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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, November 21, 2015 Brown forms working group on college violence Alaska regulators are violence prevention and response. Some institutions such as the University of Oregon have sophisti- SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown is cated emergency response teams to forming a work group to examine ways coordinate with emergency responders, colleges and universities can prevent counselors and media. Smaller institu- tions have fewer resources to pull that and respond to mass shootings. The work group came out of off, said Corban University President concerns about higher education Sheldon Nord, who attended Wednes- institutions’ preparedness for violent day’s gathering. “It was really clear we have this attacks in the wake of a mass shooting at Roseburg’s Umpqua Community really talented and really skilled inci- College, Brown said. The shooting was dent response team at the U of O so one of the conversations is we can’t afford the deadliest in the state’s history. The governor met behind closed to replicate that incredible unit at every doors Wednesday with presidents single campus so how do we ensure of more than 40 public and private that incident response team is available universities and colleges to hold a on any college or university campus GHEULH¿QJ RQ UHVSRQVH DQG UHFRYHU\ should this type of gun violence efforts at UCC and discuss how lessons occur?” Brown said. “I was really heartened by this idea from that tragedy could inform future of pooling our resources so we can have emergency planning. “One of the reasons for bringing teams in place to help administrators, this group together today is I wanted faculty, staff and students feel safe and their input and to hear their concerns have a plan going forward,” Nord said. The governor plans to select the before putting together the work group,” Brown said after the meeting work group in the next few weeks. Don’t expect proposals from the Wednesday. 7KHJURXS¶VFKDUJHLVWR¿QGZD\V group in time for the 2016 legislative for postsecondary institutions to pool session in February. Brown said the resources and swap best practices for work group is a longer-term project BRIEFLY burial ground. The Tri-City Herald says some waste trenches north of Richland had been dug up to retrieve radioactive material buried near Route 4, a main road across Hanford. The closest contamination to the public road was on a speck of sand found about 40 feet off the highway. That’s according to Peter Bengtson, spokesman for Washington Closure Hanford. He says several other specks were found, but they were closer to the burial ground. Bengston says the radiation levels do not pose a risk to the public or the workers cleaning it up. Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons and now contains the nation’s largest collection of nuclear waste. More than 90,000 customers remain without power SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — More than 90,000 customers remain without power after major storms that killed three people struck the Northwest earlier this week. About 64,000 of those customers are served by Avista Corp. in Spokane County. The Spokane region was hit with a major wind storm on Tuesday, with winds topping 70 mph. The winds caused widespread damage in the region. Schools in Spokane have been closed since the storm hit. About 4,600 Avista customers are without power in adjacent Kootenai County, Idaho. The Snohomish County Public Utility District, which serves that county north of Seattle, reported about 20,000 customers still without power on Friday. Also, about 1,200 customers of Puget Sound Energy, which serves the Puget Sound region, remained without power on Friday Gov. Kate Brown’s chief of staff resigns PORTLAND (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown’s chief of staff has resigned after nine months on the job. A statement from the governor’s RI¿FHVD\V%ULDQ6KLSOH\VWHSSHG down Friday at 10 a.m. The governor says her new chief of staff is Kristen Leonard, public affairs director for the Port of Portland. The reason for Shipley’s departure was not immediately available, but Brown thanked him for his dedication and hard work. The switch comes shortly after Hanford radiation spread by storm RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Hanford workers are searching for radioactive contamination after a Tuesday windstorm spread some radioactive particles from a waste 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V PENDLETON — The Umatilla National Forest will end personal-use ¿UHZRRGFXWWLQJIRUWKH\HDURQ Monday, Nov. 30. Firewood permits will not be available again until May. 8QWLOWKHQ¿UHZRRGFXWWHUV should be extra careful this late in the fall as road and soil conditions become increasingly slick, soggy and saturated, making it more likely they can get stuck in the snow or mud and cause damage to the land. Firewood cutters should also be aware of misidentifying live or dead western larch, which is the only cone-bearing tree in the western U.S. to shed its needles in the fall. Tips on identifying larch are located in the guides that come with each permit. Firewood permits can be bought DWDQ\IRUHVWRI¿FHRUSDUWLFLSDWLQJ local businesses. Permits cost $5 per cord, with a minimum purchase of four cords for $20. The maximum purchase is 12 cords per household each calendar year. For more information, call the Umatilla National Forest at 541-278- 3716 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/ umatilla. