Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 2017)
5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017 Bengel takes over Coast Weekend WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press Lawyer says man dragged off plane has concussion, lost teeth Astorian reporter moves to features editor position sound like somebody I’m not.” gel returned to Portland State, Bengel grew up in Albany where he was arts and culture and attended Southern Oregon editor for the Vanguard, before University in art-infused Ash- being named the paper’s editor land, where he studied English in chief. “Every year, I said ‘This is literature and philosophy. He later studied at Portland State my last year,’ whatever it was I was doing,” he said. “But University. somehow, I was “I started out as a able to parlay one news writer for Port- job into the next, land State (Univer- just kept going. And sity’s) Vanguard” the arts and culture student newspaper, editorship is prob- he said. “I was kind ably the most fun of going through a I’ve ever had.” phase where I was In August just trying different 2013, he became a activities to see if I reporter at the Can- was good at them.” Erick Bengel non Beach Gazette, After contribut- and in 2015 trans- ing to the Vanguard, Bengel joined The Daily Asto- ferred to The Daily Astorian, rian as an intern through the covering the cities of Astoria Charles Snowden Program for and Warrenton and quality of Excellence in Journalism, his life issues. first full-time journalism job. Former Coast Weekend Editor The handoff Rebecca Sedlak and Astorian Bengel said he’s taking over reporter Edward Stratton are a well-oiled machine from also Snowden alumni. Sedlak, who held the position After his internship, Ben- for the past 4 1/2 years before taking a position with the Ore- gon Society of Certified Public Accountants. “She has an extraordi- nary sense of organization,” he said. “I think it’s going to be extremely important. Right now, I’m trying to understand how she did things organiza- tionally, the structures that she built to keep herself and her writers on track.” Rather than helping groom aspiring writers at the col- lege level, Bengel said, he’ll have the advantage of working with trained professionals who already have a voice. Part of his imprint on Coast Weekend, he said, will be to increase the journalistic substance of Coast Weekend. “We want the writing to sound less like publicist writ- ing, less press release-y,” he said. “Obviously it’s going to be replete with press releases and all of that, but when it comes to the actual feature sto- ries, I want there to be a bit more of an edge to it.” CHICAGO — A passenger dragged from a United Express flight suffered a “significant” concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, one of his lawyers said today. Dr. David Dao has been discharged from a hospital but he will require reconstructive surgery, said attorney Thomas Demetrio, whose law firm is representing the 69-year-old Kentucky physician. Dao was removed from the plane Sunday after he refused to give up his seat on the full flight from Chicago to Louisville. Demetrio said he likely will file a lawsuit on Dao’s behalf, adding that airlines — and United in particular — have long “bullied” passengers. The video of a passenger being dragged by an officer from a United Express flight shined an unwanted spotlight on the little-known police force that guards Chicago’s two main air- ports and could threaten the agency’s future. Chicago’s aviation officers are not part of the regular police force, unlike in many other big cities. They get less training than regular officers and can’t carry firearms inside the air- ports. Three of them were put on leave amid outrage over how they treated the passenger. The City Council is looking for answers about the embar- rassing video that has been seen around the world. At the top of the list of questions is whether the airport officers even had the legal authority to board the plane, said Alderman Michael Zalewski, who leads the council’s aviation committee. Since college, Erick Ben- gel has jumped back and forth between the hard news and features sections of the papers he’s worked at. A reporter for the EO Media Group since 2013, Ben- gel was recently named the features editor of Coast Week- end arts and entertainment tabloid, Weekend Break sec- tion and Our Coast magazine. Although learning in a trial by fire, Bengel said the transition feels natural. “I think arts and culture is kind of my home,” he said. “Sometimes when I write news stories, straight newsy style, I feel like I’m trying to adopt an accent … I feel like I have to kind of throw my voice, to Phones and social media turn consumers into whistleblowers New reporter joins Astorian, South County publications NEW YORK — Look out, Corporate America. Custom- ers armed with smartphones