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in the past are in danger of
a citation, but Huxel said she
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the ordinance by handing
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She said the department
has gotten compliments
from people who said they
no longer see panhandlers
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Ward said the city took
action on citizen complaints
because they brought up
good points — namely, that
the panhandlers made a bad
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Umatilla, and that people
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and standing close to where
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and neither had standing
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“All that constitutionally protected free
speech is still allowed in Umatilla, as
long as it’s at a place where people
can safely pull over.”
— Bob Ward, Umatilla city manager
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“All that constitutionally
protected free speech is
still allowed in Umatilla, as
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A resolution exempting
those selling parking passes
for Landing Days from the
ordinance was on the agenda
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As for where the panhan-
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conclusion is that they
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Hermiston Police Chief
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The council directed law
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a good enough reason
to let a foreign company
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ecological and recreational
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connection to the issue, but
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off between high school
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in a self-employed phase,
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walking the entire way,
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time carrying enough food,
water and camping gear for
three months on their backs
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them and are walking in
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parks and waits for the
other person to catch up
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Noedel said she has
enjoyed the opportunity
to meet people along the
way, including a man out
for an early morning walk
who she encountered on
her way through Umatilla
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tribal leaders camped out
at the Occupy Oak Flat
protest site and is excited
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Bigongiari said her
friends in Washington
thought she was “crazy”
when she told them she was
going to spend the summer
walking with her mother to
Arizona, but they came to
understand how important
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to trespass them from their
business and to help those
asking for money access
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contacted people in the last
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to put them in contact with
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increase during the summer
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Sean Hart of the Herm-
iston Herald contributed to
reporting.
Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536
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the bill before unanimously
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said the bill was a “slam-
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Car rolls after collision on Highway 11
State Trooper James Eslinger walks away Tuesday evening from an overturned
Honda on Highway 11 about five miles northeast of Pendleton. Police said
a Toyota Sequoia (not pictured) rear-ended the Honda. The Honda’s driver
lost control and the car overturned. Police said there were no serious inju-
ries, though the driver of the Toyota was transfered to St. Anthony Hospital
because her airbag did not deploy and she had complained of chest pains.
Executive gets 12 years in
deadly helicopter fraud case
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sentenced Tuesday to
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contract for a helicopter
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1739 N. 1st St., Hermiston, OR
Old West Federal Credit Union
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