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.
AREA POLICE CHIEFS
Crime &
conversation
Priciple Power
Principle Power, a Seattle-based com-
pany, needs a guaranteed stream of
money from Oregon ratepayers to move
forward with an offshore wind project.
Offshore
wind project
needs money
Lawmakers failed to
aJree oQ ¿QaQFiQJ
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Astoria Police Chief Brad Johnston, right, speaks during the Lower Columbia Diversity Project’s “Cops and Com-
munity: A Local Perspective” discussion Thursday. Police on the panel included (from left): Seaside Police Chief
Dave Ham, Warrenton Police Chief Matt Workman and Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn.
3ROLFHFKLHIVUHVLGHQWVGLVFXVV
KRZWRLPSURYHLQWHUDFWLRQ
%\.$7,(:,/621
7KH'DLO\$VWRULDQ
$VWRULD LV IDU DZD\ IURP )HUJXVRQ 0LVVRXUL ZKHUH SURWHVWV
VKRRN WKH 6W /RXLV VXEXUE ODVW \HDU IROORZLQJ WKH GHDWK RI
0LFKDHO %URZQ DQ XQDUPHG EODFN WHHQDJHU ZKR ZDV VKRW DQG
NLOOHGE\DZKLWHSROLFHRIILFHU
7KH FOLPDWH ² VRFLDOO\ FXOWXUDOO\ HQYLURQPHQWDOO\ ² LV
GLIIHUHQWKHUH6RLVWKHKLVWRU\WKHODQGVFDSHDQGWKHHFRQRPLFV
%XW LQ OLJKW RI WKH )HUJXVRQ VKRRWLQJ DQG RWKHU VLPLODU
LQFLGHQWV WKDW KDYH VKDNHQ WKH QDWLRQ WKH /RZHU &ROXPELD
'LYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW VDZ D QHHG WR DGGUHVV KRZ SROLFH ZRUN
LQWHUVHFWVZLWKWKHFRPPXQLW\
See CHIEFS, Page 8A
Astoria Police Chief Brad Johnston speaks during
the Lower Columbia Diversity Project’s “Cops and
Community: A Local Perspective” discussion.
$ Fommittee aSSoiQted E\ *oY .ate
%rowQ Kas EeJXQ work to ¿JXre oXt Kow to
Sa\ for wKat woXld Ee tKe ¿rst offsKore wiQd
SroMeFt oQ tKe :est &oast
7Ke 6eattleEased FomSaQ\ 3riQFiSle
3ower Qeeds a JXaraQteed stream of moQe\
from 2reJoQ rateSa\ers to moYe forward
witK tKe Silot SroMeFt kQowQ as :iQd)loat
3aFi¿F wKiFK FoXld KaYe XS to ¿Ye wiQd
tXrEiQes as tall as tKe 6SaFe 1eedle aQd FoY-
er as mXFK as sTXare miles iQ tKe deeS
oFeaQ off &oos %a\
$ Eill iQ tKe state LeJislatXre tKis \ear
woXld KaYe reTXired iQYestor-owQed Xtili-
ties to SXrFKase Sower from tKe :iQd)loat
3aFi¿F SroMeFt EXt tKe leJislatioQ died amid
oSSositioQ E\ Xtilities a FoQsXmer JroXS
aQd iQdXstrial EXsiQesses 7Ke\ arJXed tKat
eleFtriFit\ from offsKore wiQd Fosts tKree
to foXr times more tKaQ from oQsKore wiQd
7Ke FommerFial ¿sKiQJ aQd SroFessiQJ iQ-
dXstries also oSSosed tKe Eill aQd FoQtiQXe to
raise FoQFerQs aEoXt tKe SroMeFt
6XsaQ &KamEers a Eoard memEer of tKe
6oXtKerQ 2reJoQ 2FeaQ 5esoXrFe &oalitioQ
iQ &oos %a\ aQd deSXt\ direFtor of tKe 3ort-
laQd-Eased :est &oast 6eafood 3roFessors
$ssoFiatioQ said tKat dXriQJ tKe Fommit-
tee¶s ¿rst meetiQJ iQ 6eStemEer it soXQded
as tKoXJK state of¿Fials were determiQed to
¿Qd a wa\ to fXQd tKe SroMeFt
See WIND, Page 8A
6eniors will have to ¿nd new 0edicare plans
5eJeQFe of 2reJoQ will Qo loQJer offer
$dYaQtaJe 3laQ oStioQ as of -aQXar\
By ERICK BENGEL
The Daily Astorian
&KoosiQJ tKe riJKt 0ediFare oS-
tioQ FaQ Ee FoQfXsiQJ EXt for more
tKaQ seQiors iQ &latsoS &oXQt\
tKe deFisioQ tKis \ear is eYeQ more
dif¿FXlt
5eJeQFe %lXe&ross %lXe6Kield of
2reJoQ will Qo loQJer offer a 0edi-
Fare $dYaQtaJe 3laQ as of -aQ a
FKaQJe tKat will reTXire tKese seQiors
to ¿Qd aQ alterQatiYe witKiQ da\s
of losiQJ tKeir FoYeraJe
,f tKe\ doQ¶t eQroll iQ a Qew $d-
YaQtaJe SlaQ or a 0ediJaS sXSSle-
meQtal iQsXraQFe SlaQ tKe seQiors
will oQl\ Ee FoYered E\ 0ediFare¶s
KosSital aQd mediFal iQsXraQFe aQd
will Qot KaYe aQ\ SresFriStioQ drXJ
FoYeraJe
³5eJeQFe Kas a resSoQsiEili-
t\ to all of oXr memEers to SroYide
KiJK-TXalit\ Fost-effeFtiYe KealtK
iQsXraQFe tKat is sXstaiQaEle for tKe
loQJ-term´ -ared ,sKkaQiaQ strate-
JiF FommXQiFatioQs maQaJer for 5e-
JeQFe said iQ aQ email ³&oQtiQXiQJ
to offer 0ediFare $dYaQtaJe SlaQs iQ
&latsoS &oXQt\ iQ woXld KaYe
forFed Xs to siJQi¿FaQtl\ iQFrease
Fosts for all oXr memEers´
0ediFare¶s reJXlar oSeQ eQroll-
meQt Seriod wKeQ EeQe¿Fiaries FaQ
FKaQJe tKeir 0ediFare KealtK SlaQs
aQd SresFriStioQ drXJ FoYeraJe for
tKe Qe[t \ear started 7KXrsda\ aQd
rXQs to 'eF 6eQiors droSSed from
5eJeQFe¶s $dYaQtaJe 3laQ will KaYe
a sSeFial -da\ eQrollmeQt Seri-
od startiQJ -aQ to siJQ XS for aQ
$dYaQtaJe SlaQ tKroXJK a differeQt
FomSaQ\
5eJeQFe oQe of tKe state¶s larJest
KealtK iQsXraQFe SroYiders FoQtiQ-
Xes to offer sXSSlemeQtal iQsXraQFe
tKroXJK 0ediJaS SlaQs aloQJ witK
See MEDICARE, Page 9A
MEDICARE CLASSES
“Get a Grasp of Medicare” classes are
available to explain Medicare’s ins-and-outs
for people looking to explore their options or
make changes to their plans.
• Seaside, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 26, Provi-
dence Seaside Hospital, Education Room A,
725 S. 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.