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Newspaper Page TextNORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, December 3, 2015 Postal service warns newspaper about pot ads With Klamath bill uncertain, dam relicensing moves forward which delivers newspapers for some subscribers, refused to deliver papers with marijuana ads in them, PORTLAND — The it could have a potential 86 3RVWDO 6HUYLFH RI¿FH chilling effect on news in Portland delivered some outlets that are scrambling potentially bad news last WR¿QGQHZUHYHQXH week to Northwest newspa- “For our weekly in pers: If news outlets run ads Washington state, Chinook for the region’s booming Observer, it’s a large deal,” marijuana industry, they Steve Forrester, president might be violating federal and CEO of the EO Media law. Group, which publishes the The Friday memo Observer, said Tuesday. pointed out it was illegal “They’re about a 6,000 “to place an ad in any publi- circulation (paper). Half of cation with the purpose it goes through the mail, of seeking or offering which is true of a lot of rural illegally to receive, buy, weeklies.” or distribute a Schedule Mark Scarborough, I controlled substance,” postmaster in Long Beach, according to a copy sent to delivered the news to the the editor-publisher of the Observer and declined to Chinook Observer in Long comment on the memo, Beach, Washington. which he called a “reminder “If an advertisement of existing federal law” that advocates the purchase of “was not a directive.” clinical marijuana through a It wasn’t clear what Medical Marijuana Dispen- provoked the reminder. A sary, it does not comply USPS spokesman only cited with” the law. the federal law mentioned The memo quickly in the memo. caused confusion and Forrester said he has concern among publishers FRQWDFWHGWKHRI¿FHVRI6HQ whose newspapers have Ron Wyden and Rep. Earl published ads for dispen- Blumenauer, both Oregon saries and manufacturers Democrats who are avid in the region’s now two supporters of the marijuana legal cannabis industries, legalization effort, and was medical and recreational waiting to hear back. marijuana. Staff members for While Oregon voters Blumenauer and Wyden legalized medical marijuana FRQ¿UPHGWKHRI¿FHVWDONHG in 1998 and recreational by phone with the U.S. marijuana for adult use Postal Service to hear more in 2014, the plant is still about the issue. They say illegal at the federal level. they have asked for clar- Any newspaper with pot L¿FDWLRQ IURP WKH DJHQF\ ads would violate a federal on “what appears to be an law preventing advertising outdated interpretation” of for illicit goods, the postal the law. service said. “Both the senator and That’s left publishers congressman expect an seeking answers in parts explanation as soon as of Oregon, where medical possible and are committed marijuana shops exploded to working toward a in number and later UHVROXWLRQ WKDW UHÀHFWV WKH converted to recreational decision made by their shops that use billboards, constituents at the ballot websites and news ads to box to legalize and regulate showcase their products in a marijuana,” Hank Stern, a highly competitive market. Wyden spokesman, said in If the postal service, an emailed statement. By TAYLOR W. ANDERSON The Bulletin By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press PORTLAND — The process to relicense the hydroelectric dam system on the Klamath River will likely move forward if Congress fails to act by the end of the year on historic settlement agreements to remove four of the dams. The Klamath River basin, which straddles Oregon and California, has long been the site of intense political ¿JKWVRYHUWKHVKDULQJRIVFDUFHZDWHU EHWZHHQ IDUPV DQG ¿VK 7KH DJUHH- ments to remove the dams, hammered out by farmers, tribes, environmental- ists and states, were a compromise to restore the river for imperiled salmon and steelhead, and give farmers greater certainty about irrigation water. Congress must pass legislation to implement the agreements, but House Republicans have blocked it for years, fearing it would set a precedent for dam removal. In October, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden — a staunch dam removal opponent whose Oregon district includes one of the dams — said he was close to drafting a bill in the House. He has QRW UHOHDVHG DQ\ GHWDLOV +LV RI¿FH this week said the lawmaker would convene a meeting Thursday with key Congressional leaders to discuss “a way forward” on Klamath Basin water issues. If there’s no legislation by the end of the year, when the agreements expire, several parties indicated they might abandon the settlement. “It’s not that we don’t believe in the deal, it’s that we’ve tried for years... and have not been able to get support in Congress,” said Craig Tucker, Klamath coordinator with the Karuk Tribe, one of four federally recognized tribes that AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File In this 2009 ile photo, water trickles over Copco 1 Dam on the Klamath River outside Hornbrook, Calif. support the agreements. “If we can get tribal leaders and ranchers to come to an agreement to share water, it’s shocking that we can’t bring our Congressmen along with us.” Relicensing of the Klamath dams with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which licenses hydro- power projects for 30 to 50 years, has been on hold for several years while groups negotiated for a federal bill. As part of the relicensing process, the dams’ owner and operator — Pacif- iCorp — must apply for water quality FHUWL¿FDWLRQVLQ&DOLIRUQLDDQG2UHJRQ This week, the California State Water Resources Control Board announced the public process was restarting; scoping meetings are scheduled for January. California’s process formally resumed in 2013, when the water board VWDUWHGZRUNLQJZLWK3DFL¿&RUSRQDQ updated application — but no public meetings have been held. The Oregon Department of Envi- ronmental Quality said its process remains on hold. If the federal government were to issue a new license to the utility, it would impose mitigation measures to reduce environmental impacts, LQFOXGLQJ PRGL¿FDWLRQV WR WKH DJLQJ dams’ infrastructure and operations VXFK DV ¿VK ODGGHUV RU ZDWHU TXDOLW\ improvements. Those measures are needed because the dams thwart salmon migration, degrade water quality, alter water ÀRZV DQG FRQWULEXWH WR ¿VK GLVHDVH problems and algae bloom problems. 