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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
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in Portland delivered some outlets that are scrambling
potentially bad news last WR¿QGQHZUHYHQXH
week to Northwest newspa-
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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
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caused confusion and
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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.
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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-
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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.
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seeking answers in parts explanation as soon as
of Oregon, where medical possible and are committed
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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
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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
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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
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Resources Control Board announced
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scoping meetings are scheduled for
January. California’s process formally
resumed in 2013, when the water board
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updated application — but no public
meetings have been held.
The Oregon Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality said its process
remains on hold.
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issue a new license to the utility, it
would impose mitigation measures
to reduce environmental impacts,
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dams’ infrastructure and operations
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improvements.
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the dams thwart salmon migration,
degrade water quality, alter water
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problems and algae bloom problems.
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subsistence and ceremonial needs, and
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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northern New York state today. Showers will linger over central and South Florida. A storm
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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 86° in Marathon, Fla.
Low -17° in West Yellowstone, Mont.
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