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Page 6A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian First lady hires criminal defense attorney sented Kitzhaber and Hayes since early November. The decision also means Hayes 6$/(0 ² 2UHJRQ ¿UVW and Kitzhaber are now repre- lady Cylvia Hayes has re- sented by separate tained criminal defense legal teams that lawyers to handle questions can focus on their about her taxes, after media clients’ potentially reports suggested she failed opposing interests. “In light of Ms. to report as much as $118,000 in income during Gov. John Hayes’s recent tax situation, Whitney Kitzhaber’s third term. Hayes has not responded Boise (who is cop- to questions about the dis- ied on this email) crepancy. Meanwhile, the will be taking over Hayes governor has referred all the representation questions on the matter to of Ms. Hayes,” Hayes who has recently been -LP 0F'HUPRWW RI WKH ¿UP traveling in Sweden and Ball Janik LLP wrote in an Germany to visit friends and HPDLO 0RQGD\ ³0\ ¿UP attend events related to her will no longer be represent- LQJ0V+D\HV0\¿UPZLOO consulting business. 7KH¿UVWODG\¶VGHFLVLRQWR continue representing Gov. hire criminal attorneys was Kitzhaber.” The email was originally FRQ¿UPHG0RQGD\E\RQHRI the civil attorneys who repre- sent to the Willamette Week By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau newspaper, and later for- warded to other news organi- zations. The “recent tax situation” McDermott ref- erenced became apparent after the EO Media Group/ Pamplin Media Group Capital Bu- reau reported on Jan. 27 that Hayes was paid $118,000 early in Kitzhaber’s third term to serve as a fellow for a Washington, D.C.- EDVHGQRQSUR¿WWKDWKDVGRQH political work in Oregon. Hayes had not included that income on tax returns she provided to other news orga- nizations last fall, Willamette Week reported. Kitzhaber and Hayes originally hired Ball Janik LLP around the time of the November election to represent the couple during a preliminary inquiry by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Hayes’ new defense team could ultimately handle more than her tax issues. News reports have also revealed Hayes used state resources WR EHQH¿W KHU SULYDWH FRQ- sulting business, such as by tasking an employee in the JRYHUQRU¶V RI¿FH ZLWK DU- ranging travel related to her business. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum informed Kitzhaber in a letter on 0RQGD\ WKDW KHU RI¿FH KDG opened an investigation into Hayes’ activities. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. KITZHABER: 7KHJRYHUQRURUDQ\RWKHURI¿FLDOPXVWEHLQ RI¿FHIRUVL[PRQWKVEHIRUHDQ\RQHFDQODXQFKDUHFDOOHIIRUW Continued from 1A adopt an economic indicator called the Genuine Progress Indicator, at the same time she was paid by a New York- based group to advocate for governments to adopt that VSHFL¿FLQGLFDWRU Kitzhaber said he and Hayes are already cooper- ating with the Oregon Gov- ernment Ethics Commission, which is conducting a pre- liminary civil investigation of complaints against the governor and Hayes. “Nonetheless, it is in- creasingly clear that the stat- utory process established to review questions of this na- ture, to determine the facts and to arrive at conclusions concerning whether laws have been violated has in no way stemmed the rush to judgment currently under- way in the Oregon media,” Kitzhaber wrote in the letter to Rosenblum. Kitzhaber also wrote, “I deeply regret that this situa- tion has become a distraction from the important work of our state and look forward to your review and its conclu- sion.” In related news on Mon- day, Oregon City resident $ULQ 0DUFXV ¿OHG D SHWLWLRQ with the Oregon Supreme Court seeking a review of Secretary of State Kate Brown’s decision to reject prospective petitions to recall Kitzhaber. Tony Green, a spokesman for the Secretary of State, said she has sought legal advice on how to respond. Brown’s RI¿FHVDLGRQ)ULGD\HYHQLQJ that two prospective recall SHWLWLRQV ¿OHG DJDLQVW WKH governor — one by Marus, and the other by members of Republican Dennis Rich- ardson’s 2014 gubernatorial campaign — could not move forward because they were ¿OHGWRRHDUO\ Under the Oregon Con- stitution, the governor or DQ\RWKHURI¿FLDOPXVWEHLQ RI¿FH IRU VL[ PRQWKV EHIRUH anyone can launch a recall effort. In addition, the Secre- WDU\RI6WDWH¶VRI¿FHUHIHUUHG to a 1966 Oregon attorney general’s opinion that the FRQVWLWXWLRQUHIHUVWRWKH¿UVW VL[ PRQWKV RI WKH RI¿FLDO¶V current term, so a Kitzhaber recall could not proceed at this point despite his previ- ous term. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. HERMISTON: The city manager is now required to reside in the city Continued from 1A charter using the League of Oregon Cities model charter as a template. Some of the changes include: 1) The charter’s language was modernized, replacing male pronouns with gen- der-neutral ones and outdat- ed terms with more current vocabulary (i.e. “minutes” instead of “journal of pro- ceedings”). 