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PREVIEWS: WARRENTON FOOTBALL ‘BACK TO SQUARE ONE’ PAGE 11A DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017 145TH YEAR, NO. 41 ONE DOLLAR Wyden describes Trump’s response to Charlottesville as horrifying HOOD TO COAST One step at a time Democrat spoke at Seaside event By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — When immi- gration or white supremacy comes up at his town halls, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden some- times recounts the story of how his parents fl ed Nazi Germany and how his father joined the U.S. Army to produce propa- ganda for the war effort. In his 844th town hall, and the fi rst since the deadly vio- lence at a white nationalist rally this month in Charlottes- ville, Virginia, Wyden on Fri- day called President Donald Trump’s response horrifying. “All the people I know believe that when you see a swastika, this is not something where there are two sides of the debate,” the Oregon Demo- crat said to applause from a full crowd in the Seaside City Coun- cil chambers. “It’s wrong.” Wyden took questions on a variety of national issues and promised to continue fi ghting for the values of his constituents . See WYDEN, Page 4A Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian Teammates gather at the Hood to Coast finish line in Seaside on Saturday to greet the last member of the team to compete in the race. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, was in Seaside Friday for his 844th town hall since joining the U.S. Senate in 1996. Relay raises $700,000 for Providence Seaside Hospital By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian S EASIDE — After two years of cloud cover and windy woes, Seaside welcomed 19,000 runners and walkers from the 36th annual Hood to Coast R elay with a clear and sunny day. Runners came from all 50 states and 43 countries Saturday to compete in the race that spans from Timberline Lodge to Seaside’s P romenade, covering 199 miles and raising $700,000 for Provi- dence Seaside Hospital, Chief Operating Offi cer Dan Floyd said. After the race, thousands celebrated on the beach with beer, pop-up food stands and musical perfor- mances from Radical Revolution and the Brian O’Dell Band until the sun set over the horizon. While Hood to Coast is known for featuring world- class athletes capable of Olympic-style race times, a chunk of the money raised for cancer research comes from groups like “You walkin’ to me?” — one of the 400 race walking teams who participate in the Portland To Coast Walk Relay portion of the event. “There aren’t a lot of race walkers out there, so it’s a pretty tight-knit community,” team captain Marek Zie- gien said. The Portland-based team, donning bright yellow shirts with an illustration of the movie “Taxi Driver,” are all co-workers who have been competing in this event for the past fi ve years. See HOOD TO COAST, Page 4A Collapse at salmon farm renews debate about fi sh farming Conservation group plans to sue for violations By PHUONG LE Associated Press One of the first competitors to finish the Hood to Coast R elay makes her way along the boardwalk toward the finish line in Seaside on Saturday. SEATTLE — A marine net pen holding 305,000 farmed Atlantic salmon collapsed this month, releasing thousands of fi sh into Puget Sound and renewing concerns that a new proposed salmon farm could harm wild salmon stock and cause other environmental damage. The release at Cooke Aqua- culture’s facility comes as the company is proposing a new expanded commercial facility in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington state. Canada-based Cooke, which operates fi ve salmon farms in Washington that it acquired last year, would build 14 fl oating circular net pens about 1 ½ miles offshore. It would move current opera- tions from Port Angeles Har- bor and increase production by 20 percent. The project is in the permitting phase. Critics say the recent fi sh escape highlights potential risks of open-sea fi sh farm- ing. They worry about water pollution from fi sh feed and the potential for farmed fi sh to spread diseases and parasites to wild fi sh. “These are open net pens. They’re not isolated from sur- rounding environment,” said Chris Wilke, executive direc- tor of the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, which opposes the project. Ron Warren, who heads the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fi sh pro- See DEBATE, Page 4A New Seaside attorney relishes challenge of trials Specializes in civil disputes By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian ttorney Sunil Raju said a single, complex case last- ing a year or more can involve more than 1,000 hours worth of preparation. “It can really involve a lot of blood, sweat and tears, in terms of investing yourself, and in terms of getting to know the case and making sure your client is getting a great case presented,” he said. Raju, a trial attorney hired earlier this summer by Seaside A law fi rm Campbell & Popkin, said he relishes the hard work and challenges inherent in rep- resenting his clients well. Raju, one of four attorneys at the fi rm, was brought on to focus on preparing for and tak- ing cases to trial when disputes arise between parties, mostly on the civil side. “Typically what that will mean in practice is I repre- sent a professional or a busi- ness owner in some kind of Submitted Photo Sunil Raju is the newest at- torney at Campbell & Pop- kin LLC in Seaside. dispute,” he said. “It could involve a business or real estate or something like that. I also will represent a consumer in a construction lawsuit, or maybe the homeowner has a problem with the contractor.” Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, Raju said he didn’t know any lawyers but found early on he liked to research, argue and debate things. By the time he was attending Northwestern University in his hometown of Chicago, Raju knew he wanted a challenging and diverse career, which the law seemed to offer. After graduating 11 years ago from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Raju spent two years as a prosecutor with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Offi ce and another four years in Wash- ington County. During that time, he was the lead prose- cutor on more than 100 cases, from shoplifting and domestic violence to a cold-case gang homicide. “Overall, I think that work was really great, because I think it helps to illustrate how law enforcement operates,” he said. “You get to understand how do police offi cers and DAs really make decisions. It also reveals an underbelly to the community that not always everybody is aware of.” Raju said he also received a lot of trial experience in a short amount of time. With a decade of practicing law under See RAJU, Page 4A