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group TODAY JUNEAU, Alaska — The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska’s recre- ational marijuana industry voted Friday to allow for people to use pot at certain VWRUHVWKDWZLOOVHOOLWD¿UVW among the four states that have legalized the drug. The 3-2 vote by the Marijuana Control Board DOVRFKDQJHGWKHGH¿QLWLRQRI the term “in public” to allow for consumption at some pot shops, none of which are open yet. Colorado, Washington and Oregon have legalized recreational marijuana but ban its public use, including in pot stores. “This would put, I think, Alaska in the forefront on this issue,” said Chris Lindsey, a legislative analyst with the Marijuana Policy Project. On-site consumption was a hot topic during the public comment process in Alaska. Board chairman Bruce Schulte, who offered the amendment, said there appeared to be a public demand for such facilities. Voters last November passed the state’s initiative legalizing recreational pot use by those 21 and older. The initiative banned public consumption but didn’t GH¿QH³SXEOLF´ Regulators adopted an emergency regulation earlier this year when the law was WDNLQJHIIHFWWKDWGH¿QHG³LQ public” as a place where the public or a substantial group of people have access. Some initiative supporters WKRXJKW WKDW GH¿QLWLRQ ZDV too restrictive, saying it would seemingly even bar pot consumption at weddings RURI¿FHSDUWLHV The board amended WKH GH¿QLWLRQ WR DOORZ IRU consumption in a designated area at certain licensed pot stores. 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Western Washington: Mostly sunny today. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Northern California: Partly sunny today. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Cascades: Sunny much of the time today. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Today Sunday NE 3-6 NNW 3-6 NNE 3-6 N 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 1 2 it lacked the legal authority to create a type of license permitting public use. Cynthia Franklin, the board’s director, said she expects another round of regulations detailing exactly what will be allowed at those stores, such as the types of marijuana. Tim Hinterberger, a sponsor of the Alaska initia- tive, said allowing retail establishments to be licensed for on-site consumption is a good and necessary step, especially to accommodate tourists. However, he still WKLQNVWKHGH¿QLWLRQRISXEOLF is too broad. Hinterberger said he hadn’t read the amendments yet but read about the developments in the news. In Colorado, where legal- ization banned pot use in public and in bars, marijuana tourists and activists have complained the limits are too restrictive. People have been ticketed for smoking pot on sidewalks and in public parks. In Washington, use is restricted to a private place and there’s been no move by the Legislature to open that up, said Brian Smith, spokesman for the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board also voted to scrap a proposed regulation banning marijuana clubs. Schulte said the intent behind that was not to sanction or endorse the clubs. But he said if the board has no authority under the initiative to regulate the clubs — as an attorney for the board stated — it also can’t prohibit them. Harriet Dinegar Milks, an assistant attorney general serving as counsel to the board, and Franklin said such clubs are illegal. The Alaska regulations, once adopted, will undergo a legal review by Alaska’s Department of Law. By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Brown asked for a review of why ÀDZHGHVWLPDWHVRISROOXWLRQ reduction were used during negotiations for a big transportation package that collapsed in June. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 1st to OK marijuana use at pot shops that may result in recommendations for the 2017 session. Oregon already has a Task Force on School Safety, established by the Legislature in 2014, to research best practices to prevent mass shootings DQG UHVSRQG PRUH HI¿FLHQWO\ WR WKH state’s K-12 campuses. Brown said a separate work group will help address concerns and char- DFWHULVWLFVVSHFL¿FWRKLJKHUHGXFDWLRQ institutions. School safety task force members recently unveiled their recommen- dations for 2016. They are asking lawmakers to fund a statewide tip line, where callers may anonymously report potential threats, suicidal behavior and instances of bullying Another priority is to create eight regional threat assessment teams to identify students who may be at risk of committing violence and give them additional supervision, mental health services or other support. Task force leaders also want to develop a statewide database of school ÀRRU SODQV EXW DJUHHG ODVW PRQWK WR list that as a lower priority than the tip line and threat assessment teams due to limited state resources. By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau 1 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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