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THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 2015 R e c a l l in g f r i end s I w a s r em emb e r ing my d ay s p l ay ing mu s i c in C l a t sop Coun ty , and th ink ing o f how m any o f th e mu s i c i an s a r e no t w i th u s anymo r e . w a s A l P a lm e r and W e s t e rn R ang e r s a t th e c lub in W a r r en - ton in 1958 . B e s id e s A l , J im B a rn e t t , D e l Thomp son and - m emb e r h av ing Jo e Am a to on Th e l i s t go e s on — J a ck Sw in t , JC H a l l , K en N e l son , B i l l D e e , G r eg S ag e , F r ank Hopp and Jo e B l a ckbu rn . My f avo r i t e c lub own e r to pl ay fo r w a s John V an Ho rn o f th e Sun s e t Emp i r e Room . and wo rk w i th th e s e guy s . R e s t in p e a c e . GEORGE M . CRUZ Po r t l and C ap i t a l e x amp l e P op e e a t s w i th th e hom e - l e s s . How s imp l e , how - be r o f Cong r e s s wou ld h av e a m e a l w i th th e hom e l e s s , ju s t on e d ay a mon th . . . and to s l e ep “ rough , ” o r s l e ep in a sh e l t e r , ju s t on c e . G a l e s C r e ek Su rp r i s ed W h en th e lov e ly hump - b a ck wh a l e s c am e in to th e O r egon D ep a r tm en t o f F i sh and W i ld l i f e and th e U .S . A rmy Co rp s o f Eng in e e r s d id no t shoo t th em . MARY TANGUAY WEBB A s to r i a M o v e H o od t o C o a s t R FR IDA Y EXCHAN GE 5A N o r t h C o a s t c omm u n i t y , c o l l a b o r a t i o n , a n d c om p a s s i o n I n th e l a t e mo rn ing and e a r - ly a f t e rnoon o f S a tu rd ay , S ep t . 19 , ou r No r th Co a s t commun i ty b e c am e aw a r e o f th e t r ag i c lo s s o f J ad e Mo r - g an and th e au tomob i l e a c - c id en t th a t took h e r l i f e . A f - t e r r e c e iv ing th e though t fu l commun i c a t ion f rom th e v i c e s to b e av a i l ab l e a s w e l l th roughou t th e s choo l d i s t r i c t o f f e r ed a s th r e e add i t ion a l t e a ch e r s th e i r p ro f e s s ion a l suppo r t . Ex amp l e s o f c a r e and s tud en t ou t - H igh S choo l s t a f f f a c i l i t a t ing r e a ch f rom o th e r d i s t r i c t s b eg an to th e S tud en t Suppo r t Room and to wo rk w i th s t a f f and a r r iv ed f rom n e ighbo r ing s choo l s ex - s tud en t s in n e ed o f add i t ion a l p r e s s ing comp a s s ion and suppo r t fo r a s s i s t an c e . th e f am i ly and f r i end s o f J ad e . 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By Sund ay ev en ing , th e adm in - p ro c e s s th e i r g r i e f . AHS s t a f f and s tu - hou r s , th e lo c a l commun i ty m e t th e Go i s t r a t ion o f S e a s id e H igh S choo l h ad d en t s e f f e c t iv e ly r e spond ed to ou r mu - Fund M e go a l o f $10 ,000 to o f f s e t th e a r r ang ed fo r s choo l coun s e l ing s e r - tu a l and ind iv idu a l n e ed s , wh i l e s t a f f tow a rd app rov ing con s t ru c - an en l igh t en ed c i t i z en ry and i t s fou r th e s t a t e wou ld r a in down c r i t i c i sm on D r . C a r - mou th o f th e Co lumb i a R iv - - e r . 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Th e No r th S ep t emb e r m ak e s mu ch mo r e Co a s t P r ev en t ion W o rk s Co - s en s e fo r th e a f f e c t ed commu - a l i t ion w i sh e s to sh a r e a f ew n i t i e s , bo th S e a s id e and C an - though t s abou t th e p a r t e a ch non B e a ch . o f u s c an p l ay in p r ev en t ing su ch a t r ag i c lo s s o f l i f e . mov ing th e C annon B e a ch Fo r som e o f u s , i t m ay b e S and c a s t l e Con t e s t to M ay h a rd to im ag in e th e p a in th a t o r e a r ly Jun e wou ld s e rv e th e l e ad s som eon e to con s id e r o r ig in a l pu rpo s e o f h e lp ing su i c id e , bu t w e c an c e r t a in ly bu s in e s s e s du r ing th e “ shou l - im