and video cameras are watching when you screw up. The viral video of a ticketed passenger dragged forcefully off a United flight is only the latest example of bad behavior exposed in the age of social media. In February, Uber came under fire after a driver posted video of CEO Travis Kalanick berating him. Earlier, a Com- cast technician was shown in a video sleeping on a custom- er’s couch, and an audio recording chronicled one man’s her- culean efforts to drop Comcast service; they are among the embarrassing customer complaints that ultimately forced improvements . FedEx had to respond after video showed a driver carelessly throwing a package with a computer mon- itor over the front gate. Beyond the corporate sphere, smart- phone videos of police brutality have prompted protests and investigations. Not long ago, such incidents might have gotten a mention on the local news at most, and quickly disappeared. But smart- phone cameras and social media have democratized informa- tion and shifted power to consumers. Companies can no lon- ger sweep complaints under the rug. “That’s something a lot of companies just don’t get,” said Paul Argenti, a professor of corporate communications at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. “Companies still oper- ate as if they can hide things and make believe something didn’t happen.” Visser to focus on Cannon Beach ACLU sues for information related to Trump travel bans CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed more than a dozen lawsuits nationwide seeking govern- ment documents related to the implementation of the Trump administration’s travel bans. The organization announced efforts Wednesday to sue for records from 14 Customs and Border Protection offices, including in Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston. The ACLU says it first sought details through Freedom of Information Act requests, but government officials “failed to substantively respond.” CBP officials didn’t return a message Wednesday. The organization is looking for documents showing how the bans were carried out at airports. The lawsuits cover Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Boston, San Diego, San Fran- cisco, Seattle, Miami, Tampa, Florida; Portland, Oregon; and Tucson, Arizona. W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — For a college newspaper editor, being thrown into a firestorm was quite an experience. Brenna Visser faced just that when, as editor of the West- ern Front — the weekly at the Western Washington Uni- versity — the president of the Associated Students received racially charged threats. What ensued was three months of competition with national news outlets about race relations on college campuses in the U.S. “I was editor in chief at the time when we were reporting the fallout,” Visser said. “It was a very emotional experience dealing with something as vol- atile as a racial threat.” Visser earned her bache- lor’s degree in journalism with honors early this month and is now the South County reporter for the Gazette and The Daily Astorian. A former intern at the Skagit Valley Herald, a Wash- ington daily, the Gazette will be her first official job out of college. Her interest in journalism is a lifelong one. “I have always been fas- IN & OUT GARDENING SUPPLY is NOW OPEN in our new location at 3095 Hwy 101 N. Gearhart, Oregon 503-739-7015 Come join us for our GRAND OPENING SALE Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 T HURSDAY E VENING (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM with Pork & Baked Beans, Salad and Cornbread Fri., April 14 th 4 pm until gone 8. 00 $ 6PM “Karaoke Dave” Easter Lunch Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Veggie, Salad and Corn Bread Sun., April 16 th 12-2 pm $ ASTORIA AMERICAN LEGION Clatsop Post 12 1132 Exchange Street 325-5771 » Every Monday at 9:15am FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC » Space is limited. Please RSVP. Ask for Heather. 503-738-0307 Evening listings THURSDAY A PRIL 13 A - Charter AstoriaT Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 8. 00 CLASS: TAI CHI FOR RELAXATION LISTINGS THE DAILY ASTORIAN Clatsop Post 12 BBQ Pork Rib Dinner let’s get fit at suzanne elise 101 Forest Dr. Seaside www.suzanneelise.com everything in the store all April along! for businesses or jobs,” Visser said. “It’s a constant balancing act between preserving the rea- sons for people to come here but also making this place liv- able for the people that are here. “So far, I’ve been telling people this place is uncharac- teristically nice,” she added. “Everywhere you go people are trying to make your day better. I’m excited to be here.” Got a story? “Call the office,” Visser said. “Let me know what’s going on. I’m new here and I’m doing my best to get to know how this community works. The best way to do that is come and talk with me.” FREE SENIOR EDERCISE CLASS! 