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Seahawks: Health issues complicate O-line
OBITUARIES
Linda Sue Walker
Continued from Page A8
Seaside
June 24, 1952 — May 21, 2019
Linda Sue Walker passed away
Marlin Heath.
on May 21, 2019, in her place of res-
Survivors include her daughter,
idence in Seaside, Oregon.
Jacqueline Derby; her son, Jack Gil-
son III; her nephew, Jake Reier and
She was born on June 24, 1952,
in Vancouver, Washington, and was
his partner, Toni Couch; her step-
brothers, Raymond and Merle; and
the daughter of the late Dale Hudson
five grandchildren, Justin Lee, Paul
and Betty Heath.
Linda was a member of the
Zimmer and John, Chloe and Drew
American Legion and the Moose
Gilson. Also, her many great friends.
Lodge.
Linda had an amazing and loving
Besides her parents, she is pre- Linda Sue Walker personality. She touched many lives
ceded in death by her sisters, Sandy
with her kindness, helpfulness and
Norcross and Nancy Hudson, and stepfather, her wonderful smile.
WORLD IN BRIEF
Associated Press
Trump cancels Denmark visit
because Greenland isn’t for sale
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Escalat-
ing an international spat, President Donald
Trump said Wednesday he scrapped his trip to
Denmark because the prime minister made a
“nasty” statement when she rejected his idea
to buy Greenland as an absurdity.
“You don’t talk to the United States that
way, at least under me,” Trump told report-
ers in Washington. “I thought it was not a nice
statement, the way she blew me off.”
The move stunned Danes and blindsided
the Danish royal palace. Trump was sched-
uled to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of
a European tour. Danish Prime Minister Mette
Frederiksen called the whole thing “an absurd
discussion” and said she was “disappointed and
surprised” that Trump had canceled his visit.
Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory
of the U.S. ally, and Frederiksen said the U.S.
remains one of Denmark’s close allies.
The political brouhaha over the world’s
largest island comes from its strategic loca-
tion in the Arctic. Global warming is making
Greenland more accessible to potential oil and
mineral resources. Russia, China, the U.S.,
Canada and other countries are racing to stake
as strong a claim as they can to Arctic lands,
hoping they will yield future riches.
At least 2,300 detained in locked-
down Indian-ruled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India — At least 2,300 peo-
ple, mostly young men, have been detained in
Indian-administered Kashmir during a secu-
rity lockdown and communications black-
out imposed to curb unrest after New Delhi
stripped the disputed region of statehood,
according to top Kashmir police and arrest
statistics reviewed by the Associated Press.
Those arrested include anti-India protest-
ers as well as pro-India Kashmiri leaders who
have been held in jails and other makeshift
facilities, according to three police officials.
The crackdown began just before Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu
nationalist-led government on Aug. 5 stripped
Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and
its statehood, creating two federal territories.
Thousands of additional Indian troops
were sent to man checkpoints in the Kashmir
Valley, already one of the world’s most mil-
itarized regions. Telephone communications,
cellphone coverage, broadband internet and
cable TV services were cut for the valley’s 7
million people, although some communica-
tions have been gradually restored in places.
Kashmiris have staged protests and clashed
with police since the crackdown, with about
300 demonstrations against India’s tighter
control over Kashmir.
Report: US deficit to exceed
$1 trillion next year
WASHINGTON — The federal budget
deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1
trillion in the next fiscal year under the first
projections taking into account the big budget
deal that President Donald Trump and Con-
gress reached this summer, the Congressional
Budget Office reported Wednesday.
The return of $1 trillion annual deficits
comes despite Trump’s vow when running for
office that he would not just balance the bud-
get, but pay down the entire national debt.
“The nation’s fiscal outlook is challeng-
ing,” said Phillip Swagel, director of the non-
partisan CBO. “Federal debt, which is already
high by historical standards, is on an unsus-
tainable course.”
The office upped this year’s deficit projec-
tion by $63 billion and the cumulative defi-
cit projection for the next decade by $809 bil-
lion. The higher deficit projections come even
as the CBO reduced its estimate for interest
rates, which lowers borrowing costs, and as it
raised projections for economic growth in the
near term.
Putin says US missile test
raises new threats to Russia
HELSINKI — Russian President Vlad-
imir Putin said Wednesday that the test of a
new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct
arms treaty has raised new threats to Russia
and will warrant a response.
The U.S. tested a modified ground-
launched version of a Navy Tomahawk cruise
missile that accurately struck its target more
than 310 miles away. Sunday’s test came after
the U.S. and Russia withdrew from the 1987
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF)
Treaty that banned such weapons.