ag in e wh a t w e m igh t do to d e r s e a son , ” and e l im in a t e th e h e lp . R e a ch ing ou t to show g r id lo ck in l a t e Jun e . con c e rn to som eon e who i s vu ln e r ab l e to su i c id e c an m ak e C annon B e a ch a d i f f e r en c e . L e t t ing som eon e know th a t you c a r e c an p ro - v id e hop e and s av e a l i f e . R - g iv ing b ank robb e r W i l ly Su t - ton app rov a l to gu a rd th e b ank adv an c e no t i c e o f in sp e c t ion , r a th e r th an in s t an t in sp e c t ion , i s - m en t , 10 y e a r s a t mo s t , and lo c a l bu s in e s s e s p rov id ed don a t ion s th roughou t th e cou r s e o f th e w e ek fo r h e r f am i ly . AHS and th e No r th Co a s t Commu - n i ty c e r t a in ly exp e r i en c ed th e p a in o f lo s ing a d augh t e r , f r i end , and f e l low s tud en t . How ev e r , th e ov e rwh e lm ing lov e , comp a s s ion , and though t fu ln e s s d i sp l ay ed by ou r own commun i ty m emb e r s and p a r tn e r s , a s w e l l a s by o th e r commun i t i e s and s choo l d i s t r i c t s , p rov id e s c l e a r ev id en c e o f th e good - n e s s o f ou r a r e a , and ou r w i l l ingn e s s to - tun a t e to l iv e and wo rk in su ch a p l a c e . 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Ron W yd en and J e f f M e rk l ey , who suppo r t th i s ag r e em en t . dub iou s . Wh a t ob s t a c l e to th e i r Ju s t a sk D emo c r a t i c S en a to r s Chu ck Summ e r , B en C a rd in r emov ed in th i s s i tu a t ion ? D id and Bob M en end e z , who a r e th e a c cu s ed a s s au l t a cu s tom e r ag a in s t th i s ag r e em en t . in th e shop ? A p r iv a t e bu s in e s s Ron W yd en mu s t no t b e run s i t s a f f a i r s a s i t l ik e s , i t c an r e e l e c t ed in Nov emb e r 2016 . r emov e an emp loy e e fo r any A s B en j am in F r ank l in s t a t - numb e r o f r e a son s o th e r th an ed , “Tho s e who wou ld g iv e c r im in a l s t a tu s . up e s s en t i a l l ib e r ty , to pu r - E sp e c i a l ly d i s tu rb ing w a s ch a s e a l i t t l e t empo r a ry s a f e - th e a c cu s a t ion : D e f en s e a t - ty , d e s e rv e n e i th e r l ib e r ty no r s a f e ty . ” “ c ap i t a l i z e on ou r con fu s ion , LARRY SPARKS ou r d en i a l and ou r f a t igu e , ” C annon B e a ch and fu r th e r , “ i t i s th e i r job to ch i s e l aw ay a t a commun i - - N o v i g i l an t e ju s t i c e dren . ” Th i s s t i l l ed m e to th e - co r e . tu rb ed by th e ton e in “Gu e s t Co lumn : Ch i ld r en h av e r igh t s e e s no n e ed fo r d e f en s e a t - to p ro t e c t ion ” ( Th e Da i l y A s - to rn ey s . Th a t gu i l t shou ld b e to r ian , a s sum ed upon b e ing ch a rg ed no a rgum en t th a t ch i ld r en a r e , i s an ev e ryd ay Ru s s i an o c - and shou ld b e , a sp e c i a l c l a s s I th a t h e r e , r eg a rd l e s s o f wh i ch c r im e a m an i s ch a rg ed . Un t i l th a t m an i s found gu i l ty , h e i s inno c en t in th e ey e s o f th e l aw . S ad ly th e r e a r e tho s e in r so c i e ty who c anno t w a i t fo ju s t i c e and mu s t b eg in en - fo r c ing th e i r po in t o f v i ew , r eg a rd l e s s . Wh en v ig i l an t e s t ak e m a t - t e r s in to th e i r own h and s th ey d eny ju s t i c e . V ig i l an t e a c t ion ag a in s t th e a c cu s ed m ak e s h im a v i c t im o f in ju s t i c e , and i f h i s d e f en s e i s pub l i c ly o r in s t i tu t ion a l ly r id i cu l ed , th en d th e v i c to ry fo r th e a s s au l t e ch i ld i s t a rn i sh ed . Th i s so r t o f ex t r a - l eg a l ov e r - r e a ch h a s b e en a c c ep t ed fo r too long , and app e a r s to b e th e l a s t r e - so r t o f z e ro - sum -quo h a rd - l in - e r s . Who do e s i t s e rv e ? No t th e t a rn i sh ed ju s t i c