20% OFF N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A A Cannon Beach offered a cinated with people, which I think is a big part of it,” Visser dream destination. “My first impression was said from the Astorian’s Seaside office. “What intrigues me with that it was beautiful,” Visser journalism as a field is people said. “I’d only been here under call it ‘the first draft of history.’ the context of it being a vaca- You get to document a lot of tion place. Every other time I’d the moments that would just be been here, I’d seen it for the forgotten by the general mem- excellent restaurants, and the ory, highlighting the stories that beautiful beaches and the sun- otherwise wouldn’t be told or sets. I’m an outdoorsy person, and there’s lots of outdoorsy wouldn’t be recognized.” things to do. And At the Herald, I’m drawn to local Visser drew read- journalism because ers’ attention with a of that small-town feature story about feel you don’t get in the daughter of a Seattle or Spokane state trooper who or New York City.” died in the line of Out-sized issues duty. The daughter loom in Cannon was so inspired by Beach, a city of her father’s sacri- 1,400 that bulges to fice she determined hundreds of thou- to become a trooper Brenna Visser sands throughout the herself. “It’s not breaking news, it’s course of the year. Among topics on Viss- not about taxes or how much money the budget has, but it’s er’s story list are the city bud- a story that probably wouldn’t get, parking and traffic, fire and have been told without the public safety, emergency pre- work of journalism, highlight- paredness, the arts, the new ing someone’s personal strug- Cannon Beach Academy — gle through grief,” Visser said. and the unique personalities “Being able to give a commu- that make Cannon Beach a des- nity that was pretty heart-bro- tination locale. “The issues that stood out ken about this death a little bit of a silver lining was pretty to me the most are the debate between preservation of the gratifying.” A native of Wenatchee, environment versus meeting Washington, Visser is a “Pacific the needs of space for people, whether that be for housing, Northwest person, for sure.” 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune Grey's Anatomy "In the Air Tonight" (N) Scandal "The Decision" (N) The Catch "The Hard Drive" (N) KATU News at 11 (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Grey's Anatomy "In the Air Tonight" (N) Scandal "The Decision" (N) The Catch "The Hard Drive" (N) KOMO 4 News (:35) Jimmy Kimmel NBC Nightly News KING 5 News KING 5 News Evening Superstore (N) Powerless (N) Chicago Med "Generation Gap" (N) BlacklistRedemp. "Whitehall" (SF) (N) KING 5 News (:35) Tonight Show KOIN 6 News at 6 CBS Evening News Extra Ent. Tonight The Big Bang (N) Great Indoors (N) Mom (N) Life in Pieces (N) Race "Bucket List Type Stuff" (N) KOIN 6 News @ 11 (:35) Colbert KIRO 7 News CBS Evening News The Insider Ent. Tonight The Big Bang (N) Great Indoors (N) Mom (N) Life in Pieces (N) Race "Bucket List Type Stuff" (N) KIRO News (:35) Colbert KGW News at 6:00 p.m. Live at 7 Inside Edition Superstore (N) Powerless (N) Chicago Med "Generation Gap" (N) BlacklistRedemp. "Whitehall" (SF) (N) KGW News at 11 (:35) Tonight Show Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Modern Family Modern Family Super. "The Memory Remains" (N) Riverdale (N) KGW News at 10 Two and a Half Two and a Half Met Your Mother Born to Explore Business (N) PBS NewsHour Art Beat (N) Oregon Guide (N) Midsomer Murders "Small Mercies" DCI Banks "To Burn in Every Drop of Blood" 6 O'Clock News Family Feud Family Feud MasterChef "Winter Wonderland" (N) Kicking & Scream "Real Men Cry" (N) 10 O'Clock News 11 O'Clock News 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory FOX 12's 8 O'Clock News on PDX-TV FOX 12's 9 O'Clock News on PDX-TV Family Guy Family Guy American Dad Cleveland Show Modern Family Modern Family Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory MasterChef "Winter Wonderland" (N) Kicking & Scream "Real Men Cry" (N) Q13 News at 10 Q13 News The Simpsons Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Pt. 1 of 2 Seinfeld Pt. 2 of 2 Seinfeld Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Conan (N) Two and a Half Two and a Half Last Man Standng Last Man Standng Modern Family Modern Family Q13 News at 9 Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Friends Friends Pt. 2 of 2 30 for 30 "One and Not Done" SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter NCAA Football All-Star Challenge SEC "Before They Were Cowboys" SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter Jalen & Jacoby 30 for 30 "One and Not Done" Full House Friends Friends Henry Danger Henry Danger The Thundermans The Thundermans Rio (‘11, Animated) Voices of Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jesse