a f e ty p ro t e c t ion s fo th e No r th Co a s t ’ s vu ln e r ab l e commu - n i t i e s . Th e s to ry c an in sp i r e a n a t ion a l aw a r en e s s to wh a t th e No r th Co a s t h a s known fo r d e c ad e s . I t p rov id e s so l id g round fo r l eg i s l a to r s and an emph a t - i c w ak e -up c a l l fo r r e s id en t s and r e - spond e r s a l ik e . P r ep a r edn e s s and pub - l i c edu c a t ion a r e two th ing s ev e ryon e c an ag r e e on . Bu t fo r tho s e c augh t in th e sn e ak er w av e o f th e h e ad l in e , don ’ t b e sho ck ed i f Th e N ew Y o rk e r ab andon s u s . I f th e “E a r thqu ak e th a t cou ld d ev a s t a t e S e - a t t l e ” do e sn ’ t , th e n a t ion a l m ed i a w i l l d i s a s t e r . T op i c s o f wh i ch th e r e a r e no sho r t - - amp l e . Th e N ew Y o rk e r i s a l r e ady on i t , w i th “D rough t C i ty , ” Ap r i l 6 ; “C a l i - fo rn i a run s d ry , ” M ay 4 ; and “Th e d i s - app e a r ing Co lo r ado R iv e r , ” M ay 25 . In on e o f tho s e , a sou r c e w a rn s th e au tho r : “B ew a r e apo c a lyp t i c jou rn a l i sm . ” W e ag r e e . P r ep a r e fo r th e wo r s t , but g r e e t ev e ry n ew d ay . C annon B e a ch s en t u s th i s no t e : “ If you h av en ’ t r e ad Th e N ew Y o rk er p i e c e , you a r e m i s s ing a r e a l good ch an c e o f g e t t ing th e b e j e su s s c a r e d ou t o f you . ” Wh en you ’ r e look ing a t th e po t en - d t i a l fo r a t sun am i , “ s c a r ed ” i s a goo th ing . Bu t i f you ’ r e go ing to run , ju s t m ak e su r e you know wh e r e you ’ r e runn ing to . R . J . Ma r x i s Th e Da i l y A s to r ian ’ s Sou th Coun t y r epo r t e r and ed i to r of th e S ea s id e S igna l and Cannon B ea ch Ga za t t e . H e mo v ed h e r e th i s y ea r f r om N ew Y o r k s ta t e . T o T rump o r n o t t o T rump ? fo r a con s equ en t i a l h and fu l a t e l ev i s ed r a l ly T u e sd ay , o f ind iv idu a l con t e s t s in h e r a t ch e t ed up h i s con t inu - - ing f eud w i th S en . L ind s ey ob K e r r ey s e rv ed in th e S en - a c t ly m i r ro r s o f Am e r i c a . 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O th e r - mun i ty th e r e i s go ing to em - K e r r ey con c ed ed : “ I don ’ t th ink w i s e h e mo s t ly s t ay ed mum , l e s t h e b r a c e h im . And do e s anyon e s e r iou s ly an r e a l ly igno r e i t . Bu t you h av e ab e t T rump ’ s u l t im a t e go a l , wh i ch i s th ink h e h a s th e k ind o f g round o rg an i - you c to tu rn h i s n am e in to a n ew s m ed i a - wh a t h i s odd s o f b e ing th e R epub l i - m an t r a : T rump , T rump , T rump . p l e ou t to vo t e ? ” an nom in e e a r e . And th ey ’ r e p r a c t i - Bu t on th e phon e T u e sd ay , K e r - “H e ’ s go t no g round g am e , ” K e r - c r ey ’ s f ru s t r a t ion — no , l e t ’ s c a l l i t d i s - r ey con t inu ed . “ I t ’ s a l l up in Don a ld ’ s t “Y e ah , 5 ,000 p eop l e show ed up a gu s t — bo i l ed ov e r , and h e , too , t a lk ed h e ad ! 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And i t ’ s go ing to c lo s e s t con t end e r s w e r e S co t t W a lk e r to r e l eg a t e T rump cov e r ag e to i t s en - to e (13 p e r c en t ) and J eb Bu sh (12 ) . en t w i l l b e in th e b i l l ion s . I t ’ s go ing And y e t . h e ’ s pu t t ing on a show , no t runn ing a sp e h a rd enough to k e ep ou r b a l an c e “Th i s i s no t a n a t ion a l p r im a ry , ” s e r iou s c amp a ign . So i t w a s th e r e th a t to b t e l e c t a g r e a t l e ad e r ev en w i thou K e r r ey s a id , no t ing th a t T rump ’ s 24 r e ad e r s found a s to ry abou t T rump ’ s and s i s c lown . ” p e r c en t h a s dub iou s p r ed i c t iv e pow e r l a t e s t a t t en t ion -g e t t ing p r ank : Du r ing th By FRANK BRUN I N ew Y o r k T im e s N ew s S e r v i c e B