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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 Brown declines traditional summer debate with Pierce By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown has declined to par- ticipate a July debate that has been longstanding tradition for candidates in the race for Ore- gon governor. The debate, organized and moderated by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Associ- ation, has typically ushered in general election campaign sea- son for the past 30 years. “It is disappointing because she was not elected in by the voters, so it seems unfair for voters to miss out on this opportunity,” said Laurie Hieb, the publisher’s associa- tion’s executive director. Brown gave no spe- ciic reason for skipping the 90-minute debate on July 22, which is typically streamed live on newspaper websites and reported in news stories. “The governor is looking forward to debates and forums as soon as the fall arrives, but right now she is focused on her oficial duties,” said Liz Accola Meunier, Brown’s campaign spokeswoman. Republican gubernatorial nominee Bud Pierce agreed to the debate the same day the publisher’s association extended the invitation, Hieb said. Hieb initially said that before declining the invita- tion, Brown’s campaign asked whether the governor could get a copy of the questions in advance, which the association declined. But an email chain with Hieb provided by Brown’s campaign shows that Michael Kolenc, Brown’s campaign manager, actually asked whether the questions would be reviewed by a committee. “Do you happen to have a list of the editor and publisher members? Do their questions need to be reviewed by a com- mittee?” Kolenc wrote. The campaign also asked who would be asking the ques- tions, and Hieb said she didn’t yet know. The campaign then declined the invitation. “We were told she needs to focus on her ‘oficial duties,’” Hieb said. “I emailed her cam- paign manager back and asked, do you have a minute to dis- cuss on the phone, and he didn’t reply.” Pierce, a Salem oncologist, said the governor’s excuse is “very weak.” “I am still practicing med- icine as I run,” Pierce said. “I am focused on taking care of patients with cancer and blood diseases and running for ofice, so we are all busy.” “It’s obvious she doesn’t want to be there to answer ques- tions,” Pierce said. “We know she is the incumbent and feels she is the strong favorite. It might be a good political move as the incumbent but it is very disrespectful to the Democratic process. If you are the leader of the state, Oregonians want to know what you are thinking and to take hard questions.” Republican Chris Dudley, a former NBA player who ran for governor in 2010, may be the only other gubernatorial candidate from a major party who has opted out of the event, according to the publisher’s association. The event “is a forever thing that has been the opening of the campaign,” said Jim Moore, politics professor at Paciic University and director of the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation. Brown’s move is unlikely to hurt her campaign, Moore said. As secretary of state, Brown succeeded Gov. John Kitzhaber when he stepped down in Febru- ary 2015 over an inluence-ped- dling scandal. “Her campaign is simply to be governor,” Moore said. “It is a classic incumbent campaign, and it has been stunningly suc- cessful. The last time an incum- bent governor was beat was in 1978.” EO Media Group Gov. Kate Brown has de- clined to participate a July 22 debate that has been longstanding tradition for candidates in the race for Oregon governor. The debate gives journalists a chance to interact with the can- didates one-on-one and to report on the candidates’ positions. “The public beneits from having that information early on,” Hieb said. Instead of a debate, the asso- ciation has given Pierce 30 min- utes to present and answer ques- tions during the association’s convention July 22 at the Ore- gon Garden. The convention also includes a presentation on a controversial corporate sales tax measure on the November gen- eral election ballot. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Health insurance rates expected to spike again Associated Press BEND — State regula- tors are warning that double digit rate increases for most health insurance carriers are on the horizon for 2017. The Bend Bulletin reported that the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services released preliminary deci- sions Friday regarding next year’s premium rate changes. Health Net requested no rate change for 2017. How- ever, the state says it wants Deschutes River salmon restoration still ongoing Associated Press BEND — Despite efforts to reintroduce salmon in Ore- gon’s Deschutes River, there still aren’t enough of the ish for a sustainable run. The Bulletin reported that people have raised concerns about ish passage operations and water quality, but experts say restoring the upstream salmon may just take time. Oficials are trying to restore salmon runs upstream of a 20-mile dam complex operated by Portland General Pirates steal wins over Warriors in doubleheader The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Neah- Kah-Nie took advantage of some “youthful mistakes” by the Warrenton Warriors Satur- day, to help the Pirates sweep a Junior State baseball double- header at Huddleston Field, 10-3 and 9-7. “It was good to be out on the ield again, but our guys saw the importance of practice and putting time in on their own during the summer,” said War- renton coach Lennie Wolfe. “We made a lot of youthful mistakes, and it looked like we were a team that hasn’t seen much time on the ield.” Warrenton pitcher Dalton Knight only gave up ive hits in Game 1, but Neah-Kah-Nie bunted, ran the bases well, and “did a lot of the things that we like to do,” Wolfe said, winning with small ball. The Warriors committed six errors in the irst game, while Jake Holthusen drove in the only three runs with a three-run triple. Warrenton took a 7-6 lead into the seventh