Eisenberg. Full House Bunk'd Bizaardvark K.C. Undercover Good Luck Charlie Stuck in Middle Good Luck Charlie Liv and Maddie Liv and Maddie Andi Mack "Tomorrow Starts Today" Jessie Jessie The 700 Club (5:00) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (‘11) Daniel Radcliffe. The Hunger Games (2012, Action) Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence. Movie (:55) This Means War (‘12, Com) Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon. (:45) FXM Presents Beasts of the Southern Wild (‘12) Quvenzhané Wallis. (:55) FXM Presents Beasts of the Southern Wild Derailed (2005, Thriller) Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, Clive Owen. The Stepfather (2009, Thriller) Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh. Gone (2012, Drama) Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Amanda Seyfried. (4:00) MLB Baseball Houston vs Seattle Mariners Access DFL Soccer Augsburg at Hertha Berlin Poker Heartland Tour Poker Night WPT Poker Legends of Poker (5:00) NCAA Baseball Seton Hall vs. Xavier (L) MLB Whiparound (L) Speak for Yourself Skip and Shannon: Undisputed Opinions on the biggest sports topics of the day. Fast Five (2011, Action) Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel. Fast Five (2011, Action) Paul Walker, Vin Diesel. (5:00) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Futurama Futurama South Park South Park South Park South Park Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 South Park The Daily Show (N) @midnight Swamp People "Pressure's On" Swamp People "Good Luck, Bad Luck" Swamp: Blood "Busting Chops" (N) Swamp People "Stranded" (:05) Swamp People (:05) Swamp People "Stranded" The First 48 "Easy MoneyT Ambushed" The First 48 The First 48 "Bad Medicine" (N) 60 Days In "Tapping Out" (N) Nightwatch "Tough Love" (N) The First 48 "The FighterT Final Ride" Dateline NBC "While She Was Sleeping" Dateline NBC "The Reckoning" Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery A look inside the case of the murder of Casey Anthony. (N) Casey Anthony Murder (5:00) Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch "Uncharted Territory " Sacred Cod (N) Deadliest Catch (N) Sacred Cod The Hunt for the Lost Ark Search for Noah's Ark Killing Jesus A historical look at Jesus' persecution. Killing Jesus The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, Adventure) Richard Armitage, Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman. (5:00) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (‘12) Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman. (3:30) Wyatt Earp (1994, Western) Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Kevin Costner. Smokey and the Bandit (‘77) Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Burt Reynolds. (:15) Crocodile Dundee (‘86) Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Paul Hogan. Law & Order: S.V.U. "Justice" Law & Order: S.V.U. "Greed" Law&Order: SVU "Maternal Instincts" Law&Order: SVU "Patrimonial Burden" Law&Order: SVU "Melancholy Pursuit" Modern Family Modern Family Chopped "Naan the Wiser" Chopped "Clean Eatin'" Chopped "Twins for the Win" Chopped "Star Power: The Last Laugh!" Beat Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay Beat Bobby Flay Beat Bobby Flay Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop FlipFloVegas (N) Flip or Flop House Hunters (N) House Hunters (N) House Hunters House Hunters (4:30) Transformers Cybertron Primus Unleashed Ride Along (2014, ActionTComedy) Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Ice Cube. Ride Along (2014, ActionTComedy) Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Ice Cube. Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Tonight With Don Lemon CNN Tonight With Don Lemon Anderson Cooper 360 Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Tonight With Don Lemon Tucker Carlson Tonight Hannity The O'Reilly Factor Tucker Carlson Tonight Hannity The First 100 Days Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Paid Program Paid Program Real Housewives "Talk of the Town" Real Housewives "It Girl, Interrupted" Beverly Hills "Reunion Part 1" Pt. 1 of 3 Atlanta "Chateau She Did That" Housewives P. "All Tea, All Shade" WatchWhat (N) Southern Charm (5:00) Babes in Arms (‘39) Judy Garland. Topper Takes a Trip (‘39) Constance Bennett. (:45) Journey for Margaret (‘42, Dra) Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Fay Bainter. Sister Kenny (‘46, True) Dean Jagger, Rosalind Russell. Faster (2010, Action) Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace, Dwayne Johnson. Fast & Furious (2009, Action) Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel. (4:30) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (:15) Wrecker (‘15) Anna Hutchison. SF Machinery Small Town Rural America 'Live' Steve Lantvit Rural Eve. News Market Journal GA Farm Monitor SF Machinery Small Town Time Life Library