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NATION/WORLD Saturday, July 25, 2015 East Oregonian Trump loved, hated by Hispanics BRIEFLY Turkish jets hit IS targets in Syria, Kurds in N. Iraq By JILL COLVIN Associated Press LAREDO, Texas — There was an audible gasp from the gathered crowd as Donald Trump’s 757 lifted off the tarmac. “Oh my God. Wow,” said Gina Gil, 48, after an excited shriek, reaching for her 11-year- old-nephew. “I think it’s a historic moment, ma’am. Seriously, I really do.” Gil was referring to Trump’s visit Thursday to Laredo, Texas, a small city on the U.S.-Mexico border where the Republican pres- idential candidate spent less than an hour touring the border, bragged to reporters about the danger he faced, proclaimed Hispanics love him, and stopped traf¿c with a presidential-sized motorcade. Yet beyond the spectacle The Donald seems to create wherever he goes, the billionaire business- man’s visit exposed evidence of a divided community whose over- AP Photo/LM Otero whelmingly Hispanic population Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks after arriving at the airport Thursday for a both decried Trump as racist and visit to the U.S. Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. Trump is touring the border area to highlight his cheered his hardline immigration concerns about immigration policies. views. Interviews during and after the whirlwind tour with and her husband used to travel of the population identi¿ed as graphic supports more forgiving more than a dozen local residents across the border frequently to Hispanic or Latino in 2010, lashed immigration policies that would underscored the danger Trump shop and for entertainment, but out at Trump, who described allow a pathway to citizenship or represents to the GOP’s relation- are now afraid to cross because of some Mexican immigrants in the permanent residency for immi- country illegally as “rapists” and grants in the country illegally, ship with Hispanic voters and violence from the drug cartels. “I want to go down and say: “criminals” during his announce- according to recent polls. his appeal to a vocal segment of Trump, meanwhile, is viewed frustrated voters, many Hispanics Donald Trump, you’re on ¿re in ment speech last month and has favorably by just 28 percent among them, who see a glaring Laredo! Because everybody feels refused to apologize. “I wish he wouldn’t come of Americans and unfavorably problem on the nation’s southern what you think!” she said. Outside Obregon’s Mexican down here,” said Raul Gonzalez, by 58 percent, according to border that requires attention. Jessica Gonzalez, 79, a retired Restaurant, Enrique Harrington 65, a retired trailer and truck an Associated Press-Gf. poll housewife who was born and Ramon, 75, said he felt Span- mechanic who was born and conducted earlier in the month. raised in Laredo, said she’d ish-speaking immigrants “take raised in Laredo. “He’s very About one-third of whites, but just 16 percent of Hispanics watched as the city she’d grown advantage of us” in Laredo, and disrespectful to Latinos.” said people are responding to Laredo-born Tony Flores, and 10 percent of blacks, have a up in had changed, with restau- rants replaced with Mexican food what Trump says “because it’s 82, who was wearing a cap that favorable view of Trump. the truth.” identi¿ed him as a .orean War At the airport, Patti Magnon, and new people coming in. “I am sick of walking into a veteran, said of Trump: “He is 4, who works for a law ¿rm, “I think he’s right,” she said said she brought her 6-year-old in the parking lot of a local CVS. store and hearing ‘en que le puede poisonous. He is hatred.” While Hispanic voters along daughter to see Trump’s custom “All we have is people from ayudar?’ What country are we the U.S.-Texas border have a plane, emblazoned with his name foreign countries. ... It’s not like in?” he said. Others in this growing city of unique perspective, the vast in big gold letters, land and then it used to be.” Gonzalez — a Democrat — about 250,000, where 95.6 percent majority of the growing demo- returned to watch him go. SUPPORT GROUPS DAILY OPEN AA MEETING, 12 noon, 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (877-770-1670). OPEN AA MEETING, 12 noon, Episcopal Church of the Redeem- er, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendle- ton. Coffee is provided. (Ed 541- 207-2548). SATURDAYS OREGON GREEN FREE MED- ICAL MARIJUANA SUPPORT GROUP, 12 noon, 1607 Gekeler Lane, La Grande. Lunch will be provided. (Doreen 541-963-2529). Second Saturday AA BOOK MEETING, 10 a.m., St. Johns Episcopal Church, 665 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. 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OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m., Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, 73265 Confederated Way, Mission (800-410-5953). NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30-9 p.m., Hermiston United Methodist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave. OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953). MONDAYS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 6-7 a.m., St. Anthony Hospital con- ference room 3, 3001 St. Anthony Drive, Pendleton. (Ed 541-207- 2548). PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUP- PORT GROUP, 1 p.m., Desert Lanes Bowling Alley, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston. (Carol and Charles 541-720-4256 or 541-567-9420). First Monday PENDLETON PARKINSON’S