2) Absence from 50 per- cent of council meetings in a calendar year, moving out of the ward the councilor was elected to represent and unau- thorized release of executive session material were added to the list of reasons the coun- cil can remove a city council- or or mayor from their seat. The council also replaced the words “conviction of a felony” with “conviction of a public offense punishable by loss of liberty” so as to in- clude serious misdemeanors like assault. 3) The city manager is now required to reside in the city. 4) A largely ignored clause requiring city councilors to be a “freeholder upon land” (property owner) was taken out. 5) The new charter states city indebtedness “may not exceed debt limits imposed by state law,” replacing a clause that states that the city may not be in debt more than $10,000 without voters’ con- sent. The last amendment to the charter authorizing ad- ditional debt was voters’ ap- proval of $3 million in bonds in 1977 for a new wastewater treatment plant. 6) The council removed a provision requiring any work by a private contractor worth more than $500 go through a public bid process. 7) The new city charter adds a line specifying that the city attorney is appointed by the city council and can be re- moved by the council. 8) The new charter speci- ¿HV WKDW WKH PXQLFLSDO MXGJH must be licensed to practice law in the state of Oregon. A copy of the updated charter can be found in the agenda packet for Mon- day’s meeting at hermiston. or.us/meetings/2015feb05/ city-council-agenda. Hermis- ton residents will vote on the charter and proposed amend- ment during the May 19 elec- tion. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. MILLER: A memorial service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday Continued from 1A tube down a snowy hill and slammed into an ice bank. Jeremy, who was a senior at Pendleton High School, hit IDFH¿UVW +HDG WUDXPD DI- fected his hearing, so Jeremy started wearing a hearing aid, though his pitch didn’t seem to suffer. In college, Jeremy was the quiet yet fun-loving guy who got more than one shouted marriage proposal during Absolutely Nobody concerts. The group disbanded in the early 2000s as the members pursued careers and fami- lies. Miller and Pullen sang with Second Chance and The Vchords, which both vied for national a cappella champi- onships. In recent days, Miller and his wife, Hope, lived in Or- egon City, where he worked as a plumber. He helped lead music at church and loved singing and beatboxing with his two sons, Ryan, 8, and Tyler, 4. In fall of 2013, Miller started experiencing severe cramps in his side. Doctors diagnosed inoperable can- cer and predicted three to six months to live. Enduring chemo cocktails every two weeks to keep his cancer on pause, he outlived the dire forecasts. “It’s been tough on my IDPLO\ ¿QDQFLDOO\´ DGPLWWHG Jeremy a few days before the EHQH¿WFRQFHUWWKLVIDOO³,W¶V been a hard road.” Family and friends watched as Jeremy embraced life. “He faced everything that happened with joy,” said Lindsey, a Heppner farm- er. “He showed tremendous strength — he knew what he was called to do.” As they prepared for the EHQH¿WFRQFHUWWKHPHPEHUV of Absolutely Nobody re- hearsed with exuberance, the ZLVHFUDFNV À\LQJ 'HVSLWH the high spirits, everyone knew Jeremy might not be up to the performance. When the night arrived, however, Jeremy took center stage, looking undaunted. “The overwhelming sup- port he got made the pain go away,” said Phelan, a Pend- leton insurance agent who sang tenor with Absolutely Nobody. In recent days, as Jeremy’s condition worsened, each of the members of the group traveled to OHSU to bolster their friend. Last week, Pul- len and Phelan sat on Jere- my’s bed, talking softly and singing Absolutely Nobody favorites such as “Dream.” “I started to sing. Tommy joined in. Then Jer,” Pullen said. “He was trying to sing the melody he’d sung for so many years.” “We sang ‘Dream’ with him one last time,” Phelan said. “He was right in tune. He’s going to be a big singer up there in heaven with per- fect pitch.” Pullen, the group’s bass, said he won’t forget Jeremy. “He was the music man. He loved music,” Pullen said. “Singing was breath.” Jeremy’s parents Dave and Nancy and his siblings are struggling with the loss. Dave’s voice is rough with heartbreak as he thinks of the son who sang so beautiful- ly and faced his cancer with such bravery. “I’ll miss him being here with me,” Dave said. “He was my best friend.” A memorial service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thurs- day at the Portland Christian Center at 5700 S.W. Dosch Road in Portland. A gather- ing for out-of-town friends will take place the next morn- ing with details to be given at the service. ——— Contact Kathy Aney at kaney@eastoregonian.com or call 541-966-0810. