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OPINION
East Oregonian
Friday, January 23, 2015
Founded October 16, 1875
KATHRYN B. BROWN
DANIEL WATTENBURGER
Publisher
Managing Editor
JENNINE PERKINSON
TIM TRAINOR
Advertising Director
Opinion Page Editor
OUR VIEW
OTHER VIEWS
Tip of the hat;
I
kick in the pants
Obama rush to close
releases from Guantanamo. “This is
all happening in the context of a very
prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But
A kick in the pants to the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl opponent —
the New England Patriots — who are answering fresh allegations about
cheating.
the Colts, the team is accused of using
to most receivers and quarterbacks,
especially ones that are spend a lot of
time combing their hair and are married
to supermodels.
malfeasance on the part of the Pats, but
history of evading the rulebook in order to get any advantage they can.
other team is trying to distance themselves from terrorist-level hatred, you
A tip of the hat to the Hermiston School District, for allowing the use
of many of their gymnasiums for a basketball tournament this weekend.
The AAU Best of the West youth tourney is expected to bring about 4,000
buy meals at restaurants and breathe
To attract these events and help get
the most bang for the buck, the school
to empty the place, Republicans
are stepping up efforts to stop him.
Whether they succeed could have a
serious impact on national security, as
released recently are all suspected
There are 122
inmates left in
Guantanamo.
There is some
dispute about
how many are
terrorists who
would return to
the battlefield.
that required him to notify
Congress — the president
released just one other
Guantanamo inmate in 2014
before the elections.
the doors have opened.
Obama released seven
prisoners in November, 15
no doubt the sentiment applies to Guantanamo
The hurry has alarmed a number of
Republican senators — Kelly Ayotte, N.H.;
and Richard Burr, N.C. — have introduced
country next door to their
terror-ridden homeland at a
on the rise. The president
has even lifted a ban on
returning inmates directly to
Yemen.
Obama to give Congress
30 days notice before
releasing Guantanamo
inmates. Other than the
say the White House has
But the problem is, such
committee chairs on Capitol Hill. The result
is that there is no public discussion of the
place.
“They are hiding behind the cloak of
should give an accounting to the American
previously designated high risk, are they not a
transferring high- and medium-risk detainees
from Guantanamo to foreign countries.
Yemen, a country Ayotte calls the “Wild, Wild
through Eastern Oregon antibodies over the last week.
medium-risk.
groups and households in the area.
from transferring Guantanamo inmates to the
this country.
5) Require public disclosure — not just
much to steel us against the virus, it
responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in
France, and there are reports that one of the
attackers received training in Yemen.
May — a deal Obama made
3) Raise the standard for release, even
healthy members to form a quorum.
Of course, Yemen has been in
Comment
White House.
Obama has accelerated
Guantanamo releases and transfers since last
tournaments make a little more money,
money.
Cheers to Hermiston being a lively,
energetic place thanks to a nearly 25
Pakistan, and all from Yemen. Four
Byron
York
Congress — of information about detainees,
There are 122 inmates left in Guantanamo.
is around 50; Ayotte believes it is higher.
have.
Obama is determined to move quickly, even
“We just introduced this legislation the
events — not just the terrorist attacks in
Byron York is chief political correspondent
for The Washington Examiner.
Our advice is to decrease your
chances of contracting the virus by
YOUR VIEWS
Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the East Oregonian editorial board of Publisher
Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, and Opinion Page Editor Tim Trainor.
Other columns, letters and cartoons on this page express the opinions of the authors and not
necessarily that of the East Oregonian.
Super PAC attack ad relied on
half-truths to sting Hansell
opportunity ever happen again?
Ultra-conservatives from the Republican
Party just ran expensive attack ads against our
Republican state senator Bill Hansell. Carried
in the East Oregonian and on Pendleton radio
from Pendleton made them a better team. It
state money.
distort Mr. Hansell practical voting record.
and deceit in their intimidation.
George Anderson
Hermiston
them for state tournament competition.
A big pat on the shoulder to Pendleton and
Irrigon coaches and administrators for making
this unprecedented event happen.
Stuart Dick
Irrigon
After end of gas tax, what next
for economic development?
Pendleton/Irrigon game good
for teams, area sports fans
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Pendleton boys basketball coach Brian
Broaddus lamented his decision (East
Oregonian, Jan. 21) to play 2A state champion
Irrigon as a lose-lose situation no matter the
outcome. It took a lot of courage for Broaddus
and the Pendleton administration to be
While I have your attention, if you are
interested in asking our mayor Phillip Houk
any questions regarding Umatilla economic
the Umatilla Democratic Central Committee
meeting Tuesday, Jan 27, in the Pendleton
on the map ten years ago. The result of this
basketball fans.
team in decades against an Irrigon boys
team that arguably is the best boys team in
economic development for 2015.
Sue Petersen
Pendleton