SUPPORT/TELEHEALTH FAMILY, 2-4 p.m., Pendleton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Sue Peterson 541-276-4569). Second Monday ALZHEIMERS AND DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP, 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Medical Pavilion room M1, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. For families and support members of people with dementia diagnoses. (Cathy Lloyd 541-390-1158). Last Monday except for May 18. AL-ANON, 6:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 114 S. East St., Condon. (800-410-5953). HOPE FOR HEALING SUP- PORT GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Medical 2f¿ce Pla]a meeting room, 620 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. Bereavement support group dealing with loss and grief is- sues. (541-667-3543). Second and fourth Monday NARCOTICS AT&T is now biggest traditional TV supplier 1EW YOR. AP — Even as TV watchers increasingly go online, AT&T has become the country’s biggest traditional TV provider with its $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV. It got its regulatory approval Friday from the Federal Communications Commission after more than a year. The Justice Department had already cleared the deal on Tuesday. AT&T Inc. now has 26.4 million cable and satellite TV subscribers. That’s more than Comcast as well as a bigger Charter, which is seeking government approval to buy Time Warner Cable. Suppliers of TV are buying one another as video from Internet competitors like 1etÀix gets more popular and costs rise for channels. Diabetes Self Management Series TUESDAYS TOPS, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, 9-10 August 6 th , 13 th , 20 th & 27 th a.m. meeting, Landmark Baptist Church, 125 E. Beech Ave., Herm- iston. (Barb 541-580-8668). 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Advance Registration Required Most Major Insurances, Medicare, Medicaid For more information or to register 541-278-3249 CANCER SURVIVORS LUN- CHEON, 1 to 2 p.m., St. Anthony Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton. (Lori Weaver 541-278- 3233). Second Tuesday AA A1.ARA, Turkey AP — Turkish jets Àying from a base in Turkey’s southeast have struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria for the second straight night, Turkish news reports said Saturday. The ¿ghter jets also hit camps of .urdish P.. militants in northern Iraq, the reports said. There was no immediate of¿cial con¿rmation of the airstrikes reported by the state-run TRT television and other media. If con¿rmed, it would be the ¿rst time Turkey has struck .urds in northern Iraq since a peace deal was announced in 2013 between Ankara and the rebel group, the .urdistan Workers’ Party, or P... The private Dogan news agency said the Turkish jets were targeting P.. training facilities, shelters and anti- aircraft batteries in northern Iraq. Tensions have Àared with .urds in recent days after an IS suicide bombing in the southeastern Turkish city of Suruc on Monday killed 32 people. .urdish groups blame the Turkish government for not combatting IS. On Wednesday, the P.. claimed responsibility for the killing of two Turkish policemen near the .urdish majority city of Sanliurfa, near the Syrian border. Diabetes Education Series ANONYMOUS, 7 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church, 325 S.W. Sixth Ave., Mil- ton-Freewater. OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 114 S. East St., Condon. (800-410-5953). WOMEN’S Page 9A MEETING, 1:15 p.m., First United Method- ist Church, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. Children are welcome. Melissa Naff, RD, LD, CDE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Med- ical Center Wellness Center, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. (Marian 541-377-9761). Third Tuesday Diabetes Educator • 541-278-3249 LOST AND FOUND YOUTH OUTREACH, 4 p.m., Hailey Place Apartments community room, 696 S.W. 30th St., Pendleton. Help for youth 12-18 facing challenges. (Danny 541-379-4250 or Leslie 541-276-3987) 2801 St. Anthony Way Pendleton, OR 97801 www.sahpendleton.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN GROUP, 5:15 p.m., Episco- pal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. (Ed- ward D. 541-207-2548). BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, 6:30-8 p.m., Good Shep- herd Medical 2f¿ce Pla]a meet- ing room, 620 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. English and Spanish. (Karen 541-561-6522, Shari 541- 561-7404 or Esmeralda 541-720- 7595). Third Monday AUGUST 11-15, 2015 EASTERN OREGON DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP, 6:30-7:30 p.m., The Arc Building, 215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. (Angela Bon]ani 541-720-7880). Third Monday OPEN AA MEETING, 6:30 p.m., Echo Methodist Church, 21 Bo- nan]a Street. (541-571-6257, 800- 410-5953). NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7 p.m., 352 S.E. Second St., Pend- leton. RESERVED TICKETS ON SALE NOW! $ 12 (does not include admission) Tues. Aug. 11 • 9pm Wed. Aug. 12 • 9pm JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY DUSTIN LYNCH Thurs. Aug. 13 7pm 9pm Se Habla Español Saturday appointments available SAVE $7 Available at: • Fair office • Hermiston Chamber • Pendleton Chamber • Columbia State Bank • Fiesta Foods MAR-K DE TIERRA CALIENTE Eye Exams $90 $30 after fair starts when you purchase early! ANTIFAZ TODD G. 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