inning of Game 2, when the Pirates scored three runs to take the lead. Holthusen pitched and gave up ive hits. For the day, Knight and Holthusen struck out 19 batters, but the Warriors com- mitted another four errors in the second game. Warrenton hosts a 4 p.m. doubleheader with Knappa Tuesday, followed by a twin- bill against Seaside Thursday, 4 p.m. and Huddleston Field. Neah-Kah-Nie is sched- uled to play a doubleheader today at Aiken Field, irst game at 5 p.m. Astoria Ford swept a dou- to see a nearly 10 percent rate hike. According to state ofi- cials, rate increases are nec- essary to keep carriers from withdrawing from the mar- ket. For the past few years, rate hikes have been approved because carriers have lost more money on paying out claims than collecting reve- nue from policy rates. In 2015, carriers lost $217 million because policy rates were too low to cover the cost of claims. The state will inalize the rates set July 1. bleheader with St. Helens Sat- urday, 5-0 and 16-6. Tyler Lyngstad and Olaf Englund were the winning pitchers for the Fishermen, who opened the season last Thursday with a sweep over Clatskanie. Freshman Dylan Rush tossed a six-inning, 10-0 win in Game 2. In other Junior State action today, Seaside plays a double- header at Tillamook, 4 p.m. Electric. The three-dam com- plex was completed in 1964 and stopped salmon runs decades ago. PGE isheries and water quality manager Megan Hill says people want to see immediate results but don’t realize that reintroducing salmon takes time. The company will include public updates on the project during its 21st annual work- shop exploring dam and ish- ery topics, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Madras. SCOREBOARD SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Junior State Baseball — Neah- Kah-Nie at Astoria Ford (2), 5 p.m.; Seaside at Tillamook (2), 4 p.m. TUESDAY Junior State Baseball — Knappa at Warrenton (2), 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY Junior State Baseball — Astoria Ford at Neah-Kah-Nie, 6 p.m. THURSDAY Junior State Baseball — Sea- side at Warrenton (2), 4 p.m. FRIDAY Junior State Baseball — Knappa at Clatskanie (2), 3 p.m. Dearest Family and Friends, I was born on September 25, 1940 in the old Columbia Hospital to Ellen Irene Burns Johnson and M. Alfred Johnson. Shortly after my birth, Mom and Dad took me on the Tourist #2 ferry to Megler, Washington. From there we traveled to my new home on Knappton Road in Naselle, WA. During the growing years, fun times were spent with cousins and friends, developing our skills for hunting, fi shing, trapping, harvesting clams and crawdads. Those 18 years were one great adventure and in 1958, I graduated from Naselle High School. In the summer of 1958, I “graduated” from PLC (Penttila Logging Company) under the tutelage of Wally Raemhild. My fi nal test was to chop the heart of the stump ten out of twelve times blindfolded. My passing grade was 100% only to fi nd my gloves were chopped to smithereens. Laughs were had by all. On September 24, 1958, I was sworn into the U.S. Navy with my home base being Sanford, Florida where I was assigned to the US Navy Patrol Squadron VAH9. Our home carrier was the USS Saratoga and we conducted tours in the Mediterranean, North and South Atlantic, and Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba -- the latter, my favorite. I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy on September 24, 1961. While attending Clark College, I dated a beautiful young lady who attended Oregon College of Education. This lady was Joyce Pauline Lovell and she became the love of my life (my OCE Sweetheart). On June 9, 1963 we were married in Beaverton, Oregon. We were married just short of 50 years before her passing. We are blessed with 3 children: Shannon Paulson (Mark), Paul Johnson (Lisa) and Timothy Johnson and three grandchildren, Joshua and Jared Johnson, and Erik Paulson (Malysa). In 1965, I joined Crown Zellerbach Corp. at the Cathlamet Tree Farm, later transferring to the CZ Pulp and Paper Wood Mill in Camas, WA. In the fall of 1967, I was transferred to CZ in Wauna to help start up the Wauna Wood Mill, Log Yard, Chip Truck Dump and River Operations. In 1978, I was transferred to the CZ Clatsop Tree log scaling division. Upon the demise of Crown Zellerbach, I joined Sealaska Timber Company in Craig, Alaska (Prince of Wales Island) as a quality control administrator for log scaling. In 1985 I returned to Wauna with the Fort James Corp., formerly CZ, and retired in May of 2000 with 33 years of service. During my adult life, I learned to build additions, remodel, and landscape. This was truly a labor of love, not to mention my love for hunting and fi shing. I was a member of John Day/Fernhill Volunteer Fire Dept., Clatsop Emergency Food Bank and First Presbyterian Church. I began work with the Medicare Boys at First Presbyterian doing maintenance on the church at the age of 61. One day I asked Dr. Roy Steinman if I had to wait until age 65 to become a full member. Dr. Steinman put his loving hands on my shoulders and said “Dale, do you have any defects?” I said “Roy, sometimes when I get excited, I stutter a little.” Roy said “that defect is good enough for me. You are a full-fl edged member of the Medicare Boys.” We laughed and continued on with our chores. To my family and friends, please know that I have been blessed with my heavenly Father’s love, the love of my wife Joyce, the love of my children, and the wonderful people that I have met in my journey of life. Oh yes, there have been a few pot holes in my life, but I fi lled them up with apologies, understanding and love. Yes, it has been a wonderful journey. September 25th, 1940-June 10th, 2016 My blessings to all, Love, Dale M. Johnson Memorial donations can be made to Lower Columbia Hospice, First Presbyterian Church or the charity of one’s choice. Please join us for a celebration of life for our father, Dale M. Johnson June 25 th at 11:00 AM First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 1103 Grand Avenue Astoria, OR