7KUHH WULEHV GHSHQG RQ WKH ¿VK IRU subsistence and ceremonial needs, and DIRXUWKKRSHV¿VKZLOOUHWXUQRQFHWKH dams are removed. Feds investigating Oregon DHS grants to foster care agency faces allegations of child neglect and misuse of funds, including $2 million The U.S. Department of the Oregon Department Health and Human Services of Justice said the agency is investigating whether wasted on travel, designer the Oregon Department of luggage and other expenses. Oregon Department of Human Services submitted false or improper claims Human Services receives for payment under a federal federal funding including D VSHFL¿F JUDQW PHQWLRQHG grant. The federal agency’s in the subpoena, which 2I¿FH RI ,QVSHFWRU *HQHUDO prompted the inspector served a subpoena on general’s inquiry into how the state agency Nov. 13 those funds might have been for records related to the spent on Give Us This Day. Willamette Week ¿UVW Portland foster care agency Give Us This Day. The reported the federal inves- By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau The state faces a Dec. 14 deadline to provide docu- ments listed in the subpoena, according to a letter from Steven Ryan, acting special agent in charge. A spokesman for DHS declined to comment, citing the open investigation. A spokeswoman for Gov. Kate Brown, who has ordered an independent review of the agency, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the federal investigation would delay or otherwise impact that review. tigation Wednesday, and the newspaper also wrote stories documenting that top Department of Human Services administrators ignored reports of problems at the Portland foster care agency Give Us This Day. The subpoena calls for the state to hand over a broad range of documents going back to January 2007, including records of all cash advances and other payments to Give Us This Day and contracts and data for all children placed with the agency. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Spokane Wenatchee 43/34 35/31 Tacoma Moses 53/40 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 41/35 43/38 52/43 51/40 38/30 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 51/44 47/40 Lewiston 40/37 Astoria 44/39 54/44 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 52/43 Pendleton 43/32 The Dalles 39/37 43/38 39/35 La Grande Salem 43/36 56/43 Albany Corvallis 55/43 54/42 John Day 50/35 Ontario Eugene Bend 40/32 56/41 46/32 Caldwell Burns 42/35 35/25 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 54 35 46 56 35 43 56 43 39 50 44 43 42 52 54 59 40 38 43 52 43 56 43 45 50 47 38 Lo 44 30 32 46 25 32 41 36 37 35 32 36 34 38 45 45 32 37 38 43 31 43 34 33 44 40 30 W r c c r c c r c r sh r c r r r r c r r r c r i c r r i NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. Hi 53 38 41 54 35 37 52 44 48 42 41 41 39 51 51 56 44 45 47 52 43 53 41 39 49 47 44 Lo 45 20 32 48 18 23 41 31 32 26 30 30 30 37 45 47 26 33 34 42 27 44 30 26 44 37 27 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh c c c pc c sh c pc pc pc c c c sh c c pc c sh c sh pc sf sh c c WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 34 74 56 57 65 29 51 59 37 73 60 Lo 23 64 41 44 48 22 43 43 28 61 49 W s c sh r c pc pc pc sn sh r Fri. Hi 39 73 55 53 66 36 51 60 39 77 57 Lo 26 65 39 49 48 33 39 43 33 62 48 W s pc s pc c r c s pc s s WINDS Medford 52/38 (in mph) Klamath Falls 44/32 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Rain, ice near the Idaho border, the Cascades and central sections to- day; a morning icy mix, then rain in the north. Cascades: Rather cloudy today with a touch of rain; winds gusting past 40 mph in the south. Northern California: Rain today; however, 3-6 inches of snow in the interior mountains. Friday SW 7-14 WSW 8-16 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Winds gusting past 40 mph today; rain. Showers tonight. A shower tomorrow. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cloudy today; a couple of showers, but dry in the south and upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Periods of rain today into tomorrow. Saturday: occasional rain. Today NNE 3-6 SSE 7-14 0 1 1 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. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s ﬂurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rain will change to heavy snow over northern New England and northern New York state today. Showers will linger over central and South Florida. A storm will blast the Northwest with wind and rain. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 86° in Marathon, Fla. Low -17° in West Yellowstone, Mont. 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Hi 51 56 78 46 41 54 60 51 57 48 52 74 45 49 55 51 46 60 55 45 69 60 51 77 53 56 Lo 30 34 71 32 32 30 48 39 36 35 36 45 27 32 31 28 22 37 33 28 51 45 42 40 37 38 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. W s s r s pc s s s s pc s s pc s s pc c pc s c pc pc sh s s s