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 DATA: More that 10 million people were affected by health care data breaches last year David Damato, managing director at FireEye, the se- “There is no such mech- curity company hired by anism with Social Security Anthem to investigate the numbers and our identity,” breach. said Avivah Litan, a cyber- But the stolen data was security analyst at the re- not encrypted. An Anthem VHDUFK ¿UP *DUWQHU ³<RX spokeswoman said encryp- can’t just call the bank and tion wouldn’t have helped, say, ‘Give me all the money because the intruder used they stole from my identity.’ high-level security creden- There’s no one to call.” tials to get into the compa- So being that the data ny’s system. is so vital to protect, health Still, several experts say care companies are taking encryption does help. every precaution to defend Encryption programs against hackers, right? can be tuned so that even Not necessarily. The authorized users can view FBI warned health care only one person’s account, companies a year ago that or a portion of an account their industry was not doing record, at a time, said Mar- enough to resist cyberat- tin Walter, senior director at tacks, especially compared F\EHUVHFXULW\ ¿UP 5HG6HDO ZLWK FRPSDQLHV LQ WKH ¿- Networks. That makes it nancial and retail sectors, harder for an outsider to according to Christopher view or copy a whole stock- Budd of security software pile of records. company Trend Micro. The Even if Anthem’s secu- warning came in a govern- rity had proved invulnera- ment bulletin to U.S. com- ble, the health care system panies that cited research offers several other inviting E\ D QRQSUR¿W VHFXULW\ LQ- targets with varying levels stitute, he said. of security. Hospitals, labs, Last year, more than 10 FOLQLFV DQG GRFWRU¶V RI¿FHV million people in the U.S. all can be attacked. Cyber- were affected by health care security experts say they data breaches — including expect even more health hacking or accidents that care hacking problems in exposed personal informa- the future as those layers of tion, such as lost laptops — the health care system shift according to a government WKHLUSDSHU¿OHVWRHOHFWURQLF database that tracks inci- medical records, a push that dents affecting at least 500 has been boosted by federal people. That was the worst funding in recent years. year for health care hacking “A lot of businesses that since 2011. didn’t place a premium on Litan estimates that the security are now placing health care industry is gen- this incredibly valuable in- erally about 10 years behind formation online,” noted Al WKH¿QDQFLDOVHUYLFHVVHFWRU Pascual, director of fraud in terms of protecting con- and security at the consult- VXPHULQIRUPDWLRQ6KH¿J- LQJ¿UP-DYHOLQ6WUDWHJ\ ures that it may be twice as Research. easy for hackers to get sen- The experience of a big VLWLYH ¿QDQFLDO LQIRUPDWLRQ company like Anthem does out of a health care compa- not bode well for the broad- ny compared with a bank. er health care industry, said Banks, for instance, are Budd at Trend Micro. more likely to encrypt per- “They have resources to sonal data, which can garble throw at cyber security,” he the information if a hacker said. “And if someone with gets ahold of it. They also nearly unlimited resources are much more likely to use can be breached like this, advanced statistical models then it raises serious ques- and behavior analytics pro- tions as to what’s at risk.” grams that can spot when Beth Knutsen still wor- someone’s credit card use ries about someone using suddenly spikes, says Litan, her Social Security number who studies fraud-detection more than a year after she technology. That’s a sign of was told that some old pa- possible fraud that may be WLHQW ¿OHV RI KHUV KDG EHHQ worth investigating. WDNHQIURPDGRFWRU¶VRI¿FH “There’s a need for that in Chicago. The 39-year-old everywhere now,” she said. New York resident visited Health care companies that doctor nearly 20 years do have security to protect ago. sensitive patient informa- She’s seen no signs of tion. Anthem, the nation’s fraud yet, and she still pro- second-largest health insur- vides her Social Security er, said last week that hack- number when a doctor’s ers broke into a database RI¿FH DVNV IRU LW ² EXW storing information on 80 only because it seems to be million people, including required for insurance and Social Security numbers. billing. The company had “mul- “It’s so scary,” she said. tiple layers of security” in “Who knows what can hap- place before the attack, said pen with that information?” Continued from 1A DAILY SPECIALS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Prime Rib Sunday Baby Back Rib Monday Taco Tuesday Wine Wednesday Burgers & Beers Hamley Saloon 4p • Steakhouse 5p AMLEY S TEAK H OUSE & S aloon H COURT & MAIN, PENDLETON • 541.278.1100 Eat Smart for Your Heart Tuesday, February 17th 5:30 - 7:00 PM • Room #2 Topics Covered: • Know your numbers • Tips for reducing sodium intake • Heart healthy fats • Carbs are bad, right? 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