Speaking after talks Wednesday with Finn-
ish President Sauli Niinisto, Putin argued that
the quick test indicated the U.S. had begun
work on the missile long before declaring its
intention to withdraw from the pact.
The U.S. has explained its withdrawal
from the treaty by Russian violations — the
claim Moscow has denied.
Facebook rolls out tool to block
off-Facebook data gathering
he’ll be ready week one. But if not, the Sea-
hawks will have to think about how they
put the roster together to make sure they
have enough weapons for Wilson. Darboh,
a third-round pick in 2017 for whom there
was some momentary excitement in the
spring, hasn’t played in the preseason.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Linebackers
Keep: Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright,
Mychal Kendricks, Austin Calitro, Cody
Barton
Cut: Shaquem Griffin, Ben Burr-Kir-
ven, Justin Currie, Jawuan Johnson, Juwon
Young.
Comment: I’m back to just five true line-
backers, with the caveat noted above, that
both Mingo and Martin can also play line-
backer. And for now, that means making what
I know is the unpopular choice of waiving
both Shaquem Griffin and Burr-Kirven. Grif-
fin suddenly has a knee issue and that might,
unfortunately, help solve the roster logjam
somewhat if it is something that would keep
him out for a while. Calitro can back up both
inside spots, and Barton is healthy now and
got a lot of work at MLB this week.
Tight ends
Keep: Will Dissly, Nick Vannett, Jacob
Hollister.
Cut: Ed Dickson, Jackson Harris, Wes
Saxton.
Comment: No change here, though
much will depend on Dickson’s health. Seat-
tle can save some money releasing him. But
if he’s healthy and given some of the issues
at other spots, they may want to keep around
a proven playmaker.
Offensive line
Cornerbacks
Keep: Duane Brown, D.J. Fluker, Jus-
tin Britt, Mike Iupati, Germain Ifedi, George
Fant, Ethan Pocic, Jamarco Jones, Joey Hunt.
Cut: Marcus Martin, Demetrius Knox,
Jordan Roos, Elijah Nkansah, Jordan
Simmons.
Physically unable to perform (PUP)
list: Phil Haynes.
Comment: Here’s another position
where health issues are suddenly really
complicating things. Jones has had trouble
staying healthy and didn’t play against the
Vikings, it’s unclear exactly when Fant will
return and Iupati remains sidelined with a
calf issue after already battling a nagging foot
injury. The health issues are one reason I’m
again keeping nine. They are going to need
to know they have at least seven healthy for
week one. But it won’t be a surprise if the
Seahawks try to add some bodies here to beef
up the healthy depth.
Keep: Shaquill Griffin, Tre Flowers,
Akeem King, Neiko Thorpe, Jamar Taylor.
Cut: Jeremy Boykins, Simeon Thomas,
Kalan Reed.
Comment: I’m keeping five corner-
backs this week, which allows me to retain
both King and Taylor. Taylor was the leader
of the week at the nickel spot. He gave up a
TD against the Vikings on a play in which he
was also called for a penalty. But on further
review it also seemed as if the penalty could
have gone the other way. King has played
both outside and the nickel, and Thorpe con-
tinues to make it as a special-teams dynamo
and reserve corner.
Safeties
Keep: Bradley McDougald, Tedric
Thompson, Marquise Blair, Ugo Amadi,
DeShawn Shead
Cut: Shalom Luani, Jalen Harvey, Lano
Hill.
Comment: For now, McDougald and
Thompson seem entrenched as the starting
duo. Blair is suddenly battling a back issue
and if that’s significant then that could change
the roster composition here. Amadi has a lot
of versatility and a seemingly big future and
had another great special-teams play. The
really tough call here is Shead or Hill for the
final spot. I’m going with Shead this week
with Hill still having had yet to play. Shead
had another big play with the 88-yard pick-
six a week after scoring on a safety. He also
got beat a few times. But his experience and
versatility — and appearing to show the knee
isn’t an issue — give him the lead this week.
Defensive line
Keep: Ezekiel Ansah, L.J. Collier, Poona
Ford, Al Woods, Quinton Jefferson, Rasheem
Green, Cassius Marsh, Bryan Mone, Bran-
den Jackson, Jacob Martin, Barkevious
Mingo.
Cut: Jamie Meder, Nazair Jones, Jay-Tee
Tiuli, Earl Mitchell.
Suspended list: Jarran Reed.
PUP list: Demarcus Christmas.
Comment: The one switch this week is
keeping Bryan Mone and cutting veteran
Earl Mitchell. Mone’s roughly 350 pounds
gives the Seahawks a unique size dimension
that Carroll spoke enthusiastically about this
week. There’s been much discussion about
Mingo. But he had one nice rush against the
Vikings as well as a solo tackle on special
teams, where it looks like he’ll be needed.
