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Untainted Love WEEKEND Local news carries in the digital age EDITION OPINION • 4A 143rd YEAR, No. 78 FRIDAY EXTRA • 1C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 ONE DOLLAR 5(3257(5 7$L.6 &21)L,&7 $IURQWOLQHUHSRUWIURP)HUJXVRQ By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian 7Ke Srotests aQd FiYil disorder tKat erXSted iQ )erJXsoQ 0issoXri after wKite SoliFe of¿Fer 'arreQ :il- soQ sKot aQ XQarmed ElaFk teeQaJer Qamed 0iFKael %rowQ to deatK $XJ aQd later after a JraQd MXr\ FKose Qot to iQdiFt :ilsoQ triJJered ¿erFe deEate oQ sXFK Kot-EXttoQ is- sXes as SoliFe ErXtalit\ aQd raFe rela- tioQs iQ tKe 8Qited 6tates $Qd at tKe FeQter of it all was tKe media eaFK Qews oXtlet sKiQiQJ a fo- FXsed EXt limited liJKt oQ tKe aFtioQ 5eSorter 1iJel 'Xara wKo FoY- ered tKe )erJXsoQ demoQstratioQs for tKe $ssoFiated 3ress sKared Kis e[Se- rieQFe at tKe &olXmEia )orXm 7KXrs- da\ eYeQiQJ at &olXmEia 0emorial +osSital¶s &ommXQit\ &eQter %Xt Kis talk ² ³:KeQ tKe media EeFomes tKe stor\´ ² didQ¶t MXst reFoXQt tKe teQse staQdoffs aQd FiYil XQrest tKe riots aQd tKe YioleQFe tKe tear Jas smoke JreQades aQd rXEEer EXllets +e aQal\]ed tKe media itself its role iQ sKaSiQJ tKe maQ\ QarratiYes aroXQd )erJXsoQ Kow MoXrQalists dis- semiQate iQformatioQ Qowada\s aQd Kow tKe masses FoQsXme it ³)erJXsoQ is a SlaFe , doQ¶t feel is Yer\ well XQderstood eYeQ E\ tKe SeoSle wKo FoYered it aQd tKat iQ- FlXdes me´ 'Xara said Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian See FERGUSON, Page 9A Nigel Duara, of the Los Angeles Times, speaks during his presentation at the Columbia Forum Thursday. 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Wahanna Road • Warrenton: 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27, NorthWest Senior and Disability Services Conference Room, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave. • Astoria: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10, Co- lumbia Memorial Hospital Education Center, Coho Room, 2021 Marine Dr. • Warrenton: 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 19, NorthWest Senior and Disability Services Conference Room, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave. No registration is required for the class. For information, call Lewis at 503-861-4202.