e r e c e iv ed by th e m ino r , no r th e commun i ty d (o f wh i ch bo th th e m ino r an c e r t a in ly no t ju s t i c e . Ju s t i c e i s e a s i ly exp and - ed , bu t con t r a c t ion i s m e s sy . Th e r e c an b e ju s t i c e fo r bo th p a r t i e s on ly wh en imp ed i - m en t s a r e r emov ed . Wh en ju s - t i c e i s d en i ed , th e r e a r e long - b eyond popu l a r p e t t in e s s or t s abo t ag ed h e r own a rgum en w i th unn e c e s s a ry p r e jud i c e . C omp a s s i on f o r b i rd s S h a rn e l l e F e e i s my h e ro . Sh e and th e W i ld l i f e C en - t e r o f th e No r th Co a s t sup - po r t ed and c a r ed fo r “ th e l e a s t o f th e s e , ” th e lo s t , th e in ju r ed , th ey dy ing . Sh e c am e to p i ck up c r i t - t e r s a t a l l hou r s : a s e agu l l , a m a rb l ed mu r r e . Sh e wo rk ed too h a rd , bu t sh e r e a l ly c a r ed . Sh e w a s in c en s ed th a t co r - mo r an t s w e r e b e ing mu rd e r ed fo r ju s t b e ing th em s e lv e s . Th ink o f i t : Th e l a t e s t round o f d e a th s w a s 200 adu l t s sho t , 500 n e s t s ( t im e s how m any o f su i c id e . Conv e r s e ly , h av ing s t rong so c i a l and emo t ion a l - b e mo r e aw a r e o f , r e a ch ou t and p rov id e som e suppo r t to tho s e who a r e s t rugg l ing and f e e l ing mo r e i so l a t ed , w e w i l l b e do ing a g r e a t s e rv i c e . T ak e th e t im e to ch e ck in w i th som eon e you a r e con - c e rn ed abou t , l i s t en c lo s e ly to wh a t th ey h av e to s ay , show th em k indn e s s and suppo r t . Y ou m ay m ak e a l a s t ing d i f - f e r en c e . ROBERT MCCLELLAND d e a th , a t n igh t , in s l e ep . Ch a i rm an , No r th Co a s t P r ev en t ion W o rk s comp a s s ion a s Sh a rn e l l e F e e , A s to r i a who d i ed r e c en t ly a t ag e 68 . Sh e w a s a s t rong advo c a t e fo r in ju r ed an im a l s and a f e ro - c iou s p ro t e c to r o f th e env i ron - m en t . C an you s ay th e s am e , U .S . A rmy Co rp s o f Eng i - r e d i s tu rb ing — p r e s id en - n e e r s and h i r ed mu rd e r e r s o f mo co rmo r an t s ? Do you a lw ay s en t th a t no Mu s l im do wh a t you a r e to ld , how ev e r comm shou ld ev e r s e rv e a s p r e s id en t w rong ? f th e U .S . , o r th e d e a f en ing KATHLEEN ANDERSON o i l en c e th a t fo l low ed h i s com - W a r r en ton s m en t . - B l o ck LNG r an c e and b igo t ry o f h i s s t a t e - h a t a w e ek . Pop e F r an - m en t . No t so long ago , w e c i s c a l l s fo r a c t ion to qu e s t ion ed wh e th e r a C a tho l i c s av e th e env i ronm en t . Ch in a o r Mo rmon o r wom an o r A f - announ c e s a c ap - and - t r ad e r i c an Am e r i c an shou ld s e rv e po l i cy to l im i t c a rbon em i s - a s p r e s id en t . Tho s e w e r e a l so s ion s . Th e UN adop t s g lob a l qu e s t ion s b a s ed on igno r an c e go a l s fo r su s t a in ab l e d ev e l - and d i s c r im in a t ion . opm en t . M a jo r co rpo r a t ion s in c lud ing N ik e , S t a rbu ck s , f e e l s abou t Buddh i s t s o r H in - W a lm a r t and Go ldm an S a ch s du s o r a th e i s t s ? comm i t to 100 p e r c en t r en ew - On e wou ld exp e c t mo r e ab l e en e rgy . Lo c a l ly , Po r t l and in t e l l ig en c e f rom som eon e and Mu l tnom ah Coun ty com - m i t to fo s s i l fu e l d iv e s tm en t . D r . C a r son h a s c l e a r ly d emon - M e anwh i l e , th e F ed e r a l s t r a t ed by h i s comm en t abou t En e rgy R egu l a to ry Comm i s - s ion com e s to O r egon fo r sh am h e a r ing s a s i t mov e s On e wou ld a l so exp e c t th a t R WHA T ’S THE D I F FERENCE BE TWEEN THESE TWO HOMES ? H INT : IT HAS TO DO W ITH SAV ING ENERGY AND MONEY . W 1 .866 .368 .7878 www .ene rgy t ru s t .o rg/ re s iden t ia l