And Mingo also serves as depth at the strong-
side linebacker spot, if needed (as does Mar-
tin, to a lesser degree). Health issues regard-
ing Collier and Ansah and how much depth
Special teams
Keep: PK Jason Myers, P Michael Dick-
son, LS Tyler Ott.
Comment: These are the only kicker,
punter and snapper the Seahawks have on
the roster, so the special-teams battery is set.
CLATSOP
POWER
SAN FRANCISCO — Soon, you could
get fewer familiar ads following you around
the internet — or at least on Facebook.
Facebook is launching a long-promised
tool that lets you limit what the social network
can gather about you on outside websites and
apps.
The company said it is adding a section
where you can see the activity that Facebook
tracks outside its service via its “like” buttons
and other means. You can choose to turn off
the tracking; otherwise, tracking will continue
the same way it has been.
Formerly known as “clear history,” the tool
will now go by the slightly clunkier moniker
“off-Facebook activity.” The feature launches
in South Korea, Ireland and Spain on Tues-
day, consistent with Facebook’s tendency to
launch features in smaller markets first. The
company did not give a timeline for when it
might wexpand it to the U.S. and other coun-
tries, only that it will be in “coming months.”
What you do off Facebook is among
the many pieces of information that Face-
book uses to target ads to people. Blocking
the tracking could mean fewer ads that seem
familiar — for example, for a pair of shoes
you decided not to buy, or a nonprofit you
donated money to. But it won’t change the
actual number of ads you’ll see on Facebook.
Nor will it change how your actions on Face-
book are used to show you ads.
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Seattle needs to keep around for week one
should become a little clearer this week.
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
68 53
69 54
70 57
Clouds breaking Clouds and sun Mostly cloudy
70 56
Partly sunny
70 55
79 58
83 61
Partly sunny
Plenty of
sunshine
Sunny and very
warm
Aberdeen
Olympia
69/54
74/57
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
73/50
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Bright Jupiter
and Saturn due south before
midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 69/51
Normal high/low .................. 69/53
Record high .................. 89 in 1966
Record low .................... 43 in 1947
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.37”
Normal month to date ......... 0.62”
Year to date .......................... 25.08”
Normal year to date ........... 37.56”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019
Time
6:17 a.m.
6:10 p.m.
5.5 12:14 a.m. 1.2
7.1 11:59 a.m. 1.7
Cape Disappointment
5:48 a.m.
6:06 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:23 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:13 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 11:42 p.m.
Moonset today .............. 1:26 p.m.
Last
New
First
Full
6:05 a.m.
6:11 p.m.
Warrenton
6:12 a.m.
6:05 p.m.
Knappa
6:54 a.m.
6:47 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 5 Sep 13
5:07 a.m.
5:16 p.m.
5.2 11:23 a.m. 1.8
6.5
none
5.7 11:41 a.m. 1.9
7.2
none
5.9 11:43 a.m. 1.8
7.5
none
5.8 1:15 a.m.
7.4 1:00 p.m.
1.0
1.4
5.7 10:48 a.m. 2.3
7.3
none
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
93/74/t
90/66/pc
79/61/pc
99/78/s
88/62/t
91/77/pc
95/77/s
86/65/pc
90/75/pc
90/68/pc
107/81/pc
78/56/pc
93/74/pc
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
92/75/t
79/64/s
75/61/s
97/78/pc
88/63/s
89/78/pc
93/77/t
82/62/pc
89/79/t
78/65/pc
104/81/pc
79/60/pc
80/67/t
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
83/57
Hermiston
The Dalles 83/53
Enterprise
Pendleton 74/45
80/52
79/55
La Grande
77/45
76/52
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
75/46
Kennewick Walla Walla
81/57 Lewiston
85/54
73/52
Salem
Pullman
81/53
Longview
68/53 Portland
75/55
78/55
Yakima 83/54
74/48
Astoria
Spokane
80/59
Corvallis
76/49
Albany
76/50
John Day
Eugene
Bend
78/49
78/46
79/50
Ontario
86/54
Caldwell
Burns
79/39
84/52
Medford
86/56
Klamath Falls
80/45
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
80/40/pc
73/53/pc
67/56/pc
76/51/pc
67/51/pc
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
87/48/s
73/55/s
67/55/pc
80/49/pc
67/50/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
70/53/pc
80/54/pc
68/54/pc
77/48/pc
73/54/pc
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
69/53/pc
87/56/s
69/53/pc
83/50/pc
78/52/pc